Afternoon headlines: High Court stays Jat reservation Bill, and nine other top stories
Italian Marine Salvatore Girone has been allowed to return to his home country, and Amit Shah has pinpointed SP as the BJP’s main opponent in Uttar Pradesh.
A look at the biggest stories this afternoon:
- Bill granting 10% quota for Jats stayed by Punjab and Haryana High Court: The court also directed the state government to submit a reply by July 21, which is when the next hearing in the matter will be held.
- Supreme Court allows Italian marine accused of killing Indian fishermen to return home: Earlier this week, Italy had sought permission for Salvatore Girone to leave India.
- Amit Shah identifies Samajwadi Party as BJP's main opponent in the Uttar Pradesh polls: The party president indicated an alliance with Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal in the state ahead of the 2017 elections.
- Narendra Modi to address rally in Saharanpur on government’s second anniversary: He will follow this up with public events in Odisha, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Meghalaya.
- India may lose more than Rs 3 lakh crore of GDP if global food prices double, says UN report: The report said the world is likely to suffer from more volatile food pricing because of climate change, rising populations and incomes.
- Juvenile justice: Police cannot file FIRs against underage offenders for minor offences: The new draft model, however, leaves room for authorities to to book juveniles in crimes that attract more than 7-year prison term.
- French Open 2016: Indian players breeze through to second round: Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won a decisive victory in their first-round match.
- Apple manufacturer Foxconn set to replace 60,000 employees with robots in Taiwan factory: The company makes iPhones, iPods and iPads as well as select products for Sony, Microsoft, Amazon, Dell, Google and Nintendo.
- At least three feared dead in chemical factory explosion in Mumbai’s Dombivali area: Locals said the blast shattered windows in buildings as far as two kilometres from the site.
- World leaders discuss emerging economies ahead of G7 summit in Japan: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe escorted the dignitaries to Ise Grand Shrine in central Japan before the proceedings were set to begin.
