12-Hour Catchup: Maharashtra Reimposes Curbs As COVID Cases Surge; India-China In Stalemate

1. Maharashtra Reimposes Curbs As COVID Cases Surge 

COVID
PTI

A Covid-19 test positivity rate inching towards 10% in Pune district and a surge in cases in Amravati division made authorities in Maharashtra act swiftly on Sunday to reimpose measures like school and college closure, limitations on movement at night and restrictions on events like weddings for the remainder of the month, according to TOI. 

2. India-China In Stalemate 

LAC
Zee News

There was no concrete breakthrough in the marathon military talks between India and China in deescalating the remaining ‘friction points’ at Gogra, Hot Springs, Demchok and Depsang Plains in eastern Ladakh, but the two reiterated their commitment to work for a mutually-acceptable resolution through further dialogue, as per TOI 

3. Facebook Takes Down Main Page Of Myanmar Military 

Myanmar
Reuters

Facebook on Sunday deleted the main page of the Myanmar military under its standards prohibiting the incitement of violence, the company said, a day after two protesters were killed when police opened fire at a demonstration against the Feb 1 coup, as per a report in TOI. 

4. Six Mexican Military Personnel Killed In Air Crash 

Mexico
TOI

Six military personnel have died after the airplane they were traveling in crashed on takeoff in eastern Mexico, the defense secretariat said on Sunday, according to AFP. 

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