Overview
- Nepal rescinded its social-media ban after protests turned lethal, with roughly 20 people killed and 300+ injured, curfews imposed, an inquiry ordered and Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak resigning.
- The AAP’s Mehraj Malik, a sitting MLA from Doda, was detained under Jammu and Kashmir’s Public Safety Act, drawing unified condemnation from non-BJP parties who called it a blow to democratic norms.
- India’s Supreme Court rejected the BJP’s plea against Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, stressing courts should not be used to wage political fights, with the bench led by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged sensitivity toward flood-hit citizens, discouraged banquets, and asked MPs to step up GST outreach and swadeshi fairs as the IMD flagged heavy rain risks for several regions and a visit to Punjab and Himachal was planned.
- Congress leaders questioned former Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s prolonged silence following his resignation as the process to choose his successor moved forward.