This news bulletin covers the escalating crisis in Iran amid a regime crackdown on nationwide protests, with unconfirmed reports citing thousands of casualties. In West Asia, tensions rise as Iran warns neighboring countries that hosting U.S. bases makes them legitimate targets for retaliation, a response to U.S. President Donald Trump's support for the protestors and warnings of intervention. The program also addresses a genocidal threat issued against India by Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Abu Musa Kashmiri. In the UK, mass protests by the Sikh community in London are highlighted following reports of 'grooming gangs' targeting young girls. Finally, the bulletin reports on a milestone in India's maritime diplomacy as the INSV Kaundinya, a ship built using ancient stitched techniques, completes its maiden voyage from Gujarat to Muscat, Oman, retracing historic sea routes.
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.
