Current Affairs Today Headline- 24 June 2022

National News

• NDA's candidate Droupadi Murmu is to file her nomination for the Presidential election is today.
• Opposition candidate for Presidential election Yashwant Sinha to file his nomination for the election on June 27. 
• Former Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta appointed as new NIA Director General.
• India invited to G7 because agenda is 'deep and diverse', it's not to splinter them off Russia: US
• Odisha govt bags first prize in National MSME Award 2022
• Shiv Sena seeks disqualification of Eknath Shinde, 11 other rebel MLAs, files petition before Maharashtra Deputy Speaker.
• AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria's tenure extended by three months or by the time a new Director is appointed, whichever is earlier.

Science and Technology

• World's largest bacteria discovered in the mangroves of Guadeloupe.
• India's GSAT-24 satellite launched, entire capacity leased to Tata Play.

Sports News 

• Indian all-rounder R Ashwin recovers from COVID-19, joins Indian squad ahead of Edgbaston Test.
• Transgender players can choose to play for women's or men's team in German FA. 

International News

• US Senate passes bipartisan gun safety bill to address gun violence in the US. 
• US top court rules Americans have fundamental right to carry firearms in public, President Biden expresses disappointment.
• JK Rowling pranked by Russian comedians impersonating Ukraine President Zelenskyy.
• Former Miss Brazil Gleycy Correia dies following surgery complications.
• Khaby Lame becomes most-followed Tik Tok video creator.
• British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Conservatives suffer two crushing parliamentary by-election defeats, including in a seat in southwest England held by the party for over a century.
• Israel uncovers rare early mosque located in the Negev desert that contains "a square room and a wall facing the direction of Mecca".
• Turkey's central bank bucked global trends once again and kept its benchmark interest rate stable despite one of the highest levels of consumer price increases in the world.
• European Union leaders granted candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova in a strong show of support against Russia's invasion.
• US sending Ukraine $450 million more in arms, including rocket systems.
• Georgia to work with determination' to get EU candidate status. 
• France seeks full gas storage capacity by autumn as Russia cuts supplies. 

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