The big news: Leaders condemn attack that killed seven Amarnath pilgrims, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: A probe team recommended Nawaz Sharif be booked for corruption, and the cricket advisory panel said it needed more time to pick the head coach.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Injured to be airlifted to Delhi, call for shutdown in Jammu after Amarnath Yatra attack: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said the incident was a ‘blot’ on all Kashmiris and Muslims.
- Book Nawaz Sharif and family for corruption, probe panel recommends: The Pakistan prime minister has rejected the report, calling it ‘trash’, but Opposition parties have asked him to resign.
- Need more time to decide new Team India coach, says cricket advisory panel member Sourav Ganguly: The former Indian captain said the CAC wanted to have a word with skipper Virat Kohli before arriving at a decision.
- Tamil Nadu reports India’s fourth case of Zika: Health authorities said the patient has no history of travel to countries with the outbreak, and that the virus may have been locally transmitted.
- BJP leader Nupur Sharma booked for sharing fake image of West Bengal violence: The party’s Delhi unit spokesperson had tried to pass off a photo from the 2002 Gujarat riots as one depicting the unrest in North 24 Parganas district.
- The Ram Temple will be constructed, says Union minister Mahesh Sharma: He said it would be done ‘either by the court of law or by consensus’.
- RBI may soon reveal the value of demonetised notes it never received: The central bank is planning to hold a meeting with its auditors later in July to calculate the amount.
- Toll in Assam flood rises to 32, over 12 lakh people across 20 districts affected: The state’s disaster management authority said 2,053 villages were currently under water.
- Rahul Gandhi defends meeting Chinese ambassador, says it’s his ‘job to be informed on critical issues’: The Congress vice president questioned why three Union ministers had made a trip to the country amid the ongoing Sikkim standoff.
- J&K government asked to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to man used as a human shield: Farooq Amhad Dar had filed a complaint with the state human rights commission against the Army honouring Major Leetul Gogoi for the act.