Today’s News (26th July 2021, Monday)
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- Published: Monday, 26 July 2021 05:22
Today’s News (26th July 2021, Monday)
-- by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar*
*Today is Kargil Victory Day (Kargil Vijay Diwas).
Tokyo Olympics News
Flash News: Fencer Bhavani Devi loses 7-15 against the world No. 3 Manon Brunet of France in Round of 32 of women's Sabre event; mens' archery team enters quarterfinals against Korea
Sharath Kamal advances to 3rd round; faces Ma Long next
Tokyo 2020: Bhavani Devi wins India's 1st ever fencing match in Olympics history, beats Tunisia's Ben Azizi; Sharath Kamal through to 3rd Round after strong display
Shooters Deepak, Divyansh fail to qualify for 10m Air Rifle Men's final; Paddler Sathiyan makes early exit
Indian shooters Yashaswini Deswal, Manu Bhaker failed to qualify for the 10m Air Pistol Women final at the Asaka Shooting Range. India's badminton icon and Rio Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu crushed Israel's Ksenia Polikarpova 21-7, 21-10 in her Group match.
Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina also lost their women's doubles first round match. Indian shooters Deepak Kumar, Divyansh Singh Panwar failed to qualify for 10m Air Rifle Men's final.
Indian table tennis player G Sathiyan suffered an upset defeat at the hands of lower-ranked Siu Hang Lam to make an early exit from the men's singles competition.
Headlines
Kargil Vijay Diwas Eve: Remembering those who laid their lives… and fought valiantly. No homage is enough to say thank you for your sacrifice and valour; Lamps lit at Memorial, Epic Battles recalled as Military Personnel, Families converge in Drass
President Ram Nath Kovind arrives on a four-day visit to J&K to pay homage to the indomitable courage and sacrifice of the Indian armed forces during the Kargil conflict of 1999 at the Kargil War Memorial on the 22nd anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas
India gets its 39th World Heritage Site. The Kakatiya Rudreshwara, Ramappa Temple, Telangana has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 13th century engineering marvel is named after its architect, Ramappa
India vs. Sri Lanka 1st T20I: Suryakumar Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar secure 38-run win against Sri Lanka
We should have been allowed to capture Pakistan territory: General VP Malik
Work From Home (WFH) may cause 'Irreversible' damage to spinal cord, warn Doctors; aren’t realizing what they are losing in terms of health with this new abnormal lifestyle
Magnitude 4 Earthquake strikes near Hyderabad in Andhra; Magnitude 4 Earthquake hits Sikkim
Indian businessman Yusuffali MA appointed vice-chairman of apex government body for all businesses operating from Abu Dhabi; the only person from India on the 29-member board
Maharashtra Floods: 149 dead, 90 bodies recovered, 33 people missing following landslides as rains ravage 875 villages; 2.30 Lakh evacuated; Mumbai Bengaluru Highway shut for traffic for 3rd day; around 2,000 Karnataka-bound vehicles stranded
Must watch Chinese inroads into Myanmar: Bipin Rawat
Seafarers Body seeks Union Govt help as China 'Not Allowing' Ships with Indian Seamen; 80% seafarers on various ships come from India; without them, shipping industry collapse; big disaster
India brings new narrative ahead of COP26, asks rich nations to reduce per capita emission by 2030
IIM Shillong to collaborate with Centre for Bhutan Studies & Gross National Happiness Research for SUSCON Conference
Central Excise Duty on Petrol and Diesel hiked by 88% and 209% in 6 years; Petrol - July 2015 - ₹ 17.46 per litre; July 2021 - ₹ 32.90 per litre; Diesel - July 2015 ₹ 10.26 per litre; July 2021 ₹ 31.80 per litre
Himachal: Boulders roll down hill due to landslide in Kinnaur; 9 killed, 3 injured; multiple landslides occurred near Batseri on Sangla-Chitkul road; Flood situation In Karnataka remains grim, 10 people dead in last two days
Two more Test Positive for Zika in Kerala; total reported cases 48 out of which 4 are active
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses 'Mann Ki Baat'
Kerala man Sajjad Thangal (70) reunited with kin 45 years after air crash (12-Oct-1976)
Flex board describing CM Pinarayi Vijayan as God of Kerala sparks row
Maharashtra rains live updates: Pune-Bengaluru highway in Kolhapur likely to be opened for emergency heavy vehicles
Mayawati expresses grief over loss of lives in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra
Dalai Lama offers prayers for Maharashtra flood victims
Saudi leaders condole loss of lives in deadly floods in Maharashtra
