Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson and MP, Sonia Gandhi, Congress President and Rajya Sabha LoP, Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav, Ram Gopal Yadav, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, TMC MP Derek O’Brian along with other INDIA bloc MPs protest against Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, at Makar Dwar in New Delhi on Monday, July 28, 2025.
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Parliament Monsoon session LIVE Day 6: Lok Sabha extends proceedings till 12 a.m. to discuss Operation Sindoor
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said in the Lok Sabha that Operation Sindoor was “paused” as the armed forces had achieved the desired politico-military objectives and asserted that there was “no pressure” to end it. If Pakistan indulges in fresh misadventure, it will resume again, the minister said in his opening remarks on the special debate on Pahalgam terror strikes and Operation Sindoor in the lower house.
Mass inclusion, and not exclusion, should be the goal of the Bihar SIR, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 28, 2025) pushed harder for the Election Commission of India (ECI) to accept Aadhaar and the Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) as identity documents in the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR), saying “mass inclusion” and not “en masse exclusion” should be the outcome of the exercise in the poll-bound State.
Three terrorists killed in ‘Operation Mahadev’, their role in Pahalgam attack under scanner: Officials
The Army on Monday (July 28, 2025) killed three terrorists in Srinagar’s Lidwas area during the ‘Operation Mahadev’ in the upper reaches of the Dachigam forest area. The likely role of the slain terrorists in the Pahalgam terror attack, which left 26 civilians dead on April 22, is also under scanner.
Protests erupt in Kerala, Delhi over arrest of Keralite nuns in Chhattisgarh
The protests over the arrest of two Keralite nuns on charges of kidnapping, human trafficking and forced conversion at the Durg Railway station in Chhattisgarh last Friday appeared to gather momentum in Kerala and New Delhi on Monday (July 28, 2025).
Supreme Court stays Calcutta HC order on West Bengal OBC list
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 28, 2025) stayed a Calcutta High Court decision to freeze West Bengal government’s new list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai also issued notice on the West Bengal petition. “Prima facie the order is totally erroneous,” Chief Justice Gavai remarked while offering to request the High Court Chief Justice to constitute a Special Bench to hear the case within a specified period.
Ensure people are not harassed during revision of electoral rolls: Bengal CM tells officials
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday (July 28, 2025) directed officials to ensure that people are not harassed in the name of electoral roll revision, even as she accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of targeting not just religious minorities, but also the poor and other backward classes (OBCs).
DGCA begins action against Air India for lapse in plane’s emergency slide check
Aviation regulator DGCA has initiated enforcement action against Air India after finding that the inspection of emergency slide was overdue in an aircraft, Union Minister Murlidhar Mohol said on Monday July 28, 2025). In a written reply, the Minister of State for Civil Aviation said that during the audit of Air India, DGCA found that the inspection of emergency slide was overdue.
WHO says malnutrition reaching ‘alarming levels’ in Gaza
Malnutrition rates are reaching “alarming levels” in the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization warned Sunday, saying the “deliberate blocking” of aid was entirely preventable and had cost many lives. “Malnutrition is on a dangerous trajectory in the Gaza Strip, marked by a spike in deaths in July,” the WHO said in a statement. Of the 74 recorded malnutrition-related deaths in 2025, 63 had occurred in July — including 24 children under five, one child aged over five, and 38 adults, it added.
Will target all ships linked to Israel, say Yemen’s Houthis
The rebel Houthi group in Yemen has said it will target merchant ships belonging to any company that does business with Israeli ports, regardless of nationality, as part of what it described as the next phase of its operations against Israel.
Published – July 28, 2025 06:34 pm IST
