The Reportline

: A newborn was allegedly buried alive in a heap of dung to conceal an unmarried woman’s pregnancy in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district, while the infant’s grandfather allegedly attempted suicide after the incident, police said on Sunday. The incident took place within the Waraseoni police station limits and came to light after villagers alerted the police on Friday over suspicious circumstances. The infant’s body was exhumed on Saturday, police said.

(Tamsil Shahezad Khan) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the “Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan,” urging young Indians to pledge against substance abuse and warning that drugs may bring a temporary “high” but will derail careers and personal lives. Delivering the address virtually, Modi said the campaign aims to keep the country’s youth mentally and physically fit and called for families and communities to join the effort.

— 16:20 IST Donald Trump’s social media company has launched a premium data product aimed at institutional investors that could give subscribers faster access to posts from Truth Social accounts — including the former president’s own updates that have repeatedly moved financial markets. The offering, called Truth API, was unveiled by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) on August 1.

“No adverse legal action — punitive or retaliatory — shall be taken by the government against any individual participating in the protests before 6 PM on July 26, across the entire state,” the state home department said. It added that all people arrested or detained in cases registered before that date would be released immediately, according to special secretary Kshtranil Singh.

: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid intensifying nationwide protests over irregularities and a paper leak in the NEET-UG 2026 examination. Pradhan announced the decision in a two-page statement posted on X, addressing “young friends.” He said he had dedicated more than four decades to students, teachers, and education reform and deeply respected the aspirations of India’s youth.

New Delhi, July 21, 2026 — India on Monday condemned a missile attack on a civilian cargo ship near the Ukrainian port of Odessa that killed four Indian seafarers and left one critically injured, marking the first deaths of Indian nationals among crew members in the Russia-Ukraine war that began in February 2022. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) identified the vessel as MV Golden Leo, which was departing from Odessa when it was struck on the evening of July 19, 2026.

New Delhi, July 21, 2026: Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), led by founder Abhijeet Dipke, reclaimed the dismantled protest site at Jantar Mantar in central Delhi late on Monday night, hours after a major crackdown involving tear gas and lathi-charges left several protesters injured and detained.

New Delhi, July 19, 2026: The Delhi High Court on Saturday declined interim relief to Gitanjali Angmo, wife of activist Sonam Wangchuk, seeking his transfer from Safdarjung Hospital to a private facility of her choice. The court accepted the Centre’s submission that the activist’s shift to the government hospital was a medical decision necessitated by his deteriorating condition after nearly three weeks of hunger strike.

Mumbai - A rare and deeply moving act of humanity took place in, where a Muslim woman stepped forward to perform the last rites of a Hindu former RSS worker after his own family reportedly refused to claim his body. Narayanan, a 64-year-old former RSS worker, died of cancer. According to the information shown in the post, his family abandoned him because of his violent past.

Quang Nam Province, Vietnam — At least 15 Indian tourists were killed and several others remain missing after a passenger boat carrying 32 Indian tourists and four crew members capsized near an island off Vietnam, local authorities said on Saturday. The incident occurred during a sightseeing trip in the waters near one of the islands in central Vietnam’s coastal region.