Overview

• Gujarat’s July 9 bridge collapse, flagged three years ago for unusual vibrations, has prompted fresh safety reviews into recurring infrastructure failures.
• Patna police reveal months-long planning behind Paras Hospital shooting of Chandan Mishra as UP ATS files an FIR accusing Jamaluddin alias Chhangur Baba of plotting a foreign-funded terror training camp.
• Reliance Power’s board approves a ₹9,000 crore capital-raising plan while Garuda Construction reports a 223 percent jump in Q1 profit and Patanjali Foods announces a 2:1 bonus share issue.
• Tesla’s Mumbai showroom debut and Anand Mahindra’s public challenge signal the start of domestic EV competition even though electric vehicles account for just 4 percent of India’s new car sales.
• Los Alamos researchers identify the oldest man-made quasicrystal in 1945 Trinity test glass, providing a new tool for nuclear forensics; Team India awaits a Manchester fitness evaluation for Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the fourth Test.