Pushkar Dhami talks Uniform Civil Code, anti-live-in relationship law and more

This market closing report highlights the impact of the Securities and Exchange Board of India's (SEBI) new regulations on mutual fund fees and stockbroker norms. Experts analyze the unbundling of charges and its potential to lower costs for investors. The programme also covers the aviation sector, where an airline chief addresses recent flight disruptions and employee concerns. Additionally, a state finance minister discusses the challenges of central fund allocations despite reporting strong economic growth. The show tracks the day's market movements, noting a decline in benchmark indices driven by foreign investor outflows and weak global cues.

In a candid conversation, Akshaye Khanna looks back at his early years in Bollywood, admitting that success did not come easy.

In this special report, India Today Senior Correspondent Piyush Mishra details the dramatic showdown in the Lok Sabha over the passage of the ‘Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin)’ (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025. The legislation, which replaces the MGNREGA, faced fierce resistance as opposition MPs tore copies of the bill, claiming the government was in a ‘tearing hurry to bulldoze’ it through. Mishra reports that a protest march was held from the Mahatma Gandhi statue to Makar Dwar. Despite the uproar, the bill was passed via voice vote. Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is scheduled to address a press conference at the BJP office at 3:30 PM to respond to the opposition's allegations.

Deep inside Kerala’s Nilambur forest lives one of India’s smallest and most isolated tribes, the Cholanaikkans.