A look at the headlines right now:
- Police identify attacker in Nice as 31-year old Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel: France declared three days of national mourning after the man drove a 25-tonne truck into a crowd, killing 84 people.
- Arunachal Pradesh governor rejects Nabam Tuki’s request to defer floor test scheduled for Saturday: Tathagatha Roy had asked the Congress leader to prove his majority immediately, after a Supreme Court ruling that reinstated his government.
- Nawaz Sharif calls Hizbul commander Burhan Wani a martyr, Pakistan to observe July 19 as Black Day: Curfew was imposed in 10 districts of Jammu & Kashmir, while mobile internet services in the state remained suspended for the seventh day.
- Pune's ‘gold shirt’ businessman Datta Phuge killed in front of his son: Four people including his nephew were detained, though police have not discovered the motive for his murder yet.
- US elections: Donald Trump announces Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his vice presidential candidate: The Republican's other choices for the post were Newt Gingrich and Chris Christie.
- India slips to third place on Business Optimism Index: It was likely caused by delays in key reforms like the GST Bill and bad loans facing state-owned banks.
- Madhya Pradesh Cabinet announces country’s first happiness department: Anand Vibhag will carry out research and experiments and strategise in a way to increase the level of happiness among the state's citizens.
- Suicide bombing is haraam in Islam, but permitted as war tactic by many scholars, says Zakir Naik: Addressing the press through Skype, the 50-year-old televangelist said the media altered his responses and misguided people.
- UPA government pushed for interest rate cuts, stalled appointments, says ex-RBI governor D Subbarao: In his book Who Moved My Interest Rate?, he said both Pranab Mukherjee and P Chidambaram interfered in the bank's policy making during his 2008-2013 term.
- Madras High Court bans 169 service providers, more than 200 websites from releasing Kabali: The movie’s producer, Kalaipuli S Thanu, had moved the court for protection from piracy.
Buy an annual Scroll Membership to support independent journalism and get special benefits.
Our journalism is for everyone. But you can get special privileges by buying an annual Scroll Membership. Sign up today!