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LUCKNOW: The manner in which the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party national President Akhilesh Yadav were detained by the police for their protest in support of the ongoing students agitation has boosted the morale of leaders and workers of their parties in Uttar Pradesh before crucial state Assembly elections scheduled early next year.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The UDF Government has suffered a serious legal setback with the Supreme Court liberating the Kerala Wakf Board from the supervision of a State official. The order clearly indicates that it can judicially intervene in case of “egregious” interference in a statutory body’s day-to-day management.

Currently a sit-in is going on in front of the Jauhar University in Rampur. Azam Khan, the member of Samajwadi Party, who is in jail at present, is the chairman of the trust running the University. Students sit in to oppose the Notice of Rampur Development authority which has asked for 38 of the forty buildings of the University to be demolished. This will tantamount to the closure of the university.

Both Houses – Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha – of the Parliament of India adjourned for the second day of the Monsoon Session on July 21 amid protests by the opposition seeking discussion on the police “brutality unleashed” on students during their “March to Parliament” on July 20. The March was led by Cockroach Janata Party, which was blocked by barricades erected by the Delhi Police, which later resorted to canning and tear gassed the protestors in which over 60 students were injured. Police said that 118 police officials were also sustained injuries while 70 protestors were detained.

India's nationwide rollout of E20 petrol has become one of the rare public policy initiatives where both the government and its critics can claim to be right.

India’s patent regime balances fostering technological innovation with protecting public welfare. Guided by the Indian Patents Act 1970, its core strengths like strict patentability limits and strong compulsory licensing, frequently clash with global harmonization and local compliance frameworks. Critical challenges and limitations include evergreen patents grants via examinations, friction with international pressures, eased working disclosure, and software and tech patenting.

The issues of irregularities in examinations in India and the theft of donations in Ram Temple at Ayodhya rocked the parliament on the first day of the Monsoon Session on July 20 and that led to adjournment of both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha until 12 PM just after obituary references.

It is extremely encouraging to note that Assam is shaking off its historical "economic laggard" label to become one of India's fastest-growing state economies. Assam's economy is projected to grow at a nominal rate of over 17 percent in the current financial year, as against 6.6 percent expected for the whole of India. Assam joins four other Indian states – Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, and Gujarat – among the country’s top five fastest growing state economies. Assam is experiencing rapid expansion fuelled by large industrial investments, including the Tata semiconductor project and a host of mega power projects. Assam's Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is projected to reach approximately Rs.8.13 lakh crore in 2026-27, expanding from last year's Rs.7.24 lakh crore. This trajectory reflects an ambitious economic transition aimed at transforming the state into a Rs.10-lakh crore economy by 2028.

As the Monsoon session of Parliament began on July 20, Sharad Pawar, the leader of the NCP, faces internal conflicts within his party. There could be political changes first in Maharashtra, and then the merged NCP could ally with the BJP.

On 14 July 2026, a bipartisan group of US senators unveiled a revised Russia sanctions bill that proposes punitive tariffs on the largest buyers of Russian energy, including India, the second-largest importer of Russian crude. The legislation, originally championed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham before his sudden demise, seeks to reduce Russia's oil and gas revenues by discouraging third countries from continuing energy trade with Moscow.