Boris Johnson resignation, Bhagwant Mann wedding, Rohit Sharma on losing from Eng: Top Headlines | Let's Catch Up Ep-40

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Top Headlines 7th July 2022

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, putting an end to an extraordinary political crisis over his future, according to British media. Johnson has resisted calls from his Cabinet to resign in the aftermath of ethical scandals. He caved when over 40 ministers deserted his government and ordered him to go.

The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in suburban Chicago and then fled to the Madison, Wisconsin, area, where he contemplated shooting up an event there, authorities said Wednesday.

On Thursday, PM Modi visited his Lok Sabha constituency and inaugrated the three-day Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam organised by the Ministry of Education in association with the University Grants Commission (UGC) and Banaras Hindu University.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday tied the knot with Dr. Gurpreet Kaur at a private ceremony in Chandigarh. Tight security arrangements were made at the residence of the Chief Minister ahead of the ceremony. AAP leaders such as party convener Arvind Kejriwal, MP Raghav Chadha, and others joined in the wedding celebrations in Chandigarh. It was previously informed that Mann's family members, including his mother and sister, and a few other guests will attend the wedding solemnised according to Sikh rituals. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday tied the knot with Dr. Gurpreet Kaur at a private ceremony in Chandigarh. Tight security arrangements were made at the residence of the Chief Minister ahead of the ceremony. AAP leaders such as party convener Arvind Kejriwal, MP Raghav Chadha, and others joined in the wedding celebrations in Chandigarh. It was previously informed that Mann's family members, including his mother and sister, and a few other guests will attend the wedding solemnised according to Sikh rituals.

 Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde officially took charge of his post at the state secretariat Mantralaya on Thursday. A puja was held at the tastefully decorated office of the chief minister before Shinde took charge. His chamber had a large photograph of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray and a picture of Shinde's mentor Anand Dighe next to it. As soon as he entered the secretariat building, Shinde paid floral tributes to Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Dr B R Ambedkar.

Even as outrage over Leena Manimekalai's "Kaali" movie poster depicting the goddess smoking a cigarette grows, the Toronto-based filmmaker has raked up another controversy by posting a fresh tweet. On Thursday, Manimekalai took to her Twitter handle and tweeted a photo that shows two people smoking while dressed in the costumes of Lord Shiva and a Hindu goddess. The filmmaker has captioned the photo "Elsewhere". The shared post is very similar to her controversial kaali movie poster.

India requested an early resolution of all unresolved issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on Thursday, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar urging his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to complete a military pullout in order to restore peace and calm in border regions.

Barbra Banda, the 22-year-old captain of Zambia's national soccer team and rising star in women's football, has been declared ineligible for this year’s Africa Cup of Nations after she failed "gender verification" tests, several media reports said quoting Zambian soccer authorities. Banda had played in last year's Olympic Games where the prolific scorer netted two hat-tricks. The forward was, however, ruled ineligible for the Africa Cup of Nations because of her high testosterone levels.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni turns 41 today July 7. The former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman is one of the most popular cricketers India has ever witnessed, and his list of special and iconic moments is etched in the history books. MS Dhoni, during his playing career, was initially an explosive batsman and later on went on to become one of the greatest captains in the history of cricket.

Indian Cricket Team Captain Rohit Sharma, has said that only “time will tell” about the impact of the loss in the Edgbaston Test at the hands of England. Rohit, who contracted COVID-19, and missed the fifth and last Test match has now recovered and is all set for the first T20I against England to be held at The Rose Bowl in Southampton on Thursday.

The Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan saw veteran guitarist Carlos Santana passing out onstage during the Miraculous Supernatural 2022 tour with Earth, Wind & Fire. However, Santana was treated quickly and was seen waving to fans as he was wheeled offstage.

The much anticipated 'Thor: Love and Thunder', a Taika Waititi directorial is all set to hit the theatres on July 7, 2022.

Actor Kangana Ranaut who has been at loggerheads with Karan Johar has once again taken a shot at the filmmaker who returns with the premiere of his 'Koffee With Karan 7' on Thursday. Kangana took to her Instagram stories and shared a message for the filmmaker, whom she referred to as 'Papa Jo'. "Papa jo is promoting all famous coffee episodes as it premieres on OTT today, good luck to papa jo... but what about this episode of sorry!!! surgical strike, ghar mein ghusss ke mara tha na, my episode is his most popular episode and after this he got banned on TV," Kangana wrote.