Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the India-Japan Joint Economic Forum. (@narendramodi/X)Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed India-Japan Joint Economic Forum in New Delhi and said he wanted to bring 10 trillion of yen investment from Japan to India in the next 10 years and double the number of Japanese companies in India.“ Modi said, “A free, prosperous and rules-based Indo-Pacific is our shared priority” as he held summit level talks with his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi focusing on expanding economic ties, enhancing resilient supply chains for semiconductors and boosting cooperation in critical technologies, news agency PTI reported. The two countries also signed a pact on co-development in the defence sector, PM Modi announced. They also signed pacts to boost their cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI), metals, and energy.
The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside orders passed by the NCLT and NCLAT after finding they relied on fake and AI-generated judicial precedents, calling such decisions a “subversion of the rule of law”. A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe declared a zero-tolerance approach towards the use of AI-generated hallucinated material by both lawyers and judges, directing the Bar Council of India to frame guidelines and consider disciplinary action against advocates citing unverified AI-generated cases. While acknowledging AI’s legitimate role as a legal aid, the court cautioned that unchecked dependence on the technology could undermine human reasoning, judicial integrity and the justice delivery system, stressing the need for robust regulation and careful oversight of its use in courts.
A massive rock collapse at a stone quarry near Bengaluru on Thursday morning killed seven migrant workers from Bihar. The incident took place at Madapatna village while the labourers were working at the quarry. Rescue teams, along with police and disaster response personnel, rushed to the site and operations are underway amid fears that more workers could still be trapped under the debris. Initial reports suggest the collapse was sudden and authorities are investigating the cause.
Five caregivers at the crèche inside Capgemini’s Bengaluru campus have been booked after disturbing videos allegedly showed toddlers being physically abused and intimidated. The footage reportedly showed caregivers locking children inside bathrooms, placing them inside a front-loading washing machine, forcing them into pipes and toilets, and assaulting them when they cried. An FIR has been registered under provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, while police have launched an investigation into the incident. Capgemini has temporarily shut the daycare facility and said it is fully cooperating with authorities.
Two women in Navi Mumbai received electric shocks after stepping on an exposed wire submerged in waterlogged road water, highlighting the lethal combination of monsoon flooding and unsafe electrical infrastructure that recurs across Mumbai’s suburbs every year.
The Ram Mandir donation controversy sharpened as Uttar Pradesh is now weighing the option of transferring the probe to a central agency, with the state SIT given a deadline of July 15 to complete its investigation.
Thomas Tuchel’s England ended a 60-year World Cup hoodoo by coming from behind to beat DR Congo — a victory made poignant by the moment at the post-match press conference when Congo coach Sébastien Desabre was visibly shocked to learn of his father’s death live on camera.
An aerial view shows commuters walking through heavy rain near Prabhadevi railway station as civic construction work continues in Mumbai on Thursday, July 2, 2026. Waterlogging, potholes, open excavation pits, fallen trees, and ongoing infrastructure works continue to pose risks and disrupt daily life during the monsoon.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "The investment partnership between India and Japan is continuously strengthening. In the past 1 year, around 120 new business agreements have been made, which will bring more than 10 billion dollars of Japanese investment to India. Our goal is clear — to bring 10 trillion yen of investment from Japan to India in the next 10 years and double the number of Japanese companies in India."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the India-Japan Joint Economic Forum in New Delhi. Modi says, "Today, both India and Japan are among the world’s largest economies.
A free, prosperous and rules-based Indo-Pacific is our shared priority. As the region’s largest democracies and economies, we have launched several important initiatives today.
Together, we will create a strong foundation for stability and prosperity across the entire region."
Mehli K Mistry, a close associate of late Ratan Tata, has resigned as a director of RNT Associates Pvt. Ltd, the investment company founded by the former Tata Sons and Tata Trusts Chairman.
Mistry, one of the executors of Ratan Tata’s will, cited his preoccupation with other commitments as reason for the resignation from RNT Associates.
Set up in March 2009, RNT Associates is a privately held investment firm of Ratan Tata and has offices located in India and Singapore. The firm focuses on funding startups and early-stage enterprises in a broad range of industries including venture, advisory, financial services, social inclusion and technology.
The board of RNT Associates includes Ratan Tata’s half-sisters Shireen Jejeebhoy, Deanna Jejeebhoy, Jamsheed Poncha and Sidharth Sharma.
His departure comes amid a broader wave of governance and leadership changes across Tata-linked institutions over the past several months. The move follows a series of developments involving the governance structure of several key Tata philanthropic entities.
A man died after being swept into an open manhole in Mumbai amid heavy rains, an official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred in the Chandivali area, where waterlogging apparently concealed the uncovered manhole.
Fire brigade and civic disaster management teams conducted a search and operation and the man's body was recovered on Thursday, he said.
Deputy Mayor Sanjay Ghadi said the civic body will file a case against the contractor, holding him responsible for "homicide".
