1. Govt. gives nod for 5G trials; Chinese tech giants left out Telcos tie up with Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung and C-DOT The Department of Telecommunications
1. Factory output growth decelerates: PMI IHS Markit survey shows April production, new orders expansion at 8-month lows on COVID surge India’s manufacturing sector activity
1. North Korea says Biden has a ‘hostile policy’, warns of response U.S. had indicated it would use ‘diplomacy as well as stern deterrence’ North
1. U.S. clears sale of six P-8I patrol aircraft to India Original proposal was to procure 10 of them, but it was cut down to
1. Xi sends message to Modi, offers China’s help It’s the first such known communication between the two leaders since last year’s border crisis China’s
1. ‘Vaccine Maitri may have to wait till July’ Our needs are far greater and all our partners understand that, says Shringla India is unlikely
1. China pushes defence ties with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka Defence Minister Wei Fenghe urges the nations to resist ‘powers outside the region setting up alliances’
1. ADB sees India grow by 11%, adds caveat Lender sees ‘considerable downside risk’ from latest COVID wave, says may revise forecast in July The
1. ‘India expected to invest $1 billion in AI by 2023’ ‘Poor practices may cause $81-mn loss’ Global enterprises are expected to invest $98 billion
1. What happened to Armenians in 1915? Biden’s recognition of the killings by Ottoman Turks as ‘genocide’ could infuriate Turkey The story so far: U.S.
