Today’s News (24th Aug 2021, Tuesday)
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- Published: Tuesday, 24 August 2021 04:55
Today’s News (24th Aug 2021, Tuesday)
by Annadatha V Murali Manohar
Headlines
Covid third wave looms, may peak in October, hit kids: MHA panel to PMO
CM Nitish-led all party team from Bihar meets PM Modi for caste census
No immediate plan to ban two Hurriyat factions, says official
Paralympics: Thums Up becomes official partner of Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Indian teacher Ranjitsinh Disale, (Global Teacher Prize 2020) joined worldwide leaders from across the public, private and philanthropic sectors to call for an acceleration of girls’ digital access, digital skills and participation in online learning in a pandemic-hit scenario
Army Selection Board clears way for promoting 5 Women Officers to Colonel Rank after they completed 26 years of "reckonable service”
Tamil Nadu’s 'Priesthood for all' breaking caste barriers, but still there's 'Reluctance' to cede space
Govt launches infra assets pipeline that'll bring much needed funding to a sector crucial for growth; Rs 6 lakh crore expected till FY25; expects Rs 39,832Cr from sale of power generation assets; 45,000Cr from monetisation of power transmission assets; Coal mining assets worth Rs 28,747Cr to be monetized
Baby Crocodiles emerging from eggs in National Park in Odisha in Bhitarkanika marks end of breeding season
In swift op, J&K cops-in-plainclothes kill top Lashkar terrorist & aide; he has to pay one of the longest surviving terrorists
Russian Model and 'Kanchana 3' actress Alexandra Djavi found dead in Goa, Russian counsel alleges foul play
‘Anti-Indian, absurd’: Anurag Thakur on Mehbooba Mufti’s Taliban remarks
Army selection board clears way for promoting 5 women officers to Colonel rank
Financial & Business News
FM Nirmala Sitharaman expressed "deep disappointment" plaguing the new gives income tax portal Infosys Sep 15 deadline to set right
Rs. 6 lakh cr national monetisation plan announced for infrastructure assets
India ranks second in Chainalysis’s 2021 Global Crypto Adoption Index
India’s wireless stereo hearbles shipments rise 68%
Developer shut down iPhone keyboard for the blind, accuses Apple of abuse
Airtel plea against payment of Videocon's AGR dues in Supreme Court; Videocon owes govt ₹ 1376Cr
CCI approves internal corporate reorganization of Daimler AG group of cos
Honda plans to ship more cars, boosting New Delhi’s manufacturing enhancement program
Oil India can't be judge in its own cause, will reconstitute panel: SC on Baghjan oil well tragedy
OneWeb launches 34 more satellites, expands in-orbit LEO constellation to 288 satellites
Maruti Suzuki: CCI fines India's biggest carmaker 200Cr over Dealer Discount Policy; anti-competitive conduct of Resale Price Maintenance (RPM) in the passenger vehicle segment
Tata Punch micro-SUV, based on Altroz platform, revealed; launch in festive season
CEO of smartphone company that won Innovation Award in 2015 charged with fraud
Government said to plan $81 billion of infrastructure asset sales
National Stock Exchange (NSE) warns against unregulated derivative products
16 merchant bankers in race for managing LIC IPO
After investing in US firm Matternet, RattanIndia to form subsidiary for drone business in India
Court gives police three weeks to conclude Paytm ownership probe
HDFC Bank, Paytm team up for digital payments
Govt against merging ailing Vodafone Idea with BSNL-MTNL
Fuel prices cut by 20p/lt, but fail to keep pace with Crude’s fall
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) upholds tax treaty relief on delayed Tax Residency Certificate (TRC)
US, UAE continue to be top importers of India’s engineering goods
Chrys Capital, True North, buys $150 million stake in Quest Global
Corona Updates
World: 213,226,685; Active 17,969,995 (8.43%); Recovery 190,804,434 (89.48%); Vaccinated 4.97BN
India: 32,460,328; Active 334,692 (1.03%); Recovery 31,690,586 (97.63%); Vaccinated 580.77MN
Pfizer and BioNTech surge after the FDA officially approves its Covid-19 vaccine
India may record an unprecedented 600,000 new infections a day if the country fails to boost the pace of vaccination, avert 3rd wave; could reduce to 200,000 if India executes its 10MN/day vaccination plan
