Overnight US House passage of the Russia sanctions bill authorizing 100% tariffs on Russian-oil buyers dominated, with the MEA saying energy security of 1.4 billion was non-negotiable and trade interests would be protected.
Morning shifted to Modi's 76th birthday at SEMICON India 2026, where he launched the second phase of the chip mission and cited the BRICS New Delhi Declaration as trust in India, alongside reports of two terrorists killed in Udhampur.
By afternoon focus turned to the Tata Sons board reappointing N Chandrasekaran for five years and pushing listing, which Tata Trusts and Noel Tata called illegal.
Evening closed with the EC freezing Trinamool's name and 'flowers and grass' symbol for both Mamata and Ritabrata factions ahead of Bengal bypolls, as Abhishek Sharma's 30-ball hundred powered India past Afghanistan.