Chetan Bhagat exclusive on Pune murder case; Respite for kidney patients at Jaipur's SMS Hospital; more

This news broadcast covers multiple major developments across India. In an exclusive interview with India Today, author and columnist Chetan Bhagat addressed the intense public scrutiny surrounding his column on the Pune murder case involving Siya Goyal, societal pressures on marriages in India, parenting, and Gen Z. In Jaipur, the Sawai Man Singh Hospital reopened a locked ward, restoring care for eleven kidney transplant patients following media coverage of administrative hurdles. In Mumbai, monsoon rains and civic issues led to the death of eleven-year-old Vihan Shrivastava after a tree crushed a school bus in Chembur, raising questions over the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's tree audits. Meanwhile, an investigation into the Ayodhya Ram Temple Trust embezzlement scandal reveals the recovery of stolen cash and valuables, exposing an alleged nexus involving trust employees.