INDIA
– “The Architect of the New BJP: How Narendra Modi Transformed The Party” by journalist Ajay Singh set for release on July 11
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– Perks provided by employers to employees not subject to GST: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
– Govt. exempts excise on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) for overseas flights
– India hands over 44,000 metric tonnes of urea under a credit line extended to crisis-ridden Sri Lanka
WORLD
– Sri Lanka: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign on July 13; opposition parties agree to form an all-party interim government
– China and Pakistan start ‘Sea Guardians-2’ naval drills off Shanghai coast
– Ukraine: President Volodymyr Zelensky sacks ambassadors to Germany, India, Czech Republic, Norway and Hungary
– Ukraine: 15 killed as building hit by rocket in Chasiv Yar town in the Donetsk region
FIELDS MEDAL WINNERS
– 1. Maryna Viazovska (Ukraine)
– 2. Hugo Duminil-Copin (France)
– 3. June Huh (US-South Korea)
– 4. James Maynard (UK)
– Awarded by International Mathematical Union to mathematicians under the age of 40
WIMBLEDON TENNIS (LONDON) WINNERS:
– Novak Djokovic of Czech Republic: men’s singles
– Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan: women’s singles
– United Kingdom’s Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk of United States: mixed doubles
– Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova: women’s doubles
– Australia’s Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell: men’s doubles
MALAYSIA MASTERS (KUALA LUMPUR) WINNERS
– Indonesia’s Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo: men’s singles
– South Korea’s An Se Young: women’s singles
– China’s Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan: women’s doubles
– Indonesia’s Muhammad Rian Ardianto and Fajar Alfian: men’s doubles
– China’s Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong: mixed doubles
SPORTS
– Indian Grandmaster D. Gukesh wins Gijon Chess Masters tournament in Spain
– England (215/7) defeat India (198/9) in 3rd and last T20I at Trent Bridge, Nottingham; lose series 1-2
– Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc wins Formula One Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg
– Mexico’s Rey Vargas wins World Boxing Council featherweight title at San Antonio (US)
