Around 700 DMK workers were detained and later released for protesting outside the Coimbatore City Corporation Office (CCCO) against the water crisis in Tamil Nadu. The protest was held to urge the CCCO to take steps to resolve the crisis affecting the state. "We're doing all that we can despite the deficient rain," a state minister said.

Addressing a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament on Thursday, President Ram Nath Kovind said, "Today the whole world stands with India on the issue of terrorism." President Kovind added, "Designation of Masood Azhar, responsible for dastardly terrorist attacks on our soil, as a global terrorist by United Nations is a major testimony to this fact."

The Telecom Ministry is set to roll out a Central Equipment Identity Register, a database of International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) to help people track their stolen mobile phones. IMEI is a 15-digit number that uniquely identifies each mobile device. People can inform the Department of Telecom (DoT) on losing their phones, which will, in turn, blacklist their IMEI numbers.