The Mumbai Traffic Control Room received a WhatsApp threat claiming multiple human bombs and 14 terrorists had entered the city. It also warned of blasts on Anant Chaturdashi.

The BJP on Friday hit out at the Kerala Congress for likening Bihar to bidis in a post on GST rates, calling it an insult to the state. The post by the Congress was later deleted.

President Trump, fulfilling a campaign promise, will rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War, citing a need for a more offensive posture. The move, criticized as a costly distraction and a reflection of Trump’s military record, follows China’s military parade. Critics also evoked the history of the department and the words of comedian George Carlin.