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.

An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in the Sugoo Hendhama area of the Shopian district in south Kashmir.

A top police official confirmed that the encounter broke out between a joint team of security forces and terrorists. According to reports, around two to three terrorists are trapped in the region.

As coronavirus cases in Delhi continue to rise at an alarming rate, the Arvind Kejriwal government on Tuesday ordered over 20 private hospitals to increase the number of dedicated COVID-19 beds by 20%, taking the number from 1,441 to 3,456.

An official order was issued by Vikram Dev Dutt, Principal Secretary, Health Department on Tuesday which directed the hospitals to admit COVID-19 patients as per "revised allocation of beds" and to "update on Delhi corona app immediately".

The border standoff between India and China has started to ease off with the Chinese troops moving back by about 2.5 kilometres along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), government sources in New Delhi said on Tuesday.

Troops of the two countries have disengaged on the ground at multiple locations in Eastern Ladakh.

This comes three days after India and Chine held top-level talks between military officials. Next round of military talks is scheduled to start this week.

Around two weeks after his death in police custody sparked a worldwide campaign against racism, the funeral of George Floyd, was held on Tuesday (local time).

A horse-drawn carriage brought George Floyd's body to a Houston area cemetery where he was laid to rest in a private ceremony, reported Sputnik.

The Centre has deployed high level multi-disciplinary Central teams to more than 50 cities across 15 states and Union Territories that are witnessing high case load and a high spurt of COVID-19 cases, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare said on Tuesday.

These districts, municipal bodies have a huge number of cases and the Central teams will assist the state governments by providing technical support for containment and facilitate the management of COVID-19 outbreak, the ministry said.

A major tragedy was averted when an improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered by a road opening party between Tragpora and Ladoora along NH 701A in north Kashmir’s Baramullah district on Tuesday.

The IED was later defused successfully by the bomb disposal squad in nearby orchards.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by alleging that West Bengal is the only state in the country where political violence is propagated. He also slammed the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo over the latter's stand on a number issues including her opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the plight of migrant labourers and the political "murders" of BJP workers in the state.

Minnesota Assistant Attorney General Matthew Frank has advised against granting bail to Derek Chauvin as he fears that the former policeman might flee at the slightest opportunity due to the uproar across the country.

Earlier, the bail amount was set at $750,000 for Chauvin, after which it was hoisted to $1 million with conditions even though the current bail order has no conditions. On Tuesday, the bail was again raised by $250,000 to $1.25 million.

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