In Jammu and Kashmir, the 3rd Tourism Working Group Meeting under India's G20 presidency will begin today in Srinagar. A side event on Film Tourism is scheduled to be held later this afternoon while the inaugural session of the Working Group Meeting will be held tomorrow. 

The meeting will highlight the tourism potential and cultural richness of the region.

Akashvani correspondent reports, Srinagar is ready to host 3rd Tourism Working Group Meeting as part of India's G20 presidency. The meeting will provide the people of the valley an opportunity to showcase its rich culture and tradition to the world.

In Italian Open final, world number three tennis star Daniil Medvedev clinched his maiden claycourt title after beating Holger Rune last night.

In the men's singles final, the Russian beat the 20-year-old Danish player 7-5, 7-5. It is Medvedev's fifth title of 2023 and victory lifts him above Novak Djokovic to second in the world rankings.

Overall he captured 20 career titles. He will also be the second seed at the French Open, which starts at Roland Garros on 28th of this month.

Indian athlete Shaili Singh clinched a bronze medal at the Golden Grand Prix 2023 athletics meet in the women's long jump event in Yokohama, Japan.

Last night, Shaili Singh attempted a jump of 6.65 meter, which provided her third place on the podium at the Yokohama meet, a World Athletics Continental Tour gold label event.

Germany’s Maryse Luzolo won the gold medal with an effort of 6.79 meter while Australia’s Brooke Buschkuehl bagged the silver medal with a 6.77 meter leap.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said on Sunday that people can exchange ten notes of two thousand rupees at a time from the bank without obtaining any requisition slip. RBI further clarified, the people will also not be required to submit their identity proof at the time of exchange for upto a limit of twenty thousand rupees.

RBI has said members of the public may deposit two thousand rupees banknotes into their bank accounts or exchange them into banknotes of other denominations at any bank branch by 30th September this year.. The two thousand rupees notes, however, will continue to be legal tender.

Prime Minister praised the historic step of making aviation fuel from ethanol and launch of India’s first domestic commercial flight on indigenous feedstock and Sustainable Aviation Fuel. Replying to a tweet by Union Minister Hardeep Puri, Mr Modi said that this is indicative of government's collective priority towards sustainable development.

Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and senior advocate K V Viswanathan were sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court today. The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice of India, D Y Chandrachud.
 
With this, the working strength of Supreme Court has reached its sanctioned judge strength of 34. It was working with 32 judges following the retirement of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and M R Shah. The Supreme Court Collegium headed by the Chief Justice had recommended their names on 16th May after which the government approved it and notified their appointments yesterday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan today. He reached Hiroshima last evening to a resounding welcome from the Indian diaspora.

On the sidelines of the G7 Summit today, Prime Minister Modi met Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida in Hiroshima. Both the leaders discussed ways to enhance India-Japan friendship across different sectors including trade, economy and culture.

The Reserve Bank of India has decided to withdraw two thousand Rupees denomination banknotes from circulation under the “Clean Note Policy”. The 2,000 rupee notes, however, will continue to be legal tender.

RBI has said members of the public may deposit 2,000 rupee banknotes into their bank accounts or exchange them for banknotes of other denominations at any bank branch.

As part of India’s G20 presidency, Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering (RIIG) Conference on Scientific Challenges and Opportunities for a sustainable blue economy began at Diu on Thursday. 

As part of India’s G20 presidency, Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering (RIIG) Conference on Scientific Challenges and Opportunities for a sustainable blue economy began at Diu on Thursday. The main theme of the conference is “Research and Innovation for an Equitable Society”.

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Culture Arjun Ram Meghwal has been assigned the independent charge as Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice in addition to his existing portfolios.

Mr Meghwal will replace Union Minister Kiren Rijiju. According to the Rastrapati Bhavan communique, Mr Rijiju who was serving as Law and Justice Minister will now hold the portfolio of Ministry of Earth Sciences. President Droupadi Murmu allocated the portfolios to these Ministers on the advice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.