A special NIA court acquitted Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Prasad Purohit, and five others in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, citing lack of evidence and procedural lapses. The court stated that the UAPA could not be applied due to defective sanction orders and noted the prosecution failed to prove key evidence. Families of the deceased will receive compensation.

Two children of AIIMS Patna security guards were burnt alive by unknown miscreants in their home.

Sunaina Tomar, who is the additional chief secretary of higher and technical education in Gujarat, said women are sufficiently skilled to take on advancing technologies