Find here today’s current affairs headlines for 7th July 2022 by Miliposts.
National News
India’s active cases stand at 119,457, with 18,930 new cases, 14,650 recoveries, and 35 deaths in the last 24 hours.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the new omicron AB.2.75 subvariant has been detected in several countries, including India.
Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia will take over the Steel Ministry in addition to his current portfolio.
Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Bali to discuss pending issues related to the border situation in bilateral relations.
Rajya Sabha Nominee Ilaiyaraaja Music Master Athlete PT Usha expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Modi.
Hotels cannot forcibly collect service charges from customers.
ICMR-VCRC developed particular mosquitoes to control dengue and chikungunya.
The Delhi High Court asks the government to ensure the uninterrupted supply of sanitary napkins in public schools.
Vivo India directors Zhengshen Ou and Zhang Jie have left the country as ED escalates the money-laundering investigation.
Environmental News
NDRF has deployed 17 teams amidst heavy rain in Maharashtra.
Two Australian indigenous activists are fighting to save 40,000-year-old sacred rock art from contamination and planning a major gas project in Western Australia.
International News
The defiant UK Prime Minister sacked the Secretary of State for Housing, who asked him to resign.
The heads of MI5 and the FBI have warned of China’s push for commercial espionage in the West.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a “de-escalation process” after weeks of rising tensions over rebel fighting in eastern DRC.
Britain’s prime minister has sacked top cabinet adviser Michael Gove by rejecting a snap election as he steps up the resignation.
On July 6, the German cabinet signed a plan to make it easier for immigrants with “tolerated” status to live permanently in the country and integrate into the labor market.
US President Joe Biden will revoke Afghanistan’s designation as a major non-NATO ally.
The European Parliament has approved a European Union proposal to give a permanent financing label to gas and nuclear energy investments after a controversial vote.
US Congressman Ro Khanna recommended exemption for India from CAATSA (Combating America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act).
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have detained several foreigners, including the second-highest British envoy in Tehran, for alleged acts of espionage, such as taking soil samples in restricted areas.
Sport News
Bangladesh was fined for speeding in the second T20 International against West Indies.
Sania Mirza and Mate Pavic lost in the Wimbledon mixed doubles semifinals.
Russian-born Elena Rybkina became the first player representing Kazakhstan to reach a Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon in 2022 when she defeated Ajla Tomljanovic in straight sets. She will face Simona Halep in the Wimbledon semifinals.
