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- The former speaker of Tibet’s parliament-in-exile, Penpa Tsering, has been elected the new president of the exile government.
- This is the 3rd direct election of leadership after the withdrawal of Dalai lama from politics.
- Malerkotla, Punjab's only Muslim-majority town, has become the state's 23rd district.
- It was carved out from the Sangrur district.
- China will support India’s and South Africa’s proposal for a temporary waiver of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement for coronavirus vaccines.
- India lost the ONGC Videsh discovered Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf after Iran awarded a contract for developing the giant gas field to a local company.
- Iran signed a contract with Petropars Group for the development of the Field.
- The United Kingdom eased its coronavirus lockdown restrictions allowing all restaurants, hotels, theatres and museums to open soon.
- The lockdown rules have been eased in England, Wales and most of Scotland.
- Kerala government created history by appointing a leader from a minority community as the Devaswom minister of the state.
- Senior CPM leader K Radhakrishnan will be taking over the reins of Devaswom ministry in the new cabinet.
