On Friday, the Delhi High Court rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union Government notification designating June 25 as Samvidhaan Hatya Divas (Constitution Murder Day). The day is meant to honor those who suffered and resisted the 1975 National Emergency imposed by the Government of India.

Bezwada Wilson, the national convenor of Safai Karmachari Andolan, has raised concerns over the deaths of 43 sanitation workers who lost their lives while cleaning sewers and septic tanks between February and July 2024. Wilson claims that the Union Budget presented on July 23 failed to address the ongoing issue of manual scavenging and the dangerous conditions these workers face.

Anmol Bishnoi, brother of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, delivered a motivational speech to the shooters who fired multiple shots outside Bollywood star Salman Khan’s Galaxy Apartment on April 14. He told the shooters that their attack would “script history,” according to the chargesheet accessed by NDTV which was filed by Mumbai police’s crime branch. Anmol told the gunmen that they were going to do the “best work” of their lives.

Gurugram recently witnessed heavy rainfall, resulting in immense waterlogging and flooding at different points of the city. A resident in the city, going by the name Gajodhar Singh on social media, shared on Instagram a video of his luxury cars, including BMW and Mercedes, half-submerged in water. He captioned the picture saying continuous rain had ruined his luxury cars. He also hit out at the Gurugram authorities, asking what the point was of paying so many taxes "for such a lousy infrastructure" when no one comes to help.

Notorious gangster Harshad Patankar of Nasik got arrested again after the video of the celebration rally following his release from jail went viral across social media. Under the MPDA Act, Patankar was jailed and released on bail on July 23.

Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi made an unexpected stop at a cobbler’s shop in Sultanpur on Friday. After appearing in Sultanpur's MP-MLA Court for a controversial remarks case against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Gandhi was on his way back to Lucknow when his convoy halted at Chait Ram's cobbler stall at Vidhayak Nagar Square in Kurebhar.

Rajya Sabha on Friday witnessed noisy scenes during the Zero Hour after Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar rejected notices by ruling party members to suspend listed business of the House to discuss an issue related to corruption in Karnataka, but allowed a BJP member to raise the matter.

Priyanka Gandhi has once again voiced her strong condemnation of the Israeli government's actions in Gaza, urging the global community to intervene. In her recent statement, she stressed on the moral responsibility of individuals and governments worldwide to stand against what she described as genocide.