✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. Permanent Mission of India to the United Nation on Tuesday announced that India has been elected to the UN Economic and Social Council for the term starting from 2022 till 2024. Here ECOSOC is a 54-member Economic and Social Council, established in 1954 by a United Nations charter. it helps in advancing economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development.
2. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses Webinar on India-Sweden defence industry cooperation yesterday: A webinar on India-Sweden Defence Industry Cooperation, with the theme ‘Capitalizing Opportunities for Growth and Security’, was organised Yesterday (June 08, 2021).
It was organised under the aegis of Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence through Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) and Swedish Security and Defence Industry (SOFF). Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was the Chief Guest, while the Defence Minister of Sweden Peter Hultqvist was the Guest of Honour.
3. Near about 21-22 of Chinese fighter aircrafts including the J-11s which are the Chinese copy of the Su-27 fighters and a few J-16 fighters held an exercise opposite the Indian territory in Eastern Ladakh.
4. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Kuwait today (09 June Wednesday) to explore steps to further deepen India’s ties with the oil-rich Gulf nation.
5. The visit comes nearly 3 months after both the countries decided to establish a joint ministerial commission to formulate a framework to strengthen ties in sectors like energy, trade, investment, manpower & labour & information technology.
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah visited India in March during which both sides decided to set up of the joint commission.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. US President Joe Biden to meet Russia Prez Vladimir Putin in Geneva on 16 June. Both leaders will discuss on restoration of good relationship between two countries.
2. The COVID 19 cases and deaths in Bangladesh showed a sharp increase on Tuesday (08 June) as 40+ people died & 2320+ fresh corona positive cases were reported in the country over the last 24 hours.
3. A man slapped French President Emmanuel Macron in the face on Tuesday during a walkabout in southern France. The man, who was dressed in a khaki T-shirt, then shouted “Down with Macronia” (“A Bas La Macronie”)
4. US Vice President Kamala Harris, and Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador agree to work together on immigration
The agreement is an acknowledgment that Mexico is a key partner in addressing.
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Ch. Naveen Kumar |
