Ten Indian soldiers, including four officers, were released by the Chinese Army after a hectic round of negotiations at the Major General-level talks between the two sides in the Galwan valley.

The officers and jawans were held by the Chinese after the violent face-off between the two countries on June 15-16 where 20 Indian troops, including a colonel, lost their lives.

At least eight terrorists were killed by security forces in two separate operations in Awantipora and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

Three terrorists were gunned down by the security personnel in Awantipora's Pampore on Friday, informed Dilbag Singh DGP Jammu and Kashmir Police.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold an all-party meeting on Friday over the ongoing India-China border situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The meeting is scheduled to take place at 5 pm.

Those who are expected to attend Friday's all-party meet are: Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan, Siromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal, TRS chief and Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao, Biju Janata Dal President and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, CPI-M Secretary General Sitaram Yechury, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, YSR Congress president and Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy, JDU president, and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, DMK president MK Stalin, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, BSP chief Mayawati.

CSIR constituent lab CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) Lucknow has received permission for carrying out Phase III trial of antiviral drug Umifenovir, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said on Friday.

CSIR constituent lab CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute(CDRI) Lucknow, has received permission for carrying out Phase III randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled trial of efficacy, safety and tolerability of antiviral drug Umifenovir, the Union Health Minister tweeted.

As the coronavirus cases in India continue to spread rapidly, India has now become the fourth worst-affected nation from the virus and also the biggest epicentre of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Asia.

With over 12,000 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count on Thursday crossed the 3.66 lakh-mark, while the death toll has crossed the 12,000-mark as well.

The Department of Telecom (DOT) has asked state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) to not use any Chinese telecom equipment during its 4G upgradation in view of the ongoing border dispute between India and China at the Line of Control (LAC).

Sources close to Zee News stated that the telecom department has conveyed the message that the tender process regarding the matter needs to be reworked.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been given temporary additional charge of the health ministry and other departments allocated to Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain after he tested positive for coronavirus.

Satyendra Jain tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday. He is currently hospitalised. He will remain Minister without portfolio until he returns to work.

A terrorist has been gunned down in an ongoing operation of security forces in the Meej Pampore area of Anwatipora of Pulwama district.

A top police official said, Last night, the Awantipur Police launched an operation at village Meez Pampore, along with the Indian Army and other security forces. The target was a house adjoining a big mosque. After an initial exchange of fire, a grenade was thrown outside while the cordon was being laid. The terrorists then seemed to have shifted to the mosque.

As tensions between India and China reached boiling point after the clashes in Eastern Ladakh, the White House on Wednesday (June 17) said it had no formal plans to mediate between the two countries.

There are no formal plans on that, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said.

On Wednesday night, India was elected unopposed to secure a comfortable victory in the United Nations Security Council elections to join the powerful 15-nation body as a non-permanent member for the 2021-22 term.

With 184 votes out of the total 192 polled, India which won the UN non-permanent seat for the eighth time has emerged as the single-endorsed candidate from the Asian Pacific regional group, amid the larger push for the country to be made a permanent member of the five-nation apex grouping, currently comprising the US, UK, Russia, China, and France.

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