DD India's video: News Night: India-Maldives ink USD 50 million Defence pacts and other top news

News Night INDIA-MALDIVES INK DEFENCE PACTS 1. India-Maldives ink USD 50 million Defence Line of Credit agreement and UTF Harbour Project agreement on the last day of External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar's visit...EAM calls on Maldives President Ibu Solih..reiterates India's commitment as comprehensive development partners- during COVID and beyond MAHARASHTRA: COVID CASES SURGE 2. Maharashtra reports over 6 thousand fresh cases for second consecutive day...Amravati administration announces 7 day lockdown from Monday evening..Night curfew imposed in Pune..Surge in cases in Kerala and 3 other states. GOVT: TEST, TRACE, CONTAIN VIGILANTLY 3. Union govt writes to states..urges them to increase RT-PCR tests...calls for mandatory RTPCR re-test of Rapid Antigen negative..Strict and Comprehensive Surveillance, and Stringent Containment adviced. PUDUCHERRY: CONG GOVT IN JEOPARDY 4. More trouble for Congress govt in Puducherry...1 more MLA resigns on eve of the floor test...Narayansamy govt's strength drops to 12...3 short of majority...1 DMK MLA also resigns. CBI SERVES SUMMONS ON WIFE OF MAMTA BANERJEE'S NEPHEW 5. CBI serves summons on wife of Mamata Banerjee's nephew, Abhishek Banerjee in coal smuggling case PM TO VISIT ASSAM, WEST BENGAL 6. Prime Minister heads to Assam to dedicate to the nation oil & gas projects and inaugurate as well as lay foundation stone for Engineering Colleges in Assam...PM to also inaugurate several railway projects in West Bengal including Kolkata Metro extension from Noapara to Dakshineswar PM MODI ADDRESSES MEETING OF BJP'S NEW NATIONAL OFFICE BEARERS 7. PM Narendra Modi addresses meeting of BJP's new national office bearers ahead of 5 crucial state elections later this year...urges them to take achievements of govt to the people...resolution passed thanking PM for farm laws...Party hits back at Congress for misleading the nation on reforms like GST and farm laws. DJOKOVIC WINS 9TH AUSTRALIAN OPEN TITLE 8. Novak Djokovic thrashes Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 to win record ninth Australian Open title...with this win Djokovic takes home his 18th grand slam title.