Parliament passed the contentious Waqf Amendment Bill in two consecutive overnight sessions while the statutory resolution on the imposition of President's Rule in Manipur only came up in parliament after 2 am during the budget session on Thursday. A Delhi court has ordered the registration of FIR against Bharatiya Janata Party leader and now Delhi law minister Kapil Mishra in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots. As Trump's reciprocal tariffs kick in, questions remain about the Indian government's response and how it plans to handle its implications.

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