News HEAD Lines 07-06- 2021, Monday
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News HEAD lines 07-06- 2021, Monday
-- by A.V.Murali Manohar
Faith is not about everything turning out okay, Faith is about being okay no matter how things turn out; Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase
Headlines
Parts of Bengaluru receive heavy rainfall, low-lying areas flooded; Temperature dips in Hyderabad after rains; thunderstorms expected; Monsoon Likely To Reach Odisha, Bihar, Parts of Bengal by June 15
World Environment Day: London Tops the List of European Cities with most Electric Vehicle Chargers
India-born engineer Subashini Iyer from TN's Coimbatore oversees backbone of Nasa's mission to Moon and beyond
J&K: Banihal-Qazigund Double Tube Tunnel likely to be operational in coming weeks; will reduce travel time by 16km
Militants hurl grenade at police party in J&K's Pulwama, seven injured; main bus stand has been cordoned off
'Noorjahan' mangoes (with claims of Afghan origin and cultivated only in the Katthiwada region of Alirajpur) of MP fetch whopping Rs 1,000 apiece
Fully vaccinated domestic flyers may not need RT-PCR report, decision soon
‘Ask me anything’, didn’t evade Indian authorities, left only for treatment: Mehul Choksi gives open invitation to Indian authorities
Lady who ‘invited’ Mehul Choksi rented home near us in 2020 in Antigua: Wife
Milkha Singh showing ‘continuous improvement’; wife also stable
‘Uncle ji… find another job’: TMC MP Mahua Moitra’s scathing attack on Bengal governor
93 Former Civil Servants writes to PM, raise concerns over developments in Lakshadweep
Nestle India to release campaigns to 'reassure consumers', after global reports about 'unhealthy portfolio
Haryana MLA says sorry after spat with farmers leads to massive protest over abusive comments
Use only Hindi & English': Delhi Govt Hospital GIPMER (that has 300 - 350 Malayali Nursing Staff) bans nurses from talking in Malayalam
Jabalpur-based activist moves NGT over Buxwaha Diamond Project; will adversely impact the 8,000 forest dwellers; hamper the ecology and also the groundwater sources of the forest
CBI Director’s New Rules: No jeans, T-shirts in office, male employees should come after proper shaving
Coastal areas in Kerala will witness increasing sea surge in coming years, warn experts
MoRTH : 1470 kms of National Highways constructed in the first two months of FY 2021-22
Man harming self on live video saved after Facebook's US office alerts Delhi Police; traced his location with the help of his phone number linked to FB account
Coal India alive and sensitive to need of environmental protection: Chairman
Rahul Gandhi slams Centre for ‘fighting for blue ticks’ amid Covid-19 vaccine shortage
Delhi’s GB Pant hospital withdraws controversial order against use of Malayalam language by staff
Delhi: creation of city forests adds to green cover
India slips two spots to rank 117 on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (Overall score 61.9 out of 100) adopted as 2030 agenda; ranks below Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh: Report
Pearl V Puri will undergo a RT-PCR test and if it is negative, he will be shifted to Thane jail tomorrow: DCP Sanjay Patil
DCP reacts to Ekta Kapoor's claim that the accusations on Pearl V Puri are false, says 'There is evidence against him'
Sonu Sood opens up on Huma Qureshi's desire to see him as Prime Minister, says 'I don’t agree with her. I think we have a very capable PM'
‘Decision to form govt with Ajit Pawar mistake, but no regrets’
Rakesh Tikait, farmers continue to protest outside Tohana Police Station
Electric Ride-Hailing Platform BluSmart completes 16 Million Emissions-Free Km in Delhi-NCR
Avg 13 lakh new demat accounts added every month since April 2020; 6.9Cr accounts as on May 31; Maharashtra 25% followed by Gujarat
IIT Delhi develops Hydrogen-Fuelled alternative to Diesel Generators in collaboration with Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited (KOEL), and the Indian Oil R&D
Financial & Business News
EI Salvador’s president says will send bill to make Bitcoin legal tender
N corpn plans art corners to recycle waste
JBM Renewables, CESL sign pact for setting up electric mobility ecosystem in India; undertake setting up of public charging infrastructure across
GST revenue collection for May touches Rs 1.02 lakh crore, 65% higher compared to 2020; Above 1Lakh Cr for 8 Months in a row
PNB eyes 3-fold rise in profit at nearly Rs 6,000 crore in FY'22 hours ago; to transfer Rs 8,000 crore loans to bad bank
Petrol crosses Rs. 95 a litre in Delhi, above 100 mark in six states
Labour codes on the cards: Cos’ PF liability to go up, workers to see reduction in take-home pay
JSW to Govt: Had to reduce output due to overload, to restore full supply from June 7
India advances 20% ethanol-blending in petrol to 2025: PM Modi
Covid-19: Centre expands Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme amid second wave
Delhi HC quashes Air India’s decision terminating pilots
Second Covid-19 wave not to impact India’s agri sector in any ways: Niti Aayog
Delhi court rejects plea to produce Umar Khalid, Khalid Saifi in handcuffs, says they are not gansters
Hacker Group anonymous warns Elon Musk over Cryptocurrency Tweets, says Tesla CEO has 'Destroyed Lives'
Maruti hints at 'action' in mid-SUVs, the segment dominated by Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos
Avigna group to invest Rs 800 crore in FY22 to build warehousing, industrial parks in TN, Karnataka
Corona Updates
Active coronavirus cases in the country fell below the 15-lakh mark on Saturday after 52 days, with recoveries out numbering new cases for more than three weeks in a row. 2,677 deaths due to the coronavirus were recorded in the last 24 hours.
Covid: Citizens aged above 60 for 33.9% of vaccination; 45-60 yrs for 42.3%; 18-44 for 23.8%; US, India, China received 60% of vaccine doses distributed globally
At Rs 500 for both doses, Biological E's Corbevax could be cheapest vaccine in India; Firm in Malta wants to supply 60 Million doses of Sputnik V, says Haryana
India faces indemnity roadblock as US readies to ship vaccines globally; will promptly ship out 25 million doses around the world
'Fauci's email has a Lot of useful information': Chinese Virologist who claimed Covid leaked from Wuhan Lab
Putin: Russia only country in the world which is ready to transfer Anti-Covid Vaccine Technology
Covovax (SII + US Pharma Co Novavax) Phase 3 Trial to go on floors without Placebo after DCGI approves revised protocol; will be administered 1400 volunteers above 18 years of age across 20 sites
Max Hospital bought 30,000 of 42,000 Jabs sold to Punjab's private hospitals amid 'Vaccine Scam' charges
Delta Variant of Covid-19 now dominant in UK, may have higher hospitalisation risk
Oxygen Express crosses milestone of delivering 25,000 tonnes of medical oxygen to states/UTs: Railways
Many US Universities asking Indian students who have taken Covaxin or Sputnik V to re-vaccinate with WHO-approved vaccines before start of autumn semester
40,000 inoculated in a single day, location in Hyderabad, drive carried out jointly by the Cyberabad police, Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC) and Medicover Hospital, with a group of 1,650 nurses, doctors, admin staff, police personnel and volunteers working for seven days were involved in putting up the drive, Hari Krishna, Executive Director, Medicover Group of Hospital, said
Baffling experts, study reveals HIV+ woman carried Covid for 216 days, Virus mutated 30 times in 6 months
Delta variant ‘40% more transmissible’: UK health minister; UK sees record cases in 2 months, draws Plan B as unlock date nears
Need to prioritise pregnant women for Covid-19 vaccination: Report
AIIMS Delhi to begin conducting trials of Covaxin on children from today; will be conducted on 525 healthy volunteers
After Assam, now health workers get beaten up by Covid patient's kin in Manipur hospital; two arrested
8 months after her death, Odisha Covid Warrior's (Priyashri Mishra, 2nd year Surgery student) kin to finally get Rs 50 Lakh compensation under PM Garib Kalyan package
World: Confirmed 174,034,357; Total Deaths: 3,718,983; Recovery 157,300,780 (90.38%); Active 12,990,389 (7.46%)
India: Confirmed 28,909,604; Total Deaths: 346,759; Recovery 27,150,727 (93.92%); Active 1,409,648 (4.88%)
State News
Haryana extends lockdown till June 14, but eases several restrictions; Uttarakhand extends Covid curfew till June 15, with slight relaxations for traders
Covid surge in rural Karnataka, triggers stigma, suicides
Smart Cards, tokens to be allowed for commuting in Delhi Metro from Monday onwards, says DMRC official
Former Bengal chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay: Didn’t ‘abstain’ from PM’s meeting
Telangana records 1,436 new Covid cases, 3,614 recoveries, and 14 deaths; Maharashtra records 12,557 new Covid cases, 233 deaths, and 14,433 discharges; Himachal Pradesh records 357 new Covid-19 cases, 1,459 recoveries, and 18 deaths; 25 more deaths, 904 new cases in Rajasthan; Tamil Nadu records 20,421 fresh cases, 434 deaths and 33,161 recoveries today; active cases at 2,44,289; Karnataka reports 12,209 new cases, 320 deaths and 25,659 discharges, active case tally at 2,54,505; Delhi records 381 new cases, 34 deaths in a day, positivity rate 0.5%; reports ANI
Doorstep ration delivery scheme should be implemented across India in view of Covid-19: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Centre prevented ‘big scam’ of AAP government: BJP on Delhi’s doorstep ration delivery scheme
Delhi: War of words as Centre blocks doorstep ration delivery scheme in national capital
BJP interested in abusing Arvind Kejriwal, instead of preventing ration theft: Manish Sisodia
Dilip Kumar diagnosed with bilateral pleural effusion; put on oxygen support; Sharad Pawar visits Dilip Kumar in hospital
