BJP leader Fatima Rasool Siddiqui said she would campaign for Malegaon blast accused and BJP candidate Sadhvi Pragya Thakur if she apologises to Muslims for her recent statements. Stating she'd filed a complaint within BJP as she was angry with Thakur, Fatima added, "Thakur is involved in cases and provokes people...I respect saffron but does she respect hijab?"

A parrot was taken into custody after it warned its owners, two drug dealers, of a police raid in Brazil. As soon as the police got close, the bird, who has now been handed over to a zoo, repeatedly shouted, "Mama, police." However, the police officers were successful in arresting a man and a teenage girl.

Amit Panghal gave India it's first gold medal in the men's 52-kg category at the Asian Boxing Championships by defeating Inkyu Kim of Korea in the final of the event. Amit Panghal, who had won the gold medal at the Asian Games last year, beat his Korean opponent by a unanimous decision tp clinch the gold.