The big news: Sikh man shot at in the US in alleged hate crime, and nine other top stories
In other headlines: A policeman was killed in an encounter with militants in J&K’s Tral, and 110 died of hunger and diseases in drought-hit Somalia in two days.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Gunman in US yells ‘go back to your own country’ before shooting Sikh man in the arm in Seattle suburb: The New York-based Sikh Coalition has urged authorities to investigate the incident as a hate crime.
- Policeman, two militants killed in encounter in J&K’s Tral: The operation began after security forces were tipped off about the presence of suspected Hizbul Mujahideen radicals in the area.
- At least 110 died of drought-induced hunger and diseases in Somalia in the past two days: The United Nations has warned of a full-blown famine in the country, where more than six million people are in need of assistance.
- Donald Trump’s claims of wire-tapping by Barack Obama are ‘simply false’, says spokesperson: No White House official has ever interfered with any independent investigation led by the Department of Justice, Kevin Lewis added.
- Non-bailable warrant issued against rape-accused UP minister Gayatri Prajapati: Airports were put on alert on Friday after reports said that the politician was planning to flee the country.
- Indian athlete charged with sexually assaulting minor in US granted bail: Tanveer Hussain’s bail amount of $5,000 was paid by a couple who was part of the group that organised the 2017 World Snowshoe Championships.
- BJP will not contest against Shiv Sena for Mumbai mayor’s post, says Devendra Fadnavis: We will support the ruling party in the BMC, but will not compromise on transparency, the Maharashtra chief minister said.
- July 1 looks like the possible date for GST rollout, Arun Jaitley says after council meet: Drafts of the central GST and integrated GST were cleared by states on Saturday.
- Malaysia expels North Korean envoy, gives him 48 hours to leave the country over Kim Jong-Nam’s murder case: The decision was made after Pyongyang refused to apologise for the ambassador’s remarks that Kuala Lumpur was trying to defame North Korea.
- Case filed against sacked RSS leader for offering Rs 1-crore bounty on the head of Kerala CM: We have yet to arrest the accused, but we have the video recording, the Ujjain Police said.
