A look at the headlines right now:

  1. ICJ orders Pakistan not to execute Kulbhushan Jadhav until case concludes: The country had convicted him of being an Indian spy.
  2. Environment Minister Anil Dave dies at 60: As a mark of respect to the deceased leader, the national flag will fly at half-mast across the country, the government said.
  3. Indian Army gets its first modern artillery gun almost 30 years after Bofors: Of the total 145 Howitzer guns, two got delivered today, three will come in September 2018, and after that five every month between March 2019 and June 2021.
  4. Soundgarden lead singer Chris Cornell dead at 52: The cause of death is not known yet.
  5. Veteran Bollywood actor Reema Lagoo dies at 59: The actor was admitted to the Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai.
  6. Indonesian Sharia court in Aceh sentences two men to 85 lashes each for being gay: This was reportedly the first conviction of its kind.
  7. Zomato hacked, data of 17 million users stolen, confirms company: The management assured users that no payment information or credit card data has been leaked.
  8. At least three dead after boat capsizes in river Ganga in West Bengal: The deceased were daily wage labourers, who were on their way back home when the incident took place.
  9. Google announces digital assistant for iPhone, job search tool and upgrades for speaker: The artificial intelligence-driven voice-controlled digital assistant is expected to compete with Apple’s Siri.
  10. States should have special mechanism to deal with cases of Dalit atrocities, says social justice minister: Often, police stations are low on manpower and that is why such complaints are ignored, said Ramdas Athawale.