15 exam-relevant headlines, written simply. Read the bold fact in each — that's what exams ask.
Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling MORENA party won Mexico's presidential election on June 2, 2024 with about 61% of the vote, becoming the country's first woman and first person of Jewish descent to be elected president.
Results of the 18th Lok Sabha election were declared on June 4, 2024. The BJP-led NDA won 293 seats and the INDIA bloc 234. The BJP alone won 240 (down from 303 in 2019) and the Congress 99, making it a coalition government for Modi's third term.
The NEET-UG 2024 result row erupted after results were announced early amid allegations of irregularities and paper leaks. NTA Director General Subodh Kumar Singh was dismissed on June 22, 2024, and a high-powered committee was formed to reform the examination body.
World Environment Day was observed on June 5, 2024 with the theme 'Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience', hosted by Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Boeing's Starliner capsule launched its first crewed test flight on June 5, 2024, carrying Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the ISS. Thruster problems later ruled out a Starliner return, and the pair came back only in March 2025 on a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
Elections to the 720-seat European Parliament were held on June 6-9, 2024. The centre-right EPP led by Ursula von der Leyen won the most seats (188), while right-wing groups like Patriots for Europe made gains; von der Leyen retained the Commission presidency.
Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister on June 9, 2024 for a third consecutive term, leading a coalition government for the first time, with the TDP and JD(U) as key allies.
Carlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev for the men's singles title and Iga Swiatek defeated Jasmine Paolini to win a third straight French Open at Roland Garros (May 26 to June 9, 2024).
The BJP won 79 of 147 seats in the Odisha assembly election, and Mohan Charan Majhi was sworn in as the 15th Chief Minister on June 12, 2024 - the first CM from the Santal tribal community, succeeding Naveen Patnaik (in office since 2000).
TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu was sworn in as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on June 12, 2024, a record fourth term in the office, succeeding Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.
The 50th G7 summit was held at Borgo Egnazia, Fasano in Apulia, Italy from June 13-15, 2024, chaired by PM Giorgia Meloni. PM Narendra Modi was among invited outreach leaders, and Pope Francis became the first pope to address a G7 summit.
The 17th Lok Sabha was dissolved on June 5 and the 18th Lok Sabha was constituted on June 24, 2024, with President Droupadi Murmu addressing the new House on June 27.
China's Chang'e-6 probe returned to Earth on June 25, 2024 with about 1,935 grams of material from the far side of the Moon - the first samples ever collected from that hemisphere.
Om Birla was re-elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha on June 26, 2024 for a second consecutive term, defeating the INDIA bloc's K. Suresh in a voice vote.
India beat South Africa by 7 runs in the final at Kensington Oval, Barbados on June 29, 2024 to win their second ICC Men's T20 World Cup - becoming the first team to win the tournament undefeated. Jasprit Bumrah was Player of the Tournament.
From exactly the headlines above. If you read the month, you should score 8+.
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