Today's News (7th July 2021, Wednesday)
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- Published: Wednesday, 07 July 2021 05:58
Today's News (7th July 2021, Wednesday)
- by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Headlines
Legendary actor, the doyen of Indian film industry ‘tragedy king’ Dilip Kumar passes away at 98
Dilip Kumar ji will be remembered as a cinematic legend, PM Modi says
Euro 2020: Italy edge Spain in dramatic penalty shootout 4-2 to reach Final
Tokyo scraps Olympic torch relay on public roads amid Covid-19 fears
Radhika Shastri, a cafe owner in Coonoor, crowd-funded six ‘autorickshaw ambulances’ - AmbuRx - to enhance patients' mobility on the hilly terrain and narrow hill roads of Niligiris
Madhya Pradesh: 'Sorry friend': Thief leaves apology letter after stealing from cop's house; committing the act to save a friend’s life and will return the stolen money
India Power demand soars to all-time high of 197.06 GW on Tuesday amid many states witnessing high temperatures due to delayed monsoon, ease of Covid restrictions
Punjab police arrests two Army jawans Harpreet Singh (23) & Gurbhej Singh (23), on charges of spying for Pakistan’s ISI
JEE Main 2021 dates out: Third session between July 20-25, fourth from July 27 to Aug 2
Indian economist Kaushik Basu awarded prestigious Humboldt Research Award; also a recipient of the Padma Bhushan
‘Stan Swamy’s health was monitored’: MEA says not against Legitimate Exercise of Rights
Rape outbreak in Delhi amid Covid: 1.5 times more cases till June 15 than in first half of 2020
Farmer dies after being run over by car of Karnataka Dy CM Laxman Savadi's son; case registered against car drivers who was present on the spot, based on a complaint from the victim's relative
North India reels under sweltering heat, settled at 40 deg Cel West Coast to get more rains from July 9
Union Govt moves SC for transfer of all petitions challenging IT Rules 2021 to Apex court; petitions pending in the high court have challenged the new IT Rules intended to regulate social media/OTTs
Indian migrant worker Ganesan Sandhirakasan's traditional martial arts (Silambam) moves win him top prize of SGD 1,000 in Singapore contest
Assam villagers Dhubri, South Salmara Mankachar rendered homeless as erosion caused by Brahmaputra river wipes out homes, farm lands
Elgar Parishad accused Gadling's computer attacked, incriminating documents planted: Arsenal report
Economist Dr Kaushik Basu was conferred Humboldt award for Economics for 2021 by Dr Hans-Bernd Schafer of Bucerius Law School in Germany’s Hamburg on Tuesday
Power ministry clears air on BSES exit Dadri Pact
Financial & Business News
Ministry of Cooperation: NDA Govt creates new ministry to strengthen cooperative movement; Boost ease of doing business; New Cabinet to have Record SC, ST, OBCs; more women; Reshuffle today at 6 pm
SBI to auction two NPA accounts next month to recover dues of over Rs. 313 crore
Odisha Govt approves 5 investment proposals worth Rs 1.46 lakh crore in metal, metal downstream sectors
NSE clarifies on Nifty futures trade spike, says its systems fine
Ready to appear before UP Police if guaranteed I won't be arrested: Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari
Twitter will be in trouble if it fails to comply with new rules: High court
Chinese nationals step down from Paytm Board ahead of planned IPO; no change in shareholding
GST revenue collection drops below Rs 1 lakh crore in June after 8 months; gross revenue collected in the month stood at Rs 92,849Cr
Banks can pay less on matured bulk FDs: RBI
Telecom watchdog asks DoT to stop OneWeb, Starlink and Amazon from getting free 5G spectrum through backdoor
India's First FASTag-based parking facility launched at Delhi's Kashmere Gate Metro Station; first to accept payment via the UPI mode
Tech giants threaten to quit Hong Kong over proposed data laws
Corona updates
Arthritis drugs tocilizumab and sarilumab reduce the risk of death and the need for ventilators among hospitalized Covid-19 patients
ICMR study of TN Police Personnel reveals effectiveness of Covid vaccine in preventing deaths; 85% in single dose; 95% for those who have taken double dose
Fully vaccinated people in England will not be obliged to self-isolation if a close contact tests positive for Covid from Aug 16, the health secretary
Drug regulator urges Pfizer to apply for Covid-19 vaccine launched in India
Sputnik will soon be offered at govt vaccines sites: Top official
PM Modi: India to make CoWin available to all countries
World: 185,354,736; Active 11,645,031 (6.28%); Recovery 169,701,092 (91.55%); Vaccinated 3.25BN
