Top news of the day: Delhi government says no legal action against NEET protesters; Cauvery Water Management Authority upholds CWRC’s order to Karnataka to release water to T.N.; and more

An image from the Jantar Mantar protest. File | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Delhi government says no legal action against NEET protestersThe Home Department of the Delhi government on Thursday (July 30, 2026) issued an order stating that no adverse legal action will be taken against people involved in NEET (UG) protests.Cauvery Water Management Authority upholds CWRC’s order to Karnataka to release water to Tamil NaduThe Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) that met in Delhi on Thursday (July 30, 2026) upheld the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s (CWRC) order that Karnataka should release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu at a rate of 3,500 cusecs a day for 15 days.Parliament Monsoon Session Day 9 LIVE: Lok Sabha passes bill to criminalise insults to Vande Mataram‘The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026’ was passed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday (July 30, 2026). The Bill was passed with a symbolic debate as DMK’s Kanimozhi and BJP Sambit Patra spoke for a few minutes. The Lok Sabha will reconvene on Friday (July 31, 2026) at 11 a.m. Police must meet student protests with ‘non-violence’, but must be armed with protective gear, for they too are human: SC tells govtThe Supreme Court on Thursday (July 30, 2026) “completely agreed” with victims of pellet injuries sustained during the July 20 police crackdown during NEET-UG protests that the state must meet students’ protests and persons publicly demonstrating dissatisfaction about government policies with non-violence and not brutality.E20 petrol can reduce fuel economy by 2-6%: Nitin GadkariPetrol blended with 20% ethanol (E20) can reduce fuel economy by 2 to 6% depending on the vehicle category and vintage, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari informed Parliament on Thursday (July 30, 2026).‘Trust between government, youth vital’: Sonam Wangchuk urges Centre to honour no-FIR assuranceActivist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday (July 30, 2026) welcomed the introduction of the Public Examinations (Amendment) Bill in Parliament, saying he hoped it would lead to broader improvements in the country’s education system, while urging the government to honour its written assurance that no legal action would be taken against students who participated in the recent protests.Honeymoon murder: Sonam Raghuvanshi surrenders before Meghalaya court after SC cancels bailSonam Raghuvanshi, accused of killing her husband Raja Raghuvanshi during their honeymoon in 2025, surrendered before a trial court in Shillong in compliance with a Supreme Court order cancelling her bail. The accused, a resident of Indore in Madhya Pradesh, was remanded to judicial custody on Tuesday (July 28, 2026), East Khasi Hills district Superintendent of Police Vivek Syiem said.West Asia war LIVE: Pakistan Foreign Office says country is ‘doing its utmost’ to bring U.S., Iran back to negotiating tableThe United States military launched “powerful” strikes on Iran on Thursday (July 30, 2026), in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks targeting U.S. bases in Jordan as the war in West Asia reignited and again drew in the Islamic republic’s proxies. “The strikes are a powerful response to yesterday’s attempted Iranian attacks on U.S. forces”, U.S. Central Command said.CWG 2026: Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh enter javelin finalNeeraj Chopra qualified for the men’s javelin final at the Commonwealth Games at the Scotstoun Stadium, on Thursday (July 30, 2026) after finishing fifth in the qualification round.Indian hockey teams switch from blue to saffron jersey for World Cup; HI defends move after criticismThe Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams will be seen in saffron jerseys instead of their traditional blue kits at next month’s FIH World Cup in the Netherlands and Belgium, a change that was questioned by former captain Viren Rasquinha but defended as a technical necessity by Hockey India. Published - July 30, 2026 06:11 pm IST