Overview

• A flash flood after a cloudburst in Doda, J&K, left at least four dead, with the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage suspended and NH-44 shut as rescue operations continue and the Chenab swells.
• The weather department’s early-morning alert covered Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and north coastal Andhra Pradesh, with school closures announced in parts of Jammu, Shimla and Punjab.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate Maruti Suzuki’s BEV unit in Hansalpur around 10 a.m., where the company will launch the E Vitara and begin first-batch production for planned exports to over 100 countries, according to the PMO.
• Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav’s Vote Adhikar march has moved into Bihar’s Mithilanchal belt, with Priyanka Gandhi joining efforts to challenge NDA strongholds through roadshows and rallies.
• Seat-sharing talks inside the NDA remain unsettled as LJP leader Chirag Paswan presses a 40-seat demand that party and insider accounts suggest may be pared back in ongoing negotiations.