A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Congress attacks PM for ‘party of Muslim men’ remark, says Modi is spreading poison of hatred and division: Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala claimed the prime minister was blinded by his desire to take revenge on Rahul Gandhi.
  2. Angelique Kerber downs Serena Williams in straight sets to lift first Wimbledon title: In the men’s singles, Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal to reach first Grand Slam final since 2016.
  3. At least 10 people reported missing after boat capsizes in Andhra Pradesh’s Gautami river: There were more than 40 people, mostly students, on the boat.
  4. President nominates four to Rajya Sabha including ex-BJP MP Ram Shakal, dancer Sonal Mansingh: The other two are sculptor Raghunath Mohapatra and RSS ideologue and author Rakesh Sinha.
  5. Belgium secure third place in FIFA World Cup with 2-0 win over England: The Red Devils outclassed an English side who had made a number of changes from their semi-final loss to Croatia.
  6. Rahul Gandhi comes out against demands to censor new Netflix series ‘Sacred Games’: The views of a character on a fictional web series can never change the fact that my father lived and died in the service of India, the Congress president said.
  7. ‘Chief minister’s post is not bed of roses,’ says HD Kumaraswamy on coalition government in Karnataka: Kumaraswamy said he was not happy being the chief minister, and added that he will resign within a few hours if the pressure gets to him.
  8. Tamil Nadu opposes Centre’s Higher Education Commission bill, wants UGC to continue: In a letter to Narendra Modi, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said the financial powers of UGC enabled it to ensure that its recommendations were implemented.
  9. Iceland replaces United States at UN Human Rights Council: Its term begins immediately and will expire on December 31, 2019.
  10. BJP asks Mehbooba Mufti to put her house in order before blaming it for engineering split in PDP: Senior leader Ram Madhav said the former chief minister’s comments against the saffron party were based on lies.