Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday showed his support for the students protesting over alleged examination irregularities. He met the students and discussed their demands, including the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Addressing a press conference after meeting the protesting students, Gandhi said he had discussed their concerns surrounding the state of India's education system.

Protests against the Neet in Tamil Nadu intensified on Saturday, with the continuous sit-in at the CPI State Headquarters (Balan Illam) in T Nagar entering its sixth day.

The students have demanded the scrapping of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and action against the alleged police excesses against protesting youth in Delhi.

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday said he had been diagnosed with typhoid but vowed that his illness would not slow the movement seeking Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.

In a video message shared on social media, Dipke said he had been unwell for the past few days and was currently undergoing treatment.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked everyone for the responses and positive suggestions received to his video, where he announced the government's decision to bring a strict law to punish those involved in paper leaks.

In the video message, Modi said that a new bill incorporating provisions for strong action against paper leaks will be introduced in the ongoing session of Parliament next week.

The Assam flood toll rose to 47 with six more deaths reported on Thursday, while the number of people affected by the deluge increased to over 721,000 in 11 districts, an official bulletin said.

The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said several major rivers continued to flow over the danger level with rains in most parts of the state threatening to aggravate the situation.

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Friday announced that its hi-tech manufacturing arm has secured international orders worth up to ₹5,000 crore across Asia, Africa, North America, South America and Europe.

In an exchange filing, the company said L&T Heavy Engineering's orders include contracts from Africa's largest industrial conglomerate Dangote Group for refinery and fertiliser expansion projects in Nigeria and Ethiopia.

The US has imposed a 10 per cent tariff on goods imported from India and 16 other countries as part of a wider action against products made using forced labour.

On June 3, when the US had proposed tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act, India was bracketed among countries attracting 12.5 per cent levies.

Activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk ended his hunger strike late Thursday night at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram in the presence of Union Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh.

Wangchuk was protesting alongside students and members of Cockroach Janta Party, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged Neet paper leak.

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) said it was "relieved and grateful" that activist Sonam Wangchuk had ended his 26-day hunger strike, but asserted that its peaceful protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar would continue until Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns.

In a post on X, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke thanked Wangchuk for his "extraordinary courage and sacrifice".

Adani Enterprises on Friday said it is not considering any plan to enter the airline business, dismissing recent media reports and market speculation.

In an exchange filing, the company said it is "not evaluating any proposal to enter the airline business", rejecting reports that claimed it was looking to expand into commercial aviation.

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