A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Supreme Court directs Centre to decide the time frame for appointing Lokpal: The top court asked the Centre to file an affidavit within 10 days, and posted the matter for further hearing on July 17.
  2. Interpol issues Red Corner Notice against Nirav Modi: The CBI had reportedly approached the agency on June 11.
  3. Burari family alleges foul play, dismisses theories of suicide pact and occult practices: The police said they have found handwritten notes that point to a ‘religious or spiritual angle’. 
  4. Arvind Kejriwal launches AAP’s campaign for Delhi statehood, says will submit 10 lakh letters to Modi: The chief minister said the government should be consulted before the appointment of a lieutenant governor.
  5. Leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador wins Mexico presidential election: The 64-year-old former mayor of Mexico City has vowed to crack down on corruption and wage a war on drugs.
  6. Kerala Police to question bishop accused of sexually assaulting a nun: The nun stuck to her police complaint when she was questioned by investigators for over five hours on Sunday.  
  7. Manufacturing activity expands in June at its strongest pace this year: India’s score on the monthly index rose to 53.1 in June from 51.2 in May.
  8. German government under threat as interior minister offers to resign over immigration deal: Horst Seehofer has agreed to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday before making a final decision.  
  9. Lok Sabha members can now ask only five questions a day instead of 10: The new rule will come into effect from the Monsoon Session, which will begin on July 18.
  10. Only Sikh politician in the fray in Afghanistan parliamentary elections killed in Jalalabad blast: Avtar Singh Khalsa was on his way to meet President Ashraf Ghani when he was killed.