Royal Challengers Bengaluru broke their 18-year title drought by defeating Punjab Kings by 6 runs in the IPL final, with Virat Kohli breaking down on the field as "Ee Sala Cup Namdu" finally became reality. Morning coverage focused on military revelations as Chief of Defence Staff General Chauhan disclosed Pakistan's plan for a 48-hour war collapsed within 8 hours, while new documents suggested India struck 28 targets rather than the previously reported 20 during Operation Sindoor.
Political tensions escalated when Rahul Gandhi coined "Narendra Surrender" to attack Modi's response to Trump's ceasefire pressure. The Kamal Haasan-Kannada controversy deepened as Karnataka High Court asked why he couldn't apologize like C. Rajagopalchari did for similar remarks, with the actor refusing and postponing his film's Karnataka release.
Northeast India's flood crisis worsened with 36 deaths and nearly 600,000 affected, while US Commerce Secretary expressed optimism about finalizing an India-US trade deal in the "not-too-distant future."