India news: Thunberg shows solidarity with CJP protesters Published July 27, 2026last updated July 27, 2026What you need to know - Thunberg said: "The Indian student protest has made us all proud!" - Police crackdown on student protesters has continued despite government promises to ease off - CJP has issued a statement against police brutality Here's a roundup of the biggest headlines from India on Monday, July 27: Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add us as a Preferred Source on Google. Then tap the "Star" or "Preferred" to keep DW News at the top of your feed.

Assam floods and landslides kill at least 50 Floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 50 people in the northern Indian state of Assam since mid-July. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that the situation remained "persistently grim." Almost 1.1 million people across more than 2,000 villages have been affected, according to Sarma. More than 41,000 people are currently sheltering in emergency accommodation.

Dozens of people remain missing in the flood-hit areas. Sarma said he would consult the Indian military on how to reach people who were still cut off. The heavy rainfall caused the Brahmaputra River, which runs for around 2,900 kilometers, to burst its banks as it flows through Assam.

India's top court warns against police excesses at protests India's Supreme Court has said police must not use excessive force simply because a protest is taking place, stressing that peaceful demonstrations are protected under the constitution. The three-judge bench, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant heard several petitions alleging police excesses against so-called NEET protesters in Delhi and other parts of the country. The protesters are mainly students and medical-school applicants demonstrating over alleged irregularities in India's National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, or NEET.

They have also dubbed themselves "cockroaches" after comments made by India's former education minister. "The right to protest, peaceful protest, lawful protest, is absolutely guaranteed under the constitutional scheme," Kant said. "So long as there is a peaceful agitation, merely because there is an agitation, there can't be excesses." The court called for a clear protocol to balance the right to protest with public order.

"If they want to agitate on an issue, they should be provided with proper space," Kant said. "There should be no restriction or impediment in that." He added that police could take action against "anti-social elements" or anyone who had broken the law. The petitions included one filed by Rajya Sabha lawmaker Manoj Jha.

India summons Ukrainian envoy over ship attack India has summoned Ukraine's ambassador over an attack on a commercial vessel that killed an Indian national. The Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the envoy had been asked to convey New Delhi's strong concerns to Kyiv following the July 18 strike on the MV OMORFI. India reiterated that attacks targeting commercial vessels were "unacceptable and must be avoided." Bihar: Policeman fired for using AK-47 during protest The policeman who was seen firing an AK-47 assault rifle in a video during a protest on Saturday in Bihar's Siwan dictrict was suspended, officials said.