The Supreme Court has upheld the Election Commission's power to conduct of the electoral rolls. The court ruled that the practice promotes free and fair elections, which is a constitutional imperative. The judgement was passed by CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymala Bagchi.

An internal audit committee of has revealed that the bank paid Rs 45 crore in excess interest, camouflaged as marketing expenses, to MSRDC. The "marketing spend" was ostensibly for sponsorship of a road safety awareness drive conducted by the Maharashtra PSU. The report flags a violation of the RBI's Master Directions, which explicitly prohibit banks from offering negotiated returns to individual depositors. The bank's chairman abruptly resigned earlier this year citing ethical concerns.

The Union government has constituted a "High-Level Committee to study the demographic changes arising from illegal immigration and other abnormal reasons," according to Home Minister . The panel has been directed to submit its report within a year.

A film workers' union, FWICE, which represents thousands of film and TV crew in India, has asked its members not to work with actor . The move came after the actor pulled out of Don 3 just weeks before shooting was due to begin. The union alleges that producers had already spent Rs 45 crore on pre-production by the time he withdrew.

A decision made 70 years ago to reforest vast swathes of Japan with just two kinds of tree, Japanese Cedar and Japanese Cypress, has come back to haunt the country. Every year during the spring months (February to April), the country is gripped by hay fever, or allergic rhinitis, triggered by the from these trees. Some estimates suggest that nearly 43% of the population suffers from moderate to severe symptoms each spring.