Trump announces agreement for disarmament of Hamas

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (July 30, 2026) announced an agreement for the "complete disarmament" of Hamas, calling it a critical step toward a new Palestinian government in Gaza.

There was no immediate statement from Hamas on the agreement, but Mr. Trump's announcement came after sources familiar with the ongoing talks with mediators in Cairo told AFP that the Palestinian Islamist movement was progressing towards a deal involving the decommissioning of its weapons.

Bhojshala dispute: Supreme Court asks Madhya Pradesh to consider allotment of land near dargah for namaz

The Supreme Court directed the Madhya Pradesh State administration on Thursday (July 30, 2026) to meet with the Muslim side to consider allocation of a specific piece of land to be reportedly near a dargah located adjacent to the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula mosque complex for offering Friday namaz.

The court emphasised that the State’s constitutional duty, along with maintenance of law and order, extends to ensuring communities are free to perform their religious rites.

‘I apologised, threats did not stop’: after Jantar Mantar protest, women face doxxing, calls to ‘teach them a lesson’

Soon after the Jantar Mantar protest ended on July 25, Shradha Singh, 23, an M.Sc. student, posted a seven-second reel on her Instagram account, which has 3.78 lakh followers. Within an hour, the video had crossed a million views before she deleted it. Five days and two apologies later, she says she is still receiving rape and death threats.

The video, which Ms. Singh said was meant for “entertainment purposes”, shows her at the protest site with Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel in the background, overlaid with a Harpic ad jingle. It was soon reposted by meme pages and social media accounts alleging that she had insulted the Army, prompting her to delete it within an hour. Three days later, she posted two apology videos. But the threats, she said, have not stopped.

Kashmir’s Insha Mushtaq, blinded by pellets, shines light on dark world of victims

The eyes are covered with cotton balls and dark, large sunglasses hiding them. These images of Insha Mushtaq, a resident of Shopian’s Seadow, became iconic in 2016, as this Class 8 student took a barrage of pellets, damaging both her eyes. Ten years on, Ms. Mushtaq has become a face of resilience, as she continued her studies despite hardships and now managed to get an LPG distributorship to sustain the livelihood.

What fast-peddled the LPG agency for Ms. Mushtaq is the recent agitation of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and the use of pellets on protesters at Jantar Mantar, renewing focus on this non-lethal means of crowd control introduced in 2010 in Kashmir first.

Audited financial statements for PM CARES Fund have not been made public since FY 2022-23

The Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund has not made public any audited financial statements since its last disclosure for Financial Year 2022-23.

The PM CARES Fund, a public charitable trust established in March 2020 to support relief efforts during public health emergencies and other disasters, is chaired by the Prime Minister and funded entirely through voluntary contributions, according to information released by the Central government.

Commonwealth Games: Lovepreet bags fighting silver in weightlifting, Liti wins gold

Known as the “big men” of weightlifting, the competitors in the men’s +110kg super-heavyweight category delivered a truly memorable contest, with the event turning into a red-letter day for India as Lovepreet Singh clinched a truly fighting silver medal at the Commonwealth Games at the Scottish Event Campus here on Thursday (july 30, 2026).

The 28-year-old Indian, who had won bronze in the 109kg category at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, produced a sensational performance on the day, dominating the snatch section. He cleared all three attempts—168kg, 173kg and 176kg — with the final lift setting a new Games record.

Passage of exam Bill will make system more robust: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the passage of the Public Examinations (Amendment) Bill, 2026, through both Houses of Parliament, would make the examination system more robust. He posted the message on Instagram, a platform he has increasingly adopted to reach out to young students who had protested in Delhi over the issue.

Addressing young students as “sathiyon” (compatriots), Mr. Modi said the passage of the Bill was part of many steps taken by his government to address the issue of leakage of examination papers, something, he said “has become imperative”.

Centre sticks to its stand on the Mekedatu dam project, reiterates its reply in Lok Sabha too

The Union government, on Thursday in the Lok Sabha, reiterated the reply on the issue of Mekedatu dam it gave early this week in the Rajya Sabha.

Replying to the question posed by the DMK’s MP Dayanidhi Maran on the impact of the dam project in Tamil Nadu, the Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Choudhary informed the Lower House that in the Supreme Court judgment of February 2018 on the Cauvery dispute, “there is no mention that State of Karnataka has to obtain the consent of the other riparian States namely Tamil Nadu, Kerala and UT [Union Territory] of Puducherry to construct any kind of structure across the river Cauvery.” To this effect, the Court had cited the relevant clause in the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal.

Calcutta HC seeks report from police over ‘encounter killing’ of Baruipur rape-murder accused

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday sought a detailed report from the Baruipur district police in connection with the “encounter killing” of Prabhash Mondal, the main accused in the rape and murder of a minor girl.

A Division Bench of Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Partha Sarathi Chattopadhyay passed the order while hearing a public interest litigation plea filed by advocate Shiladitya Rakshit. It claimed that the police’s statements in connection with the “encounter killing” were “fabricated”.

Attacks on commercial vessels, Indian seafarers ‘absolutely unacceptable’, Jaishankar tells Ukraine’s Sybiha

Attacks on commercial vessels and Indian seafarers are “absolutely unacceptable”, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Thursday (July 30, 2026), after a round of telephone discussions with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. The conversation was held against the backdrop of continued attacks on civilian vessels in the Black Sea and nearby regions by both Ukraine and Russia, which have led to fatalities and injuries to several Indian seafarers over the past fortnight.

Published - July 31, 2026 07:00 am IST