Overview
- Veteran actor Dharmendra’s funeral was held in Mumbai with industry figures including Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan paying tribute.
- The ICC confirmed eight T20 World Cup venues across five Indian cities—Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata—and three Sri Lankan sites including Colombo and Kandy.
- The IMD warned that a Bay of Bengal low-pressure system is intensifying, with heavy rain and cyclone alerts for coastal districts in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.
- A parliamentary committee urged tighter oversight of coaching centres, citing student stress and suicides and recommending AI-based monitoring of high-pressure exam ecosystems.
- Investigators are examining an alleged runway line-up error by an Ariana Afghan Airlines jet at Delhi airport, while Afghan officials reported nine children killed in a Pakistani airstrike in Khost.