Chinese President Xi Jinping warned of rising uncertainties as the Communist Party approved its next five-year plan, emphasizing technological innovation and economic restructuring. The blueprint, personally shaped by Xi, aims to strengthen China’s domestic market and “real economy” amidst global volatility and domestic headwinds.

In Mansa, Punjab, a drug-addict couple sold their six-month-old son to a scrap dealer for Rs 1.8 lakh. Punjab Police arrested three people and recovered the child.

A former MLA in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district was injured after being gored by a bull during a traditional bull race festival – Hori Habba.