INDIA
– Govt. reserves 10% vacancies for recruitment in CAPFs (Central Armed Police Forces) and Assam Rifles for Agniveers
– Gujarat: PM participates in ‘Gujarat Gaurav Abhiyan’ in Vadodara; launches schemes worth Rs 21,000 crore
– Gujarat: PM inaugurates redeveloped Kalika Mata temple in Pavagadh
– Ex-Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai is new Chairperson of Press Council of India
– EAM S. Jaishankar with his Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son launch joint logo for celebration of 50 Years of bilateral Diplomatic Relations
– Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates National Yoga Olympiad 2022 in New Delhi
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– India and European Union re-launch negotiations for India-EU free trade agreement
WORLD
– Sustainable Gastronomy Day observed on June 18
– International Day for Countering Hate Speech observed on June 18
– Global dirty money watchdog FATF (Financial Action Task Force) keeps Pakistan on ‘grey list’
– French screen icon Jean-Louis Trintignant dies aged 91
– Urdu scholar-litterateur Gopi Chand Narang dies in US at 91
SPORTS
– Sourav Kothari clinches Pacific International Billiards Championship in Melbourne
