current affair 7 july 2015

Trending

• Raging Vyapam scam fire threatens to singe state’s probe team
• Day 25: FTII strike continues
• Sisterly Love: Serena Williams Shares Sweet Photo Of Venus After Match
• Obama at Pentagon for update on anti-ISIS campaign
• RIL puts 3.25 cr Network18 shares for sale

India

• Congress protest against Arvind Kejriwal over Lokayukta Vacancy
• Pawan Kalyan Advises Both Telugu States to Show Restraint
• SC asks trial court to re-decide plea of unwed mother
• ‘Should They Herd Buffaloes?': Caustic Lalu Yadav on Sons Contesting Polls
• Joint parliamentary panel to take up clause-by-clause consideration of land bill
• MP police team visits UP in search of Vyampam accused
• Subramanian Swamy demands special commemorative stamp on Balasaheb Thackeray

International

• Iraqi Sukhoi jet accidentally bombs Baghdad, eight killed
• Yemen: Airstrike against rebels hits market north of Aden, 45 civilians killed
• Pope Francis draws millions in tour of Ecuador
• Islamic State releases video of execution of Syrian soldiers
• Nigerian military frees 180 Boko Haram suspects, some babies
• Man, girl spotted parading outside UK Parliament with IS flag
• Humans of New York blog attracts a new fan: Hillary Clinton

Business

• Uber to invest $50mn in Hyderabad; set up biggest global office
• Govt may cap premature PF withdrawals at 75 pct
• India to renew contract with Kazak for uranium
• RBI, Government in Talks to Reset FII Government Bond Limit in Rupee
• Sensex gains, recoups early loss
• Indian rupee rises for 5th day vs US dollar, up 4 paise to 63.40
• IMF Says Ready to Assist Greece if Requested

Technology

• Telecom panel bats for Airtel Zero and tosses out Internet.org
• Game of Quotes, a keyboard app to send quotes from Game of Thrones
• Popular on the ‘sin-free’ alternative to Facebook: God memes, gospel music and gay porn
• Airtel: Frequent call drops due to lack of mobile towers
• The BlackBerry Leap tries too hard to be fun
• Cheaper Intel Compute Stick with Ubuntu Linux preinstalled coming this week
• GM launches ‘refreshed’ Chevrolet Enjoy

Sports

• Happy Birthday MS Dhoni! As India’s Captain Cool Turns 34, We Tell You 7 Reasons Why Every Cricket Fan Loves
• Wimbledon: Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis advance to quarter-finals
• Wimbledon: Bopanna-Mergea enter quarters, Paes-Nestor knocked out
• Aim to make use of ODI recall, succeed in all formats: Vijay
• Women’s World Cup: Ellis proves doubters wrong with coaching master class

Science

• Tiger sighted on the outskirts of Bengaluru
• NASA’s first plane to fly on Mars later this year
• Carnegie Mellon Is Sending an Impossibly Tiny Art Museum to the Moon
• 2314 birds of various species found during summer bird count