The Supreme Court issued notice on petitions filed by the Central Government seeking to transfer to itself the petitions filed in various High Courts challenging the Persons Protection of Rights (Amendment) Act 2026. The bench comprising CJI Surya Kant and Justice Mohana also stayed all proceedings in the High Courts. The bench indicated that it might transfer the petitions to the Supreme Court or consolidate them and assign them to a particular High Court.

The iconic bronze figurine popularly known as the of Mohenjo-daro has its bare torso covered in the latest NCERT arts textbook for Class 9. The image appears in the opening chapter, "History of Arts". Unlike the altered image, the figurine in the NCERT's Class 6 Social Science textbook appears in a form closer to the original bronze sculpture.

Social media access in the is to be banned for under-16s as part of an online safety drive that includes many other restrictions. Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X and Facebook will all be blocked. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the changes were a "line in the sand" for tech companies that had failed to keep children safe.

Dozens of students walked out of the University graduation ceremony as Google CEO Sundar Pichai took the stage to deliver a keynote address. The exact number who walked out in protest is unclear, though local news outlets estimated it was as many as 200. Pichai is an alumnus of the university.

A peer-reviewed study published in the Nature Portfolio journal npj Clean Air reports that surface , a pollutant harmful to the heart and lungs, already exceeds safe limits across much of India in the hot pre-monsoon months. According to the study, it reaches 85–110 micrograms per cubic metre (μg/m³) in northern India during heatwaves and exceeds the WHO guideline of 70 μg/m³ in every region of the country.