Government has released data on money spent on PM Narendra Modi's 2024 foreign visits, which includes expenditure on accompanying delegations. Over ₹15 crore was spent on US visit, while more than ₹14 crore was spent on Italy visit. Over ₹10 crore each was spent during Russia and Poland visits, and over ₹7 crore was spent on Singapore visit.

A huge explosion was reported at an airfield in Russia's Engels after Ukraine launched an attack on the country. The base hosts Russia's Tupolev Tu-160 nuclear-capable heavy strategic bombers, known unofficially as White Swans. Ukraine's Defence Ministry said that Russia had used the Engels base to carry out strikes against it.

Afghanistan is the least happy country among the 147 countries ranked on the World Happiness Report 2025. It dropped to the bottom spot after previously holding the 143rd rank. Afghanistan was preceded by Sierra Leone, Lebanon, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, DR Congo, Yemen, Comoros and Lesotho. Meanwhile, India secured the 118th, while Nepal and Pakistan got 92nd and 109th rank, respectively.

The BCCI has lifted the ban on saliva use to shine the ball for IPL 2025. The decision was taken by IPL after majority of the franchise captains voiced for the change at a meeting with the decision-makers of the tournament at BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. Notably, ICC had banned use of saliva to shine ball due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Elon Musk's 'X' has filed lawsuit against Centre, challenging what it calls unlawful content regulation and arbitrary censorship. 'X' argued that instead of following legal procedures outlined in Section 69A of Information Technology Act, government is misusing Section 79(3)(b). The latter mandates platforms to remove illegal content when directed by either the government or its agency.