The day was dominated by the sinking of a Panama-flagged cargo ship off the Odisha coast, with 24 crew members aboard and 22 missing. The Indian Navy and Coast Guard launched rescue operations, and the story was covered extensively across outlets. Earlier, the US-Canada trade war escalated as Trump's 50% tariffs took effect, prompting Canada to suspend talks and vow dollar-for-dollar retaliation. Domestically, the BJP formed a Gen Z outreach team and passed a resolution against Congress over Vande Mataram, while Rahul Gandhi criticized the Manusmriti at a Pune event. The NIA moved to summon Hafiz Saeed in the Pahalgam attack case.