DT Next brings you the top 12 headlines of the day (July 04, 2026). Head to www.dtnext.in or download our app for the full stories.
1) Operative behind recce of Ram temple and RSS HQ, Hafiz Saeed's relative in designated terrorist list
A JeM operative who was involved in the reconnaissance of Ram temple and RSS headquarters, and LeT founder Hafiz Saeed's son-in-law were among 23 individuals based in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) who were designated terrorists by the home ministry on Saturday.
2) Former TN Minister Senthilbalaji summoned in alleged MLA poaching case
Chennai police on Saturday served summons to former minister V Senthilbalaji and his brother RV Ashok Kumar, directing them to appear for questioning on July 6 in connection with the alleged attempt to topple the ruling TVK government by poaching its MLAs.
3) Mumbai braces for heavy rains as IMD issues red alert
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a red alert for Mumbai on Saturday, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall across the city and suburbs, with the possibility of extremely heavy showers and gusty winds reaching 60 kmph in isolated areas.
4) SC upholds Delhi HC order rejecting adulterous man's claim to right to privacy in divorce case
The Supreme Court has upheld the Delhi High Court ruling that a wife can seek assistance of the court to collect evidence such as call detail records (CDRs) and hotel booking details of her husband to substantiate her charge of adultery levelled against him.
A court here on Saturday dismissed the bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the larger-conspiracy case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.
6) Venezuela FM visits Indian field hospital; expresses gratitude for earthquake relief work
Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yvan Gil visited the Indian field hospital in Caracas and thanked New Delhi for its earthquake relief work.
7) Lionel Messi scores 20th World Cup goal, extends streak to 8 games and takes Golden Boot lead
Lionel Messi's goal-scoring streak lived on, and he made it look easy.
8) More than 40 injured as two MSRTC buses collide on narrow bridge in Jalna
More than 40 persons were injured after two Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) buses, including one with a sizable number of schoolchildren, collided on a narrow bridge in Jalna district on Saturday, a police official said.
9) Monsoon session of Parliament from Jul 20 to Aug 13
The Monsoon session of Parliament will be held from July 20 to August 13, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren said on Saturday.
In the latest flashpoint in the continuing stand-off between Lok Bhavan and the ruling TVK-led coalition government, Governor in-charge Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Saturday invited citizens to bring their grievances directly to Lok Bhavan, saying he would take up deserving issues with Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay to facilitate their resolution.
11) TMC's Chandrima Bhattacharya resigns as party's Bengal chief a month after appointment
In yet another setback for the Mamata Banerjee faction of the Trinamool Congress, the party's West Bengal state president Chandrima Bhattacharya stepped down from her position on Saturday, barely a month after she was entrusted with the crucial organisational responsibility in the aftermath of the party's assembly election debacle.
12) Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal in latest long-range attack on Russia
A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia's oil infrastructure.