In two separate incidents reported within 24 hours, two police personnel in Bihar allegedly committed suicide under mysterious circumstances, raising concerns over their safety, mental health, and working conditions.

Both incidents are now under high-level investigation.

A 33-year-old Home Guard jawan, identified as Rajkumar God, shot himself in his head around 11:50 p.m. on Monday inside the Asav police station premises in Siwan district.

Originally from Tikulia village under Darauli police station, Rajkumar was on active duty when the incident occurred.

Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Gauri Kumari of Mairwa Sadar-2 rushed to the spot with her team upon being informed.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) staged a protest demonstration in Bihar’s Patna on Tuesday, and promised that the party will contest all 243 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections.

AAP leaders, led by Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, held a sit-in protest at Gardanibagh, Patna, raising issues concerning the treatment of Bihari migrants in Delhi and alleged injustices under BJP rule.

Addressing the media persons in Patna, Sanjay Singh launched a scathing attack on the BJP, accusing it of demolishing homes, huts, and shops of Bihari families who have been living in Delhi for decades.

"Bulldozers are being run on the houses of people from Bihar who have been living in Delhi for 40 to 50 years. Despite our repeated requests, the demolitions continue," Singh claimed.

North Korea plans to send some 6,000 military engineer troops to Russia, media reports said Tuesday, as Moscow's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu visited Pyongyang for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

The troops to be deployed to Russia's Kursk region will include 5,000 military construction workers and 1,000 sappers, the reports said, citing Shoigu, news agency reported.

Meanwhile on Tuesday, Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrived in Pyongyang for the second time in less than two weeks to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

It marks Shoigu's second visit to North Korea this month, following his previous trip in early June, during which he also met with Kim and discussed security issues involving the Korean Peninsula.

The Monsoon Session of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly will commence on July 14, signalling an important phase in the state's ongoing legislative affairs.

Scheduled to run until July 18, the session will comprise a total of five sittings. This will be the sixth Monsoon Session of the current Assembly and is expected to be the final one held in the existing Assembly building in Raipur, as the new legislative complex in Nava Raipur nears completion. The session is anticipated to be politically charged, with both the ruling and opposition parties preparing to raise critical issues.

The opposition, particularly the Congress party, is expected to mount a strong challenge to the BJP-led government, focusing on what it describes as 17 months of administrative shortcomings. Key issues, including agriculture, fertiliser shortages, law and order concerns, rationalisation of schools and the overall performance of the government since taking office, are likely to dominate the discussions during the session.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday announced it has received approval from capital markets regulator SEBI to change the expiry day for equity derivatives contracts from Thursday to Tuesday.

This move is part of a broader effort to streamline expiry days across exchanges and reduce volatility. The new expiry schedule will come into effect from September 1, 2025.

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has also been given the go-ahead to continue with Thursday as its expiry day from Tuesday.

The exchange had proposed Thursday as its preferred settlement day, and SEBI has accepted the suggestion.

Both exchanges shared official circulars outlining the changes following SEBI's directive issued in May.

In a key development for the Indian derivatives market, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) has received approval from capital markets regulator SEBI to shift its weekly derivatives expiry day to Tuesday.

Also, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has also received SEBI's nod to shift its expiry day to Thursday as per its request.

The communication from the capital markets regulator regarding the expiry day changes has been conveyed to both the exchanges.

In a horrifying incident in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh a 19-year-old student, Malishka Kadera, was shot dead in front of her parents while returning home with them on a motorcycle.

The incident occurred in the Baghchini police station area on the night of June 16, when the family was travelling from Balhera village to their native village, Badarpura.

According to police, four masked assailants intercepted the family’s bike and opened fire on Malishka, killing her on the spot.

The attackers fled immediately after the shooting, leaving the family devastated and in shock and the local community in fear.

Heavy rains and flooding triggered by Typhoon Wutip have left seven people dead and caused extensive agricultural and property damage in central Vietnam, reports said on Tuesday.

Four deaths were reported in Quang Binh province and three in Quang Tri province, while one person was injured in Quang Tri, according to the Department of Dike Management and Natural Disaster Prevention.

According to reports, floods have submerged more than 33,000 hectares of rice fields, along with thousands of hectares of aquaculture ponds, while eight ships have been sunk or damaged, news agency reported.

Local authorities have visited affected families and mobilised emergency forces to support recovery efforts and help residents resume normal life, the Vietnam News Agency said.

Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot has strongly criticised the BJP-led Union government for its alleged reluctance and delay in conducting a caste-based census in the country, calling it a deliberate attempt to evade a long-standing demand rooted in social justice and inclusive policy-making.

Addressing a Press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday, Pilot emphasised that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who is the Leader of Opposition as well, has consistently pushed for a comprehensive caste census, raising the issue in Parliament and at various public forums.

“Rahul Gandhi called it an ‘X-ray of the nation’ — necessary to know the exact population of every caste, their geographic distribution, and the social, economic, and educational conditions they live in,” Pilot said.

The Indian stock markets closed lower on Tuesday after a weak trading session, as escalating geopolitical tensions and concerns over inflation due to high crude oil prices kept investors on edge.

The cautious mood came after US President Donald Trump issued a strong warning to Iran, saying Tehran should have opted for a nuclear deal with the United States amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Both the benchmarks opened flat and briefly moved higher, but quickly lost momentum as selling pressure intensified through the session.

The Sensex fell by 212.85 points to settle at 81,583.30, after touching an intra-day low of 81,427. The Nifty also ended lower by 93.10 points, closing at 24,853.40.