News Headlines : 11th June 2022

  • President Ram Nath Kovind visits Atal Tunnel Rohtang in Himachal Pradesh; Says future of the nation is connected with Atal Tunnel.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, several reforms have been brought in to further Ease of Doing Business and encourage entrepreneurship.
  • Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu called upon Governments, media, scientific fraternity and people to encourage agriculture. He stressed the need for encouraging allied activities and infusing technology to increase profitability in agriculture.
  • Home Minister Amit Shah chairs Western zonal council meeting at Diu; Launches various development projects and inaugurates decommissioned INS Khukri as a museum.
  • Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman dedicates to the nation Dharohar – National Museum of Customs and GST in Goa.
  • Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, in the past 8 years of NDA rule,  number of female entrepreneur-owned Biotech companies has risen exponentially.
  • Central Consumer Protection authority (CCPA) under the Department of Consumer Affairs has notified ‘Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022’ with an objective to curb misleading advertisements and protect the consumers, who may be exploited or affected by such advertisements.
  • WTO Ministerial Conference to begin from tomorrow in Geneva; Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal to lead Indian delegation.
  • United Nations General Assembly adopts India – sponsored resolution on multilingualism; Mentions Hindi language for the first time.
  • Congress party expelled its legislator Kuldeep Bishnoi from all party positions. In a statement, party General Secretary K C Venugopal said, Congress president has expelled Kuldeep Bishnoi from all his present party positions, including the post of special invitee of the Congress Working Committee, with immediate effect.
  • Four Holy Relics of Lord Buddha from India to be taken to Mongolia for an 11-day exposition as part of celebrations of Mongolian Buddh Purnima.
  • Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand clinches third place in Norway Chess tournament after defeating Aryan Tari in final round of Classical section.
  • Lovlina Borgohain and Nikhat Zareen among 12-member Indian boxing contingent selected for upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games.
  • In Cricket, India to take on South Africa in 2nd Twenty-20 International of five-match series at Cuttack tomorrow.