19 June 2017
The Goods and Services Tax Council on 18 June 2017 finalised two rates for lottery and also gave a partial relief to five-star hotels and their restaurants.
A clinical India demolished a hapless Pakistan 7-1 to register their third consecutive victory and seal a place in the quarter-finals of the Hockey World League Semi-Final.
South Korean President Moon Jae-In on 18 June 2017 appointed a United Nations veteran as the country's first female foreign minister, tasked with easing tensions over North Korea's nuclear ambitions.
Nasa's Orion spacecraft, designed to take astronauts to deep space destinations such as the Moon and Mars, has successfully completed a series of tests for its critical safety systems.