An Australian nurse was charged with terrorism offences for allegedly supporting the Islamic State group in Syria, after he voluntarily returned home from the war-torn country. The 39-year-old Melbourne father of five, named in local media as Islamic convert Adam Brookman, briefly faced a Melbourne court after surrendering to officials in Turkey on Tuesday, Australian Federal Police said. 

Hitting out at Narendra Modi, Janata Dal-United president Sharad Yadav described the prime minister as "dishonest", and said the secular parties will unite to ensure that BJP is not allowed to "turn the country into mud".

The Central Bureau of Investigation registered an FIR in Vyapam scam against Madhya Pradesh governor's former officer on special duty (OSD) Ram Naresh Yadav and 37 others for alleged irregularities in selection of police officers. CBI spokesperson said that a case of alleged criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery under Indian Penal Code, violation of provisions of Information Technology Act and under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered on the basis of the FIR registered by special task force.

Leaders of the Patel community today announced that they will organise public rallies in major districts of Gujarat to demand Other Backward Class status and benefits of reservation under it in government jobs. "We will not cancel our rally in Vijapur (in Mehsana district) and it will be held on July 28 where at least 50,000 Patels will participate. On the same day another rally will be held in Mandal taluka of Ahmedabad district," Hardik Patel, member of the Patidar Anamat Samiti said.

Pakistan is to host the second round of direct peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government on July 31, a senior Pakistani security official said on Saturday, laying to rest speculation that either China or Qatar would be the next venue for the negotiations. The first round of talks between the two Afghan stakeholders was also held in Pakistan's tourist resort of Murree on July 7.

Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda will launch a hunger strike from tomorrow to highlight the problems being faced by farmers, amid rising numbers of suicides by them, including in his home state Karnataka. "Gowda will sit on an indefinite fast from Monday at Jantar Mantar in the national capital to draw the government's attention on the farmers' plight, as he has not been given an opportunity to speak on them in parliament so far," Janata Dal-Secular spokesperson Ramesh Babu said.

Bahubali star Prabhas met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. When asked what the two discussed, Prabhas said that he asked the PM to watch his hit movie, to which the PM said that he would do so when he got the time. 

India will contest the Italian government's decision to the take the matter of two of its marines, accused of killing two Indian fishermen three years ago, to an international tribunal which is going to hear it in the second week of August. A legal team, headed by a law officer, would be leaving for Germany to represent India's case at International Tribunal for Law of the Sea.

Talks between the Greek government and international creditors on a third bailout package for Greece are expected to begin on Monday, a state minister said. Meetings with officials from the European Commission, European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which had been expected to begin on Friday, were delayed by logistical issues, including the location of talks and security. 

On a day when Salman Khan faced a barrage of opposition over his controversial defence of death row convict Yakub Memon, actor-politician and Lok Sabha MP Shatrughan Sinha rooted for him, saying, "supporting anybody's mercy petition is not a bad thing".  "I know Salman Khan for a long time. He is a good man. He has not said anything wrong about Yakub Memon, who has already filed a mercy petition. I think there is no harm in supporting anybody's mercy petition," said Sinha.

Police said attackers have gunned a local employee of the US embassy in Islamabad, though the motive that triggered the strike is still unclear. Police identified the dead employee as Iqbal Baig, saying he worked for the US Drug Enforcement Agency. They say Baig was killed early Sunday morning at his home.

With Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's tweets defending Yakub Memon, the death row convict of 1993 Mumbai blasts case, drawing severe flak from different quarters, BJP in Maharashtra demanded cancellation of the actor's bail in the 2002 hit-and-run case. 

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev said that along with hanging the traitors, it is equally important to teach a lesson to the supporters of those who are against humanity and nation. "Hanging traitors is important, but it is also important to teach a lesson to all those who stand with the enemies of humanity and nation," he said. Baba Ramdev's reaction come after Salman Khan in a controversial tweet said that Yakub Memon should not be hanged as the real culprit is the latter's brother Tiger Memon.

The Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Sambit Patra at a conference slammed people who were defending Yakub Memon, saying it was wrong and that people should have respect for the apex court's decision. He said, "Terrorism doesn't have religion, don't try to play pity politics on Yakub Memon's case!"

Armed officers shot at a car that purposely drove at barriers being installed by police at the finish of the famous cycle race in Paris. Luc Poignant, a spokesman with the police, said the car escaped with its two occupants apparently unharmed after coming under fire in the Place de la Concorde, where the cyclists make their final triumphant rounds to conclude the race.

Known for his adversarial take on issues, Justice Markandey Katju, the former Supreme Court judge and former chairman of Press Club of India, has termed Yakub Memon's conviction as based on very weak evidence. In series of posts shared on Facebook, the former Supreme Court judge said, "My opinion: Yakub Memon has been convicted on very weak evidence." 

Security has been tightened around Salman Khan's apartment in Bandra after he tweeted in support of Yakub Memon saying that he should not be hanged for his brother Tiger's misdeeds. In many other places such as Satara, posters of his movie 'Bhajrangi Bhaijaan' were defaced following the tweets. 

40 people, including members of Parliament and former judges have sent a petition to President Pranab Mukherjee to stop the execution of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon. Memon is scheduled to be executed on July 30 after his curative petition against the death sentence was dismissed by the Supreme Court. His mercy petition was denied by the president too. Memon has submitted a mercy petition to the Maharashtra governor too. 

In the wake of terror groups using Internet to incite religious intolerance, the government has ordered blocking of at least 40 webpages with inflammatory content relating to a minority community, including posts on social media and popular video-sharing platforms. The order to block the online videos, dated June 29, wasissued to all Internet service providers, who have now blocked most of such posts. However, a few of them are still accessible and the Internet service providers claim these can not be blocked totally as they have been posted through a 'secure Internet protocol'.

Salman Khan attracted quite a lot of criticism after he tweeted in support of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon. However, the star would not have imagined his dad to be one of his detractors. 

Hours after BJP's Shatrughan Sinha met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and called him the 'guardian of Patna', the Bollywood star has come out in the open and clarified his remarks. He said there was no political angle to his meeting BJP's arch rival in Bihar, and that it was merely a courtesy call. When asked about the praise he showered on Nitish, Sinha responded, "I am from Bihar. If I don't talk about the CM of my state, who will I talk about. He also went on to add that his meeting Nitish was not offensive to his party. 

Using his radio address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to the fallen heroes of the Kargil War on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas. He said, "I salute all brave soldiers who lost their lives in the Kargil war, for their sacrifice and valour, on the occassion of Kargil Vijay Diwas." 

Social activist Anna Hazare joined ex-servicemen and families of Kargil war martyrs staging a protest over non-implementation of One Rank One Pension scheme at Jantar Mantar even as the country celebrates the 16th anniversary of India's victory. 

Superstar Salman Khan has joined the ranks of many who have been voicing their protest over hanging 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon.