Morning Digest: Ritabrata-led TMC camp ‘takes control’ over party headquarters in Kolkata; Amit Shah to review Manipur security situation today, and more

Trinamool infighting escalates as Ritabrata-led camp ‘takes control’ over party headquartersThe tussle between two camps of Trinamool Congress on Friday (July 3, 2026) manifested on the streets of Kolkata when a faction led by Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee occupied and locked the party headquarters located next to Eastern Metropolitan bypass.Heatwave disrupts Fourth of July events across eastern U.S.

A dangerous heat wave upended Fourth of July celebrations ‌across swaths of the central and eastern U.S. on Friday (July 4, 2026), ​forcing officials in the nation’s capital and elsewhere to ⁠cancel or postpone dozens of parades, concerts and fireworks displays.

Among the events disrupted by the sweltering heat was the Great American State Fair on ‌the National Mall in Washington, a centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s efforts to mark the nation’s 250th birthday.IWT will be in abeyance till Pakistan irrevocably stops sponsoring cross-border terrorism: Govt.India on Friday (July 3, 2026) said the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) will remain in “abeyance” till Pakistan “credibly and irrevocably” stops supporting cross-border terrorism.

Official spokesperson of the External Affairs Ministry Randhir Jaiswal made the remark in the context of a recent international conference held in Pakistan where it called for the restoration of the treaty. The country is dealing with a severe heatwave.Eight held from Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh for suspected terror linksEight persons, including two teenagers, have been arrested by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) for their alleged links to the Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), officials said on Friday (July 3, 2026).

ATS officials said they were trying to establish a Jaish network in Gujarat and other parts of the country, and planning terror attacks.Customised model suitable for Ladakh will be adopted under Article 371, says Home Ministry draftA customised sui generis model, which is most suitable for Ladakh, will be adopted under the provisions of Article 371 for the Union Territory of Ladakh, said the draft shared by a team of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) with the leaders of civil society groups of the region on Friday (July 3, 2026).Centre orders blocking of battery management apps used to turn off e-rickshawsThe Union government on Friday (July 3, 2026) issued orders to block battery management apps after some users discovered they were able to remotely use them to shut down e-rickshaw batteries even as those vehicles were transporting passengers, an official said.

The developers of three such apps —named by a Ministry official— Shenzhen Grenergy Technology, Shenzhen Ruichuang Lineng Technology, and Daly BMS, did not respond to queries from The Hindu. Amit Shah to review Manipur security situation on July 4; CM likely to visit ChurachandpurAs violence expands to new areas in Manipur, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to review the security scenario in the Northeast State at a meeting in New Delhi on Saturday (July 4, 2026), while Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh is expected to visit Churachandpur, a Kuki-Zo-majority district, on the same day, government officials told The Hindu.Officials not obliged to attend ‘review’ meetings with Governor, says T.

N. Law MinisterTamil Nadu’s Law Minister R. Nirmalkumar on Friday (July 3, 2026) said officials need not attend any ‘review’ meetings conducted by the Governor.

said officials shall attend only meetings convened by the elected representatives and those conducted as per law. “Officials are not obliged to organise or attend meetings called by authorities such as Governors,” he said.IT Ministry to summon Meta officials over report on child sexual abuse advertisements on InstagramThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is summoning Meta over a recent report about the proliferation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) advertisements on Instagram.

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw directed “Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) officials to summon Meta on the matter of Instagram ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India,” an official said. FIFA World Cup 2026 | Messi, Argentina beat Cabo Verde 3-2 in extra time thriller, advancing to Round of 16Lionel Messi and Argentina beat Cabo Verde 3-2 on Friday (July 3, 2026) and advanced to the World Cup Round of 16 in a thrilling match in which the tiny island nation challenged the reigning champion until the final minutes of extra time. The go-ahead score for Argentina was credited as an own goal after Cristian Romero’s header deflected off Cabo Verde’s Diney Borges in the 111th minute.

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