Today’s News (30th July 2021, Friday)
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Today’s News (30th July 2021, Friday)
-- by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Tokyo Olympics News
Boxer Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) assures India’s second medal in Tokyo
Manu Bhaker, Rahi Sarnobat crash out of woman’s 25m pistol
Will javelin ace Neeraj Chopra fetch India’s first athletics medal at the Olympics?
Deepika Kumari ousts former world champion to enter women’s individual archery quarterfinals
Indian men's hockey team defeats defending champion Argentina 3-1 to enter quarter-final; PV Sindhu in quarters
Mary Kom bows out; win 2 out of 3 rounds but still loses bout; Mary Kom was clear winner, says Kiren Rijiju
Mary Kom slams IOC Boxing Task Force for ‘poor judging’, says can’t believe I’ve lost
Expected to play with Deepika Kumari in mixed team, says Atanu Das
Indian athletes who are closing in on potential medals
India’s challenge end as Sajan Prakash unable to advance to 100m butterfly semis
The German Cycling Federation coach was expelled from the Tokyo Olympics for ‘racist’ statement against an Algerian cyclist
Djokovic cruises past Nishikori to enter Olympic semis
Matsuyama makes steady start but feels lingering effects of Covid illness
Bencic beats Rybakina to reach tennis final
Headlines
Telangana’s Ramappa Temple featured on draft Rs. 10 note in Nizam era
Sri Lanka crush India by 7 wickets, with 33 balls to spare, to clinch series 2-1 (India 81/8 in 20 overs and SL 82/3)
National Gallery of Australia to return 14 art works including Chola idols
In the Rhino's backyard, 3 National Parks get Global Honour for Tiger Conservation; Manas, Kaziranga and Orang in Assam got CATS accreditation on World Tiger Day, July 29
Indian astronomers peek into the Sun using sound, find intriguing internal layer that exists very close to the solar surface; understanding is critical to know more about sunspot formation & solar cycle
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducts second lottery for H-1B cap visas for fiscal 2022
Danish Siddiqui was alive; attacked the local Masjid where he received 1st aid; brutally murdered" by the Taliban after verifying his identity
Taliban ‘hunted down, brutally executed’ Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui: Report
Supreme Court urged to take cognisance of alleged murder of Additional District Judge in Jharkhand; CCTV Clip reveal reality of Jharkhand Judge's accident'; two arrested, heavy Autorickshaw recovered
Caught on video, Taliban admit to killing Afghan comic Khasa Zwan
For India, the real problem in Afghanistan, is Pakistan
Basavaraj Bommai as lobbying for cabinet spots begins
J&K to be granted statehood at appropriate time: Govt
Uttarakhand Covid: Char Dham Yatra banned till August 18
Health Ministry announces 27% for OBCs, 10% for EWS in All India Quota for UG, PG medical, dental courses
Open letter to CJI seeks moratorium on use of Pegasus; The Supreme Court must declare a moratorium on the export, sale, transfer and use of Pegasus spyware in India and investigate the snooping scandal, women’s rights activists, human rights defenders and concerned citizens have urged Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana in an open letter to him.
Lok Sabha passes two Bills without debate; amid continuous Opposition protests, the Lok Sabha on Thursday passed two Bills before it was adjourned for the day. The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA) Amendment Bill, 2021, and The Inland Vessels Bill, 2021, were passed in the din without debate.
