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Today's News Headlines.

1.India Presidential Election updates: With the tenure of Ram Nath Kovind coming to an end on July 24, around 4,800 MPs and MLAs will vote to elect the 15th President of India on Monday. The polling will take place between 10 am and 5 pm in Parliament House and state legislative assemblies. The counting of votes will take place on July 21 while the next President will take oath on July 25.-indianexpress.com

2.Sri Lanka crisis live news: Sri Lanka’s acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency in the country, according to a government notice released late Sunday night, Reuters reported, as the current administration works towards handling the social unrest and tackling the economic crisis.-indianexpress.com

3.UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will visit France beginning July 18, marking his first official state visit outside the region after assuming office in May.The decades-old relationship between UAE and France is set to receive a big boost with this visit.-gulfnews.com

4.India and Nepal should address differences on issues such as the border and the 1950 treaty of peace and friendship diplomatically to achieve the full potential of bilateral cooperation, according to Nepal’s former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, or Prachanda.-hindustantimes.com

5.The Monsoon Session of the Parliament is all set to begin on Monday, July 18. There will be 18 sittings during the session and a total time of 108 hours will be available.Centre lines up 32 bills, Opposition to raise inflation, Agnipath issues-dnaindia.com

6.New GST rates from today: Customers will have to pay more on certain products and services from today as a series of decisions by the GST Council takes effect. Certain items are set to attract Goods and Services Tax (GST) while the tax outgo on certain things are set to come down as a series of decisions by the GST Council takes effect.-livemint.com

7.NEET EXAM-About 95 percent attendance was on Sunday recorded in the medical entrance exam NEET, which had received the highest number of applications ever, according to the National Testing Agency (NTA).-Times of India

8.For the first time since India Rankings by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was released in 2016, the University of Mumbai (MU) has ranked among the top 50 universities in the country at the 45th position.-hindustantimes.com

9.Canada has announced it will restart random Covid testing for travellers arriving by air into four major airports: Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Toronto, as of July 19.According to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), testing will be done regardless of vaccination status.-hospitalityworld.com

10.Godrej VikhroliCucina, a platform by Godrej Industries dedicated to food and culinary space, and the Food Bloggers Association of India (FBAI), hosted India Food & Beverage Awards 2022 (IFBA), ceremony at Nine Dine, Jio World Drive, Mumbai.Chef Sanjeev Kapoor and Chef Ranveer Brar were awarded the people’s choice - Culinary Icons of the Year at the recently held India Food & Beverage Awards 2022 (IFBA).fnbnews.com

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