A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Left, DMK and RJD join Congress in boycotting the GST’s midnight launch at Parliament: Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress will also give the event a miss.
  2. Man killed in Jharkhand for allegedly carrying beef in his van: The police said a group of people with connections to the beef trade had hatched a conspiracy to kill Asgar Ansari.
  3. China says India should learn from history, referring to the 1962 war: Beijing said there would be no dialogue with New Delhi till Indian troops were withdrawn from what it claimed was Chinese territory in the Sikkim sector.
  4. Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh defends himself after photos of him urinating in public go viral: Opposition parties criticised Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh and questioned the BJP’s commitment to the Swachh Bharat initative.
  5. West Bengal police begin inquiry after woman is lynched on suspicion of child lifting: An eyewitness said 40-year-old Otera Bibi was tied to a tractor and beaten up for hours in Murshidabad.
  6. CBI offers Rs 10 lakh reward for information on JNU student Najeeb Ahmed’s whereabouts: The next Delhi High Court hearing in the matter is on July 17.
  7. Delhi Assembly passes resolution to reserve 85% seats for local students in DU: The state government funds 28 of the 110 affiliated colleges.
  8. Malayalam actor Dileep questioned for more than 12 hours in co-star’s abduction and molestation case: He had complained to the police that the main accused in the case had been blackmailing and threatening to implicate him in the case since March.
  9. Varanasi lodge guard arrested for allegedly assaulting, raping 70-year-old French woman: The complainant said the accused, who was drunk, had barged into her room, beat her up and sexually assaulted her.
  10. Indrani Mukerjea files complaint against Byculla jail officials for allegedly assaulting her: A medical examination found that the Sheena Bora murder-accused has injuries on her arms and legs, which seem to have been caused by a blunt object or force.