The day's dominant editorial focus was the US Supreme Court's rejection of President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship, a major blow to his immigration agenda. Coverage across outlets detailed the ruling's implications for Indian families on H-1B visas and Trump's subsequent call for a constitutional amendment. Earlier, the Ram Temple donation theft scandal continued to unfold, with the trust advancing its meeting to decide Champat Rai's fate amid VHP distancing and police questioning. The Ketan Agarwal murder case saw new twists, including a Rs 10-crore defamation notice and revelations that Ketan suspected his fiancée of an affair. By afternoon, protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir intensified, with demonstrators declaring they were 'not part of Pakistan' and warning of 'other roads'. PM Modi's marathon meeting with central secretaries pushed for bureaucratic integration and self-reliance, while his call with Iran's president stressed West Asia peace and freedom of navigation.