Demonstrations have been held in the capital, New Delhi, and cities across the country in recent weeks. They were sparked by alleged examination paper leaks in some of India's most competitive entrance tests. Around two million students are said to have been affected by the alleged leaks, which have also been linked to several student suicides. Read more:England gymnast taken to hospital after horror fallBoy, 17, dies after Luton stabbing Protesters initially called for education reforms, but the movement has since transformed into broader public frustrations over unemployment, government accountability and economic opportunity. It has become one of Narendra Modi's biggest challenges since he become prime minister in 2014. Thousands of protesters have been returning to the streets even after police used tear gas and batons this week to disperse marchers trying to reach parliament. The satirical Cockroach Janta Party took its name from a comment by the chief justice of India's Supreme Court, who compared unemployed young people to cockroaches. Pradhan announced his resignation on X, saying: "Considering the situation that ​has arisen at Jantar Mantar and across ⁠the country, so that ⁠anti-national forces do not take advantage of this situation... I have sent my ‌resignation letter to the prime minister. "I deeply respect the aspirations, feelings, and ‌legitimate expectations of the country's youth." Following the news cheers came from supporters continuing to protest in central Delhi. "We have done ​it," said Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party. Sky's India reporter Neville Lazarus said the leaders of the protest movement had made three demands to Modhi's representatives at a recent meeting. One - the resignation of Pradhan - was a "non-negotiable". The other two, said Lazarus, were "compensation for the children who had taken their lives because of the examination paper leak, and the third [was] the withdrawing of cases by police against the protesters". He added that the protesters said the meeting was 'cordial' but that they were losing patience with the government. To limit the protests, authorities have restricted access to the internet and some metro stations. Anger has boiled over since police injured protesters on Monday, injuring students, launching baton charges and firing tear gas. Pradhan, 57, is a senior leader of Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party and ⁠had been regarded as a rising figure.

The US musician faced an allegation he attacked a former friend at the Tape club in Mayfair in 2023. The 37-year-old previously denied allegations of assault occasioning actual bodily harm against Abraham Diaw, along with two charges of possessing an offensive weapon - a bottle - in a public place and attempting to cause grievous bodily harm. At Southwark Crown Court on Friday, prosecutors dropped these charges, and the R&B singer admitted an additional charge of affray. Brown, from California, USA, was charged along with his vocal coach, Omololu Akinlolu, 40, who had also denied assault occasioning actual bodily harm and has now pleaded guilty to affray. Prosecutors said Brown approached the victim from the dancefloor and after moving through the crowd, "struck him twice over the head with a glass bottle". The fight was caught on a surveillance camera in front of the club, prosecutors said. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) added that Akinlolu, of Florida, USA, "quickly joined Brown and punched the victim to the head". The CPS said the pair "continued their assault whilst the victim attempted to flee through the club" and "the victim was kicked while he was seated defenceless on the floor". The victim was taken to St Mary's Hospital with head and knee injuries. Following the attack, police discovered Brown and Akinlolu had left the UK and a warrant was issued for their arrest. Brown returned to the UK over two years after the incident for a concert in Manchester as part of his world tour and was arrested on 15 May last year. During the brief court hearing on Friday, prosecutor Heidi Stonecliffe KC applied for an extra charge of affray to be added to the indictment, saying this had been accepted by all parties. Brown arrived at court wearing a tan suit, gold-rimmed sunglasses, a St Louis Cardinals baseball hat, and flanked by security guards. He waved to fans who were playing his music and shouting his name, with one saying "I love you Chris". He was previously ordered to pay a £5 million security fee as part of his bail conditions and allowed to go on a world tour, as long as he surrendered his passport on arrival in each country. Detective Constable Zara Ripamonti, from the Metropolitan Police Service, said: "This was a disgraceful, unprovoked assault that put a man in hospital. Read more from Sky News:Car bomb near Irish borderHeat health alerts in place "There is no place for serious violence like this in London and I'm pleased these men accepted what they did wasn't just completely unacceptable - but criminal. "This has been a long investigation and we've worked with police colleagues in the UK to bring these two men to justice." Both Brown and Akinlolu were bailed to be sentenced on October 26 at Southwark Crown Court. Claire Campbell, senior crown prosecutor in CPS London South said after the hearing: "This kind of violence is entirely unacceptable. No one is above the law." Brown initially became famous as a teenager in 2005 and has won two Grammys for best R&B album, one for F.A.M.E. in 2011 and another for 11:11 (Deluxe) earlier this year. He pleaded guilty in 2009 to beating his ex-girlfriend, pop star Rihanna. He admitted one count of felony assault relating to an incident that occurred hours before they were due to perform at the Grammy Awards.

