News Digest (10th July 2021, Saturday)
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News Digest (10th July 2021, Saturday)
-- by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar*
Headlines
The 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde breezes to National Spelling Bee win, becoming first African American winner and only the second Black champion in the bee’s 96-year history
Scientists find New Drug target to treat Coronavirus, fight future pandemic; found coronavirus-specific pocket in protein, nsp16, that binds virus-genomic fragment held in place by a metal ion
PM Modi to officials: Ensure oxygen plants are functional at earliest, train staff for maintenance
With third Covid wave lurking, govt looks to ramp up oxygen production
In 1st meet after rejig, Cabinet OKs Rs. 23,123 crore for Covid infrastructure
Kerala reports 1st case of Zika virus, 24-yr-old pregnant woman infected; 13 suspected people sample sent to NIV for confirmation
Bombs hurled, shots fired during nomination for UP Block Pramukh polls; policemen were seen running away to seek shelter
After Delta Plus, now Kappa strain identified in east Uttar Pradesh
UIDAI: All 12-digit numbers aren't Aadhaar, recommended steps to verify before accepting them as identity proof
Firing near Delhi's Bada Hindu Rao Hospital, two dead, several injured; assailants fired at least 20-25 rounds
Pimpri fireman Vishal Hanamantrao Jadhav who died in 2019 Dapodi accident after he descended into a trench during the rescue operation in Dapodi given 'martyr' status
Didn't get any order: Union Govt on reports Cairn Energy seized 20 Indian assets in France to recover a part of the $1.7-billion arbitration award it won in a tax dispute
Railway and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw: Back-room boy entrusted to lead from the front
Delhi HC backs Uniform Civil Code, urges Centre to take necessary steps
Telangana: L Ramana quits Telugu Desam Party (TDP) with which he was associated for three decades to join ruling TRS
The Bombay high court on Friday said that the civil aviation ministry must formulate a uniform policy to name and renaming airports across the country; the court said the new civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia must give top priority to this task
Committed to implement NEP 2020, says new education minister Pradhan
Financial & Business News
Bajaj Healthcare hits 52-wk high of ₹1,009.8 per share on DRDO nod to make COVID drug 2-DG; earlier Laurus Labs received the nod
UP shocker: On camera, Samajwadi worker's Sari Yanked by political rivals as nominations were filed for local polls
TCS employee headcount crosses 5Lac mark; net addition of 20,409 employees in Q1; up 17.3% Y-o-Y; Q1 profit rises 28.5% y-o-y to ₹9,008 cr; revenue at ₹45,411 cr
Zomato confirms $100MN investment in Grofers, to launch grocery section on app; to use up to 25% of the money raised through IPO for general corporate purposes
LIC approved raising authorised share capital to ₹25,000Cr to facilitate LIC's listing
Berkshire Hathaway's stake in Apple surged in value to $128BN after stock closed at an all-time high of $144.57; Warren Buffett, owns nearly a 5.3% stake in Apple
UK PM Johnson orders review of China takeover of UK largest semiconductor firm Newport Wafer Fab
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak speaks up against Apple' anti-repair stance, supports right to repair
Won’t compel users to opt for new privacy policy till enactment of data protection law: WhatsApp to Delhi high court
Microsoft to give $1500 bonus go all employees, in recognition of the unique and challenging fiscal year that Microsoft just completed: Kathleen Hogan, Microsoft’s chief people officer
Flipkart graduates its first startup cohort
WhatsApp blinks, says privacy policy on hold…
Temasek and Warburg Pincus lead $500 million investment ahead of Ola’s IPO
MSN Labs inks licencing pact with DRDO for Covid-19 drug 2-DG
Zomato plans grocery rollout, invests in Grofers
Italian coffee brand Lavazza said its 100% subsidiary Fresh and Honest eyes 100 coffee shops across India in 2 years under the ‘Suprabha’ brand
LIC cleans books of bad loans as it gets IPO-ready
Consumers may get respite from frequent fuel price hike this month
No tax on foreign account if Indian not beneficial owner: Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
Corona Updates
India reported 43,393 new cases in last 24 hours on Friday. 911 deaths were also reported due to the coronavirus in last 24 hours. The country's active caseload is now at 4,58,727, constituting 1.49% of total cases. Daily positivity rate continues to be less than 3% for the 18 consecutive day.
Kerala had 13,563 fresh cases, 130 more fatalities; Tamil Nadu recorded 3,039 new cases and 69 deaths; Delhi records 81 fresh cases and three more deaths in the last 24 hours; more than 50% of total Covid cases reported from Kerala, Maharashtra, says govt
Glenmark will be conducting phase-3 trial of a nasal spray, which it claims to be effective in Covid-19; Sanofi, GSK get nod for Phase-3 global trial of its Covid-19 vaccine in India
Health Minister announces ₹23,000Cr Covid-19 package after new Cabinet's 1st meet; to be used jointly by Union & State Governments
Health Ministry: States will get over 12Cr vaccine doses in July including supply to private hospitals
UK to provide genomic sequencing support to nations to help "identify, track and respond" to new Covid-19 variants
UK readies plan to allow in vaccinated foreigners
Philippines relaxes Covid-19 curbs to allow children outdoors
Hashimoto: Tokyo Paralympics could still see some fans
Covid-19: Countries using China, Astra shots increasingly eye boosters
New Covid-19 variant ‘Lambda’ detected in more than 25 countries
Over 6,000 certified Covid deaths missing from Kerala’s official toll
PM Modi chairs high-level meeting to review availability
Hetero has approached the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for emergency use authorisation for investigational new drug Molnupiravir after a Phase-III clinical trial conducted by the company showed it led to fewer hospital admissions and quicker recovery.
