The Supreme Court has stayed the High Court's order banning the slaughter of cows and calves across Tamil Nadu. The High Court had issued the blanket ban ahead of Bakr Eid this year.

An RTI investigation has revealed that 1.27 crore bedsheets, towels, blankets, and pillow covers went missing from Indian ' AC coaches between 2022 and 2026. The figures suggest that one in every 1,000 AC travellers walks away with at least one item of linen from their journey.

One of the largest and most complete skeletons discovered to date is to be auctioned by Sotheby's in New York, with an estimated sale price of USD 20m–30m. It could fetch even more — the current record for a dinosaur fossil is held by a stegosaurus called Apex, which sold at a Sotheby's auction for USD 44.6m. Scientists are concerned that such auctions, which divert fossils to private collectors, harm research.

Yemen's movement has fired missiles at Saudi Arabia after accusing the kingdom of bombing a Houthi-controlled airport on Monday. The attack breaks a four-year truce between the two sides.

In the first-ever women's Test at , the Indian cricket team beat England by 270 runs. The match belonged to India, who dominated throughout with a solid batting performance from Smriti Mandhana and centurion Yastika Bhatia, and stellar bowling from Kranti Gaud, who took a five-wicket haul.