A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif appoints 22 MPs to campaign against 'Indian atrocities in Kashmir’: Islamabad's officials told TV channels that the representatives will lobby at various fora before his UN General Assembly address in September.
  2. Two killed, several injured after fire breaks out in Murshidabad hospital: Officials from the West Bengal health department said the flames were under control, and 'there is no need to panic'.
  3. Sonia, Rahul Gandhi get notice from court on documents Subramanian Swamy wanted in National Herald case: The Congress leaders have two weeks to respond to a petition by the BJP leader, which claims the information will be relevant to the case.
  4. Pakistan should stop provoking violence in Kashmir, says Mehbooba Mufti after meeting Narendra Modi: The chief minister appealed for 'a chance to fix things' and urged both separatists and the media to cooperate with the state to help resolve the 'big crisis'.
  5. Balochistan conflict: Protestors in Germany raise India flag, shout anti-Pakistan slogans: The group thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for raising awareness on the issue, and said they want to highlight the human rights abuses in the region.
  6. US advises India and Pakistan to continue dialogue on Kashmir: Islamabad's high commissioner in New Delhi, Abdul Basit, said peace in the Valley was of utmost importance to his country.
  7. Scam accused ex-coal secretary HC Gupta agrees to engage a lawyer, a week after saying he could not: The court accepted the fresh plea by the bureaucrat, who is named in several coal block allocation cases, but has the support of the IAS fraternity.
  8. Zakir Naik likely to face terror charges, his Islamic Research Foundation may be banned: The Islamic International Schools in Mumbai and Chennai, also part of his NGO, risk losing control of the administration.
  9. BJP accepts Jharkhand party chief Tala Marandi's resignation after he criticised government policy: The Santhal leader was replaced by another tribal leader just 13 weeks after his appointment. His son was recently accused of sexually exploiting two minors.
  10. Hardik Patel wants Narendra Modi to release 102 Patidar youths who were convicted during 2002 riots: The 23-year-old, however, claimed the prime minister would not do so because he was trying to project a secular image.