A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Empty rhetoric by Pakistan will not change that J&K is an integral part of India, New Delhi tells UN: Islamabad’s representative had referred to alleged ‘egregious crimes’ in Jammu and Kashmir during a debate.
  2. ‘Ram temple will be built in Ayodhya,’ Adityanath promises religious leaders: A day earlier, the Uttar Pradesh chief minister had questioned why there was no quota for Dalits at Aligarh Muslim University.
  3. BJP is free to contest 2019 elections alone, says Janata Dal (United) leader Sanjay Singh: Singh, one of the party’s general secretaries, said the saffron party knows that it cannot win in the state without Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
  4. Enforcement Directorate moves court to extradite PNB scam-accused Nirav Modi: The application mentions countries such as the United Kingdom, Belgium and Hong Kong.
  5. Five priests asked to go on leave after they allegedly used woman’s confession to blackmail her: The church’s working committee member, Father MO John, said a committee was investigating the matter, but claimed it did ‘not deserve’ a police investigation..
  6. Donald Trump criticises Harley-Davidson for deciding to move some production units out of US: The company said it wanted to avoid the European Union’s new tariffs on motorcycle imports.
  7. Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to Nagpur increased our membership, says RSS leader: The outfit has been receiving 1,200-1,300 requests every day since the June 7 event, Biplab Roy claimed.
  8. Iran bans import of nearly 1,350 products, merchants protest as rial’s free fall continues: The currency sank to 90,000 against the dollar in the black market on Monday from around 43,000 at the end of 2017.
  9. SEBI recommends adjudication proceedings against ICICI Bank, Chanda Kochhar: The bank allegedly did not disclose conflict of interest in business dealings of Kochhar’s husband with the Videocon Group.
  10. Hyderabad High Court issues notice to Centre on implementation of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act: The 2014 Act led to the bifurcation of the state and the creation of Telangana.