After his "cockroaches" remark drew widespread criticism, Chief Justice claims he was misquoted by the media. Earlier in court, the CJI had said: "There are already parasites of society who attack the system. There are youngsters like cockroaches, who don't get any employment and don't have any place in the profession. Some of them become media, some of them become social media…"

The WHO has declared an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo an international emergency. However, it also stated that the outbreak, with around 246 cases and 80 deaths so far, does not meet the threshold for a pandemic emergency. The current strain has no approved treatment or vaccine.

A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court, while hearing a bail plea, stated that " is the rule and jail is an exception, even in UAPA cases." In its judgement, the bench also criticised a ruling by another Supreme Court bench that denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi Riots case.

The launch of Swiss watchmaker 's new line, Royal Pop, a collaboration with luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet, descended into chaos in cities across the globe, including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Dubai and London. The much-hyped drop resulted in event cancellations and shop closures amid safety concerns.

Italian tennis ace has become the youngest player in the history of the men's game to win all ATP Masters 1000 titles, completing what is known as the Career Golden Masters. Previously, only Novak Djokovic had achieved this feat in the men's game - and he did so twice.