Delhi Assembly passes resolution against Rakesh Asthana’s appointment as Delhi Police Commissioner; Kejriwal says move against SC order
NASA: (ISS) was thrown briefly out of control when jet thrusters of a newly arrived Russian research module inadvertently fired a few hours after it was docked to the orbiting outpost
20 injured as oil leak causes blast at poultry feed plant in Kerala's Palakad; as the firefighters were trying to douse the fire, the temperature of the oil tank increased and resulted in a blast
With 5 new cases from Thiruvananthapuram, total of 61 people infected with Zika virus in Kerala
Beti Bachao: Goa reports third rape case in a week as CM Sawant asks why were girls out so late
140 tourists stranded in HP's Lahaul Spiti after heavy rain; rescue ops continue in cloudburst-hit Kishtwar
The other pandemic sweeping the world: Nearly 1.2BN people won’t have enough to eat this year
Study: Intensity of severe Cyclonic storms increasing in North Indian Ocean Region due to high relative humidity, especially at mid atmospheric level, weak vertical wind shear, warm sea surface temperature
Scientists turn speech-impaired man’s vocal signals into words
Assam issues Advisory against travel to Mizoram amid heightened Border Tension; asked people from the state living in Mizoram due to work-related compulsions to 'exercise utmost caution
Financial & Business News
Supreme Court reserves verdict on Amazon’s pleas against Future Retail-Reliance deal
Britain announces $600 million pledge to support the Global Partnership for Education
Our bankers need to stop kicking the can down the road and focus on growth, warns Uday Kotak
GST slabs to come down to three? CEA K V Subramanian says 'definitely going to happen
25.82 lakh ITRs filed, 7.90 lakh e-PANs allocated at new IT e-filing portal; 1Lac+ returns filed every day
Roche launches spinal muscular atrophy treatment drug in India priced at around Rs 6 lakh per bottle
World Bank arm IFC holds nearly 5% stake in Federal Bank with Rs 916 crore capital infusion
Airtel, Tata Communications, RCom, Railtel among 34 firms found violating internet services licence rules
Cost of data breach hits record-high due to Covid
Tata Power tops Crisil ESG scores 67/100 for power companies in India; scored 61 in environment, and 60 and 77 on social and governance parameters
For flouting insider trading norms, SEBI imposes Rs 3 lakh fine on Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra
After ruling the social media space with Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg is planning to venture in the hardware market with a wearable device. But unlike smart bands and earbuds, Zuckerberg confirmed that Facebook will launch its first smart glasses from Ray-Ban in partnership with Essilor Luxottica
LinkedIn says it will allow most employees to work remotely, reversing course
Failing to ensure wider access to Covid vaccines could undermine global eco recovery: WTO report
US charges Nikola founder Trevor Milton with lying to investors
Tatva Chintan shares off to flying start; list with 95% premium
Economic recovery stumbles, setting stage for sustained low interest rates
Cost of data breach hits record-high due to Covid
Google’s cloud business grows 54% in April-June quarter
Google delays return to office; mandates vaccines
Russia fines Google 3 million roubles for violating personal data law
China’s crackdown on its biggest companies
IT, commodities lift Sensex, Nifty; Maruti falls
May need fiscal stimulus for weaker households, SMEs: Gita Gopinath
Sebi imposes Rs. 10 Lakh fine on Karvy Financial Services for not making open offer timely
UAE’s Golden Visa Scheme a boon for Indians
Tencent is world’s worst stock bet with $170 billion wipeout
SoftBank sells 45 million shares in Uber: Report
Twitter shuts US offices, tech giants in huddle after new CDS
JSW Cement raises Rs. 1.5k crore from PEs
Cognizant attrition soars to 31%, to hire 30,000 freshers in India
TCS, HCL, IBM in fray for Boeing applications business
