A look at the headlines right now:
- India stuck in mentality from 1962 war period, has ‘misunderstood Beijing’: Chinese daily: A report in the Global Times’ criticised the way China was blamed for India’s failed bid for NSG membership and emphasised the need to improve bilateral ties.
- Toll from Baghdad bombing rises to more than 200, 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.
- Narendra Modi to reshuffle Cabinet tomorrow: Vacant portfolios in the prime minister’s council of ministers need to be filled before the Monsoon Session begins on July 18.
- High alert along India-Bangladesh border after Dhaka attack: BSF and other security forces have been directed to look out for suspicious activity, and Mamata Banerjee will discuss security concerns with Narendra Modi.
- 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'.
- Haryana gets a 24-hour helpline for reporting cow-related offences: Citizens can dial in if they are concerned about an incident of bovine smuggling or slaughter, and special teams will be sent to the spot, police said.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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