A heated exchange erupted between Rahul Gandhi and BJP minister Dinesh Pratap Singh during a Raebareli meeting. Gandhi, chairing the DISHA meet, instructed Singh to seek permission before speaking. Singh later criticized Gandhi, alleging he acted like an “owner” rather than a chair. Singh, a former Congress leader, also protested Gandhi’s remarks against PM Modi’s mother, demanding an apology.

In Manipur, the prime minister will interact with internally displaced people in Churachandpur and Imphal and address two rallies during his visit to the state

The earthquake hit 111 kilometres east of the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the administrative centre of the Kamchatka region, at a depth of 39.5 kilometres.