#WATCH | Delhi | Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says, "In fact, the BJP speakers were the ones who kept giving examples of paper leaks under previous governments...The question is not which party presided over more paper leaks. The question should be: the system is broken; how do we fix it?... If anyone is selling the dreams of our children, punish them. Ten years in jail, a Rs 10 crore fine, whatever penalty they decide, that is up to them. But this is already too late. Punishment comes after the government has failed, after paper leaks have already occurred. What we need is a system where we prevent paper leaks, not punish people after the crime has happened. That was the whole thrust of my message...If you look at the record of fast-track courts in our country today, the existing fast-track courts are already under heavy burden. Last year, they registered 1.44 lakh cases and disposed of only 66,000. The pending cases in existing fast-track courts created by this government are over two and a half lakh. Unless the government also creates additional judges, additional courtrooms, and appoints additional prosecutors? Today, there was a fast-track case, and the CBI prosecutor did not even appear. Now, if this is the way you are going to proceed, you will not achieve the kind of results you are promising in this Bill...When 21 students have committed suicide, these are parents who invested all their hopes in their children and have been left shattered...These are the dreams of the future of our country being shattered. How can we ever take this lightly? Passing a law to punish people is not enough. Let us try to ensure that this never happens again..."
LOL !!!! Indian judiciary has some audacity speaking of ‘fair trials’ when they let an 84 year old Parkinson’s patient (Father Stan Swamy) perish yes DIE IN JAIL without bail without trial!!!!!! Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam are almost 6 and 7 years in jail respectively!!!! 👹👹
Saurav Das is justifying all the abusive language used for Prime Minister of India!
"Narendra Modi Is Not God And This Is A Democracy. Learn To Take Jokes"
Using highly objectionable morphed images of PM, Abusing PM and his mother openly should be taken as joke?
Wildfires raging across France have become so extreme they’re creating ‘fire clouds’, a phenomenon that has never been seen in the country. Scientists say this marks a grim climate milestone.
Al Jazeera’s Linh Nguyen explains.
@MollyCocktail There are not enough conversations in this world about the impact on the mental health of sons and daughters who end up being the primary caretaker of their parents
🚨 HUGE! Modi government has decided tonight that it will NO longer be BLACKMAILED by "Cockroaches."
TOP two leaders have received all full intelligence reports, and preparations for the next steps are UNDERWAY.
(Piyush Padmakar, India TV)
#WATCH | Delhi | Cockroach Janta Party Chief Spokesperson Saurav Das says, "The government gave us a guarantee that all FIRs filed against students and protesters so far would be withdrawn and that no action would be taken against any protester in the future, not just in Delhi, but also in any BJP-ruled state or any state governed by the NDA. This guarantee was given to us on Saturday in front of the entire nation. A deadline of Tuesday was set for this, and while only a few hours remain before it expires, we have not yet received that assurance from the government in writing...I even went to meet government representatives this evening, following an invitation from them. They showed me a Supreme Court order; specifically, Direction No. 4 states that investigations into existing FIRs may proceed. The government argued that because this is a written order from the Supreme Court, the matter has become sub judice. I asked them directly whether or not they would provide the guarantee in writing. We have received no response from them so far. Therefore, I want to tell the government: you are about to commit a massive betrayal of the country’s youth. We have made it clear that we will not accept any order or decision that violates the guarantee given by the government. You must honour the promises made to the students. We want you to keep your word regarding any future decisions taken in the interest of students. If you fail to do so, we want to make it clear that we will announce another massive protest, one that will take place in Delhi as well as in other states. We will launch a nationwide protest once again, as we remain committed to working in the best interests of students..."
I finally got to speak in the LokSabha on the Paper Leaks Amendment Bill at 10:40 pm. I dramatically abbreviated my arguments for lack of time, but made a few crucial points in the nine minutes I was given, punctuated by the Chair ringing the bell repeatedly and even switching off my mike at the end.
But my core message was simple: the Bill increases punishment for those who sell our children’s dreams, but what we need is to fix the system so that the crime doesn’t occur in the first place. I gave a number of suggestions to that end.
I repeated the message to the media outside, since the chamber was largely empty at this late hour.
Met Shri @dpradhanbjp Ji today and thanked him for his outstanding service to the nation as one of India’s finest Education Ministers.
