The big news: PM Modi invites Xi Jinping to India for ‘informal summit’, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: Pyongyang and Seoul vowed to end the Korean War after 65 years, and a UK court accepted most of the CBI’s evidence in the Vijay Mallya case.
A look at the headlines right now:
- PM Modi invites Chinese President Xi Jinping to India for an informal summit in 2019: The two leaders exchanged views on strengthening the Indo-China relationship, and also spoke about how the countries could help eradicate the world’s problems.
- Pyongyang and Seoul vow to end Korean War after 65 years, decide to hold military talks next month: The decision was taken at the historic peace summit held in South Korea’s Panmunjom village.
- United Kingdom court accepts most of the evidence CBI submitted in Vijay Mallya’s extradition case: The court will hear arguments in the case again on July 11.
- CBI court sentences three people to life imprisonment in Apna Ghar sexual abuse case: The case dates back to 2012, when three girls escaped from a government-funded shelter for destitute people in Rohtak, and complained of abuse.
- Supreme Court reserves judgement on plea questioning chief justice’s role as ‘Master of the Roster’: Attorney General KK Venugopal said that involving many people in the process of allocating cases would lead to chaos.
- Swedish pop group Abba announce comeback after 35 years: The band said they had recorded two new songs in which they perform as their computer-generated avatars.
- Lawyers did not obstruct police from filing chargesheet in Kathua case, Bar Council of India tells SC: An investigative committee set up by the bar council said that the Kathua lawyers’ demand for a CBI inquiry appeared to be justifiable.
- Civil aviation watchdog to investigate how flight carrying Rahul Gandhi developed technical snag: A DGCA official said such incidents were common on planes running on autopilot mode.
- Archaeologists in Peru find remains of 15th-century mass child sacrifice – possibly the largest ever: More than 140 children and around 200 llamas were found buried near the Pacific coast, National Geographic reported.
- Sporadic incidents of violence reported during shutdown in central Assam: Tribal organisations called the strike in protest against Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal’s decision to not include MLA Ramakant Deori in the state cabinet.