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Days before they allegedly pushed Ketan Agarwal (26) to his death from Lohagad Fort near Pune, his fiancée, Siya Goyal (20), and her boyfriend, Chetan Chaudhary, practised how they would execute the murder plan, the investigation has found. Police said this practice was conducted in an open space next to a club in Pune’s Lulla Nagar. A police team on Thursday took Siya to this open space. The investigation has also revealed that Siya and Chetan used social media and the Internet to find information on how they could escape the police net after committing an offence, a police officer said. “It is becoming increasingly evident as the investigation progresses that Siya and Chetan not only planned the execution of the alleged conspiracy but also took deliberate steps to ensure that the incident would not be detected by investigators as a case of murder, employing measures in both the physical and digital domains to conceal the crime and misdirect the investigation,” said an officer. “For example, we now know that Siya and Chetan conducted practice on how to execute the plan of pushing Ketan off the cliff. This practice was conducted near a club in Pune’s Lulla Nagar area. We are now investigating why this location was chosen and how the two practised. On Thursday morning, an investigation team took Siya to the location to find out how they practised,” the officer said. Read Here
Delhi Police have arrested four men allegedly linked to a Pakistan-based terror network headed by Shahzad Bhatti, foiling a suspected plot to carry out firing near VIP areas in the national capital. Investigators said the accused were recruited through cross-border handlers, who allegedly used drones to smuggle weapons and narcotics into Punjab and communicated via foreign phone numbers and social media apps. Police recovered two foreign-made pistols, nine live cartridges and five mobile phones during the operation. One of the accused was allegedly tasked with conducting reconnaissance of police stations, pickets and religious places in Delhi ahead of a planned attack. Authorities said the case reflects continued attempts by Pakistan-linked operatives to revive terror networks in India using local recruits, encrypted communication channels and drone-based smuggling.
A week after six Lok Sabha MPs of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) crossed over to the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, a senior Sena (UBT) MLC, Sachin Ahir, was elected unopposed to the Legislative Council Deputy Chairman’s post as a Shiv Sena candidate on Wednesday. A close aide of Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray, Ahir’s switch has dealt another blow to the Uddhav Sena while further boosting Shinde. Read More
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday launched the VB G-RAM-G scheme at Mukkavaripalli village in Tirupati district, a day after the new rural employment law came into force nationwide. Joined by Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, the leaders distributed scheme cards to beneficiaries, unveiled an information booklet, and launched the VB G-RAM-G portal. The new law guarantees eligible rural households 125 days of statutory wage employment annually.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi received a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday during her first official visit to India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed her ahead of the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit, where the two leaders are scheduled to hold bilateral talks at Hyderabad House to boost cooperation in trade, investment, defence and other strategic sectors. Takaichi, who is on a three-day visit from July 1 to 3 at Modi's invitation, also met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and other Union ministers following the ceremony. The Ministry of External Affairs said the summit will review the full spectrum of bilateral ties and further strengthen the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership.
Seven migrant workers from Bihar were killed after a massive rock collapsed at a stone quarry in Madapatna village near Bengaluru on Thursday morning. The workers were on duty when the sudden cave-in occurred, prompting police, disaster response teams, and rescue personnel to rush to the site. Rescue operations are still underway amid fears that more workers may be trapped under the debris, while authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the collapse.
The newly elected Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar expressed grief over the tragedy, offering condolences to the families of the victims and wishing a speedy recovery to those injured. He said quarry owners have a responsibility to ensure workers' safety and warned that the government would take strict action against any quarry found violating safety regulations.
Three former AIADMK ministers, including Dr C Vijayabaskar, M R Vijayabaskar and M S M Anandan, are set to join the ruling TVK at an event in Mamallapuram on Thursday, along with hundreds of their supporters from Pudukkottai and Karur. Ahead of the induction, the leaders said their decision followed extensive consultations with party workers and local supporters, while blaming the current AIADMK leadership under Edappadi K Palaniswami for "wrong decisions" and sidelining loyal cadres, as per news agency PTI reports. Anandan also dismissed allegations of horse-trading, saying the move was voluntary and driven by faith in Chief Minister Joseph Vijay's leadership. Several district-level AIADMK leaders are also expected to join the TVK.
The Kerala High Court has initiated a suo motu public interest litigation (PIL) over the alleged large-scale felling of trees and unauthorised construction across several acres of the Cardamom Hill Reserve in Idukki district. Acting on media reports, the court issued notices to the Kerala government and the forest department, seeking their response on the allegations. (PTI)
During a press conference, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing them of being "obsessed" with engineering splits in opposition parties. Raut alleged that the BJP's leadership was so focused on breaking political rivals that "one day they will start breaking the BJP itself." He also claimed there was a "Rs 25–35 crore game" and alleged attempts were made to split 15 MLAs of the TVK in Tamil Nadu to topple the government. Calling the situation "condemnable", Raut said India's democracy had fallen to such a low level that future generations would have to be told "there was once a democracy in this country."
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— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 2, 2026
The rupee appreciated 26 paise to 94.90 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, supported by easing global crude oil prices and improving market sentiment. The currency recovered after closing at 95.16 on Wednesday, while analysts said lower oil prices and strong foreign investment in Indian bonds during June boosted sentiment. However, experts cautioned that despite positive factors, the rupee remains vulnerable, with any adverse global developments potentially pushing the USD-INR pair higher. Meanwhile, domestic equity markets opened higher, with the Sensex and Nifty posting early gains, even as foreign institutional investors remained net sellers in equities on Wednesday.
Two 13-year-old boys drowned while bathing in the Gomti River at Neersahiya Ghat in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. According to police, Sahil Kori and Aman had gone to the river with friends when they ventured into deep water and drowned. After a hours-long search operation involving police and local divers, both bodies were recovered near Kumhai village. The bodies have been sent for postmortem examination, police said. (PTI)
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