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Delhi High Court restores Cockroach Janta Party X account
The HinduArchived
The Delhi High Court on July 7, 2026, ordered restoration of the Cockroach Janta Party's X account blocked earlier this year. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma directed X to reinstate the satirical account. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the account was blocked before the NEET re
Three held after family attacked on Bengaluru Mysuru highway
Deccan HeraldArchived
Karnataka police arrested three persons on July 7, 2026, after a road rage attack on a family near Maddur on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway on July 5 around 10:30 PM. A dashcam video of the assault went viral on July 7. Victim Sagar and his family were assaulted following an overta
Over 300 special trains planned for Rath Yatra
News on AIRArchived
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on July 7, 2026, that more than 300 special trains will run for Rath Yatra pilgrims travelling to Puri, Odisha. Indian Railways is adding 30,000 temporary berths at Puri to handle the surge. Vaishnaw announced the plans during a review meet
Bengal police examine shack as possible crime scene in murder
The TelegraphArchived
West Bengal police intensified their probe on July 7, 2026, examining a shack as a possible crime scene in the Baruipur area murder case involving an 11-year-old victim. Post-mortem findings indicated ante-mortem drowning. Investigators said the body was disposed of in a sack nea
Ayodhya police seek custody of three more in embezzlement case
The HinduArchived
Ayodhya police will seek custody of Karunesh Pandey, Anukalp Mishra and Lav Kush Mishra in the Ram temple donation embezzlement case, officials said on July 7, 2026. A Special Investigation Team found about 70 instances of CCTV camera theft between April 27 and June 5. Accused al
Supreme Court declines plea to restrain TVK leaders remarks
The HinduArchived
The Supreme Court on July 7, 2026, declined to restrain Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam leaders from making remarks about the Karur stampede that killed 41 people on May 25. Justice K.V. Viswanathan said the answer to speech is counter speech with more speech. The DMK's R.S. Bha
Shocking visuals emerge from Wayanad tunnel project landslide
RediffArchived
A massive mudslide near Kalladi's Meenakshi Bridge in Wayanad, Kerala, on July 7, 2026, was captured on video showing people running as mud engulfed a tunnel road construction site. The slide occurred at the Anakkompoyil-Meppadi project connecting Malappuram and Wayanad districts
India to supply two BrahMos batteries worth 200 million dollars
The Indian ExpressArchived
India will supply Indonesia with two batteries of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles valued at 200 million dollars, officials told The Indian Express on July 7, 2026. A battery typically comprises four launchers and 12 ready-to-fire missiles along with support equipment. The deal
Modi addresses Indonesian parliament calls for stronger ties
The Times of IndiaArchived
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indonesian Parliament on July 7, 2026, describing India and Indonesia as civilisational partners bound by shared history and democratic values. He said the two nations share heritage of the Ramayana and Mahabharata and that the sea has b
Delhi husband arrested two days after woman's fatal fall
The Times of IndiaArchived
Delhi Police on July 6, 2026, registered a dowry death case and arrested Arastu Sikka after Akriti, 28, fell to her death from the third floor of an NDMC building in Palika Kunj on July 5. She married Arastu in April. Her family alleged dowry harassment and demands for Rs 20 lakh
Lonavala records 670 mm rain disrupts rail traffic
The TelegraphArchived
Lonavala in Pune district recorded 670 mm of rainfall in 24 hours ending July 7, 2026, triggering multiple landslides on the Mumbai-Pune railway line. Central Railway reported 22 landslides across Pune district over two days. Four people including three family members died in rai
Three held in Baruipur minor rape murder BJP leader detained
Scroll.inArchived
Police arrested three persons on July 7, 2026, in the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Baruipur whose body was found in a pond on July 6. Ananda Sardar, Dibakar Sardar and Pravas Mondal were held. BJP functionary Santanu Mondal was detained over helping a suspect
Ram temple trust accounts for 30 kg gold holdings
The TelegraphArchived
