Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 70th birthday, wishing him good health, happiness, well-being and success. Speaking on the India-China border standoff Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the situation this year is very different both in terms of scale of troops involved and the number of friction points. The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the I&B ministry, Prasar Bharati, News Broadcasters Association (NBA) and Press Council of India (PCI) after actor Rakul Preet Singh moved court alleging ‘media trial’ over reports she was named by fellow actor Rhea Chakraborty as among those within Bollywood who consume drugs. India has reached another grim milestone in its battle against the raging Coronavirus Pandemic with a record daily jump of 97,894 coronavirus infections in 24 hours, taking its tally past the 51-lakh mark.
