A look at the headlines right now:
- Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam Nawaz arrested after they land in Lahore: They were allowed to meet Sharif’s mother at the airport before being taken into custody.
- India invites Donald Trump to be guest at 2019 Republic Day, US has not yet responded: If Trump attends the parade, he will be the second US president after Barack Obama to do so.
- CBI charges BJP MLA accused in Unnao rape case with filing false case against complainant’s father: Kuldeep Singh Sengar is already in jail for allegedly raping the teenager in June 2017.
- 12 Russians indicted for 2016 US election hack ahead of Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin meet: This is the latest development in an ongoing investigation into Russia’s alleged meddling in the US presidential election.
- Where was the state machinery, asks Delhi High Court about the 1984 Sikh riots: The court was hearing the Central Bureau of Investigation’s plea against the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in one of the cases.
- India, United States to hold ‘2+2 dialogue’ in September, says Nirmala Sitharaman: Washington had postponed the talks last month citing ‘unavoidable reasons’.
- At least 85 people, including Balochistan Awami Party candidate, killed in blast in Pakistan: Earlier in the day, four people were killed in an explosion in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Former Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani’s convoy was the target.
- Shia Waqf Board tells Supreme Court it is ready to part with one-third of the disputed Ayodhya land: The board’s Chairperson Waseem Rizvi said the Sunni Waqf Board does not represent Indian Muslims and claimed a mosque can never be built on the disputed site.
- Five PDP leaders criticise Mehbooba Mufti for blaming Centre for rebellion in party: We are still in the party and want to reform it, one of the dissenting leaders told reporters.
- Rs 2,000 crore diamond money laundering scam unearthed, four arrested in Mumbai: In a recent raid, diamonds worth Rs 1.2 crore were being declared worth Rs 156 crore.
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