The big news: WhatsApp group admin arrested over Karnataka lynching, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: A senior advocate was arrested for allegedly raping a lawyer in Delhi, and HD Kumaraswamy said he is unhappy being CM in coalition government.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Karnataka Police arrest around 30 for lynching man, including WhatsApp group owner: A mob had killed a man and injured three of his friends on Friday on the suspicion that they were child-lifters.
- Senior advocate allegedly rapes lawyer in Delhi’s Saket court complex, arrested: The Saket Bar Association suspended the accused’s membership after the incident.
- ‘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.
- Previous governments left development projects incomplete, Narendra Modi says in Uttar Pradesh: Modi inaugurated the Bansagar canal project and laid the foundation stone for a medical college in Mirzapur on Sunday.
- 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.
- Two BSF jawans killed, one injured in gunfight with alleged Naxalites: The two deceased constables were identified as Lokender Singh and Mukdhiyar Singh, from Rajasthan and Punjab.
- Transgender people to move SC seeking inclusion of names in the Assam National Register of Citizens: The final draft is expected to be published by July 30.
- Amit Shah did not make any statement on construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, says BJP: A senior BJP leader had quoted Shah as saying at an event in Hyderabad that the temple will be built before the upcoming General Elections.
- Gujarat Police put up notice outside house of woman who accused BJP leader of rape, reveal her name: The Surat police claimed they pasted the notice only after they failed to locate the woman despite several attempts.
- Nearly 3,600 people died due to potholes in 2017, Uttar Pradesh tops list with 987 deaths: In contrast, terror activities in India killed 803 people in 2017.