Today’s News (29th July 2021, Thursday)
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Today’s News (29th July 2021, Thursday)
--by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Tokyo Olympics
PV Sindhu beats Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt, enters quarterfinals
Archer Pravin Jadhav exits after losing to world no. 1 Ellison
Bad decisions, worst match, says Sjoerd Marijne after 3rd straight loss
Boxer Pooja Rani enters quarters, archer Deepika Kumari in third round
Wrestlers Ravi and Deepak leave for Tokyo sans 2nd dose
Headlines
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's Next Bet: Budget Airline (seat up to 180 passengers) Akasa Air and the team’ with $35MN investment, 70 Planes
Antony Blinken meets Dalai Lama’s representative in New Delhi
Taliban taking over Afghanistan will make it a ‘pariah state’, warns US secretary of state
Successful democracies include ‘thriving’ civil societies: Blinken
‘Beijing acting more repressively at home and more aggressively abroad’: Antony Blinken
As Indo-US Ties fortify, Blinken's pointed message to China while it cosies up to Taliban; Uighurs, Border Safety on Agenda as China & Taliban Meet
Speaker mulls suspension of 13 Congress, TMC MPs identified as ‘repeat offenders’ for tearing papers
Parliament monsoon session: Did govt use Pegasus weapon against its own people, Rahul on Pegasus report
After CPI MP, now LJD member moves motion in RS to annual new digital media rules
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been witnessing protests from the opposition since the start of the monsoon session on July 19. Opposition parties which have been pressing for a discussion and probe into allegations of surveillance through Pegasus spyware, have decided to strongly raise the issue in Parliament on Wednesday.
Opposition insists on Pegasus debate, BJP decries ‘manufactured matters’
Mamata Banerjee meets Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi
Kerala assembly ruckus: Setback for Vijayan govt, SC says LDF MLAs must face prosecution
Cloudbursts, flash floods in Himachal, J&K kill 22; IMD issues alert for north India; Met Dept warns of rising water levels of Rivers in South Bengal Districts; Maharashtra flood: 213 dead, eight missing as 103 villages in Raigad face landslide risk
Government extends Covid guidelines till Aug 31; Saudi announces three-year travel ban for citizens visiting ‘red list’ countries, including India
In a dramatic turn of events, the ministry of home affairs on Tuesday appointed Rakesh Asthana, a 1984-batch IPS officer, as the new police commissioner of Delhi, four days before he was due to retire from service. Asthana was serving as the chief of Border Security Force; the ITBP chief, S S Deswal, has been given additional charge of BSF until a regular appointment is made. Asthana took charge on Wednesday.
No quorum as MPs spar at IT panel meet, secretaries skip it
To seep up justice, Supreme Court fixes strict time limits for arguments
Centre gets Assam, Mizoram to agree on ‘natural’ border force
Days after border clash with Mizoram, Assam Govt decides to create 5 new police battalions
Amid CM’s peace appeal, Mizoram demands central order to lift blockade by Assam
I was on Assam side, we could not have fired first: Mizoram SP Vanlalfaka Ralte
Supreme Court adopts UK view to loosen privileges and immunity of MPs, MLAs
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken: Quad not on Military Lines, US vaccines to India depend on Regulatory, Legal Processes; US vaccines to India hinge on Legal Process
IAF formally inducts Rafale Aircraft into 101 Squadron of Eastern Air Command; In Sep 2020, Rafale aircraft were inducted into the 17 "Golden Arrows" Squadron
UP woman dies in Lucknow Govt Hospital after doctors leave piece of cloth in stomach during C-section
The Slow Wheels of Justice in India: Supreme Court, High Courts short of 454 judges; in the lower judiciary against sanctioned strength of 24,368 judges, there are 5,132 vacancies to date
Financial & Business News
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala sees years of double-digit India stock gains
Dr Reddy’s tanks 10% on news of US legal action
Airtel discontinues Rs. 49 prepaid recharge, raise entry-level pricing
Tech Mahindra CEO’s pay down 33% in last fiscal
Four funds with $7 billion in Adani have history of wrong bets
India’s plastic exports have risen by 60% in last one year: Plexconcil
Hyundai enters Gurugram with Rs. 2,000 crore
Covid impact: Retail loans impairment rises as borrowers delay payments
RBI imposes Rs 5 crore penalty on Axis Bank for contravention of certain provisions of directions issued by the RBI, including on cybersecurity framework
Deposit Insurance of Rs 5 Lakh: Customers to get money in 90 days if Bank under moratorium
