Today’s News Update (27th Aug 2021, Friday)
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Today’s News Update (27th Aug 2021, Friday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Headlines
India vs. England 3rd Test Day 2: England 423/8 at stumps, lead by 345 runs
‘Total panic’ as deadly blasts rock Kabul airport
NATO chief slams Kabul airport terrorist attack
'At least 60 killed as suicide bombers target Kabul airport', ISIS role suspected
The US military confirmed a large explosion Thursday outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan, where the United States and other countries have been evacuating tens of thousands of people. Australia, UK and US have asked their citizens to leave the Kabul airport area, citing unspecified terror threats. Another evacuation flight with 24 Indians and 11 Nepalese citizens are on its way way from Kabul to New Delhi.
Quad nations kick off 4-day Malabar naval war games with eye on China
Nine new judges to be sworn-in on Aug 31, says Supreme Court sources
Vijay Mallya files for permission to appeal against bankruptcy in UK high court
SC to resume physical hearing of matters requiring long hearing from Wednesday and would continue it along with virtual hearing thrice a week - Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. But, only virtual hearings on Mondays and Fridays.
Covid-19: Uptick trend continues in Kerala; state blames home quarantine violation for spike
Farmer’s national convention to mark 9 months of protest begins at Singhu border
Congress vs. Congress: Cabinet reshuffle likely in Chhattisgarh
If we keep fighting among ourselves how will we fight RSS, BJP?: Salman Khurshid to Congress leaders
Kabul echoes in Lucknow: Reject both Islamophobia and Islamist apologists, focus on India’s strength: liberal democracy
Financial & Business News
‘Dronacharya’ India liberalises use of unmanned aircraft systems*
Mukesh Ambani’s green push won’t stop oil from boosting his $80 billion fortune
RBI appoints Ajay Kumar as executive director
Global oil majors may be joining race for BPCL: Document
Agnikul Cosmos partners with EOS to 3D print rockets
Sensex, Nifty inch higher ahead of derivatives expiry; Reliance jumps
Markets eke out slim gains; Nifty scales fresh peak
Unitech founders operating ‘secret underground office’ from jail, reveals ED
Central banks should not mandate ‘green’ investments: Raghuram Rajan
NTPC recruits all-women tech trainee batch in an industry first
Jharkhand to launch industrial policy on Friday, aims at Rs. 1 lakh crore investment
Hyderabad airport handles next generation temperature controlled cargo containers
Corona Updates
World: Confirmed: 213,866,744; Total Deaths: 4,463,127; Active Cases: 209,403,617
India: 32,558,530; Total Deaths: 436,365; Recovered: 31,788,440; Active Cases: 333,725
Thousands of Covid patients are being turned away from Japan’s hospitals
Japan suspends use of 1.63 million Moderna vaccine doses over contamination reports
Malaysian sells Covid-19 vaccine mock-ups made of paper to honour the dead
Joe Biden given inconclusive intelligence report on Covid origins
Vietnam expects 50,000 new virus cases in major manufacturing hub
Waning Covid cases helped India’s economy steady in July
100% teachers vaccinated in West Bengal, govt prepared to tackle third wave: Mamata Banerjee.
Over 58.76 crore Covid vaccine doses provided to states, UTs so far: Union health ministry
50% of adults have received first Covid vaccine dose, says Centre
58.4% of total Covid-19 cases in last week reported from Kerala; Union home secretary reviews Covid-19 situation in Kerala
Kerala reports 30,007 new Covid-19 cases, 18,997 recoveries and 162 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Central government submits before Kerala HC that there is currently no provision for taking a third dose of Covid-19 vaccine after receiving two doses
Kerala health minister cautions against spread of Covid-19 in homes
Assam reports 562 new Covid-19 cases, 776 recoveries and 11 deaths
Uttar Pradesh reports 19 new Covid-19 cases, 22 recoveries and zero deaths in the last 24 hours.
Zydus Cadila's Covid-19 vaccine can be available from first week of October
Reduction in the gap between two doses of Covishield is being considered and it will be further discussed in NTAGI (National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation in India): ANI
India’s cumulative Covid-19 vaccination coverage crosses 61 crore landmark milestone. Nearly 68 lakh vaccine doses administered on Friday: Ministry of health and family welfare
Delhi reports 45 new Covid-19 cases, 21 recoveries and zero deaths in the last 24 hours.
Karnataka reports 1,213 new cases, 25 deaths and 1,206 discharges today; active cases 19,300
The United States is shipping more than two million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Algeria, Ghana and Yemen, the White House said Thursday, boosting efforts to combat a third wave of the pandemic across Africa.
No plan yet to revise Covishield dose gap, clarifies govt
September, October crucial in Covid-19 management in view of several festivals, says Government
Rajasthan sees over 48,000 estimated excess deaths since March 2020
State News
Goa airport sets up rapid PCR facility for UAE passengers
Hyderabad: Gokul Chat terror attack victim Syed Raheem demands help from govt
CISF officer who stopped Salman Khan at airport not penalised but rewarded for 'exemplary professionalism'
Manoj Bajpayee files criminal defamation case against Kamaal R Khan aka KRK over a derogatory tweet ruining his 'reputation'
Bhojpuri actress MMS leak scandal: Priyanka Pandit claims someone conspiring against her, says 'video is morphed'
Pooja Bedi calls COVID-19 vaccination drive in India 'illogical and sinister', netizens react
2020 porn films case: Interim relief for Raj Kundra till September 8
Actress-turned-MP Nusrat Jahan blessed with a baby boy
Pune: Children return to playground as Covid-19 curb surge
Nagpur: Vidarbha Rajya Andolan samiti holds protest for separate state
Gurgaon's gruesome murders: Man hacks daughter-in-law, 3 tenants to death
Youth suffered gunshot injury in road rage case near Delhi-Gurugram border
A 26-year-old woman died by suicide by jumping off the terrace of the Brahmaputra hostel inside the JNU campus. She was the wife of a PhD student
Ministry of Textiles and NIFT join hands to complete the first survey on standard Indian body sizes
2 held with illegal firearms in Delhi
Delhi: Man held for attempt to extort money from shopkeeper
Drug hoarding case: Delhi court adjourns hearing against Gautam Gambhir foundation, AAP MLAs for 5 months
Delhi schools reopening: Parents dividend amid concerns around imminent third Covid wave
Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) to take a call on Delhi schools reopening on Friday
Increase in viral infection cases in Delhi hospitals
Shreyas Talpade on 16 years of ‘Iqbal’: I had never imagined being the hero of a Bollywood blockbuster
Taapsee Pannu reacts as Bilaspur High Court states 'forced sex in marriage is not rape'
KBC 13 host Amitabh Bachchan's designer Priya Patil on his style: This time Big B will wear customised cufflinks with his family members names on them
Amitabh Bachchan’s personal bodyguard Jitendra Shinde’s salary is over Rs 1 crore!
KRK says Manoj Bajpayee is ‘obsessed’ with him, says the actor reminds him of Shah Rukh Khan from ‘Darr’
Bollywood actors have now slowly started returning to work. While many are trying to finish off the projects that had to be put on the back burner due to the pandemic and subsequent shutdown, yet others are hoping to see the release of their already complete films on the big screen. While theatres are yet to open in some parts of the country, filmmakers are risking releasing their much-awaited films in theatres.
Shilpa Shetty agreed to resume shooting of 'Super Dancer 4' post husband Raj Kundra's arrest on one condition. The actress had supposedly said that she doesn’t want to answer any controversial questions on the sets and henceforth does not want to be subjected to any insensitive jokes regarding her personal life.
Show of strength: Amarinder meets 55 Punjab Congress MLAs, 8 MPs
India propagates peace, always opposed expansionist policies, terrorism: Om Birla
Man shot dead outside NHAI office in Jaipur
Kuwait News
Receptions of His Highness the Prime Minister
The Minister of Defence praises the important and vital role of the intelligence and security forces in maintaining the security and safety of the country
The Kuwait Stock Exchange closes its trading with the general index rising 23 points to reach the level of 6791.35 points, an increase of 0.34 percent with a value of 67.9 million dinars
The Minister of Health inspects the new Farwaniya Hospital project to follow up on the percentage of completion and implementation of the pillars of the development plan
Kuwait: The Health Requirements Committee is discussing a study on the health requirements and precautionary measures that will be taken related to the return of the camping season in the wilderness, which starts from Nov 15 to March 15, in addition to the implementation of the Cabinet’s decision regarding the return of commercial activities for children on the first of next September
38 public prosecutors take the legal oath before the President of the Supreme Judicial Council and the President of the Court of Cassation, Counselor Ahmad Al-Ajeel, on the occasion of their transfer to work as judges at the High Court, starting from the first of next September
Minister of Interior: The employees of the General Department of Investigations are the custodians of justice and the rights of society
The Kuwaiti diving team managed to retrieve and float a sunken boat weighting 3 tons in the coast of Al-Zour
Director of the Olympic football team: Blue will face its Palestinian counterpart on Sept 7, in preparation for the Asian qualifiers
