Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 12 (ANI): The COVID positivity rate has dropped to 1.6 per cent, while recovery rate has crossed 92 per cent in Jammu district, said Deputy Commissioner Anshul Garg on Friday.
Ankara [Turkey], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Friday confirmed 6,261 new COVID-19 cases, including 561 symptomatic patients, raising the total infections in the country to 5,319,359, according to its health ministry.
Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will chair the 44th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council today which is expected to take a decision on relief in respect of COVID-19 related individual items based on the report of Group of Ministers.
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): India's index of industrial production (IIP) rose a whopping 134.44 per cent year-on-year to 126.6 in April due to a very low base in the same month last year, as per the data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Fri
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 12 (ANI): Welcoming Pakistan's decision to allow Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav to appeal against his conviction in the country's high courts, his friend said Islamabad's recent move is a diplomatic win for India and the countrymen.
Copenhagen [Denmark], June 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The Danish Defense Ministry claimed that it scrambled jets twice on Friday to intercept Russian aircraft after they allegedly violated Denmark's airspace near the Baltic island of Bornholm.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 12 (ANI): Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana, who came to Hyderabad on a first visit after becoming the Chief Justice of India (CJI), received a warm welcome from Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on his arrival at the Raj Bhavan on Friday.
Tokyo [Japan], June 12 (ANI): The upper house of the Japanese Parliament on Friday passed a resolution supporting the self-governed island's participation in the World Health Organisation's (WHO) annual assembly.
Beijing [China], June 12 (ANI): With an aim to counter rising pressure from the west on a slew of issues including human rights and trade, China will establish a leading group to coordinate and enforce recently passed anti-sanctions law.
Moscow [Russia], June 12 (ANI): Hackers from China used unique malicious software to hack websites of Russian government agencies for the purpose of stealing confidential government data, according to a report.
Edgbaston [UK], June 12 (ANI): Dan Lawrence picked a wicket just before the close of the second day's play to give England some hopes in the ongoing second Test against New Zealand on Friday.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 12 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that thunderstorm with lightning and light to moderate rains are likely to continue over some parts of West Bengal for next 2-3 hours.