Assam’s Foreigners’ Tribunals disregard constitutional safeguards: report
The quasi-judicial Foreigners’ Tribunals in Assam have become routine instruments of exclusion by disregarding due process and constitutional safeguards, a comprehensive study of these tribunals and the broader legal crisis of India’s citizenship adjudication has found. The report by the Bengaluru-based National Law School of India University and the Queen Mary University of London, to be formally released, called for an urgent, fundamental rethinking of the legal structures governing citizenship in India given the possibility of an Assam-like exercise to update the National Register of Citizens (NRC) across the country.
Thailand says open to ‘dialogue’ with Cambodia to end conflict
U.S. President Donald Trump said that the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand had agreed to meet immediately to quickly work out a ceasefire, as he sought to broker peace after three days of fighting along their border. Thailand’s acting Prime Minister, Phumtham Wechayachai, thanked Trump and said Thailand “agrees in principle to have a ceasefire in place” but “would like to see sincere intention from the Cambodian side.”
Defending need for SIR in the Supreme Court, Election Commission cites parties’ complaints about voter list errors
Defending its decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar’s electoral rolls in the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India pointed to the numerous complaints made by political parties about the inaccuracy of voter lists. “[I]n response, and to restore public confidence in the integrity of the electoral roll, the Commission has initiated the SIR,” it told the court in a counter-affidavit filed on July 21. The Commission even submitted copies of these complaints in an annexure to the affidavit, running into 625 pages. The annexure includes complaints made by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) before the Delhi Assembly polls, and by the Congress and its allies about alleged additions made to voter lists during the Maharashtra Assembly polls last year, as well as by the BJP, AIADMK, and Shiv Sena.
Supreme Court to hear Justice Yashwant Varma’s petition against in-house committee report on July 28
A Supreme Court bench consisting of Justices Dipankar Datta and A.G. Mashi is due to hear a petition scheduled on July 28 filed by Allahabad HC judge Justice Yashwant Varma. The petition challenging the in-house inquiry procedure & the subsequent recommendation of then Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, for his removal from office, in connection with the allegation that the half-burnt currency was found in his residential premises in Delhi on the intervening night of March 14-15.
India’s rising stature would lead to national security challenges in years to come: Home Minister Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that India’s rising stature would lead to increasing national security challenges in the years to come. He said such challenges need to be addressed through better coordination for which “homogenous teams of Central and State agencies should be formed”. Mr. Shah was speaking at the conclusion of the two-day 8th National Security Strategies (NSS) Conference-2025 organised by the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
Modi, Muizzu signal major reset in bilateral relations
India is looking forward to deepening its ties with the Maldives across multiple sectors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, highlighting the “bipartisan support” within the island nation for the “strong and time-tested” friendship. Mr. Modi’s visit marks a major reset in bilateral ties that had soured after Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu came to power in 2023, campaigning mostly on an ‘India [military] out’ plank. While “every square inch” of Maldivian territory will be safeguarded by its citizens, the country needs other nations for “certain resources and technical expertise”, Mr. Muizzu said on Saturday.
Reports on officials, religion, protests land journalists in trouble; those in towns most impacted, finds study
Reporting on public officials, religious matters, and protests were the three most common reasons for which a journalist in India faced criminal charges, a study, co-authored by the National Law University (NLU), Delhi, has found. The study said that journalists from small cities and towns, or those who reported for local publications, in Hindi or other regional languages, were most impacted, and their cases often did not receive national or international media attention.
Tej Pratap Yadav to contest Bihar Assembly election as independent candidate from Mahua
Tej Pratap Yadav, elder son of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, announced that he would contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly election from the Mahua constituency in Vaishali district as an independent candidate .In 2020, Mr. Tej Pratap Yadav won from Hasanpur Assembly constituency in neighbouring Samastipur district on an RJD ticket. In 2015, he won from the Mahua Assembly seat.
Chirag Paswan regrets supporting Bihar government in view of deteriorating law and order in the State
In the wake of the gang-rape of a Bihar Military Police aspirant in Bodh Gaya on July 24, and the recent spate of violent crime in Bihar ahead of the forthcoming Assembly election, Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party-Ram Vilas (LJP-RV) leader Chirag Paswan said he regretted supporting the government in Bihar. “I feel sorry to be supporting the government in Bihar, which is failing on the law and order front like this,” Mr. Paswan told media persons in Patna before leaving for Gayaji (formerly Gaya), where his party is organising a ‘Nav Sankalp (new resolve) Mahasabha (large gathering)’. Mr. Paswan has earlier addressed similar public meetings by his party at Ara (Bhojpur), Siwan, and Munger.
