Today’s Current Affairs headlines: July 16, 2022
Today’s Current Affairs headlines
Find today’s current affairs headlines from Miliposts for July 16, 2022.
National News
- PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Bundelkhand Expressway today.
- Bill to regulate digital media listed for Parliament’s next monsoon session.
- Experts say that monkeypox infection is rare but can be fatal to children.
- Vaccine protection against COVID-19 is short-term, and booster shots are required.
- The BJP appointed Laxmikant Vajpayee as the top leader of the Rajya Sabha.
- In the last 24 hours, 601 new cases were reported in Delhi, 0 deaths and 526 cured. Positivity rate 3.64%.
- India assured continued support for democracy, stability and economic recovery in Sri Lanka.
- Former Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly and SAD Senior Leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon passed away at age 79 after a long illness.
- Defense Minister Rajnath Singh launched the GRSE-built stealth frigate ‘Dunagiri’ in Kolkata.
- IIT Madras Engineering College tops the national ranking by the Ministry of Education, followed by IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay.
- Delhi Minister Gopal Rai says the Center should have cut GST on raw material, an eco-friendly alternative, before banning single-use plastic.
International News
- US House of Representatives Approves Defense Budget Amendment to Train Ukrainian Pilots
Southeast Asia on “alert” for monkeypox: WHO regional director - Israeli warplanes attacked a Hamas military site in the Gaza Strip.
- US President Joe Biden has warned the Saudi Crown Prince against future attacks on dissidents.
- Over 6 Million People In Sri Lanka Hit By Crisis ‘Food Insecure’: World Food Program
- The San Francisco airport terminal was evacuated due to a bomb threat.
- Sri Lanka Parliament meeting to announce the presidency
- President Joe Biden became the first US president to fly directly from Israel to Saudi Arabia, signalling a warming of ties amid the threat from Iran.
- US President Biden restored support for ‘2 people for two states’ but said the ‘ground is not ripe’ for resuming Israeli-Palestinian talks.
Sport News
- Murali Sreeshankar has become the first Indian male long jumper to qualify for the World Championships in Athletics final.
- The Netherlands and Zimbabwe beat the USA and Papua New Guinea in their respective World Cup qualifying semi-finals to book their places at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.
- Norway withdrew from Women’s Euro 2022 after a 1–0 loss against Austria on July 15.
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