A look at today’s headlines:
- Amid the surge of Covid-19 in China, the Center tells states to send all positive samples for genome sequencing: The health ministry said this would ensure timely detection of newer variants, if any.
- Uproar in Parliament as BJP apologizes to Mallikarjun Kharge for his ‘dog’ comments: Kharge said that while Congress leaders made supreme sacrifices in the freedom struggle, the BJP “did not lose a single dog” for the country.
- Taj Mahal collects property and water taxes for the first time: The officials of the Archaeological Research, however, have said that it is a mistake and that they will correct it soon.
- Delhi LG directs chief secretary to recover Rs 97 crore for political advertisements from AAP: VK Saxena has accused the Arvind Kejriwal-led party of using exchequer money to publish political advertisements as government advertisements.
- Security Council expansion now seriously on the table, says UN chief: Antonio Guterres, however, added that it is not certain whether the expansion will include the right of veto or not.
- IAS, IPS officers who say “Union government” will face Adityanath, the bulldozer, Tamil Nadu BJP chief says: The DMK has been using the term “Union government” instead of “Central Government”, arguing that the Constitution describes India as a “Union of States”.
- Nepal bans import of medicines from 16 Indian companies: The companies allegedly do not comply with the World Health Organization’s good manufacturing practices.
- Haryana notifies anti-conversion law rules to seek public objections by district magistrates: The State Assembly passed the Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act in March.
- Karnataka Chief Minister M Basavaraj Bommai says absence of former ministers from Assembly cannot be seen as boycott: Karnataka Chief Minister tells NCP Maharashtra government to respond in its own language amid border dispute.
- Elon Musk says only Twitter Blue users will be able to vote in political polls: The decision comes after more than half of the 17.5 million users voted for Musk to step down as head of the microblogging platform.