U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he is terminating the U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus, saying the WHO had essentially become a puppet organization of China. The Goods and Services Tax Council is likely to meet in mid-June after repeated demands from States anxious for their GST compensation dues which have been pending since December. The impending elections to the Rajya Sabha and the Legislative Council in June seem to be the triggers that have brought the politicking back. This is because classification of legal heirs as Class I and Class II under the Hindu Succession Act of 1956 would apply only to heirs of a male Hindu who died intestate. The Punjab government on Friday increased the penalties in case of violation of instructions and guidelines issued to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Source: The Hindu May 30, 2020 02:03 UTC