News Headlines : 16th June 2022

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs All India Chief Secretaries’ Conclave at Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh; Three-day National Conference to conclude tomorrow. 
  • India and Japan today held Finance Dialogue in New Delhi to exchange their views on the macro-economic situation, financial system, financial digitalization and investment environment in both the countries.
  • Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in New Delhi to commemorate 30th Anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations.
  • Prime Minister to be on two-day visit to Gujarat from tomorrow; To inaugurate and lay foundation stone of various development projects worth 21 thousand crore rupees.
  • The Indian Merchant Chamber of Commerce ( IMC) today has organised the Banking Conference on Banking and Finance sector in India: How it is poised to deliver sustainable growth in a post pandemic world.
  • Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh says, security forces working in tandem in Jammu and Kashmir to eradicate terrorism; Also to visit Jammu to attend the 200th Anniversary of Maharaja Gulab Singh’s ‘Rajyabhishek Ceremony’ tomorrow.
  • Deputy Governor of the Reserve bank of India M. Rajeshwar Rao has said that an efficient and vibrant financial system is crucial for economic development and social well-being of the country.
  • Government approves additional Central assistance of over one thousand forty three crore rupees under National Disaster Response Fund to Rajasthan and Nagaland.
  • 47th Meeting of GST Council to be held on 28th and 29th of this month in Srinagar.
  • In Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today launched the online helicopter booking service portal for Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra. Devotees can easily log on to Shrine Board’s website www.jksasb.nic.in for the booking of helicopter tickets for the Yatra.
  • National Institute of Open Schooling institutes programme to provide education to 10th class pass Agniveers.
  • The 12 day long joint military exercise between India and Bangladesh ‘Sampriti’ culminated after a validation exercise at Jashore in Bangladesh. The exercise started on 5th June at Jashore.
  • In Indonesia Open Badminton tournament, H. S. Prannoy storms into quarter-final round beating Angus Ng Ka Long.
  • India will take on South Africa in the fourth T20I of the ongoing five-match series at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot tomorrow evening. The match will begin at 7.00 P.M.