The Nepal floods continued to dominate Indian media, with the death toll rising from 469 in the morning to 579 by evening, and nearly 2,000 missing, including 320 Indians. The day's key development was Nepal's reversal on foreign aid: after initially declining rescue teams from India and China, Kathmandu accepted help following a fresh dam burst in Tibet that forced a temporary halt to rescue operations. The MEA confirmed 400 Indians safe in China and 21 pilgrims returned to Delhi. In Karnataka, minister B Nagendra resigned for the second time over the Valmiki scam, tearfully alleging caste-based targeting. Other stories included a Sonia Gandhi memoir publishing row and a tyre burst on an Alliance Air flight.