The Karnataka High Court has granted an interim stay on criminal proceedings initiated against BJP leader Amit Malviya and Republic TV's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, in connection with allegations of spreading false claims that the Indian National Congress (INC) operates an office in Istanbul, Turkiye.

In a legal development surrounding the Indian Premier League (IPL), Bollywood actress and Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta has filed a court case in Chandigarh against her fellow co-directors, Mohit Burman and Ness Wadia. All three are directors of KPH Dream Cricket Private Limited, the entity that owns the Punjab Kings franchise.

A sessions court in Manipur's Churachandpur has been designated as a special NIA court for the trial of cases related to ethnic violence being investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

An ex-NCP leader from Pune and his son, who were on the run after being named in a dowry harassment and abetment to suicide case involving the former’s daughter-in-law, were arrested on Friday, police said.

 In a provocative statement echoing the rhetoric of banned terrorist Hafiz Saeed, Pakistan Army spokesperson Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry warned India against suspending the Indus Waters Treaty. Speaking at a public gathering, reportedly at a university, Chaudhry said, “If you block our water, we will choke your breath,” mirroring Saeed’s own inflammatory language.

JNU Students' Union President Nitish Kumar has demanded that the government release official data on the number of personnel casualties suffered by the Indian armed forces during the recently launched Operation Sindoor and the Pahalgam terror attack. Expressing concern over the lack of transparency, he stated that while the country continues to witness the arrival of soldiers’ mortal remains from various regions, no clear figures have been made public. 

A 23-year-old pregnant woman from Tonk district died at Jaipur's Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital, with her family members claiming she was transfused with incompatible blood.

Bangladesh's interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus mulls resignation as he finds it difficult to work because political parties failed to reach a common ground, BBC Bangla service reported at midnight on Thursday quoting student-led National Citizen Party CP party chief Nhid Islam.