A look at the headlines right now:
1. Local banned outfit Jamaeytul Mujahdeen, not Islamic State, was behind Dhaka shooting, says Bangladesh minister: Earlier, the extremist group had claimed responsibility for the attack in which 20, including an Indian, were killed.
2. At least 80 killed in two car bomb explosions in Iraqi capital Baghdad: The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the blast in the city’s Karrada locality, saying it was targeting Shiite neighbourhoods.
3. AAP MLA booked in Quran desecration case after key accused names him in conspiracy: Vijay Kumar, who orchestrated the crime, said the party wanted to create communal tension in Punjab to garner support ahead of the 2017 Assembly polls.
4. Days after release from jail, murder accused rapes and kills 10-year-old in Telangana: Police found the girl’s body, with her head mutilated with a boulder, near the railway tracks in Secunderabad’s Bolarum cantonment area.
5. Centre considering unions’ demand to hike minimum wage further, after 7th Pay Commission announcement: According to the workers’ representatives, entry-level salaries should be at least Rs 26,000, not Rs 18,000 as promised by the government.
6. Arrested Hyderabad youths had ‘pledged allegiance’ to Islamic State chief Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, claims NIA: Asaduddin Owaisi has offered the suspects legal aid, and their counsel has sought directions to the agency to not use ‘third-degree methods’ during questioning.
7. Priyanka Gandhi will lead 150 rallies across Uttar Pradesh, says Congress: While there was no confirmation on whether she will be the party’s chief ministerial candidate, her campaign role has been broadened exponentially.
8. Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, who survived Auschwitz, dies: After losing his mother, father and younger sister in Nazi concentration camps, the Romanian-American wrote widely about the Holocaust.
9. Thousands of anti-Brexit protestors march through London’s streets: More than 35,000 people were believed to have joined the demonstration, carrying posters declaring ‘We are all immigrants’ and ‘Bremain’.
10. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic crashes out of Wimbledon 2016 in the third round: The Serb lost 6-7 1-6 6-3 7-6 in a rain-interrupted match to USA’s Sam Querrey.
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