• June [latex]21^{st}[/latex] marks the fifth International Yoga Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi lead the celebrations for the fifth International Yoga Day through a mega show in Ranchi.


• Meanwhile, Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and others also participated in events across the country to celebrate the event.

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• Hundreds of people in Hong Kong have surrounded police headquarters, calling for an extradition bill to be scrapped.


• Police have asked the protesters to withdraw peacefully, saying their presence would "seriously affect" emergency services.


• Millions of people have marched against the bill in recent weeks, with violent clashes breaking out with police.

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• A summit of 28 European Union leaders has ended without an agreement on who should take on the bloc's top jobs.


• The talks, held in Brussels, continued until the early hours of Friday morning without candidates being finalized.


• On top of trying to find majorities for successors, leaders were also trying to decide what issues the EU should prioritize over the next five years.

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• U.S. President Donald Trump approved military strikes against Iran in retaliation for the downing of an unmanned $130-million surveillance drone, but pulled back from launching the attacks, the New York Times said.


• Mr. Trump had initially approved strikes on a handful of targets such as radar and missile batteries, the paper cited senior administration officials involved in, or briefed on, the deliberations, as saying.


• The strikes were set to take place just before dawn on Friday to minimize risk to the Iranian military or to civilians, it added.

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• The U.S State Department said that the review is not targeted at a specific country and is separate from ongoing discussions with India.


• The U.S. State Department has said that it is not considering capping the number of H1B visas for countries that adopt laws that restrict data being taken out of their borders (data localization).


• The comments are a reaction to a report by news agency Reuters, which said that the U.S. was considering capping H1Bs at 10-15% of all H1Bs for countries that had a data localization policy.

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• Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) is set for inauguration by the Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today.


• Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra chief ministers will attend the inaugural ceremony at Kanepalli.

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• U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit next week would give a boost to the engagement between the political leaderships of India and the U.S., the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.


• During his June 25-27 visit, Mr. Pompeo is expected to deliver a major public lecture, addressing the next generation of Indian youth and discuss tricky issues like H1B visas for IT workers and Indian plans for data localization.

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• India denies that Modi’s letter to Imran Khan has expressed a desire to hold talks with Islamabad
  
• India will not be impressed by some ‘cosmetic’ anti-terror steps from Pakistan, the Ministry of External Affairs said.


• India’s response came after Pakistan media reported that Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a letter to PM Imran Khan had expressed a desire to hold talks with Islamabad.

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• Modi government will introduce a fresh bill to ban the practice of instant triple talaq in the Lok Sabha on Friday.


• The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, will replace an ordinance issued in February by the previous BJP-led NDA government.


• The previous bill lapsed with the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha last month.

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• Mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) is expected to take a call on how to further divest stake in Gruh Finance to meet RBI directions after the merger of the housing finance company with Bandhan Bank.


• A decision to this end is expected after the annual general meeting of Gruh on July [latex]19^{th}[/latex].


• While it has done two rounds of stake sales on the stock exchanges, it could potentially look to divest further equity to an institutional investor, said a person familiar with the development.

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• Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are a vibrant and dynamic part of the Indian economy.


• They contribute significantly to the economic and social development of the country by fostering entrepreneurship and generating large-scale employment.

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• Opener David Warner smashed 166 runs as Australia defeated Bangladesh by 48 runs in 2019 World Cup on Thursday.


• The match witnessed Bangladesh record their highest-ever total in ODIs (333-8). Australia are now on top of 2019 World Cup points table with five victories in six matches. Australia have beaten Bangladesh in each of their three meetings in World Cup.

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• Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) on Thursday nominated the inclusion of women's cricket in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.


• Beach volleyball and Para table tennis have also been recommended for inclusion in the Games. For the sports to be confirmed, the federation will need to receive a positive response from a minimum of 51% of the Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs).

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• Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project entered the Winners Book of World Records for getting completed in the shortest period.


• The project which is termed as one of the biggest irrigation project's in the country has entered Country Book of World Records and Winners Book of World Records.


• India chief advisor of Country Book of World Records and Winner Book of Records Kondaveeti Murali announced it on.

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• Football's world governing body has confirmed that its secretary general Fatma Samoura has been appointed 'Fifa General Delegate for Africa' in a bid to improve governance on the continent.


• The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has recently been under scrutiny on several issues relating to both governance and administration.


• Samoura, from Senegal, will take charge for six months from 1 August, with the relationship "renewable with the agreement of both organizations".


• "It was also agreed that Fifa and Caf will undertake as soon as possible a full forensic audit of Caf," the statement added.

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• Former Mizoram minister and Mizo National Front (MNF) leader, Lalrinchhana, died at a hospital in Shillong on Tuesday, party sources said.


• Lalrinchhana was 84 and is survived by wife, four sons, and a daughter.


• The MNF leader was suffering from cancer.


• Preparations were on to bring his body to Aizawl from the Meghalaya hospital.

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