Trump's deportation program materialized with a military aircraft carrying 205 verified Indian migrants departing from Texas toward Amritsar, marking the first implementation of his border policy shift. Media attention shifted to Parliament where Modi delivered a 95-minute response to the President's address, targeting opposition leaders without naming them - particularly over "photo-ops in slums" and "jacuzzi focus."
By afternoon, China announced 15% retaliatory tariffs on US coal and gas imports, while Delhi's pre-election tension peaked with an FIR against Kejriwal over his Yamuna water pollution statements. The Election Commission rejected AAP's claims of bias, as 1.56 crore voters prepared for tomorrow's assembly polls.
Evening coverage centered on polling preparations across Delhi's 70 constituencies, while reports emerged of ₹5 lakh cash seized from a staff member at CM Atishi's office.