BIG STORY: A steady slowdown in the rest of the country has brought the number of active cases below the 3-lakh mark for the first time in six months. Only five states — Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Mizoram — are currently reporting more than 1,000 cases every day. | Indian Express

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Several US warplanes crashed Monday in Kuwait, the country’s Defence Ministry said, with all the pilots safely bailing out. The ministry did not elaborate on what caused the crashes but it came during an intense period of Iranian fire targeting the country. The Kuwaiti Defence Ministry said the pilots had been taken to a hospital for checkups and their condition was stable. The US military’s Central Command did not immediately respond to a request for comment. | Indian Express

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