16:06⇢Modi's War Council Meets As Caste Census Approved
⌨The newspapers extensively report on two major developments today. First, Prime Minister Modi held a high-level security meeting with Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval regarding potential action against Pakistan following the Pahalgam attack (Aaj Tak, ABP Live, Dainik Bhaskar, Jagran, Times of India). Rahul Gandhi urged Modi not to "dilly-dally" and take decisive action (Times of India, Dainik Bhaskar). Second, the Modi government announced inclusion of caste enumeration in the next census, seen as a significant policy shift ahead of Bihar elections (Frontline, India Today, NDTV, The Hindu, The Print, The Quint).