14:16 (08:46)⇢Cricket Star's Grand Engagement
⌨The newspapers report cricketer Rinku Singh's engagement to Priya Saroj becoming a major story, with the ring ceremony held at a five-star hotel in Lucknow attended by former cricketers and political figures including Akhilesh Yadav (Aaj Tak, Jagran). Tensions escalate in Manipur following the arrest of Kannan Singh, a dismissed police constable and leader of the radical Meitei outfit Arambai Tenggol, who was wanted for abducting a senior officer, prompting protesters to threaten self-immolation and authorities to impose curfew across five valley districts (India Today, The Print). Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir continues his Kashmir rhetoric during Eid visits to the Line of Control, while Pakistan introduces legislation allowing 90-day detention of Baloch citizens merely on suspicion (ABP Live, Firstpost). Additionally, coverage includes a tragic electrocution death of a student in Kerala's Nilambur due to alleged KSEB negligence despite prior complaints, and Delhi bracing for scorching heat with no relief in sight according to IMD forecasts (Mathrubhumi, Zee News).