India News Today LIVE Updates on May 26: POCSO case against WFI chief Brij Bhushan closed; separate sexual harassment trial to proceed

A Delhi court accepted the cancellation report in the POCSO case against ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan. However, a separate sexual harassment trial against him and aide Vinod Tomar will now proceed in another court.

India and the Maldives held their 2nd High-Level Core Group meeting to strengthen maritime security and economic ties. Maldives’ Foreign Minister condemned the Pahalgam terror attack and thanked India for timely financial support.

CISF Sub-Inspector Geeta Samota has made history as the first woman from the force to scale Mount Everest. She dedicated the feat to her colleagues, calling it a symbol of women's growing strength in uniformed services.

India releases first-ever image from Operation Sindoor’s war room, showing tri-service chiefs monitoring strikes on Pakistan-backed terror camps. The operation, backed by global outreach, targeted high-value terrorist sites post-Pahalgam attack.

Sadhguru received the 2025 Global Indian of the Year Award from Canada India Foundation for his global impact through Conscious Planet. He donated the CAD 50,000 prize to Cauvery Calling for ecological rejuvenation.

EAM S. Jaishankar told a parliamentary panel that Pakistan was informed only after India struck terror hubs under Operation Sindoor, rejecting Congress’s allegations of a pre-strike tip-off as “dishonest and misrepresented.”

The Southwest Monsoon arrived early in Kerala on May 24, eight days ahead of schedule. Priyanka Gandhi offered condolences to the family of the deceased and urged proactive assistance from UDF colleagues.

PM Modi said he gave Pakistan 15 days to act after the Pahalgam attack, but saw no action. Calling terror Pakistan’s “bread and butter,” he defended Operation Sindoor as a justified and necessary response.

At parliamentary panel meet, Congress grilled the government over India-Pakistan relations, abstention on IMF loan to Pakistan, and China-Pakistan ties, while the Centre defended its anti-terror strategy and dismissed ‘tip-off’ allegations as false.

Delhi Police arrested three men for cheating a senior citizen of Rs 25 lakh through a fake "digital arrest" scam. The fraudsters posed as police, misused Aadhaar data, and operated via WhatsApp from hotel rooms.

Customs will seize the containers that washed ashore on the Kerala coast and import duty will be levied, treating the goods in the containers as imported into India. The owner must pay the duty and take possession of the goods to avoid confiscation.

Haryana YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan, was guarded by at least six men armed with AK-47 rifles as she roamed around at Anarkali Bazar in Pakistan's Lahore.

Discussions focused on the recent Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor, with Qatar expressing solidarity and echoing India's stance against terrorism globally. 

Earlier on Saturday, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) stated that it had arrested Sahdev Singh Gohil, a multipurpose health worker from Gujarat's Kachchh district, for allegedly sharing classified information with a Pakistani agent.

India's first life-saving dual surgery combining a heart bypass surgery (Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting) and breast cancer surgery (Radical Mastectomy) in a single procedure/session on a 72-year-old woman from Bangladesh.

Abdul Rahim was arrested in November 2006 in connection with the murder of Saudi boy Anas Al Fayez and was sentenced to death in 2012.

Actor Dino Morea was questioned by Mumbai Police’s EOW over phone calls with the main accused in the Mithi River scam, which involves inflated equipment rentals and alleged collusion between BMC officials and contractors.

INS Vikrant’s deployment during Operation Sindoor forced Pakistan’s navy into a defensive posture, exposing strategic weaknesses. The Indian carrier’s presence led to a doctrinal rethink, marking a major shift in regional naval dynamics.

If calcium carbide enters the ocean, in cases such as a shipwreck, it poses significant environmental, chemical, and safety risks, especially due to the explosive and corrosive nature of the reaction.

Taj Mohammad and Halima Qureshi, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi's parents and her twin sister Shyna were among the crowd at PM Modi's Vadodara roadshow.

India has reported 1,009 active COVID-19 cases as of 8:00 AM on May 26, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Family members of Indian Army Officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi ,who was part of the media briefings during Op Sindoor, were also present at the roadshow and showered the Prime Minister with flower petals.

Revenue Minister K Rajan told Asianet News that people should exercise caution as containers from the cargo ship continue to wash ashore.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a vibrant roadshow in Gujarat's Vadodara as part of his two-day visit to inaugurate and lay the foundation for several developmental projects in the state.

A police constable from Noida was shot dead and several others injured after a mob attacked a police team which had gone to arrest a wanted criminal in Ghaziabad’s Nahal village on Sunday night.

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey cited declassified U.S. documents to allege that Nehru and Indira Gandhi were willing to concede strategic Kashmir territories to Pakistan under Western mediation.

Waterlogging was reported in several parts of Mumbai after heavy rainfall on Sunday late night. IMD has also issued orange to red alerts for the city and surrounding areas of Mumbai and suburban areas.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said Guyana's Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo showed strong understanding of India's stance on current issues with its neighbour during an all-party delegation visit focused on strengthening bilateral ties.

India views China as its main strategic threat and Pakistan as a secondary concern, says a US intelligence report. Pakistan sees India as an existential threat and continues to modernise its nuclear arsenal with China’s support.

Joseph Neumeyer, a US-German dual citizen, was arrested in New York after being deported from Israel for allegedly plotting a firebomb attack on the US Embassy in Tel Aviv. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

Trump criticised Harvard for having 31% foreign students, saying it limits opportunities for American students. He questioned why the US funds Harvard while foreign governments do not and raised concerns about transparency.