Congress MP Imran Masood received a letter from children in Aligarh, urging him to clean up a local playground. "There's a plot in our locality which...belongs to you. We often play on this ground as we don't have any other open space," the children wrote. "We request you to kindly have the plot cleaned so...we can play there," they added.

Karnataka launches the 'Know GST' program to educate street vendors and small businesses on GST rules, after many received unexpected registration notices due to high UPI payments. The campaign offers workshops, helplines, and local outreach. Trade bodies urge reforms to ease the tax burden on informal vendors relying on digital payments.

As rain pounded Delhi on Wednesday, AAP mocked the ruling BJP by sharing purported videos of waterlogging. Former Delhi CM Atishi shared a series of videos, including one purportedly from a school where a classroom had knee-deep water. "BJP...should be ashamed," she wrote. "Many congratulations to CM...Rekha Gupta for starting water sports in Delhi!" Atishi further wrote in another post.

Talking about special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, JDU MP Giridhari Yadav said Election Commission "neither knows the history nor the geography of Bihar". "It took 10 days for me to collect all the documents. This (SIR) has been imposed on us forcefully," he stated. Notably, JDU is part of the ruling NDA alliance.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday hinted at the possibility of Mahagathbandhan alliance boycotting the Bihar elections over the special intensive revision of electoral rolls. Teajswi said, "That too can be discussed. We'll see what the people want and what everyone’s opinion is." "When everything has already been decided with dishonesty…then what’s the point of having an election?" he added.

After vendors received GST notices linked to their UPI transactions in the state, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said, "Even if notices have been issued, we won't go for tax recovery." "Traders have agreed to drop...protest called on 25th. We've asked for compulsory registration," Siddaramaiah stated. Some vendors in Bengaluru had put up 'No UPI, only cash' posters after receiving notices.

UP Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak said that certain anarchist elements, especially Samajwadi Party supporters, are spreading unrest in the Kanwar Yatra by disguising themselves as Kanwariyas. "Strict action will be taken by identifying all the people. Blatant misuse of the law will not be tolerated," Pathak added. Notably, Kanwar Yatra, which began on July 11, will conclude on July 23.

Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested four persons with links to the Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), a banned terror outfit, officials said. "Terror module affiliated with AQIS has been busted," the agency said in a statement. ATS DIG Sunil Joshi said that a detailed press conference will be held in connection with the matter.

Public outrage erupted after a newborn died in Dhani village, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh due to the lack of roads and ambulance access. Citizens criticised the government, including State Minister for Panchayat and Rural Development, Radha Singh, who hails from the same area questioning how such conditions exist in a minister’s own village, demanding urgent infrastructure reform.

A man was caught carrying ₹1.8 crore cash in a train from Uttar Pradesh to Bihar. A police official said that the man boarded the train from Jhansi and was headed to Chapra in Bihar. "The banknotes have been counted by a bank and we have also informed the Income Tax Department," the police official further said.

The School Development and Monitoring Committee (SDMC) coordination committee has raised serious concerns over widespread violations by school transport vehicles across Dakshina Kannada. In a written complaint to the Regional Transport Office (RTO), the committee urged authorities to crack down on unsafe practices endangering students.

Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said the resumption of issuing tourist visas to Chinese citizens by India after a five-year hiatus is a positive move. "Easing cross-border travel is widely beneficial. China will maintain communication and consultation with India to further facilitate travel between the two countries," it added. India suspended the visa facility after Galwan clash.

The Mangaluru City Traffic Police has issued a traffic advisory in light of repair work being undertaken by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Paver blocks are being installed on the stretch between KIOCL Junction and Kulur Arch Bridge, with work scheduled between 8 PM on July 22 and 8 AM on July 25.

Despite celebrating 'Sushasan Tihar', a festival of good governance, over 4,300 jobless youth in Chhattisgarh filed formal appeals for employment, exposing a harsh reality, governance without ground-level delivery. The state has over 16.24 lakh registered unemployed youth, yet no government job appointments were made between January 2024 and June 2025.

In a key initiative to improve foundational skills, Rajasthan’s education department will deploy school teachers to anganwadi centres as "prabodhaks" to boost reading, writing, and numeracy in children aged 5–6. About 15,000 anganwadis in schools with over five teachers will see L1 and L2 primary educators working directly with young learners to strengthen foundational skills.

In Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli district, a woman was forced to deliver twin girls at home due to no ambulance or road access. One baby died soon after birth. The woman, Gallu Devi, was later carried 2 km on a cot by villagers through muddy terrain to reach help since her condition worsened the next day. A viral video of the incident has triggered outrage.

In Madhya Pradesh a women Gallu Devi was forced to deliver twins at home and lost one child. The other surviving newborn, weighing less than 1 kg, was referred to Baidhan district hospital but the family returned home due to logistical hurdles. Medical officials warn the infant’s life is at risk. The incident has highlighted urgent gaps in rural healthcare and raised concerns over maternal safety.

With Karnataka’s annual monsoon fishing ban in full swing through June and July, fish supplies from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, and Odisha are meeting the demand in coastal districts. Mechanised fishing resumed in Tamil Nadu and Andhra from July 15, and fresh catches are arriving daily in Mangaluru, Malpe, Kundapur, Gangolli, Bhatkal, Kumta via local commission agents.

The Indian Embassy in Dublin has released a statement after an Indian man was partially stripped, attacked and left covered in blood in Tallaght. "Embassy is in touch with the victim and his family. All the requisite assistances are being offered. Embassy is also in touch with the relevant Irish authorities in this regard," it said in a post.

Harshvardhan Jain was arrested after UP's Special Task Force busted a fake embassy, which had been running since 2017. The premise had flags of India and Westarctica. He used luxury cars with diplomatic number plates and morphed photographs with PMs, Presidents to keep up the show. A plate identified Jain as 'H.E. HV Jain, Consul-General of Grand Duchy of Westarctica'.

The National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, successfully conducted a one-day workshop on Krishna River Basin Management Studies on Monday, aiming to foster interdisciplinary collaboration on sustainable water governance. The workshop was organised under the guidance of Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, through its NRCD and NMCG.

A Shiv Sena leader from Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's faction has been held for allegedly assaulting a man over a parking dispute in Thane. He even pulled out a sword during the dispute, showed a short video from Sagar Nagar, the stronghold of Shinde. The accused was identified as Akash Bhalerao.

Indian student Charanpreet Singh was severely assaulted in Adelaide while visiting a city light display with his wife. Five men allegedly attacked him with metal knuckles, shouting racial slurs. Singh suffered brain trauma and facial fractures. However, only one suspect has been arrested while others remain at large. The attack is being investigated as racially motivated.

A group of miscreants vandalised at least 25 vehicles, including school vans, in Pune’s Dhankawadi area around 1am on Wednesday. The spree targeted Keshav Complex, Sarasvati Chowk, and Navnath Nagar, all within 500 metres. Glass windows were smashed using weapons. Sahakar Nagar police are reviewing CCTV footage to identify the culprits and investigate the attack.

Two Rolls-Royce cars, each registered in the names of actors Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan, were fined over ₹18 lakh and nearly ₹20 lakh, respectively, for failing to pay road tax in Bengaluru. Both cars are owned by a local businessman-politician, Yusuf Sharif. He bought them from the actors a few years ago, but didn't transfer them to his name.