All the 20 Congress members of a tribal council in Mizoram have recently merged with the BJP to form its next executive committee. "The Congress legislators were being pressurized by Mizo National Front... to merge with them. But instead of merging with a regional party, the Congress legislators decided to join the BJP," Mizoram BJP president JV Hluna said.

Pakistan, China and 53 other members of the United Nations' Asia-Pacific Group of countries have backed India's candidature for a non-permanent seat at the Security Council for a two-year term in 2021-2022. Elections for five non-permanent members for the 2021-2022 term will reportedly be held around June 2020. India has served as a non-permanent member of the UNSC seven times.

A journalist has filed a criminal complaint against Salman Khan in a Mumbai court on charges of assault and robbery. "My client...was attacked by Salman on April 24...[He] snatched my client's cell phone...When my client tried defending himself, he was abused by Salman," said the journalist's lawyer. The journalist was trying to shoot Salman's video when the incident happened.