The big news: Pakistan will never have Jammu & Kashmir, says Sushma Swaraj, and 9 other top stories
Twin suicide blasts in Kabul have killed at least 80 people, and the Munich shooter had no links to ISIS, but was inspired by a Norwegian mass murderer.
A look at the headlines right now:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Renowned artist SH Raza dies in Delhi: The Padma Shri winner was 94 years old and died of a prolonged illness.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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’.