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- 03 August : Mark for President? Mark Zuckerberg has hired a former top Obama adviser who was also chief strategist on Clinton's 2016 campaign, Politico reports. The Facebook founder and CEO's move may mean he could be considering a new career in politics.
- 03 August : Qatar seeks new friends - Grappling with a boycott led by its Gulf neighbors, Qatar has passed legislation to extend permanent residency rights to some foreigners, an unprecedented move
- 03 August : Brazil's president avoids graft trial - Michel Temer secured enough votes in Congress to get corruption charges shelved, boosting his chances of clinging to power until his term ends in December 2018.
- 03 August : U.S.-China trade frictions - Beijing sought to stabilize trade relations with the U.S., as the prospect of an investigation by the Trump administration on intellectual property raised the risk of tit-for-tat reprisals
- 24 July India has finally kick-started its "mother of all underwater deals" after an excruciating 10-year delay, with France, Germany, Russia, Sweden, Spain and Japan being in the fray to build six advanced stealth submarines for an estimated Rs 70,000 crore ($10.9 billion)
- 24 July The South China Sea tensions continue, with China threatening Vietnam and the latter consequently stopping its oil drilling operations in the region (India is a friend of Vietnam in this region for oil exploration)
- 24 July In his parting speech, the President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee has reminded the government to not excessively use its ordinance issuing powers.
- 24 July Prof U R Rao, renowned space scientist, and ex-chief of ISRO, has passed away
- 24 July Despite being great contenders, the Indian Women's cricket team lost to England in the finals of the ICC Women's World Cup, 2017
- 24 July Only 5.15% (6.8 crores) of Indians have passports, out of a population of 132 crores
- 23 July GPS Augmented Geo Navigation System (GAGAN) will be compulsory in all aircrafts in the country, in accordance with provisions of the National Civil Aviation Policy of 2016, from 1st January, 2019.
- 22 July The government has said that India has less than 1 doctor for every 1,000 people, which is less than the World Health Organisation standards - Media Reports
- 22 July Finance minister Arun Jaitley says that financial year may soon begin in sync with calender year i.e. from January to December rather than the current system. - Media Reports
- 21 July The Government has recently introduced a new pan-India emergency helpline number ‘112’ for implementation of Nationwide Emergency Response System. - PIB
- 21 July The Ministry concerned has released data on length of highways in India - Total length 1,15,435 km, and the top states are : Maharashtra - 15,436 km, Uttar Pradesh - 8,711 km, Rajasthan - 7,906 km, Madhya Pradesh - 7,854 km, Andhra Pradesh - 6,286 km
- 21 July India will import corn for the first time in 16 years on the condition that shipments of the crop are completely free of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). - Media Reports
- 21 July South Korea extends an invitation to North Korea for peace talks
- 21 July Supreme Court asks Central and State governments to not protect any kind of vigilantism, terming it against the law of the land
- 21 July Telecom companies blame Reliance Jio for bleeding them through a tsumani of calls requiring IUC support from them
- 21 July Israeli PM Netanyahu gets into the thick of controversy when a mike left on mistakenly carries his thoughts on Europe, China, Palestine and more!
- 21 July China threatens India for an all-out war again, after MEA Minister Sushma Swaraj informs Parliament of the only solution being both nations to back off simultaneously
- 20 July US and China talks in Washington end in deadlock as threat of trade war rises - South China Morning Post
- 20 July Shri Ram Nath Kovind will be India's next President, garners over 7 lakh votes in Presidential contest - Reports
- 20 July Over 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic has been generated by humans since the material's mass production started in 1950s, enough to cover entire countries! - US Based Research
- 20 July Indian Director General of Military Operations points out Specific Targeting of Civilians in Kashmir by Pakistan in coordinated attacks - Press Information Bureau
- 20 July Sudden leadership change in Chinese city of Chongqing reveals plans of Xi Jingping to maintain his influence even after his term finishes - Hong Kong Free Press
- 20 July In principle approval to convert 51,300 km of state roads to NHs by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways - Press Information Bureau
- 20 July BSP chief Mayawati's resignation from Rajya Sabha accepted by Vice President, she said she was 'not allowed to speak' on the topic of harassment of Dalits.- Media Reports
- 20 July Donald Trump goes after his own attorney general Jeff Sessions, publicly and viciously, after he recuses himself from Russia probe dogging the Trump administration - Media reports
- 20 July Supreme Court said that if private information can be easily given to private parties, why can't it be given to the State as AADHAAR information- Media Reports
- 20 July US Supreme Court partialy blocks Trump's travel ban that prevented people from six Muslim majority countries to enter the US, the court's decision however, is temporary - Media Reports
- 20 July China shows a zero-tolerance policy to other countries sovereignty across its borders, from Doklam at India-China Border to Taiwan in the South China Sea - Media Reports
- 20 July Famous tournament Chennai Open has now been shifted to Pune amidst lack of funds and a title sponser, will now be called 'Maharashtra Open'. - Media Reports
- 20 July Pakistan a safe haven for terror, Terror groups move freely, plan attacks, affect other nations; India's stand vindicated on cross-border terrorism - Media reports and analysis
- 20 July Pakistan's Supreme Court has warned the children of Nawaz Sharif of 7 years in jail if the Panama case related documents are found forged; Calibri font used created major problem!
- 19 July Recently broken-off iceberg A68 starts breaking as revealed by Project MIDAS - Media Reports
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