A look at the headlines right now:

  1. India had ordered Air Force to bomb Pakistani targets after failed Kargil negotiations: Plans had been chalked out, and pilots armed with loaded revolvers, but the mission was cancelled hours before the scheduled go time.
  2. Nitish Kumar says he will back the Centre's GST Bill: This leaves the Congress, JD(U)'s alliance partner in Bihar, with little support for its opposition to the legislation.
  3. Three men arrested out of the five who raped Rohtak woman twice in three years: The accused have claimed they are being framed, while the survivor’s parents have said they had been threatening them to drop the first case.
  4. Rajya Sabha passes Child Labour Act amendment that allows children to work with their family: The new law also lets children between 14 and 18 take up non-hazardous occupations.
  5. Donald Trump officially named Republican party's nominee for president: A giant image of the businessman was beamed in from the Trump Tower in New York after his votes were counted at the ongoing party convention.
  6. Supreme Court says cases can be transferred out of Jammu and Kashmir: The bench was examining whether cases involving regular laws that do not apply in the state can be moved out.
  7. Protests all over Gujarat against attack on Dalit men who were skinning a cow, 16 attempt suicide: Angry mobs set state transport buses on fire, blocked a national highway and dumped carcasses in a Collectors office.
  8. Can't make 'collective denunciations', Supreme Court tells Rahul Gandhi in RSS defamation case: The Congress vice president was sued for blaming the organisation for Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, a statement he had made during a national election rally.
  9. Ronaldinho leaves Premier Futsal midway after being appointed ambassador of 2016 Paralympics: The Brazilian legend will be replaced as captain of the Goa franchise by his compatriot Cafu.
  10. 13 PSU banks get Rs 22,915 crore in capital from the government: The Finance Ministry said the funds were provided so that the state-owned banks can expand their lending services and raise money from the market.