✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. Bangladesh Navy approaches GNLU for training programme.:
Gujarat National Law University had signed an Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Navy in May 2020 for conducting short and long duration training programmes.
2. The mortal remains of photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in Afghanistan, were brought to Delhi on 18 Jul (Sunday) evening & will be buried at the Jamia Millia Islamia graveyard, university.
Danish Siddiqui, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist who worked with the news agency Reuters, was killed in Kandahar, Afghanistan on 15 Jul (Thursday) night.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. The annual five-day Haj pilgrimage began on Sunday in Saudi Arabia. Saudi authorities have restricted annual pilgrimage to 60 thousands local residents between the age of 18 & 65.
2. Death toll in flood affected Germany and Belgium rises to 180. In Belgium, the army has been sent to four of the country’s 10 provinces to help with rescue and evacuations.
Prime Minister Alexander De Croo declared 20th of July a national day of mourning. European leaders have blamed climate change for the floods, which have also affected Switzerland.
3. Devotees & members of civil society in Bangladesh have demanded the preservation of the historical buildings & places like Vishwavigyan Kendra related with the spiritual guru Sree Thakur Anukulchandra in Pabna.
4. Nepal’s new PM Sher Bahadur Deuba wins vote of confidence in Parliament. He the chief of Nepali Congress secures 165 votes in 275-member House of Representatives.
5. The United Kingdom govt on 18 Jul (Sunday) declared it had hit its target of offering every adult in the country a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of this month ahead of time.
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Ch Narmada Naveen Kumar |
