09:13⇢Supreme Court Freezes Waqf Appointments
⌨The newspapers extensively report on the Supreme Court proceedings regarding the Waqf Act, with the Centre requesting a 7-day period to respond while agreeing to temporarily halt new appointments to Waqf boards (Aaj Tak, ABP Live, Dainik Bhaskar, India Today, Jagran, Jansatta, Mathrubhumi, NDTV, The Hindu, Times of India). The Court has ordered that no changes be made to existing waqf properties, including "waqf by user" designations, until the next hearing on May 5. Other stories include the arrest of 22 Naxalites in Chhattisgarh (Dinamalar), an alleged assault on an air hostess at Medanta hospital (The Print), and Rahul Gandhi's strategy to challenge Modi in Gujarat (Zee News).