The CBI intensified its investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, conducting searches and lie detection tests. Financial irregularities in the institute are also under scrutiny. The Calcutta High Court mandated an investigation into these issues and directed the CBI to provide a progress report in three weeks.

In response to Congress’s criticism over the Unified Pension Scheme, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad asked whether Congress had fulfilled its promise of reinstating the Old Pension Scheme in Himachal Pradesh. Prasad accused Congress of making empty promises for votes. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge labeled the new scheme as another policy reversal by the Modi administration.

In the photo shared by news agency IANS, the actor is seen holding a cup of tea and a cigarette in the other hand.