The day was dominated by the fourth fuel price hike in 10 days, pushing petrol above โน100 in Delhi, with opposition slamming the government and oil companies reporting daily losses of โน600 crore. The Twisha Sharma death case saw the Supreme Court order a CBI probe and urge media restraint, with the solicitor general's remark that a divorced daughter is better than a dead one widely quoted. In the afternoon, the Padma awards ceremony honored late actor Dharmendra with Padma Vibhushan. US-Iran deal talks continued with Trump threatening a bigger conflict if no deal, while India's government assured normalcy in 4-5 days if the war ends. The Quad foreign ministers met amid India-US tensions.