Education authorities have held a government school in Bareilly accountable for denying a sanitary pad to a Class 11 student during her examination. Despite waiting for over an hour, the student was sent home bleeding through her clothes when the principal didn't provide the necessary menstrual hygiene support. An inquiry confirmed the school's negligence.
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Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, continued their upward trend on Monday morning. While BSE Sensex crossed the 79,000 mark, Nifty50 was close to 24,000.
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India secured a semifinal berth by defeating New Zealand in their final Group A match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, setting up a clash with Australia in Dubai. India's victories over Bangladesh and Pakistan, powered by stellar performances from Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, and Virat Kohli, led them to this crucial match.
Opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge reported being pushed by BJP MPs during a Parliament protest. The incident caused him to fall and injure his knees. Kharge struggled to enter the building. The INDIA bloc protested, demanding an apology from home minister Amit Shah. The protest escalated into a shouting match between opposing parties.
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In Kolkata, brothers Pranay and Prasun Dey, overwhelmed by financial troubles and losses in their family business, planned a suicide pact. Following a car accident that was intended to be fatal, police discovered that the brothers had killed their wives and Prasun's daughter, with Pratip, Pranay's son, surviving the ordeal.