It comes after Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a "pause" to the first tranche of releases, which were due to start in September. One prison service source suggested Burnham had come into office understandably wanting to prioritise the safety of victims but without thinking of the repercussions for prison capacity if the scheme were to be scrapped. It's a "mess", they said. Releases began being prepared at the beginning of the month, according to internal guidance circulated within the probation service and seen by Sky News. Up to 7000 inmates were set to be freed across 10 tranches, starting on 2 September. Probation staff have now had their training on the changes paused, and have little further information about the shape of the review and what could change. The Sentencing Act, which became law earlier this year, introduced an earned progression model which allowed prisoners serving standard sentences in England and Wales to be freed after serving a third of their sentence, rather than half. The rest would be spent on supervision in the community, using electronic tagging. More serious criminals, including those convicted of sexual and violent crimes, would be eligible for release from prison after serving half of their sentence, rather than two-thirds, as is typically the case at the moment. It is believed that this change led to two of the three men convicted of manslaughter over the death of PC Harper being considered for early release from prison. On Friday, the Police Federation for England and Wales urged the government not to allow prison capacity to "redefine the punishment imposed by the courts", saying any celebration of police officer bravery rings "hollow" when officers see "the very people they risked their lives to arrest being released early... because the prison estate has run out of capacity." Some sources have suggested that the government could change the eligibility criteria so that more serious criminals are prevented from release, but there are questions over whether this amendment would do enough to curb overcrowding and deliver the numbers. Read more from Sky News:Chris Brown pleads guilty to affrayIrish police intercepts car bomb near border The men's prison estate is operating at 97% capacity today, with around 2,000 free spaces. Not quite the 99% capacity it was at two summers ago, with just hundreds of free spaces, but it wouldn't take too long to get back to that point. In a statement released on Thursday, the prime minister said keeping the public safe would always be his "top priority" and that "no prisoners will be let out under this policy until we have conducted an urgent review". "Where changes are needed, we will not hesitate to make them," he added.

Fury, speaking after his seventh-round stoppage of Mariusz Wach in a non-televised bout in Thailand on Friday, referenced Joshua opting not to get in the ring with him after his victory over Arslanbek Makhmudov at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in April. Joshua's own tune-up fight ahead of a potential clash with Fury later this year comes in Saudi Arabia on Saturday as he takes on Kristian Prenga in what will be his first outing since he was a passenger in a car crash in Nigeria in December that killed two of his close friends. Tyson Fury wins as Anthony Joshua fight moves closerTyson Fury vs Mariusz Wach - as it happened in ThailandGet Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW Fury said of AJ: "I got through my test. Let's see if [Joshua] gets through his test. The biggest test of it all is how big his balls are. I think he's a big s***house. "In Tottenham in front of 70,000 people, he never had the guts to get in the ring and face me. Let's see if he ever does. I'm not convinced. "I'll regroup. Hopefully the next big fight is signed next week, and we head wherever we're going to head. "Is it gonna be in Vegas? Is it gonna be in New York? Is it gonna be in Ireland? Is it gonna be in London? Who knows, Belfast maybe? It might even be here in Pattaya, Thailand!" Fury: I'm definitely not attending AJ fight in Jeddah Fury - whose clash with Joshua could take place at Wembley at 2am in order to work for a global audience - maintains he will not head to Jeddah to face-off with AJ this weekend. The 37-year-old said: "I've been away the last six or seven months. I'm definitely not going to Jeddah. I'm going home to my wife and kids who have been supporting me from a distance. "I've been away in training camp for 10 weeks. I was away before that for four months, so I'm going to go home and have a rest." Fury was also insistent that he needed to fight Polish veteran Wach three months on from a points win over Russia's Makhmudov, adding: "I've had one fight in two years. "This is my second fight in two years. Of course, I wanted to get the rounds in. I want to be active. "It's not just the boxing in the ring. It's the fight week - the press conference, the weigh-in, the nerves, everything." Watch Edgar Berlanga vs Steven Butler and Richardson Hitchins vs Ricardo Salas, in New York, live on Sky Sports Action and Sky Sports Main Event from 10pm on Saturday. Stream boxing and more sport contract-free with NOW.

