Breaking highlights: Alt News' Zubair moves Delhi court with bail plea in 2018 tweet case

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the population control programme must go ahead successfully but a situation of “population imbalance” should not be allowed to happen because differences in growth rates of different religious groups “may cause chaos and anarchy” in the country. Read More

Congress MP Manish Tewari on Monday stayed away from signing a letter submitted by Opposition members to defence minister Rajnath Singh regarding their objections on the Agnipath scheme, a contractual recruitment model for the military. Read More

Sri Lanka's speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Monday said he made a mistake during his interview with BBC while speaking about President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's current location and said the embattled leader was still in the country. Read More

Shiv Sena MP Gajanan Kirtikar said 16 MPs of the party, who had attended a meeting called by Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai on Monday, requested the former Maharashtra chief minister to support NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu. Read More

President of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa is still in the country, I made a mistake in the (BBC) interview, speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has said, according to news agency ANI. 

Mohammed Zubair moves Patiala House Court for bail in the case registered against him by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police (2018 tweet case). Matter to be heard tomorrow.

Launching a scathing attack amid the ongoing border dispute between India and China, Congress on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strategy to tackle the border crisis in the eastern Ladakh after more than two years can be summed up with DDLJ – Deny, Distract, Lie and Justify. Read More

A Delhi court has extended AAP minister Satyendar Jain’s judicial custody till July 20 in connection with a money laundering case. Read More

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the entire cabinet will resign to make way for a unity government, the prime minister's office said on Monday, after tens of thousands of protesters stormed the official residences of both men. Read More

The Lakhimpur court on Monday sent Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to 14-day judicial custody. A case was registered against Zubair in Lakhimpur in September 2021 regarding a tweet against a private channel. The court will hear Zubair’s bail plea on July 13. Read More

India has dismissed reports that the country is sending troops to Sri Lanka against the backdrop of political turmoil in the island nation, even as New Delhi made it clear that it stands with the Sri Lankan people as they try to find a solution through democratic means. Read More

PM Narendra Modi Monday unveiled the 6.5m long bronze National Emblem cast on the roof of the New Parliament Building today morning. He also interacted with the workers involved in the work of the new Parliament.

Moments after EPS takes charge of AIADMK, OPS is expelled from all party posts. 

Speaking from the AIADMK’s party headquarters in Chennai, the former party leader now says “he will remove Edappadi Palaniswami from the party.”He says he will approach courts for justice as 1.5 crore cadre elected him as coordinator.

Supreme Court asked Solicitor General to inform Maharashtra Assembly Speaker to not take any decision unless the plea is decided by Supreme Court.

Supreme Court said the matter will require the constitution of a bench and will take some time to be listed. The matter will not be listed tomorrow.

On gangster Abu Salem, Supreme Court says 'Centre bound to honour' undertaking to not extend jail term beyond 25 years. Read more

Supreme Court awards 4 months jail term to Vijay Mallya in contempt case, tells him to deposit USD 40 million he transferred to family.

India is projected to surpass China as world’s most populous country during 2023, said a UN report, reported PTI.

Edappadi Palaniswami elected as AIADMK's interim General Secretary, in the general council meeting, reports news agency ANI. 

General Council passes resolution to squash dual leadership for AIADMK.

Sensex tumbles in opening trade, 265 points lower at 54,216.74; Nifty  was down at 16,134.20. IT major TCS was the biggest loser in the aftermath of Q1 earnings. Read more

AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami leaves from his residence for party's general council meeting, to be held later in the day.

Amid power tussle between O Panneerselvam and Edapaddi Palaniswami, Madras high court gave a go-ahead for the crucial AIADMK meet.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has officially informed PM Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will be resigning as previously announced, says Sri Lanka PM's office.

The Japanese government expects security loopholes in the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to be discussed and investigated, the country's top spokesperson said on Monday.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a regular briefing that the government has received a report suggesting there was security and guard system fault.

Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra resumes from base camp to Chandwari. A fresh batch of yatris have been allowed to proceed towards holy cave from Nunwan Base Camp Pahalgam. The yatra was stopped since last 2 days after cloud burst incident near Amarnath Holy Cave.

Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi was brought to Amritsar court in connection with Rana Kandowalia murder case.

Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) Session 1 result has been declared.