Current Affairs Today Headlines: 12 July 2022

Jul 12, 2022, 10:56 IST

Find here Today's Current Affairs News Headlines by Jagran Josh for 12 July 2022.

Current Affairs Today Headlines: 12 July 2022
Current Affairs Today Headlines: 12 July 2022

National News

  • India reports 13,615 fresh cases, 13,265 recoveries and 20 deaths in the last 24 hours,  active cases stand at 1,31,043.
  • EAM S Jaishankar to launch 'Connecting through Culture', an anthology on India's soft power.
  • India expresses concern over Ukraine situation, reiterates path for dialogue at UNSC.
  • IMD issues orange alert for Mumbai till July 14.
  • Army Chief Gen Pande launches the book 'Cavalier's Take - Memoir of a Soldiers General'.
  • India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant led an Indian delegation to the second G20 Sherpa meeting convened by Indonesia in Labuan Bajo on 10-11 July.

International News

  • Sri Lanka's parliament to reconvene on July 15 and a new president will be elected on July 20.
  • SJB's Sajith Premadasa nominated for interim presidency in Sri Lanka.
  • France's Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne survives a no-confidence motion in parliament.
  •  BTS lands a three project deal with Disney+
  • New British Prime Minister to be announced on September 5.
  • James Bond' theme composer Monty Norman passes away 
  • US President Biden unveils first image of James Webb Telescope, calls it 'historic moment'.
  • Ukraine 'strongly condemns' Russia's fast-track citizenship for Ukrainians.
  • Britain issued an extreme heat warning on July 11, 2022 with temperatures predicted to hit more than 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) across large parts of England and Wales.
  • World population to hit 8 billion in 2022.

Corporate News

  • Twitter calls Elon Musk merger withdrawal 'invalid and wrongful'.
  • Twitter shares sink 11.3% after Elon Musk withdraws takeover bid.
  • UAE's flydubai suspends operations to Sri Lanka amid political unrest.

Sports News

  • Indian squad for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games announced, Harmanpreet Kaur named captain.
  • Virat Kohli likely to miss 1st ODI against England due to injury.
  • Indian women's hockey team registered 3-2 win over Canada in penalty shootout at FIH Women's Hockey World Cup 2022. 

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