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Afghan Peace Talks: The prisoner swap has been a major stumbling block in getting Kabul and the Taliban to start peace talks. Under a deal between the US and the Taliban, the Afghan government is supposed to release 5,000 insurgent prisoners while the Taliban free 1,000 government inmates.

Migrant labourers form the backbone of Asia's third-biggest economy toiling in every sector from making consumer goods and stitching garments to driving cabs. But when India went into lockdown in late March, vast numbers lost their jobs, prompting a huge heart-rending exodus back to their home villages, sometimes on foot, their children in their arms.

The UK added Spain to its list of at-risk countries after fears of a second wave in the Mediterranean country. The list includes the US, China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Iran, and Portugal.

COVID-19 India: More than 7,000 infections in top 3 paramilitary forces, India's overall count now over 1.33M

Earlier, India had communicated its interest to the US to acquire Predator-B drone, which not is only used for surveillance and reconnaissance missions, but also finds and destroys its target with laser-guided bombs.