The political storm over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls continued to dominate proceedings on the last day of the Bihar Assembly, with opposition parties protesting against the procedure.

Former Chief Minister Rabri Devi echoed the opposition’s outrage, saying, “The names of 61 lakh people have been removed from the voter list. The BJP is snatching away people's right to vote.”

CPI(ML) MLC Shashi Yadav called the move unconstitutional and unprecedented. “This is happening for the first time in the country. Until now, we have had the constitutional right to become voters upon turning 18. But now, the government wants you to prove whether your name will be included in the voter list or not. It is wrong, and we are opposing it,” she said.

Authorities in Russia's Amur Oblast and Khabarovsk Territory declared three days of mourning through Sunday following the crash of an An-24 passenger aircraft that claimed the lives of all people on board.

"With deep sorrow, I must announce that there are no survivors in the An-24 plane crash in Tynda, according to preliminary data. A three-day mourning period has been declared in the Amur Oblast. On July 25, 26 and 27, flags will be flown at half-mast across all territories of the region," said Governor Vasily Orlov on his Telegram channel, on Thursday.

The Khabarovsk regional government has also announced mourning, as some of the victims were residents of the area.

Governor Dmitry Demeshin said that each victim's family would receive 1 million rubles (12,500 US dollars) in compensation, along with coverage of travel expenses to the crash site, news agency reported.

In a bull case scenario, Sensex is projected to reach 115,836 and Nifty is likely touch 43,876 by the financial year 2028 (FY28), a report said on Friday.

However, in a bear case scenario, Sensex is projected to reach 1,04,804 and Nifty at 39,697 by FY28, Ventura, a stock broking platform, said in its recent projection.

Nifty is expected to oscillate within a well-defined price-to-earnings (PE) band in these three years, with projected robust earnings growth with estimated FY28 earnings per share compound annual growth rate (EPS CAGR) of 12-14 per cent.

“In the last 10 years, the Indian economy has demonstrated resilience and clocked the highest GDP growth as a large economy despite global headwinds of NBFC crisis, Covid 19, Russia-Ukraine war and the recent uncertainty on US President Donald Trump tariff," said Vinit Bolinjkar, Head of Research, Ventura.

Myanmar authorities have seized two million stimulant tablets in eastern Myanmar's Shan state, the state-owned daily The Mirror reported on Friday.

Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a vehicle in Mong Hsat township of Shan state on July 20, and confiscated the drugs, and arrested two suspects.

The seized narcotics have a street value of 800 million kyats (about 0.38 million US dollars).

The suspects have been charged under the law.

In a similar incident on July 23, Myanmar authorities seized 67.33 kg of heroin in central Myanmar's Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) said.

Anti-narcotics police searched two vehicles in Lewe township of Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory and confiscated the drugs, after acting on a tip off, news agency reported.

The Supreme Court on Friday extended its order staying the summons issued to Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case related to his alleged derogatory remarks about freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

In November 2022, during his Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi made defamatory remarks against Savarkar at a rally in Maharashtra’s Akola.

A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and AG Masih deferred the scheduled hearing for four weeks after a letter seeking adjournment was submitted in the matter.

In the meantime, the Justice Datta-led Bench ordered extension of the interim relief originally granted to Rahul Gandhi on April 25.

Kamal Haasan, the celebrated celluloid figure and politician from Tamil Nadu, formally entered national politics on Friday, taking oath as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha.

Delivering his oath in Tamil, Haasan underscored his cultural roots and civic commitment, stating, “As an Indian, I will do my duty.”

His induction into the Upper House marks a significant milestone in a political journey that began with idealistic fervour and has evolved into strategic pragmatism.

Haasan founded the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) in February 2018, positioning it as a centrist, non-Dravidian alternative to the dominant DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) and AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam).

LG Electronics said on Friday its second-quarter net profit declined amid rising logistics and tariff costs, despite outperforming market expectations.

In a regulatory filing, the company posted a net profit of 609.7 billion won (US$442.5 million) for the April-June period, down 3.1 percent from a year earlier, reports news agency.

Its operating profit plunged 46.6 percent on-year to 639.4 billion won, and revenue decreased 4.4 percent to 20.73 trillion won.

The earnings exceeded market expectations. The average estimate of net profit by analysts stood at 173.2 billion won, according to a survey.

The Information Technology-enabled Services (ITeS) and IT sectors in India continue to dominate the commercial real estate (CRE) leasing segment, accounting for 50 per cent of absorption during April-June (Q2 2025), up from 36 percent in the previous quarter, a report said on Friday.

Flex spaces trailed behind, accounting for 14 per cent of the total absorption, an increase from 9 per cent in the previous quarter. The area absorbed by flex spaces increased by 68 per cent over the previous quarter. The southern cities of Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad accounted for 80 per cent of absorption in metro cities, the report from CRE firm Vestian said.

Due to a low-pressure zone created over the Bay of Bengal, the city and several districts in south Bengal received heavy rainfall last night, leaving several streets both in the city and in the districts waterlogged, causing inconvenience to daily commuters on Friday morning.

According to the Met Office, the city and its adjoining areas will continue to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next four days.

A weather bulletin issued by the Indian Meteorological Department said the low-pressure area over the north Bay of Bengal and the associated cyclonic circulation will intensify into a depression over the coastal areas of West Bengal during the next 24 hours.

Ed Sheeran and Arijit Singh have released a special version of “Sapphire”. The Grammy winner said that he loves this version of the song and it's the one he listens to every morning with his daughters because he loves the Bollywood singer’s voice.

Sheeran said: ”One of my fav experiences ever in my career was going to Jiaganj Azimganj with my dad to go and see Arijit for the final jigsaw piece of Sapphire.”

The “Perfect” singer said it was a “24 hour trip, and it felt like a pilgrimage of music. After a five-and-a-half-hour drive after we landed, we arrived, and Arijit took us on a boat to see the sights. We talked, ate, and drank coffee.”