Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi over Epstein files, trade deal; Top Naxal leader Devuji surrenders

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi issued a video rebuttal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the Prime Minister's criticism of Youth Congress protests at the AI Global Summit. Gandhi addressed allegations involving the Epstein files and the Adani legal case in the United States, asserting that the latter targets the financial architecture of the BJP. He further criticized the Indo-US trade deal, citing concerns over data security and the welfare of the textile industry and farmers. In internal security news, CPI (Maoist) General Secretary Thippari Tirupathi, also known as Devuji, surrendered in Telangana after forty years underground. This surrender, involving a leader with a ₹1 crore reward, coincides with the intensification of Operation Black Forest 2. Additionally, the Tejas light combat aircraft fleet remains grounded following a technical incident on a runway, though HAL confirmed pilot safety. The report concludes with actor Alia Bhatt delivering a speech in Hindi at the BAFTA awards in London.