I&B Ministry asks TV channels not to malign, slander individuals, groups; Ram Vilas Paswan no more: PM Modi, President Kovind, Rahul Gandhi, other leaders pay last respects; RBI keeps policy rates unchanged, predicts GDP to contract by 9.5% this fiscal; Delhi Govt’s tree plantation policy: 80% of trees uprooted for projects will be transplanted; Pakistan bans Chinese app TikTok, cites spread of ’immoral’ content through app; 7 Indians kidnapped in Libya, efforts on to secure release from captivity; and more