08:42 (03:12)⇢Ten Die in Kumbh Pilgrims Bus Crash
⌨The newspapers extensively report on a major accident on the Mirzapur-Prayagraj highway, where a Bolero vehicle collided with a bus carrying Mahakumbh pilgrims, resulting in 10 deaths and 19 injuries (NDTV, Aaj Tak, ABP Live, Jagran, Zee News). On the political front, the Vice President questions the Chief Justice's role in executive appointments, calling judicial governance a "constitutional paradox" (India Today). A second US deportation flight with 119 Indians is scheduled to land in Amritsar (Times of India, Jansatta).