A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Whole of Jammu and Kashmir belongs to India, Sushma Swaraj tells Pakistan: The external affairs minister made a strong statement after Pakistan’s prime minister said Kashmir would one day be part of his country.
  2. Munich gunman linked to Norwegian mass murderer, not terror group, say officials: The teenage shooter killed nine people after he opened fire in Olympia Shopping Centre on Friday.
  3. Islamic State claims twin explosions at Kabul protest march, at least 80 reported dead: Police said the attack took place where thousands had gathered to protest over a power line route being planned. 
  4. Manohar Parrikar in Chennai to oversee search operations for missing IAF aircraft: The defence minister will also conduct an aerial survey, more than a day after aviation authorities lost contact with the flight.
  5. Turkey coup attempt: President Tayyip Erdogan extends detention period of suspects to 30 days: He also ordered closure of 1,043 private schools, 15 universities and 35 medical institutions over alleged links to the failed coup.
  6. Indian NGO worker Judith D’Souza returns to Delhi after being kidnapped in Afghanistan: She was working with the Aga Khan Foundation when she was kidnapped in Kabul on June 9.
  7. Renowned artist SH Raza dies in Delhi: The Padma Shri winner was 94 years old and died of a prolonged illness.
  8. Congress launches Uttar Pradesh poll campaign with bus yatra, raises slogan against poor governance: The party's CM candidate Sheila Dikshit and state chief Raj Babbar are among the leaders on the three-day tour from Delhi to Kanpur.
  9. Hillary Clinton picks Virginia senator Tim Kaine as her vice-presidential running mate: The former governor of the US state has a strong resume in foreign policy and international relations.
  10. Indiana court sets aside foetal homicide charges against Purvi Patel for inducing her own abortion: The court observed that the state's law was not meant to be used 'to prosecute women for their own abortions’.