A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Chief justice is the ‘Master of the Roster’, reiterates Supreme Court: The court said that ‘chief justice of India’ cannot be interpreted to mean ‘collegium of five senior-most judges’ during the allocation of cases.
  2. L-G does not want to hand over services department to Delhi government, claims Arvind Kejriwal: The chief minister met Anil Baijal, who assured the AAP government of his continued support and cooperation.
  3. Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 years in prison in corruption case: A court sentenced Sharif’s daughter Maryam to seven years in jail and son-in-law Captain Safdar to a year in prison.
  4. Body of Jammu and Kashmir police constable, abducted by suspected militants, found in Kulgam: Javid Ahmad Dar went missing from Kachdoora village in South Kashmir’s Shopian district around 9.30 pm on Thursday.  
  5. UK court allows Indian banks to search Vijay Mallya’s London homes, seize goods: The ruling said the enforcement officer may use ‘reasonable force to enter the property if necessary’.  
  6. Manipur High Court asks Army to produce officer Dharamvir Singh who has allegedly been abducted: The court issued the order based on a habeas corpus petition filed by Singh’s wife, Ranju.  
  7. Madras HC refuses to pass order restraining government from acquiring land for Chennai-Salem highway project: It also posted a writ petition filed by an affected land owner and related pleas before a division bench.
  8. Former Thai Navy officer dies while rescuing 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a cave: Narongsak Osatanakorn, the governor of Chiang Rai province, said that the presence of hundreds of rescue workers inside the cave has depleted the oxygen supply.  
  9. Japan executes cult leader Shoko Asahara, 6 others responsible for 1995 sarin gas attack in Tokyo: The attack on several subway trains had killed 13 and injured more than 6,000 people.  
  10. Tripura Police arrest two people for lynching of anti-rumour campaigner: A mob killed Sukanta Chakraborty on June 28 at Kalachhara in South Tripura district after suspecting him to be a child lifter.