Political tensions flared in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur after Samajwadi Party MP Anand Bhadauria personally removed posters allegedly targeting SP chief Akhilesh Yadav. The posters, which reportedly criticized the party and accused it of promoting "Yadav-centric politics,"
A major fire broke out in a shop located in the Purnia area of Aliganj, Lucknow, causing panic among residents and people in the vicinity. Thick smoke and flames quickly spread through the building, where a coaching centre was operating on the upper floor at the time of the incident.