Indian startups are on a CXO hiring spree
Sensex sheds 135 pts, Nifty holds 15,700; bank stocks tumble, Airtel rallies 5%, DRL down 3%
PFRDA sets floor for pension funds to invest in IPOs
Indian solar companies jittery as curbs on Chinese modules end this week
14 midcaps where fund managers upped stakes by over 100 bps in Q1
Nestle India Q2 results: Net profit rises 11% YoY to Rs 539 crore, misses estimates; sales grow 14%
Ola expands ESOPs pool to Rs 3,000 crore ahead of IPO
CBI conducts raids at 15 locations in coal mining scam
Your phone bill is likely to go up by as much as 30% in the next six months as Airtel, Vodafone Idea are tweaking their tariff offers to improve ARPU
Ashok Leyland to transfer complete electric vehicles business to new arm Switch Mobility including UK-subsidiary Optare
Ford reaches to half dozen rival carmakers to reboot India operations; feasibility study to be done in 2 months; independent operation may turn into a niche play with just CKD operation sans partner
Govt: SpiceJet borrowed Rs 127.51Cr, Go First Rs 25.65Cr under ECLGS scheme; AAI conducted pre-feasibility study in June for Greenfield airport in Puri
Corona Updates
New Covid-19 variants take shape in bodies of patients, finds study
WHO says Coronavirus deaths up 21% in last week, cases could exceed 200 million in two weeks
Kerala now accounts for 50% of all new Covid cases; "compliance with mass gatherings guidelines needs to be enforced strictly; Positivity rate as high as 10.5% may need strict curbs; reports over 22,000 new Covid cases, 131 deaths; MHA asks states to take steps to ensure no rise in ‘R’ factor of coronavirus
ICMR Serosurvey: 2/3rd population in 11 states found to have developed Covid anti-bodies; Kerala has least (44.4%) Covid anti-bodies, Madhya Pradesh has most (79%)
HC pulls up Uttarkhand govt for Covid rule violations at Tourist Spots, extends stay on Chardham Yatra
Study: AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine associated with a small risk of rare blood clots after the first dose, and no extra risk after the 2nd dose
The Saudi Ministry of Health confirms the possibility of those recovering from the Corona virus receiving two doses of the vaccine
The Tunisian President orders the creation of an operating room to manage the Corona virus, which includes the Corona virus, which includes representatives of a number of ministers
World: 196,647,297; Active 14,336,265 (7.31%); Recovery 178,078,247 (90.56%); Vaccinated 3.97BN
India: 31,526,622; Active 409,805 (1.30%); Recovery 30,694,122 (97.36%); Vaccinated 446.16MN
State News
Telangana HC forms panel to monitor Ramappa conservation
Telangana got least GST compensation in South
Telangana: TRS Warangal West MLA Vinay Bhaskar, 17 others convicted in train stopping case
AIMIM gearing for the big fight in UP; while the party could not make an impact in the recently concluded West Bengal elections, the efforts of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) to extend its footprint across India is receiving good response, especially in UP, party leaders claimed
175 mucor cases in 4 months at Ganga Ram Hospital
Additional district judge killed in road accident in Jharkhand
Maharashtra Rains: The flood in Sangli couldn’t stop a couple from getting married on July 26. Boat ride for bride Sonali and groom Rohit, in Sangli's flooded waters
Reopen schools, say academics, doctors, lawyers and parents; Sisodia seeks view of parents, teachers on school reopening
Delhi: 62-year-old shot at point-blank range while sleeping in Palam
Raj Kundra pornography case: Raj’s lawyer moves Session’s Court for bail plea
Gehana Vasisth along with 4 producers of Raj Kundra's company booked in fresh case
Raj Kundra wanted app to earn Rs. 34 crore by 2023
Raj Kundra earned Rs. 1.17 crore in five months last through his porn app
Shilpa Shetty Kundra yet to be given clean chit in husband Raj Kundra's pornography case: Mumbai Police Crime Branch
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal asks Delhiites to suggest names for Padma awards
In deep waters, Rani Khera is wary of dipping its feet in DDA’s land pool
Tweet from outgoing Delhi police commissioner Balaji Srivastava triggers strict traffic check
Flooding makes Delhi-Gurugram travel a nightmare
Avian flu: Passive survey to be held in Chakkarpur
Gurugram: Pranab Gupta, an executive held hostage in cab, robbed of Rs. 80,000 after he was offered a lift from Ambience Mall
Hindu woman storms nikah, walks away with the groom
A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl in northwest Delhi's Shalimar Bagh area, police said on Wednesday. The accused was identified as Salim Ahmed, a resident of Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh, they said.
