The Supreme Court's five-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachud, has upheld the 2019 decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Furthermore, the court has directed the election commission to organize local polls in the region by September next year. (ANI)
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Supreme Court Justice Sanjiv Khanna speaks during the judgement on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories in New Delhi.(ANI)
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On Monday, the Supreme Court upheld the government's decision to abrogate Article 370, which granted special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. The court further emphasized the importance of taking steps to conduct elections in the assembly by September 30 next year. (ANI)
“We have held that the state of Jammu and Kashmir did not retain an element of sovereignty,” when it joined India, Chandrachud said in court. The law guaranteeing the region’s special status was only “temporary” in nature, he added. (ANI)
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Security personnel deployed to maintain law and order ahead of the Supreme Court's verdict on Article 370 in Srinagar.(ANI)
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The protest comes even as the Israeli strikes continue in Gaza. The picture shows smoke rising following an explosion in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border.
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A protestor flees as Customs and Border Protection officers fire chemical agents into the crowd during a raid by Federal Immigration Agents at Glass House Farms in Camarillo, California.
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Meanwhile, the BJP claimed that the people of Bihar have "completely rejected" the Bihar Bandh, and that both the Congress and RJD leaders have joined the rally for a “photo shoot.”
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A house crushed under an uprooted tree following strong winds and rainfall on Tuesday, in Dehradun, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Assessing the situation in the state, the government has announced rental assistance of ₹10,000 per month to families living in damaged or unsafe homes, urging them to shift to rented accommodations. A special relief package is also in the works for those severely affected by the disaster.
