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Siddaramaiah resigned as Karnataka CM, paving the way for DK Shivakumar to take up the role. Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the Centre accepted responsibility after CBSE admitted errors in scanned re-evaluation answer sheets. Veteran poet Bashir Badr died in Bhopal at 91 after years away from public life due to dementia. The CBI arrested Giribala Singh in Bhopal, alleging non-cooperation in the probe. The US and Iran reportedly agreed on a draft deal extending the ceasefire and beginning 60 days of nuclear talks.

Minister Takes Responsibility

• Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the government accepted responsibility for problems faced by students in the CBSE re-evaluation process.
• The remarks came after the CBSE admitted discrepancies in scanned answer sheets and promised corrective measures.
• Rahul Gandhi had questioned the award of the digital evaluation contract to Coempt Edutech amid the controversy.

‘Rahul Seems Frustrated’

• Dharmendra Pradhan said Rahul Gandhi appeared “frustrated” due to repeated electoral defeats.
• The education minister accused Rahul of opposing EVMs, SIR and Digital India.
• Rahul Gandhi sought Pradhan's resignation and demanded answers over alleged irregularities in CBSE’s digital evaluation system and NEET paper leak.

CBI Tightens Probe

• The CBI arrested Giribala Singh in Bhopal and questioned her along with her son Samarth Singh.
• Investigators told the court that she had not fully cooperated despite repeated notices.
• Twisha’s family accused the duo of dowry harassment and forcing her to terminate her pregnancy.

HC Scraps Anticipatory Bail

• The Madhya Pradesh High Court cancelled Giribala Singh’s anticipatory bail in the Twisha Sharma death case.
• The court said key witness statements and evidence were not properly examined before granting relief.
• WhatsApp chats and postmortem findings pushed the court to order deeper scrutiny.

Hidden Lunar Ice

• Scientists analysing data from India’s Chandrayaan-2 have found strong evidence of ice buried beneath the Moon’s south pole in permanently shadowed craters.
• The discovery was made by researchers at the Physical Research Laboratory using radar data from the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, which has been circling the Moon since 2019.
• The ice is believed to lie underground inside ultra-cold “doubly-shadowed” craters where sunlight has never reached — a potential breakthrough for future human missions and long-term lunar habitation.

Inside Moon’s Dark Craters

• Some lunar craters are “doubly shadowed” — permanently dark regions inside larger shadowed craters where temperatures plunge to nearly minus 248°C, allowing ice to survive for billions of years.
• Scientists detected the buried ice using Chandrayaan-2’s Dual Frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar (DFSAR), which sends microwave signals to study the Moon’s surface.
• Ice reflects and scatters radar signals differently from lunar rock and dust, helping researchers identify hidden frozen deposits beneath the Moon’s south pole.

Sketch Turns Into Internet Punchline

• A Bihar-based builder gifted CM Samrat Chaudhary a hand-drawn portrait during a meeting.
• The sketch showed exaggerated eyes, thick beard and cartoonish features that quickly drew online attention.
• Social media users compared the artwork to the iconic “Majnu Bhai painting” from the film Welcome.

Memes Flood Social Media

• Meme pages mocked the portrait within hours as screenshots spread widely across social media.
• Users sarcastically called the artist the “Picasso of Bihar” and joked he deserved a national award.
• The businessman later deleted the portrait photo from Instagram as trolling and memes continued online.