News Headlines : 19th July 2022

  • Both Houses of Parliament adjourned for the day following ruckus by Opposition over price rise and other issues.
  • Counting of votes for Presidential elections to be taken up on Thursday at Parliament House complex.
  • Government takes several supply-side measures to address issue of inflation, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
  • Government sanctions two thousand 877 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in 68 cities across 25 States and Union Territories.
  • Department of Commerce notifies a new Rule – Work from Home in Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006 across all Special Economic Zones.
  • External Affairs Minister DR S. Jaishankar says, only India provided 3.8 billion dollar assistance for ameliorating serious economic situation in Srilanka while no other country supported to this extent.
  • In Sri Lanka, acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Anura Kumara Dissanayaka and Dullas Allahapperuma to contest for the Presidency in Parliament tomorrow.
  • And, Mairaj Ahmad Khan becomes first Indian shooter to win gold medal in men’s skeet event at ISSF World Cup in South Korea.