Udhayanidhi Stalin arrest: Madras High Court orders his release after questioningTamil Nadu Leader of the Opposition and DMK youth wing leader Udhayanidhi Stalin was on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) arrested by police following a complaint registered by a ruling TVK functionary accusing him of making misogynist remarks at a public meeting in Thanjavur a day earlier.Parliament Monsoon Session Day 12 updates: Lok Sabha passes Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2026; RS passes Births and Deaths Registration BillThe Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed ‘The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026’ by a voice vote amid continuous sloganeering by Opposition members, who repeatedly demanded the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the House and also raised slogans on the alleged theft of donations at Ram Temple in Ayodhya.Six NEET-UG candidates move Supreme Court over alleged discrepancies in OMR sheetsSix NEET-UG candidates approached the Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) alleging discrepancies between the answers they had marked in their OMR sheets during the examination and the copies of those sheets made available by the National Testing Agency (NTA).10 km radius buffer for mining extends to all wetland reserves, says SCThe Supreme Court orally clarified on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) that a direction banning mining activities within a 10 km radius of the Asan wetland conservation reserve, a Ramsar site in Uttarakhand, would apply to other wetland conservation reserves across the country for the sake of parity.Air India Phuket-Delhi flight encounters turbulence; a few passengers, crew sustain minor injuriesA few passengers and crew onboard an Air India flight travelling from Thailand’s Phuket to New Delhi sustained minor injuries on Tuesday (August 4, 2026), after the aircraft encountered mid-flight turbulence.SC mandates SOPs, mechanisms to curb ‘digital arrests’, facilitate time-bound refundsThe Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) passed a detailed order directing the Centre, States, the Reserve Bank of India and telecom authorities to prepare a standard operating procedures (SOPs) to curb “digital arrests” scams and operationalise mechanisms to redress grievances of victims, initiate criminal action through zero FIRs against cyber fraudsters, and restore the monetary losses of those defrauded in a time-bound manner.CJP to hold two-day strategy meet in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar from August 5, rules out launching political partyThe Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Monday (August 3, 2026) announced that its core team will convene for a two-day strategy meet in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar beginning from August 5. The session will bring together CJP’s founder, spokespersons, and organisational leadership to discuss and contemplate the next steps for the youth movement.Veteran Congress leader, former West Bengal Governor D.Y. Patil passes away at 92Former West Bengal Governor and senior Congress leader D.Y. Patil passed away due to prolonged illness at his residence in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur on Tuesday (August 4, 2026), family sources said.West Asia LIVE: Iran not seeking a wider war, President saysU.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (August 3, 2026) that negotiations with Iran were ongoing despite Tehran’s denials and the Islamic Republic was facing a “last chance before decapitation.” Mr. Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said he agreed to continue to pursue talks with Iran at the request of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and other countries.Six killed in Sri Lanka as heavy rain triggers landslides, floodsAt least six persons were killed and three others injured as heavy rain, landslides and flash floods battered parts of Sri Lanka over the past two days, officials said on Tuesday (August 4, 2026). Published - August 04, 2026 06:03 pm IST