Current Affairs Today July 06, 2023 Video: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation New Member to SAFF Championship 2023 Final

During a virtual summit of the important organisation, which India hosted, Iran was admitted as a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the Iranian people were congratulated on this momentous occasion by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the Iranian people received congratulations from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Iran's full participation in the SCO. He also hailed Belarus' SCO membership, as evidenced by the Memorandum of Obligations' signature. 

 

In a nail-biting penalty shootout versus Kuwait, the Indian men's football team prevailed 5-4 to win the championship of the SAFF Championship for 2023 at Bengaluru's Sree Kanteerava Stadium. India, who is now ranked 100th in the FIFA rankings, won their seventh SAFF Championship in 14 iterations. After winning the Intercontinental Cup the previous month, they achieved their second victory in a row with this one. The hosts, India, were unbeaten throughout the whole SAFF Championship 2023.