Sky News has obtained exclusive details of the latest version of the 'New Deal', which has been the subject of on-off discussions among English football's power-brokers for over three years. It can be revealed this weekend that clubs including newly crowned Premier League champions Arsenal, Aston Villa, Manchester United and Sunderland are aiming to meet next Thursday to vote on a deal aimed at creating a long-term framework to underpin the financial sustainability of the professional game in England. Among the key details of the proposed pact - the outline of which has been shared with the English Football League's board and the Independent Football Regulator - is a proposal to lift the Premier League's transfer levy from 4% to 6%, with the increase funding part of the New Deal payments. As an example, Chelsea's £117m transfer fee this week for the Aston Villa and England midfielder Morgan Rogers would incur a £7.02m payment under the new framework, up from £4.68m. Under the proposals, the bulk of the New Deal money would be paid by clubs based according to the roughly 1.7:1-1.8:1 revenue ratio that the Premier Leagues uses to distribute parts of its broadcast income. If adopted, this template would make clubs such as Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City among the biggest contributors to the New Deal. The vote - if it takes place next week - will require a majority of 14 clubs to vote in favour for the resolution to pass. The deal would then be proposed formally to the EFL. However, further discussions are scheduled to take place in the next few days, and it is not yet certain that a formal vote on Thursday will be possible. Although the precise overall value of the proposed decade-long deal was unclear on Saturday, sources said it involved a sliding scale of payments beginning as soon as the forthcoming 2026-27 season if an agreement can be struck in time. The first annual payment is likely to be less than £100m, rising to more than £130m in the second year and then to about £160m in year three, with the value then pegged at that level during the remaining seven years of the deal. That would amount to an overall sum over ten years of in the region of £1bn, although these figures could not be corroborated and may differ materially in any deal which remains the subject of intense negotiations, insiders warned. This weekend, one source close to the EFL described some of the proposed terms as "insufficient" but declined to expand on its objections. Other key aspects of the New Deal are understood to include a gradual reduction in parachute payments which are made by the Premier League to relegated clubs over a three-year period, and a new lifeboat fund worth £20m which would be used to assist any EFL club which falls into administration. The agreement would also require a guarantee that 20% of funds received by EFL clubs under the deal must be spent on infrastructure investment, in an effort to reduce the chances of funds flowing straight through clubs' coffers and into players' transfer fees and wages. Sky News revealed last month that Premier League clubs had given chief executive Richard Masters a mandate to negotiate a deal with the EFL over the summer period. One football industry source not involved in the talks said the deal appeared to be "constructed as much with the regulator in mind as the EFL". The IFR, led by chairman David Kogan and chief executive Richard Monks, has repeatedly indicated that it wants a deal to be agreed as quickly as possible. Under powers granted to it in the legislation which paved the way for its creation, the watchdog possesses a backstop power enabling it to impose a financial redistribution settlement on the Premier League and the EFL. Mr Kogan has said that the IFR being forced to step in to impose a deal would reflect "an utter failure" by English football's power-brokers. "Going forward, it's to everyone's benefit for football to try to reach this understanding," he told an industry conference this year. "But if the leagues can't find a new deal, those powers will be enacted, and we will be looking at things such as the current mechanism for parachute payments." Sources said the Premier League's objective was to reach a deal by the end of August, ahead of the publication of the first version of the IFR's State of the Game report, which will be released in the autumn. The review will examine how financial flows within the game have shifted, including in relation to "cliff-edges" between or within leagues. If a bilateral agreement can be struck, it would rank among the most significant moments in English football since the formation of the Premier League in the early 1990s. Talks about the latest iteration of the deal come as the Premier League introduces a new financial model for clubs called the Squad Cost Ratio, which will cap their on-pitch spending at 85% of their football-related revenue and their net profit or loss from player sales. The New Deal could also include a requirement for clubs in the Championship to transition to the same structure. This weekend, the Premier League, EFL and IFR all declined to comment.