Kuwaiti Meteorology: Very hot weather during the day and hot at the night, and humidity returns on Saturday evening
The Arab investment (Guarantee) stresses the importance Corporation of intensifying efforts to attract foreign direct investment in Arab countries
Reinforcement of aircraft: KAFCO refuelling fleet at Kuwait International Airport with 9 modern trucks
The Minister of Defence receives a written message from the Saudi Crown Prince inviting him to the region
The Health Conditions Committee discusses health requirements and precautionary measures for the return of camps and commercial activities for children
Palestinian praise for the project of the International Islamic Charitable Organization (Manara) to support West Bank university students in Palestine
Afghan News
Area around Kabul airport ‘incredibly crowded
'Taliban agree to let Afghans leave after US withdrawal deadline of August 31'
France to stop Kabul airport evacuations by Friday night
Victims, including Pentagon Americans, in the Kabul airport explosion and a second explosion in the vicinity of a hotel near one of the entrance gates
France: 2500 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since the Taliban took control of Kabul
The Netherlands announces the end of the evacuations from Afghanistan and confirms that the situation is deteriorating very quickly
The White House: About 13,400 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan during the past 24 hours
Berlin: The German army announces that it will end the evacuation of German nationals and Afghan collaborators from the Afghan capital, Kabul
Vienna: The Australian authorities announced their intention to provide emergency aid worth 18 million euros, equivalent to 21 million US dollars, to Afghanistan
Brussels: Belgian Prime Minister Alexandre de Croo announces that his country has stopped evacuations from Kabul Airport as part of Operation Red Kite in light of the developments in Afghanistan
London: Britain warns of the possibility of a ‘terrorist’ act near (Kabul) airport, calling on foreigners and Afghans alike to avoid going to the airport and its surroundings
Why US' $2 trillion war couldn't stop fall of Afghanistan
G-7 leaders can't sway Joe Biden to delay Afghanistan withdrawal
Taliban directs Afghan women to work from home, says that are ‘not trained’ to respect them
Pakistan engineered Taliban return to Kabul, say US experts
Ensure that Taliban do not destabilise Pakistan and acquire nuclear weapons: US lawmakers to Biden
Kabul echoes in Lucknow: Reject both Islamophobia and Islamist apologists, focus on India’s strength: liberal democracy
International News
Joe Biden, Israeli PM seek to reset relations, narrow differences on Iran
Migrant children spend weeks at US shelters as more arrive
Iraqi Prime Minister: The Baghdad conference is an important event for Iraq and the entire region
Oil spill from power station spreads along Syria's coast
Supply issues take shakes off the menu at British McDonald's
Duterte confirms he'll run for Philippines VP next year
California wildfire dangers may be spreading south
Crews struggle to stop fire bearing down on Lake Tahoe
Olaf Scholz: Safe pair of hands who wants Merkel’s job
Merkel, Germany’s ‘eternal’ chancellor, prepares to leave the stage
Sports News
England lost five wickets but added 125 runs in the final session as their lead swelled to 345 at stumps on Day 2 of the Headingley Test. Joe Root's third consecutive ton highlighted the day as England got to a commanding 423 for eight at close of play.
Joe Root equals England record with sixth Test century of 2021
Desperate to get out there and do what I love: Du Plessis on return from concussion
Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq tests positive for Covid-19
Turkey withdraw from ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier
Indian women's cricket team's schedule for Australia tour could be altered
Serena Williams withdraws from US Open due to torn hamstring
Sumit Nagal, Ramkumar exit US Open qualifiers
Indian paddler Sathiyan wins ITTF Czech Open title
Djokovic opens against qualifier, Tsitsipas to face Murray
Pliskova among contenders at US Open as Czech chases elusive major
Prajnesh Gunneswaran advances to second round of US Open qualifiers
Urge everyone to support girls who want to enter field of sports, says Mirabai Chanu
PSG to play Manchester City in Champions League group stage
Neeraj Chopra decides to end 2021 season, says focus shifted to packed 2022
Javelin row: Neeraj Chopra hits out at those targeting Pak athlete Arshad Nadeem
Czech runner dies in Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc race
India remove openers but England remain in command
KKR sign Southee; RCB, Rajasthan Royals & Punjab Kings too announce replacements
Rajasthan Royals announce signing of world no. 1 T20I bowler Tabraiz Shamsi
IPL 2021: Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya join Mumbai Indians’ camp in UAE
2nd T20: Jaiswal, Mulani shine as Mumbai beat Oman by 18 runs