India
Here is a curated list of top 5 stories for the evening.
Updated : Jun 07, 2017, 07:04 PM IST
Speaking at a press conference, CEC Zaidi said that the polls would be held on July 17 and the counting of votes would be conducted on July 20. Read more here.
A Myanmar army aircraft with 105 people on board went missing on Wednesday on a flight from a southern town to the city of Yangon, the military and civil aviation officials said. Read more here.
Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked Iran's parliament and the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran, killing at least 12 people in a twin assault at the heart of the Islamic Republic. Read more here.
The Reserve Bank today left lending rates unchanged citing risks to inflation due to spurt in farm loan waivers by states but raised lending capacity of banks to support economic growth. Read more here.
Reigning champion Novak Djokovic suffered a demoralising French Open quarter-final exit when he slumped to a 7-6(5) 6-3 6-0 defeat by Austrian sixth seed Dominic Thiem on Wednesday. Read more here.