The day's editorial focus in India centered on the much-anticipated reunion of Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, who shared a political stage after two decades. This event, extensively covered from morning through afternoon, triggered discussions on Maharashtra's political landscape, including potential alliances and strong stances against Hindi imposition. Later, Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin also expressed support for their language rights position. Concurrently, news emerged in the late morning of Nehal Modi, brother of fugitive Nirav Modi, being arrested in the US in a bank fraud case. In sports, cricketer Shubman Gill achieved a record-breaking century in the ongoing Test match, a significant development in the afternoon. Earlier, reports noted President Trump signing the "One Big Beautiful Bill" into law and continued scrutiny over Bihar's voter roll revision.