Protests against the Waqf Amendment Act in West Bengal's Murshidabad escalated dramatically, with violence claiming three lives, including a father and son hacked to death by a mob. The Calcutta High Court ordered deployment of central forces, with the Centre dispatching 300 BSF personnel plus five additional companies to the region. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared the law would not be implemented in Bengal.
The Supreme Court delivered a landmark verdict setting a three-month deadline for Presidents to decide on bills, ending governors' "pocket veto" powers. Following this ruling, Tamil Nadu immediately notified 10 Acts that had been pending with the governor.
In the ongoing Tahawwur Rana investigation, NIA reportedly identified a "Dubai man" who knew about the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Meanwhile, Ukraine claimed a Russian missile struck an Indian pharmaceutical warehouse in Kyiv.
Trump partially retreated in the tariff standoff, exempting smartphones, computers and electronics from global tariffs.