News Digest (6th July 2021, Tuesday)
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News Digest (6th July 2021, Tuesday)
--by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar*
Purity of heart and clarity of mind gives you the surety of life
Headlines
In a rare humanitarian gesture, India, Australia authorities came together to help repatriate Arshdeep Singh (25 years), suffering from a chronic renal ailment, to India; Thanks to Qantas, others refused
Sirisha Bandla is going to be the 2nd Indian-American woman to travel into space after Kalpana Chawla. The 34-yr-old aeronautical engineer will join Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity to fly into space on July 11. She will be taking care of the researcher’s experience on the 6-member crew. Born in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur, her grandfather says she was always fascinated with the sky. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering in 2011 from Purdue University and her MBA from George Washington University in 2015. Joining Virgin Galactic after her studies, she is currently the Vice President of Government Affairs.
PM Modi: India to make CoWin available to all countries
Jailed under UAPA in October, activist Fr Stan (84) dies waiting for bail
Tokyo Games: Mary Kom, Manpreet Singh to be India's Flag Bearers; Bajrang Punia will be flag bearer at the closing ceremony
India to maintain warships in Gulf zone to aid merchant ships
Nandan Nilekani appointed Advisor to Govt Panel set up to identify measures required to design and accelerate the adoption of open network for digital commerce in India
IAF invites bids to buy 10 Anti-drone Systems from Indian vendors after Jammu blast and there were other suspicious sightings of UAVs, triggering a security alert
Let unruly legislators in House face action: Supreme Court
CBSE to hold two Board Exams for 2022 Batch; to create portfolio of every student, internal assessment to get huge weightage
Monsoon likely to reach Delhi around July 10; most-delayed in 15 years: India Meteorological Department (IMD)
Industrialists of Bahadurgarh write to PM Modi, plead to open Tikri Border; been closed for 7.5 years
DRI seized 300 kg heroin (2000Cr) smuggled in 2 containers from Iran at Navi Mumbai Port; imported to India from Afghanistan by Punjab’s Sandhu Exports
Delhi HC to hear PIL seeking action against Twitter over non-compliance with new IT rules; Copyright Infringement': Twitter on why it blocked Ravi Shankar Prasad, Shashi Tharoor's accounts
Twitter is in breach of rules, could lose immunity: Govt
Historic Mughal Road reopens for traffic In J&K after nearly 2 years; closed on security grounds following the abrogation of special constitutional status
Earthquake 3.7 Magnitude hit Jhajjar, Haryana depth was 5 km, mild tremors felt across Delhi-NCR
Gas Tanker in Maharashtra suffers tyre burst, veers off on Railway tracks; major tragedy averted
'Ignore if you don't like it, India a Democracy': SC refuses to entertain plea on 'Congress Toolkit'
BJP MLAs suspended from Maharashtra Assembly for 'Misbehaving' with Speaker for one year; opposition walks out
Study suggests lower exposure to UVB Light from Sun may increase Colorectal Cancer Risk, particularly in older age groups
Goa to speed up process to declare wild boar as vermin; commonly found in Goa's hinterland abutting the periphery of the Sahyadri Ghats
Financial & Business news
Amazon begins new chapter as Jeff Bezos hands over CEO role to Andy Jassy
Nirmala Sitharaman shares India’s response to Covid with G-20 high-level independent panel (HLIP)
Second wave ebbs: Government allows 15% more domestic flights
Stock exchanges will now have to pay for technical glitches as Sebi brings in new rules
Yes Bank's loans, advances shrink marginally at Rs 1.63 lakh Cr by end of June Qrtr; HDFC Bank reports 14% loan growth YoY in Q1
Sensex surges 395 points as financial, realty stocks rise; Nifty settles near 15,850
Rise in household debt in FY21 worrisome, says SBI report
SBI Report: Third Covid-19 wave may hit India by mid-Aug, peak in Sep 2021; 3rd wave peak cases are around 1.7 times the peak cases at the time of 2nd wave
At least 95% Jet-I staffers must okay package offered by NCLT-approved Jalan-Kalrock revival plan or lose this too
DCC clears satellite connectivity for telecom networks; Rs 19,041 cr BharatNet tender: DoT Secy
Investors wealth jumps Rs. 2.19 lakh crore in two days of market rally; m-cap of BSE-listed companies at record high
Benchmark 10-year yield hits two and half month high in illiquid trade
Govt plans institution to fund businesses focused on electric vehicles: Gadkari
Ola CEO Bhavesh Agarwal test rides upcoming electric scooter ahead launch
Audi e-tron to Tata Nexon EV, curious case of electric cars in India
High income Indian states suffered more Covid fatalities compared to poorer ones: Report
Covid-19 updates
A new study has found that Covid-19 vaccines were eight times less effective against the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 compared to the original Wuhan strain
A new study revealed excessive intake of giloy to boost immunity during Covid time led to liver injuries in a number of cases. Giloy is also known as Guduchi or Tinospora Cordifolia (TC)
England ends Covid-19 lockdown: No facemasks, No social distancing, No WFH order
UK must live with virus but restrictions can ease, says Boris Johnson
To stop 3rd wave, India needs 8.7MN jabs a day. Actual rate is 4MN/day, a shortfall of 4.6MN; with every day's shortfall, the required number of vaccinations per day rises
Rural Kentucky health officials press on, one shot at a time
Pfizer Covid vaccine induces ‘good’ immune response against coronavirus variants
Israel sees drop in Pfizer vaccine protection against infections, still strong in severe illness
Leaked memo raises Thai concern about Sinovac vaccine’s efficacy
