Punishment, prevention and public trust: What new ‘Examination Bill’ attempts to change

IANS | July 28, 2026 7:23 PM

New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Tuesday began deliberations on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, amid renewed concerns over examination paper leaks and their impact on students and young aspirants. The proposed legislation is part of the government’s broader response to demands for stronger action against those involved in examination fraud.

Woman held at Ahmedabad airport with gold concealed inside her body

IANS | July 28, 2026 3:31 PM

Ahmedabad, July 28 (IANS) Ahmedabad Customs has seized 244.16 grams of 24-carat gold worth around Rs 35.84 lakh after intercepting a woman passenger who allegedly concealed gold paste inside her body on arrival from Dubai, in the latest in a series of smuggling cases detected at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.

Odisha Crime Branch takes over probe into missing Naidu Commission report

IANS | July 28, 2026 3:30 PM

Bhubaneswar, July 28 (IANS) Following Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s directions, the Crime Branch of Odisha Police on Tuesday launched an investigation into the alleged disappearance of the Justice A.S. Naidu Commission report on the 2008 killing of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and four others at the Jaleshpata Ashram in Kandhamal district from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) during the previous Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government.

ED files 20,000-page chargesheet against 32 in IMC fake bill scam case

IANS | July 27, 2026 3:12 PM

Indore, July 27 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Indore Sub-Zonal Office, has filed a detailed chargesheet spanning over 20,000 pages under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, before the Special Court (PMLA) here against 32 accused persons in the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) fake bill scam.

ED arrests former Chhattisgarh PSC chairman Sonwani in paper leak, corruption case

IANS | July 27, 2026 3:02 PM

Raipur, July 27 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement's (ED) Raipur Zonal Office has arrested the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission's (CGPSC) former Chairman Taman Singh Sonwani in a case involving corruption, question-paper leak and manipulation of the CGPSC State Service Examinations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, an agency release said.