A look at the headlines right now:
- Arunachal Pradesh verdict: BJP says ‘strange’ to ask majority party to be Opposition: The party reacted to the Supreme Court’s ruling restoring the Congress government in the state on Wednesday.
- Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM barred from contesting civic polls in Maharashtra: The Maharashtra Election Commission cancelled its registration as a state political party for failing to submit details of its income and funding.
- South China Sea dispute: China refutes tribunal's verdict, threatens to establish air defence zone: Beijing issued a white paper to assert its claims and accused Philippines of distorting facts to occupy Chinese territories.
- Police arrest separatist leader Syed Geelani in Srinagar for attempting to visit Martyrs graveyard: The toll in clashes in the state touched 35 after another Anantnag resident succumbed to his injuries.
- Supreme Court asks five-member Constitution Bench to decide on National Court of Appeal plea: The Centre had earlier quashed a proposal on the issue in 2013 and rejected the idea again in 2014.
- Jat quota stir: Inquiry panel receives no complaints, even as deadline for registration draws near: The state-appointed committee investigating the clashes in Haryana in February had invited people to file their complaints against the violence by July 17.
- Trai to seek public feedback on setting up ombudsman system to resolve consumer complaints: Head of the regulator, RS Sharma, said they will release a consultation paper in a fortnight to come up with a strategy to improve the current redressal system.
- Cannot make out a case against Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, says Maharashtra intelligence department: The televangelist said he will address the media over Skype on Thursday, July 14, after hotels in Mumbai allegedly cancelled bookings for his press conference.
- Seven sentenced to life for murder of former TN chief minister MGR’s son-in-law Vijayan: MGR’s adopted daughter N Banu Sridhar, who had orchestrated the killing in June 2008, was also among those convicted.
- NSEL scam: ED arrests Jignesh Shah for non-cooperation in money-laundering case: The FTIL chief, who is supposed to be questioned in connection with the Rs 5,600-crore fraud, was taken to a hospital
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