Actress Ananya Panday,who has started an onlinecampaign called 'SoPositive', to confrontcyberbullying, saidtrolling and such actsleave an impact onthe mind of young-sters who are in atransformative age.Last month, the'Student of the Year2' actress was ques-tioned on her aca-demic qualificationon social media. TNN

Kabul, Afghanistan: Thelatest round of talks withthe Taliban — now in theirsecond week - has been“very productive”, amember of the Americannegotiating team said,while strenuously deny-ing Washington sought afixed deadline for thewithdrawal of its estimat-ed 14,000 troops fromAfghanistan as part of afinal peace deal. Theappointment last year of

Zalmay Khalilzad as a USspecial peace envoybegan the acceleratedeffort to find a negotiat-ed end to Afghanistan’swar and America’slongest military engage-ment. AP

IRAN SET TO EXCEED NUCLEAR DEALURANIUM ENRICHMENT CAP

Tehran, Iran: Iran said itwas set to breach theuranium enrichment capset by an endangerednuclear deal within hoursas it seeks to press sig-natories into keepingtheir side of the bargain.The Islamic republic alsothreatened to abandonmore commitmentsunless a solution is foundwith parties to the 2015agreement. President

Hassan Rouhani's orderto exceed the thresholdwould be implementedafter the last technicaldetails were sorted,Iran's Atomic EnergyOrganisation spokesmansaid. AFP

OVER `5,400 CR SPENT ON EVMS FORLOK SABHA POLLS

Sevnica, Slovenia: After Melania cake,Melania honey, and even Melania slip-pers, the Slovenian hometown of theUS first lady is now boasting of a stat-ue of its most famous daughter. Thelife-size statue on the outskirts ofSevnica was inaugurated and is thebrainchild of American conceptual artistBrad Downey, who says it's the first mon-ument anywhere dedicated to the wife ofUS President Donald Trump. AFP

AFTER CAKE, HONEY & SLIPPERS,MELANIA GETS HER OWN MONUMENT

New Delhi, India : PrimeMinister Narenda Modipitched for higher invest-ment in the rural economy,saying it will increasenew employmentopportunities in vil-lages. He also saidwater conserva-tion is not possi-ble without publicparticipation. PMsaid new

schemes have beenannounced to usher struc-tural reforms in the agri-culture sector. “Waterconservation is possibleonly through a massmovement. This Budget

clearly reflects con-cerns not onlyfor the presentbut future gen-erations,” thePM said. PTI

US HAILS TALKS WITH TALIBAN, DENIESTROOP WITHDRAWAL WINDOW

BANGLADESH DECLARES ITS RIVERS‘LEGAL PERSONS’

PM NARENDRA MODI PITCHES FORINVESTMENT IN RURAL ECONOMY

Washington, USA: USPresident Donald Trumpcelebrated America'sIndependence Day withdisplay of country'smilitary might at aparade in the nationalcapital. Trump becamethe first US President inover 70 years to deliveran Independence Dayaddress which the

Opposition Democraticleaders criticised forwhat they allegedpoliticisation of thecountry's declaration of

independence. PTI

TRUMP CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCEDAY WITH MILITARY PARADE

Los Angles, USA:Temperatures in Alaska'slargest city Anchoragehave soared to a swelter-ing all-time record of 90degrees Fahrenheit (32centigrade) as a heat wavegrips the US state which

straddles the Arctic Circle.The previous record was85 degrees, set in June1969. “Several all-timehigh temperature recordswere set at observationsites in southern Alaska,”the agency added. AFP

ALASKA HEAT WAVE SHATTERS TEMPER-ATURE RECORD IN ANCHORAGE

06 So what is it that made headlines the world over this week? Was it India? Or was it the United States of America? Worry not, get your facts right

again with one look at THE WORLD @ A GLANCE!

Which country introducedthe Miyawaki technique of

afforestation? A. Miyawaki is a Japanese techniqueintroduced by Japanese botanist AkiraMiyawaki, that helps build dense, nativeforests in a short time. Miyawaki methodhelps to create a forest in just 20 to 30years, while through conventional methodstakes anywhere between 200 and 300 yrs.

