A special NIA court’s acquittal in the 2008 Malegaon blast case has revealed significant contradictions between the ATS and NIA investigations. The court cited flawed evidence, coercion, and inconsistencies in the agencies’ accounts of the bomb’s assembly and transportation. Concerns were raised about torture and fabricated evidence, casting doubt on the credibility of the ATS investigation.

In a boost for the ruling BJP, the party has crossed the 100 mark in the Rajya Sabha for the first time since April 2022, with three nominated members joining the party.

Two nuns, along with another person Sukhman Mandavi, were arrested on charges of them of forcibly converting three women and trafficking them.