India

The Supreme Court directed the Madhya Pradesh DGP to constitute a Special Investigation Team to probe the 2023 murder of Salman Khan, citing allegations of political influence, and ordered completion of the investigation within two months

The Odisha Vigilance department on Monday launched simultaneous raids at seven locations linked to OCC Executive Engineer Sanjay Kumar Kispatta. The crackdown follows allegations of accumulation of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income across multiple districts

The Supreme Court froze the bank accounts of Parsvnath Developers and its directors, issued bailable warrants, and criticised Haryana authorities over alleged failure to enforce RERA orders in a long-pending homebuyers' dispute involving delayed possession of Gurugram flats

Greater Noida police have launched an investigation after finding the blood-soaked body of a 36-year-old Delhi man inside a parked Scorpio-N on Sunday night. A country-made pistol was recovered from the vehicle, and all angles are being probed

Following a fatal lion attack on an 11-year-old pilgrim, the Gujarat government has implemented urgent safety measures on the Girnar pilgrimage route, including thermal drone surveillance, 25 round-the-clock forest trackers, and designating the area as a permanent silence zone

The Railway Board has sought detailed responses from all railway zones to address the CAG's observations on sanitation lapses, including dirty toilets, passenger feedback manipulation, inadequate monitoring and financial indiscipline highlighted in its audit report on long-distance trains

The Supreme Court dismissed pleas by riders Anush Agarwalla and Sudipti Hajela challenging their exclusion from India's Asian Games dressage team, saying courts should avoid interfering in individual sports selection matters while encouraging institutional reforms for future selections

The Faizabad Bar Association said it will approach the court after police allegedly refused to register an FIR against former Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust functionaries over alleged Ram temple donation embezzlement despite a complaint submitted on July 2

Maharashtra minister Sanjay Shirsat criticised Aamir Khan over his third marriage, backing BJP leader Nitesh Rane's remarks and claiming the actor could become a "brand ambassador of love jihad", triggering fresh political controversy over the Bollywood star's personal life

The Supreme Court refused to stay the Securities Appellate Tribunal's order setting aside regulatory directions against Bombay Dyeing and its promoters, issued notice on SEBI's appeal, and ruled the SAT's split verdict would not serve as a precedent

Al Falah University group chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui sought six-week interim bail in the Delhi High Court for his wife's cancer treatment, offering to wear a GPS tracker, while the Enforcement Directorate opposed the plea citing flight and evidence-tampering risks

The CBI informed the Supreme Court that it has filed three chargesheets in seven investigated FIRs linked to alleged ADAG banking fraud, while probes continue in four cases, prompting the court to seek a fresh status report on investigations

The Supreme Court directed the Centre to submit within two weeks the rules framed under the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024, while hearing a plea seeking an independent aviation regulator, passenger protection and measures to address arbitrary airfare fluctuations

The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL seeking a national framework to prohibit public viewing of pornography, holding the issue involved policy and technological considerations, and advised the petitioner to approach the Centre and relevant authorities with a representation

Ahead of his 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' programme, Rahul Gandhi alleged India's education system had become a dishonest extortion mechanism, accused the Centre of ignoring paper leak corruption, and urged students to join a nationwide movement demanding educational reforms

The Calcutta High Court will hear on July 15 a petition by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress challenging police restrictions and seeking permission to hold its annual July 21 Martyrs' Day rally at Victoria House in Kolkata's Esplanade

The Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government to pay Rs 10,000 compensation to a Nagpur woman, holding that police illegally entered her bedroom and seized her mobile phone, violating her privacy, dignity and Article 21 constitutional rights

The West Bengal government announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each for 60 Rath Yatra committees and the establishment of 75 seva kendras to assist devotees, alongside similar facilities for pilgrims during the upcoming Shravan Mela across the state

Australian artist Elliot Bastianon and Punjabi master coppersmith Hari Krishan have collaborated for the 'Analogue and Alchemy' exhibition in New Delhi, blending contemporary sculpture with the 200-year-old, UNESCO-recognized Thathera metalworking craft to strengthen bilateral cultural ties

A Patna court granted anticipatory bail to educator Khan Sir and three coaching institute staff members in a firing case linked to a vandalism incident, while also granting bail to two security guards accused of aerial firing in self-defence

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray backed the Cockroach Janta Party's protest over alleged examination irregularities, urged Rahul Gandhi to support the agitation, appealed to Sonam Wangchuk to end his hunger strike, and announced statewide protests on July 20

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot suspended KPSC Chairman Shivshankrappa S. Sahukar over allegations of facilitating his daughters' appointments as Industrial Extension Officers and recommended a Supreme Court inquiry under Article 317(1), pending further orders from the President

Assam's three-tier cancer care model has boosted the state's cancer survival rate to 62%, significantly beating the national average. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a massive screening initiative targeting 1.24 crore people for early detection

The Supreme Court stayed the Madras High Court's order directing enforcement of a statewide cow slaughter ban in Tamil Nadu through a 1976 Government Order, issued notice on the state's plea, and observed that the impugned judgment required correction