Maharashtra logs 27 new Delta Plus cases; Amaravati, Gadchiroli top list; Bengal govt preps for 3rd wave: 2,300+ paediatric care units, training of doctors, ASHA workers
Experts warn of imminent third wave of Covid-19 in Sept-Oct
Clinical trial participants to get digital vaccination certificates
Door-to-door survey to identify unvaccinated people under way in Hyderabad
Telangana: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) launches special vaccination drive
Vaccine dose availability in India in August highest in last 5 months
Explain process of Covid vaccine procurement, allotment: Bombay HC to Centre
New Zealand extends virus lockdown; Australia eyes vaccines
No new Covid-19 case in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
China reports no new local Covid-19 cases for first time since July
Taiwan’s president receives domestically developed vaccine
State News
Schools in Bengal to reopen after puja vacation: Mamata
Schools, colleges in Puducherry to re-open on Sept 1
British Council’s digital library witnesses 104% rise in memberships
Over 55k Indian students and exchange visitors travelling to US: Embassy
US approves record number of Indian student visa applications in 2021
Fewer applications in Engineering are due to excessive seat allocation to states
Students throng high schools, pre-university colleges in Karnataka
Tamil Nadu SSLC results 2021 has been announced by the Tamil Nadu Department of Government Examination (TNDGE); the result is now available on the various websites
Jammu has emerged as an education hub in north India
Bengal HS council to follow semester-based curriculum for classes 11 and 12
Gujarat govt approves non-practising allowance for in-service doctors
Now, Tamil Nadu association seeks reservation for in-service doctors
For credit scheme, DU entrance must for other varsity students
Karnataka CM urges parents to send their children to schools
Schools, colleges reopen for classes 9-12 in Karnataka after five months
ICCR, Pune varsity to help stranded Afghan students
UGC allows varsities to teach online, distance learning post-Covid
India will need 20 lakh Cloud professionals by 2025: Nasscom
Classes starting, but international students failing to get US visas
Kolkata: US University virtual fairs on Aug 27 and Sept 3
Students hit visa jackpot for US in pandemic year
1.8 lakh students apply for 20,000 PG seats in Delhi University
No instant solution on whether to reopen schools amid pandemic
Punjab names 10 govt schools after Olympic medallist hockey team players
Karnataka govt going forward with NEP implementation, says minister Ashwatha Narayana
Karnataka 1st State to implement New National Education Policy: launch a policy of digitisation and research and development that could help implement the new National Education Policy (NEP)
Mangaluru: In less than a year, students donate seven wigs to cancer patients
Mangaluru: Potable water supply network of Nitte village mapped using GPS
Bihar teenager shot dead for asking commuters to pay Rs 10 as Boat Fare killed in front of his residence in Banbhaura village under Bithan police station
Hyderabad: 36-year-old scrap businessman Abdul Sadiq, murdered in Kalapathar
Hyderabad: History-sheeter sentenced to 5-year rigorous imprisonment in sexual assault case
Congress deeksha for cause of SCs and STs in Telangana CM’s adopted village
A 26-year-old worker died when an electric pole accidentally collapsed on him during demolition work being carried out at Mallanna Sagar project-affected Erravalli village in Siddipet district, Telangana
Srikanth, a 35-year-old Pharma company employee ended his life due to personal problems: Jeedimetla, Telangana
Kuwait & Middle East News
Kuwait Ministry of Health: 189 new cases and 3 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours
In implementation of the royal directives Kuwait gives Tunisia 6 firefighting vehicles equipped with all their equipment to confront forest fires
The Kuwaiti Defence Minister receives a phone call from his American counterpart and they exchange views on a number of common issues and regional and international developments
