Today's News Headlines

1.Britain’s governing Conservative Party on Wednesday said it had modified the voting process for its members to elect a new party leader and Prime Minister, between former Chancellor Rishi  Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, after an alert from the country’s spies warned that cyber  hackers could change members' ballots.   2.Britain has become the first country to authorise a Covid-19 vaccine that targets the Omicron variant. The UK medicine regulator (MHRA) approved the 'bivalent' vaccine made by Moderna as  a booster for adults, Reuters reported. The agency's decision was based on clinical trial data that showed the booster triggered "a strong immune response" against both Omicron (BA.1) and the  original 2020 virus, it said.-hindustantimes.com   3.Over the years, the towering Burj Khalifa has come to occupy a special place in modern history.  Be it the breathtaking view it offers from a staggering height of 828 meters — making it the tallest building in the world — or its 900 residences; it is undoubtedly one of the top tourist attractions globally. But, have you ever wondered what it is like to live inside the iconic tower?Guinness World Records, which has recognised it with many record titles, recently gave a sneak-peek into what it is like to move into the world’s highest residential apartments-indianexpress.com   4.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday, called upon people to stop relying on assessment from foreign individuals and entities to assess the state of affairs in the nation. His call to action was made even as the United States underscored that its relations with India was based on shared democratic values and commitment to freedom.- www.deccanherald.com   5.Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he spoke to President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday and conveyed India’s solidarity with France in dealing with the devastating wildfires. Both leaders also  agreed to cooperate closely in responding to global challenges of food and energy security, Modi said.-hindustantitmes.com   6.External affairs minister S Jaishankar said the world has somewhat accepted New Delhi's position on buying Russian oil amid Moscow's ongoing war in Ukraine, because New Delhi has not been defensive about its decision, but made other countries realise the obligation it has to its people.-hindustantimes.com   7.How Prime Minister Modi’s Independence Day speech marks the maturing of a nation.-In his speech prime minister said India will be ranked at No. 3 in the world, only behind America and China per present projections, but could do even better, based on how its pans out for the other  two.The economy itself will run into more than $10 trillion in GDP, perhaps even rise to $30 trillion.  This will amply service the needs of a gargantuan population, the highest in the world. The growth  in the number of companies with $1 billion in turnover has spread from IT into manufacturing and pharmaceuticals.-firstpost.com   8.The Indian Metrological Department (IMD) on Tuesday informed that a depression that has  formed over East Rajasthan and adjoining west Madhya Pradesh is likely to to continue to move west-northwestwards and weaken gradually into a well marked low pressure area during next 12  hours.The maximum temperature in Mumbai is expected to hover around 27 degrees as the city may witness moderate to heavy rainfall on Wednesday. The weather department has predicted a “ generally cloudy sky with moderate rain" in the city and suburbs, whereas heavy rainfall has been predicted at isolated places. The minimum temperature will stay around 24 degrees.-hindustantimes.com   9.The Organic World (TOW), India’s largest organic and natural groceries retailer, has launched a marketing campaign - #TheBigSwitch - to urge consumers to make clean, chemical-free food & lifestyle.choices.As part of the campaign, the Bengaluru-based retailer has  slashed the prices of key items including organic fruits and vegetables, groceries and kitchen essentials.-fnbnews.com   10.The Food Authority has decided to remove the validity clause for Food Safety Supervisor (FSS) Certificate and make it ‘perpetual’.  The FSSAI in this regard has issued a notice saying  that for the same kind of business the FSS Certificate will be  it ‘perpetual’.  The FSSAI in this regard has issued a notice saying that for the same kind of business the FSS Certificate will be perpetual in nature. Dear Students, Don’t waste food and water, it’s like we are wasting most precious thing given to us by almighty. Think about those people who lived below poverty line before Wasting it.      READING:TONIC FOR YOUR MIND