1. Two missing officials of Indian High Commission to Pakistan released: Reports
The the two officials of the Indian High Commission to Pakistan who went missing and were reportedly arrested earlier on Monday, have been released and are back at the Indian mission.
2. Sushant Singh Rajput's body gets cremated in Mumbai
Sushant Singh Rajput's last rites have taken place at the Pawan Hans crematorium at Vile Parle in Mumbai. The actor was found dead in his Bandra home on Sunday morning.
3. COVID-19 news from across the nation
The total number of active cases of COVID-19 in the nation is 1,53,106 and number of discharged cases is 1,69,797. Meanwhile, 9,520 deaths have been recorded.
4. Extreme weather events on rise in India: Government
The Ministry of Earth Sciences in its research report said that the average temperature of India has reported a rise of 0.7 degree Celsius, along with a decline in rainfall and droughts in over a decade due to human activities.
5. COVID-19 tests in Delhi to cost Rs 450, says AAP leader Sanjay Singh
Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh on Monday said that new COVID-19 test in Delhi will soon cost Rs 450.
6. Exports fall 36.47% in May, trade deficit narrows to USD 3.15 billion
Imports too plunged 51 per cent to USD 22.2 billion in May, leaving a trade deficit of USD 3.15 billion, compared to USD 15.36 billion in the same month previous year, according to the data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry.
7. No more paperwork: CBIC converts all GST & Customs office into e-Office from today
The move will bring transparency and efficiency in the administration of tax system in the country as a digital file or digital record created in the system can never be destroyed or deleted, an official told ETV Bharat.
8. 'India offered foreign secretary-level talks but Oli govt didn't respond', sources
Debunking Kathmandu's claim that India did not come forward for talks on the table, sources said that to the contrary, "New Delhi had offered talks as recently as the day Oli government passed constitution amendment in the lower house".
9. B-town celebs attend Sushant's funeral amid heavy downpour
Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was on Monday cremated in Mumbai, at Vile Parle's Pawan Hans crematorium amidst heavy downpours. Several Bollywood celebrities including Kriti Sanon, Shraddha Kapoor, Varun Sharma, Randeep Hooda, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Vivek Oberoi, Krystle D'Souza, Pragya Kapoor, Mukesh Chhabra and others arrived at the crematorium.
10. Exclusive: Bajrang Punia wants to replicate Bindra's Beijing golden act in Tokyo
India's top freestyle wrestlers and a genuine gold medal prospect at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Bajrang Punia in an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat insisted that he wants to imitate Abhinav Bindra's 2008 Summer Olympics golden moment in the Tokyo Games.
