https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/sharia-law-cant-override-pocso-and-prohibition-of-child-marriage-acts-rules-allahabad-hc/OpIndiaen2026-07-08T20:55:19+05:30Sharia Law can’t override POCSO and Prohibition of Child Marriage Acts, rules Allahabad HC, says minimum age of marriage is the same for all communities https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/indian-navys-drishti-10-starliner-uav-crashes-near-porbandar-airfield/OpIndiaen2026-07-08T19:50:47+05:30Indian Navy’s Drishti-10 Starliner UAV crashes near Porbandar airfield during training sortie https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/meta-responds-on-centre-notice-child-sexual-abuse-ads-instagram-removed-4-million-accounts/OpIndiaen2026-07-08T19:18:03+05:30Meta breaks silence after Centre’s notice over child sexual abuse ads on Instagram, says it removed 4 million suspicious accounts https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/delhi-adds-300-electric-buses-ev-fleet-reaches-4800/OpIndiaen2026-07-08T19:01:09+05:30Home Minister Amit Shah and Delhi CM Rekha Gupta flag off 300 new electric buses in Delhi, the city’s e-bus fleet grows to 4,800  https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/shiv-sena-corporator-ramesh-mhatre-arrested-for-assaulting-thane-hospital-doctors/OpIndiaen2026-07-08T18:48:29+05:30Thane hospital attack: Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre surrenders and gets arrested after CCTV captures him and his supporters punching and slapping hospital staff https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/yogi-govt-launches-teacher-cashless-medical-scheme-dbt-for-students-in-up/OpIndiaen2026-07-08T18:33:07+05:30Uttar Pradesh: Yogi government launches Chief Minister Teacher Cashless Medical Scheme for 12 lakh teachers, transfers ₹1,320 crore DBT to 1.10 crore students  https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/rajasthan-crackdown-on-false-firs-leads-to-75-convictions-in-june/OpIndiaen2026-07-08T18:13:34+05:30Rajasthan’s campaign against false FIRs gains momentum, courts convict 75 complainants and take cognisance of 1870 more cases  https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/fbi-indicts-punjab-police-officer-gurinderjit-singh-for-running-an-extortion-racket-on-behalf-of-the-bhagwanpuria-gang/OpIndiaen2026-07-08T18:07:58+05:30FBI indicts Punjab Police officer Gurinderjit Singh for running an extortion racket on behalf of the Bhagwanpuria gang https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/pm-modi-launches-prambanan-temple-restoration-project-in-indonesia/OpIndiaen2026-07-08T17:25:02+05:30PM Modi and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto jointly inaugurate conservation project for the largest temple complex in Indonesia dedicated to three Hindu Gods https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/trump-ceasefire-over-calls-iran-scum-cuckoo-after-us-strikes-says-nuclear-talks-are-a-waste-of-time/OpIndiaen2026-07-08T15:21:17+05:30‘Ceasefire is over’: Trump calls Iran ‘scum’ and ‘cuckoo’ after US strikes; says nuclear talks are ‘a waste of time’ https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/top-let-commander-zakir-ganai-eliminated-in-an-encounter-with-security-forces-in-shopian/OpIndiaen2026-07-08T14:58:19+05:30Jammu and Kashmir: Top LeT commander Zakir Ganai eliminated in an encounter with security forces in Shopian, hunt on for his terrorist aide Latief Bhat https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/fir-against-employee-over-donation-irregularities-at-badrinath-temple-uttarakhand-govt-orders-high-level-inquiry/OpIndiaen2026-07-08T13:47:37+05:30Badrinath Temple donation row: FIR registered over irregularities in devotees’ offerings; employee suspended, Dhami govt orders high-level probe https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/bjp-worker-who-helped-nabbing-accused-in-baruipur-rape-murder-case-falsely-accused-of-helping-the-criminals/OpIndiaen2026-07-08T13:46:11+05:30Baruipur rape-murder case: Leftists and locals accuse BJP worker of helping the accused; he actually helped in catching the accused, prevented mob lynching and handed him to police https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/west-bengal-accused-in-baruipur-rape-murder-case-killed-in-police-firing-after-he-attacked-cops-and-tried-to-flee/OpIndiaen2026-07-08T13:00:53+05:30West Bengal: Accused in Baruipur rape-murder case killed in police firing after he attacked cops and tried to flee, Mamata Banerjee faction of TMC starts political drama https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/14-booked-under-up-anti-conversion-law-in-muzaffarnagar-conversion-case-money-free-healthcare-marriage-assistance-offered-to-persuade-people-to-convert-fir-details-inside/OpIndiaen2026-07-08T12:45:49+05:3014 booked under UP anti-conversion law in Muzaffarnagar conversion case: Money, free healthcare, marriage assistance offered to persuade people to convert. FIR details inside https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/us-strikes-80-iran-linked-targets-ceasefire-mou-breach/OpIndiaen2026-07-08T12:15:12+05:30US launches powerful strikes on over 80 Iran-linked targets after attacks on commercial shipping, Tehran calls it violation of ceasefire MoU https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/amritpal-singh-party-screens-satluj-punjab-shares-video-praising-khalra/OpIndiaen2026-07-08T12:03:23+05:30Jailed pro-Khalistani MP Amritpal Singh’s party screens ‘Satluj’ across Punjab; shares old video of Singh praising Khalra on social media