A look at the headlines right now:
- Jawan, six-year-old girl killed as Indian and Pakistan troops exchange fire: Another woman was injured in the crossfire in Rajouri’s Manjakote sector.
- Ram Nath Kovind will win, says NCP leader Prafull Patel: The numbers seem to be stacked against Opposition candidate Meira Kumar.
- Karnataka transfers Bengaluru police official who claimed Sasikala got special treatment in jail: D Roopa had also alleged she was being targeted for her report that revealed some prisoners were extended privileges.
- RJD leaders appeal to Nitish Kumar, Lalu Yadav to resolve crisis in the grand alliance: The two party chiefs did not bring up alliance problems at their most recent meetings.
- Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif’s family submits response in Supreme Court as hearing begins: The prime minister’s lawyers have claimed that the JIT investigators had ‘exceeded their mandate’.
- RBI has not released balance sheet for the week that ended on June 30: This comes after the top bank claimed that demonetisation figures were not yet ready.
- BJP worker arrested after forensic test confirms he was carrying beef: A magistrate court sent Salim Shaha to police custody for a day.
- One killed, three injured as gunmen open fire on voters during Opposition’s referendum in Venezuela: The Opposition blamed the attack on ‘paramilitary groups’ linked to Nicolás Maduro’s government, which is being challenged in the ongoing plebiscite.
- Two more Manipur Congress MLAs join BJP, ruling coalition’s strength increases to 40: So far, eight out of 28 Congress legislators have joined the saffron party after the Assembly elections.
- Night of the Living Dead director George Romero dies at 77 in New York: The horror movie maker was suffering from lung cancer, his business partner said in a statement.
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