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1. A third Covid wave in India is "inevitable", and it could hit the country in the next six to eight weeks, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria tells NDTV. 2. A private hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Agra, whose owner is allegedly caught on audio bragging about how they shut off oxygen supply on April 27 for five minutes in a "mock drill" amid the Covid crisis, is cleared of allegations that the exercise led to the deaths of 16 patients. 3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls an all-party meeting on Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, sources say amid reports that the Centre may discuss restoration of statehood and other important issues concerning the union territory. This is the PM's first major outreach to end the political impasse over the scrapping of Article 370 in 2019. 4. Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh dies due to post-Covid complications. The 91-year-old tested positive for COVID-19 on May 19 but was in home isolation at his Chandigarh residence after revealing that he was asymptomatic. However, a few days later on May 24, the legendary athlete was admitted to the ICU of Mohali's Fortis hospital due to "COVID pneumonia". "It is with extreme sadness that we would like to inform you that Milkha Singh Ji passed away at 11.30 pm. on the 18th of June 2021," his family announces in a statement.