A look at the headlines right now:
- Toll from Baghdad bombing rises to more than 100, nearly 150 wounded: Dozens of women and children were among the victims in this Islamic State attack in the busy Shiite locality of Karrada, one of the deadliest in recent years.
- 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.
- Complaints filed against Asaduddin Owaisi for offering to provide legal aid to terror suspects: The BJP and JD(U) have also demanded the AIMIM chief’s immediate arrest for ‘betraying the country’ by ‘standing with extremists’.
- Arvind Kejriwal promises to end Punjab’s drug crisis in a month if voted to power: While launching the party’s ‘Youth Manifesto’ in the state, the AAP chief faced resistance from protestors who called him the ‘enemy of Sikhs’.
- Human remains recovered from debris of EgyptAir flight MS804: The deep sea vessel commissioned to the site will return to look for any other remnants that will prove useful to the investigators.
- Leander Paes and Marcin Matkowski knocked out in second round of Wimbledon: The duo went down 6-3 6-2 to the pair of Henri Kontinen and John Peers.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- India end campaign with 1-1 draw against Spain in Six Nations Hockey tournament: The team ended the league in the fifth position.
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