The big news: SC asks Centre to decide time frame for Lokpal appointment, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: The Interpol issued a Red Corner Notice against Nirav Modi in the PNB scam, and the Delhi Police are probing occult links to the Burari deaths.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Supreme Court directs Centre to decide the time frame for appointing Lokpal: The top court asked the Centre to file an affidavit within 10 days, and posted the matter for further hearing on July 17.
- Interpol issues Red Corner Notice against Nirav Modi: The CBI had reportedly approached the agency on June 11.
- Burari family alleges foul play, dismisses theories of suicide pact and occult practices: The police said they have found handwritten notes that point to a ‘religious or spiritual angle’.
- Arvind Kejriwal launches AAP’s campaign for Delhi statehood, says will submit 10 lakh letters to Modi: The chief minister said the government should be consulted before the appointment of a lieutenant governor.
- Leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador wins Mexico presidential election: The 64-year-old former mayor of Mexico City has vowed to crack down on corruption and wage a war on drugs.
- Kerala Police to question bishop accused of sexually assaulting a nun: The nun stuck to her police complaint when she was questioned by investigators for over five hours on Sunday.
- Manufacturing activity expands in June at its strongest pace this year: India’s score on the monthly index rose to 53.1 in June from 51.2 in May.
- German government under threat as interior minister offers to resign over immigration deal: Horst Seehofer has agreed to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday before making a final decision.
- Lok Sabha members can now ask only five questions a day instead of 10: The new rule will come into effect from the Monsoon Session, which will begin on July 18.
- Only Sikh politician in the fray in Afghanistan parliamentary elections killed in Jalalabad blast: Avtar Singh Khalsa was on his way to meet President Ashraf Ghani when he was killed.