A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Barack Obama cancels meeting with Philippine president after Rodrigo Duterte insults him: Duterte used derogatory language when speaking about the US president and warned him not to bring up the alleged extrajudicial killings of drug dealers.
  2. Karnataka farmers protest after Supreme Court order to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu: Pro-Kannada leaders threatened strong agitations and urged the government to protect the interests of state farmers and file a review petition in the matter.
  3. Strong criticism of the government is neither defamatory, nor seditious, asserts Supreme Court: It directed authorities to abide by a Constitution Bench verdict of 1962, which pronounced that only remarks provoking violence and disorder amount to sedition.
  4. President Pranab Mukherjee indicates support for holding simultaneous Lok Sabha, state elections: He said it would be 'beneficial' if the Election Commission puts in 'ideas and efforts on holding the polls together'.
  5. Serena Williams clinches record 308th Grand Slam match win, surpasses Roger Federer's best: So far, the World No. 1 has won 88 US Open matches, 86 at Wimbledon, 74 at the Australian Open and 60 at the Roland Garros French Open.
  6. At least 35 killed in fresh blasts in parts of Syria controlled by the government, Kurdish militants: No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks yet.
  7. Urjit Patel takes charge as the 24th governor of the Reserve Bank of India: The 53-year-old has worked with the International Monetary Fund, in addition to acting as a consultant for the Finance Ministry between 1998 and 2001.
  8. Senior AAP leaders in Delhi, Punjab are exploiting women and promising tickets, says party MLA: While Devinder Sehrawat wrote to Arvind Kejriwal about 'debauchery' within the party, its Delhi unit convener Dilip Pandey said he has no proof of his claims.
  9. Twenty-four killed, 91 injured after suicide blasts in Kabul, Taliban claims responsibility: The group, which has stepped up its campaign against the Afghan government, has also warned India against its growing military cooperation with the country.
  10. Bihar topper scam: 4,000-page chargesheet filed by special investigation team naming 32 accused: The main accused was the former chairperson of the Bihar School Examination Board, Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh.