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• • In Odisha 3456 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 during the last 24 hours while 65845 samples were tested yesterday. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the day stood at 5.2%. Khurda district reported highest 499 fresh infections followed by Cuttack (480) and Puri (289).
  • COVID-19 infections on a decline, India recorded 42,640 new cases on Tuesday with the daily count dropping below the 50,000-mark after 91 days. The cumulative death count stands at 3,89,302, with 1,167 fresh fatalities reported yesterday.
  • Leaders of several opposition parties including the Trinamool Congress, the Samajwadi Party, the Aam Aadmi Party, the Rashtriya Lok Dal and the Left assembled at Natinoalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar's residence in New Delhi on 22 Jun (Tuesday) & discussed various issues facing the country, amid heightened speculation about the possibility of a third front against the ruling BJP.
  • Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani e-launches Agricultural Diversification Scheme-2021, benefiting vanbandhu- farmers in tribal areas. will get fertilizer-seed assistance of Rs. 31 crores in which 45 kg of urea, 50 kg of NPK and 50 kg of ammonium sulphate will be provided. Seeds of crops like maize, Bitter Melon (karela), Calabash (dudhi), tomato, millet, etc. are provided under this scheme.
  • Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla virtually inaugurated an online Indian and foreign language learning course for Members of Parliament, State / UT Legislatures, Officials and their families.
  • The last date of filing Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) for the fourth quarter of financial year 2020-21 has been extended to June 30.
  • Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin assures resolutions in Assembly against Farmer laws, the Citizenship Amendment Act.  He said it would not be appropriate to adopt such resolutions.
  • Bengaluru court in Karnataka has directed former PM HD Deve Gowda to pay Rs 2 crore to Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd for allegedly defaming the company in 2011.
  • The CBSE said if the candidates are not satisfied with their result, CBSE will provide online facility for registration for the examination. The facility to register for written exam will be offered online at CBSE’s official website - cbse.nic.in. CBSE to conduct optional exam between 15 August to 15 Sept .
  • Lt. Gen. Ajay Kumar Suri took over as the Director General (DG) and Colonel Commandant of the Army Aviation on 21 June.
  • The Defence Ministry has signed a contract with Goa Shipyard Ltd for construction of two Pollution Control Vessels  for Indian Coast Guard today. The Defence Ministry has said that it has been done at a cost of about Rs 583 crore.
  • UN Secretary-General on Myanmar has claimed that about 10,000 refugees have fled from Myanmar to India & Thailand as clashes in that country led to “acute” new displacements and alleged that the regional threat of the crisis is real.
  • India & China are likely to hold another round of diplomatic talks this week on eastern Ladakh with a focus on moving forward in disengagement of troops in the remaining friction points.
  • The United Kingdom  posted a liaison officer at the Indian Navy's Information Fusion Centre (IFC) that has emerged as a key hub in tracking movements of ships and other developments in the Indian Ocean. Lt Commander Stephen Smith will be based full-time at the Centre.
  • The ICC has announced prize money for the winner and runner-up of the World Test Championship Final. The winning team of the final between India and New Zealand will receive about 12 crore rupees along with an ICC Test Championship Mace. The losing team will receive 6 crore rupees approximately. The final match will start on June 18 at Ageas Bowl, Southampton.

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