JP Nadda addresses meeting of BJP MPs from UP
18 migrants dead as truck collides with stranded bus in UP; Three dead, another critical as car crashes into cluster bus in Delhi’s Dwarka
Delhi: Rain to continue until end of month; orange alert for today
Hyderabad: Transfer certificate remarks leave parents in a spot
Hyderabad: Stolen property worth Rs 1.5 cr recovered from criminals in 176 cases returned to victims
Kuwait News
The Director-General of the WHO leaves the State of Kuwait after a visit aimed at strengthening cooperation
The Kuwaiti Cabinet holds an extra-ordinary meeting
His Highness Amir receives the Director-General of the World Health Organisation, and His Highness affirms the continuation of close cooperation with the organisation for the benefit of humanity and complement the humanitarian role of the State of Kuwait
Issuance of a decree terminating the work of Decree No. 258 of 2017 appointing the Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs
Representative of His Highness the Emir of the country praises the brotherly relations between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in all fields
Kuwaiti (Olympic) member: We continue to provide comfort for the players participating in the Olympics
The First Deputy of the UAE Federal National Council praises the results of his visit to Kuwait
Kuwait Interior Minister discusses with the US ambassador to the country issues of common interest
Kuwait Municipality: The video clip circulating regarding the level of general hygiene in the Jleepb Al-Shuyoukh area is old and it was dealt with at the time, and they are keen to confront abuses
The Kuwait Government assigns the ministers to work on speeding up the implementation of development projects and prioritizing projects whose establishments is self-financed and generate returns to the state
Minister of the Interior: A comprehensive strategy to develop and modernize the facilities and buildings of the security establishment to provde the appropriate functional environment
The Kuwait Health Spokesman: 941 new Covid-cases, 1,365 recovered and 5 deaths recorded
International News
Blood clot cases not higher after AstraZeneca second dose: Study
US Capitol attack hearing: ‘Kill him,’ racial slurs and more
White House considering vaccine mandate for federal workers
Israel defence minister to share initial findings on NSO with France
Officials: 2 dead, 4 injured after Texas chemical plant leak
Ashraf Ghani says no military solution to Afghan issue, government ready to talk with Taliban
Taliban delegation visiting China for talks with officials
Afghanistan: World doing business with Taliban, why shouldn’t India?
Bhutan fully vaccinates 90% of eligible adults within a week
South Korea sets another new high for daily Covid-19 cases
At least 8 killed in 22-car pileup in Utah during sandstorm
Covid-19: New Zealand suspends quarantine-free travel with Australia
With virus surge, US to keep travel restrictions for now
Sandstorm in Western Chinese city of Dunhuang rises 100m high
Tropical storm makes landfall in northern Japan, spares Olympics
Hong Kong’s civil society ‘withers’ under national security purge
Sydney lockdown extended by four weeks as Delta surge worsens
‘Wounded soul’: Beirut blast haunts scarred survivors*
Myanmar junta seeks international cooperation over Covid-19 crisis
Blinken dials Nepal’s new PM Deuba; discusses bilateral ties, Covid-19 situation & climate change
Russia ready to help Tajikistan amid Afghan conflict
US moves to shield secrets in Saudi spy case in Canada
Cloudburst in Islamabad causes flooding
Iran supreme leader criticizes west as nuclear talks stalled
Turkey detains 200 Afghan migrants en route to Italy
Tunisian President relieves state TV director of his duties after banning journalists from participating in a talk show
The Tunisian President intends to launch a reconciliation with 460 businessmen accused of looting public money
Continuing fires raging in the Akkar region in northern Lebanon have killed a 15-year-old boy as he tried to put out the fire, and injured more than 23 people
Dutch archaeologists unearthed a Roman canal and road near ancient military camps that were this week listed on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung Erupts, lasted about 12 minutes; No Evacuation Orders issued
Two Chinese nationals shot by unidentified assailants on a motorcycle in Karachi days after IED attack on bus carrying engineers
Panama scandal: Pak PM names 'common friend' who offered Rs 1,000Cr bribe to withdraw the Panama Papers case against the then PM Nawaz Sharif
US: Indian-American physician Dr Manisha Juthani nominated as Public Health Commissioner of Connecticut
Brutal killing of a popular Afghan comedian Nazar Mohammad, popularly known as Khasha Zwan has sent shock waves around the world; Taliban denies killing him
Sports News
ICC T20 Rankings: Virat Kohli, KL Rahul maintain Top 10 Positions, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal move up