✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Foreign Secretary of the Philippines Enrique A. Manalo will co-chair the fifth India-Philippines Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation in New Delhi on Thursday (29 June).
2. G20: India to commence two-day Startup20 Shikhar summit from 3 July in Gurugram. India to commence two-day Startup20 Shikhar summit from 3 July in Gurugram. The summit serves as a landmark event for the official release of the final Policy Communiqué. In a statement NITI Aayog said that the Policy Communiqué will lay the foundation for a transformative and inclusive startup ecosystem, fostering economic growth, innovation, and cross-border collaboration. This comprehensive document represents the collective wisdom and tireless efforts of the Startup20 Engagement Group, comprising distinguished delegates from G20 nations and other invitee countries.
3. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that while the country remains neutral, it won’t be used as a base for threats against India. Wickremesinghe added that there’s no Chinese military presence at Hambantota port, which Beijing took over on a 99-year lease as a debt swap in 2017.
4. India now has the world’s second-largest road network after an increase of 59% in the last nine years, Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has said. India’s road network now stands at 1,45,240 km as compared to 91,287 km in 2013-14.
5. Ruby Sinha has been appointed as the president of BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry Women’s Vertical (BRICS CCI WE) for a three-year term.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. United States has said that it has never engaged in any conversations about taking over the St. Martin’s Island of Bangladesh.
2. More than two million pilgrims from across the world converged at plains of Arafat in Saudi Arabia, for the main ritual of Haj. Around one lakh 75 thousand pilgrims from India also performed Haj.
3. Princess Diana’s red sheep sweater she wore for one of the now King Charles III’s polo matches in June 1981 will be auctioned in September. It’s expected to fetch ₹41 lakh to ₹65.6 lakh when it goes on sale.
4. Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif told IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva that he hopes IMF would announce a decision on the release of the bailout fund within a day or two. Pakistan’s ninth review by IMF under the 2019 Extended Fund Facility for the release of around $1.2-billion tranche is still pending with the programme set to expire on June 30.
5. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s billionaire Co-Founder Jack Ma arrived in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu from China on Tuesday in his private aircraft.
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