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CELESTIAL MARVEL A bright ‘ring of fire dazzled skywatchers as a rare solar eclipse darkened many parts of the globe on Sunday—coinciding with the summer solstice—the northern hemisphere’s longest day of the year! According to astronomers, watching solar eclipse is equivalent of switching from a 500W bulb to a 30W bulb. A combination of eclipse images as captured by photojournalist Suman Sarkar from the iconic Jantar Mantar in Jaipur.
COVID-19 UPDATE
WORLD
4,68,073 DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA 5,984 DEATHS 1,28,205 CASES
89,82,722 CONFIRMED CASES
TAMIL NADU 757 DEATHS 59,377 CASES
INDIA
13,509 4,22,603 DEATHS
CONFIRMED CASES
DELHI 2,175 DEATHS 59,746 CASES
GUJARAT
1,664 DEATHS
RAJASTHAN 341 DEATHS 14,691 CASES
27,317
CONFIRMED CASES
UTTAR PRADESH 550 DEATHS 17,731 CASES
militants, including a FREE TO GIVE BEFITTING REPLY! 4Pakistani, killed in J&K Armed forces told to forcefully deal with Chinese aggression along LAC New Delhi: The armed forces deployed along the 3,500-km de-facto border with China have been given “full freedom” to give a “befitting” response to any Chinese misadventure, government sources said after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the situation in eastern Ladakh at a meeting with top military brass on Sunday. The meeting was attended by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, Army Chief Gen MM Naravane, Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh and Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria. India has already mobilised fighter jets and sent thousands of additional Army troops to forward locations along the border with China after 20 Indian Army personnel were killed in a brutal attack by Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley on June 15. The clash in Galwan Valley, the worst crossborder violence in 45 years, significantly frayed ties between the two countries, Turn on P6
Srinagar: Four militants, including a Pakistani national, were killed in two separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar and Kulgam districts during the past 24 hours, a senior police official said on Sunday. Among the slain militants was Shakoor Farooq Langoo who, according to police records, was involved in the killing of two BSF personnel in Soura area on May 20 this year. An AK rifle snatched from one of the BSF jawans was recovered from the site of the encounter. Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel perform yoga at an altitude of 18000 feet, in sub-zero temperatures, on International Yoga Day, in Ladakh on Sunday. About 2,000 additional troops of ITBP can be sent to forward locations along the Sino-India border to strengthen vigil amid the standoff between the Indian Army and Chinese troops in Ladakh. —PHOTO BY ANI
`500 cr emergency fund to make services WAR READY New Delhi: Amid the ongoing border dispute with China, “The Vice Chiefs of the three services have been given the financial powers upto Rs500 crore per project to acquire the required weapon systems under fast track procedures needed to
fill whatever shortcomings or requirement is felt,” a senior government official said. The requirement of granting this power again to the forces was felt by the government after the Chinese aggression in Eastern Ladakh Turn on P6
US TALKING TO INDIA-CHINA, WILL TRY AND HELP THEM OUT: TRUMP Washington: The United states is talking to both India and China to help them resolve their ongoing border tensions, President Trump said. It’s a very tough situation. We’re talking to India. We’re talking to China. They’ve got a big problem there. They’ve come to blows and we’ll see what happens. We’ll try and help them out, he said when asked about his assessment of the situation. Over past few days, the Trump Admn has rallied behind India against illegitimate incursions of the Chinese Army into the Indian side of LAC in Eastern Ladakh.
PM: Pranayama boosts immunity New Delhi: Addressing the nation on the occasion of International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, said the world is realising the need of Yoga, even more, today due to COVID-19 pandemic and Pranayama helps in building a strong respiratory system. P5
Army personnel take position during an encounter with terrorists in Shopian on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Acting on a specific input regarding the presence of militants in Zoonimar area of district Srinagar, a cordon and search operation was launched jointly by police and CRPF, the of-
ficial said. “During the search operation, repeated appeals to surrender were made to the hiding terrorists through their families and community Turn on P6
Corona: India’s tally crosses 4 lakh-mark New Delhi: With the highest single-day increase of 15,413 COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India’s coronavirus count stood at 4,22,603 on Sunday, said the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, while with 2,27,755 COVID-19 patients cured so far, the
recovery rate has further improved to 55.49 per cent among patients. Presently, there are 1,69,451 active cases and all are under active medical supervision. The death toll has gone up to 13,509 in the country with 306 persons succumbing to the lethal infection. P6
COVID-19 not slowing down, state gets 580 cases in single day FRESH CASES 580, DISCHARGED 655 AND 25 DEATHS TOTAL CASES 27,317, DISCHARGED 19,357 AND 1,664 DEATHS First India Bureau Gandhinagar: Breaking all previous records, the state reported a whopping 590 cases of COVID-19 in a single day, of which Ahmedabad accounted for 273 cases and Surat reported 176 cases. Post Unlock 1.0, relaxations had allowed the average number of
cases reported daily rise to 70 cases. But, Sunday saw a jump in the number of cases across the state. According to the state health department statement, over 176 new cases were reported in Surat. But, minutes after the press release was out, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) had to update its data which
There has been a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases among diamond workers in Surat.
earlier read 106 cases with 84 reported in the city and 22 in rural areas. The city figures rose from 84 to 150 in a matter of minutes, whereas rural numbers remained the same at 22. According to the SMC, the total cases in the city now stand at 3,197 and 3,519 cases in the entire district. The state government’s decision to allow relaxations for operations of trade and industries has come at a heavy cost. With Surat’s diamond industry resuming operations, the
transmission of COVID-19 among diamond workers is happening rapidly. Meanwhile, as per data provided by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), there are 3,561 active cases in the city with the death toll touching 1,282 on Sunday morning. Over 16 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours but active cases are down by 130, as compared to Saturday. Of the total active cases, 836 cases were reported in the West Zone, 730 in the North
Zone, and 474 cases in the East Zone. The remaining four zones accounted for 1,521 active cases. The rural part of Ahmedabad reported 13 new cases with six from Sanand, three from Dholka, two from Daskroi and one each from Bavla and Detroj. Therefore, the total COVID-19 positive cases in this part of the city stands at 702, of which 123 are active cases. With one death on Sunday, the death toll of rural Ahmedabad reached 47. Turn on P6