PM Modi arrives in New Zealand on final leg of three-nation tourPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (July 10, 2026) arrived in New Zealand on the final leg of his three-nation visit, during which he will hold talks with his counterpart Christopher Luxon and address the Indian diaspora. Mr. Modi was received by Mr. Luxon upon his arrival at the airport.T.N. Chief Minister announces memorial for stampede victims on behalf of TVKA memorial will be set up on behalf of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) for the victims of the stampede in which 41 persons died in Karur in September 2025, announced TVK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Mr. Vijay during the event at Atlas Kalaiarangam on Friday (July 10, 2026). India lays out tariffs and quotas for U.K. vehicles under trade dealThe Indian government has released the list of quotas and tariffs for automobile imports from the United Kingdom under the trade deal between the two countries. The India-U.K. Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will come into force on July 15.China announces temporary export ban on heliumChina ⁠announced on Friday (July 10, 2026) a temporary export ban on helium, effective ‌immediately, as the resumption of military conflict in West Asia threatens to trigger ‌new shortages of the gas ⁠critical for chip manufacturing. Earlier this year, the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran ​led to ‌helium shortages, disrupting companies globally, including in China, where the AI industry increasingly relies ‌on domestic chips ​for training and running AI models.Google moves Delhi HC in appeal in case over use of trademark for AdWordsTech giant Google on Friday (July 10, 2026) moved the Delhi High Court against an order holding it guilty of trademark infringement over the use of sanitaryware brand Hindware’s mark as keywords for its AdWords programme. A Bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Manmeet P.S. Arora issued notice to Hindware on Google’s appeal against a single Judge’s May 22 decision, which also directed the platform to pay ₹30 lakh as damages, and listed the matter for hearing on July 24.Government amends rules to strengthen regulation of drug formulations with high alcohol contentAimed at strengthening regulatory oversight and preventing misuse of medicinal products with high alcohol content, the Union Health Ministry has now removed the existing exemption from licensing requirements for formulations containing ethyl alcohol.In a release issued on Friday (July 10, 2026), the Ministry said that certain medicinal products, including tinctures of cardamom, ginger and other aromatic preparations, have been exempted from licensing requirements under Schedule K of the Drugs Rules, 1945.CJP protest day 21: Wangchuk says hunger has ‘stabilised’, warns against any attempt to remove himEducator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday (July 9, 2026) said his hunger had “stabilised” as he entered the 13th day of his indefinite fast and asserted that his constitutional right should not be violated by attempting to remove him from the protest site. He has been fasting in support of the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) agitation at Jantar Mantar, demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation and government accountability over alleged examination irregularities, which entered its 21st day.‘When will ED freeze temple funds?’ Derek O’Brien questions TMC accounts freezeTrinamool Congress Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien on Friday (July 10, 2026) questioned the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) freezing three bank accounts of the party, asking when it would freeze “temple funds”, in an apparent reference to the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya.“ED freezes TMC’s 3 bank accounts with HDFC. When will ED freeze temple funds?” Mr. O’Brien, Trinamool’s national joint secretary, said in a post on X.Wayanad debris slip: One more body recovered as death toll rises to 7One more body was recovered from the Kalladi debris slip site in Wayanad on Friday (July 10, 2026), taking the death toll in the disaster to seven so far. The deceased has been identified as Rakesh Guchait, a surveyor from East Midnapore in West Bengal. Agriculture Minister T. Siddique said that his family had identified the body and it was shifted to the Vythiri Taluk Hospital for a post-mortem examination. After the post-mortem examination, the body will be shifted to the Kozhikode Government Medical College for embalming and repatriation to his native place.Bangladesh’s ousted leader Hasina plans December return with party colleagues to surrenderOusted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, facing a death sentence back home where her party is banned, told Reuters she and senior party colleagues plan to return from exile ‌in India around December and surrender. The South Asian nation'’ longest-serving leader said she and members of her Awami League aim ​to return voluntarily to the country they fled two years ago and present themselves in court, testing Bangladesh’s handling of its most ⁠prominent political opponent.