- Upholding the 10% quota for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS), the Supreme Court said, “Reservation should not continue indefinitely.”
- Karnataka Congress leader Satish Jarkiholi refused to apologize for his statements that the word Hindu has a Persian origin and the meaning of the word is very dirty.
- Police charge sheet against Lingayat seer Shivmurthy Murugha Sharanaru of Chitradurga has revealed that minor girls in that Mutt-run hostel were drugged and abused by the pontiff.
- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is holding bilateral talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, said India needs affordable oil sources, and buying oil from Russia works to its advantage.
- The Supreme Court has ordered the release of three accused in the Chhawla murder-rape case, citing that the prosecution has failed to prove the charges against them beyond reasonable doubt.
- Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said, he is shocked that none from the Gujarat government took responsibility and resigned or apologized for the Morbi bridge collapse that killed 135 people.
- Veteran BJP leader LK Advani turned 95 today. PM Narendra Modi and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh visited the leader at his residence.
- Chief Justice UU Lalit completed his 74 days tenure as the head of the Indian judiciary passing the baton to his successor Justice Chandrachud.
- According to the World Health Organization, at least 15,000 people have died in Europe due to heat in 2022, with most casualties in Spain and Germany during the three summer months.
- Donald Trump hinted that he could run a third presidential campaign and said he will make a “very big announcement” on November 15, in Florida.
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