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Chef and television personality Damodharan, fondly known as Chef Damu, has been awarded the prestigious Padma Shri.

 1.The Donald Trump administration has revised the green card applications, whereby a renewed medical examination form will be required for every permanent residency application. This change will be effective immediately.The US Citizenship and Immigration Services in a notification on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 informed regarding the latest revision, where the Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record or Form I-693 is only valid when the application is submitted.

https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/green-card-rule-change-trump-admin-makes-this-form-effective-immediately-heres-everything-applicants-must-know-11749689001869.html

2.As India works to expand its footprint in Europe, PM Narendra Modi will visit Cyprus on his way to Canada for the G7 summit and Croatia while returning home.Both Cyprus and Croatia are members of the EU and the former will hold the rotating presidency of the EU Council for the first half of the next year.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-modi-to-visit-cyprus-in-the-middle-of-turkiye-pakistan-solidarity/articleshow/121742472.cms

3.The Indian Railways has announced that from July 1, only Aadhaar authenticated users will be able to book Tatkal tickets. This is being implemented to curb unverified hoarding of tickets by various booking agents, that was a regular practice earlier, reports have said. In a June 10, 2025 directive to all the railway zones, the Railway Ministry has said that this requirement aims "to ensure that the benefits of the Tatkal Scheme are received by the common end users".

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/compulsory-aadhaar-authentication-for-tatkal-tickets-from-july-1-what-are-the-new-railway-rules-13110563.html

4.Chef and television personality Damodharan, fondly known as Chef Damu, has been awarded the prestigious Padma Shri, one of India’s highest civilian honours, for his exceptional his exceptional contributions to the culinary arts.This Padma Shri honour not only highlights his individual excellence but also recognises his larger contribution in inspiring a new generation of chefs and elevating Indian cuisine on the global stage.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/cooku-with-comali-fame-chef-damodharan-honored-with-padmashri-award/articleshow/120704997.cms

5.In a major fiscal move aimed at boosting state revenues, the Maharashtra cabinet has approved sweeping changes in excise duty structure and licensing norms for alcoholic beverages. While the state exchequer is expected to benefit to the tune of ?14,000 crore annually, the aftershocks of this decision are already being felt across the alcohol beverages manufacturing sector and the food & beverage service industry.

https://www.fnbnews.com/Top-News/maharashtras-liquor-duty-hike-sends-ripples-through-alcohol-beverage-industry-82977

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