INDIA
– J&K ranks highest among UTs in national e-governance service delivery assessment (NeSDA)
– Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah chairs 25th meeting of the Western Zonal Council meeting at Diu
– Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah Amit Shah inaugurates memorial museum at decommissioned warship INS Khukri at Diu
– Doordarshan and Doordarshan News Director-General Mayank Kumar Agrawal given additional charge of Prasar Bharati CEO
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– China’s Tencent buys stake worth $264 million in Flipkart from Binny Bansal
– RTS (Radio Technical Systems) of Russia signs contract with AAI to supply 34 sets of instrument landing system
– New guidelines for celebrity endorsements issued; endorsements must reflect the honest opinions, belief or experience of the endorsers
WORLD
– World Day Against Child Labour celebrated on June 12; theme: “Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour”
– WHO advisory group suggests Huanan seafood market in China’s Wuhan played important role in amplification of Covid-19 pandemic
– New school building inaugurated in Sarlahi, Nepal under grant assistance from India
SPORTS
– Avinash Sable creates new national record of 8:12.48s in men’s 3000m steeplechase
– Manpreet Kaur creates new national record in women’s shot put with a throw of 18.06
