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On this Special Report, India Today reporter Rahul Gautam provides details on the internal friction within the Kerala Congress as MP Shashi Tharoor skipped a crucial election strategy meeting in Delhi. While the AICC leadership and Rahul Gandhi met with Kerala MPs, Tharoor remained in his constituency, Thiruvananthapuram, for a government event attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Rahul Gautam notes that 'Mr. Sashi Tharoor had already taken permission from the high command that he'll not be able to come for today's meeting given the fact that there is a program of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his constituency'. Despite the reported permission, the absence has raised concerns within the party due to Tharoor's previous instances of missing key organizational events, including a December rally and a CPP meeting. The report highlights the challenges the Congress faces in maintaining a united front in Kerala ahead of the upcoming elections while the BJP observes the unfolding political dynamics.

On this Special Report, the focus is on the political face-off in Maharashtra between the Shiv Sena and AIMIM. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has strongly countered AIMIM leader Sahar Sheikh's claim that Mumbra should be 'painted green' following recent civic body developments. Shinde asserted, 'Thane district is the biggest district of Maharashtra and whole Thane is completely saffron,' emphasizing that Mumbra is merely a small part of the district which remains a bastion of his mentor, the late Anand Dighe. The controversy erupted after Sahar Sheikh suggested a religious and political shift in the area, which Shinde dismissed as an attempt at religious politics. Sheikh later clarified that his 'green' remark referred strictly to the AIMIM party flag and was not intended as a religious provocation. The programme explores the escalating war of words and the communal undertones of the political discourse in the Thane region.

This report covers a tragic incident in a posh residential society in Loni Kalbhor, Pune, where a five-year-old boy lost his life. The child was playing on a scooter in an open area near his home when he was 'run over by a speeding car' within the housing premises. CCTV footage captured the violent impact, showing the vehicle striking the child. Local residents have expressed deep concern and outrage over reckless driving inside the society, demanding stricter safety measures and immediate action against negligent drivers. The Pune police have confirmed that an FIR has been registered following the mishap. The incident has cast a pall of grief over the community and raised urgent questions regarding the enforcement of speed limits and safety protocols within private residential complexes to prevent such fatal tragedies in the future.

On this Special Report, Sunilji Bhatt provides details on the solemn wreath-laying ceremony held for 10 Indian Army personnel who lost their lives in a tragic road accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district. The incident occurred when an armoured vehicle plunged into a deep gorge at Khaneetop along the Bhaderwah-Chamba Interstate Road. Sunilji Bhatt notes, 'GOC of White Knight Corps Lieutenant General PK Mishra laid wreaths on the mortal remains of the 10 army personnel who lost their lives while they were carrying out the patrolling.' The ceremony, held at the Air Force Station in Jammu, saw attendance from top officials of the Jammu and Kashmir Police and paramilitary forces, with tributes also offered on behalf of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. While 10 soldiers were killed, 11 others sustained injuries in the mishap. The mortal remains have been dispatched to the respective hometowns of the jawans for last rites with full military honours.