Delhi Police denies CJP protest extension, Dipke says won’t moveDelhi Police has denied permission to Cockroach Janta Party to continue its protest at Jantar Mantar, even as party founder Abhijeet Dipke asserting that he will not move from the site until the education minister resigns. Police have asked CJP supporters to vacate the site where a large number of students and others have been demonstrating over alleged examination irregularities, repeated paper leaks and demands for accountability from the government. Heavy security arrangements were put in place across the national capital on Saturday (June 20, 2026) as the Cockroach Janta Party supporters gathered for the second protest at Jantar Mantar, with police deploying extensive surveillance and crowd-control measures, officials said.Court acquits all eight in Pawanraje Nimbalkar double murder case, CBI to challenge verdictA Mumbai sessions court on Saturday (June 20, 2026) acquitted all eight accused in the 2006 murder of former MLA Pawanraje Nimbalkar and his driver, citing a lack of credible evidence. Of the nine accused, one had turned an approver. The court pointed to multiple flaws in the CBI investigation, including unreliable witnesses, missing mobile phone records, and inconsistent statements. After Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to look into it, the CBI is slated to challenge this verdict in the Bombay High Court now.NTA says records show Abu Dhabi centre was ‘chosen’ by Nagpur candidate; city change issue now resolvedAfter a NEET-UG aspirant from Nagpur was allotted a centre in Abu Dhabi for the re-examination on Sunday (June 21, 2026), the National Testing Agency (NTA) has said that its “web-activity records indicate that the city change in this case was made through the candidate’s own registered login during the open correction window”. “Despite that NTA has accorded to aspirant’s request and the change of centre was actioned,” it said in a post on X on Saturday evening (June 20, 2026).BJP claims Rahul Gandhi losing support within Congress, cites Tharoor’s remarks on PM ModiThe BJP on Saturday (June 20, 2026) claimed that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is losing support within his own party and cited Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s purported remarks praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attack the Opposition leader. BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla alleged that Mr. Tharoor’s remarks on PM Modi’s handling of the seafarers issue before U.S. President Donald Trump contradict Mr. Gandhi’s stand. The BJP leader further claimed that Mr. Tharoor has praised PM Modi’s leadership qualities.POCSO-accused Bandi Bageerath granted interim bail to appear for BBA examinationsBandi Sai Bageerath, the son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, has been granted four-day interim bail in the POCSO case to appear for his BBA examinations on Saturday (June 20, 2026). Senior officials of the Cyberabad Police confirmed that the interim bail had been granted by the court and that Bageerath would be taken back into custody on June 25 after the completion of his examinations. “He will be appearing for three exams and will be back in the prison on the 25th,” said an official.BJP busy shopping from other parties but common person can’t afford necessities: CongressThe Congress on Saturday (June 20, 2026) hit out at the government over “rapidly depleting savings due to high inflation” and said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is busy “shopping” from other parties while the common person cannot afford the necessities. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that households are perishing under the weight of the Modi government’s “mismanagement of the economy”.Hundreds join protest rally in Manipur against killing of six Naga civiliansHundreds of protesters marched through Manipur’s capital on Saturday (June 20, 2026), demanding justice for six Naga civilians who were allegedly abducted and later found dead. The rally, organised by the All Naga Students’ Association Manipur (ANSAM), began at Tangkhul Baptist Church in Dewlaland and covered around 4 km before concluding at Manipur Baptist Church in Chingmeirong in Imphal West district.Israeli envoy and UN official clash at hearing on children in conflictDiplomatic niceties broke down at the United Nations on Friday (June 19, 2026) when Israel’s ambassador ​and the U.N. secretary-general’s special representative for children and armed ‌conflict became embroiled in a furious shouting ​match at a public hearing. At a ⁠meeting in New York to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the ‌Israeli envoy, Danny Danon, demanded the resignation of Pramila Patten, who produced a report that ‌blacklisted Israel for such alleged abuses for ‌the ⁠first time, accusing her of bias.Lebanon state media says five dead in fresh Israeli strikes on southLebanese official media said fresh Israeli strikes on the country’s south on Saturday (June 20, 2026) killed five people, despite a new ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group announced a day earlier. The state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported Israeli airstrikes on more than a dozen south Lebanon locations after midnight and into Saturday (June 20, 2026) morning, many in and around the Nabatieh area.Trump unveils new Air Force One, a gift from QatarU.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a newly refurbished Air Force One jet, previously owned by Qatar, which is set to start commissioning flights before it begins ferrying the president early next month. The red, white and navy blue livery of the Boeing 747-8i luxury jet replaces the robin’s egg blue exterior of the old aircraft that has ferried presidents since George H. W. Bush during its nearly 40-year tenure.World Cup: Miguel Almiron becomes 1st player to get red card for covering his mouth during confrontationParaguay midfielder Miguel Almiron became the first player to be issued a red card at the World Cup for covering his mouth, getting sent off during a confrontation late in the first half against Turkiye. The infraction came during first-half stoppage time in the Group D match on Friday night when Almiron and Mert Mulder exchanged words following a foul near midfield. Almiron covered his mouth while saying something to Mulder, who immediately appealed to referee Ivan Barton for punishment .Barton went to video review and quickly ruled that Almiron would be given a red card and ejected under a new rule put in place for this year’s World Cup.FIFA World Cup: Neymar to return from injury for Brazil, likely to play against ScotlandNeymar is expected to return from a right calf injury and play for Brazil in its final World Cup group match, coach Carlo Ancelotti said. Neymar missed Brazil’s first two games of the tournament, including Friday’s 3-0 win over Haiti. Ancelotti said Neymar would go through individual training on Saturday, train with the team on Monday and “will be available” for Brazil when it closes Group C play against Scotland on Wednesday in Miami Gardens, Florida.