Top News Headlines by GKToday – 19 July 2019

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Ayodhya land dispute: SC allows mediation process to continue, seeks outcome report by August 1
Parliament passes New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill, 2019, with the Rajya Sabha approving it by a voice vote
INS Sagardhwani, an oceanographic research vessel of DRDO, embarks on 2-month-long SAGAR-MAITRI Mission-2 from Kochi
10th Jagran Film festival starts at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi

Punjab govt. to extend reservation for sportspersons, wards of 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims in private medical colleges
Andhra Pradesh: World Bank decides not to fund ‘Amaravati Sustainable Capital City Development Project’ initiated by former CM Chandrababu Naidu
Andhra Pradesh cabinet decides that the government would run liquor shops in the state
Telangana Assembly passes Bill increasing retirement age of teaching faculty in govt. medical colleges and others from 58 to 65
Tamil Nadu: P. Rajagopal, founder of Saravana Bhavan restaurant group, dies in Chennai at 72
Tamil Nadu: 2 new districts — Tenkasi and Chengelpet – would be created taking total number of districts to 35
IIT Madras launches first-of-its-kind tech MBA programme for undergraduates
Gujarat: Former Congress MLAs Alpesh Thakor and Dhavalsinh Zala join BJP

BSE Sensex: 38,897 (–318), NSE Nifty 11,597 (–91)
ADB cuts growth outlook for India to 7.0% in 2019 (FY2020) and 7.2% in 2020 (FY2021)
Former CEA Arvind Subramanian sticks to claim of India overestimating GDP growth during 2011-16
Govt makes anti-money laundering law stricter, widens definition of ‘proceeds of crime’
Centre should link grants to states with the reforms in the agriculture sector says ‘High-Powered Committee of Chief Ministers for Transformation of Indian Agriculture’
CCI approves Nippon Life Insurance’s acquisition of up to 75% stake in Reliance Nippon Asset Management
Purnendu S. Mishra takes over as new Member Traffic (MT), Railway Board
Care Ratings sends its MD and CEO Rajesh Mokashi on leave after a complaint to SEBI

Nelson Mandela International Day observed on July 18
G7 Finance Ministers agree on a plan to fix minimum level of taxation for digital companies such as Facebook and Google
Ship carrying cargo from Bhutan arrives in Bangladesh through India via the Brahmaputra river
Hilary Swank to be honoured with the Leopard Club Award at the 2019 Locarno International Film Festival
Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’ by WHO
Boeing to pay $50 million compensation to 737 MAX crash victims’ families
Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman jailed for life by US Court

Former Indian athlete P. T. Usha nominated for the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Veteran Pin
Tabor Grand Prix Athletics in Czech Republic: Muhammed Anas wins men’s 400m gold in 45.40s, Hima Das (23.25s) win women’s gold