A look at the headlines right now:

  1. BJP cancels two events where Subramanian Swamy was set to speak: The functions were reportedly called off as party leaders wanted to prevent the Rajya Sabha MP from launching more attacks against government officials.
  2. NS Vishwanathan to be made deputy governor of RBI: He will succeed HR Khan, whose tenure ends on July 3.
  3. India’s first woman Uber driver found dead in Bengaluru: Sources had told police that Veerath Bharathi was planning to return to her home in Warangal, Andhra Pradesh.
  4. Volkswagen reaches $14.7-billion settlement in emission cheating scandal: The German automaker will either repay or buy back the polluting diesel vehicles and pay each owner $10,000.
  5. Nigerian woman tied up by police after allegedly attacking passersby in Bengaluru: In a separate incident, a Congolese woman in the city reported being sexually abused by a shopkeeper and said police asked her to withdraw her complaint.
  6. ‘Remainder’ dating app to be launched for heartbroken Britons who voted against Brexit: More than 1.5 crore people have signed up on the website since it was launched, after Britain voted 52% to 48% to leave the European Union.
  7. Starbucks to start selling Indian coffee in the US: Arabica beans from estates in Coorg will be roasted and sold in Seattle later this year.
  8. Bihar arts ‘topper’ Ruby Rai says she asked her father to only help pass the exams: The 17-year-old student said her college principal Bachcha Rai, who is suspected to be the kingpin in the ranking scam, is a distant relative.
  9. Prices of 42 essential drugs capped, their cost to drop by up to 15%: Manufacturers who do not comply with the ceiling price will be asked to deposit the amount overcharged, in addition to interest.
  10. Republican senator wants US to stop granting visas to Indians, citizens from 22 other nations: Chuck Grassley wrote to the secretary of Homeland Security, claiming that these non-cooperative, ‘recalcitrant countries’ did not take back illegal immigrants.