Srishty Mishra

The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday strongly criticised the state police over the detention of Uttarakhand Parivartan Party president Prabhat Dhyani, who was travelling to New Delhi to participate in activist Sonam Wangchuk's "Sansad Chalo" march. A bench comprising Justices Ravindra Maithani and Siddhartha Saha questioned the legal basis of the detention and directed the state government to explain its action.

Questions were raised after several people carrying batons, but not wearing Delhi Police or Rapid Action Force (RAF) uniforms, were seen during the students' protest and the 'Chalo Parliament' march in the national capital. Police sources said the demonstration drew an exceptionally large crowd, prompting the deployment of Special Staff personnel in plain clothes to assist with security arrangements.

Visitor entry to Parliament has been suspended for the day as authorities tightened security during the ongoing Monsoon Session. According to available information, no visitors will be allowed inside the Parliament complex, with the decision taken as a precautionary security measure. The second day of the session is witnessing several important discussions and political developments.

A video purportedly recorded near Hosur in Tamil Nadu has gone viral on social media, showing a truck driver confronting a police officer during a roadside inspection. The clip, widely shared by supporters of the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK)

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said he was unable to participate in the Cockroach Janata Party's (CJP) 'Sansad Chalo' march but revealed that both his children joined the protest for several hours. Speaking at a press conference, Kejriwal criticised the police action against student demonstrators and alleged that videos on social media showed protesters, including women, being beaten despite offering no resistance.

A 26-year-old seafarer from Kerala, Akhil Joyan, was among four crew members killed in a Russian missile strike near Ukraine's Odesa port while serving aboard the Guinea Bissau-flagged merchant vessel MV Golden Leo. Joyan, who got engaged just three months ago, was scheduled to get married in two months.