A look at the major headlines right now:
1. Kerala construction firm files suit against Sonia Gandhi and other Congress leaders: Heather Constructions, which built the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Development Studies, has alleged that the party did not clear its dues.
2. Monsoon arrives in parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, says Met department: According to IMD, the southwest monsoon will move into the remaining southern states in the next few days.
3. Filmmakers Anurag Kashyap and Vikas Bahl have moved Bombay High Court regarding the censorship controversy surrounding Udta Punjab: Kashyap had compared the board’s crackdown on the film to North Korea’s dictatorship.
4. Democrat Hillary Clinton wins big in six primaries, Donald Trump the clear victor for Republicans: Both presumptive presidential nominees clinched the delegate-heavy state of California.
5. India remains on growth track, though World Bank cuts global forecast to 2.4%: India will grow at 7.6% to 7.7% over the next three fiscals, the agency said, down three percentage points from its last prediction.
6. US university asks 25 Indian students to leave after first semester for failing to meet standards: Chairman of the varsity's graduate-level computer science programme James Gary said at least 40 of its Indian students were unable to write basic code.
7. India, US sign nuclear, climate deals as part of Narendra Modi’s visit: The prime minister welcomed Barack Obama’s support for India’s bids to become a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime and NSG.
8. Files related to the Rs 900-crore fodder scam in Bihar go missing: BJP leader Nitin Naveen accused Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of shielding ally RJD's chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, who was convicted in the case.
9. India will have 810 million smartphone subscribers by 2021, predicts report: Swedish firm Ericsson said users in the country find activities that consume data more important than mere voice calls.
10. NEET-like entrance test might be on the cards for engineering colleges: The All India Council for Technical Education is planning to make JEE-Main the only test that aspiring bachelor's students will have to take.
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