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Today's headlines cover politics, law, finance, infrastructure and international relations. Here are the top national and international news updates for the school assembly on July 1, 2026.
NATION

  • Ayodhya police record Champat Rai's statement in Ram temple donation embezzlement probe
    Ayodhya: Ayodhya police have recorded the statement of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai as part of the investigation into the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple, days after he offered to resign, taking "moral responsibility" for the controversy, officials said on Tuesday.
  • UP Cong chief Ajay Rai says he is under 'house arrest' in Ayodhya, party delegation prevented from visiting Ram temple
    Ayodhya (UP): Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai and other members of a party delegation were on Tuesday prevented from visiting the Ram temple in Ayodhya, where the alleged theft of donations has sparked a major political storm and put the ruling BJP on the back foot.
  • Shiv Sena MLAs had elected Ahir to council; now we back him for Deputy Chairperson's post: Shinde
    Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday hailed Sena (UBT) MLC Sachin Ahir as a grassroots worker with close links to party workers, saying his decision to align with the Mahayuti would strengthen the Shiv Sena.
  • Ketan Agarwal murder: Victim suspected fiancee had affair, asked kin if her background was checked
    Pune: Police probing the Ketan Agarwal murder case have found that the victim had expressed suspicion to his family that his fiancée was in a relationship with someone else and that he had asked his family members if her background was checked thoroughly before fixing his marriage with her. 
  • Twenty-three parties, Independent MP write to Chief Justice on SIR, role of EC
    New Delhi: Twenty-three political parties along with an Independent MP on Tuesday sent a joint letter to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on the SIR process, the role of the Election Commission and other election-related issues.
  • CJP protest day 11: Wangchuk's sugar level drops; Dipke slams BJP's 'virus' jab, flags paper leak
    New Delhi: The protest by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) at Jantar Mantar in Delhi entered its eleventh day on Tuesday, with activist Sonam Wangchuk's blood sugar level dropping during the third day of his hunger strike and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke raising concerns over his health while intensifying attacks on the government over examination irregularities and its response to the agitation.
  • Yogi slams SP and Cong, says those who opposed Ram now invoke his name
    Rampur (UP): Targeting opposition parties for their stance on the Ram temple embezzlement issue, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said those who attacked Ram devotees and questioned the existence of the god were now speaking up in the name of faith.
  • 4-year-old child falls into 220-ft deep borewell in Ambala, rescue operations underway
    Ambala: A four-year-old boy fell into a 220-foot-deep open borewell in a village here on Tuesday, with a multi-agency operation underway to rescue the child, officials said.
  • Government land scam worth Rs 100 crore: FIR lodged against 31 named accused in Sambhal
    Sambhal (UP): An FIR has been registered against 31 named persons and some unidentified individuals in connection with an alleged fraud involving around Rs 100 crore worth of village community land in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district, police said on Tuesday.
  • Domestic financial system remains resilient despite external shocks, says RBI report
    Mumbai: The domestic financial system remains resilient, underpinned by strong bank and non-bank balance sheets, said the Reserve Bank's Financial Stability Report (FSR) released on Tuesday.
  • World's largest shipping co MSC to buy 49 pc in Adani's Vizhinjam port for $1.4 bn
    New Delhi: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) on Tuesday said Switzerland-based MSC, the world's largest shipping transport and logistics conglomerate, will acquire a 49 per cent stake in its Vizhinjam port in Kerala ​for about USD 1.4 billion.

FOREIGN

  • US, India trade deal in final steps: Sergio Gor
    Washington: The US-India trade deal is in its "final steps", with only the last one per cent of negotiations left to be concluded, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Tuesday, expressing confidence that the deal would soon be sealed. 
  • Attempts to question FATF's credibility often reflect fear of scrutiny: India at UN
    United Nations: India has said that attempts by countries to question the FATF's credibility reflect their "fear of scrutiny" and asked these nations to stop exporting instability and prevent their territory from being misused for terrorism, in a veiled reference to Pakistan.