National Development Council grants the Special Category Status for plan assistance. The state has to meet the criteria for getting the Special Category. Jhanjharpur MP Rampreet Mandal asked Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and he replied that this case is not made out.

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam criticized Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand for his comments supporting Uddhav Thackeray. Nirupam emphasized that the position of Shankaracharya is highly respected and should remain above political endorsements.

President Droupadi Murmu approved Justice N Kotiswar Singh and Justice R Mahadevan's appointments, adding two more judges to the Supreme Court. Arjun Ram Meghwal, the law minister, made the announcements today.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has condemned the recent attack on security officials in Jiribam, Manipur, resulting in the death of a CRPF personnel and called on the central government and Prime Minister to address the ongoing ethnic conflict.

On Friday, LOP Rahul Gandhi requested people not to use foul language towards Smriti Irani who lost Amethi Lok Sabha Election 2024, who vacated her official bungalow recently.

Pooja Khedkar is an IAS trainee officer from the 2023 batch and had secured rank 821 (PWD-5) in the UPSC exams. Pooja is the daughter of former civil servant Dilip Khedkar, who served as Commissioner of the Pollution Department. Her maternal grandfather, Jagannathrao Budhwant, also had a renowned career as an IAS officer. As per rules, a trainee is not provided with the above amenities and is required to be appointed as a gazetted officer first. She created a controversy after using red-blue beacon lights on her private vehicle, a VIP number plate, letter pads, a nameplate, a separate office chamber, and dedicated staff, despite not being entitled to these privileges as a probationer, according to reports. She had also installed a 'Maharashtra government' board on her private car. There are also speculations that she also occupied the ante-chamber of Additional District Collector Ajay More without his knowledge.

India's relationship with Russia has been strained by the Ukraine conflict, resulting in a decline in arms exports. However, India has become a major buyer of discounted Russian oil, providing revenue for Moscow. This has reshaped the energy partnership, saving billions and bolstering Russia's war coffers, unlike China's welcome of lower-ranking Deputy Prime Minister.

Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, Member of Parliament from Srinagar has apologized to Kashmiri Pandits for the failure of his party's efforts to stop their migration in the 1990s. He said "I insist that we, as a community, feel morally incomplete without the presence of Kashmiri Pandits. It is their home too, and we hope they can come back”.

Chandrababu Naidu, who is a key ally in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coalition government demanded Rs 1 lakh crore of financial support for Andhra Pradesh.

During Lok Sabha elections, he said that he will resign if he loses the seat for which he has been given the responsibility. He quoted the famous Ramcharit Manas and said, "Raghukul reet sada chali aayi, pran jaaye par vachan na jaaye."