Kash Patel's swearing-in as FBI Director on the Bhagavad Gita dominated morning coverage, with media focusing on his Gujarat roots. The USAID controversy escalated as Foreign Minister Jaishankar termed the organization's presence in India as "allowed in good faith," while addressing Trump's repeated claims about voter turnout funding.
By afternoon, former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das's appointment as Principal Secretary-2 to PM Modi emerged as a significant administrative restructuring, suggesting enhanced focus on economic management in the PMO. The Telangana tunnel collapse trapped eight workers, including two engineers, prompting PM Modi to contact CM Reddy.
Tamil Nadu CM Stalin's categorical rejection of NEP implementation "even for ₹10,000 crore" intensified the ongoing language politics, while Congress legislators continued their overnight protest in Rajasthan Assembly over the "Dadi" remark controversy.