INDIA
– BJP announces West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as its Vice-Presidential candidate
– UP: PM inaugurates 296-km-long Bundelkhand Expressway constructed at a cost of Rs 14,850 crore
– 18th All India Legal Services Authority Meet held in Jaipur
– J&K: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) jawan shoots 3 colleagues before killing self at a camp in Udhampur district
– Former Punjab speaker, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon dies at 79
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– Centre amends Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules; will allow electronics industries industry to declare information in digital form through QR Code
WORLD
– US decides not to impose sanctions against India for purchasing S-400 missiles from Russia; India gets CAATSA (Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act) waiver
– World Emoji Day being celebrated on July 17
SPORTS
– International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Changwon, Korea: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar wins gold medal in Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) event
