In a horrific incident, a tourist cruise carrying around 30 passengers capsized due to strong winds in the Narmada river in Jabalpur near Madhya Pradesh’s Bargi Dam, killing 9 people. The deceased people included a mother and her four-year old son, and their bodies were pulled out of the river.

Arguing for Khera’s anticipatory bail, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi slammed Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma as a “constitutional cowboy,” saying Dr Ambedkar “would turn over in his grave” at such conduct. Singhvi called Khera’s custodial arrest in the defamation case filed by Sarma’s wife.

Pakistan reacted to the protests at the Jamia Milia Islamia campus in Delhi over RSS event, alleging “permeation of extremist Hindu ideology into educational institutions.” However, Congress’ NSUI condemned the interference of Pakistan in India’s internal matter.