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.
- Mandzukic breaks England hearts with extra-time winner to fire Croatia into World Cup final: The Juventus striker and Ivan Rakitic scored to complete a come-from-behind win for the Croats.
- Heavy rain claims seven lives in Dehradun, government schools closed: The weather department has forecast heavy rain in Uttarakhand till Sunday.
- Centre approves telecom authority’s recommendations on net neutrality: Services that will be excluded from the rules include systems critical to business operations, remote surgery procedures and autonomous cars.
- Bihar Cabinet approves amendments to prohibition law, diluting some stricter provisions: The proposed amendments include a reduced quantum of punishment for those involved in sale, manufacture or consumption of liquor.
- Aadhaar helped India save more than Rs 90,000 crore, says UIDAI chief: J Satyanarayana said 121 crore people have so far enrolled for Aadhaar card.
- Roger Federer stunned by Anderson in five-set thriller in Wimbledon quarter-finals: The Swiss ace wasted a match point to crash to a 2-6, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, 6-4, 13-11 defeat.
- ‘I express regret’, says Jayant Sinha after criticism over garlanding lynching convicts: It won’t be fair to talk on the matter as it is still sub judice, the Union minister said, adding that the law will take its own course.
- Siddaramaiah asks Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy to roll back hike in petrol and diesel prices: The former chief minister also demanded that the monthly supply of 7 kg of rice to Below Poverty Line families be restored.
- India overtakes France to become world’s sixth-biggest economy, says report: At the end of 2017, India’s Gross Domestic Product was $2.597 trillion while France’s was $2.582 trillion, according to World Bank data.
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