A look at the headlines right now:

  1. India rejects foreign aid, but says contributions from foundations are welcome: The Ministry of External Affairs said that in line with the existing policy, the central government would meet the requirements through domestic efforts.  
  2. In Germany, Rahul Gandhi blames unemployment for mob lynchings: The Congress president claimed that the BJP government had taken away protections from marginalised castes and communities.  
  3. Builder of Mumbai’s Parel building arrested for culpable homicide after blaze kills four people: The residential high-rise did not have the mandatory occupation certificate granted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.  
  4. Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi calls for ‘jihad’ against the West in purported new audio: He criticised Saudi Arabia’s decision to spend $100 million to help rebuild Syria’s northeast region.  
  5. Reliance Group serves ‘cease and desist’ notices to Congress leaders: Congress leader Sunil Jakhar alleged the legal notice was the evidence of a ‘nexus between the BJP and the corporate world’.
  6. Iran says it will attack United States and its main ally Israel if it is harmed: Senior Iranian cleric Ahmad Khatami said that the price of a war with Iran would be very high for the US.  
  7. Farooq Abdullah heckled during prayers allegedly for chanting ‘Jai Hind’ at Vajpayee tribute meeting: The National Conference president was attending Eid prayers at a shrine in Srinagar when members of the congregation started shouting slogans.
  8. Schoolteacher stripped and paraded in public for allegedly raping teenage student in Andhra Pradesh: He had reportedly been sexually assaulting her for the past two years.
  9. Pakistan withdraws all political censorship in state-run media outlets: Information Minister Chaudhary Fawad Hussain said the development was part of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision.
  10. Rahi Sarnobat becomes first Indian woman to win a shooting gold at Asian Games: The women’s hockey team recorded its second biggest win in Asian Games with a 21-0 thrashing of Kazakhstan, and the Sepak Takraw’s men’s team won a historic first medal.