A human skull was found in the holy waterbody of the Tripureswari temple, one of Shakti Peethas, in Tripura's Gomati district.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday slammed Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray for breaking his party's "natural alliance" with the BJP and using the names of Bal Thackeray and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to win elections.

Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said the BJP has an emotional alliance with the Shiv Sena and a political one with the Nationalist Congress Party. The Bharatiya Janata Party can welcome whoever is willing to join it but the "Congress-like thinking" was unacceptable, he said.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France coincided with the European Parliament adopting a motion on the violence in Manipur, India. The motion expressed condemnation for the nationalist rhetoric employed by key members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and called for the European Union (EU) to prioritize human rights and democratic values in its engagement with India. The EU Parliament's resolution highlighted concerns over violence, loss of life, property destruction, and violations of human rights in Manipur, particularly affecting minorities, civil society, human rights defenders, and journalists.

An accident caused by a pothole on the road led to the arrest of two chain snatchers in Maharashtra's Palghar district. Two motorcycle-borne men snatched a woman's chain near the Vasai railway station on the night on June 30, said senior inspector Sampatrao Patil of Manikpur police station.

In March, her home was demolished in an anti-encroachment drive and now, her shanty on the bank of a swollen Yamuna is underwater. "Everything is lost again," says Beena Devi, who has been moved to a relief camp along with her family from a slum in the Rajghat area here.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that the BJP first "stole" an elected government in Madhya Pradesh and is now indulging in "theft" of employment opportunities and the rights of students in the state.

The Delhi High Court has directed the CEO of Delhi Waqf Board to convene a meeting of the board within one month for raising funds and clearing the outstanding salary of its employees for the last several months.