A look at the headlines right now:
- Wholesale inflation climbs to 7.88%, following rise in food prices: The Wholesale Price Index-based inflation rose 0.79%, a spike for the second consecutive month.
- Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi reportedly killed in air strikes: al-Amaq, a news agency affiliated with the militant group, said a United Stated-led coalition conducted the raid in Syria in which he was killed.
- Censor board wants 100 cuts in Gujarati film on reservation issue: The Central Board of Film Certification wants makers of 'Salagto Sawaal Anamat' to remove all references to Ambedkar and Patels from the movie.
- BJP leader who brought up ‘Hindu exodus’ from Kairana now says it is not a communal issue: Hukum Singh had listed members of Hindu families who, he said, were forced to leave the UP district after threats and extortion 'from a particular community'.
- Hyderabad University suspends two professors who marched for justice for Rohith Vemula: Dalit Associate Professor KY Ratnam and Assistant Professor Tathagatha Sengupta will not be allowed to teach until police charges against them are cleared.
- Orlando shooting: Gunman was a regular at LGBT nightclub and used gay dating apps: While some club-goers said they had spotted Omar Mateen at Pulse at least a dozen times, one said he had messaged him occasionally for a year on a gay chat app.
- Chinese troops crossed over into Arunachal Pradesh, say reports: Army officials said such incursions happen often, mostly because of differences in perception of the boundary between the two countries.
- Apple WWDC 2016: iOS 10 brings new features to several core apps, comes with a smarter Siri: The rebranding of OS X as macOS and a number of updates in iMessage were the other big announcements made at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference.
- Arvind Kejriwal attacks Najeeb Jung after President rejects AAP’s dual office of profit Bill: The Delhi government had passed the Bill, seeking exemption of the post of parliamentary secretary from the dual office of profit law after 21 MLAs were appointed to the post.
- Two assailants who gunned down Narendra Dabholkar identified by CBI: Both shooters are allegedly members of the Sanathan Sanstha and accused in the 2009 Goa blast case, like the prime suspect behind the murder, Virendra Tawde.
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