• India, Thailand sign 2 agreements to boost ties
• Kannada movie Thithi wins Best Film Award at 19th Shanghai International Film Festival
• Virginia Raggi became first female mayor of Rome

Kannada Movie Thithi has won two awards viz. Best Film and Best Script Writers at the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival.

Leading member of the populist anti-corruption Five Star Movement (M5S) of Italy, Virginia Raggi (38) was elected as first female mayor of capital city Rome.

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named a crater on Mars as Langtang after one of the villages most affected by the devastating 2015 earthquakes in Nepal.

India and Thailand have signed two agreements in culture and educational sectors to boost bilateral ties.

The Expert Committee that was constituted to examine the Specific Relief Act, 1963 has submitted its report to Union Law and Justice Minister D. Sadananda Gowda.

The Union Government has banned use of potassium bromate (KbrO3) as a food additive as it is carcinogenic.

• 21st June : International Yoga Day
• Union Ministry of Power launches URJA mobile app
• Punjab Government launches Mukh Mantri Punjab Hepatitis C Relief Fund

The Punjab government has launched a special fund �Mukh Mantri Punjab Hepatitis C Relief Fund� to provide free treatment for patients affected by Hepatitis C.

The Union Government has eased foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for nine sectors to give impetus to job creation and ease of doing business in the country.

The Assam Government has launched a unique initiative �Maitree Ek Gyan Yatra� to link primary schools to high schools to colleges.

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg from Germany has won the 2016 European Grand Prix of Formula One. 2016 European Grand Prix title race was the eight race of the 2016 season of Formula One in which total 11 teams had participated.