Another batch of Coldrif cough syrup tested positive for diethylene glycol, prompting MPFDA to ban three syrups and initiate a market recall. Coldrif, linked to 23 child deaths in Chhindwara, was primarily distributed locally, while Respifresh and Relife reached numerous districts across Madhya Pradesh.

A section of the opposition raised questions about the absence of female journalists during Afghanistan’s Talibani foreign minister Amir Muttaqi’s press conference.

A 22-year-old BTech student from TIT College Bhopal, died after alleged police beating. Two police constables are suspended pending investigation.