Heavy barricading and security personnel remain deployed around Jantar Mantar in Delhi even after CJP protesters have left the site, as the capital keeps a watchful eye on whether the student-led demonstrations over the NEET paper leak will resume. A probe has now found that an RAF personnel fired seven pellet rounds during the CJP Parliament march, hitting five people, with at least three requiring hospital treatment — a finding that has sharpened the political debate over the policing of the protest.If you are just joining us, this is The Indian Express Realtime breaking news blog – where we bring you the latest news updates of the day in real time. Scan the top headlines of the day here, or keep scrolling to see the latest updates stream in.Centre to introduce Public Examinations Bill 2026 in ParliamentThe Centre has moved to introduce the Public Examinations Bill 2026 in the Monsoon Session, even as the Opposition has filed adjournment notices over the NEET paper leak — setting up a Parliament day where the government’s legislative answer to the exam crisis will face its first public test.Bihar bandh: Three shot as protesters and police clash in SiwanThree people suffered bullet injuries in Siwan during clashes between protesters and police amid a Bihar bandh called over the NEET paper leak. One of the injured said he had “come to get a certificate” and found himself caught in the firing — a detail that captures how quickly the protests have escalated beyond their student core.Dharmendra Pradhan: Setback in Delhi, undiminished in OdishaDespite sustained pressure from the CJP-led protests demanding his resignation over NEET, Dharmendra Pradhan’s political standing in Odisha remains intact — an analysis of how BJP’s calculation on whether to sacrifice the minister is being shaped as much by state-level arithmetic as by the national optics of the exam scandal.Nandan Nilekani’s exam reform task force: Meet the six expertsThe government has constituted a high-powered task force on exam reform led by Nandan Nilekani, with six specialists drawn from testing, technology and education policy. The panel’s composition will be read carefully for signals about how structural — or how cosmetic — the government’s reform intent really is.PoK goes to polls today amid protests and Pakistan’s crackdownThe legislative assembly of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is heading to the polls today, even as protests against the electoral process continue and Islamabad has moved to suppress dissent ahead of the vote — an election being held under conditions that make its outcome difficult to read as a reliable expression of public will.Anahat Singh makes history: India’s first world junior squash championDelhi teenager Anahat Singh has become the first Indian to win a world junior squash title, scripting a moment in a sport where India has long produced talent without delivering the ultimate prize at the junior level.