Sunny Leone and husband Daniel Weber supply food boxes to the needy
Central team to visit West Bengal to assess damage caused by Cyclone Yaas
Maratha quota agitation to culminate in Mumbai
Kirit Somaiya says BMC must reveal details of all nine vax bids
Mumbai: Criminal complaint against retired cop for lodging ‘false report’
Woman arrested for killing husband over suspicion of illicit affairs in outer Delhi
Elderly woman killed by caretaker during robbery at west Delhi flat
Kuwait News
Kuwait logs one COVID-19 death, 1,297 more cases, 1,342 recoveries
Kuwait records the highest temperature in the world
Indian Foreign minister S Jaishankar to visit Kuwait, this week
Instant fine of KWD 50 against violators of health measures including wearing mask
Ease on travel restrictions eyed – ‘No Jab, no entry’
Long wait to ‘ruling’ could pile agony on ‘60s’ expats
‘Indian’ variant curfew possible
684 schools ready for reopening
PCR, 2 doses must for France travel
Motorist runs over a 12-year old bedoun child selling roses on Damascus street
International News
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle blessed with daughter, name her 'Lilibet Diana' Mountbatten-Windsor
SpaceX Cargo Dragon en route to International Space Station seen flying in daytime
Two Drones shot down activating US military’s C-RAM defence system above Iraq Base Housing US Troops
Landmine-sniffing rat Magawa retires after 5 yrs of service in Cambodia; found 71 landmines, 38 items of unexploded ordnance; helped clear mines 2,25,000Sq Mt land, equivalent of 42 football pitches
A Lamborghini supercar in China was damaged after its owner tried to grill kebab using its exhaust
Clash between Myanmar soldiers, villagers leaves 3 civilians dead, witness puts toll at 12
100 civilians were killed in the deadliest attack in Burkina Faso since jihadist violence erupted in the country in 2015
US removes DPA ratings on AstraZeneca, Novavaxn and Sanofi vaccines; Many countries can now manufacture these vaccines by getting ingredients from US Cos
Afghan official: 11 killed in roadside bombing in north
Police in China apprehend suspect in knife attack that killed 6 and injured 14
US boosts Taiwan’s Covid-19 fight with 750,000 vaccine doses
Police in China apprehend suspect in knife attack that killed 6 and injured 14
Saying China wrecked many nations with virus, Trump doubles down on $10 trillion ‘reparation’ from Beijing
Sports News
India's Jehan Daruvala gains points and podium in maiden Azerbaijan Formula 2 Grand Prix
F1: Charles Leclerc claims Pole for Azerbaijan GP in chaotic qualifying
It should’ve been a three-match showdown, India at a slight disadvantage: Yuvraj Singh on WTC final
Lack of match-practice may hurt even world-class players like Virat Kohli, Rohti Sharma: Dilip Vengsarkar
Ravindra Jadeja starts training in Southampton ahead of the World Test Championship final
WTC final will be a test of Virat Kohli and Kane Williamsons’s captaincy skills, says Mike Hesson
Pujara is ‘up and running’ as Indians allowed individual physical training on Day 3 of quarantine
Virat Kohli, Wasim Jaffer lead wishes for birthday boy Ajinkya Rahane
Hopeful of getting picked for Sri Lanka tour: Kuldeep Yadav
Ashwin is better bowler than Nathan Lyon: Ian Chappell
Sifan Hassan smashes women’s 10,000 metres world record
Tokyo Olympics: IOC Chief Thomas Bach feels political boycotts of sporting events is disrespectful
New Zealand tour of England: 1st Test, Day 5: NZ: 169/6 drew with England 170/3
Sergio Perez wins Aerbaijan GP after Max Verstappen crashes
Roger Federer withdraws from French Open with Wimbledon in mind
French Open 2021: 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams crashes out after losing to Elena Rybakina
Sifan Hassan fires warning shot ahead of Tokyo Olympics with new 10,000m World Record
Today’s word - Palanquin - Light litter for one passenger
Happiness is an inside job. Don’t assign anyone else that much power over your life
Have a great week ahead… Plan your work and work your plan
Om Namah Shivayah