A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Gunman in US yells ‘go back to your own country’ before shooting Sikh man in the arm in Seattle suburb: The New York-based Sikh Coalition has urged authorities to investigate the incident as a hate crime.
  2. Policeman, two militants killed in encounter in J&K’s Tral: The operation began after security forces were tipped off about the presence of suspected Hizbul Mujahideen radicals in the area.
  3. At least 110 died of drought-induced hunger and diseases in Somalia in the past two days: The United Nations has warned of a full-blown famine in the country, where more than six million people are in need of assistance.
  4. Donald Trump’s claims of wire-tapping by Barack Obama are ‘simply false’, says spokesperson: No White House official has ever interfered with any independent investigation led by the Department of Justice, Kevin Lewis added.
  5. Non-bailable warrant issued against rape-accused UP minister Gayatri Prajapati: Airports were put on alert on Friday after reports said that the politician was planning to flee the country.
  6. Indian athlete charged with sexually assaulting minor in US granted bail: Tanveer Hussain’s bail amount of $5,000 was paid by a couple who was part of the group that organised the 2017 World Snowshoe Championships.
  7. BJP will not contest against Shiv Sena for Mumbai mayor’s post, says Devendra Fadnavis: We will support the ruling party in the BMC, but will not compromise on transparency, the Maharashtra chief minister said.
  8. July 1 looks like the possible date for GST rollout, Arun Jaitley says after council meet: Drafts of the central GST and integrated GST were cleared by states on Saturday.
  9. Malaysia expels North Korean envoy, gives him 48 hours to leave the country over Kim Jong-Nam’s murder case: The decision was made after Pyongyang refused to apologise for the ambassador’s remarks that Kuala Lumpur was trying to defame North Korea.
  10. Case filed against sacked RSS leader for offering Rs 1-crore bounty on the head of Kerala CM: We have yet to arrest the accused, but we have the video recording, the Ujjain Police said.