1. Odisha police apologises to minor girl, dismisses cop who allegedly raped her
Odisha police tendered an apology to a minor girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by police personnel of a Birmitrapur police station. The accused was dismissed from service by DGP Abhay on Wednesday.
2. Modi deletes Weibo account; BJP says PM sends strong message at personal level too
After Centre banned 59 Chinese Apps in India including TikTok, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also deleted his account on Chinese social media platform Weibo. BJP general secretary (organisation) B L Santhosh asserted that with this PM Modi has also conveyed a strong message at a personal level to the neighbouring nation.
3. 90-yr-old Japanese woman stuck in lockdown defeats corona, husband dies
A 90-year-old Japanese woman has defeated COVID-19 after she got infected during her stay in Mumbai amid coronavirus induced lockdown. She along with her husband visited India in February and they got infected following which her 94-year-old husband succumbed to the deadly virus on June 3.
4. Nusrat Jahan takes part in Ulta Rath celebration by ISCON, Kolkata
As today marks the auspicious occasion of Ulta Rath, the actor turned politician Nusrat Jahan took part in the celebration. She was seen performing all the customs and rituals with her husband and businessman Nikhil Jain.
5. COVID-19 recovery rate touches 59.43 percent in India
India's COVID-19 recovery rate has touched a significant 59.43 per cent as 13,157 people have been cured of the disease in the last 24 hours taking the total number of cured people to 3,47,978. The country now has 2,20,114 active reported cases at present.
6. Indra Mani Pandey appointed India's Permanent Representative to UN in Geneva
Senior diplomat Indra Mani Pandey has been appointed as the next Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva.
7. It's showtime for 'Made In India' apps
Ban on popular social apps like TikTok, WeChat, Helo, among others, shifted consumer attention dramatically towards local Indian apps playing in the same arena.
8. Kerala skips IMD forecasts, ropes in private firms
After a tussle between the LDF led government and the Union government's IMD, Kerala government is all set to rope in private weather forecasting companies replacing the Indian Meteorological Department. When ETV Bharat contacted Dr Sathi Kumari, a senior scientist in IMD, she said that there are no partialities in dealing with states.
9. Suspended Sathankulam Inspector's name found in attempt to murder FIR
A case of attempt to murder had been lodged in 2019 against Sathankulam's suspended inspector Sridhar, who is a suspect in the custodial death case of two traders-Jayaraj and his son Beniks. According to an internal report accessed by ETV Bharat, he was hasty in making arrests and had been biased in most of the cases handed over to him.
10. Former players thank ISL for helping Indian football make global impact
Former midfielder Syed Rahim Nabi believes ISL has helped in creating stiff competition in the Indian football community at the grassroot level.
