Here are the top news stories right now:
1. Police identify UCLA shooter as Indian PhD student Mainik Sarkar: He reportedly opened fire on campus at 10 am, killing a professor.
2. 36 acquitted in Gulberg society massacre, 24 convicted by special court: Bharatiya Janata Party corporator Bipin Patel, one of the accused, was also given a clean chit in the case.
3. Eknath Khadse in spotlight, Devendra Fadnavis submits report on scams to BJP chief Amit Shah: The Maharashtra revenue minister is facing allegations of having received calls from gangster Dawood Ibrahim and also of purchasing a government plot illegally.
4. Fire breaks out near Regal Cinema in South Mumbai’s Colaba area: Officials do not know the cause of the blaze yet.
5. IMD confirms monsoon will arrive over Kerala in a few days: It also reaffirmed its earlier forecast of above normal rainfall in the four-month June-September season.
6. Odisha will be the first Indian state to provide members of the transgender community with socio-economic benefits: The beneficiaries will enjoy free housing, 100 days of paid work annually, pensions and loans to start their own businesses.
7. Pakistan ‘needlessly internationalising’ Kashmir issue, says India: The External Affairs Ministry on Thursday said externally sponsored terrorism was the main cause of tension between the two countries, not the border conflict.
8. Football: India defeat Laos in first leg of Asian Cup qualifier: Jeje Lalpekhlua scored the only goal of the match in the 54th minute.
9. Industry body CII backs second term for RBI governor: It said Raghuram Rajan had done a great job for the country and that personal attacks on him were ‘demeaning’.
10. US Senator says human rights violations in India most important agenda during Narendra Modi’s visit: The prime minister will be in Washington for two days next week, during which he will address the US Congress and hold talks with President Barack Obama.
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