- Rajnath Singh chairs high-level meeting with CDS Gen Rawat, three service chiefs
CDS General Bipin Rawat & the 3 service chiefs met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today to discuss the situation in Ladakh after twenty Indian soldiers were killed in the skirmish in the Galwan valley.
2. Amid Ladakh tension, threat of China-Pak-North Korea cyber attack looms large
Amid reports of a large-scale phishing attack planned against Indian citizens and entities, CERT-IN (Computer Emergency Response Team-India), India’s apex agency for responding to cybersecurity incidents, too has issued an advisory warning against such an attack. ETV Bharat's Sanjib Kr Baruah talks to cybersecurity experts to throw light on the issue.
3. Environmentalist slams Oil India Limited for failure to extinguish fire at Baghjan's gas well in Assam's Tinsukia
Environmentalist Nirantar Gohain has lashed out at the Oil India Limited for not being able to extinguish the fire at Baghjan's gas well number 5 in Tinsukia district of Assam, even after 13 days. Gohain also criticised the Assam Pollution Control Board, for granting permission to Oil India Limited for mining in Baghjan, which has now been revoked.
4. CISH initiates process for GI tag for Banarsi Langrha, Chausa mangoes
After getting a GI tag for the Malihabadi Dashehari mango over a decade ago, the Lucknow-based Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture has now initiated the process for obtaining Geographical Indication tag for Gaurjit, Banarsi Langrha, Chausa and Rataul mango varieties.
5. Enthusiasts mark International Yoga Day in Kabul
Afghans marked International Yoga Day in the peace and quiet of the hillside in western Kabul. Yoga is not very popular in Afghanistan, but those who follow it believe that it is a good way to cure depression, anxiety or stress.
6. Serial killer 'Cyanide' Mohan convicted in 20th murder case
A local court has held serial killer 'Cyanide' Mohan guilty in the murder of a victim from Kasargod in Kerala. This is the 20th and the last case registered against the criminal. The court will hear arguments on the sentence on June 24.
7. Ratan Tata calls for stopping online hate, bullying
"This year has been full of challenges for everyone, on some level or the other. I see online community being hurtful to each other, bringing each other down, harshly and with quick judgements," the Chairman Emeritus of the Tata group said.
8. World Music Day: List of renowned music festivals
It is rightly said that 'music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent'. Music can lift spirits and is described as an art form and cultural activity, whose medium is sound.
9. To err is human: Bucknor revisits his wrong decisions against Tendulkar
Steve Bucknor spoke about the match at Gabba in 2003 when he adjudged Tendulkar out LBW but now agreed that the Jason Gillespie delivery was going over the wickets.
10. This Day That Year: West Indies won inaugural edition of World Cup in 1975
The Windies put on 291/8 in the allotted sixty overs, owing to Lloyd's knock of 102 runs from just 85 balls.
