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Govt says, 12 States and UTs showing early signs of reduction in COVID-19 cases Over 3.38 lakh people recover from COVID-19 in last 24 hours PM Narendra Modi praises healthcare workers and nurses for reducing vaccine wastage Centre reviews availability of drugs for COVID treatment; Union Minister Sadananda Gowda says, increased production capacity of Remdesivir will augment domestic availability of injection RBI announces on-tap liquidity window of Rs 50,000 crore to ramp up COVID related health care infrastructure and services in country

International News

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev to hold snap parliamentary election on 11th July

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has announced that a snap parliamentary election will be held on 11th of July. Mr Radev said, next week, he will dissolve the Parliament and appoint an interim government.

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar participates in G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting virtually

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar today virtually participated in the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson interacted with the participating Foreign Ministers in between the sessions.

Hong Kong judge pronounces ‘deterrent sentence' based on shared culpability

Four people convicted of rioting in Hong Kong during National Day protests in 2019 have been jailed for up to 56 months, with the presiding judge ruling that those at the scene who did nothing violent still shared the same culpability as active participants.

Joint operation by police in Italy and Germany results in arrest of 31 individuals suspected of being part of 'ndrangheta mafia'

A joint operation carried out by police in Italy and Germany today resulted in the arrest of 31 individuals suspected of being part of the 'ndrangheta mafia which is a prominent Italian organized crime syndicate.

ADB outlines 5 point agenda for lasting recovery in Asia-Pacific region

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said that the Asia and the Pacific regions can emerge from the Coronavirus disaster even stronger than before by focussing on five areas to achieve a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable future.

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar holds virtual meeting with Foreign Minister of Canada Marc Garneau

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar today held a virtual meeting with Foreign Minister of Canada Marc Garneau on the sidelines of G-7 meeting. Both Ministers discussed the COVID challenges in their countries.

Bangladesh: Lowest 24 hour COVID death toll in more than a month, restrictions extended till May 16

Bangladesh reported the lowest daily death toll due to COVID-19 in the last 32 days on Wednesday as 50 people died in the country over the last 24 hours. This is the lowest death toll since April 2. The death toll in Bangladesh due to COVID-19 now stands at 11755.