India: 30,662,939; Active 466,689 (1.52%); Recovery 29,791,967 (97.16%); Vaccinated 351.23MN
State News
Covid-19 puts 9 million more kids at risk; Child labour on the rise, touches 20 year high
With 4 more deaths, Covid toll in Delhi hits 25,000; City records 79 new Covid cases; positivity rate at 0.11%
Kin of Covid-hit to get Rs. 50,000 pension in Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal; launches Mukhyamantri Covid-19 Pariwar Aathik Sahayata Yojna
Revenge travel can jeopardize gains and create fresh Covid cases, Centre raises alarm
Over 1.66 crore unutilized Covid-19 vaccine doses available with states, private hospitals: Centre
Petrol price in Delhi crosses Rs. 100-mark
Delhi: Ex-Union minister P Rangarajan’s wife Kitty Kumaramangalam murdered at Vasant Vihar residence
Antibodies fall against Delta, may require booster, say experts
Can same-sex spouse get OCI tag: Delhi high court to Centre
AAP targets mayor, says BJP own MLA accused him of corruption
Signs of fresh spike as Kerala logs highest count in 26 days
Antibodies fall against Delta, may require booster: Experts
73 districts still have over 10% Covid positivity: Govt
Kuwait News
Kuwait Fund signs KD 361,000 grant agreement with KRCS to support Rohingya
Kuwait Deputy Amir, Crown Prince receives distinguished students
Kuwait Deputy Amir, Crown Prince receives Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad
Kuwait Qatar ministers discuss boosting cooperation
Kuwait army chief participates in Dragon Group meeting in Britain
Kuwait concerned about missing people in Syrian conflict
DGCA: Kuwait wins TSA membership that allows it to take decision
Kuwait Audit Bureau affirms resolve to keep public funds under its eyes
Kuwait scientific foundation wraps UP program to boost national cadres skills
Mobile vaccination units immunized 60,000 workers in 17 days: Official
Italy civil society group mourns death of ‘avid’ Kuwait supporter
Kuwait, Germany eager to develop relations at all levels: Ambassador
Kuwait lists 1,993 new coronavirus cases, 20 deaths
International News
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama celebrates 86th birthday
Iran begins process of making enriched Uranium Metal; US, Britain, France and Germany dismayed
US calls on Iran to stop nuclear ‘brinksmanship’
Newly promoted PLA General Gen Xu to head Chinese troops along Indian Border amid Eastern Ladakh standoff
Days after interview to India Today on Taliban resurgence, counterterrorism expert Faran Jeffery ‘disappears’
US President Joe Biden to host Summit with PM Modi (India), Australia, and Japan leaders this year
No survivors among 28 in passenger plane An-26 crash in Russian Far East: flying from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana in the Kamchatka Peninsula
Explosive-laden Drone hit Erbil Airport in Iraq, aimed at U.S. Base - security sources; flights suspended
With a net worth of ($203MN), Jeff Bezos will be the richest person in the world as he moves away from Amazon
Chicago police: 100 shot, 18 homicides over holiday weekend
Hunt for Capitol attackers still on 6 months after Jan 6
US bolts Afghanistan amid shame, remorse & concern about return of civil war
Landslide engulfs Japan’s Atami city, 20 people missing
Police: 2 neighbours reported white man for racist harassment
Pentagon cancels disputed JEDI cloud contract with Microsoft
Ethiopia notified Sudan about commencement of the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir
California delays considering supervised sites for drug use
4 more bodies recovered from Florida condo collapse site
Tropical storm Elsa gaining strength, lashing Florida keys
Belgium begins longroad to returning looted Congolese art works
Legal complaint over lead pollution from Notre-Dame fire
Iraq sizzles as blackouts hit
Sports News
Wimbledon: Men’s quarterfinals have fresh look, but Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer loom large
Second seed Medvedev knocked out of Wimbledon by Hurkacz in last 16
Japan considering barring all fans at Tokyo Olympics: Report
ECB name new squad for ODI series against Pakistan after 3 players test Covid positive
BCCI, Team and Selectors not in sync over replacement opener for England tour
Indian women did well at Rio Olympics, that’s my motivation for Tokyo, says golfer Aditi Ashok
England ODI squad in isolation after coronavirus outbreak
Indian team’s break in UK to continue as of now despite England team’s Covid scare
TT player Sathiyan Gnanasekaran: When you hear of a Covid SOS, you have to keep your training and sports aside