1. US-Iran crisis: Trump lashes out at 'ignorant and insulting' statement

• US President Trump struck at Iran by issuing “hard-hitting” financial sanctions against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his associates. Iran's ambassador to the United Nations said  actions by President Trump to impose new sanctions was "yet another indication of continued US hostility" against the country and its leaders. 
• The tweets came after Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said the move proved the White House was "mentally retarded".
• The sanctions target a number of individuals, notably Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who Mr Trump said was "ultimately responsible for the hostile conduct of the regime".

Foot Notes:
About USA

1. Capital: Washington, D.C.
2. President: Donald Trump

About Iran

1. President: Hassan Rouhani Trending
2. Capital: Tehran
3. Currency: Iranian rial

2. June 25, 1975: An account of the day Indira Gandhi declared an Emergency in India

• In India, "the Emergency" refers to a 19-month period from 1975 to 1977 when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had a state of emergency declared across the country.
• Officially issued by President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed under Article 352 of the Constitution because of the prevailing "internal disturbance", the Emergency was in effect from 26 June 1975 until its withdrawal on 21 March 1977. 
• The order bestowed upon the Prime Minister the authority to rule by decree, allowing elections to be suspended and civil liberties to be curbed. For much of the Emergency, most of Gandhi's political opponents were imprisoned and the press was censored. Several other human rights violations were reported from the time, including a forced mass-sterilization campaign spearheaded by Sanjay Gandhi, the Prime Minister's son. The Emergency is one of the most controversial periods of independent India's history.

3. Veyil Marangal (Trees Under the Sun) became the first Indian film to won 'Outstanding Artistic Achievement' award.

• Veyil Marangal (Trees Under the Sun) have become the first Indian film to won 'Outstanding Artistic Achievement' award at the Shanghai International Film Festival. 
• The film is directed by Bijukumar Damodaran.This was the 22nd edition of the Shanghai International Film Festival.
• The film was the only Indian entry at the biggest film festival in China this year.

Foot Notes:

About China

1. Currency: Renminbi
2. Capital: Beijing
3. President: Xi Jinping

4. Vinit Goenka pens new book titled "Data Sovereignty - The Pursuit of Supremacy'

• The book, "Function of Data Sovereignty - The Pursuit of Supremacy. It is  written by Vinit Goenka, Author, Secretary.He is a member of the Governing Council- CRIS (Centre for Railway Information Systems) and Ministry of Railways.
• The book focuses on steps and concrete actions required to build highly capable data centers to ensure data security.
• The book tells aspect of data generation and consumption.It encourages policymakers on data localization and creates awareness among the people on the potential of data and implications of data.

5. Maruti Suzuki inks partnership with BOB for dealer financing

• Maruti Suzuki, an Automobile manufacturer in India signed 'Preferred Financier' MoU(Memorandum of understanding) with Indian multinational with Bank of Baroda(BOB) in order to improve credit for dealership inventory financing.
• The partnership with Bank of Baroda allows Maruti Suzuki to finance opportunities to dealers as well as customers. The financing will work in line with the Bank of Baroda's product program of Supply Chain Finance. 
• The tight liquidity situation in the financial system of the IL&FS crisis and rising bad loans prompted the banks.Lenders introduced strict credit norms for automobile dealers due to the rising cases of bad loans in this segment of the automobile industry.The dealers were asked to provide collateral extended by banks. 

Foot Notes:

About Maruti Suzuki

1. CEO: Kenichi Ayukawa 
2. Headquarters: New Delhi 

About BOB

1. Headquarters: Alkapuri, Vadodara
2. CEO: P. S. Jayakumar

6. Yoga guru Baba Ramdev pens Autobiography.

• The book titled "My Life, My Mission" is the autobiography of Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and is co-authored with senior journalist Uday Mahurkar. The book, which is expected to hit stands in August 2019, addresses the major controversies, turning points and achievements of Ramdev's life. 
• In the book, Baba Ramdev chronicles his journey from a small village in Haryana to the international stage, and writes about his passion for yoga and good health, his friends and foes, and the Swadeshi campaign he spearheaded. 
• It also highlights the journey of Ramdev's venture, Patanjali Group of Institutions, with a turnover of about Rs 12,000 crores.

7. The International Olympic Committee has formally opened new headquarters in Switzerland exactly 125 years after the Olympic Games were revived.

• The International Olympic Committee has formally opened its 145 million Swiss francs ($145 million) new headquarters exactly 125 years after the Olympic Games was revived.
• The International Olympic Committee was founded by Pierre de Coubertin, who was a great visionary and brought together entire world together in one peaceful competition.The Olympic Games are a symbol of hope and peace for all humankind, to signify this rooftop of headquarters takes the shape of a dove which is another universal symbol of peace.
• The new headquarters costs 145 million US Dollars.

Foot Notes:

About IOC

1. Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
2. President: Thomas Bach
3. Honorary President: Jacques Rogge
4. Director General: Christophe De Kepper
5. Founded: 23 June 1894, Paris, France

8. First-time TMC MPs Nusrat Jahan, Mimi Chakraborty take oath as Lok Sabha members

• The first-time parliamentarians, TMC MPs Nusrat Jahan Ruhi Jain and Mimi Chakraborty took oath as members of the 17th Lok Sabha on June 25, 2019. Both the actresses were not present on the day that the oath of the office was administered to all the Lok Sabha MPs, due to Nusrat Jahan’ s wedding. 
• So, as soon as the Lok Sabha convened for the day, the two actresses took oath as first-time MPs in Bangla. Both of them ended their oath by saying “Jai Hind, Vande Mataram and Jai Bangla”. The two later touched Lok Speaker Om Birla’s feet before taking their seat. 

Foot Notes:

About Lok Sabha

1. Seats: 545 (543 Elected + 2 Nominated)
2. Speaker:Om Birla

About Nusrat Jahan

1. Nusrat Jahan wins from Basirhat

About Jadavpur

1. Mimi Chakraborty wins from Jadavpur

9. Council of Europe restores Russia's voting rights

• The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has voted in favor of restoring Russia's voting rights, five years after they were revoked over its illegal annexation of the Crimean Peninsula.
• In a statement, the Council of Europe said the assembly affirmed its members' rights "to vote, to speak and to be represented in the assembly and its bodies."
• The assembly voted 118 in favor and 62 against, with 10 abstentions.

Foot Notes
About Council of Europe

1. President of the Congress: Anders Knape
2. President of the Committee of Ministers: Jean-Yves Le Drian
3. President of the Parliamentary Assembly: Liliane Maury Pasquier
4. Headquarters: Strasbourg, France

10. PM Modi to attend G-20 summit in Japan from June 27-29, says MEA

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the G-20 summit in Osaka in Japan from June 27 to 29, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
• MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar announced that former Union minister Suresh Prabhu would be India’s Sherpa at the meet.
• “This would be the sixth time that Prime Minister Modi would be participating in the summit. He would hold bilateral (discussions) and participate in plurilateral meetings which would be announced closer to the date,” Mr. Kumar said.

Foot Notes
About G-20 summit(Group of Twenty)

1. Members:20(Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the UK and the US).
2. Chairman:Japan Shinzō Abe (2019)