Ram temple trust treasurer Swami Govind Dev Giri said on July 7, 2026, that the shrine holds 32.259 kg of gold-like items and 1,518.925 kg of silver-like items as of March 31, 2026. All 2,926 valuable articles donated by devotees are safe with maintained records, he told PTI. The
Ayodhya Ram temple overhauls board after donation theft
BBCArchived
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust announced a leadership overhaul on July 7, 2026, after allegations that tens of millions of rupees in donations were stolen. It accepted general secretary Champat Rai's resignation and appointed Krishna Mohan as interim general secret
SIT audits Rs 124 crore Ram temple event spending
India TodayArchived
The Uttar Pradesh SIT expanded its probe on July 7, 2026, to audit more than Rs 124 crore spent by the Ram temple trust on major events over two years. The largest sum is Rs 113 crore for the Jan 22, 2024 Ram Lalla consecration attended by nearly 8,000 guests. Investigators are e
NSCN IM denies role in Assam Rifles Ukhrul ambush
The TelegraphArchived
NSCN-IM on July 7, 2026, denied any involvement in the July 6 ambush on an Assam Rifles convoy in Manipur's Ukhrul district that killed Warrant Officer Balwant Singh and Havildar Chandra Mohan Singh. The group said the attack at Nungshang Khong was allegedly carried out by a brea
Bengaluru couple killed infant staged death as cot fall
The Times of IndiaArchived
Avalahalli police arrested Shekhappa on July 7, 2026, for allegedly murdering his 11-month-old daughter after investigation found her June 9 death in Kithaganur was not accidental. The couple initially claimed the baby fell from a cot while the mother Vijayalakshmi slept during b
Police say Siya Goyal secretly married Chetan before murder
MoneycontrolArchived
Pune police alleged on July 7, 2026, that Siya Goyal and co-accused Chetan Chaudhary secretly married four months before the June 18 murder of her fiancé Ketan Agarwal at Lohagad Fort near Lonavala. Investigators said WhatsApp chats recovered from their phones revealed the hidden
Telangana nurse allegedly kills husband after failed roof push
NDTVArchived
Police in Nizamabad district said on July 7, 2026, that nurse Sandhya allegedly killed her husband Prashant with help from her lover Anil and associate Bunty. Prashant survived being pushed from a terrace on June 29 but died after Sandhya injected toilet cleaner through his cannu
Thirteen killed in single day as Maharashtra rains persist
NDTVArchived
At least thirteen people were killed in rain-related incidents across Maharashtra on July 6, 2026, as relentless monsoon downpours disrupted Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nashik and the Konkan region. The IMD issued an orange alert for Mumbai and red alerts for several districts. All Mumb
Modi conferred Indonesia's highest honour signs key MoUs
News on AIRArchived
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred Indonesia's highest civilian honour, the Bintang Adipurna, by President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta on July 7, 2026. The two leaders signed MoUs covering defence, critical minerals, agriculture, steel, maritime cooperation and emerging t
Nashik court grants bail to TCS case accused Nida Khan
LiveLawArchived
A Nashik sessions court on July 6, 2026, granted bail to Nida Khan, the prime accused in a sexual harassment and religious conversion case involving a Tata Consultancy Services employee. Khan, who is pregnant, had been in custody since her arrest. The court accepted her bail appl
NIA names Hafiz Saeed mastermind in Pahalgam attack
The HinduArchived
The National Investigation Agency on July 6, 2026, filed a supplementary chargesheet naming Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed as mastermind of the April 22, 2025 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians including 25 tourists. The chargesheet was filed before the Special
Nirav Modi loses final ECHR challenge extradition proceeds
The New Indian ExpressArchived
Diamond jeweller Nirav Modi lost his final legal challenge at the European Court of Human Rights on July 6, 2026, clearing the path for extradition from Britain to India. He has been held at Wandsworth prison since 2019 over the Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case. UK
Mankhurd collapse owner and contractor arrested after six deaths
The Times of IndiaArchived
Mumbai Police arrested house owner Abdul Wahid and contractor Gulam Raza Sayyed on July 6, 2026, after an illegal structure collapsed in Mankhurd killing six people. The building collapse occurred amid heavy monsoon rains battering Maharashtra. Authorities are investigating const