World: 184,912,119; Active 11,631,618 (6.29%); Recovery 169,280,192 (91.55%); Vaccinated 3.22BN
India: 30,618,939; Active 470,798 (1.54%); Recovery 29,744,831 (97.15%); Vaccinated 347.38MN
State News
LG wants new farmstir prosecutors at BJP behest: AAP MLA Raghav Chadha
Delhi records 54 fresh Covid-19 cases, lowest since April 15 last year
Over 83.82 lakh vaccine doses administered in Delhi: Government bulletin
Deaths up in city, birth certificates issued fall sharply
New tech to put Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Phase-IV corridors on the fast track
Muck stops here: Saplings share space with debris on Bhishma Pitamah Marg: Green activist Suhas Borker
Prima facie investigation suggests suicide: Delhi Police on mysterious death of Nagaland residents
Ganga water is free from coronavirus and no trace of coronavirus even during the peak of second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, finds experts from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varnasi and Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), Lucknow
Bigg Boss 15: Priya Banerjee refuses to be part of the show; says 'I’m not Bigg Boss material, but would love to work with Salman Khan'
Mandira Bedi first post after husband Raj Kaushal's death is all about heart-breaking memories!; captions, "Rip, my Raji"
Saira Banu says Dilip Kumar’s health improving, urges fans to pray for early recovery
TV actress Sambhavna Seth receives massive backlash for allegedly mocking Adivasi domestic help's language
Petrol nears Rs. 100 in Delhi after yet another price hike
Kuwait News
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabha addresses a cable of condolences to Emperor of Japan Naruhito and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga over victims of landline that happened West of Tokyo
Kuwait Crown Prince receives phone call from Kuwait Amir
Kuwait Deputy Amir, Crown Prince receives State officials
Cabinet approves dispatch of Pakistan medics’ employment, direct flight to Azerbaijan
Kuwait Interior Minister hosts citizens with issues
Kuwait Interior Minister visits injured police officer in Al-Jahra
Limited oil leak at Al-Abdaily oil pipes: KOC
Kuwait’s trade recovery is getting underway in 2021: NBK
KRCS supervises laying corner stone of health center in Yemen
Kuwait Central Bank maintains Information Security ISO Certification
Kuwait Olympic Committee inks deal to insure athletes
Successful emergency landing of plane coming from Manama at Kuwait airport
Kuwait Audit Bureau will participate in Doha’s 62nd meeting of the Executive Council of the Arab Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ARABOSAI)
Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) resumes flights to Geneva, Munich and Frankfurt effective July 9, at a rate of two flight per week*
Occupancy rate of Covid-19 wards, ICUs in Kuwait increased to nine, 10 pct:MoH
Kuwait reports 1,977 new Covid-19 cases, 12 deaths
International News
Women in Afghanistan's Ghor province, which is being trampled upon by the Taliban, taken up arms to defend their motherland
US forces shoot down armed drone over Baghdad embassy, according to Iraqi security officials
Satellite images expose China's nuclear push, show Beijing building silos to hold over 100 ICMBs in Gobi desert; location is along the once strategic Silk Road in an area that houses 1.70Lac people
Interpol issues ‘Red Notice’ against South Africa’s Gupta brothers, associates who are allegedly at the centre of a massive web of corruption
US: 2 dead, 3 injured in shooting near downtown Cincinnati park; shooting happened amid fireworks in the busy park
US police in the southern US state of Georgia seek killer after 3 bodies found at golf club
Blast at Thai factory shakes Bangkok airport, area evacuated amid fears that thousands of litres of leaking chemicals may cause more explosions
Between 800 and 1,500 businesses around the world have been affected by a ransomware attack centered on U.S. information technology firm Kaseya
Germany lifts ban on travellers from variant-hit India, UK and Portugal
Nepal Election Body announces schedule for mid-Term Polls despite uncertainty over polls due to the petitions in the SC against the dissolution of the House of Representatives
OPEC, non-OPEC Ministerial meeting called off: Barkinda; Fuel prices to rise further as OPEC+ fails to strike output deal
Yemeni Army troops battling Houthi militias advance to center of Al-Zahir district in Al-Bayda Governorate southeast of the northern city of Sanaa
Investigators to search ocean off Hawaii for cargo plane
Sports News
Wimbledon 2021: Federer becomes oldest to reach QF in Open Era, Zverev stunned; Djokovic cruises into 50th Grand Slam QF with Garin thrashing; Ashleigh Barty survives Krejcikova test to finally reach QF for 1st time
England ready to end semi-final jinx at Euro 2020, says Gareth Southgate
Tokyo Olympics: Huge honour to be named flag bearer alongside incredible Mary Kom, says Manpreet Singh
TT player Sathiyan Gnanasekaran: Due to the pandemic, I'll go to the Olympics a mentally tougher athlete
India, England Test series set to be played in front of capacity crowd
Is selection committee against sending Prithvi and Padikkal to UK?
‘Cheteshwar Pujara and Prithvi Shaw have styles that are entirely opposite’: Salman Butt disagrees with Brad Hogg’s suggestion
Team India wants Prithvi Shaw as opener in England
Mayank Agarwal should be included if Shubman Gill is injured: Wasim Jaffer
Englandseamer James Anderson reaches 1,000 first-class wickets with haul for Lancashire
Intra-Squad Simulation T20 Game: Manish, Surya score half-centuries as Bhuvneshwar XI beat Dhawan XI
Not having Jasprit Bumrah at his best a big factor in India’s WTC Final loss: Gleen Pocknall
There is no reason to remove Ravi Shastri if he is doing well: Kapil Dev