INDIA
– Maharashtra: SC asks Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) govt not to disqualify rebel Shiv Sena MLAs till July 11
– PM Modi meets President of Argentina Alberto Fernandez in Munich
– Noted Malayalam lyricist, author and journalist, Chowalloor Krishnankutty dies at 86
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– Rajasthan becomes 3rd state after Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh to foray into uranium mining; issues a letter of intent (LoI) to Uranium Corporation of India
– Govt appoints Indian Revenue Services officer Nitin Gupta new CBDT chairman
– Former BHEL Chairman V. Krishnamurthy dies at 91
WORLD
– Russia defaults on foreign-currency sovereign debt for 1st time since 1918 as western sanctions had shut down payment routes to overseas creditors
– Saudi Arabia confers Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa with King Abdulaziz Medal
– Iran launches a solid-fuelled rocket Zuljanah into space
– Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day observed on June 27
– G7 proposes $600-bn global infra plan called ‘Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment’ to rival China
SPORTS
– US athlete Sydney McLaughlin sets new world record in women’s 400m hurdles at 51.41 seconds
