A look at the headlines right now:
- Congress attacks PM for ‘party of Muslim men’ remark, says Modi is spreading poison of hatred and division: Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala claimed the prime minister was blinded by his desire to take revenge on Rahul Gandhi.
- Angelique Kerber downs Serena Williams in straight sets to lift first Wimbledon title: In the men’s singles, Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal to reach first Grand Slam final since 2016.
- At least 10 people reported missing after boat capsizes in Andhra Pradesh’s Gautami river: There were more than 40 people, mostly students, on the boat.
- President nominates four to Rajya Sabha including ex-BJP MP Ram Shakal, dancer Sonal Mansingh: The other two are sculptor Raghunath Mohapatra and RSS ideologue and author Rakesh Sinha.
- Belgium secure third place in FIFA World Cup with 2-0 win over England: The Red Devils outclassed an English side who had made a number of changes from their semi-final loss to Croatia.
- Rahul Gandhi comes out against demands to censor new Netflix series ‘Sacred Games’: The views of a character on a fictional web series can never change the fact that my father lived and died in the service of India, the Congress president said.
- ‘Chief minister’s post is not bed of roses,’ says HD Kumaraswamy on coalition government in Karnataka: Kumaraswamy said he was not happy being the chief minister, and added that he will resign within a few hours if the pressure gets to him.
- Tamil Nadu opposes Centre’s Higher Education Commission bill, wants UGC to continue: In a letter to Narendra Modi, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said the financial powers of UGC enabled it to ensure that its recommendations were implemented.
- Iceland replaces United States at UN Human Rights Council: Its term begins immediately and will expire on December 31, 2019.
- BJP asks Mehbooba Mufti to put her house in order before blaming it for engineering split in PDP: Senior leader Ram Madhav said the former chief minister’s comments against the saffron party were based on lies.
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