Overview
- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee apologized for mismanagement at Salt Lake Stadium and appointed a high-level inquiry led by retired Justice Ashim Kumar Ray with the Chief Secretary and Home department’s Additional Chief Secretary on the panel.
- Police said order was restored, a formal investigation has begun, the main organizer is in custody, and organizers have assured refunds to disappointed ticket-holders.
- More than 50 former judges issued a public letter denouncing the impeachment move against Madras High Court Justice G.R. Swaminathan, calling it an attempt to pressure the judiciary over his Kartigai Deepam order.
- Kanpur police said alleged fraudster Ravindra Nath Soni’s probe has uncovered about Rs 22 crore in assets, an overseas-linked network, six FIRs, and over 700 complainants, with properties identified in Delhi-NCR and Dubai.
- Thai authorities initiated steps to send nightclub co-owners Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra to India after the Goa fire that killed 25 people, while Cambodia and Thailand disputed President Trump’s claim of a ceasefire as each side accused the other of fresh attacks.