A look at the headlines right now:
1. Indian Air Force inducts two India-made Tejas Light Combat Aircraft: The aircraft will be part of the IAF's first squadron of 45 'Flying Daggers'.
2. Panel report on Robert Vadra’s Haryana land deals delayed, Congress targets probe team: The one-man commission of retired judge SN Dhingra said he had received more documents related to the issue and needed time to examine them.
3. Thirty dead after cloudburst in Uttarakhand: Heavy rain in other parts of the state caused landslides, and several are feared injured.
4. Supreme Court to hear Arvind Kejriwal government’s plea against Centre over row for power in Delhi: Lawyer Indira Jaising, who is representing the Delhi government, has urged the top court to come to a decision on granting statehood to the region.
5. Hindu priest hacked to death with machete in Bangladesh: Police are looking for the unidentified men who arrived in a motorcycle and attacked Shymanondo Das who was collecting flowers for worship.
6. India abstains from voting on UN resolution to appoint an LGBT rights expert: During a session of the UN Human Rights Council, 23 member countries were for the motion, and 18 of them were against.
7. Jharkhand BJP president's son accused of sexually assaulting one minor, then marrying another: A 16-year-old girl said Munna Marandi had been exploiting her for two years, but later allegedly tied the knot with an 11-year-old.
8. Centre’s proposal to grant 26-week maternity leave across sectors may soon be cleared: Currently, women in the private sector are allowed this benefit for only 12 weeks, while government employees get 24 weeks.
9. Met department says 11% deficit in monsoon so far, expects rains to pick up in July: According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the shortfall is because of the late onset of monsoon.
10. Apple patents technology to disable cameras during events like concerts and football matches: The machinery can also be used to beam information to several phones simultaneously, when in the same place.
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