The technical staff of the Kuwait National football team selects 28 players for the friendly match of the Bosnian national team next Sept 4
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defence organizes a blood donation campaign under the slogan ‘My blood is for Kuwait’
The Kuwait Health Authority allows the emergency use of the drug Regen-Cove2
The Cabinet reviews the National Contributions Document and the general framework of Kuwait’s Low Carbon Strategy 2050
Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad, announces that the Saud Abdulaziz Al-Babtain Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery has received six injured from the Lebanese Republic as a result of a recent explosion of a fuel tank in a town in northern Lebanon
Afghan News
I don't trust anybody, says Biden on Taliban promises, says Washington will see if group 'Means it or not; Taliban near resistance stronghold Panjshir after retaking 3 nearby areas; 16K evacuated from Kabul Airport in past 24 hours
Can't eat out, confined to single room like a jail: Bokaro man on life in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan; Union Govt: Calls All-Party meet to discuss Afghanistan crisis, India's stance on Thursday
Afghan evacuated by France under surveillance for alleged Taliban links; four others thought to be close to the main suspect are also the subject of surveillance
China, Pakistan, India jockey for position in Afghanistan’s new Great Game
Taliban says they have taken three northern districts seized by Afghan militias
The art of the deal: US envoy Zalmy Khalilzad behind the Taliban’s return
For Afghan refugees in India, hopes dim for returning home
Kabul airlift is accelerating but still hampered by chaos
Pakistan and its intelligence service have played a key role in fostering the Taliban and allowing it to eventually take over Afghanistan, a top Republican lawmaker has alleged, stating that it is disgusting to watch Islamabad celebrate the group's victory that will bring 'untold brutality' to Afghans.
China hints at providing financial aid to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
International News
Rain on Greenland Ice Sheet, possibly a first, signals Climate Change Risk; was observed for several hours on August 14 at a measuring post over 3,000 metres up on the ice sheet
Italy has been selling off houses in its picturesque countryside for one euro (approximately ₹ 87) each to anyone willing to commit to restoring them
Greeece wildfires: Another blaze breaks out on Evia island
Russia’s Putin: We don’t want Afghan militants in Russia
German helicopters ready to join Kabul airlifts, Italy says it evacuated nearly 1,000 Afghans over last 5 days
US envoy says no hostile intent toward North Korea, calls for talks
Pakistan intel agency played key role in Taliban takeover of Afghanistan: US Congressman
Japan to send military plane to repatriate citizen from Afghanistan
US Vice President Kamala Harris visits Singapore to deepen ties, counter China’s influence
Joe Biden says US unwavering in Afghanistan evacuations; Taliban beat back crowd at airport
US state department recently hit by a cyber attack, claims report
Tunisia’s president decides to extend parliament freeze ‘until further notice’
The Coalition to Support Legitimacy intercepts a booby-trapped plane targeting Khamis Mushait, southern Saudi Arabia
Sports News
Indian Hockey Stars Harmanpreet Singh, Gurjit Kaur nominated for FIH Player of the Year Awards
India vs. England: Momentum is with India, get Joe Root out early and win Headingley Test, say former cricketers
India vs. England: Indian team undergoes first training session at Headingley
India vs. England: A big Virat Kohli hundred is about to come, says childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma
India vs. England: Wood injury adds to England pace problems ahead of Third Test
I’m happy people are talking about me: Rahane on criticism for slow batting at Lord’s
Cannot write off modern-day great Kohli, he got couple of good balls, Agarkar
Captain Rani Rampal wishes former head coach Sjoerd Marijne luck for ‘new chapter’
Indian women hockey players Gurjit Kaur and Nisha Warsi, given warm welcome at NCR