As coronavirus cases continue to rise in the world, Cente on Wednesday announced that it had decided to lift the ban on Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), an anti-malarial drug that has been regarded as some including President Donald Trump as the cure for coronavirus.

Department of Pharmaceuticals has approved the lifting of ban on Export of Hydroxychloroquine API as well as formulations.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed his happiness over the increasing population of the majestic Asiatic Lion in Gujarat’s Gir Forest as the population of wild beast has grown to 674, 29% up from its 2015 count.

Sharing the report of Gujarat government, the Prime Minister said in a tweet, Two very good news: Population of the majestic Asiatic Lion, living in Gujarat’s Gir Forest, is up by almost 29%. Geographically, distribution area is up by 36%.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said it has brought back over 2,300 kg of valuables worth Rs 1350 crore from Hong Kong, belonging to firms of Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam accused Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi.

These valuables include polished diamonds, pearls and silver jewellery and were kept in the godown of a logistics company in Hong Kong and were brought in 108 consignments to Mumbai, the ED said.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has booked cardiologist and Medanta Medcity Hospital Managing Director Naresh Trehan under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with a case related to the allotment of land for Medanta Hospital.

According to officials, the central agency has registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against Trehan and 15 others under PMLA in connection with the case.

Facebook has sued an India-based domain provider, Compsys Domain Solutions Private Ltd, for issuing 12 domains impersonating its products like Instagram and Whatsapp, the social media giant has said.

The lawsuit has been filed in a Virginia court in the US.

Facebook said the action was taken to prevent fraud and stop the malicious use of our company and product names.

Amid ongoing LAC standoff, a Chinese military expert has praised the Indian forces saying that India has the world's largest and most experienced plateau and mountain troops equipped with some of the best weapons suited for such terrain.

The rare public compliment came from Huang Guozhi, senior editor of Modern Weaponry magazine, who published an article in China’s thepaper.cn on Tuesday.

In a tragic incident, two people died in the massive fire that broke out at the gas well of Oil India Ltd at Baghjan in Tinsukia district on Tuesday. Over 50 houses have been gutted in the massive fire.

As per reports, the deceased were the firefighters of Oil India who had gone missing after the well caught fire and their bodies were recovered on Wednesday morning. They have been identified as Durlov Gogoi and Tikeswar Gohain, assistant operators of the fire service department of the PSU.

Delhiites will get cheaper liquor from Wednesday as the Arvind Kejriwal government has withdrawn the 70% 'special corona fee' that was set on the maximum retail price (MRP) on all categories of liquor.

However, the Value Added Tax (VAT) has been hiked from 20% to 25%.

J Anbazhagan, a Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam passed away at a hospital in Chennai on Wednesday due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The 61-year-old veteran politician was a close confidante of party leader MK Stalin. Unfortunately, Anbazhagan's demise coincides with his 62nd birthday.

He served as an MLA thrice and was among the key strategists for the DMK. Anbazhagan was first elected MLA in 2001.

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday approved the Prevention of Cow slaughter (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 that provides a fine of up to Rs 5 lakh and imprisonment of a maximum of 10 years.

The legislation has been brought to prevent cow and their slaughtering in the state, a statement from the government said.

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