Landslide shuts Mumbai Pune Missing Link after nine weeks
NDTVArchived
A landslide on July 6, 2026, blocked the Pune-to-Mumbai carriageway of the Rs 6,695 crore Mumbai-Pune Expressway Missing Link inaugurated on May 1. Heavy rain near Tunnel-2 damaged a protective slab and retaining wall. MSRDC said the tunnel structure remains intact but traffic wa
Two Assam Rifles personnel killed in Manipur ambush
The HinduArchived
Gunmen ambushed an Assam Rifles patrol in Manipur's Ukhrul district on July 6, 2026, killing Warrant Officer Balwant Singh and Havildar Chandra Mohan Singh. Several personnel were injured in the attack. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland denied involvement in the incident
Ram temple trust chief urges no politicisation of probe
The Times of IndiaArchived
Ram Mandir trust chief Nritya Gopal Das on July 6, 2026, said he was deeply pained by alleged donation irregularities and urged political parties not to politicise the matter. He appealed for patience until the Uttar Pradesh SIT completes its investigation into claims that Rs 6 l
Ayodhya trust forms committee to select new CEO
The TelegraphArchived
The Ayodhya Ram temple trust announced a three-member committee on July 6, 2026, to interview and recommend a chief executive officer after alleged donation theft damaged devotees' confidence. Justice Kohli, Lieutenant General Chaturvedi and Haware join the panel. The trust pledg
Ram Mandir trust discloses Rs 3264 crore spending details
The Times of IndiaArchived
Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust disclosed on July 6, 2026, that it received Rs 3,264 crore through Nidhi Samarpan Abhiyan and corpus donations since 2020. It said Rs 2,370 crore funded temple construction and capital expenditure, while Rs 391 crore from devotee offering
CWGC adds 9909 forgotten Punjab WWI soldiers to database
News18Archived
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission on July 6, 2026, added 9,909 forgotten British Indian Army servicemen predominantly from Punjab to its official casualty database. This is the largest single revision of CWGC records since World War Two. The update corrects a century-old omi
Baruipur girl autopsy finds assault head injury drowning
NDTVArchived
Preliminary post-mortem findings of an 11-year-old girl whose body was found stuffed in a sack in a pond near Baruipur on July 6, 2026, indicated head injuries, sexual assault and drowning. The girl went missing on July 5 after leaving home to buy a birthday gift. Police arrested
Delhi hospital doctor found dead with suicide note
NDTV ProfitArchived
Senior resident doctor Simarpreet Singh Anand, 35, was found dead inside duty room 109 at Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital in Delhi's Civil Lines on July 6, 2026. Colleagues forcibly opened the locked room around 9 am after he failed to respond. Police recovered a three-page handwritten s
Akriti mother alleges dowry belt beatings before death
NDTVArchived
Akriti Sutar's mother Anu Say Sutar alleged in a police complaint that her 28-year-old daughter faced continuous dowry harassment during her 72-day marriage before dying on July 5, 2026. Police arrested husband Arastu Sikka and registered a dowry death case. Akriti was found inju
Bikers perform wheelies blocking ambulance in Bengaluru
The HinduArchived
A group of bikers allegedly performed dangerous wheelies in front of a speeding ambulance carrying a critically ill patient around 2 am on July 4, 2026, on the road connecting Yeshwanthpur and Goraguntepalya in Bengaluru. Witnesses said riders wore no helmets and number plates we
Class 7 student locked in school before summer vacation
RediffArchived
A class seven student was accidentally locked inside Government Middle School Krawah in Ramban district on July 4, 2026, after falling asleep on the last working day before a 15-day summer vacation. He was rescued over four hours later when a passerby heard his cries. The chief e
NIA names Hafiz Saeed mastermind in Pahalgam attack
NDTVArchived
The National Investigation Agency on July 6, 2026, filed a supplementary chargesheet naming Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed as mastermind of the April 22, 2025 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians including 25 tourists. The chargesheet was filed before the Special NI
Fadnavis calls crippling Maharashtra rains force majeure
RediffArchived