When was cotton textileindustry established in

Mumbai?A) 1854: The first successful moderncotton textile mill was established byan entrepreneur CN Dewar.

How many knownZoonotic diseases

are there? A. There are about 150 knownzoonotic diseases. It is all about spread

of infectiousdiseasebetween

species, done by avector from animals

to humans and from human

to other animals.

When was the firstIndustrial Policy intro-

duced?A. The first Industrial Policy wasintroduced by the Government of India in 1948.

Which is the Manchester of Uttar Pradesh?

A. Kanpur, one of the industrial capitals ofIndia, is called so and is the highestrevenue paying city of UP.

Which is the Indian state with the highest number of

powerlooms?A. Maharashtra is the leading Indian statewith the highest number of powerloomsfollowed by Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh,Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh.

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New Delhi, India : Morethan 60 per cent ofaround `9,000 crorespent by the govt towardsLok Sabha elections 2019has been on the procure-ment of electronic voting

machines (EVM) and voterverifiable paper audit trail(VVPAT) units. The directexpenses on Lok Sabhapolls have been `2,019crore in three financialyears. PTI

US celebrated its _________Independence Day on 4 July 2019.

A. The United States ofAmerica celebrated its

Independence Day on July 4,1776. This year marks the 243rdcelebration of the Americannational holiday andcommemorates the signing of theDeclaration of Independence ofthe US in 1776.

Dhaka, Bangladesh:Bangladesh’s high courthas granted the country’srivers the rights and sta-tus of “living entities” ina bid to save them fromencroachment, a lawyersaid. The court publisheda landmark verdict on a2016 petition filed by arights group, saying all ofthe country’s hundreds ofrivers would now be

treated as legal persons.The verdict came monthsafter the country, muchof which is criss-crossedby streams, tributariesand rivers, became thefourth nation to honourits waterways. TNN

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London, UK: A 3,000-year-old quartzite head ofEgyptian “Boy King”Tutankhamun was auc-tioned off for USD 6 mil-lion Thursday in Londondespite a fierce outcryfrom Cairo. Christie's auc-tion house sold the 28.5-centimetre (11-inch) relicfor $5,970,000 at one of

its most controversialauctions in years. Noinformation about thebuyer was disclosed. AFP

AMIDST EGYPTIAN OUTCRY, KING TUT’SBUST SELLS FOR $6M

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Schoolchildren float their bags on umbrellas on a flooded street after heavymonsoon rain in Mumbai

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WORLD CUP TONSRohit became the first Indian batsman ever to hit 5 tons inone World Cup, as he scored 103 off 94 balls to set up a 7-wicket victory for India against Sri Lanka.He equalled Sachin Tendulkar’s recordof 6 World Cup tons. TNN SPORTSPERSON

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The famous pharaoh's finely-chiselled face -- its calmeyes and lips emoting a sense of eternal peace -- camefrom the private Resandro Collection of ancient art thatChristie's last parcelled off for Pounds 3 million in 2016.

London, UK:Researchers fromLancaster Universityhave workedwith smartmaterialson wrist-worn pro-totypesthat can aidpeople diagnosed withdepression, anxiety andbi-polar disorders in

monitoring their emo-tions. Wrist bands that

change colourdependingupon thelevel ofemotional

arousal allowusers to easily

see or feel what ishappening without hav-ing to refer to mobile ordesktop devices. PTI

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IMRAN KHAN TO MEET DONALD TRUMPAS PAKISTAN TRIES TO MEND TIESIslamabad, Pakistan:Pakistan PM Imran Khanwill be visiting WashingtonDC to meet with USPresident Donald Trumpon July 22 as Islamabadattempts so set right arelationship damaged byits long-standing practiceof nurturing of terrorgroups to achieve geo-political objectives. Thevisit, ostensibly following

an invitation from Trump,will follow Pakistan’s pur-ported crackdown on ter-rorist groups, includingthe possible “arrest” ofHafiz Saeed, leader of theproscribed LeT. TNN

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