Congress leader Pawan Khera visited the Jantar Mantar protest site in New Delhi on Friday, where climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and members of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) have been staging an agitation over alleged NEET examination irregularities. (Pics/PTI and X)

Three BJP nominees, including former TMC Rajya Sabha MPs Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Sushmita Dev, and Prakash Chik Baraik, filed nomination papers for the West Bengal Rajya Sabha bypolls. The BJP defended fielding the recent defectors, saying the move reflected a strategic political recalibration rather than a departure from its principles. PICS/PTI