News Today in Brief (04-06-2021)
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- Published: Friday, 04 June 2021 01:59
News Today in Brief (04 - 06 - 2021)
- by A.V.Murali Manohar
Very Good Morning
There is no CLASS to teach how we should speak; but the way we speak definitely decides our CLASS
Headlines
India will continue to make all efforts to bring back Mehul Choksi: MEA
Kerala retains top rank in Niti Aayog’s SDG India Index 2020-2021, Bihar worst performer
US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to PM Modi, discusses US’ Covid-19 vaccine sharing pan
Onus of ‘building bridges’ with India is on Pakistan: Army chief
Right to control one’s identify must remain with the individual, subject to restrictions: SC
Delhi HC issues summons to Baba Ramdev on DMA plea over false info about Coronil kit
NRI businessman M A Yusuffali, chairman of Lulu Group, pays Rs. 1 crore compensation to save Indian man Becks Krishnan (45) on death row: UAE
Financial & Business News Updates
US jobless claim drop to 385,000, another pandemic low
Reliance submits proposal for potential Covid drug
Banks can take over Vijay Mallya properties worth Rs. 5,600 crore: PMLA Court
Tesla steps up senior recruitment in India amid push into one of the world’s biggest emerging car markets
Reliance Industries shares maintain winning run for 7th day; m-Cap crosses Rs. 14 lakh crore mark
Centre sets up expert panel to fix minimum wages
RIL chief Mukesh Ambani draws nil salary
WhatsApp trying to force users to accept new policy before data protection law comes: Centre to high court
Bio E to get Rs. 1,500 crore advance from government to reserve 30 crore doses of Corbevax
Trivitron Healthcare, Chennai, launches advanced diagnostic solutions for HbA1c detection
Lupin to enter digital healthcare space in India
Zydus Cadila gets tentative USFDA nod to market lung cancer treatment drug
Tata Motors raises $425 million in offshore bonds to pare debt, meet expenses
Petrol, diesel price rise goes for a longer pause
India’s services activity shrank in May on lockdowns, job cuts quicken
Reliance submits proposal for potential Covid drug
Sensex, Nifty hit fresh closing highs amid gains in financial, realty stocks
Fear of ‘vaccine death’ big stumbling block in UP’s Covid vaccination drive
Retailers Association of India (RAI) seeks re-opening of malls, shopping centres in controlled manner
Firms need to ensure risk-free environment for staff to innovate in post-Covid world: Report
Covid updates
No entry, exit: Maha hamlet stays Covid-free for 425 days
India reports over 1.34 lakh Covid cases, 2,887 deaths in last 24 hours
Pfizer to Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine, all vaccines expected to arrive in India
In talks with major pharma firms to source, locally manufacture Covid-19 vaccines: Foreign secretary
2 Covid positive senior citizens get anybody cocktail therapy at pvt hospital in Delhi
Ocugen Inc to have exclusive co-development, manufacturing, commercialisation rights to Covaxin in Canada, says Bharat Biotech
World: Confirmed 171,540,521; Total Deaths: 3,688,659; Recovered: 109,058,423; Active Cases: 58,793,439
India: Confirmed: 28,441,986; Total Deaths: 337,989; Recovered: 26,390,584; Active Cases: 1,713,413
State News
In a surprise move, PM Modi joins interactive session with CBSE students, parents
Centre asks states, UTs to issue ration cards to most vulnerable, poor people
Delhi Covid Lockdown: Delhi University admission to be delayed this year, says VC PC Joshi
AP government begins construction of over 15 lakh houses
Karnataka extends lockdown till June 14 to contain Covid-19; State reports 18,324 new cases, 514 deaths
UP: Two booked for packing RT-PCR test kit without taking sample
Maha announces 5-level unlock plan
Restrictions in Mumbai would be relaxed partially, but the travel by local trains, the state capital's lifeline, would not be open to the general public as of now: Vijay Wadettiwar, disaster management minister
Odisha CM sanctions Rs. 67.52 lakh for feeding strays during lockdown
Cops bust sex racket in Thane apartment, 2 actors rescued
Uttar Pradesh: Prayagraj first in fining people for not wearing mask in public
Amit Shah inaugurates 9 oxygen plants at hospitals in Gujarat
UP: Now, only 8 macro containment zone in district; New Covid cases below 1,500, curfew eased in 6 more districts
Delhi recorded 1,044 mucormycosis cases, 89 deaths till Wednesday, says health minister Satyendar Jain
487 new Covid cases in Delhi, lowest in over 2.5 months; death count below 50 after April 11
Gautam Gambhir Foundation guilty of unauthorisedly stocking, distributing Covid medicines, Delhi high court told
Delhi customs department seizes 367 iPhones worth Rs. 3.19 crore
Arrest should be last option for police, restricted to exceptional cases, says Allahabad HC; Court sets aside trial court’s verdict in rape, murder case
UP: Apna Dal (S) leader arrested after celebratory firing video surfaces
Three traffickers held with 100 kg cannabis: Noida Police
Greater Noida: Report on Film City project to be filed next week
Noida: ‘Gang that ran illegal telephone exchanges also cheated foreign taxpayers’
‘BJP left MCD bankrupt,’ claims Manish Sisodia
We will try to give results in shortest possible time: CBSE Secretary Anurag Tripathi
Five senior pilots of Air India died in May due to Covid
4 arrested for allegedly attacking doctor in Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru
Nadda to review BJP’s 2022 assembly poll strategy, Covid-19 work at crucial meet
Kuwait News
No legal doubts on travel ban decision for ‘non-vaccinated’: Kuwait MoH
Kuwait Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI): Momentum builds against 60s ‘Rule’ – Deport illegal, menial workers
40 Young men, women, cross-dressers held in Kabad Farmhouse ‘Wild’ party
Bid to grant Kuwait’s Expat wife the right to apply for ‘Citizenship’
19 violations detected on Day 1 - many found violating ban
Malls time likely to be extended until 10 pm
Bridges and roads damaged not responsibility of contractors – MPW
Adhere to health rules, prevent Covid spread: MoI
Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi has praised the determination and sincerity of Kuwait’s national football players, and technical and administrative staff for their efforts and aim to make achievements.
