India

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

The Supreme Court issued notice to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and sought a status report from the Uttar Pradesh SIT on petitions alleging financial irregularities in Ram temple donations, while posting the matter for further hearing on July 20

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian contingent—Kanishk Jain, Riddhesh Anant Bendale, Rishit Garg, Shresth Suraiya, and Svarit Joshi—for winning gold medals at the 56th International Physics Olympiad 2026 in Colombia, praising the country's youth power

A Patna court granted anticipatory bail to educator Khan Sir and three coaching institute staff members in a firing case linked to vandalism at his institute. Two security guards also received bail after being arrested over the June incident

Independent MLA G Sudhakaran intensified his criticism of the CPI(M), urging its leaders to attend a "school for the elderly" to learn public conduct. He also accused Alappuzha police of bias while defending his right to speak after winning the Assembly election

Police in Jharkhand's Gumla district arrested a man for raping a three-year-old girl, disrupting a village panchayat's attempt to settle the crime internally by imposing a ₹1 lakh fine on the accused and using partial funds for a feast.\

The Supreme Court agreed to list appeals challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court's ruling declaring the disputed Bhojshala complex a Saraswati temple. Muslim appellants contested the verdict, while Hindu parties filed caveats seeking a hearing before any interim orders are passed