Vietnam’s biggest city enters two-week coronavirus lockdown
66 districts across 17 states and UTs reported Covid positivity rate of more than 10 per cent in week ending July 8; Govt
80 pc of new Covid cases in India reported from 90 districts in 15 states and UTs, indicating need for focussed attention in these areas: Govt
Covid-19: Visuals from tourist spots a serious cause of concern, says govt
US shipping Covid-19 vaccines to Bhutan and Nepal on Friday
Tropical storm sparks tornado warning in trek up East Coast
Pfizer: “Encouraging data” from ongoing trial of Covid-19 vaccine booster shot
EU supports large-scale vaccine investment production in Senegal
World: Confirmed: 185,513,994; Total Deaths: 4,009,680; Recovered: 122,079,373; Active Cases: 59,424,941
India: Confirmed: 30,752,950; Total Deaths: 405,939; Recovered: 29,888,284; Active Cases: 458,727
State News
Body of Sepoy Maruprolu Jaswanth Kumar Reddy (17th Battalion of Madras Regiment), who died in encounter with terrorists at the Line of Control (LoC) on way to Guntur
Over 6,000 certified Covid deaths missing from Kerala’s official toll
Reinfection rare, immunity lasting in those who contracted Covid-19, finds Pune study
May extend Covid curfew beyond July 12, says Goa CM
While extending the curfew on July 2, Sawant had allowed reopening of restaurants and bars as well as outdoor sports complexes
UP government to construct roads in the name of Karsevaks who were brutally killed in the Nov 1990 carnage
Congress miffed with Sidhu’s tweeting, wants discipline
Bail denied to actor Ajaz Khan ‘exploiting boys and girls by giving drugs’
Mumbai: MSRTC board clears deck for 100 new electric buses
Monsoons will begin in Delhi-NCR in next 24 hours, says IMD
Freaky weather in Hyderabad this monsoon baffles experts
'Graded Response Action Plan' to deal with possible third wave of Covid-19 passed at DDMA meeting: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Telangana: Can’t two CMs sit for two minutes and solve water issues, says Y S Sharmila
Telangana: New ‘political beggars’ stand no chance against CM K Chandrasekhar Rao, says K T Rama Rao
Telangana government urged to permit nikah inside mosques
Six arrested in Hyderabad for selling off NRI’s land
IIT Hyderabad gets a new post office and new Pin Code 502284
AIMIM’s Majid Hussain booked under IPC Sec 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) for assaulting police
NGT directs committee to submit report on illegal factories at Madipur village in West Delhi
Delhi govt to undertake survey to identify children orphaned during Covid-19 pandemic
SC drops initiation of contempt proceedings against Supertech
Kanwar Yatra is not a one-state affair. We will discuss the issue with other states, including Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh. Decision will be taken after the meet: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
Delhi: In 2 days, 5 gangsters in police net after shootout
Delhi: FIR against app that stole, auctioned women’s pics
Cashless toll causes jam sessions at Delhi border points
Delhi: 12-year-old boy steals mother's jewellery to fund game, flees home, found in Aligarh
Beverly Hills in Budvel! Rs. 30 crore luxe villas new address of Hyderabad’s uber-rich
Epitome of grace and style Sangeeta Bijlani turns 61, says she would like to make a comeback
In an extremely grilling session in camera, Javed Ali analyses the current state of affairs on Indian Idol 12 which has been in the news for several wrong reasons of late. The ex-judge is candid about the Amit Kumar episode and Pawandeep & Arunita Kanjilal's chances. Ali goes down memory lane to tell us how it was in his times when he sat at the positions which Neha Kakkar, Himesh Reshammiya and Vishal Dadlani occupied this season.
Salman Khan summoned by Chandigarh police along with sister Alvira and 7 others linked to ‘Being Human’ in alleged 'fraud' case
Punishing erring bikers who believe in noise making, DCP traffic Balalsaheb Patil crushed modified silencers and confiscated pressure horns with road roller under Nitin casting flyover bridge near Cadbury signal junction in Thane on Friday.
