Environmentalist and educator began a hunger strike on Sunday at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has been protesting at the same venue since 20 June, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over multiple irregularities in the examination system.

After a resumption of strikes and counterstrikes over the weekend, Iran and the United States have once again agreed to halt hostilities. The two sides are expected to meet tomorrow in , the capital of Qatar, for a further round of talks.

According to a report by independent news publication The Reporter's Collective, the group has won long-term coal supply tenders worth more than Rs 13.27 lakh crore in revenue over the next 25 years. The government had resumed long-term coal power purchase agreements in 2024, after a gap of nearly a decade. Most of the group's wins came from BJP-governed states.

, one of the world's largest automakers, is reportedly planning to axe as many as 100,000 jobs over the next few years — representing 15% of its global workforce. The cuts would come alongside the planned closure of four factories in Germany and a 15% reduction in investment over the same period.

A new study shows carry thousands of fragments of bacterial DNA in their genomes, raising doubts about long-held ideas of how DNA evolves in animals and potentially shaking the foundations of evolutionary theory. The DNA found in the insects' genomes is said to be a by-product of horizontal gene transfer — a process by which DNA moves between different species rather than from parent to offspring.