Top news of the day: At least 8 dead in Thailand school shooting; Sukhbir Badal meets Modi amid speculation of SAD-BJP alliance, and more
This news roundup covers a school shooting in Thailand, ongoing political tensions in India regarding student protests, and legal developments concerning reservation policies and fiscal federalism.
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The summary provides a snapshot of significant geopolitical and domestic policy events affecting South and Southeast Asia.
A teenage suspect killed his grandparents before shooting dead at least six more people at a school near Bangkok Friday (August 7, 2026), police said.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday (August 7, 2026) met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla amid the ongoing stalemate between the government and the Opposition over a debate on the police crackdown on protesting students and alleged theft of Ram temple donations.
The Supreme Court on Friday (August 7, 2026) agreed to pronounce judgment on a Tamil Nadu government appeal seeking confirmation of the State’s power to frame and implement policy to provide reservation benefits to members of backward classes, most backward classes, denotified communities and Scheduled Castes who convert to Islam.
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