Outgoing Indian high commissioner to Canada, Sanjay Verma, accused Canadian PM Justin Trudeau of damaging India-Canada relations based on intel rather than evidence, and encouraging Khalistan extremists. Verma, who was recalled amid criminal allegations, denies any wrongdoing and criticizes Canada for not sharing evidence and following proper procedures.

A social media post has claimed that the blast at the CRPF school was in retaliation to targeting of pro-Khalistan separatists by Indian agents. The purported message with a ‘Khalistan Zindabad’ watermark was posted by Justice League India on Telegram

A video from the Akshardham temple showed dense fog in the area as the AQI slipped to 307, categorised as ‘very poor’, SAFAR-India data showed.