Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: July 29, 2023
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for July 29, 2023
INDIA
- Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha which proposes to make the President the Visitor to all IIMs.
- The Lok Sabha passed the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2023 and the National Dental Commission Bill, 2023 without debate.
- The death toll from flash floods triggered by rains in Telangana has risen to 14; several people rescued from flash floods in Andhra Pradesh.
- Supreme Court asks Centre and six States to respond to plea on lynchings.
- Tamil Nadu: Over 20,000 government college faculty trained under Naan Mudhalvan scheme.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- Government allows Indian companies to list on foreign exchanges through IFSC.
- U.S. chipmaker AMD to invest USD 400 million in India: AMD Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
- Micron to create ‘ready-to- ship’ semiconductor chips’ from India’s first semiconductor plant in Gujarat.
WORLD
- A Hong Kong court rejected a government-requested ban on broadcasting or distributing the protest song Glory to Hong Kong.
- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw a military parade with new attack drones and nuclear-capable ICBMs.
- Former U.S. President Donald Trump faced new charges in a case accusing him of illegally possessing classified documents.
SPORTS
- Papua New Guinea has become the latest team to qualify for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
- Jake Dennis became the first British driver to win the all-electric Formula E world championship