A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Narendra Modi says killing people in the name of ‘gau bhakti’ is not acceptable: However, the prime minister also said that cows should be protected.
  2. Vice Presidential election will be on August 5: The Election Commission said July 18 is the last date to file nomination papers.
  3. United States: Visa applicants from six Muslim-majority nations must prove ‘close ties’ to US: People from Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Iran and Yemen as well as most refugees have to prove their eligibility.
  4. Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell takes leave of absence after being charged with sex offences: The 76-year-old Catholic official alleged he was a victim of ‘relentless character assassination’.
  5. RBI starts printing Rs 200 notes: Report: The apex bank has not yet commented on the report that quoted two unidentified officials.
  6. Centre downplays US reference to ‘Indian-administered Kashmir’, says it happened in the past too: The US State Department had used the term while designating Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin a global terrorist, during Modi’s visit to the country.
  7. Ballabhgarh lynching: Two Delhi government staffers among arrested accused, say police: They were identified as a 31-year-old health department inspector and a 50-year-old Delhi Jal Board official.
  8. Lalu Yadav denies trying to make a deal with BJP, says the future of the grand alliance is bright: There was speculation that Yadav would break his partnership with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U).
  9. Japanese airline forces disabled passenger to crawl up stairs to board plane: Vanilla Air staff told Hideto Kijima that he would not be allowed to board the flight if he could not do so without assistance.
  10. Isro’s communication satellite GSAT-17 successfully launched into space from French Guiana: It became India’s third communication satellite to successfully reach orbit in the past two months.