Top news of the day | April 6, 2026

Nine policemen sentenced to death in Sattankulam custodial deaths case

All nine police personnel convicted in the 2020 Sattankulam custodial deaths case, in which trader P. Jayaraj (58) and his son J. Benicks (31) died in police custody, were awarded the death sentence by the First Additional District and Sessions Court in Madurai on Monday (April 6, 2026). On March 23, 2026, the court convicted all nine police personnel in the case but had said that the quantum of their sentence would be pronounced later.

Supreme Court directs ECI to add verified names in Bengal supplementary list by tonight

The Election Commission, represented by senior advocate D.S. Naidu, informed the Supreme Court bench that the remaining claims would be decided during the day and that a supplementary electoral roll would be published later on Monday night (April 6, 2026).

Strait of Hormuz will never return to previous status: Iran’s IRGC

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Monday (April 6, 2026) that the Strait of Hormuz, a critical international waterway connecting the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman, has undergone “irreversible strategic changes” and will never return to its previous status. “The era of foreign hegemony over this critical waterway is definitely over,” the IRGC Navy said in a statement. Recent regional developments have established a new reality so that the U.S. can no longer dictate terms in Iran’s immediate maritime environment, it said.

Masked man drives through Delhi Assembly gate, 3 held

Delhi Police nabbed three people after a car driven by a masked man barged into the Delhi Assembly premises through one of the gates, leading to a security scare on Monday (April 6, 2026) afternoon, officials said. The car, bearing an Uttar Pradesh registration number, broke through Gate No. 2 around 2 p.m., they said.

Positive discussions underway on Uniform Civil Code, ‘One Nation, One Election’: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (April 6, 2026) flagged the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and ‘One Nation, One Election’ as two unfinished agendas of the BJP, and said serious and positive discussions are taking place on them. Addressing virtually in an event on the BJP’s foundation day, Mr. Modi also targeted the Congress and said BJP workers endured many hardships like Emergency and also oppression under the grand old party.

CBI claims over ₹73K crore bank ‘fraud’ in Anil Ambani Group probe; ED flags IBC irregularities

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing bank loan frauds cumulatively worth ₹73,000 crore in seven cases registered against the Reliance Anil Ambani Group, according to a status report filed in the Supreme Court in February. The CBI informed the court that it is actively investigating seven cases, and is probing the roles of certain public servants as well.

Supreme Court does not interfere with order allowing Adani to acquire JAL, asks NCLAT to decide promptly

The Supreme Court on Monday (April 6, 2026) declined to stay the implementation of the Adani group’s ₹14,535-crore bid to acquire the debt-ridden Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL), but provided a safeguard by restraining the firm’s monitoring committee from taking any “major policy decisions” without prior nod of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal.

RBI rate-setting panel starts deliberations amid West Asia crisis; decision on Wednesday

The Reserve Bank’s rate-setting panel on Monday (April 6, 2026) started its three-day brainstorming session on the first bi-monthly monetary policy of the fiscal year amid expectations of a status quo on the benchmark lending rate in view of apprehensions of a spike in inflation due to ongoing West Asia crisis.

Three educationists rapped by SC over NCERT chapter seek hearing

Three educators “blacklisted” by the Supreme Court for preparing a controversial chapter on ‘Corruption in judiciary’ in a Class 8 National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Social Science textbook have said they are no “fly-by-night academics” and command “street cred”.

Senior Russian commander Alexander Otroshchenko killed in March air crash, official says

A senior Russian Air Force Commander was killed when a military transport aircraft crashed in Russian-controlled ‌Crimea last week, killing 30 people, according to a senior official cited by Russian media on Monday (April 6, 2026). Alexander Otroshchenko, Commander of the 45th Army of ‌the Northern Fleet’s Air Force and Air Defence, died in the ‌crash, Andrei Chibis, Governor of ‌the northern Murmansk region where the fleet is based, was quoted as saying.