The Supreme Court verbally reiterated that persons excluded as voters during the special intensive revision of electoral rolls will not automatically lose their citizenship. The court said that it had ruled in May that the Election Commission, which is conducting the voter roll revision, does not have the authority to determine a person’s citizenship status.

The bench was hearing a plea seeking that the hearing process in the appellate tribunals of West Bengal be streamlined.

On Wednesday, the court had verbally observed that persons whose names were removed from the electoral rolls after the special intensive revision exercise in West Bengal would still be entitled to certain welfare benefits, including subsidised rations. Read on.

The United States struck a tower at Iran’s Chabahar port, a photo shared by US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth showed. The strike on what appeared to be the maritime control tower of the port was part of a series of wider attacks on Iran for the sixth consecutive night. The photo posted by Hegseth showed the tower collapsing. Iran had been operating the port with support from India.

Bridges in the Hormozgan province, railway infrastructure near Bandar Abbas and the airport in Iranshahr were among the sites struck by the US.

In response to the strikes, Iran targeted US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait. Read on.

The Supreme Court deferred the elections to five municipal corporations in Bengaluru in view of the special intensive revision of voter rolls underway in the state. The Karnataka government, the State Election Commission and the Greater Bengaluru Authority had sought more time to conduct the elections citing logistical challenges posed by the electoral roll revision.

The court had earlier directed that the elections be held by June 30 before extending the deadline to August 31. It had also criticised the delays in holding the civic polls. Read on.

A man was killed in police firing in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district after he allegedly attacked security personnel on Thursday night. Three Special Operations Group personnel were injured in the incident.

The man was identified as 30-year-old Aarif Hussain from the Cheeka village of the Doda district.

The incident took place near Bhaderwah after a police team was deployed along the Jaie-Gandoh road following information about suspicious movement in the area.

At about 11.30 pm, the team intercepted Hussain, who allegedly attacked them and tried to snatch a service rifle, PTI quoted an unidentified police officer as claiming. Read on.

The Delhi High Court sought the police’s response to a bail petition filed by activist Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 riots conspiracy case. A bench issued notice on Imam’s appeal challenging the trial court’s July 4 decision rejecting his second regular bail application.

The court questioned whether there had been any change in circumstances warranting the grant of bail. Imam’s counsel argued that the trial had made little progress in seven months.

It also noted that the Supreme Court had granted Imam liberty to approach the courts again if the trial was delayed. Read on.

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