| 1. Rajnath Singh has launched the live twitter wall for promoting 'Bharat Ke Veer' portal. Home Minister Rajnath Singh has launched the live twitter wall for promoting Bharat Ke Veer portal on the eve of Independence Day. On the occasion, Mr Singh and Ministers of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir and Kiren Rijiju contributed their one month salary for Bharat Ke Veer corpus. In a tweet, Mr Singh said, he has handed over a cheque of 1.59 lakh rupees to the Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi in New Delhi. |
| 2. E Sankara Rao will be new MD & CEO of IFCI. IFCI Ltd, a government company, is set to have a new Managing Director & CEO in E Sankara Rao, who is currently Chief General Manager at India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL). The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has given its nod for the Department of Financial Services (DFS) proposal to appoint Emandi Sankara Rao as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of IFCI Ltd. Rao’s appointment will be valid for three years |
| 3.Govt asks Google, Facebook, Whatsapp and others to remove Blue Whale links. Government has directed internet majors - Google, Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, Microsoft and Yahoo - to immediately remove the links of dangerous online game Blue Whale Challenge, which has led to suicide of children in India and other countries. Mumbai and West Midnapore district have reported deaths linked to this game. |
| 4. Modi has launched an online portal dedicated to the gallantry award winners 'gallantryawards.gov.in'. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched an online portal dedicated to the gallantry award winners, bestowed since Independence. Announcing launch of the website in a series of tweets, the Prime Minister said, the portal will preserve and tell the stories of bravest men and women, civilians as well as armed forces personnel. The website with domain name gallantryawards.gov.in gives details of the Chakra Series awardees. The Chakra series are Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra. |
| 5. 112 Gallantry Awards have been approved by the President for the Armed Forces and Paramilitary Forces. It includes five Kirti Chakras, 17 Shaurya Chakras, 85 Sena Medals (Gallantry), three Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry) and two Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry). Havaldar Giris Gurung from first Gorkha Rifles who was martyred during a major counter-infiltration operation along the Line of Control in Naugam sector of Kashmir has been awarded Kirti Chakra posthumously. |
| 6. Modi has paid tributes to Sri Aurobindo on his 145th Birth Anniversary. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to Sri Aurobindo on his 145th Birth Anniversary. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, Sri Aurobindo's rich thoughts and grand vision for India continue to be a great source of inspiration. A spiritual reformer and philosopher, Sri Aurobindo had a major contribution in the Indian freedom struggle. |
| 7. Italy to host fall G-7 interior ministers summit on security. Italy will host a summit of Group of Seven Interior Ministers centered on security issues in the fall. Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti said, the meeting is being organised at the request of Italy's G-7 partners- Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan and the United States. |
| 8.Pema Khandu has launched an e-ticketing mobile app ‘Hornbill Blue’ for State Transport Service. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu today launched the ‘Hornbill Blue’, an e-ticketing mobile app of Arunachal Pradesh State Transport Services, APSTS in a function at Itanagar. Chief Secretary Shakuntala Gamlin and Transport Secretary, GS Meena were present on this occasion. |
| 9. Indian boxers has clinched 10 medals at Serbian tourney. India bagged two gold in the 6th Golden Glove Women's Boxing Tournament at Vojvodina, Serbia. While Jyoti won Gold in 51 kg category, and Vanlalharitpuii bagged it 60 kg category. In all, India won two gold, four silver and four bronze medals in the tournament. |
| 10. Cristiano Ronaldo has banned for five-matches for pushing referee. World Player of the Year, Cristiano Ronaldo, was banned for five-match by the Spanish football federation yesterday. He has been banned for pushing the referee after being sent-off in Real Madrid's 3-1 win over Barcelona in the First Leg of Spanish Super Cup. Ronaldo received an automatic one-match ban for his dismissal on Sunday and an extra four games for his reaction towards referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea. |
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