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French President has special message for parents
French President Emmanuel Macron urged parents Friday to keep teenagers at home and proposed restrictions on social media to quell rioting spreading across France over the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver that has resulted so far in the arrests of 875 people. (Reuters)
Apple crosses $3-trillion mark
Apple Inc’s market capitalization on Friday breached the $3 trillion mark again, as investors bet on the iPhone maker’s ability to grow it’s revenue even as it explores new markets such as virtual reality. Shares of Apple, which is also the world’s most valuable listed company, were up 0.9% at $191.4 in morning trading. (Reuters)
Big update on small saving schemes
Govt hikes interest rates on select small saving schemes by up to 0.3 pc for second quarter. (PTI)
Pakistan PM to participate in SCO virtual summit on Tuesday, says foreign ministry
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will participate in a virtual meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on July 4, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said on Friday. (Reuters)
Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code draft is complete
Drafting of the uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand is now complete, Retd Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai announced on Friday, reported ANI. “It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that the drafting of the proposed Uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand is now complete. The report of the expert committee along with the draft will be printed and submitted to the Government of Uttarakhand,” Desai said.
Yogi Adityanath hands over keys to 76 flats built for the poor under PMAY
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath hands over keys to 76 flats built for the poor, on land confiscated from slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, in Prayagraj. The CM also inaugurated 226 development projects in the city, on the occasion. (ANI)
PM Modi travels by metro to attend centenary celebrations of Delhi University
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday morning boarded the Delhi Metro to attend the centenary celebrations at the Delhi University. The Prime Minister took the metro from Lok Kalyan Marg metro station and de-boarded at Vishwavidyalaya metro station. During the journey, the PM also interacted with the commuters and clicked pictures with them. (Read More)
Xi Jinping to participate in SCO’s virtual summit hosted by India: Chinese Foreign Ministry
Chinese President, Xi Jinping, will attend the virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), being hosted by India, next week, Foreign Ministry said. “At the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend via video conference in Beijing the 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and deliver important remarks on July 4,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced Friday, as per Xinhua News Agency. (ANI)
J-K L-G flags off first batch of Amarnath pilgrims
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for the annual Amarnath Yatra from the Bhagwati Nagar camp. Amid multi-layer security, the first batch of more than 3,400 pilgrims left for the twin base camps in Kashmir to undertake the pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Lord Shiva in the south Kashmir Himalayas. (PTI)
Tamil Nadu Governor puts on hold dismissal of jailed minister Senthil Balaji; to consult AG Chennai
Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi has decided to keep the dismissal order of state minister V Senthil Balaji in abeyance for the time being and informed Chief Minister M K Stalin about it, sources said on Thursday. In a late evening communication to the chief minister, the governor said he would consult the attorney general and seek his legal opinion about the move. (Read More)
