Haiti President assassinated at home, announced by the country’s interim PM
Haiti president Jovenel Moise, who had been facing steep opposition from swathes of the population, was assassinated at his home by a group of armed foreigners who spoke Spanish and English on Wednesday early morning.
Source - Economic Times
Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani face off in race to solar domination
India's two richest men are vying to be at the forefront of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambition to ramp up green energy capacity in the world's second-most populous country more than four-fold to 450 gigawatts (GW) by 2030.
Source - Times of India
Magnitude-5.2 earthquake jolts Assam, tremors felt in Meghalaya, WB
The earthquake was recorded at 8.45 am, having an epicentre at Goalpara in Lower Assam at a depth of 14 km. There was no immediate report of any injury to anyone or damage to any property.
Source - First Post
Modi Govt creates new 'Ministry of Cooperation'; Finance Ministry gets a new addition
The Ministry of Cooperation will work to streamline processes for 'ease of doing business' for cooperatives and enable development of multi-state cooperatives (MSCS). The government has also merged the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) with the Finance Ministry to give it better control over state-owned firms and facilitate its ambitious privatisation programme.
Source - Live Mint, Moneycontrol
JEE Mains to be held in July and August
JEE Main was divided into four sessions this year to provide flexibility to the students amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The first two sessions were conducted in Feb and March while the other two sessions are going to be held in July (July 20th- July 25th) and August (July 27th to August 2nd).
Source - NDTV
Payment operators to come together to share intel on scammers
With the rise of cyber frauds in the past 18 months, the industry under Payments Council of India is setting up a countrywide negative database that can be used across payment platforms in an effort to blacklist all fraudsters.
Source - Economic Times
Didi's China probe adds to business challenges at home and abroad
China’s regulatory action that ordered mobile app stores to remove Didi’s China app is threatening Didi Global’s growth, as more than 90% of its first-quarter revenue came from ride-hailing in China.
Source - The Wall Street Journal
Euro 2020: Italy edge spain in dramatic penalty shootout to reach final
Italy have reached the Euro 2020 final after keeping their nerve from the penalty spot to edge Spain 4-2 in a shootout following a compelling 1-1 draw after extra time on Wednesday.
Source - News Hub
Cannes film festival 2021 begins
The 74th edition of Cannes Film Festival finally began at the French Riviera on July 6, after a delay of two months after being cancelled last year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Source - India Today
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