Mamata Banerjee is my leader: Shatrughan Sinha; Abhishek Banerjee questioned for over 4 hours by CID

The Trinamool Congress is facing an internal rebellion as multiple members of parliament have resigned and demanded the party chief choose between loyalists and general secretary Abhishek Banerjee. While some leaders formed a separate bloc, senior Trinamool Congress MP Shatrughan Sinha pledged continued support to Mamata Banerjee. He said he has one leader and that is Mamata Banerjee: Concurrently, the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department questioned Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata for over four hours regarding the alleged signature forgery of legislators submitted to the state assembly speaker. Internationally, tensions escalated as three Indian sailors were killed in a United States military strike on the Palau-flagged tanker MT Satibello off the coast of Oman. The strike occurred amid a US blockade on Iran-linked shipping. In response, India's Ministry of External Affairs summoned the US Charge d'Affaires to register a strong protest over attacks on India-linked vessels, including MT Mariveks and MT Jalveer. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump threatened to seize Iran's Kharg Island oil infrastructure, prompting Iran to target US bases and threaten to close the Strait of Hormuz.