Radical Sikh preacher, Amritpal Singh, who won from Khadoor Sahib seat in Punjab granted parole to take oath as MP, likely on Friday

The villagers of Khalapur Taluka in Raigad District have broken the dam gates and entered the dam premises and also closed the valves of water to Navi Mumbai to protest demanding jobs for the villagers and proper compensation to them. Around 3000 Project Affected People (PAP) of Morbe Dam have been protesting against the government at the Morbe Dam. “The valves were closed only for a short period of time and the water supply to Navi Mumbai won’t be affected,” a said an official from NMMC. After PAPs claimed that the water valves to Navi Mumbai have been closed since morning and there would be water crisis in Navi Mumbai on Friday, The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) officials have denied the same. “In the year 1990, the land of the villagers was acquired. We never got the right compensation or jobs. None of the Acts that are usually applied in land acquiring process has been implemented in this case. We have been told that Mantralaya has printed an order in our favour and we would receive it tomorrow but till the time I get to see it on my whatsapp, I wont believe and the protest would continued,” Arjun Kadam, another PAP said.

After Rahul Gandhi On Monday, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, had written to PM Modi asking for a debate on NEET on Wednesday. A day later Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday assured of strict action against those involved in the NEET paper leak saga. He said that the ones responsible for the scam will not be spared by the government. PM Modi also accused the opposition parties of playing politics with the future of the country’s youth. PM Modi said, "I assure the youth of our country, this government will not spare those who cheat and scam you." PM Modi said that the government is committed to creating an environment where students can focus on their studies without worrying about examinations.

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of Delhi CM till July 12 in the money laundering case related to Delhi liquor excise policy 2021-22.

"I have said that these works (land survey) must be done before the elections (Assembly elections in the state). If all these works are done before July 2025, it will be good... I bow to you (additional chief secretary Deepak Kumar Singh) with folded hands. Shall I touch your feet? I say this to everyone, do it as soon as possible," said Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday while he urged the officials of the Revenue and Land Reforms department to speed up the ongoing work of land survey in the state, saying that it must be completed before the Assembly elections. The assembly elections are due in the state sometime in October-November next year. The chief minister was speaking at a function to distribute appointment letters to candidates selected for the posts of special survey assistant settlement officer and other related posts.

Passengers travelling on number 22416 of Vande Bharat from Delhi to Varanasi observed and complained of water leaking from the roof of the train. A video is doing rounds on social media showing water dripping down the roof and the seats drenched. In the video, a woman could be heard saying, “Tell everyone in your college! Nobody should be travelling." X user posted/shared a video of the incident. According to a report in NDTV, several passengers complained about the leaking issue and slammed the Railways for the poor management. The Northern Railway took note of the incident and said that the leakage was due to "temporary blockage of pipes" and apologized for the inconvenience.

The JMM-Congress-RJD government in Jharkhand was led by Champai Soren till Hemant Soren took over as chief minister. The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attacked the JMM leadership for this move on Wednesday.

Sanitation workers held a protest outside the Municipal Corporation office in Sector 68 on Friday against the ongoing garbage disposal crisis plaguing the city. They accused and protested against the authorities of politicising the issue and harassing residents, the workers dumped garbage in front of the office while raising slogans against the Punjab government, mayor and municipal commissioner. Mohan Singh, state vice-president of the Sanitation Workers’ Union, said, “Politics is being played over Mohali’s garbage issue. The MLA and the mayor are from different parties, and the residents of Mohali are suffering as a result of their political conflict.” He added, “Sanitation workers are segregating up to 85% of the waste at Resource Management Centres (RMCs). Of the total 200 tonnes of daily waste, 50% is wet waste, and 25% consists of cardboard, bottles and similar items, which sanitation workers manage themselves. The remaining 25%, including diapers, plastic bags and wraps, is around 10-15 tonnes daily. Despite this, the authorities lack infrastructure and mechanism to manage this waste effectively.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen not to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) annual summit in Astana next week, thus External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India instead. For his first visit to the nation in almost five years, Modi will be in Russia from July 8 to 9. Modi is expected to leave Russia on July 9 and make a two-day journey to Austria after wrapping up his visit.

The latest fifth bridge collapse was reported from the Bheja police station area of Madhubani district, situated in the state’s northern end bordering Nepal. Tejashwi Yadav wrote on X, "Congratulations! Due to the double power of the double engine government in Bihar, only and only five bridges have collapsed in just nine days. The double engine NDA government of six parties, under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, has sent auspicious and bright wishes of Mangalraj to the people of Bihar on the collapse of five bridges in nine days." "The self-proclaimed honest people are calling the thousands of crores of rupees being lost by the public due to the collapse of bridges as “courtesy” rather than “corruption”," he added. "Why don't the truthful and incorruptible leaders, certified by the world champion Godi media as those who distribute orange certificates of corruption to the Opposition and are number one in all the rankings of partisan journalism open their mouths on these good governance feats?" he said.