A look at the headlines right now.

  1. 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.
  2. Arun Jaitley returns as finance minister after three-month break post surgery: He underwent a renal transplant operation on May 14.
  3. Veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar dies at 95: The funeral rites will be conducted at 1 pm at a crematorium on Lodhi Road in Delhi.
  4. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan monitors flood relief work in Chengannur: He will tour camps in Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam, Alappuzha and Thrissur districts.
  5. Stock market sheds record highs in early trade, rupee at 70 against the dollar again: Earlier in the day, the Nifty 50 had breached the 11,600-mark for the first time.
  6. Campaign funds were not used for hush money payments, says Donald Trump: The US president said the money paid to adult film star Stephanie Clifford and former Playboy model Karen McDougal had come from his personal wealth.
  7. Ankita Raina wins bronze in tennis at Asian Games: Swimmers Virdhawal Khade and Srihari Nataraj set new national records, qualifying for the finals.
  8. Centre allows sale of Oxytocin by private retail chemists from September 1: However, the government’s notification does not mention any relaxation of the ban on manufacture of the drug by private firms.
  9. Mob attacks Muslim man’s house in Haryana’s Rohtak on suspicion of cow slaughter: Five policemen were injured in clashes with villagers following cow slaughter rumours in Jharkhand. 
  10. Assembly bye-elections under way in Meghalaya to decide single largest party: The bye-polls for South Tura and Ranikor seats will be a close race between the National People’s Party and the Congress.