A historic political reunion is underway as cousins Uddhav and Raj Thackeray announce an alliance for the critical BMC elections, a move aimed at consolidating the Marathi vote to 'save Maharashtra'. This bulletin also covers the public outrage following the bail granted to Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Sengar. The survivor protested at India Gate and later met with Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, who stated, 'We are turning into a dead society.' In other news, an exclusive investigation reveals a PUC certificate scam in Delhi, where certificates were issued without vehicle tests, compounding the city's pollution crisis, which Union Minister Nitin Gadkari acknowledged. Additionally, the broadcast reports on ISRO's successful Bluebird Block 2 satellite launch, the arrest of Naveen Kumar for a public assault in Bengaluru, and a major Pongal 2026 box office clash between Vijay's 'Jananayagam' and Sivakarthikeyan's 'Parasakthi'.
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.
