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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 181.3 mn; deaths surge to more than 3.93 mn

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 181.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.93 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Global Coronavirus Update: Russia adds 21,650 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

Russia logged 21,650 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 5,472,941, the official monitoring and response centre said on Monday

Global Coronavirus Update: Africa's Covid-19 cases pass 5.41 million

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa reached 5,417,858 as of Monday noon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said

Olympic-bound Toor wins gold, sets record in Inter-State Athletics

Olympic-bound Tajinderpal Singh Toor won gold and set a meet record in men's shot put with a throw of 21.10 metres at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships here on Monday.

Rahi Sarnobat wins gold in 25m pistol event ahead of Tokyo Olympics 2021

India's Rahi Sarnobat won gold medal in women's 25 metres pistol event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup here on Monday.

Maruti Suzuki expands subscription services to four more cities

Jaipur, Indore, Mangalore and Mysore are the new cities

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G Mobile Platform at MWC

The company also expanded its 5G RAN Platforms portfolio with the addition of the Qualcomm 5G DU X100 Accelerator Card.

5G services have reached 1,662 cities worldwide, says report

The latest edition of the report "The State of 5G" states that the top three countries that have the most cities with 5G coverage are China at 376, the US at 284 and the Philippines with 95

Three Sri Lanka players suspended for bubble breach, to fly back

Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka were suspended

Test results of vax effectiveness on Delta+ soon: Health ministry

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Centre announces Rs 19,000 cr more for BharatNet broadband project

The initiative which is implemented in a public private partnership model has been delayed to a great extent and has missed deadlines so far.

Government to give tourist visa free of charge to 500,000 travellers

The scheme will be applicable till March 31, 2022 or till 5,00,000 visas are issued, whichever is earlier.

India always ready to give befitting reply if provoked: Rajnath Singh

With the disputed border with China, and Pakistan active at the same point of time, the Armed Forces are on high alert and preparedness.

FM announces Rs 1.1 trn loan guarantee scheme for Covid affected sectors

The scheme would include Rs 50,000 crore loan to the health sector

Fintech firm Slice raises $20mn to challenge credit card industry in India

Slice has raised this amount from existing investors Gunosy, Blume Ventures among others.

Parliamentary Committee on IT summons Google, Facebook on June 29

In its next sitting on July 6, representatives of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology will submit evidence related to the subject before the committee.

CBI team arrives in Kerala to begin fresh probe in ISRO spy case

The infamous ISRO spy case first surfaced in the mid nineties

AstraZeneca, Oxford Univ tests Covid booster shots against Beta-variant

British-Swedish biopharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca has in partnership with the University of Oxford rolled out human trials for booster shots against Beta Covid variant

India has undercounted Covid-19 deaths by hundreds of thousands: Report

India has officially recorded more than 3,90,000 deaths, but families who have lost loved ones, health experts and statisticians say that vastly undercounts the true toll, Wall Street Journal reported

Suu Kyi's spokesman freed in Myanmar after over 4 months in detention

U Zaw Htay, who served as the spokesman of the Aung San Suu Kyi-led ousted government of Myanmar, has been freed from military custody in capital Nay Pyi Taw after more than four months in detention