A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Two of four Amarnath Yatra attackers suspected to be Pakistanis, say MHA officials: The ministry believes Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Abu Ismail was the mastermind behind the incident.
  2. Still counting notes deposited after demonetisation, says RBI Governor Urjit Patel: He appeared before a Parliamentary panel that will file a report on demonetisation before the Monsoon Session begins.
  3. AIADMK’s Sasikala bribed senior officials for special treatment in jail, claims prison report: She was provided a special kitchen where meals were prepared by inmates for her, a senior police official has alleged.
  4. China ships troops to its first overseas military base in Djibouti: Reports said India is worried this move may be part of Beijing’s strategy to encircle the subcontinent.
  5. Assam toll rises to 44, prime minister asks Kiren Rijiju to visit flooded areas: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal ordered forest officials to ensure food and water was provided to sheltered animals in Kaziranga.
  6. Consumer price inflation in June at record low of 1.54%: Retail food prices also fell to 2.12%.
  7. Nasa’s Juno has released its first close-up images of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot: The spacecraft flew 9,000 km above the extraterrestrial storm, which is roughly twice the size of Earth.
  8. Nagaland CM Shuroziele Leizeitsu rejects governor’s order to prove majority in the Assembly: He said PB Acharya had no say in the internal affairs of the Naga People’s Front party.
  9. India captain Mithali Raj is now the highest run-scorer in women’s ODI cricket: She surpassed the 5,992-run record held by England’s Charlotte Edwards.
  10. Former Brazil President Lula da Silva convicted of corruption: He was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison.