News Today in Brief (04-06-2021)

Category: News in Brief
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*