Top GKToday’s News Headlines-7 July 2020
Here are the Top GKToday’s News Headlines-7 July 2020
INDIA
- China starts withdrawing troops from Galwan Valley, Gogra Hot Spring and Pangong Tso in Eastern Ladakh
- Wang Yi (Chinese Special Representative of the China-India Boundary Question, State Councillor and Foreign Minister) and Ajit Doval (Indian Special Representative and National Security Advisor) talked on phone
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- Last date for linking Aadhaar and PAN (Permanent Account Number) extended to March 31, 2020
- NHAI to undertake performance assessment and ranking of the national highways
- Paytm to acquire general insurance company Raheja QBE for Rs 568 crore
- Bombardier Transportation awarded contracts to build metro coaches, signalling solution for Agra and Kanpur Metro projects
- ONGC reports its first-ever quarterly loss in January-March
- Vodafone Idea posts highest-ever loss annual by an Indian company at Rs 73,878 cr in 2019-20
WORLD
- Kuwait to limit number of Indians to 15% of its total population; 8 lakh may be required to leave the Gulf country
- Bucking China pressure, Taiwan, Somaliland establish diplomatic ties
SPORTS
- Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland wins season-opening Formula One Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg
- Russia’s Valentina Gunina wins 2nd Grand Prix leg of FIDE Chess.com Women’s Speed Chess
- Norway’s Magnus Carlsen wins Chessable Masters online tournament
- Chess: G. Akash becomes India’s 66th Grandmaster
- Quinton de Kock named men’s Cricketer-of-the-Year at Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) annual awards
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020