Lieutenant governor Anil Baijal on Monday overruled Delhi government's decision to bar the treatment of non-residents for COVID-19 in the hospitals of the national capital.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had on Sunday announced that the hospitals run by the Delhi government as well as private hospitals will only treat Delhiites for COVID-19.

The global tally of coronavirus cases on Monday crossed the 70 lakh mark with the death toll crosses 4 lakh. The United States has registered the highest number of cases as well as the death toll while India is at the fifth spot in terms of total confirmed cases.

At around 10:30 pm (IST) June 8, 2020, there are 70,53,093 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections, out of which 19,46,555 have been recorded in the US alone, according to the Johns Hopkins University's coronavirus tracker.

Amid border standoff along the LAC, China and India have agreed to implement the important consensus reached by leaders and not turn differences into disputes, a top Chinese official said on Monday.

China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said border areas situation was discussed during the meeting between Chinese and Indian military officials on June 6 and the countries have maintained close communication on resolving border issues through diplomatic and military channels, Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong tweeted.

A special PMLA court in Mumbai on Monday allowed the confiscation of assets worth Rs 1,400 crore owned by Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam accused Nirav Modi.

The diamantaire is a key accused in the Rs 13,000 crore PNB scam and fled the country before the fraud came to light.

The order was passed on a plea of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA) which was enacted two years ago to deal with such crimes.

A private hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Shajapur, where an elderly patient was allegedly tied to a bed and not allowed to go home due to non-payment of bills, has been sealed by authorities while a police case has been lodged against the manager.

The visuals of an 80-year-old man tied to the hospital bed came to light last week, triggering massive outrage and criticism. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had promised strict action against the cruel act.

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday fielded Eranna Kadadi and Ashok Gasti as its candidates for the June 19 Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka while the JD(S) announced the nomination of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda.

According to reports, the BJP ignored the recommendations of the state unit to nominate Kadadi and Gasti who are said to come from an RSS background.

Family and friends have started preparing to pay their final tribute and goodbyes to African-American George Floyd in funeral service, weeks after he was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis on May 25 that has triggered wide spread marches and protests across major US cities.

The 46-year-old victim, a native of Houston, was handcuffed and pinned to the ground on May 25 by a white police officer who kneeled on his neck as he gasped for breath.

The government on Sunday defended the timing of imposition of the lockdown and rejected as baseless reports expressing concerns that it did not take inputs from experts while drawing up its Covid-19 strategy. The government said it is fine-tuning its strategy based on emerging knowledge and experience on the ground.

Weeks after the coronavirus lockdown led to fuel sales nosediving to record lows, Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the nation's largest oil firm, sees demand returning with the resumption of economic activities.

The company said though it is on track to spend the approved capital expenditure for 2020-21, it has critically examined all capex proposals for rationalisation of cost and time frame.

Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee on Monday arrived at a South Korean court which will rule whether he will be sent back to jail after more than two years of freedom, as new allegations dog the executive and cast a pall over the country's top conglomerate.

Prosecutors on Thursday asked the court to issue an arrest warrant against Lee, culminating a probe into accounting fraud and a controversial 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates that they said helped facilitate Lee's plan to assume greater control of the group.

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