PM Modi slammed Congress for disrespecting Vande Mataram, criticising Rahul Gandhi for skipping the Lok Sabha debate. Marking 150 years of the national song, he highlighted its role in India’s freedom struggle, condemned past compromises, and urged national unity and pride.

Amid continued flight disruptions, IndiGo officials have formed a Crisis Management Group (CMG) to monitor all matters related to the current situation. The CMG was constituted during the first meeting on December 4 and has been meeting daily to closely monitor all matters related to the current situation.

The UIDAI has made it mandatory for hotels and private entities to not take photocopies of customers in a move to protect their privacy. The authority has introduced new rules to curb misuse of the identity of customers.