12:08⇢Pant's 27-Crore Crown in Islamic Jeddah
⌨The newspapers extensively report on the IPL auction in Jeddah, where the bidding reached new heights - Rishabh Pant secured by Lucknow for Rs 27 crore, Shreyas Iyer to Punjab for Rs 26.75 crore, and KL Rahul to Delhi for Rs 14 crore (ABP Live, Firstpost, Times of India, Zee News, Dinamalar, Mathrubhumi). Meanwhile, violence during a mosque survey in Sambhal resulted in three deaths, with reports of stone-pelting and arson (India Today, Jagran, Jansatta, NDTV).