A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Dallas mayor says city is safe after ‘lone’ assailant Micah Johnson killed: The police found explosives in the home of Micah Johnson, an army veteran who had said he was angry at the recent police killings of African Americans.
  2. Narendra Modi invokes Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa, looks to boost defence ties: The Prime Minister also thanked the African nation for supporting India's bid to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
  3. Vijay Mallya shows up at British Grand Prix, says 'life must go on’: The money laundering accused said he would only return to India 'if assured of a fair trial, if at all there needs to be a trial’.
  4. Pakistani philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi dead at 88: The head of the Edhi Foundation had received a number of international honours including the Ramon Magsaysay Award and the Lenin Peace Prize.
  5. Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani killed in Anantnag: The 21-year-old militant was known for online videos asking young Kashmiri men to join the terror group.
  6. Milos Raonic knocks Roger Federer out in epic Wimbledon semi-final: The Canadian fought back from two sets down to defeat the Swiss master and progress to the final.
  7. Congress shows first signs of easing on GST issue: The party's deputy head in the Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma said the government should provide them some options. 
  8. Dalit man lynched in Gujarat, mob believed to be upper caste: The violence took place in the state’s Sodhana village while the victim Rama Singrahiya was sowing seeds on a plot supposedly meant for cattle grazing. 
  9. Hardik Patel granted bail in sedition cases by Gujarat High Court: The Patidar leader has been asked to stay out of the state for the next six months, but his lawyers said he will remain in jail for another case against him.
  10. Kerala budget promises tax on junk food, pension for transgender people: Among other things, the Pinarayi Vijayan government has also levied a cess on packaged wheat products, packaged basmati rice and coconut oil.