1. The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Juvenile Justice Act providing for differential treatment to a minor irrespective of the nature of crime committed by him or her. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir upheld the Juvenile Justice Act by declining the prayer that the age in the act should be reduced from 18 to 16 and those involved in heinous crimes should not be treated differently.
2. The Reserve Bank opened a special borrowing window of Rs 25,000 crore to help the crisis-ridden mutual funds tide over liquidity problems. RBI has decided to conduct a special 3-day repo auction under which banks would be encouraged to raise funds totaling Rs 25,000 crore at 10.25 per cent for on lending to the mutual funds.
3. A special meeting of the UN General Assembly will mark the Nelson Mandela International Day on 18th July. Honouring the ailing South African anti-apartheid leader’s contributions to democracy, racial justice and reconciliation.
4. The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav, launched a state-wide campaign to improve family health across 75 districts of the state. HAUSLA (meaning “spirit” or “determination”), the campaign’s twin goals include galvanizing state health systems to deliver high-quality, accessiblehealth programs and services, while also increasing awareness and utilization of services by families and communities across the state’s 75 districts.
5. Arctic may become ice-free for a part of the year by 2058, say Scientists.
6. In Bihar, State Education Minister P K Shahi confirmed that 22 children have died due to contaminated food that was served yesterday in a primary school of Saran district.
7. India have bagged an unprecedented nine medals, including four gold, in the Golden Glove of Vojvodina — an international boxing tournament being held in Kikinda, Serbia.
8. There were violent protests in Chandigarh today as members of the Rajput community took to the streets protesting against the newly-launched TV serial – ‘Jodha Akbar’ on Zee Tv.The police used water cannons and lathi-charged the crowd as they resorted to violence. Rajput organisations say ‘Jodha-Akbar’ portrays their community in bad light. Protestors accused the producers of the show of distorting historical facts.
9. Penguin imprint tells Vikram Seth to give back Rs 10-cr advance. Within a week of Random House and Penguin merging to become the world’s largest books publisher with an estimated revenue of four billion dollars, the aftershocks have started. The new entity, eager to cut cost and streamline operations, has asked author Vikram Seth to return his 1.7 million USD (approx Rs ten crore and thirty lakh) advance, a part of which was paid to him for A Suitable Girl, the ‘jump-sequel’ to his best-selling novel, A Suitable Boy. Seth was scheduled to submit his manuscript this June
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