News Headlines : 12th July 2022

  • First full-color image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released. It will providing a first glimpse of what the early Universe looked like.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi asks people’s representatives to unite for national interest; Addresses closing ceremony of centenary celebrations of Bihar Legislative Assembly.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveils development projects in Deoghar to boost infrastructure development and connectivity in the region.
  • Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has signed his resignation letter, and the Speaker of Parliament will publicly announce it to the nation tomorrow.
  • First I2U2 India-Israel-UAE-USA Leaders’ Virtual Summit to be held on Thursday; Prime Minister to participate.
  • India is among the fastest growing economies in the world, says Home Minister Amit Shah.
  • The Union government has called an all party meeting ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on 17th of July. The meeting has been called by the Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi.
  • Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to release India Rankings 2022 under National Institute Ranking Framework on the 15th of this month.
  • In Cricket, first one-day International match between India and England; India (114/0 in 18.4 overs) defeat England (110) by 10 wickets to take 1-0 lead in three-match series.
  • BCCI has announced the Indian women’s cricket team for the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be started in Birmingham on 28th July.
  • Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the 15-member squad. Sneh Rana, Harleen Deol and wicketkeeper Taniya Bhatiya retuned in the team. The team will have Yastika Bhatia as the first-choice stumper.
  • Simran Bahadur and season leg-spinner Poonam Yadav were named as stand-by players for the tournament.
  • India’s Arjun Babuta wins his first gold medal at International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup stage at Changwon in South Korea.