An Indian man, who lost his wife and daughter in Air India crash in Ahmedabad, has been ordered to leave UK by April 22 or face deportation. He arrived in UK in 2022 as a dependent on his wife, who was studying at London's Ulster University. UK Home Office rejected his request for 'Further Leave to Remain on humanitarian grounds'.

BJP leaders including Anurag Thakur were seen eating fish curry in West Bengal, amid CM Mamata Banerjee's claim that BJP would ban fish and eggs in the state if it came to power. Anurag Thakur said, "BJP has its government in 16 states...and there's no restriction anywhere on anyone's food." He added that CM Banerjee was spreading fear and rumours.

The Ministry of Ports said the Directorate General of Shipping safely repatriated more than 2,590 Indian seafarers from the Gulf region amid the US-Iran war. It added that 27 seafarers were repatriated in the last 24 hours. The ministry further said that since the war began, 9 LPG vessels and 1 crude oil vessel safely transited the Strait of Hormuz.

While speaking at a rally for the April 23 Baramati by-election, Maharashtra Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar said, "Many people have doubts about Ajit Pawar's accident. I have those doubts as well." "Strict action must be taken against the guilty. The central and state governments are cooperating on this," she added. Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash on January 28.

BJP Minority Morcha leader Nazia Elahi Khan defended marching into a Lenskart store in Mumbai, saying, "I'm proud of what I've done. I've done [an act to save] Bharatiya sanskriti, sanskaar." She applied tilak and tied kalawa on the wrists of staff members. This follows a controversy over Lenskart allegedly banning tilak and bindi but allowing hijab at work.

Upon completing 100 days as the US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor said, "This is just the beginning." "From advancing a major US-India trade deal, welcoming India into Pax Silica, strengthening defence cooperation, and engaging leaders across government and business—the momentum is undeniable," he said. "The United States and India aren't just talking—we're delivering results," he added.

A court has ordered the registration of an FIR against Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara over his public admission of placing a ₹500 bet. The directive followed a complaint alleging the act amounted to illegal gambling. In October 2025, during a kabaddi tournament, he told the media that he lost a ₹500 bet to the District Collector Shubha Kalyan.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav rejected PM Narendra Modi's recent statement in the Lok Sabha, in which the latter called him a friend. "Don't need such friends," Akhilesh said. PM Modi, during his speech on the 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill, called Akhilesh a friend who extends help sometimes. Akhilesh further said only the PM can tell how he helped him.

Average private hospitalisation cost in 2025 was ₹50,508, while the average public hospitalisation cost was ₹6,631, a difference of ₹43,877, as per NSS 2025 health survey. Meanwhile, the estimated average out-of-pocket medical expenditure per hospitalisation case (excluding childbirth) during last 365 days was about ₹34,064. Urban people preferred private healthcare (31%) over rural people (22%).

BJP wrote a letter to CEC Gyanesh Kumar, requesting him to take action against Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge for calling PM Narendra Modi a "terrorist". They urged the CEC to take cognisance of the statement as a model code of conduct violation and direct Kharge to apologise publicly. They also demanded the removal of the statement from all platforms.