https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/pakistan-cargo-plane-missing-karachi-navigation-failure-search-underway/OpIndiaen2026-07-08T10:18:38+05:30Pakistan cargo plane carrying 5 crew members goes missing near Karachi after reporting navigation failure; search operation underway https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/ncerts-new-class-9-political-science-book-describes-the-judiciary-as-impartial-and-independent-months-after-withdrawing-class-8-textbook-over-judicial-corruption-row/OpIndiaen2026-07-07T22:23:47+05:30NCERT’s new Class 9 Political Science book describes the judiciary as ‘impartial’ and ‘independent’ months after withdrawing Class 8 textbook over judicial corruption row https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/indonesia-eyes-indian-evms-and-election-management-expertise-even-as-opposition-continues-to-cry-foul/OpIndiaen2026-07-07T21:07:22+05:30Indonesia eyes Indian EVMs and election management expertise even as Opposition continues to cry foul https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/india-hits-record-rs-73890-crore-in-seafood-exports-for-fy-2025-26/OpIndiaen2026-07-07T20:33:12+05:30India records highest-ever seafood exports: Rs 73,890 crore worth of marine products shipped in FY26 https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/uttarakhand-muslim-meat-vendor-raees-ahmed-arrested-under-pocso-for-molesting-hindu-minor-in-tehri-garhwal/OpIndiaen2026-07-07T20:18:18+05:30Uttarakhand: Muslim meat vendor Raees Ahmed arrested under POCSO for molesting Hindu minor in Tehri Garhwal https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/50000-jobs-1000-crore-startup-fund-over-rs-14988-crore-for-the-panchayat-system-and-more-yogi-govt-approves-28-key-proposals-in-up/OpIndiaen2026-07-07T19:38:59+05:3050,000 jobs, ₹1,000 crore startup fund, over Rs 14,988 crore for the Panchayat system and more: Yogi govt approves 28 key proposals in UP https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/even-chameleons-would-be-embarrassed-cm-yogi-slams-sp-congress-over-ayodhya-ram-mandir-donation-row-asks-why-they-stayed-silent-on-waqf-land/OpIndiaen2026-07-07T19:24:38+05:30‘Even chameleons would be embarrassed’: CM Yogi slams SP, Congress over Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation row, asks why they stayed silent on Waqf land https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/2008-ahmedabad-blasts-gujarat-hc-confirms-death-for-38-indian-mujahideen-terrorists-life-term-for-11-others/OpIndiaen2026-07-07T18:28:27+05:302008 Ahmedabad blasts: Gujarat HC confirms death for 38 Indian Mujahideen terrorists, life term for 11 others https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/telangana-dsp-sankireddy-bheem-reddy-rs-300-crore-assets-case-14-day-custody/OpIndiaen2026-07-07T16:54:23+05:30Telangana: ACB arrests top cop DSP Sankireddy Bheem Reddy in Rs 300 cr disproportionate assets case; court sends him to 14-day judicial custody https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/ketan-agarwal-murder-case-siya-goyal-secretly-married-boyfriend-4-months-after-engagement-police-probe-fresh-twist/OpIndiaen2026-07-07T15:28:19+05:30Ketan Agarwal murder case: Siya Goyal ‘secretly’ married boyfriend 4 months ago, after engagement with Ketan; police probe fresh twist https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/delhi-high-court-directs-unblocking-of-cockroach-janta-partys-x-account-as-centre-withdraws-objection-after-neet-concludes/OpIndiaen2026-07-07T14:23:24+05:30Delhi High Court directs unblocking of Cockroach Janta Party’s X account as Centre withdraws objection after NEET concludes https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/pm-modi-in-jakarta-india-looks-to-strengthen-critical-mineral-supply-chains-invest-in-indonesias-china-dominated-steel-and-downstream-processing-sector/OpIndiaen2026-07-07T13:25:16+05:30PM Modi in Jakarta: India looks to strengthen critical mineral supply chains, invest in Indonesia’s China-dominated steel and downstream processing sector https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/saudi-arabia-cuts-oil-prices-for-asia-customers-biggest-reduction-in-over-2-decades-as-hormuz-opens/OpIndiaen2026-07-07T12:24:41+05:30Saudi Arabia slashes oil prices for Asia customers in biggest reduction in 20 years: OPEC+ increase production quota as peace returns to West Asia https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/delhi-police-busts-two-pakistan-backed-terror-modules-six-jihadis-arrested-for-smuggling-illegal-weapons-and-planning-attacks/OpIndiaen2026-07-07T11:53:31+05:30Delhi Police busts two Pakistan-backed terror modules, six Jihadis arrested for smuggling illegal weapons and planning attacks https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/tcs-conversion-scandal-nida-khan-gets-bail/OpIndiaen2026-07-07T10:17:44+05:30TCS conversion scandal: Key accused Nida Khan, who mocked Hindu deities and downplayed sexual harassment of Hindu female employees by Muslim men, gets bail https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/pahalgam-terror-attack-nia-names-hafiz-saeed-in-supplementary-chargesheet-says-26-hindus-were-targeted-on-religious-grounds/OpIndiaen2026-07-06T22:17:36+05:30Pahalgam terror attack: NIA names Hafiz Saeed in supplementary chargesheet, says 26 Hindus were targeted on religious grounds https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/up-muslim-man-arrested-for-raping-an-80-year-old-woman-in-hathras-victim-dies-after-35-day-battle-for-life/OpIndiaen2026-07-06T21:52:23+05:30Uttar Pradesh: Salman arrested for raping an 80-year-old woman in Hathras; victim dies after 35-day battle for life