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.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is set to get himself tested today for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after he complained of feeling unwell yesterday morning. A day ago, it was reported that the Chief Minister has been suffering from a fever and sore throat since Sunday.

According to reports, the Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor complained of fever and sore throat, raising concerns among the higher-ups in the Delhi government. In view of this, Kejriwal said that he will now undergo COVID-19 tests to check if he has caught the coronavirus.

Amid the raging coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday pointed out that the spread of the virus by asymptomatic persons appears to be rare. However, the organisation also warned nations against complacency by clarifying that the global condition due to the pandemic outbreak was only worsening.

Lieutenant governor Anil Baijal on Monday overruled Delhi government's decision to bar the treatment of non-residents for COVID-19 in the hospitals of the national capital.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had on Sunday announced that the hospitals run by the Delhi government as well as private hospitals will only treat Delhiites for COVID-19.

The global tally of coronavirus cases on Monday crossed the 70 lakh mark with the death toll crosses 4 lakh. The United States has registered the highest number of cases as well as the death toll while India is at the fifth spot in terms of total confirmed cases.

At around 10:30 pm (IST) June 8, 2020, there are 70,53,093 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections, out of which 19,46,555 have been recorded in the US alone, according to the Johns Hopkins University's coronavirus tracker.

Amid border standoff along the LAC, China and India have agreed to implement the important consensus reached by leaders and not turn differences into disputes, a top Chinese official said on Monday.

China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said border areas situation was discussed during the meeting between Chinese and Indian military officials on June 6 and the countries have maintained close communication on resolving border issues through diplomatic and military channels, Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong tweeted.

A special PMLA court in Mumbai on Monday allowed the confiscation of assets worth Rs 1,400 crore owned by Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam accused Nirav Modi.

The diamantaire is a key accused in the Rs 13,000 crore PNB scam and fled the country before the fraud came to light.

The order was passed on a plea of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA) which was enacted two years ago to deal with such crimes.

A private hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Shajapur, where an elderly patient was allegedly tied to a bed and not allowed to go home due to non-payment of bills, has been sealed by authorities while a police case has been lodged against the manager.

The visuals of an 80-year-old man tied to the hospital bed came to light last week, triggering massive outrage and criticism. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had promised strict action against the cruel act.

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday fielded Eranna Kadadi and Ashok Gasti as its candidates for the June 19 Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka while the JD(S) announced the nomination of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda.

According to reports, the BJP ignored the recommendations of the state unit to nominate Kadadi and Gasti who are said to come from an RSS background.

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