LIVE News Updates: Violent face-off happened by Chinese to unilaterally change status quo, says MEA

On late-evening&night of June 15,a violent face-off happened as a result of an attempt by Chinese side to unilaterally change status quo there. Both sides suffered casualties that could have been avoided had agreement at higher level been scrupulously followed by Chinese side:MEA

Tamil Nadu reports 1,515 new COVID-19 positive cases and 49 deaths. Number of persons tested positive till date stands at 48,019 & death toll is at 528: State Health Department

21 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Dharavi area of Mumbai, taking the total number of cases to 2089. A total of 77 people have succumbed to the disease in the area so far: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra

317 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Karnataka, taking the total number of cases to 7530. Death toll stands at 94 after 7 deaths were reported today: State Health Department

Dexamethasone, a cheap anti-inflammatory drug for arthritis and other ailments, cuts risk of death in coronavirus patients who are on a ventilator by a third: UK Media

78 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir— 16 from Jammu division and 62 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases stand at 5298 including 2454 active cases and 63 deaths: J&K Govt

79 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state today. Number of active cases stand at 1366: Kerala Health Department.

They should practice tolerance towards their minorities & good neighbourliness towards us so that the South-Asian region sees eternal peace the absence of which can mostly be attributed to Pakistani deep state: Vimarsh Aryan, First Secy MEA at 43rd Session of UNHRC.

This epicentre of global terrorism (Pakistan) very irresponsibly harps on self-determination of the already democratic Jammu and Kashmir: Vimarsh Aryan, First Secretary MEA exercises India's Right of Reply at 43rd Session of UNHRC in Geneva.

Ajay Kumar Lallu, Uttar Pradesh Congress President granted bail. He was arrested in connection with protest by party leaders over the issue of movement of buses arranged by Congress for migrant labourers.

We are confident that in the coming month we will start taking decisions on the resumption of international flights. I do not want to put a timeline here, all stakeholders and travellers need to be taken into confidence: Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Civil Aviation Minister

516 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Uttar Pradesh in last 24 hours, taking total number of active cases to 5,259. A total of 8,904 people (61% recover rate) have recovered while 435 others lost their lives due to the disease: Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad

At least 80 people working for the Uttar Pradesh chief minister's helpline service here have tested positive for COVID-19, a senior official said on Tuesday.

"The first case (among those working at the helpline) was detected around 4-5 days back," the official told PTI.

The helpline service '1076' has been outsourced to a company.

"We had visited the place almost a month back, and they were properly told masks and sanitisers have to be used by everyone. They (the company) forwarded us photographs and videos of people wearing masks while working," the official said.

During the last 24 hours, 10,215 COVID-19 patients were cured. A total of 1,80,012 patients, so far, have been cured of COVID19. The recovery rate rises to 52.47%, which is indicative of the fact that more than half of positive cases have recovered from the disease: MoH&FW

Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) writes to Union Health Ministry over "ramping up testing for COVID-19 in containment zones and hospitals in Delhi by use of rapid antigen detection test".

193 more COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths and 81 discharged in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the state is now at 5,280, including 2,341 active cases, 2,851 discharged and 88 deaths: State's COVID19 Nodal Officer

Assam reports 10 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 4,319 including 2,205 recoveries and 8 deaths. Number of active cases stands at 2103: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

India says casualties on both sides, Dont stir up trouble, says China after three Indian soldiers killed

PM Modi, these tragic times dictate putting money directly in the hands of middle class and poor. STOP profiteering from their misery, tweeted Rahul Gandhi

Khorda District Magistrate orders all shops and market complexes, except medicine shops and petrol pumps, to remain shut from 2:00 pm to 6:00 am every day till June 30, to curb the spread of COVID-19

No new positive cases reported in Himachal Pradesh today. The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in the state is 556 including 194 active and 343 recovered: State Health Department

Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain tests negative for COVID-19. His condition is stable though he still has fever. He was admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital after he complained of high fever and difficulty in breathing.

During de-escalation process in Galwan Valley, a violent face-off took place last night with casualties. The loss of lives on Indian side includes an officer & 2 soldiers. Senior military officials of the two sides are currently meeting at the venue to defuse the situation: Army

Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting to be held on June 23 to discuss current situation in the country, in the wake of COVID-19: Sources

I was surprised to see SSP of Prayagraj, Satyarth Anirudh’s tweet.

At the time when he has exposed such a big scam, there should be no loss of investigation. Whatever be the reason, such officers like him who honestly, fearlessly carry out their duty should get full support of public who honestly, fearlessly carry out their duty.

