The Nationalist Congress Party, split into factions led by Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar, faced a significant setback in the Pimpri-Chinchwad and Pune municipal elections. Despite campaigning together, both factions suffered losses, with the BJP leading in a majority of wards. This performance raises questions about the potential merger of the NCP factions.

For India, the strategy is to maintain a centuries-old civilisational and economic relationship with Iran without inviting economic retaliation from the US

A man in Jodhpur was arrested for raping his two daughters over years. Police acted after an email complaint from the elder daughter. He faces charges under BNS and Pocso Act.