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• An attack has killed up to 40 migrants at a detention centre on the outskirts of the Libyan capital Tripoli, government officials say.


• Some 80 people were injured at the center, which the UN-backed government says was hit by an air strike.


• Anti-government forces led by warlord Gen Khalifa Haftar have accused government forces of bombarding it.

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• Kamala Harris, the first Indian-origin Senator, has surged to the second spot among more than 20 Democratic candidates eyeing the White House in the 2020 presidential run, according to a latest national opinion poll.


• Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is still leading the pack of Democratic presidential aspirants with 22% of the vote, but his popularity rating has come down drastically following his poor performance after the last week’s first Democratic presidential debate.

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• The National Defense Authorisation Act or NDAA for the fiscal year 2020, that contained such a proposal was passed by the U.S. Senate last week.


• The U.S. Senate has passed a legislative provision that brings India at par with America’s NATO allies and countries like Israel and South Korea for increasing defence cooperation.

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• The Trump administration has dropped a controversial plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, marking a major victory for civil rights groups.


• It comes just days after the Supreme Court blocked efforts to include the question, ruling that the government's justification seemed "contrived".


• The White House argued it would bolster protections for minority voters.


• But opponents said it would deter immigrant households from taking part in the once-a-decade population count.

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• The Congress MP had challenged amendments to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.


• The Supreme Court sought the response of the government on a special leave petition filed by Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh against a February 28 decision of the Delhi High Court, rejecting his challenge to amendments enacted to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) from 2015 onwards, through Finance Acts as ‘Money Bills’.

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• Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019, was passed by a voice vote in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday which provides for supersession of Medical Council of India for a period of two years with effect from September 26, 2018.


• The Bill was introduced by Health Minister Harsh Vardhan in the lower house to replace an ordinance promulgated on February 21 this year.

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• The Rajya Sabha will today debate on electoral reforms, including ‘One Nation, One Election’ bid, electoral bonds and Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).


• On Tuesday, the government introduced in the Lok Sabha a bill providing for the supersession of Medical Council of India for a period of two years.

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• The Trinamool on Tuesday accused the BJP government of bypassing the rules of Parliament to try to push its agenda.


• Party leader in the Rajya Sabha Derek O’Brien said the government had listed the Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill, 2019 without giving adequate time for the Opposition members to study it.

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• Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Tuesday felicitated the heads of Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and Delhi and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore for securing rank in top 200 of QS World University Rankings.


• He said all higher educational institutions should focus on quality, research and innovation. The research should find the solutions to the problems of society at all levels and contribute to the overall development of the nation, Nishank said.

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• Rajasthan BSTC result 2019: Rajasthan Pre DElEd exam or the BSTC exam result 2019 has been declared at bstc2019.org. The Basic School Teaching Course (BSTC) exam was held on May 26.


• Last year the BSTC result was declared on June 6 and the exam was conducted by Banswara-based Govind Guru Tribal University.

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• Indian bond traders, who were expecting the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to keep the cash spigot open, may have to rework their calculations.


• The RBI will hold a reverse repo auction of Rs 25 thousand crore of 63-day duration on Wednesday, the first such move to use the tool for a longer duration to drain cash. It will hold additional rounds if needed, the central bank said late Tuesday evening.

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• The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of ₹50 lakh each on Allahabad Bank and UCO Bank for non-compliance with its directives on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) norms/ Anti Money Laundering (AML) Standards’ and ‘Opening of Current Accounts’.


• The two Kolkata-headquartered public sector banks on Tuesday informed the exchanges about the imposition of penalty.

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• India defeated Bangladesh by 28 runs at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Tuesday to become the second team after Australia to qualify for the 2019 World Cup semi-finals.


• This is the third straight time that India have reached World Cup semi-finals. With their fourth defeat in the tournament, Bangladesh are now officially out of the semi-finals race.

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• IIT Kanpur (Indian Institutes of Technology) awarded an honorary doctorate to Pullela Gopichand, Chief National Coach for the Indian Badminton team in recognition of his services to sports on the occasion of their 52nd convocation.


• The honor was bestowed on Gopichand by Prof K Radhakrishnan, former chairman of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) and Chairman of Board of Governors of IIT Kanpur

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• N S Vishwanathan was re-appointed as the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for one more year with effect from July 4, 2019.


• He is also a member of the Bimal Jalan committee which looks into the appropriate economic capital framework for RBI.

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• Batsman Ambati Rayudu has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after being overlooked for World Cup spot multiple times by BCCI.


• In November 2018, the 33-year-old had retired from first-class cricket to focus on 50-over and T20 cricket keeping World Cup in mind. Rayudu represented India in 55 ODIs and six T20Is, scoring 1,694 and 42 runs respectively.

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• The Indian Space Research Organisation has signed a contract with a Russian company for selection support, medical examination and space training of Indian astronauts for the country’s proposed maiden manned space mission ‘Gaganyaan’.


• The contract was signed by Glavkosmos’ first Deputy Director General Natalia Lokteva and Director of Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) of ISRO S Unnikrishnan Nair on June 27.

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• Minister of Textiles and Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani launched new book ‘Whispers of Time’ written by Dr. Krishna Saksena (91) at India International Centre in New Delhi.


• It is the ninth book of Saksena, and it talks about her experiences and observations in her long life of ninety years.

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• Momir Bulatovic, who served as the President of Montenegro during the turbulent breakup of the former Yugoslavia died at the age of 62 in Raći, Montenegro. He was born in Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia.


• He served as Montenegro’s President from 1990 until 1998. He was an ally of then-Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic.