Overview
- Officials confirmed a new India–New Zealand free trade pact that lowers tariffs on most Kiwi goods and allows up to 1,667 skilled worker visas annually.
- Dense winter fog continued to disrupt air travel, with Delhi seeing over 100 cancellations and hundreds of delays and IndiGo scrapping dozens of flights at major airports.
- An Air India Boeing 777 returned to Delhi shortly after take-off due to low engine oil pressure and an investigation has been initiated by the airline and authorities.
- The Indian Visa Application Centre in Chattogram suspended services, citing the security situation at the Assistant High Commission during ongoing unrest in Bangladesh.
- BJP emerged as the leading party in Maharashtra’s municipal council and nagar panchayat polls, finishing well ahead of allies and the Opposition.