The British-Indian author told jurors about the moment he was attacked by Hadi Matar, 28, who is facing terrorism charges after being found guilty of attempted murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison last year. It was the second time Rushdie described the incident in court, after giving evidence against Matar - who has pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges - during the 2025 trial. The 79-year-old was blinded in one eye, suffered a severely damaged hand, and spent months recovering following the incident, which took place while the award-winning writer was on stage at an event in New York in 2022. Rushdie, who spent most of the 1990s in hiding in the UK after receiving death threats over his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses, was stabbed about 15 times. On Thursday, he told the court in Buffalo, New York, he recalled feeling what he thought was a punch under his chin, then feeling blood coming from his neck. He said: "I was on the stage, lying down, with an enormous pool of blood all around me. "It was an enormous and expansive lake of blood." Rushdie, who at one point removed his glasses to show his now sightless right eye, said knife came "a millimetre from my brain". Read more from Sky News:Follow: Iran war latestUS imposes new tariffs on 60 countries Defendant faces potential life sentence Matar faces a potential life sentence if convicted of federal charges that include engaging in an act of transnational terrorism. However, his defence has argued that his intent or mindset at the time of the attack cannot be proved - a key element in the prosecutors' claim that it was an act of terrorism motivated by an allegiance to Iran's government. In 1989, Iran's late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa - or religious edict - calling for Rushdie to be killed over The Satanic Verses, which which some Muslims consider blasphemous. Iran's government has denied involvement in the 2022 stabbing, but the country's then foreign ministry spokesperson suggested Rushdie invited trouble by insulting Islam. Asked in court if he had anticipated blowback from the book, Rushdie said "probably, but I don't believe the book to be on trial here. I believe someone else is on trial" - a comment the judge struck from the court transcript.

Baroness Ruth Davidson, a Tory, had slightly harsher words - branding Sir Keir Starmer's former lieutenant Darren Jones "bitter". Mr Jones was chief secretary to the prime minister under Sir Keir before leaving government with the ex-PM. Politics live: Follow the latest updates here After Mr Burnham announced he was scrapping the government's digital ID scheme to spend hundreds of millions of pounds on cutting energy bills, Mr Jones posted on social media that the ID policy was not costed and so there was no money yet to save. It crystallised criticism that Mr Burnham is pledging money to policies that sound popular, but he does not actually have any plans for funding them. On the divisions within the Labour Party, Baroness Harman said: "[Burnham]'s also got to build bridges with the people for whom there has not been space in the cabinet, but are still members of parliament, have still got all the attributes and interests that they have, and that is perfectly possible. "So as well as encouraging and supporting his current cabinet, with the work that they're going to take forward, he's got to talk to the people who are in the previous cabinet who've got expertise - and wisdom - they could feed in. "He's got to be talking to them as well as talking to his current cabinet ministers. And if he does that, I think that he can build bridges." She added that Mr Jones should be invited in by Mr Burnham and consulted as a "repository of a lot of wisdom and expertise". Read more:What Burnham means for your payslipHow pubs will save money from Burnham's tax cuts Baroness Davidson, however, was more cynical. " Can I offer a different idea here, which is that Darren Jones knew exactly what he was doing when he sunk the first policy announcement of the new prime minister," she said. Baroness Davidson added that Jones was "bitter" and "needs to be told that that's not how you behave".

