German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned U.S. President Donald Trump against unleashing an all-out trade war after he threatened to impose steep tariffs on cars from the European Union.
Ms. Merkel said that both sides were effectively locked in a trade conflict since Mr. Trump's decision to slap punitive tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.
Obama Era Affirmative Action Policies Rolled Back
The Trump administration is abandoning Obama administration policies that called on universities to consider race as a factor in diversifying their campuses, signalling that the administration will champion race-blind admission standards.
In a joint letter, the Education and Justice Departments announced that they had rescinded seven Obama-era policy guidelines on affirmative action which, the departments, said, "advocate policy preferences and positions beyond the requirements of the Constitution".
Thai Children Trapped in Cave
Rescue teams in northern Thailand were giving crash courses in swimming and diving as part of complex preparations to extract a young soccer team trapped in a cave, and hoping for a swift end to their harrowing 11-day ordeal.
As Ola is strengthening its presence in Australia, it has appointed Mr. Simon Smith as MD. Mr. Smith will head and develop the leadership team and play a pivotal role in building Ola's presence including strategy, marketing and product development
Bank of China Gets Initial Nod
Bank of China, one of the four biggest state-run Chinese lenders, has received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to open branches in India.
According to reports, the approval marks only the first step for a foreign bank seeking to start business in India.
Services PMI Returns to Growth
As per a monthly survey, following a marginal contraction in May, the services sector returned to growth during June, supported by a robust increase in new business orders.
The seasonally adjusted Nikkei India Services Business Activity Index rose from 49.6 in May to 52.6, registering the fastest growth since June 2017.
Eta Carinae, the most luminous and massive stellar system within 10,000 light-years, is accelerating particles to high energies, some of which may reach the earth as cosmic rays.
Eta Carinae, located about 7,500 light-years away in the southern constellation of Carina, is famous for a 19th century outburst that briefly made it the second-brightest star in the sky.
Quake Detection Technology
Researchers in Iceland have successfully used an existing fibre-optic communications cable to assess seismic activity.
The technique has proven sensitive to ground shaking, but is not yet ready for widespread use.
Defending champion Kidambi Srikanth's campaign ended with a narrow opening-round loss but Olympic silver medallist P. V. Sindhu eked out a thrilling win to progress to the women's singles pre-quarter finals of the USD 1,250,000 Indonesia Open BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournament.
Sports Authority of India to be Renamed
Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore announced that the Sports Authority of India (SAI) is set to be renamed as Sports India.
Sports Authority of India (SAI) was established in 1984.
According to a senior Home Ministry official, more than 30,000 people belonging to the Bru community, who fled from Mizoram to Tripura in 1997 in the wake of inter-community violence and are soon to be repatriated, will be given voting rights.
Major General Dogra Completes Ironman Triathalon
Major General V. D. Dogra became the first serving Indian Army officer to complete the iconic Ironman Triathalon event in Austria.
He is the only serving army officer from the Indian Army to have done a full Ironman and the only General across the globe to have done so.
The Ironman Triathlon considered one of the most difficult one-day sporting events in the world. It comprises of three consecutive events 3.8 km swim, 180 km cycling and 42.2 km marathon - all to be completed in a day.
The competitors have to complete the events in sequence within 17 hours to earn the title of Ironman.
Dogra completed the Full Ironman in 14 hours and 21 minutes.
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