His tenure gave India its most significant education reforms in over three decades. Under his leadership, the National Education Policy 2020 was transformed from vision into action. The outdated 10+2 structure gave way to the new 5+3+3+4 framework, designed around the different stages of a child’s development and learning.
More than 13,000 PM SHRI Schools were selected to serve as modern, technology-enabled models of this transformation. The Academic Bank of Credits and the National Credit Framework gave students something our generation never had: the freedom to pause, switch or resume their education without losing their academic credits.
He also strengthened India’s research ecosystem through the Anusandhan National Research Foundation and launched One Nation One Subscription, giving government higher-education institutions access to leading global research journals.
PM Vidyalaxmi opened the door to collateral-free and guarantor-free education loans for meritorious students, potentially benefiting more than 22 lakh students annually. His push for education in Indian languages also opened new opportunities for millions of talented students who should never be held back by language.
Thank you, Dharmendra Ji, for your years of tireless service to India’s students and youth. You have set a remarkable benchmark for the office you held.
Best wishes for the future. I hope to see you serving the nation again with even greater responsibility.
The Delhi Police's takedown drive against posts critical of the Prime Minister is unconstitutional.
New Delhi, 27 July 2026
Media reports today state that the Delhi Police has directed social media platforms to remove posts, videos, memes and reels containing remarks it describes as "abusive", "offensive" and "objectionable" towards the Prime Minister, uploaded during the student protests at Jantar Mantar and after the 'Sansad Chalo' march of 20 July 2026. At least three platforms have reportedly received notices. Several posts have already been taken down. A dedicated police team is monitoring social media to identify further content, and reports indicate that criminal proceedings are contemplated against those who posted it. No order has been published. While reports indicate the notices invoke the Information Technology Act, the specific provision relied upon and the text of the notices remain undisclosed.
The Internet Freedom Foundation condemns this takedown drive and calls for the notices to be disclosed and withdrawn.
On the reports available, the content being removed is political expression. The movement at Jantar Mantar has been conducted as much through reels, memes, posters and digital artwork as through assembly on the ground. This is how a digital native generation raised online speaks about accountability. As per Article 19(2) restrictions on speech only on eight specified grounds. Offensiveness is not one of them. In Shreya Singhal v. Union of India (2015) 5 SCC 1, the Supreme Court struck down Section 66A of the IT Act precisely because expressions such as "grossly offensive" and causing "annoyance" were vague, subjective, and swept protected speech within their net. Eleven years later, the Delhi Police is applying the same standard through informal notices and legal powers which are not being publicly disclosed.
As per existing practices there are two routes for removing online content. The first is Section 69A of the IT Act read with the Blocking Rules, 2009, which requires a reasoned order, committee review, and notice to the originator, as the Delhi High Court affirmed in Tanul Thakur v. Union of India (2022). The second is Section 79(3)(b), which Shreya Singhal read down to require a court order or a government notification strictly confined to Article 19(2) grounds. If these notices were routed through the Sahyog Portal, they rest on a regime whose constitutionality remains under challenge before multiple High Courts. However, even if it is used police notices citing offensiveness satisfy neither.
Reports that platforms were told the content violates "their policies" make the defect worse, the police have no mandate to enforce the community guidelines of private companies. Unpublished directions are also contrary to Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India (2020) 3 SCC 637, which requires that orders restricting fundamental rights be published so that they can be challenged. If the underlying theory is defamation of the Prime Minister, the police have no role at all. Defamation under Section 356 of the BNS is a non-cognizable offence, prosecuted only on a complaint by the person aggrieved under Section 222 of the BNSS.
Our demands
1. The Delhi Police must publish every notice issued, the legal provision invoked, and the list of URLs affected.
2. Notices directed at satire, criticism, and political commentary must be withdrawn. Any removal must follow the procedures under Section 69A or a judicial order.
3. No criminal proceedings should be initiated against persons for speech that does not meet the constitutional threshold of incitement.
4. Platforms must decline requests unsupported by valid legal orders, notify affected users, and disclose the number of government demands in their transparency reports.
Students who question an examination system are exercising their fundamental rights and deleting their posts will not delete their questions.
Reports referred to:
1. Times of India, "Delhi Police orders removal of offensive posts against PM Narendra Modi linked to NEET paper leak protests", 27 July 2026
2. News18, "Delhi Police Issues Notices To Social Media Platforms Over Offensive Posts Against PM Modi During Jantar Mantar Protest", 27 July 2026