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National

BMC restricts gathering for home installation of Ganesh idols

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has said only five people should participate in arrival and immersion processions of domestic Lord Ganesh idols during the Ganpati festival next month in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

18,388 people returned to Jaipur under Vande Bharat Mission

A total of 18,388 people have arrived in Jaipur till now from abroad under the Vande Bharat Mission, Additional Chief Secretary Subodh Agarwal said.

Tripura: COVID-19 patient gives birth to baby, both stable

A 23-year-old coronavirus patient in Tripura has given birth to a baby at a COVID hospital here, and the health condition of both is stable, authorities of the facility said.

Revise Goa Budget, avoid assembly nod now: Sardesai

The Goa Forward Party (GFP) has communicated to the assembly speaker that passing of the Budget without a discussion in the House would amount to fraud on the people of Goa".

International

Trump lets New Yorkers back into federal travellers program

Albany (US): Five months after it kicked New Yorkers out of trusted traveler security programs in a spat over immigration policy, the US Department of Homeland Security has reversed itself and told a court it had misrepresented the facts in a lawsuit over the matter.

Coronavirus clusters still popping up in China

Chinese officials have reported two confirmed coronavirus cases in a northeastern province as China continues to see infection clusters develop even though it has largely contained the virus in most of the country.

China asks US to close its Consulate in Chengdu

 China on Friday asked the US to close down its Consulate in Chengdu in retaliation to Washington''s decision to shut the Chinese Consulate in Houston.

US to help India in addressing its developmental challenges: Official

The United States has proposed to help India in addressing its most serious developmental challenges through innovative finance tools, a top Trump Administration official has said.

Business

Sensex tumbles over 300 pts in early trade; Nifty slips below 11,150

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex plunged over 300 pts in early trade tracking losses in financial stocks amid global equity selloff.

EU negotiator cites 'objective risk' of no post-Brexit deal

British and European Union negotiators failed to agree on underlying principles in the latest round of talks on post-Brexit trade between the bloc and its one-time member, again raising concerns about far-reaching economic damage if no deal is reached by the end of the year.

Vistara receives its first Airbus A321neo aircraft

Vistara said on Friday it had received its first A321neo aircraft, which has 188 seats in three-class cabin configuration, from Airbus'' Hamburg production facility.

Ann Taylor owner files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

The operator of Ann Taylor and Lane Bryant filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday, the latest retailer to do so during the pandemic.

Sports

England and West Indies to play for Richards-Botham Trophy from next series

Manchester: England and West Indies will be vying for the ''Richards-Botham'' Trophy when they next clash in Test cricket with the ''Wisden Trophy'' being rechristened after the names of the two iconic cricketers from both teams.

Juventus loses 2-1 at Udinese, fails to secure Serie A title

Juventus missed a chance to clinch a record-extending ninth straight Italian league title as it lost 2-1 at relegation-threatened Udinese.

Anand crashes to third straight defeat in Legends of Chess tourney

Indian ace Viswanathan Anand struggled for the third consecutive round, losing to Russia''s Vladimir Kramnik to languish at the bottom of the points table in the USD 150,000 Legends of Chess online tournament.

GK snap shot on 24 July

1. National Broadcasting Day 2020 – July 23

2. 2021: International Year of Fruits and Vegetables

3. RIL becomes the 1st Indian company to reach Market Cap of Rs 13 lakh crore; Becomes 48th largest company in market cap globally

4. Mukesh Ambani, fifth-richest Man in the World with Net Worth $75 billion: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List

5. Ravi Shankar Prasad Represented India in the G20 Digital Economy Ministers Virtual Meeting Hosted by Saudi Arabia

6. Turkmenistan became 25th country with Observer Status in World Trade Organization

7. Nicaragua becomes the 87th Country to sing the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement

8. China Launches Tianwen-1: China’s First Rover Mission to Mars

9. PM Narendra Modi Laid Foundation Stone for Manipur Water Supply Project

10. PM Modi addressed virtual India Ideas Summit 2020; India-US negotiating UAV co-development programme

11. Kakrapar Atomic Power Project’s Unit 3 in Gujarat: India’s First 700 MWe unit to Achieve Criticality

12. India to Have 60% Renewable Energy by 2030: R K Singh at Webinar On Energy Transition

13. Jitendra Singh Launched Restructured Scheme for PM’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2020 and Web Portal Virtually

14. India, Maldives signed contract for development of Geydoshu Mas Plant in Maldives’ Maradhoo and Hulhudhoo

15. ISL becomes 1st league in South Asia and 7th in Asia to join the World Leagues Forum

16. The book titled “The Pandemic Century”, by British Medical Historian Mark Honigsbaum

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