– ‘Common High Court of UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh’ renamed as ‘High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh’

– Union Home Minister Amit Shah delivers the annual ‘Rustamji memorial lecture’ instituted by BSF in memory of its first DG K. F. Rustamji

– All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) permits B. Tech programs in 11 regional languages

– UGC issues guidelines on exams for Universities, colleges for academic session 2020-21; final exams to be conducted by August 31

– Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) hands over 12.7 mm M2 NATO Stabilized Remote Control Guns to Indian Navy & to Indian Coast Guard

– US Navy hands over first two MH-60R multi role helicopters to India, manufactured by Lockheed Martin

– US, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan to form quad group to enhance regional connectivity

– Saudi Arabia officially allows businesses to remain open during the five daily Muslim prayers

– Syria: President Bashar Assad sworn for a fourth 7-year term in Damascus

– World Day for International Justice observed on July 17, theme: “A Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy”