1. More recovered COVID-19 cases than active cases in the country currently, recovery rate 49.21 pc
There are more patients who have recovered from COVID-19 in the country than active cases currently, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.
2. Punjab police arrest two Kashmir-based LeT militants
The Punjab Police on Thursday foiled a major attempt to smuggle weapons into the Valley for carrying out terror attacks, with the arrest of two J-K-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives.
3. Nepal will get back land from India through talks: PM Oli
Nepal's Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has said that his government will seek a solution to the Kalapani issue through diplomatic efforts and dialogue on the basis of historical facts and documents.
4. NIRF rankings: IIT Madras, IISc Bangalore bag top positions
IIT Madras, IISc Bangalore and IIT Delhi bagged the top three positions among educational institutions in the country in the HRD Ministry's National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) announced on Thursday.
5. INS Shardul reaches Gujarat, brings 233 Indian nationals from Iran
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian Naval Ship Shardul has reached Porbandar in Gujarat with 233 Indian nationals from Bandar Abbas in Iran.
6. RBI Guv meets heads of rating agencies to seek macroeconomic assessment
During the meeting, among other matters, agencies' assessment of the macroeconomic situation and outlook on various sectors, including the financial sector, was discussed.
7. Include telemedicine as part of claim settlement of policy: IRDAI to insurers
In a relief to insured persons, regulator IRDAI on Thursday directed health and general insurers to include telemedicine as part of claim settlement of policy.
8. Thai seafood fraudsters sentenced to 1,446 yrs in jail
A Thai court has sentenced two owners of a seafood restaurant to 1,446 years in prison each for defrauding the public.
9. BCCI working towards staging IPL this year behind closed doors: Sourav Ganguly tells states
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has written a letter to the state associations, saying that the Indian cricket board will shortly decide on the future course of action.
10. Varun-Sara's Coolie No 1 talks of COVID-19 pandemic? Latest poster hints so
Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan starrer Coolie No 1 might show something pertaining to the COVID 19 pandemic or social distancing. Speculations started floating after Varun shared a new poster of the film in which he is seen wearing a mask.
