News Headlines : 7th July 2022

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi exhorts universities and colleges to not only prepare degree holders, but create leaders who take the country forward; Inaugurates Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam in Varanasi.
  • Prime Minister to attend first ‘Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture’ at 6.30 P.M. in New Delhi tomorrow.
  • British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces his resignation; To continue till Party chooses his successor.
  • Captive and commercial coal blocks production rises by 79 per cent to 27.7 million tonnes during first quarter of this fiscal.
  • India to assume Presidency of G-20 from December this year, says Government.
  • Former Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant to be new Sherpa of G-20.
  • India elected as member of Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage for 2022-2026 cycle.
  • In Wimbledon Tennis, Tunisian Ons Jabeur moves into finals  defeating Germany’s Tatjana Maria at Centre Court.
  • In Badminton, India’s top shuttlers PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy enter Singles quarterfinals of Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur.
  • In Women’s Cricket; India defeat Sri Lanka by 39 runs in third and final Women’s ODI at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy.