Mayawati announced an alliance with Congress rebel Ajit Jogi and named 22 candidates for neighbouring Madhya Pradesh; Sushma Swaraj and the Pakistan foreign minister to meet in New York next week; The government announced new interest rates on Public Provident Fund, National Savings Certificate and Other Small Savings Schemes; The Uttar Pradesh police encountered two men that is on camera as journalists were "invited" before the shooting and allowed to film it.