This edition of 5 Live focusses on the death of Yuvraj Mehta, a 27-year-old software engineer in Noida. He died on Friday after his vehicle fell into an unprotected, water-filled pit in Noida's Sector 150. The programme examines allegations of systemic negligence by the Noida Authority and District Magistrate Medha Rupam, highlighting a four-hour rescue delay by the SDRF and NDRF despite the victim being alive and calling for help. The bulletin also addresses the mental health crisis at IIT Kanpur following the ninth student suicide in two years, featuring insights from Director Manindra Agrawal. Global coverage includes the World Economic Forum in Davos, where US President Donald Trump arrived to discuss his America First agenda, Greenland, and Venezuela with international leaders and Indian CEOs. Additional reports cover a twist in the Maharashtra mayoral race, the Union Health Ministry's AI medical course launch, and leadership changes at Eternal as Deepinder Goyal manages executive transitions.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, legal expert Harish Salve discussed the constitutional crisis in West Bengal following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign despite losing her seat and the decisive mandate against her party.
An India Today ground report from Tehran details the ongoing conflict, its impact on the city's infrastructure and how Iranians have gathered at Enghelab Square to demonstrate solidarity and unity amid war.
The Congress state unit in Tamil Nadu held an online meeting and decided to extend support to TVK. Congress is seeking a power-sharing agreement and is likely to demand two cabinet portfolios, along with a few board and corporation chairman posts, and other government roles such as trust members and directors.
Watch as India Today's Geeta Mohan brings this exclusive ground report from Iran's fourteenth-century Golestan Palace, which was damaged during the US-Israel airstrikes on Tehran.
