LIVE Updates: 03:29 AM IST Thusday July 23 ,2026 : Indiaprime Delhi Desk :In a historic shift for the global financial architecture, gold has officially surpassed U.S. Treasuries to become the world’s largest reserve asset, with its share in global central bank reserves climbing to 27% (~$4 trillion) compared to the U.S. Treasury’s decline to 22%. This milestone was primarily driven by a massive valuation boom in gold prices over the past year and aggressive physical gold accumulation by major central banks, including China and India (RBI), as part of a broader de-dollarisation strategy to hedge against geopolitical uncertainties.
Paper leak Fast Track courts will do day-to-day trials- modi
LIVE Updates: 02:49 AM IST Thusday July 23 ,2026 : Indiaprime Delhi Desk
In a major intervention amid raging protests over competitive exam irregularities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 23, 2026, announced the setting up of dedicated fast-track courts to ensure swift, day-to-day trials and maximum punishment for paper leak mafias, even as Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi intensified his attack by demanding the immediate resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
While activists like Anna Hazare have written to the PM seeking accountability, the central government is simultaneously readying directives to establish these special courts across key states like Delhi, Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Madhya Pradesh under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, though student groups at Jantar Mantar continue their agitations despite heightened police deployment and strategic metro station closures
LIVE Updates: 10:40 AM IST Thusday July 23 ,2026 : Indiaprime Delhi Desk
stock market continued its downward spiral for the fourth consecutive session
The Indian stock market continued its downward spiral for the fourth consecutive session on July 23, 2026, with the Sensex plunging nearly 350 points to open around 76,404 and the Nifty 50 slipping 92 points to 23,904 due to weak global cues and surging Brent crude oil prices, which jumped 2% to cross $96 per barrel amid the escalating US-Iran conflict.
This sharp correction was driven by heavy sell-offs in major banking and IT heavyweights like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI, and Infosys as investors worry over rising inflation and fiscal pressure on India’s import-dependent economy, leaving only upstream oil explorers like ONGC and Oil India trading in the green.
LIVE Updates: 9:01 AM IST Thusday July 23 ,2026 : Indiaprime Delhi Desk :
Valiollah Hayati, the Deputy Governor for Security Affairs of Iran’s Khuzestan Province, officially confirmed that a US missile strike near the passenger terminal and police rest facility at the Shalamcheh international border crossing along the Iran-Iraq border killed 2 people and injured 11 others.
This confirmation came after initial denials of casualties by Iranian authorities, who also noted that the oil-rich Khuzestan province has become the primary target of the US aerial campaign, enduring strikes on approximately 95 sites over the past 10 days.
The United States military executed its 12th consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran last night, resulting in at least two casualties near the Iran-Iraq border. This continuous aerial campaign follows a stern warning from US President Donald Trump, who stated that the US will “destroy one bridge or power plant” in Iran for every commercial ship targeted in the critical Strait of Hormuz waterway
Heavy Rain Alert in Many States
LIVE Updates: 8.09 AM IST Thusday July 23 ,2026 : Indiaprime Delhi Desk The Assam State government confirms that the ongoing deluge in eastern Assam is the worst in over 60 years, triggered primarily by a catastrophic cloudburst in neighboring Nagaland’s Mon district. The sudden wall of water caught the administrative machinery off guard, heavily inundating areas like Sivasagar, Charaideo, and Jorhat, which rarely experience flooding of this scale
At least 41 lives have been lost across the state, with over 8 lakh people severely affected. The Indian Army, NDRF, and SDRF have launched massive rescue operations, though authorities acknowledge that completely cut-off road networks and fully submerged highways have made dispatching essential relief items deeply challenging
NEET Protests Escalate in Delhi
LIVE Updates: 7.40 AM IST Thusday July 23 ,2026 : Indiaprime Delhi Desk Heavy security has been deployed at Jantar Mantar as massive student protests continue over competitive exam irregularities. Parliament remains in a standoff, with the opposition demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk stated he will end his ongoing hunger strike if the central government guarantees that young student protesters will not face retaliatory legal action