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis described crippling monsoon rains battering Mumbai and satellite towns on July 6, 2026, as force majeure. Disaster Management Minister Girish Mahajan said 13 persons died in rain-related incidents over the last three to four days. A re
Mumbai schools colleges closed July 7 amid red alert
The Economic TimesArchived
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation schools and colleges will remain closed on July 7, 2026, as the India Meteorological Department issued a red alert for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Pune and Nashik ghats. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis confirmed the closure amid worsenin
Viral IIT Bombay Vivek Sharma grocery store story fake
Hindustan TimesArchived
Hindustan Times reported on July 6, 2026, that a viral story about IIT Bombay graduate Vivek Sharma giving up a Rs 2.9 crore US job to run a grocery shop is fake. It claimed he declined a San Francisco startup offer to care for ailing parents in Kanpur. Fact-checkers found no ver
Delhi High Court seeks Centre reply on Gymkhana eviction
LiveLawArchived
The Delhi High Court on July 6, 2026, sought the Central Government's response on pleas by Delhi Gymkhana Club members and staff against a show cause notice for eviction from Safdarjung Road premises. Justice Avneesh Jhingan issued notice on applications seeking stay. Solicitor G
Gurgaon husband lover arrested for newlywed murder
The Times of IndiaArchived
Gurgaon police arrested Ankit, 25, and Rajni Devi, 38, on June 30, nearly six weeks after 22-year-old Madhu's decomposed body was found in a locked bathroom in IMT Manesar. Madhu married Ankit on February 19. Police said Ankit took her to Rajni's room on May 21 and shot her in a
Armed forces seek larger Agniveer retention after four years
The Indian ExpressArchived
Armed Forces are seeking higher Agniveer retention after four-year tenure under Agnipath, though approved retention remains 25 per cent per service. Initial batches from early 2023 complete tenure later this year. All would be released and selected volunteers enrolled back as reg
Delhi newlywed dies after fall dowry case filed
The Times of IndiaArchived
Akriti, 28, died on July 5, 2026, after allegedly falling from the third floor of an NDMC residential complex at Palika Kunj in Lodhi Colony. She married on April 24 and worked as a sales executive in Chhatarpur. She hosted a workplace wedding celebration on Saturday before leavi
Landslide shuts Pune-Mumbai expressway and old highway
The HinduArchived
Heavy rainfall and a landslide at Patan village near Lohgad Fort severely affected traffic on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway and old Mumbai-Pune Highway on July 6, 2026. A family is reported caught in the impact area and rescue operations were initiated. Traffic police asked citizens
Pune-Mumbai expressway shut after flooding landslide
NDTVArchived
Traffic on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway and old Pune-Mumbai highway was suspended on July 6, 2026, after heavy rain, flooding and a landslide. Police asked citizens to avoid travel between the cities until further notice. A concrete pillar fell on the expressway carriageway. Flood-
FDA bans three Pakistan fairness creams over mercury lead
The Times of IndiaArchived
Mumbai FDA on July 5, 2026, banned three Pakistan-made fairness creams including Goree Beauty Cream after tests found mercury and lead, Times of India reported. The action followed a Chembur shopkeeper case where illegal imports were sold. Officials warned mercury causes kidney a
Oil ministry rejects Bhutan report on E20 export proposal
Hindustan TimesArchived
India's Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on July 5, 2026, fact-checked a Bhutanese media report claiming India proposed exporting E20 petrol to Bhutan, saying no such export offer was made. MoPNG clarified domestic E20 rollout targets Indian retail pumps only. The rebuttal f
Tehseen Poonawalla leads E20 fuel protest at Jantar Mantar
India TodayArchived
Activist Tehseen Poonawalla led a protest at Jantar Mantar on July 5, 2026, against mandatory E20 ethanol-blended petrol, citing mileage drops and higher repair costs for car owners. Protesters demanded consumer choice among E0, E5, E10 and E20 grades at pumps. Team Bharat suppor
Baru says India Japan ties weak on business people links
Deccan ChronicleArchived
Columnist Sanjaya Baru on July 5, 2026, argued India Japan relations remain strong at government level but weak in business and people ties despite Prime Minister Takaichi's visit. He recalled Shinzo Abe's legacy on strategic partnership. Baru said G2G cooperation outpaces B2B an