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Scan the top headlines of the day here, or keep scrolling to see the latest updates stream in. NIA searches five states in cyber terrorism case, accused attacked government websites during Op Sindoor The National Inquiry Agency has conducted searches at five locations across five states — Junnar in Pune (Maharashtra), Nadiad in Kheda (Gujarat), Ramagundam in Karimnagar (Telangana), Gopalganj (Bihar) and Delhi — in connection with the Cyber Terrorism Gujarat Case.

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The accused had attempted sophisticated DDoS attacks against 54 websites of Government of India entities, targeting critical computer infrastructure during the period of Operation Sindoor, with intent to compromise national sovereignty and incite public fear. Two accused have already been arrested. Laptops, mobile phones, pen drives and other digital devices containing incriminating material related to hacking activities were seized.

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The case was originally filed Delhi waterlogged again: Schools, shops shut; 12 Gurgaon school buses submerged Delhi woke to severe waterlogging as another heavy downpour battered the city, forcing schools and shops to shut. In Gurgaon, at least 12 school buses were submerged and children left stranded for hours — the latest in a monsoon season that has repeatedly exposed the depth of Delhi-NCR's drainage failures.

IIT Delhi students stage rare protest after eighth student death "We are here after eight deaths," students said at a rare protest at IIT Delhi, after the most recent student suicide set off campus-wide anger. The protest is one of the most visible internal reckonings at the institution over the mental health and systemic pressures that have contributed to a string of deaths.

Broader Impact and Sector Outlook

Centre prepared for OBC creamy layer verdict — so why move Supreme Court now? The Centre had internally prepared to implement the Supreme Court's OBC creamy layer verdict, raising questions about why it has now moved the court to reconsider the judicial determination — a political calculation that is being read in the context of upcoming state elections and the sensitivity of reservation politics in states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Delhi Law enforcement personnel orders intel revamp after Jantar Mantar protests Delhi's Law enforcement personnel Commissioner has ordered an intelligence overhaul in the aftermath of the Jantar Mantar demonstrations, acknowledging that the force was caught off guard 21 students hospitalised after midday meal at Kota school More than 100 students ate a midday meal at a Kota school; two hours later, 21 of them had been rushed to medical facility in what is suspected to be a food poisoning matter — adding Kota, already in the national eye over student suicides and coaching centre pressures, to India's long and grim record of midday meal tragedies.