The day was dominated by the fallout from the CBSE OSM tender row. Morning reports of a cyberattack on the re-evaluation portal—1.5 million hits in two minutes—were overtaken by the Centre's decision to transfer Chairman Rahul Singh and Secretary Himanshu Gupta, and form an inquiry committee. By afternoon, Lokhande Sitaram was named new Chairman and Varun Bhardwaj Secretary. The portal glitches and cyberattack narrative persisted, but the leadership purge became the central editorial focus.
Political upheavals continued: K. Annamalai submitted a five-page resignation to BJP chief Nitin Nabin and met Amit Shah, with plans to launch a new party in Tamil Nadu. In West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee led a dharna against post-poll violence, but only a handful of MLAs attended, fueling speculation of a TMC split after reports of 50 MLAs meeting secretly. International coverage centered on Trump's clash with Netanyahu over Lebanon strikes and Iran's suspension of talks.