National
Hockey: 20-member Indian men’s squad announced for World Cup
Hockey India has announced the 20-member men’s squad for the upcoming FIH World Cup in Belgium and the Netherlands to be held from August 15 to 30.
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Business
FOREX inflow crossed over $20 bn under RBI’s special swap scheme
Banks have mobilised over 20.7 billion US Dollars (USD) in foreign exchange inflows under the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) special swap scheme till Friday last week. The scheme was operationalised on 8th June.
Defence
Indian Navy hosts multinational maritime security exercise ‘Operation Southern Readiness
Operation Southern Readiness 26-2, a four-day multinational maritime security training engagement hosted by the Indian Navy’s Southern Naval Command, commenced in Kochi on July 20, bringing together participants from 26…
Defence
EAM Dr. S. Jaishankar meets Panamanian counterpart Javier Eduardo Martinez-Acha Vasquez in New Delhi
The External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar has met his Panamanian counterpart Javier Eduardo Martinez-Acha Vasquez in New Delhi.
World
US Challenges EU Climate Move Targeting International Air Travel
The United States is “deeply concerned” about the European Union’s plans to impose carbon costs on some international flights, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Transportation told Reuters on Monday.
World
Houthis impose Saudi naval blockade, opening new front in US-Iran war
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday they were imposing a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, a move that opens a new front against the United States in its war on Iran and widens the threat to global energy supplies…
South Asia
20 killed, 80 injured in rain triggered flash foods in Afganistan
In Afghanistan, at least 20 people were killed, around 80 others injured and over 100 remain missing after flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall struck Nuristan province in the eastern part of the country yesterday.
World
Andy Burnham Takes Charge as UK’s New Prime Minister
Andy Burnham, newly elected leader of the Labour Party, has taken charge as the UK’s new Prime Minister. In his inaugural speech at 10 Downing Street, Burnham said he will make politics more about problem-solving and…
National
President Droupadi Murmu arrives in North Macedonia; To hold talks with President Davkova in Skopje
On the second leg of her three-nation state visit, President Droupadi Murmu has reached North Macedonia. This is the first-ever visit by an Indian President to North Macedonia.
World
US forces launch new round of strikes against Iran
US President Donald Trump has warned Iran of massive retaliation, saying that Tehran would pay many times. His warning came yesterday after three American soldiers were killed recently, two in Jordan and one in Iraq.