It is understood that any deal for the Argentina defender would be a financially complex one for the Italian champions. Inter want to sign a central defender this summer and Romero is one of their targets for the position, along with John Stones, who is a free agent after leaving Manchester City and has interest from Arsenal and Chelsea. There is an expectation that Spurs would allow Romero to depart this summer if the right offer arrives. He is under contract until 2029. Transfer Centre LIVE! | Tottenham news & transfers⚪Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺Choose the Sky Sports push notifications you want! 🔔 The 28-year-old missed the end of last season due to a knee injury and received criticism from supporters when he appeared to be set to watch his boyhood club Belgrano play River Plate in the Argentina Primera Division Apertura final instead of being at Tottenham's crucial last game against Everton. Romero did attend the final game of the season in which Spurs secured Premier League survival. He has made 124 appearances for the club over five seasons, scoring 12 goals and being shown four red cards in the Premier League. Inter also want to sign a full-back in this window and Romero's club-mate Djed Spence has been one of their targets. However, the interest in a move for Spence appears to have lost some momentum of late. He remains on the list, though, along with Monaco's Vanderson and Feyenoord's Givairo Read. De Zerbi wants two new Tottenham forwards Tottenham head coach Roberto De Zerbi says the club needs to sign two players in attacking positions this summer. Spurs have already spent £237m on six new signings, smashing their club record by buying Sandro Tonali from Newcastle for £100m, along with £85m on Mateus Fernandes and £52m on Jan Paul van Hecke. Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Martin Dubravka have also joined on free transfers and De Zerbi wants more additions. "The target now is to complete the attacking positions," he said. "We want the first target, the first level, because anyway we are already important players, but I think to start the new project we need another couple of important players, for sure." De Zerbi added: "It's not finished yet, our transfer market window. We have to finish, we have to bring another couple of, maybe more, maybe not less, but a couple of players." Juventus considering Vicario move Juventus are once again considering Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario as an alternative to top target Emi Martinez, according to Sky in Italy. Work has begun to explore the conditions of a potential deal for Parma's Zion Suzuki. There is currently a gap in valuation, but it is not believed to be big enough to derail the potential transfer as things stand. Juve intend to revisit their interest in Vicario to strike a deal on the best possible terms for them. Vicario, who is expected to leave this summer, has not travelled with Spurs on their pre-season tour due to a "minor injury". In his press conference, Roberto De Zerbi, the Spurs boss, said: "Vicario is injured, not a big injury, but he needs to stay one week in London." De Zerbi: Spurs must find solution for Bergvall De Zerbi has not spoken to Lucas Bergvall about his future but says Spurs must find a "new solution" for the midfielder if he wants to leave. Sky Sports News understands the Sweden midfielder is determined to move on this summer. Nottingham Forest remain at the table for him, while Newcastle have also held talks about figures with Spurs. Sky Sports News has been told there has been no attempt to convince Bergvall to stay at Spurs despite sources at the club insisting they do not want to sell. De Zerbi has made it clear he only wants players who are happy to be at Spurs in his squad for the coming season. Asked about speculation with Bergvall and if his inclusion in the pre-season squad is an indication about his future, De Zerbi said: "I have not spoken with Lucas yet. I will in the next days and we will make the best decision for the club, for Lucas, for me, for every one of us. Without problems, Lucas is a big, big talent. "There will be a big competition to play because at the end, I think we will be two players for each position. If he wants to stay, I will be happy. Otherwise, we have to find a new solution with Johan Lange, with Vinai. It's not my business after the decision to leave." Kudus 'very close' to returning from injury De Zerbi also revealed Mohammed Kudus is "very close" to returning to action. The winger has been out with a muscle issue since early January. "Kudus is very close," De Zerbi said. "I think when we come back to London he will be available to start working with us. It's a great thing for us. Kudus is another important player." De Zerbi also gave an update on goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and Dejan Kulusevski. "Vicario is injured, not a big injury, but he needs to stay one week in London," he said. "Kulusevski, we have to see in the next couple of weeks. He's another important player. After one season, one complete season, without a game, we have to analyse better and better, don't take risks, first of all for him and then for us."