A look at the headlines right now:
- AAP’s Ashish Khetan booked for hurting sentiments after likening poll manifesto to holy book: Sikh groups also criticised the move to have an image of the Golden Temple on the cover of the document alongside a broom, the party’s symbol.
- Prakash Javadekar gets HRD ministry, Smriti Irani moved to textiles in Cabinet reshuffle: MJ Akbar will be minister of state for external affairs, and Venkaiah Naidu is the new minister of information and broadcasting.
- Two MBBS students who threw a dog off a terrace in Chennai arrested, released on bail: Bhadra, as she was named by her rescuers, is now undergoing treatment for a fractured right hind leg and spine.
- US report says India’s 7.5% growth figure is ‘overstated’: However, the State Department praised Raghuram Rajan for his efforts to bring in economic reforms and Narendra Modi for streamlining bureaucracy.
- Oscar Pistorius sentenced to six years in prison for murder of Reeva Steenkamp: The presiding judge said she had found 'substantial and compelling circumstances' in the paralympic runner's defence to reduce his punishment.
- Sajan Prakash and Shivani Katariya to represent India in swimming at Rio Olympics: Sajan Prakash will participate in men's 200 m butterfly while Shivani Katariya will participate in the women's 200 m freestyle event.
- Brexit impact: Pound plummets to 31-year low: The currency touched $1.25 against the dollar, the lowest since 1985.
- Telangana government accuses Andhra Pradesh of copyright violation, files cyber crime complaint: The issue broke out over an online questionnaire on the ease of doing business in the states.
- Jammu and Kashmir drops stone-pelting charges against 634 people: The PDP-BJP government’s pre-Eid move came as good news for mainly youngsters who were booked between 2008 and 2014.
- Liam Fox booted out in first round of Tory leadership vote, Theresa May the favourite: The UK's Home Secretary, who had campaigned for the Remain side in the EU referendum, was backed by 165 out of the 329 MPs.
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