The day's dominant editorial focus was the historic debut of 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who became India's youngest international cricketer, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's 36-year-old record. Multiple outlets led with this story from early afternoon, covering his T20I cap presentation and brief innings of 14 runs with two sixes. Earlier, the Ram Mandir donation theft scandal continued to generate headlines, with reports of stolen gold melted into biscuits, missing gold-leaf Ramcharitmanas, and a trustee demanding the death penalty for thieves. The TMC infighting escalated as Mamata Banerjee's loyalist Chandrima Bhattacharya resigned from all party posts, while Mamata dared rebels to join BJP and fight her. International coverage focused on Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei's funeral, with emotional scenes and reports of preparations for mass casualties. India designated 23 Pakistan-based militants as terrorists under UAPA, and PM Modi received a death threat ahead of his Australia visit, prompting a Melbourne police investigation.