International News
Crews removing barriers, memorials at George Floyd Square
Papers reveal UK royals’ ban on ‘coloured’ office staff: Report
Biden to overhaul Trump’s China investment blacklist: Report
New York subway system targeted by Chinese-linked hackers in April
More than two billion Covid vaccines given: Report
European air lobbies fear summer chaos at airports
France widens Covid vaccine drive to 12 to 18-year-olds
Russian opposition activist Andrei Pivovarov, sent to jail amid crackdown
Sri Lankan officials brace for oil spill from sinking ship; Environmental disaster feared as ship sinks off Sri Lanka
Gunmen kidnapped 136 children on Sunday in Nigeria: Report
‘It was a war’: Ethnic killings cloud Ethiopia’s election buildup
China’s silencing of Tiananmen tributes extends to Hong Kong
‘Tracked for life’: China relentless in erasing Tiananmen
UK’s Heathrow Airport to use renewable jet fuel for first time
Australia’s Victoria state Covid-19 outbreak eases
Japan working to supply Covid-19 vaccines to Taiwan this month: Kyodo news agency
Queen Elizabeth II to meet US President Joe Biden on June 13
Bashar Assad vaccinated as Syria receives first shipment of Russian shots: Report
Iraq’s last gas bottle delivery crooner dreams of stardom
Israel’s Lapid says he formed new coalition to unseat Netanyahu
Lebanese leaders exchange barbs as country sinks into crisis
Hundreds of bodies of Covid-19 victims are still in New York’s refrigerated trucks more than a year into the pandemic: Washington Post
China’s disenchanted youth ‘lie flat’ to cope with modern life
Slow to start, China mobilises to vaccinate at headlong pace
Belarusian journalist Raman Pratasevich, in prison video after flight diversion
Taiwan: China exploiting Covid vaccines for political gain
Over 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in Brazil
Peru leads global mortality rate after adjusting Covid toll
Ireland’s Bernadette Hagans becomes the first pageant finalist to compete with a prosthetic leg
Sports Updates
Indian cricket teams, both men and women, land in England
India likely to send 190-strong contingent to Olympics: Narinder Batra
Tokyo Olympics: Every requirement of athletes must be fulfilled, be it vaccination or training, says PM Narendra Modi
World number one Ashleigh Barty retires injured from French Open
Sofia Kenin gains momentum as she reaches French Open third round
Indian men’s hockey team will bag medal if Olympics are held: Yuvraj Walmiki
Tokyo Olympics chief says cancellation unlikely as 10,000 volunteers quit
New Zealand vs. England 1st Test, 2nd day: New Zealand 378; England 103/2; England trail by 275 runs
IPL 2021: Franchises start discussion with UAE hotels, confident of BCCI making foreign stars available
BCCI ethics officer finds TNCA president Rupa Gurunath guilty of conflict of interest
Lewis Hamilton backs Naomi Osaka in news conference dispute
Bopanna-Skugor progresses to third round at French Open
Elina Svitolina breezes past Ann Li into French Open third round
Pakistan Super League to resume in Abu Dhabi on June 9
Women’s cricket: CA chief Nick Hockley hopes India’s tour of Australia will bring momentum back
I like T20 format unlike my contemporaries: Gavaskar
England’s Mark Wood backs Ollie Robinson to ‘do the business’ amid racism row
Andre Russell says ‘bubble’ stays took toll on mental health
Simone Inzaghi named new Inter Milan coach to replace Antonio Conte
Euro 2020 warm-up: England coach slams fans who booed players taking a knee
Hosts Brazil face Venezuela in Copa America opener, final set for Rio
Today’s word - Coerce - persude (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threates
All birds find shelter during a rain. But the eagle avoids rain by flying above the clouds. Problems are common, but attitude makes the difference
* Take care of yourself and your family while going out. Try avoid going out, unless it is important*