President Donald Trump plans a speech at the Lincoln Memorial and a possible Air Force One flyover for an amped-up Independence Day celebration in Washington, drawing criticism that he wants to transform a traditionally nonpartisan, national event into a political rally. Air Force One, the custom Boeing 747 used by US presidents, is expected to be among the featured aircraft.

Around 700 DMK workers were detained and later released for protesting outside the Coimbatore City Corporation Office (CCCO) against the water crisis in Tamil Nadu. The protest was held to urge the CCCO to take steps to resolve the crisis affecting the state. "We're doing all that we can despite the deficient rain," a state minister said.

Addressing a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament on Thursday, President Ram Nath Kovind said, "Today the whole world stands with India on the issue of terrorism." President Kovind added, "Designation of Masood Azhar, responsible for dastardly terrorist attacks on our soil, as a global terrorist by United Nations is a major testimony to this fact."