Supreme Court moots independent probe into police excesses, orders release of detained minors

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) observed that it would consider constituting a high-powered investigating team to conduct a “thorough, fair and independent” inquiry into allegations of police excesses during the recent student protests in Delhi and several other States, while ordering the immediate release of all minors arrested in connection with the demonstrations and restraining the police from taking coercive action against protesting students unless they had criminal antecedents.

Japan earthquake: ‘Considerable’ number of people reported dead in Kumamoto mall after earthquake

A “considerable number” of people have died in a shopping mall damaged by a major earthquake on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) in southwestern Japan, broadcaster TBS said. Police told AFP that they could not confirm whether there were any fatalities at the mall in the town of Kashima. Emergency services earlier said “many people” were trapped inside the building after a floor collapsed.

Rajya Sabha MP moves Supreme Court against use of facial recognition technology at NEET protests

Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament A.A. Rahim moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) against the deployment of facial recognition technology and allied mass surveillance measures by the Delhi Police against students and persons who participated in the Cockroach Janta Party-linked protests over the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) exam paper leaks.

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay seeks PM Modi’s intervention in Mekedatu issue

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, on Tuesday (July 28, 2026), wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention to ensure no statutory or administrative approval is granted to the Mekedatu project unless it is demonstrably consistent with the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) Award and the judgment of the Supreme Court.

Cauvery Water Regulation Committee orders Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of water a day for 15 days to Tamil Nadu

The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), which met in Delhi on Tuesday (July 28, 2026), has directed Karnataka to release 4 tmcft of water to Tamil Nadu at a rate of 3,500 cusecs a day for 15 days. Expressing concern over the CWRC order that has come when the State is gripped by serious drought, Karnataka Water Resources Minister K. Ramalinga Reddy has said the State would examine the possibility of filing an appeal before the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA), which is the apex body that monitors implementation of Cauvery water release, against the CWRC order.

Cockroaches spreading their filth, who is birthing them?: Kangana Ranaut on CJP-led protests

Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has kicked up a row with her social media tirade against those who took part in the Cockroach Janata Party-led protests, calling Gen Z as “generation gutter” and their videos from the agitation “puke inducing”.

PM Modi cancelled Bihar tour realising BJP will lose Bankipur bypoll: Tejashwi

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “cancelled his tour of Bihar” upon realising that the student unrest and the “growing unpopularity” of his government would lead to BJP’s defeat in the Bankipur Assembly bypoll. There has been no word from the BJP government in the State on the PM’s tour.

Welcomed him as if he were a superstar: Priyanka slams BJP MPs for felicitating Pradhan

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) said it was “shameful” that BJP MPs welcomed Dharmendra Pradhan, who recently resigned as the Education Minister, at the Parliament premises “as if he were a superstar”. Two days after his resignation following large-scale student protests, Mr. Pradhan was welcomed by some party colleagues in the Parliament complex with a traditional cap and stole, and shouting “Pradhan Zindabad”.

Instamart CEO Amitesh Kumar Jha resigns, Nandita Sinha to replace him

Amitesh Kumar Jha, CEO of Swiggy-owned quick commerce platform Instamart, has resigned to pursue other opportunities, a regulatory filing said on Tuesday (July 28, 2026). Nandita Sinha has been appointed as CEO — Instamart with effect from August 3, 2026, Swiggy informed in the filing. Nandita joins from Myntra, where she served as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Zelenskyy will visit Trump at the White House before Lindsey Graham’s funeral

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Tuesday (July 28, 2026) ahead of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s funeral, their second sit-down this month and after a far-right activist with the U.S. president’s ear had a widely publicised change of heart on Russia’s war against Ukraine.

No non-veg at eateries along Kanwar Yatra route in Muzaffarnagar; owners need to display paper work

Hotels and roadside eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route are banned from cooking and serving non-vegetarian food, and they have been directed to put up owners’ paperwork, including licences, on display, officials said on Tuesday (July 28, 2026). Ahead of the Kanwar Yatra, which begins July 30, the Food Safety Department has also started a drive to check shops and eateries across the yatra route in Muzaffarnagar, saying this is done every year.

Published - July 28, 2026 06:07 pm IST