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A video purportedly from a government Community Health Centre (CHC) in UP's Meerut has surfaced online, allegedly showing doctors and healthcare workers applying mehendi to each other during working hours. Claims accompanying the video suggest that patients were waiting to receive injections and medicines. The footage has gone viral on social media, sparking questions over hospital functioning.

The Karnataka High Court asked the Whitefield Police to change its name to Darkfield, while slamming the police for arresting an activist over a Facebook post celebrating the cancellation of Kunal Kamra's show. "Is this the way to exercise police powers? Should a court tutor you?" the court asked. The Whitefield Police took suo motu cognisance of the matter.

Activist Sonam Wangchuk has said that the Cockroach Janta Party's Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das, and Ashutosh Ranka have political ambitions. He said that they didn't talk to him about this, but it was his assessment. "They are definitely not saints who don't want anything," he said. Wangchuk sat on a hunger strike at a CJP protest in Delhi.

The Karnataka High Court has slammed the Whitefield Police in Bengaluru for arresting an activist, Mohan Gowda, over a Facebook post celebrating the cancellation of Kunal Kamra's show. The police had taken suo motu cognisance and travelled to Udupi at 2 am to arrest him. "The police constable gets concerned about the imaginary disharmony overnight," the court remarked.

Union Minister Chirag Paswan said the "purification" ritual performed at the venue in Uttarakhand after Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's rally is a "matter of concern". Targeting Rahul Gandhi for expressing concern about discrimination Dalits face today, Chirag said, "Those expressing concern today are the very people the country gave ample opportunity to for a long time after independence."

Jadavpur University whitewashed the controversial graffiti, less than 24 hours after West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari's "It is either them or us, only one will remain" ultimatum. Graffiti of "Fascists do not deserve democracy. They deserve a bullet in the head" and a Nazi salute were erased. The graffiti advocating freedom of Palestine was also whitewashed.

Indian protesters confronted Khalistan supporters who arrived at Madison Square Garden in New York City and created chaos while RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat spoke inside. "China, no good, my friend...God made India," one protester was heard saying. He also sang Jana Gana Mana. At the event, Bhagwat said that unity in diversity is India's DNA.

After RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, at an event in New York, said unity and diversity are in Bharat's and America's DNA, Congress Kerala called the remark ‘hypocrisy’. "Hindu vs Muslim in India, unity in diversity in America? Wah Bhagwat wah, kya kalakari hai," Congress Kerala said. It said Bhagwat's remark reflects chameleon-like opportunism and an eagerness to appease foreign audiences.