Speculation that six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs are set to quit and switch sides to Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena has been dubbed "Operation ". Following the disintegration of the Trinamool Congress weeks earlier, attention has now turned to Uddhav Thackeray's party, which holds 10 parliamentary seats.

The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre, states, and Union Territories on a petition seeking an order to ensure that cards are used only as identity proof and not as documents supporting citizenship or other statutory claims. The petitioner flagged widespread misuse of the card despite an existing statutory mandate limiting its use to identity verification alone.

Over 10,000 farmers in Bengaluru South district stand to lose their land to Karnataka's proposed Township, described by the government as India's first AI-powered city. For nearly two decades, a stretch of fertile farmland on the outskirts of Bengaluru has been at the centre of a slow-moving land dispute. With the government now issuing a final notification to acquire 518 acres for the township, the matter has come to a head.

A US-Iran agreement extending the ceasefire between the two countries has been signed and is now in effect. Donald Trump signed the deal at the G7 summit in France. The -point agreement, framed as a Memorandum of Understanding, commits Iran to never acquiring a nuclear weapon, pledges a $300bn fund for the country's "reconstruction and economic development", and lifts existing sanctions.

The have ordered a sweeping ban on smartphone use by government officials, with many fearing it could soon extend to the entire population. A directive from the government's military courts prohibits "high rank, low rank, general mujahideen, or service staff" from using mobile phones. Any exemptions require a written decree from the supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada.