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India, US holding mega wargame in Indian Ocean on June 23-24 .
Carnatic music singer and Padma Shri award-winner Parassala B. Ponnammal dies at 96 in Kerala .
Enforcement Directorate (ED) transfers attached assets worth Rs 9,371 crore to public sector banks which had incurred losses on account of bank frauds by Vijay Mallya, Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi .
Cabinet approves allocation of additional foodgrain under PMGKY (Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana), Phase IV for another period of five months from July to November. .
G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting held in New Delhi; Minister for Labour and Employment Santosh Gangwar participated .
G20 Education Ministers’ Meeting hosted by Italy; Minister of State for Education Sanjay Dhotre participated .
India ranked 31 out of 46 countries on level of trust in news: Reuters Institute Digital News Report, 2021 .
Centre removes distinction between domestic and international OSPs (Other Service Providers) allowing BPO centres with common telecom resources to serve customers located worldwide .
Hong Kong pro-democracy paper Apple Daily confirms closure; owner Jimmy Lai currently in jail .
International Widows’ Day observed on June 23, theme: “Invisible Women, Invisible Problems” .
Central bank digital currencies can offer finality, liquidity, integrity: BIS (Bank for International Settlements) .
India’s official Olympic theme song titled “Lakshya Tera Samne Hai” launched; composed and sung by Mohit Chauhan .
International Olympic Day celebrated on June 23; International Olympic Committee (IOC) founded on 23 June 1894 in Sorbonne, Paris
