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India commits to UN development plan to adapt to new priorities amid Covid

"Prioritising the needs of the poor and vulnerable will have to receive the highest priority with respect to digital initiatives," says TS Tirumurti, India's new Permanent Representative to UN

Covid-19: After Russia clears, India looks to expedite Favipiravir approval

India is working out ways to grant approval for Favipiravir expeditiously

Top headlines: May Services PMI improves, US to probe India for digital tax

From oil prices hitting a three-month high, May Services PMI improving from shock collapse in April to Google facing class action lawsuit, here are the top headlines of the day

SC dismisses plea, says India already called 'Bharat' in the Constitution

Chief Justice of India S A Bobde reiterated that India is already called Bharat in the Constitution

Covid-19 Factoid: Now, India has become the most affected Asian country

While India's addition of over 7,000 cases in a day was thrice the average daily number at the start of this month, Bihar saw its tally growing by 38 times during the month of May

India ninth on global Covid-19 list, overtakes China on death count

India added 7,466 cases, a record number in a single day, according to data shared on Friday morning. China has confirmed 84,106 infections and 4,638 deaths from Covid-19 so far

UK plans new 5G club of 10 democracies, including India, says report

The group will aim to create alternative suppliers of 5G equipment and other technologies to avoid relying on China

Covid-19 Factoid: India has reported 100+ deaths on each day since May 13

Six of the nine countries in Europe have death rates above the global average of 6.2 per cent. By comparison, India's fatality rate is much lower at 2.9%

Covid-19 may push 86 mn children into household poverty by 2020-end: Report

The deadly virus has so far infected 5,695,290 people and claimed 355,692 lives globally, according to a tally by the Johns Hopkins University.

China extends olive branch to India after US seeks discussion on Hong Kong

The reconciliatory messages came after weeks of simmering tensions on both Eastern and Western frontiers between the two countries

'Muscular' Chinese policy to have impact on ties with India: US diplomat

World is finally recognising that Beijing is "pushing" a form of "problematic" governance, he says

Covid-19 Factoid: India's cases rose from 100,000 to 150,000 in just 8 days

Four Indian districts - Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai - account for more than 50% of all cases reported so far in their respective states

Covid-19 Factoid: India added last 1,000 to its death toll in just 7 days

Kerala might be witnessing a second wave of coronavirus spread, with the state adding 63 cases in a day - more than twice its previous single-day high of 28

China hikes defence budget to $179 bn; nearly three times that of India

China, which has the world's largest military of two million troops, will continue to lower its defence budget growth rate to 6.6% in 2020

Australia seeks to strengthen ties with India in strategic sectors

Australian farmers could also benefit, with talks underway on expanding agricultural exports to India, including barley, as China throws up new trade barriers, media reports stated

19 mn children at risk due to Cyclone Amphan in India, Bangladesh: UNICEF

UNICEF says Covid-19 could deepen the humanitarian consequences of Cyclone Amphan in both countries

Covid-19 Factoid: India's cured cases are growing faster than total tally

While China, the first to report coronavirus cases, has the highest recovery rate, India is faring a shade better than global average; the US' recovery rate is the worst among 20 most affected nations

India coronavirus dispatch: How state police are battling Covid-19

From commitment to the Directive Principles of State Policy, to a post-pandemic world order, and how state police are battling Covid-19 - read these and more in today's India dispatch

100 to 100k Covid cases in 64 days: Where does India stand on world curve?

Countries like Germany, France, United Kingdom, among others, which have more advanced healthcare facilities, saw the jump from 100 to 100,000 cases in a fewer number of days when compared with India

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