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Former Higher Education Minister K.T. Jaleel challenged the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights to proceed with legal action after a video of him holding a student’s ear went viral. He said, "If any student or parent felt insulted, I am ready to apologise a hundred times."
India’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday acknowledged the US indictment of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi regarding the 2023 killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the move aligns with India’s long-standing security concerns. He added, "India has consistently maintained that transnational organised crime, terrorism, and related criminal networks pose a serious threat."
DMK and AIADMK councillors fought over a property tax scam during the 47th Madurai Corporation meeting on Tuesday. The session saw noisy scenes as both parties traded charges. Mayor T. Nagarajan said the matter was pending in court, so he stopped the discussion. Many councillors also raised concerns about pending works.
Election officials rejected Veena Manvi’s nomination for the July 30 Bankipur Assembly by-election. The candidate of Tej Pratap Yadav’s Janshakti Janata Dal got into trouble because her papers had only nine valid proposers. Election law requires ten for unrecognised parties. Officials said the Returning Officer had no option but to reject.
Posters targeting Akhilesh Yadav and Mulayam Singh Yadav surfaced across several Uttar Pradesh districts, triggering a political row. The hoardings accused SP leaders of hypocrisy regarding their stance on Ram Mandir. SP workers burnt many posters in protest, while BJP spokesperson Anand Dubey said the posters reflected public anger instead.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is facing questions over his absence from the Cockroach Janta Party protest at Jantar Mantar and Wayanad. Activist Sonam Wangchuk said, “It will be the Opposition parties' pettiness if they do not participate.” Rahul is set to hold a meeting in Dehradun on July 17.
The Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday that passports are meant to regulate the departure of Indian citizens. Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal noted, “An Indian passport is a document that, as per The Passports Act, 1967, is issued by the government of India to regulate the departure from India.”
The Bangladesh government welcomes former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s planned return home by the end of the year. During a Tuesday briefing, adviser Zahed Ur Rahman said, "let her bring the best lawyers in the world." Officials promised transparent trials and noted that the independent judiciary could potentially revise previous rulings.
Veteran TMC leader Rabindranath Ghosh joined the rebel faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee. He said, "oust Abhishek Banerjee, at least for the time being" to reunite the party. Ghosh claimed that Abhishek’s influence and the I-PAC consultancy firm caused many loyalists to leave. Now, both sides battle for party control.
The BJP on Tuesday (July 14, 2026) sought an apology from Arvind Kejriwal, Sonia Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi. This followed the conviction of former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain for the 2020 murder of Ankit Sharma. BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said, "Today, when this verdict has come, it is a victory for justice."
Congress staged a protest in Dharamsala on Tuesday over alleged irregularities in Ram Temple donations. Led by Anurag Sharma, party workers marched to demand an impartial investigation. The BJP hit back, saying the Congress used this to divert attention from governance failures. Leaders warned they would continue their ongoing agitation.
The BJP served a legal notice to J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, threatening a Rs 100 crore defamation suit. Abdullah alleged the party tried to poach his MLAs. He mocked the notice as a "love letter," saying, "I consider it a mark of respect that I am obviously a political force."