An encounter between terrorists and joint security forces broke out on early Monday morning at the Pinjora village of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)'s Shopian district. Around four to five terrorists were believed to have been trapped in the region.

However, according to the latest updates delivered by the Kashmir News Observer (KNO), it has now been ascertained that four terrorists have been gunned down in the encounter in south Kashmir, while three security officials have ended up injured.

As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak continues to spread like wildfire across India, Maharashtra has emerged as the epicenter of the virus spread where the number of cases has witnessed an even large spike recently. As of 8 AM on Monday, the total number of positive cases of COVID-19 infection in the state is nearing the 86,000-mark, which is well above the official COVID-19 tally of China, where the virus is believed to have originated.

The temple management of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) reopens its doors today for the darshan of Sri Venkateswara Swamy, almost 80 days after it was closed due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-necessitated nationwide lockdown. Earlier last week, TTD Trust Board Chairman YV Subba Reddy had confirmed that the temple would reopen its doors on June 8.

After an 83-day hiatus, petrol and diesel prices were hiked on Sunday by 60 paise per litre as the state-owned oil companies decided to restart daily price revisions.

In Delhi, a litre of petrol will now cost Rs 71.86 instead of Rs 71.26 while people will have to shell out diesel Rs 69.99 for one litre of diesel instead of Rs 69.39 earlier.

As places of worship are set to open from Monday under Unlock 1, the Union Culture Ministry on Sunday approved the reopening of 820 centrally protected monuments (CPM) under the Archeological Survey of India which have places of worship from June 8, Union Minister Prahlad Patel said.

Taking to Twitter to make the announcement, Patel said that all safety protocols issued by the home ministry will be followed.

Just a day after India and China military commanders held cordial and positive talks at Chushul-Moldo point along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has confirmed that the two nations have agreed to resolve the situation peacefully in the border areas by carrying on with the military and diplomatic engagements.

Visakhapatnam police on Friday arrested over 90 people, including leaders and workers of Left parties who were going to protest at LG Polymers plant, the site of the gas leak incident on May 7 that killed 12 people.

We arrested them as they hadn't taken permission for the protest. A FIR filed against 96 people of Left parties, South ACP Swaroopa Rani said.

Gold price today fell from Rs 46,767 to Rs 46,696 per 10 gram, while silver slipped from Rs 47,930 to Rs 47,800 per kilogram, according to India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA).

The gold jewellery prices vary across India — the second-largest consumer of the metal — due to excise duty, state taxes and making charges.

Atleast 57 members of the police tactical unit in Buffalo, New York resigned from the team on Friday to protest the suspension of two colleagues for pushing a 70-year-old man to the ground outside the City Hall on Thursday during the ongoing protests, the local media reported.

Two members of the Buffalo Police Department`s Emergency Response Team were suspended after the incident which was filmed on camera was released by a local radio station.

The coronavirus cases in India continue to spread rapidly as the country has marked significant and consecutive highest jumps in the COVID-19 tally over a major part of the last two weeks. With nearly 10,000 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count on Saturday hit a new high - 2,36,657, overtaking Italy to take the sixth spot among countries with the highesr caseload of the virus.

At 9:30 AM on this day, the COVID-19 tally in the country has reached 2,36,657 cases, which includes 1,15,942 active cases; 1,14,073 cured, discharged, or migrated patients, and 6,642 deaths.

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