Our best wishes to you. I believe that wherever do your duty, you will work for the truth and transparency of administration, tweeted Priyanka Gandhi.

In the spirit of cooperation US govt, through Agency for International Development, is pleased to provide the Indian people with a donation of 200 ventilators and today we are pleased to handover the first tranche of 100 ventilators to the Indian Red Cross: US Ambassador to India.

94 terrorists have been killed in the year 2020. Our focus now will be on north Kashmir: IG Police Kashmir, Vijay Kumar

Andhra Pradesh Legislature became the first state Assembly in the country to hold its sitting under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic as the Budget Session began on Tuesday amid unprecedented measures.

The New Zealand Ministry of Health reported two new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday for the first time in 24 days.

The new cases are two women who flew in from the UK and travelled to Wellington to grieve the sudden passing of their parent, the New Zealand Herald quoted Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield as saying.

The biggest office secretariat in UP has become the base of corruption in the BJP government. The Animal Husbandry Department scandal exposed the entire corrupt system of the government.

The executive of the state is surrounded by corruption.

Were the Ministers and the Chief Minister not aware about it? If so, this fact is shocking. This is a question mark on the working style of the Uttar Pradesh government.

108 new COVID19 cases reported in the state in the last 24 hours; the total number of positive cases in the state is now 4,163: Odisha Health Department

2 deaths and 11 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Maharashtra Police; the total number of positive cases rise to 3,626 including 42 deaths and 2,187 recoveries: Maharashtra Police

Surya Hotel in New Friends Colony, Delhi to be attached to Holy Family Hospital in the area, for treating COVID-19 cases. Delhi HC had yesterday directed hotels Surya and Crowne Plaza to convert their premises into COVID care centres, based on the report of a two-member panel.

The overall situation in the four districts of Agra division remained grim on Tuesday as the coronavirus cases climbed to 1,070 on Tuesday with 17 more people testing positive for the infection in the last 24 hours, while the toll rose to 64 with two more deaths, said District magistrate P.N. Singh.

"Of the total 1,070 cases, 881 have been discharged after recovery so far. Besides, the number of samples collected till Tuesday morning was 17,049", he added.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has been admitted to the national capital's Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital due to high fever and breathing trouble. He will be tested for coronavirus today.

In a tweet this morning, the 55-year-old AAP leader wrote: "Due to high grade fever and a sudden drop of my oxygen levels last night I have been admitted to RGSSH. Will keep everyone updated

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has written a letter to Prime Minister Modi over increase in Petrol and diesel price hike, says it was very insensitive of the government.

Former Goa minister Achyut Kashinath Sinai Usgaonkar died at a hospital near here on Tuesday following age-related ailments, family sources said.

10,667 new COVID-19 cases and 380 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases in the country now stands at 3,43,091 including 1,53,178 active cases, 1,80,013 cured/discharged/migrated and 9,900 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Sensex rallies 725.86 points to 33,954.66 in opening session; Nifty surges 201.10 points to 10,014.80

ATF or jet fuel price hiked by 16.3% ; second straight increase in rates this month

WhatsApp has launched its 'WhatsApp Pay' in Brazil, two years after it began testing the payments service in India.

In 2018, the Facebook-owned company had started testing the service in India, which allows users to utilise the messaging platform to send and receive money.

The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has topped the 8 million mark, while the death toll surged to over 436,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Cricket Australia Chief Executive Kevin Roberts has today confirmed his resignation from the role, with Nick Hockley appointed as Interim Chief Executive: Cricket Australia

Beijing reported 27 new confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases and three new asymptomatic cases on Monday, the municipal health commission said on Tuesday.

Petrol price hiked by 47 paise/litre, diesel by record 93 paise;rates go up cumulative by Rs 5.47 and Rs 5.8 respectively in 10 days.

A moderate intensity earthquake rocked Kashmir on Tuesday as authorities said no report of any casualty or damage to property has been received from anywhere so far.

Pakistan resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation at the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Tangdhar sector on Tuesday drawing a strong response from India, officials said.

Three terrorists were killed in an encounter at Turkawangam area in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Tuesday morning.

IG Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar told IANS that three terrorists have been eliminated.

According to details, security forces had a specific input about the presence of terrorists in the area.

The joint operation was launched by the police and the army at the first light. As the security forces zeroed in on the terrorist hideout, the hiding terrorists fired on them triggering the encounter.

At the end of the firefight all the three terrorists were eliminated. Their identities are being ascertained.

With the killing of the three terrorists in Tuesday's encounter a total of 17 terrorists have been killed in Shopian district in the last than 10 days in different encounters.