Top news of the day: Supreme Court moots independent probe into police excesses in CJP protest; major quake hits Japan, and more
The Indian Supreme Court is considering an independent probe into police conduct during student protests, while a major earthquake in Japan has caused casualties at a shopping mall. Additionally, political tensions persist regarding water rights between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) observed that it would consider constituting a high-powered investigating team to conduct a “thorough, fair and independent” inquiry into allegations of police excesses during the recent student protests in Delhi and several other States, while ordering the immediate release of all minors arrested in connection with the demonstrations and restraining the police from taking coercive action against protesting students unless they had criminal antecedents.
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