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- India, China, Pakistan and other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will hold a joint anti-terrorism exercise this year.
- Defence Ministry signed a contract with Mahindra Defence Systems Ltd (MDSL) to supply 1,300 Light Specialist Vehicles to the Indian Army at a cost of ₹1,056 crore.
- India took three wickets in the last three balls to win their World T20 encounter against Bangladesh on March 23, 2016 in Bengaluru.
- The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that would raise the limit of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indian insurance companies from the existing 49% to 74%.
- The Delhi High Court stayed a single judge’s order restraining Future Retail from going ahead with its ₹24,713 crore deal with Reliance Retail to sell its business, which was objected to by US-based e-commerce giant Amazon.
- The Delhi Police recently shared a COVID-19 themed doodle to urge people to wear masks amid a surge in the spread of coronavirus.
- Delhi on Monday reported 888 new COVID-19 cases, making it the third consecutive day the national capital reported more than 800 new coronavirus cases.
- Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said that the UT’s government will not run any liquor shops and they will now be run by private vendors.