The big news: Sushma Swaraj tells Nawaz Sharif Kashmir is India's alone, and nine other top stories
19-year-old Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to set an athletics world record, and Kabul mourned the loss of 80 lives in another Islamic State attack.
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.
- Athletics: 19-year-old from Haryana sets Under-20 world record for javelin throw: Neeraj Chopra won gold after throwing a distance of 86.48 metre in the finals of the U-20 World Championships.
- 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.
- Minor rape survivor seeks permission from Delhi High Court to abort 24-week-old foetus: The Delhi court has asked a panel of three doctors to examine the case, while the Supreme Court is hearing a similar petition.
- Cricket: India on top after enforcing follow-on in first Test against West Indies: West Indies trail by 302 runs after being dismissed for 243 in their first innings.
- 17-year-old boy killed at party at author Amit Chaudhari’s Kolkata home: The accused, also a minor, allegedly stabbed him multiple times with a broken glass bottle after the two got into a drunken altercation.
- 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 abducted in Kabul on June 9.
- 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.
- Manohar Parrikar in Chennai to oversee search operations for missing IAF aircraft, families of passengers pray: The defence minister will also conduct an aerial survey, more than a day after aviation authorities lost contact with the flight.
- Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan extends detention period of suspects to 30 days after coup attempt: He also ordered closure of 1,043 private schools, 15 universities and 35 medical institutions over alleged links to the failed coup.