Congress accuses the government of doing ‘petty politics’ over the motion to remove Justice Yashwant Varma
The Congress accused the haratiya Janata Party of doing “petty politics”, unbothered about Constitutional principles, referring to reports which claimed that the Opposition-backed notice in the Rajya Sabha for removal of Justice Yashwant Varma had only been submitted but not admitted in the Upper House. The Congress attack on the Narendra Modi government came a day after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju asserted that there shouldn’t remain any doubt and that the proceedings would begin in the Lok Sabha.
Kolkata law college to deploy ex-Army men for security after gang rape of student on campus
South Calcutta Law College, where a student was allegedly gang-raped last month, has decided to deploy Army veterans for campus security, an official said. The private security guards will no longer be retained, and former Army personnel will be deployed to ensure that the security of the campus is foolproof, she said. Monojit Mishra, a former student of the college and a contractual staffer, is the prime accused in the rape case. He was also a leader of the ruling TMC’s students’ wing.
Enforcement Directorate raids against Anil Ambani Group companies continue on day 3
Enforcement Directorate (ED) searches against the companies of Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani in Mumbai continued for the third day with the agency recovering a number of documents and computer peripherals from multiple locations, official sources said. The raids were launched on July 24 by the federal probe agency as part of an alleged ₹3,000 crore worth bank loan fraud-linked money laundering case apart from multiple other allegations of financial irregularities with crores of rupees by certain companies.
Delhi Government moves Supreme Court against blanket ban on overage vehicles
Delhi Government has moved the Supreme Court of India challenging the blanket ban on diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years. The plea submitted that a comprehensive policy is required to tackle pollution in Delhi-NCR, which gives vehicle fitness based on actual emission levels of individual vehicles as per scientific methods rather than implementing a blanket ban based solely on age.
Operation Sindoor a stern message to Pakistan, says Army Chief on Kargil Vijay Diwas
Operation Sindoor was a message to Pakistan as well as a response to the Pahalgam terror attack that supporters of terrorism would not be spared, said Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi. “Operation Sindoor was a message to Pakistan as well as a response to the Pahalgam terror attack, which was a deep wound for the entire nation. This time India did not only mourn but showed that the response would be decisive,” Gen. Dwivedi said at the Kargil War Memorial in Drass.
PM Modi’s ‘friendship’ with President Trump proving to be hollow: Congress
The Congress alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “much-boasted friendship” with U.S. President Donald Trump is now proving to be hollow and cited several overtures the latter recently made to Pakistan. In a post on X, Congress general secretary, communications, Jairam Ramesh, also alleged that Indian diplomacy was failing in the light of the U.S. partnering with Pakistan. “The abject failure of Indian diplomacy, especially in the past two months, is revealed most tellingly by four facts. These expose the tall claims made by the Prime Minister and his drum-beaters and cheerleaders,” he said in his post.
Scheduled Tribe panel notice to Rajasthan government over school roof collapse deaths
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) issued notices to authorities in the Rajasthan government following the collapse of a government school roof in Jhalawar district, which claimed the lives of seven children and left dozens injured. In a statement, the constitutional body said it had taken suo motu cognisance of the incident based on media reports, adding that several of the deceased and injured students belonged to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities.
Israel’s Military says airdrops of aid will begin in Gaza as hunger grows
Israel’s military announced that airdrops of aid would begin Saturday (July 26, 2025) night in Gaza, and humanitarian corridors will be established for United Nations convoys, after increasing accounts of starvation-related deaths .The statement late Saturday followed months of experts’ warnings of famine amid Israeli restrictions on aid. International criticism, including by close allies, has grown as several hundred Palestinians have been killed in recent weeks while trying to reach food distribution sites.
Asia Cup to be held in UAE from Sept. 9 to 28; India and Pakistan to clash on Sept. 14
The Asia Cup men’s T20 tournament will be played from September 9 to 28 in the United Arab Emirates. India and Pakistan are likely to face each other thrice, with the first confirmed match to be played on September 14 in Dubai. Mohsin Naqvi, the Asian Cricket Council, confirmed the window and the venue of the tournament, to be hosted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India at a neutral venue, in a social media post. The ACC then announced the detailed fixtures on Saturday (July 26, 2025). The eight-team tournament will witness two groups of four teams each. While India, Pakistan, UAE and Oman are clubbed together in Group A, Group B comprises Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Hong Kong. The tournament will be played in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Published – July 27, 2025 06:38 am IST
