Morning coverage focused on the escalating transatlantic trade war, as Indian editors tracked President Trump’s 10% tariff imposition on European nations following the Greenland dispute. Reports highlighted the European Union’s retaliatory suspension of trade deals and India’s own defensive trade stance. By midday, editorial priority shifted to Prime Minister Modi’s aggressive campaign in West Bengal and Assam. Following the Mahayuti’s municipal victory in Mumbai, Modi utilized infrastructure launches for Amrit Bharat trains to frame the Trinamool Congress as a threat to national security, accusing the party of fostering a "Maha Jungle Raj." In the evening, headlines were dominated by a major geopolitical shift: President Trump’s invitation to Prime Minister Modi to join a proposed "Board of Peace" for Gaza. This development overshadowed domestic reports on the Maharashtra civic poll fallout and New Zealand’s historic maiden ODI series win on Indian soil, positioning India as a central mediator in the Middle East conflict.