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In Men’s Cricket, England defeated India by 125 runs in the 3rd T20 International at Trent Bridge in Nottingham last night.
The Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the TMC on Monday filed a detailed response before the Election Commission of India (ECI), rejecting rival leader Ritabrata Banerjee’s claim over the party. It also asserted that the TMC’s organisational committees remained valid until 2027 as per the constitution of the party.
The battle for control of the TMC intensified on Thursday after the Ritabrata Banerjee-led rebel faction met the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI).
In a major political development that completely alters Bihar’s electoral landscape, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor announced on Sunday, July 5, 2026, that he will make his personal electoral debut by contesting the upcoming assembly by-election from Patna’s high-profile Bankipur constituency. Addressing a packed press conference, the 48-year-old former poll strategist explicitly framed the upcoming democratic contest as a direct, clear “referendum” on the popularity and performance of the two-month-old, BJP-led state government headed by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary—who assumed office following Nitish Kumar’s elevation to the Rajya Sabha. The urban Bankipur seat, widely considered an ironclad BJP bastion since the 1990s, fell vacant after sitting legislator and BJP national president Nitin Nabin resigned upon being elected to the Upper House. Launching an aggressive campaign pitch, Kishor appealed to Bankipur’s highly educated electorate to vote purely on merit rather than traditional caste math, claiming that even as a lone representative of his newly formed party, his legislative impact would decisively outweigh the entire treasury bench. As the Election Commission of India (ECI) officially sets the voting date for July 30, 2026, with counting scheduled for August 3, the grand opposition alliance of the RJD and Congress is yet to reveal its strategy, while expelled RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav’s independent faction has already complicated the field by fielding social activist Veena Manvi.
Snapping a powerful four-day winning streak, Indian equities took a defensive breather on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, as high-valuation profit booking collided with a fresh flare-up of geopolitical friction in the Middle East. The NSE Nifty 50 marginally shed 31.65 points, or 0.13 percent, to close at 24,398.70, while the BSE Sensex slipped 104.35 points to finish at 78,180.72. Short-term trading desks actively unwound risk positions ahead of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) kicking off the Q1 earnings season this Thursday, with brokerages projecting an AI-led pricing crunch and muted enterprise discretionary spending. Compounding the tactical slide, Brent crude trended upward past $72 a barrel following reported maritime drone encounters targeting commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, which subsequently dragged the Indian rupee down to 95.74 against the U.S. dollar. Regulatory friction also hit the headlines as SEBI passed a sweeping interim enforcement order against Rajesh Exports over alleged massive financial misstatements spanning FY21–FY25. However, Dalal Street’s soft close masked an incredibly robust structural demand story: institutional data revealed that India logged a record-breaking 45.5 million square feet of commercial office leasing in H1 2026—driven by a 30% year-on-year surge in Global Capability Centers (GCCs)—anchored by Amazon, AirTrunk, and Google committing to an aggressive $135 billion cumulative, long-term infrastructural digital pipeline.
Enzo Fernandez scored in stoppage time to give Argentina an incredible 3-2 win over Egypt and a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday.