07:31⇢Charminar Fire Claims 17 Lives
⌨The newspapers report on a tragic fire near Hyderabad's Charminar that killed 17 people, including 8 children (Dinamalar, India Today, Jagran, Jansatta, Mathrubhumi, NDTV, Zee News). The Prime Minister has expressed condolences and announced ex-gratia payments (Jansatta, Zee News). In other news, coverage continues of Operation Sindoor with the Army releasing a new video describing it as "planned, trained & executed" (Times of India, ABP Live). Diplomatic tensions escalate as Pakistan plans to send its own delegation led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in response to India's global outreach efforts (The Print, Aaj Tak). An Ashoka University professor has been arrested following a BJP leader's complaint about remarks on Operation Sindoor (Scroll, The Wire Hindi).