A look at the headlines right now:
- Centre cancels foreign funds licence of activist Teesta Setalvad's NGO Sabrang: According to the Centre, the organisation violated several rules of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act and misused donations.
- Cockpit voice recorder of EgyptAir flight MS804 found in the Mediterranean, say investigators: Locating the device will help officials hear what the pilots said before the Airbus airplane crashed with 66 people aboard.
- Global cues push gold prices up past Rs 30,000 for the first time in two years: On Thursday, 10 grams of the precious metal cost buyers Rs 30,852.
- Governments have failed to implement the Supreme Court's orders on drought relief, say activists: The states have neither issued a notification on distributing subsidised food grains, nor provided mid-day meals to children during the summer, they said.
- JeM handler in Pathankot attack has fled to Afghanistan from Pakistan, probe team member tells PTI: Officials said he could not be traced in the tribal area from where he allegedly communicated with the terrorists during the incursion in January.
- Shanghai Disneyland opens with the support of 1,000 communist party members: Thousands of visitors arrived at the park gates, some as early as 4.30 am.
- US Senate approves Bill that will reimburse Pakistan $800 million for efforts against terrorism: A provision on repaying the Western nation’s ‘long-standing strategic partner’ was included in National Defence Authorisation Bill.
- Sunil Mittal elected chairman of ICC, becomes the third Indian to head the world business body: The founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises said he will focus on boosting growth and the job market by improving trade and investment.
- Father of Paris attack victim sues Google, Facebook and Twitter for enabling terror propaganda: Reynaldo Gonzalez accused these websites of 'knowingly permitting' the Islamic State group to spread their ideology, hire members and raise funds.
- Police arrest key suspect in Kerala rape and murder case: A migrant labourer from Assam has reportedly confessed to killing the 29-year-old Dalit law student in Perumbavoor in April.
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