As the coronavirus cases in India continue to spread rapidly, India is now just behind the United States, Brazil, and Russia in terms of the total confirmed cases. It is, therefore, the biggest epicenter of the coronavirus disease pandemic in Asia and the fourth worst-affected nation in the world.

With over 18,000 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count on Saturday crossed the five lakh-mark, while the death toll has crossed the 15,600-mark as well.

Pakistan is ready to re-open the Kartarpur Sahib gurudwara for all Sikh pilgrims on June 29th, said Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday.

He conveyed to the Indian side Pakistan's "readiness" to reopen the corridor on the occasion of the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh on 29th June.

In view of the raging coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak, all schools in the national capital will remain closed till July 31, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Friday.

The schools have remained closed in the Delhi since March 23 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, which has been spreading like wildfire in the national capital, and by extension, the country.

Gold prices today fell to Rs 47,900 from Rs 48,060 per 10 gram, while silver climbed to Rs 47,700 from Rs 47,600 per kilogram on Saturday, according to the Good Returns.

The prices of gold jewellery vary across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making charges.

India on Friday said Chinese actions over an extended period of time are responsible for the current situation on the border and it needs to stop creating obstructions and hindrances in the normal patrolling patterns of Indian troops.

The harsh remarks were made by India's Ambassador to China Vikram Misri in an interview.

Fuel prices were hiked by the oil marketing companies for the 21st day in a row on Saturday.

Petrol and diesel will now cost Rs 80.38/litre and Rs 80.40/litre respectively in the national capital.

The price of petrol is increased by Rs 0.25 per litre while that of diesel by Rs 0.21 per litre.

The Supreme Court on Friday accepted the bid offered by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to cancel the exams for students of Class 10 and 12, in view of the raging coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak. Instead, a new assessment scheme has been proposed where these students will be evaluated on the average of their best performances in papers they have already appeared for earlier.

The death of a father-son duo in police custody, allegedly due to torture, in Tuticorin has caused a furore in Tamil Nadu with DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi writing to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

According to reports, Jayaraj (59) and his son Fennix (31) were arrested on June 19 for allegedly violating the lockdown restriction.

Tamil Nadu on Thursday surpassed the landmark of 10 lakh RT-PCR tests for COVID-19. This is being viewed as a commendable feat, given that Tamil Nadu is the first state in India to have done so. The development comes at a time when the cumulative total of samples tested in India is about 2 lakh short of the 80-lakh mark.

For perspective, Tamil Nadu had barely performed a total of 3,000 tests on April 1. However, in the following months, testing was immensely ramped up, thus enabling the state to reach the 10 lakh mark.

The port started releasing detained consignments of Chinese imports on June 23 in Chennai, while the Kolkata customs authorities have denied stopping them, industry sources say.

According to industry estimates, more than 200 containers were held back for a day and most of them were transporting electronics items (for auto, mobile and TV manufacturers), electrical machinery and equipment, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances, organic chemicals, plastic items, among others.

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