A look at the headlines right now:
- Centre says it does not contest the right to choose a partner during hearing on Section 377: The 19th-Century law criminalises ‘unnatural sex, against the order of nature’, which is punishable with life imprisonment.
- Landslides kill nine in Manipur, block highways in Uttarakhand: Seven bodies have been recovered after the landslide in Manipur’s Tamenglong district.
- Army joins Mumbai flood relief operations, several long distance trains cancelled: There is likely to be intermittent rains with heavy rain in a few places in the city and suburbs.
- Madhya Pradesh police file chargesheet, 92 witnesses named in Mandsaur rape case: Deputy Director of Prosecution BS Thakur said efforts are being made to finish the trial within a month.
- Indian security agencies breached Islamic State ring to arrest bomber in Delhi, says Indian Express report: The Afghan Islamic State operative was arrested in Delhi in September and is currently believed to be in custody at a US military base in Afghanistan.
- After Centre demands measures to counter rumours, WhatsApp says forwarded messages will be labelled: Over the past month, several incidents of mob violence following rumours on social media have been reported across the country, leading to assaults and murders.
- Jammu and Kashmir IAS officer claims Centre is investigating him for tweets about rape culture: Shah Faesal said his criticism of rape does not amount to criticism of government, as rape is not government policy.
- Woman accuses priest of raping her four years ago in Kerala, police begin investigation: Last week, police had booked four priests of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church on charges of rape and molestation.
- RSS will host namaz along the Saryu river in Ayodhya on July 12, say reports: Around 1,500 Muslim clerics are expected to participate in the prayer session along with many Hindu devotees.
- Senior Pakistani politician Haroon Bilour among 20 killed by suicide bomber in Peshawar: Bilour was the leader of the Awami National Party, which governed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province from 2008 to 2013.
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