Soon Puri Railway Station will be transformed into a world-class transit hub
‘Passenger traffic at Mumbai airport up by 60% in June over May’
Muslim-Yadav factor won’t work, it’s time for A to Z in Uttar Pradesh: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi
Schools to reopen for classes 9 to 12 in Haryana from July 16 with social distancing
Punjab lifts weekend and night curfew, allows gatherings of 100 indoors and 200 outdoors
Task force focus on areas with high infections after most jabs
Hyderabad: Couple Kishore Kumar (42), and his wife Kavita (38), dies by suicide due to financial problems
Hyderabad Ranji captain Tanmay Agarwal ties the knot with Nitisha in an intimate ceremony
Punjab: Kapurthala police arrests murder accused from Telangana
Kuwait News
Kuwait recorded the highest temperature in the world, with a temperature of 53.5 deg Celsius, in the northern city of Al-Jahra, on Friday
Kuwait: Israel must be held accountable for ‘atrocities’ against Palestine
Kuwait calls for continuing international efforts fighting “HIV/AIDS”
US underscores Kuwait’s “pivotal role, partnership”
Kuwait lists 1,617 new Covid-19 cases, 18 deaths
Kuwaiti oil price down USD 2.69 to USD 71.90 pb
International News
Biden nominates Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti to be US Ambassador to India
Magnitude 6.0 quake strikes along California-Nevada border
Taliban: We now control 85% of Afghan territory
Biden lost faith in the US mission in Afghanistan over a decade ago
China evacuates nationals from Afghanistan amid US pullout
China bans construction of buildings taller than 1,640 feet after concerns over quality; also need to limit building of towers over 250 metres tall
US' California state will pay reparations of up to $25,000 to the survivors of "eugenics - sterilised some people, mostly with mental illness or physical disability, whom it deemed unfit to have children
Decade-long investigation into Leonardo Da Vinci's DNA found 14 of his living descendants aged 1-85 years
Google sued by 36 US states over alleged abuse of Play store monopoly; challenges the "extravagant" 30% commission charged by Google on in-app purchases
Calls for animal trade ban as Covid shipping chaos kills 1,800 cows from Spain; 10% died of starvation
BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler, breached EU antitrust rules by restricting competition on clean emissions for new diesel cars; BMW & Volkswagen fined $1BN; Daimler not fined, as it revealed the collusion
Expert: 100Cr marine animals may have been killed in Canada heatwave; mussels were "cooked" to death by the heatwave
$1.3 trillion and counting: The cost that keeps Muslim countries mum on China’s Uyghur genocide
Explosion at major global port in Dubai causes huge fire; jolted the UAE's gleaming commercial hub; Teams took 40 minutes to control the blaze
52 killed in Bangladesh factory fire
US set to add more Chinese companies to blacklist over Xinjiang
Elon Musk’s China battery partner Zeng Yuqun, the founder of the world’s biggest electric-vehicle battery maker, is now richer than Jack Ma, in the wealth rankings, a symbolic moment in the rise of China’s green billionaires
Oil prices rise after big draw in US crude, gasoline stocks
Islamabad: ‘Clear signs’ of fourth Covid wave starting in Pakistan, says Pakistan’s federal minister of planning Asad Umar
Pakistan open state-run school for transgender students
North Korea rejected AstraZenecas’s Covid-19 vaccine over side effects: Report
Chinese Army’s Tibetan troops being trained for special operations, hold exercises in rear areas
Israel will increase its supply of water to Jordan by up to 50million cubic meters this year
EU slaps a EUR 875 million (USD 1 billion) fine on five German carmakers for conspiring to limit the development of clean emission technology
US adds 34 entities to blacklist targeting ‘enablers of China’s human rights abuses’
US Pentagon chief says cooperation with France “key to long standing partnership”
Biden urges Putin to ‘take action’ against Russia-based ransomware groupd
OPEC basket down to US$ 71.97 bp
Tropical Storm Elsa wreaks havoc near the Georgia-Florida border as it creeps over the southeast of the US and continues north, leaving at least one person dead and multiple injured
Joe Biden confirms the military withdrawal from Afghanistan will be complete by Aug 31, with troops tasked with protecting the US diplomatic mission and Kabul airport only remaining
Afghanistan’s security forces retake control of the western Badghis province a day after Taliban rebels launch their first
Kabul seeks Islamabad’s help to persuade Taliban for talks
The Pentagon is ‘deeply concerned’, over the recent attacks on US soldiers and facilities in Iraq and Syria in the last few days
Sports News
Matteo Berrettini becomes first Italian to reach Wimbledon singles final with a four-sets victory against Polish Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 6-0, 6-7(3/7), 6-4
We all regret no fans at Tokyo Olympics, says Thomas Bach
Moulded by challenges, India hockey captain Manpreet aims to make sacrifices count in Tokyo
Manu Bhaker says working towards Olympic glory for the past five years
My ‘informed feeling’ is shooters won’t let India down at Tokyo Olympics: Samaresh Jung
Two team visitors for ‘stay home’ Tokyo 2020 test positive for Covid-19
Cavendish equals Merckx’s all-time 34 Tour de France stage win record
Lionel Messi, Neymar to battle in dream Copa America final for 1st title
Taskin Ahmed (Bangladesh), Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe) fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct
India-Sri Lanka limited-overs series to be rescheduled as precautionary measure
Batting tips from M S Dhoni and Fau Du Plessis will help me in Sri Lanka, says Ruturaj Gaikwad
Sri Lanka team’s data analyst tests positive for Covid-19, second case after batting coach Grant Flower