Droom joins unicorn club
India's gold demand increases by 19.2% in April-June quarter at 76 tonne: World Gold Council
Hyundai enters Gurugram with Rs. 2,000 crore
Ola Electric differs with Tesla, Hyundai on EV import duties
Corona Updates
Covaxin trail results on children likely by September: AIIMS chief Randeep Guleria
Two-third of population surveyed in 11 states have coronavirus antibodies: ICMR serosurvey
Covid-19: 43,509 new cases, 640 deaths in last 24 hours
Jharkhand reports 39 new Covid cases; one virus death
Over 2.98 crore unutilised vaccine doses still available with states, private hospitals: Govt
Saudi Arabia records 12 deaths and 1,289 new Covid-19 cases
Qatar: 158 new cases of Covid-19 registered*
*Two Katyusha rockets landed in the Green Zone
UAE 5 deaths and 1,550 new Covid-19 cases registered
WHO says Coronavirus deaths up 21% in last week, cases could exceed 200 million in two weeks if this trend countries
Expert Panel favours mixing Covishield and Covaxin doses; Green lights trial; Biological E denied permission for trials of its Covid vaccine in children - asked for additional safety and immunogenicity data from the ongoing clinical trial in adult
Covid-19 cases in Karnataka jump 34% in last 24 hours with 2,052 new infections; Covid R-value climbing steadily in India; Kerala, Northeastern States Top list
Vythiri in Wayanad becomes 1st fully vaccinated Tourism destination in Kerala; completely risk free for visitors; 50% Gujarat's adult population given first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
Lankan Research: Covishield single dose efficacy drops after 16 weeks in those above 60 years of age
Study on new Covid variants could be breakthrough in predicting strains in population; study found 80% genomes sequenced in individuals had later emerged as new variants or strains
Delhi HC: Delhi no action against good Samaritans for procuring O2 for Covid patients as Govt failed
Beijing records new Covid cases after six months; China steps up Port, driver checks; vaccines prevent 22MN Covid-19 infections, 60,000 deaths in UK
Sydney posts record daily Covid-19 cases, police powers extended to enforce lockdown
Covid-19 infections rise, Delta variant spreads to 132 countries: WHO
Republican leader slams CDC for new mask mandate, says it’s based on data from India
World: 197,313,422; Active 14,609,154 (7.40%); Recovery 178,491,148 (90.46%); Vaccinated 4.01BN
India: 31,572,295; Active 411,810 (1.30%); Recovery 30,736,241 (97.36%); Vaccinated 450.71MN
State News
Malls, theatres in Mumbai to open, longer hours for shops, eateries
Twitter Faceoff: Kerala’s Covid surge becomes talking point
After Punjab, Congress aims to put its house in Rajasthan in order
Covid-19 effect: Schools report 20-50 per cent dip in revenue; 55 per cent teachers faced salary cut
48% parents not willing to send their kids to schools till they get Covid vaccines: Survey
Three ganja peddling gangs busted in Telangana, Rs. 8.4 crore worth narcotics seized
Transport sector in Telangana hits pandemic wall; Covid has dealt a crippling blow to the Telugu film industry
Telangana woos Taiwanese companies with proposal of exclusive cluster
Gates of Nagarjuna Sagar dam lifted to release excess water
Shilpa Shetty approaches HC against defamatory content published in media, demands 25 crore damages
Shilpa Shetty Kundra's mother Sunanda Shetty files cheating complaint of Rs 1.6 crore in land deal
Raj Kundra case: Model Zoya Rathore claims she was asked to do 'nude auditions', offered Rs 70,000 per day for adult films
Raj Kundra Pornography case: Shilpa Shetty moves High Court against several media outlets
Sherlyn Chopra had issued an FIR against Raj in April 2021 of sexual assault. He was charged under section 376 of Indian Penal Code r/w section 384, 415, 420, 504 and 506, 354 (a) (b) (d), 509, of Indian Penal Code, 67, 67 (A), of Information Technology Act 2008, sec 3 & 4 of Indecent Representation of Women Act 1986.
