The Supreme Court stayed the controversial Allahabad High Court ruling that "grabbing breasts is not rape attempt," calling it "insensitive" and "inhuman." This development dominated morning coverage across publications.
CBI raids at former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's residence in connection with the Mahadev betting app case featured prominently in early reports.
Trump's executive order requiring citizenship proof for voting in US elections, with specific mention of India's biometric system, received extensive coverage. Meanwhile, India rejected the US Commission on International Religious Freedom report, labeling the commission itself an "entity of concern."
A nationwide UPI payment system outage disrupted digital transactions for several hours, affecting services like PhonePe, Google Pay, and Paytm, generating over 23,000 complaints.
In the Justice Varma cash recovery case, Delhi Police sealed the area where partially burnt notes were found.