12-06-2021 News Head lines

Category: News in Brief
Published: Saturday, 12 June 2021 05:09

12-06-2021 News Head lines

 -by Annadatha V Murali Manohar

Double Century: Petrol costs Rs 102 in Mumbai after another hike on Friday; after petrol, diesel at almost Rs 100-mark in Rajasthan

Hero: Janaki Amma aged 104 years beats Covid in 11 days, leaves hospital in Kerala's Kannur District

Pak National Assembly gives Kulbhushan right of appeal against his conviction, death sentence

Dominica High Court has denied fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi bail on account of him being a 'flight risk'.

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 Today group of Toastmasters International Members from different parts of the Globe are organizing a Global Webinar CALM AMID THE STORM in which Three eminent spiritual scholars from different world-renowned academies will come together for a rare global experience, and will enlighten us on coping up during this times of uncertainty. Register yourself for this Free Event and Priceless learning given in the below link. Register soon at https://bit.ly/CALMamidtheSTORM to experience one-of-a-kind Toastmasters Global event.*

Keynote Speakers are Dr. Janki Santoke (Vedanta Institute, Mumbai); Sister Aruna Ladva (Brahma Kumaris, Kuwait); Swamini Vimalananda Ji (Chinmaya Mission, Coimbatore)

 

'Buri Nazar Wale Tera Muh Kala, Accha Hota Hai Vaccine Lagwane Wala': NGO's take on popular slogans for Covid safety a hit on social media

14 not-for-profits write an open letter to the government, seek suspension of new IT rules

High alert issued for Mumbai; Very heavy rainfall warning for today, Monday; Low pressure area formed over Bay of Bengal, red alert issued for fishermen in West Bengal

Kisan Morcha: Farmers to gherao all Raj Bhavans across country on June 26 to mark seven months of their protest against the Union Govt's three farm laws

Union Govt departments, ministries asked to cut down 'controllable expenditure' by 20% to meet mounting expenses in the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic

No US emergency nod coming, Covaxin to seek full approval

Covid vaccination: Private hospitals to be allotted doses based on location & demand

Govt refuses to exempt mainstream media from new IT rules

Financial & Business News

India's April industrial output jumps to 134.4% due to low-base effect

India - world’s third-biggest oil importer has a new plan to turn a fifth of its gasoline green; 10BN liters of ethanol will be required each year to meet the 20% ethanol-blended fuel standard by 2025

Faltering for years, Ford Motor is showing signs of a revival; in 1st three months of the year, the company reported $3.3 billion in profit

Auto companies go heavy on tech investments even as they work overtime to cut costs; sales crash in May 2021 amid Covid-induced lockdowns

IndiGo plans seven-hour overseas flights (Beijing, Moscow, Cairo, Nairobi, Jakarta, Manila or Eastern EU depending on Covid recovery

Sensex touches lifetime intra-day, closing highs; BSE Cos' valuation at record level; Forex Reserves cross $600BN mark for first time

Toyota Motor Corp will aim to make all its global factories carbon neutral by 2035, pulling forward the goal by 15 years from 2050

Wipro CEO took home $8.8MN last year, higher than Top Bosses at TCS, Infosys; TCS stocks has given 3000% return since IPO; CEO says IT giant 'Braved Pandemic Well'

Corona Updates

Maharashtra adds 11,617 past Covid deaths within 24 days after Data revision; Union Govt takes note; Black Fungus killed over 2,100 in last 3 weeks, cases crew 150% to 31,000

Considering issues regarding Ex-gratia to kin of those who died of Covid-19, Union Govt tells SC

Worst is over, says expert on Delta variant, hopes immunisation in kids will start by year end; ICMR to start National Sero surveys to assess Covid-19 spread

Tamil Nadu Covid-19 lockdown: Curbs till June 21, Liquor shops open in 27 Districts; Himachal eases Covid curbs: Shops to open from 9 am-5 pm, RT-PCR test not required to enter state; Karnataka unlock: Parks & industries allowed to open, nod to autos, taxis in 19 districts

WHO says 9 in 10 African Countries to miss Covid-19 vaccination goal

Is USFDA's rejection of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin a setback?; USFDA said they don't have enough data yet to grant emergency use authorisation to Covaxin; The hitch, therefore, is purely procedural

UK Experts: Delta variant 60% more transmissible, reduces vaccine effect; fears rise of lockdown reimposition

Dr Fauci; Extending vaccine intervals may leave you vulnerable to infection by one of Covid variants in circulation; last month India extended gap b/w 1st & 2nd dose of Covishield to 12-16 weeks from 6-8 weeks

World: 176,021,309 Recovery 159,927,353 (90.86%) Active 12,294,158 (6.98%)

India: 29,358,033; Recovery 27,901,688 (95.04%) Active 1,089,248 (3.71%)

State News

Jammu & Kashmir, Baramulla: 18 houses gutted in a blaze that broke out leaving 30 families homeless

TN health dept unearths irregularities in food, accommodation facilities for medical professionals; cost reduction saves Rs 30 lakh per day; stern actions against those involved in these irregularities

Work with states instead of abusing them: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Mukul Roy dumps BJP, returns ‘home’ to TMC

Modi praised UP’s measures to battle second wave: UP govt

Monsoon may hit Delhi 12 days early, by June 15

AAP’s Atishi slams BJP leaders for targeting CM Kejriwal, calls them ‘sadak chaap gundas’

Delhi: Street art honours scientists and mathematicians

Asaduddin Owaisi-led MIM likely to field candidates in 100 UP seats

The Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation, Regional library gets a new facelit

Hyderabad: ED lens on top cryptocurrency exchange WazirX

Hyderabad: A bunch of IIIT-ians ‘Covid War Room’ (CWR) has raised Rs. 40 lakh aid so far

Telangana may see waning of cases by June end, say experts

Hyderabad: Delta variant transmits more in households

Venkatesh, fan of Sonu Sood walks all the way from Hyderabad to Mumbai to meet his hero

Telangana: Cops wean tribals away from Maoists, with TV sops and soaps

Kuwait News

The MoU brings the Indian domestic workers in Kuwait within the ambit of a legal framework that streamlines their recruitment and provides them with the protection of the law.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has held a meeting with India’s envoys to the Gulf nations to discuss a host of issues, including encouraging speedy resumption of flights to this region and facilitating reuniting families separated by Covid disruption. Jaishankar, who arrived here on his first bilateral visit to the oil-rich Gulf nation early on Thursday, also unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi at the Indian Embassy in Kuwait in presence of the ambassadors.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on Kuwait Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Thursday and appreciated his commitment to taking the partnership between two countries to higher levels.

International News

Violence escalating in Myanmar, country is in a 'Human Rights Catastrophe', warns UN; adds military leadership was "singularly responsible" for the crisis

China passed a new legislation that bans "defamation" of military personnel, adding an array of legal tools to its 2018 law

Pakistan Police say bus carrying pilgrims has crashed in country's Southwest, killing 19, injuring 50

Russia is preparing to provide Iran with an advanced satellite that would enable it to track potential military targets across the Middle East

Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, UAE elected to UN Security Council for 2022-23 Term

Sports News

French Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Alexander Zverev in 5-set thriller to reach Final

French Open 2021: Novak Djokovic 1st player to beat Rafael Nadal twice at Roland Garros, enters 5th final

Euro 2020: Italy score 3 goals for first time in European Championship history in win over Turkey

Today’s word - Vallate - Having a raised rim or rampart; ringed

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