Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: July 7, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for July 7, 2023

INDIA

• PM Narendra Modi lays foundation stone of projects worth 7,600 crore rupees in Chhattisgarh.
• External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar to co-chair 10th India-Tanzania Joint Commission Meeting.
• Urban-20 Mayoral Summit begins in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
• Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)’s Delhi meeting expels Ajit Pawar and 11 others from party.
• India Meteorological Department issues red alert for the coastal districts of Karnataka; Heavy rains hit Kerala.
• Collegium led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud proposes new Chief Justices for 7 High Courts.
• ISRO: Chandrayaan-3 to be launched on July 14, lunar landing on August 23 or 24.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

• Finance Ministry pushes for measures to facilitate Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows.
• Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs meeting to review performance of Public Sector Banks.
• NLC India Ltd bags GeM Award in “Timely Payments (CPSEs)” Category for 2023.

WORLD

• World Swahili Language Day is celebrated on July 7.
• Facebook parent Meta has unveiled an app called Threads to rival Twitter.
• Netherlands to return colonial-era acquisitions to Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
• Belarus President claims that Wagner chief is in Russia.

SPORTS

• Wimbledon 2023: Defending Champion Novak Djokovic and Top seed Iga Swiatek enter third round in singles.
• World Archery Youth Championships: Indian pair Priyansh and Avneet Kaur win gold in junior mixed team compound event in Ireland.
• Canada Open Badminton, PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen enter singles quarterfinal.

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