Top News Headlines by GKToday – 9 July 2019

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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar holds talks with his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in New Delhi
Army asks its personnel not to join any WhatsApp group where the identity of individuals is not known
Operation Milap of Delhi Police: 333 missing children reunited with their families outside Delhi since January
29 killed after Lucknow-Delhi bus falls from bridge on Yamuna Expressway in Agra, UP
DRDO carries out three tests of anti-tank missile Nag in one day in Pokhran
Union Minister N. S. Tomar launches Coffee Table Book commemorating 50 years of partnership with UNWFP towards food and nutrition security in India
Karnataka: Ministers of both Congress and JD(S) resign

BSE Sensex: 38,720.57 (–792.82), NSE Nifty: 1,558.60 (–252.55)
‘Kaushal Yuva Samwaad’ launched by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to hear ideas of youth
to hear their ideas and recommendations
Parliament passed amendment bill which allows voluntary use of Aadhaar as proof of identity for opening bank accounts and getting mobile phone connections
Parliament adopts resolution levying 200% duty on all goods imported from Pakistan

Greece: Kyriakos Mitsotakis sworn-in as new PM after his New Democracy party won parliamentary elections
‘Gully Boy’ wins NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film at Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) in South Korea
Italy’s Prosecco Hills added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list

India’s Hima Das wins gold in women’s 200m at Kutno Athletics Meet in Poland
Canada Open Super 100 badminton tournament: India’s Parupalli Kashyap loses in men’s singles final to China’s Li Shi Feng 22-20, 14-21, 17-21
Hosts Brazil beat Peru 3-1 in final to win 2019 Copa America football tournament at the Maracana Stadium in Rio De Janeiro
India loses to Tajikistan 4-2 in the opening game of the Intercontinental Cup football at EKA Arena in Ahmedabad