The Hospital's Deadly Intrusion

The Air India crash investigation maintained its dominant position. New reports alleging the pilot intentionally cut fuel supply emerged in the morning, prompting immediate objections from pilot bodies against premature blame. By early afternoon, Indian investigators formally dismissed these US media claims as "irresponsible" and "unverified," rejecting them as conclusions. Concurrently, a shocking incident unfolded in Patna, where armed assailants entered a hospital and killed a patient, an event widely covered via CCTV footage. Throughout the day, police identified all five alleged shooters and made an arrest. Diplomatically, India firmly rejected NATO's threats regarding its oil trade with Russia, stressing energy needs, and continued efforts in the Nimisha Priya death row case, despite the victim's family refusing pardon.