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In today's From the Newsroom, A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of having "surrendered" Indian territory to Chinese aggression, Rahul took a swipe at the prime minister by tweeting: "Narendra Modi is actually Surender Modi". A 59-year-old assistant sub-inspector of police, who was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 infection in Victoria hospital, passed away. The Institute of Medical Biology at Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences has said that the Chinese researchers have started a second phase human trial of a possible coronavirus vaccine in efforts to further assess effectiveness and safety. The world celebrates The sixth International Day of Yoga and solar eclipse on the longest day of the year.

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Chairing an all-party meeting on the violent clash in Galwan in which 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said, “Neither has anybody intruded into our territory, nor is anybody inside our territory, nor any of our posts have been captured,” drawing strong reactions on social media. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Saturday said it has launched antiviral drug Favipiravir, under the brand name FabiFlu, for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate COVID-19. The BCCI on Friday said it will review IPL's sponsorship deals, including the one with Chinese mobile manufacturing company Vivo, in a meeting next week after 20 Indian soldiers were killed during a clash with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh.

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Ten Indian Army soldiers including four officers have been released by China’s People’s Liberation Army capping three days of hard negotiations that followed the bloody battle at the eastern Ladakh’s Galwan valley on Monday. A high-level panel has recommended bringing down the charges for COVID-19 treatment in private hospitals in the national capital by more than half. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, who tested positive for COVID-19 three days ago, was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on Friday after his condition deteriorated, officials said.

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The Lead from Deccan Herald Podcasts brings to you voices from across the spectrum and various spheres of life. In this episode, DH's L Subramani speaks to CEO of Dream a Dream, Sucheta Bhatt, on how the organization is helping children from underprivileged backgrounds.

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From the Newsroom, today, Indian and Chinese militaries held Major General-level dialogue today for the third consecutive day on disengagement of troops as well as restoration of normalcy in Galwan Valley.  At least 12 MLAs belonging to Congress and the National People's Party in Manipur today wrote a letter to the Manipur Assembly Secretary seeking a motion for removal of the Speaker alleging that the latter was acting in an "authoritarian" manner. Ibobi Singh said his party is trying to form a coalition government in Manipur and will soon move a no-confidence motion against the BJP-led government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the auction of 41 coal blocks for commercial mining and said he was liberating the sector from decades of “lockdown” with a view to turn the country into an exporter of coal from being an importer at present.

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The Lead from Deccan Herald Podcasts brings to you voices from across the spectrum and various spheres of life. In this episode, DH Journalist Dhanyata M Poovaiah talks to Vignesh Kamath, who is pursuing his studies in the UK, about how it's like to study abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Today, from the newsroom, In the first event of bloodshed on the LAC in 45 years, as many as 20 Indian soldiers including the Commanding Officer of an infantry battalion of Indian Army were martyred on Monday night in a "violent face-off" with the People’s Liberation Army troops disrupting the fragile peace prevailing along India's disputed border with China.  India registered the highest-ever spike of 2,003 COVID-19 fatalities, pushing the country's death toll to 11,903, while the number of cases rose to 3.54 lakh.  The World Health Organization said it would update its guidelines on treating people stricken with COVID-19 to reflect results of a clinical trial that showed a cheap, common steroid, dexamethasone can help save critically ill patients.

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The Lead from Deccan Herald Podcasts brings to you voices from across the spectrum and various spheres of life. In this episode, DH Journalist Dhanyata M Poovaiah speaks to Nodal director of ChildLine Vasudeva Sharma about the social evil child marriage, which is still prevalent in the country.

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From the Newsroom, The border issue with China takes a violent turn, North Korea blows up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border and India ranks 43rd on World Competitiveness Index.

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The Lead from Deccan Herald Podcasts brings to you voices from across the spectrum and various spheres of life. In this episode, Kannada film director Adarsh Eshwarappa spells the challenges to Kannada content on OTT platforms.

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