A look at the headlines right now:
- France win their second title, beat Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup final: Didier Deschamps now joins elite company, one which only has Franz Beckenbauer for lifting the World Cup as a captain and as a coach.
- Karnataka Police arrest around 30, including WhatsApp group owner, in lynching case: A mob had killed a man and injured three of his friends on Friday on the suspicion that they were child-lifters.
- News media is enemy of people, says Donald Trump ahead of summit with Russian president: The United States president said he had low expectations from the meeting with his counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
- Five men allegedly gangrape woman, burn her alive inside temple in UP’s Sambhal district: All the accused are relatives of the woman.
- Congress asks HD Kumaraswamy to be courageous after his remarks on coalition government: The chief minister’s party, Janata Dal (Secular), termed his comments as an emotional outburst.
- At least six killed in explosion outside rural ministry’s office in Kabul: As many as six people were wounded in the attack.
- Centre refuses to share Facebook’s response over data breach scandal, says report: In response to an RTI query, the government said it had set up an expert committee to draft a data protection framework for India.
- BJP’s communal remarks show disappointment within party, early elections likely, says Mayawati: Withdrawing from the ruling coalition in Jammu and Kashmir was the BJP’s first move towards early elections, the Bahujan Samaj Party chief claimed.
- Two killed, 25 wounded as Israel launches biggest air strikes on Gaza since 2014: However, Hamas and Israel accepted an Egyptian offer of a ceasefire.
- Senior advocate allegedly rapes lawyer in Delhi’s Saket court complex, arrested: The Saket Bar Association suspended the accused’s membership after the incident.
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