India has successfully tested the extended range Pinaka (Pinaka-ER) multi-barrel rocket launcher system at Rajasthan's Pokhran Range, by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
Hong Kong has heeded China's pointer in adopting a "zero-Covid strategy" that led to the most stringent quarantine and testing measures worldwide and has kept infections low.
Kerala reported bird flu cases in the Alappuzha district and a total of 12,000 ducks were culled in Thakazhi gram panchayat, which has been declared as a containment zone.