Morning Digest 18 July 2022

After DMK and AIADMK’s request, Center calls all-party meeting on Sri Lanka

Following a request from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), the Center has decided to convene an all-party meeting on the situation in Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi sent invitations to leaders of all political parties in both the Houses of Parliament for the meeting and said that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar would brief them about the “current situation in Sri Lanka”. Tuesday

UK PM Race | In debate, Truss says she will call Putin in front of “swing” countries like India, Indonesia

Five Conservative MPs in the UK debated each other on Sunday night, hoping to win the leadership of their party and the top post in Downing Street. In answer to the question whether they would use the G20 . I will sit with Russian President Vladimir Putin [ scheduled for November]British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, one of the prime ministerial candidates, said she would call Mr Putin in front of “swing” countries such as India and Indonesia.

‘Systemic failure’ in Uvalde school massacre, Texas House committee report finds

Around 400 law enforcement officers arrived Mass shooting at Uvalde primary schoolBut according to a damning investigation report released on July 17, “extremely poor decision-making” resulted in more than an hour of chaos before the gunman took the lives of 21 people and was killed.

16th round of Corps Commander talks between India, China

India and China held the 16th round of Corps Commander-level talks for over 12 hours on Sunday as both sides attempted to revive the stalled process of de-escalation and de-escalation in eastern Ladakh. While agreement to break away from Patrolling Point-15 was close in the last few rounds of talks, China declined to discuss other friction areas, Demchok and Depsang, saying they were not part of the current standoff, making any progress. has stopped. ,

Sheikh Hasina to begin global reach with India visit in September

Facing criticism from Western powers for its lack of democracy, Bangladesh is likely to launch a series of diplomatic talks starting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. India trip in September, The yatra was earlier scheduled to take place in July, but now it is planned to be held from September 6 to 7, indicated sources here. India will be part of the visit greater international engagement That would include Ms Hasina’s visit to the United Nations and possibly other capital cities.

Godavari floods on the rise as inflow in Andhra’s Doleswaram exceeds 25.40 lakh cusecs

Godavari floods are increasing continuously and Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage in Doleswaram has brought in more than 25.4 lakh cusecs of water. Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ch. Venugopal Krishna. At least 98 islands across the length and breadth of Konaseema have been submerged, forcing people to leave their accommodation and belongings in a safe place.

Margaret Alva is the opposition’s vice-presidential candidate

Former Rajasthan governor Margaret Alva will be the joint opposition candidate for the August 6 vice-presidential election. The decision to field Ms Alva was taken at a meeting of opposition leaders of 17 parties at NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s residence, and comes a day after the NDA announced West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as its candidate.

Amit Shah calls upon CM to hoist the tricolor in 20 crore houses till 75 years of independence

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday held a virtual meeting with chief ministers of all states to discuss hoisting the tricolor in 20 crore homes on completion of 75 years of independence. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, it has been said that the main objective of the program is to hoist the national flag with public participation in all the houses from August 13-15 and government and private establishments will also be involved in this effort.

₹ 5000. GST on packaged, labeled food items, hospital rooms above Rs.

With the GST Council’s decision coming into force, customers will have to pay 5% GST on pre-packaged, labeled food items like flour, paneer and curd, apart from hospital rooms renting more than Rs 5,000 from Monday. In addition, hotel rooms with tariffs up to ₹1,000/day, maps and charts, including atlas, will attract 12% Goods and Services Tax (GST), while Tetra Pack will attract 18% GST and will be charged by banks. will be taken. To issue a check (in loose or book form).

Tata Steel to invest Rs 12,000 cr on India, Europe operations in FY13: CEO Narendran

Tata Steel has planned capital expenditure (capex) of ₹12,000 crore on its India and Europe operations during the current financial year, company CEO TV Narendran said. The domestic steel major is planning to invest Rs 8,500 crore in India and Rs 3,500 crore on the company’s operations in Europe, said Mr Narendran, who is also the managing director (MD) of Tata Steel.

Sri Lanka’s protest movement reaches 100 days

Sri Lankan protest movement Sunday reached its 100th day, forcing a president to step down and is now eyeing his successor as the country’s economic crisis continues. The campaign to oust Gotabaya Rajapaksa, conducted mainly through posts on Facebook, Twitter and TikTok, attracted people from Sri Lanka’s often unbroken ethnic divide.

Hardik, Pant lead India to series win over England in third ODI

India beat England by five wickets in the final ODI to win the three-match series 2-1 here on 17 July. Captain Jos Buttler, who was sent to bat, scored 60 runs while opener Jason Roy scored 41 runs. 259. For India, Hardik Pandya was the bowlers’ choice with figures of 4/24, while Yuzvendra Chahal took three for 60.

India to become home of cheetahs after 70 years in Madhya Pradesh park

world’s fastest land animal, declared extinct in the country In 1952, a new home would be found in the Kuno-Palpur National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district, probably at a time when India would celebrating its 75th independence dayA senior forest department official said. “We are working on it. Cheetahs will come to Madhya Pradesh in August,” said Ashok Barnwal, principal secretary of the forest department. PTI,

Russia attacks city in southern Ukraine, strikes in east

On Sunday, more Russian missiles struck industrial facilities in the strategic southern city of Mykolaiv, a major shipbuilding center in the mouth of the southern Bug River. The Russian military has declared the goal of cutting off the entire Black Sea coast of Ukraine to the Romanian border.

Anjum Moudgil won the bronze medal in the Rifle 3 Positions in Shooting World Cup

Olympian Anjum Moudgil continued her excellence by winning a bronze medal in the 50m rifle three positions event at the Shooting World Cup in Changwon, Korea on Sunday. The 28-year-old Anjum, who won an air rifle silver at the World Championships, was winning her second consecutive medal in the World Cup series after a silver in the Baku World Cup.