- Today is World Refugee Day.
- World Refugee Day observed every year on 20th of June, to honour refugees around the globe and to spread awareness and sensitivity towards millions of people who have been displaced due to war, persecution, political turmoil or violence.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and inaugurated several projects worth 33000 crore rupees in Bengaluru.
- He inaugurated the country’s third fully air conditioned railway terminal and laid the foundation stone for over 15000 crore rupees Bengaluru suburban railway project.
- Five National Highways and seven railway projects were also launched by the Prime Minister.
- A delegation of Congress leaders called on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan to raise issues with the Agnipath scheme.
- The delegation consisted of Mallikarjun Kharge, Ashok Gehlot, Bhupesh Baghel, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, P. Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh and KC Venugopal. In a memorandum submitted to the President, the party alleged that the scheme carries multiple risks and subverts the long standing traditions and ethos of the armed forces.
- The Congress Party also expressed unhappiness that the government did not adopt wide ranging consultations before the announcement of the scheme.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, UPI transactions cross one trillion US dollar mark in current fiscal; Inaugurates National Conference on Cyber Safety and National Security in New Delhi.
- Indian Army issues notification for recruitment of Agniveers; Registration to be opened from July.
- Election Commission delists 111 additional Registered Unrecognised Political Parties.
- Union Minister Piyush Goyal said digital media such as WhatsApp and e-mail can be used for speedy consumer complaint redressal.
- Subscription for First tranche of Sovereign Gold Bond scheme for current fiscal to remain open today; to Continues till 24th of this month.
- Nation gears up to celebrate International Day of Yoga tomorrow; Prime Minister to lead the celebrations in Mysuru.
- Air Marshal S K Jha says registration process for first batch of Agniveer to start from 24th June in Indian Air Force . The process of online examination will start on 24th July.
- Home Minister Amit Shah speaks to Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya, assures full support in tackling situation due to heavy rainfall and floods.
- Bhikkhu Sanghasena from Ladakh and Marcus Vinicius Rojo Rodrigues from Brazil, one organisation from UK and onther from Uttarakhand chosen for Prime Minister’s award for outstanding contribution for promotion of Yoga 2021.
- Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju said, Chess Olympiad torch relay originating from India is a moment of great pride for everyone in the country.
- Mr. Rijiju took part in the hand-over ceremony of the first-ever Chess Olympiad torch relay at the historic Red Fort in New Delhi.
