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 emphasized that the Election Commission does not have the authority to determine citizenship status.

This ruling comes amid a plea to streamline appellate tribunals in West Bengal, with the court also noting that excluded voters retain welfare benefits like subsidized rations.Separately, the U.S.struck a tower at Iran's Chabahar port, part of a series of attacks on Iran for the sixth consecutive night.The strike, captured in a photo by U.S.Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, targeted maritime infrastructure supported by India.Iran retaliated by targeting U.S.military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait.

The court also deferred elections in five Bengaluru municipal corporations due to logistical challenges from voter roll revisions, extending the deadline to August 31.

Other incidents include a police firing in Jammu and Kashmir that killed a man and injured security personnel, and the Delhi High Court seeking police response to a bail petition for activist Sharjeel Imam.These developments highlight ongoing legal, political, and international tensions.