The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to Ashoka University Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who was arrested on May 18 by Haryana Police over his social media posts related to ‘Operation Sindoor’. The Court, however, refused to stay the ongoing investigation.

 In one of the deadliest anti-Maoist operations this year, security forces gunned down at least 30 alleged Maoists in two separate encounters in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, March 20.

India has launched a full-scale diplomatic campaign to expose Pakistan’s alleged role in international terrorism, with an all-party parliamentary delegation, led by JD(U) leader Sanjay Kumar Jha, set to depart for Japan tonight. This marks the beginning of a coordinated global outreach under India’s recent military and diplomatic response, following the terror attack in Pahalgam and the subsequent Operation Sindoor.

Amid backlash over an alleged protocol lapse during the felicitation of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Gavai, the Maharashtra government has officially declared the CJI a Permanent State Guest. The decision comes with updated protocol guidelines to ensure proper decorum during future visits of the country's top judge.

Security forces have arrested six militants belonging to various proscribed outfits in Manipur and seized arms and ammunition from their possession, police said on Wednesday.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi suddenly thought of sending multi-party delegations of MPs to visit different countries to divert attention from the tough questions he is being called to answer, while his image globally has been "shattered".

A fire broke out at a stone market in Kotla Mubarakpur early Wednesday, gutting at least six shops housed in tin-shed kiosks, officials said.

In a significant step toward strengthening the implementation of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, the Supreme Court has instructed all states and union territories to designate officials from the Department of Women and Child Development as protection officers at the district and taluka levels.