RR captain Sanju Samson has been traded to CSK in exchange for all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran ahead of IPL 2026, in one of IPL's biggest trade deals, Cricbuzz and ESPNcricinfo reported. Jadeja is returning to RR after 16 years. Notably, Jadeja and Samson were retained by CSK and RR for ₹18 crore each before IPL 2025 mega auction.

Nine people, including policemen and forensic team officials, have been killed and 29 others have been injured after a huge pile of explosives seized in Faridabad terror module case exploded at a Srinagar police station. The intensity of the blast was such that it was heard 30 kilometres away. The blast reportedly took place when officials were inspecting the explosives.

JD(U)'s Kaladhar Mandal recorded the biggest margin of victory in Bihar Assembly elections 2025, winning Rupauli constituency by a margin of 73,572 votes against RJD's Bima Bharti. The lowest margin was recorded by JD(U)'s Radha Charan Sah, who won Sandesh seat by 27 votes against RJD's Dipu Singh. The second-lowest margin (30) was recorded by BSP's Satish Kumar Yadav.

A massive blast has hit the Nowgam Police Station in Srinagar, with firefighters and ambulances rushing to the scene, as per multiple reports. The blast reportedly happened when a team from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), along with police, was inspecting the large quantity of Ammonium Nitrate that had been confiscated. Casualties are feared in the incident, the police said.

India's data privacy law came into force on Friday after the government notified the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules 2025, more than two years after the Act was passed by Parliament. Companies will need to comply with the Act's provisions within 12 to 18 months. The law requires firms to safeguard digital data of Indian citizens.