Mumbai court rejects Sherlyn Chopra’s anticipatory bail in pornography case related to Raj Kundra
A German woman Vidja, files a cheating case against Arya for cheating her for Rs. 70 lakh by promising to marry her
Telangana: Mango saplings to be planted in front of every house in Nagarkurnool district
Telangana records 623 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths
Telangana HC seeks data on illegal buildings in 150 wards of GHMC
Injured Assam cop airlifted to Mumbai, operated
BMC zeroes in on private land for Mahul pumping station
Kuwait News
His Highness the Amir receives in the presence of His Highness the Crown Prince and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United States of America, and the meting reviews the distinguished historical relations between the two friendly countries
His Highness the Prime Minister receives the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USA on the occasion of his visit to the country
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister holds a session of talks with his American counterpart on the frameworks for strengthening bilateral and strategic relations and discusses the latest developments in the region
Representatives of His Highness the Amir meets British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
The State of Kuwait condemns and denounces in the strongest terms the continued threat to the security of sisterly Saudi Arabia and the targeting of civilians by the Houthi militia by launching two ballistic missiles and a drone towards the southern regions
The Speaker of the National Assembly receives the US Secretary of State, and the meeting deals with the relations of cooperation between the two friendly countries and ways to enhance them to broader horizons
Kuwait Foreign Minister: The visions between the State of Kuwait and the USA are compatible and identical with regard to regional and international issues
Kuwaiti swimmer Abbas Qali finished fourth in the 100m butterfly, in the Tokyo Olympics, missing his chance to qualify for the finals
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) completes a project on (Urban Thermal Islands in Kuwait) using remote sensing and GIS techniques
Boursa Kuwait closes its trading with the general index rising 38.23 points to reach the level of 6581.01 points, an increase of 0.58 percent, with a value of 73.5 million dollars
A delegation from the Land Force attends the ceremony to celebrate the receipt of the M1A2K tank by the Kuwaiti army in the United States of America
The MoH is completing its preparations to implement the new travel procedures, starting from the first of next August
Somali Education Minister: Kuwait’s pledge to provide $30m will contribute to solving the crises that education is going through Africa
The (Health) spokesman: 853 new Covid-19 cases; 1,400 recoveries and 6 deaths
International News
A slice of one of Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding cake is up for auction 40 years after the nuptials were watched around the world
Malaysian PM urged to quit after rare royal rebuke
Malaysia’s king berates government for misleading parliament
Qatar’s emir approves electoral law for first legislative polls
Thailand sets up hospital at airport; Cambodia closes border
The mayor of Washington announces the re-imposition of wearing masks in light of the increase infections with the Corona virus
Wildfires in southern Turkey leave 3 dead, 58 hospitalized
Israel tells France it is taking NSO spyware allegations
Tunisia Foreign Minister: President Said’s decisions aims to restore stability in Tunisia
The European Union pledges 1.7 bln euros to the Global Partnership for Education
Pakistani Prime Minister: There is no military solution to the conflict in Afghanistan
Taliban admit to killing Afghan comic beaten in video
China-Taliban ties warming ahead of US withdrawal
Inflation in German Statistics Office: Germany jumps above 3 percent for the first time in 10 years
Austrian Chancellor: Our close relationship with the UAE culminated in a strategic partnership
UN Special Reporter on combating human trafficking: Traffickers are able to carry out their illegal trade with impunity
The Sultanate of Oman reduces the duration of the partial ban
The US Secretary of Defense affirms his country’s continued commitment to addressing the outstanding issues with Vietnam
Shallow earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck Alaska Peninsula prompting tsunami warnings in the region
Airbus launches its new urban mobility copter; full-scale UAM demonstrator took off at 2,310 kg, the highest take-off weight for a fully electric aircraft with a distributed drive system
UK could hit 40 Celsius soon due to climate change
France calls UK quarantine rules discriminatory
Pakistan government is not spokesperson for Taliban: Imran Khan
Pakistan to ban public sector, education, malls, air travel for unvaccinated
2 killed in rain-related incidents in Pak
Floods make thousands homeless in Bangladesh Rohingya camps
Top US diplomat visits Kuwait to boost ties with key ally
Ron Popeil, inventor and king of TV pitchmen, dies at 86
Police seek clues after woman and dog killed in Atlanta park
Ravages of Covid surge evident inside Missouri hospital
Sports News
‘I’ll do it again’: Hamilton after Verstappen Silverstone crash
Navdeep Saini to undergo scans for his left shoulder injury: BCC