Union Home Minister Amit Shah will introduce the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the Rajya Sabha on the first day of the Monsoon Session. The proposed law seeks to extend the same legal protection enjoyed by the National Anthem to 'Vande Mataram'.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported the quake struck on Saturday at 9:24 pm local time, with its epicentre located 2 kilometres west-southwest of the city of Sicaya, in Huancayo province