THIS DAY,THAT YEAR – 10TH JULY,1806,Vellore mutiny, by Indian troops employed by the British, was a resentment against the changes in headgear and shaving style and the prohibition of ornaments and caste marks for the Indian troops. Historians believe that this mutiny laid the foundation of the ‘Sepoy Mutiny” of 1957.

India rejects claim on Galwan Valley by the Chinese forces as “exaggerated and untenable”. We would like China to strictly respect the LAC [Line of Actual Control] – External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson, Anurag Srivatsava.

Prime Minister Modi invites Global Companies to tap the “open economies” of the Indian Government and invest in India across sectors. Reiterates that the call for a ‘self-reliant India’ is not being “closed to the world” but to merge domestic production and consumption to the global supply chains.

Chinese e-commerce companies ‘Club Factory’, ‘Shein’ and ‘Romwe’ “circumvents” the Government ban of Chinese app by offering ‘alternative app download links and using multiple domains’ to accept and ship orders to Indian consumers

Supreme Court rules the President release his “financial records” as he is “not above the law” and warrants a New York prosecutor to see his financial records. Donald Trump calls the Court’s directive as a “political prosecution” and claims that he has been treated ‘differently to his predecessor’s.

Face book’s unwillingness to remove hate speech from its site draws flak. An internal audit of Facebook finds that the company has breached civil-rights norms by “elevating” free expression by politicians in matters relating to discrimination and elections.

Indian Railways set to replace the present ‘signaling system’ with ‘radio waves’ controlled ETCS [European Train Control] system, to help in better safety and improved speed. Global technology players Bombardier, Hitachi Rail STS and Siemens in race for a tender floated by REL [Railtel Enterprises]

UK [United Kingdom] likely to be the next destination for Indian students to study abroad .The change was impacted by President Trumps decision “to not allow” foreign students pursuing ‘online only courses’ to remain in the United States.

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:Zoo authorities in Christchurch, New Zealand play ‘Disney movies, music videos and David Attenborough documentaries’ to “fill in” for animals missing ‘human attention’ during the lockdown.

Sports-West Indies Captain Jason Holder has England on the mat with his inspired spell. Upstages England Captain Ben Stokes as the World’s No-1 all-rounder.

SPORTS -The Executive Board of ACC [Asian Cricket Council] confirms postponement of “Asia Cup T20” tournament to June 2021 from September 2020.