The day's dominant story was the Supreme Court's formation of a five-member high-powered committee to investigate police actions during the NEET/Jantar Mantar protests. The committee, headed by former judge Justice R. Subhash Reddy, will probe allegations of excessive force, violence, and harassment of women. This development was covered extensively across outlets, with details on the committee's composition and mandate emerging throughout the day. Earlier, the Jharkhand High Court stayed the Hemant Soren government's order cancelling JPSC and JSSC exams, providing relief to thousands of candidates and marking a setback for the state government. The death of former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, convicted in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, was also widely reported. Diplomatic tensions with Pakistan continued, with India removing security barriers outside the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi in a tit-for-tat move. Amit Shah's attack on Congress over its Vande Mataram stance, calling it anti-national and appeasement, dominated political coverage. Other notable stories included a teacher slapping a six-year-old student leading to his death, and a Lucknow murder-suicide involving an SBI employee.