Chhattisgarh: Naxal killed in encounter in Sukma
In a first, TRS MP Maloth Kavitha convicted for bribing vote
As BSY awaits message from BJP brass, Nirani, Basavaraj, Patil Yatnal, Aravind, Pralhad Joshi, Santosh, Ravi are the frontrunners who may replace the Karnataka CM
Financial & Business News
Centre to scrap 51% holding clause to privatise insurer
HDFC Bank's Puri (13.82Cr) top earner among bankers in FY21; ICICI Bank's Bakhshi forgoes salary in Covid year, did receive allowances and perquisites amounting to Rs 38.38 lakh
HDFC gets $250 mn IFC loan for green, low-cost housing
Japanese drone major ACSL ties up with India’s Arc Ventures with an initial investment of US$ 3.5 million
Diageo’s home delivery plans hit, exits HipBar at 98% loss
Big planters flay Tea Board’s 50% auction order
Covid-19 claims to exceed 50% of Q1 health payouts; 16,000 crore cleared
Nearly 66% of the 6,368 affordable houses being built under the Light House Projects (LHPs) using new technologies, which PM Narendra Modi talked about in his Mann ki Baat on Sunday, have their construction time to less than a year
Director of IL&FS arm Ramchand Karunakaran, arrested in Rs. 100-crore fraud case
Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra’s joint bank accounts under the scanner
Corona Updates
India registers 39,742 new Covid cases and 535 deaths in 24 hours; recovery rate stands at 97.36%
Daily positivity rate less than 3% for 34 consecutive days, says health ministry
Just 1.2% dip in weekly Covid cases as Kerala numbers surge
Maharashtra: Immunity in 50% population in six districts; indicates sero-survey
Delhi: Stroke cases on rise, doctors advise caution
Over 80 people reportedly died due to lack of oxygen at Goa Medical College in May this year, but the state govt has failed to share the number with the Centre
1,857 new Covid-19 cases, 29 deaths in Karnataka
Enjoying unlock in Karnataka? Data shows the state may be heading towards really bad days; gap b/w discharged & new cases is closing, rate of decline in the number of active cases is slowing
Survey of 18,000 citizens in 311 districts finds 28% Indians plan to travel in Aug-Sept; risk of 3rd Covid-19 wave set to rise
Case rise fuelled by unvaccinated Americans: Dr Fauci is 'very frustrated' with US Covid situation; UK investigates New Coronavirus variant after 16 cases emerge
WCD Ministry asks States to provide details of children who lost parents to Covid-19 pandemic for receiving support under PM CARES for children scheme
Virus-wracked Indonesia to loosen Covid-19 curbs; Children are dying of Covid at an alarming rate in Indonesia
Germany warns unvaccinated may face restrictions
South Korea starts vaccination for 55-59 age group as Covid-19 caseloads remain high
Premature to conclude health complications due to Covid-19 rising: Government
Rahul Gandhi slams government for pace of Covid-19 vaccinations
Delhi HC to hear plea against Ramdev for remarks against allopathy
World: 194,801,209; Active 13,876,437 (7.12%); Recovery 176,749,905 (90.73%); Vaccinated 3.86BN
India: 31,409,639; Active 417,244 (1.33%); Recovery 30,571,399 (97.33%); Vaccinated 433.15MN
State News
Telangana records 100% pass percentage in ICSE, ISC exams
Hyderabad: Awaken India Movement NGO holds protest against lockdown resulted in massive economic instability resulting in poor immunity of people
Covid-19 effect: Schools report 20-50 per cent dip in revenues; 55 per cent teachers faced salary cut
Delhi: Experts worry over 100% seating nod in Metro, buses; Delhi Metro to open 16 more entry gates in as many stations
No standing passengers in Delhi Metro, multiplexes ready for return
Delhi sweats with maximum temperature of 37.3 deg C
Raj Kundra pornography case live updates: Tanveer Hashmi says, ‘We made short films with nudity, not porn’
Raj Kundra’s employees turn witnesses in the pornography racket case
Shilpa Shetty broke down after arguing with husband Raj Kundra during house raid: Report
Kuwait News
Kuwait Crown Prince receives parliament speaker, Prime Minister
Kuwait’s Port Authority plans to optimize metropolitan logistic activities on recently acquired lands as part of efforts to prop up local trade and lure more foreign investment into the country, its chief said
Kuwait Naval Force declared they will perform a drill with live ammunition on Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 am to 7 pm, at sea locations
FM receives credentials from next WHO’s Office Representative in Kuwait
Al-Tariqi scores 74 dishes, Al-Rashidi 71 out of 75 in Tokyo Olympics skeet first round qualifications
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) announced that it has earned a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for an innovative technology which works on desalination and air conditioning simultaneously
Kuwait Fire Force controls blaze in Al-Na’ayem scrapyard
Bid to smuggle 2,405 million sachets of Tobacco foiled: The Shuwaikh Port Custom officers
American journal sheds light on Kuwaiti Coast Gurads’ efforts in Gulf
State Audit Bureau (SAB) reports on MoH dearth of efficiencies; Oversight saves KD 24.1 million
10,000 vaccination certificates of stranded expats rejected
MP Osama Al-Shaheen’s query Peagasus Spyware… ‘Mosafer’ hit
44% Kuwaitis work in Public, Private Sectors; Indians top list, Egyptians 2nd
KD 7,000 Maximum Reward for ‘pandemic’ Oil sector workers
Home provided to Kuwaiti mother & daughter found living on streets
Panel to map return of normalcy: Review of 8.00 pm closures
How can low-earning 60s expats pay KD 2,000 for permit renewal?: Columnist Ali Al-Fairouz
Deportation for expats caught fishing without license
PACI intensifies issuance of Civil IDs
Kuwait to deport Pakistani Actor Farhan Al Ali
Ministry of Interior: 5,679 Expatriates were deported during the first half of the year
Seventh month pregnant Indian lady 43-year-old Sini Santhosh from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, died of Covid in Kuwait
MoH Spokesperson: 836 Covid-19 cases, five deaths ‘of which 4 unvaccinated’
Kuwait Crickets’ President & Director of Asian Games at Olympic Council of Asia Mr. Haider Farman, attends Tokyo 2020 Olympics opening ceremony
Indian Muslim Association Weekend Islamic School (IMAWIS) announces the Winner of Logo Design Competition
Sovereign Rating cuts amid Parliament Gridlock
500% increase in travel tickets in Kuwait
International News
Tunis: Tunisian President Kais Saied announced freezing the Parliament and all its powers, for one month
Tunisia’s ruling party, the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha, slams President Kais Saled’s decision to suspend parliament as ‘state coup’
Thousands of Afghan families flee fighting in former Taliban bastion
US defense secretary advises Afghan forces to slow down Taliban’s momentum before retaking territories
America will not mediate: Biden admin sends a clear-cut message to India and Pakistan
Jailed by Myanmar junta, Oz Sean Turneil economist ‘faces Covid risk’
Typhoon In-fa hits China's East Coast; Death toll in Henan flooding mounts to 63; 3.6 lakh evacuated from Shanghai as city faces Typhoon
Shanghai cancels flights as China braces for Typhoon In-fa
Lebanese Business Tycoon & Former Premier Najib Mikati poised to be designated PM after winning the support of most major parties to form new Govt facing a crippling financial crisis
US General: America to continue Air Strikes in support of Afghan Troops fighting Taliban; increased air strikes over last several days
Unusually large' Meteor lights up Norway; Part of it may have landed near Oslo; no immediate reports of injuries or damage
Israeli airlines launch first direct flights to Morocco
Turkey says UNESCO criticism of Hagia Sophia conversion ‘biased’
64% Woman Veterans, 58% serving women in UK Military face harassment, bullying: Govt report
Canada: Boy (12) with bright yellow tongue diagnosed with rare disorder old agglutinin disease, a rare autoimmune disorder that led his immune system to attack & destroy its own red blood cells
Pollution by a chemical used to preserve prawns for export turns lagoon in Argentina's southern Patagonia region bright pink in a striking, but frightful phenomenon
IICO distributes Udhiya meat to thousands of Yemeni families
French President Macron speaks to Israeli PM Bennett on allegations of snooping
Israeli aircraft bombarded a number of military sites in the besieged Gaza Strip, causing some material losses
Tehran (Iran): Armed bandits kill 4 troops of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard members in the Gounic district of Sistan and Baluchistan province, near Pakistan border
Counting underway for 11th General Elections of Pakistan administered Kashmir
‘Purified’: Japan’s hikers return to Mount Fuji
Wildfires blasting through West draw states to lend support
In a shift, US CDC says those at risk may need booster
Bus swerves off road in Croatia; 10 killed, 30 injured
Thousands march and dance for LGBTQ rights at Berlin parade
Sports News
IPL 2021 to restart with CSK vs MI in Dubai on September 19, final to be played on October 15
India vs. Sri Lanka: Suryakumar Yadav fifty, Bhuvneshwar Kumar's four wicket haul take India 1-0 up; Score: India 164/5 and Sri Lanka 126
India vs. Sri Lanka: VVS Laxman calls for more ‘constancy’ in India’s bowling Hidepartment
Suryakumar Yadav’s batting is amazing to watch: Shikhar Dhawan