Today’s News (28th Aug 2021, Saturday)
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- Published: Saturday, 28 August 2021 03:02
Today’s News (28th Aug 2021, Saturday)
by Annadatha V Murali Manohar
Headlines
Paralympics: Egypt's Ibrahim plays para table tennis with his mouth; serves by flicking the ball up with his foot
Bhavinaben Patel assures India a medal; scripted history by becoming the first Indian table tennis player to secure a medal in the Paralympics after she entered the semifinals with a stunning straight-game win over world number 5 Borislava Peric Rankovic of Serbia in the women's singles Class 4.
Paralympics: India's first medal at Tokyo Paralympics assured as Bhavina Patel reaches semis in Table Tennis
Rajnath Singh inaugurates stadium named after Neeraj Chopra at Army Sports Institute in Pune; felicitated 23 sportspersons, 4 coaches, 2 supporting members from IAF who represented India in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
New relaxations in drone rules - security clearance for getting drone registration/licence abolished. Rules coverage includes drones weighing up to 500 kg/fees reduced & delinked from drone size
19-year-old Maitri Patel from Surat created history by becoming India's youngest commercial pilot
India smashes Records: Highest so far! Administers over 1 crore Covid-19 vaccines in a single day
No change in NEET-UG dates, says ministry of education
IISc launches concentrator that produces oxygen at over 93% purity at 10 litre per minute (LPM) within 3 minutes
Enroll newly eligible voters; more women electors in 5 poll-bound states, EC tells its officers
Navjot Singh Sidhu’s adviser Malvinder Singh Mali quits
'Told my leader everything': CM Bhupesh Baghel meets Rahul amid Chhattisgarh leadership issue
Congress's leadership crisis in Chhattisgarh continues; Rahul Gandhi to visit State next week
Mekedatu dam: Tamil Nadu moves Supreme Court
SC urged to ‘expeditiously’ begin hearing pleas on Article 370 abrogation
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), a platform of protesting farm unions, has called for a nationwide strike or Bharat bandh on September 25, one year after Parliament passed the three contentious agricultural reform laws.
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV), residential schools run by the Central government in rural areas, will open their doors for Classes 9 to 12 in the States and Union Territories (U.T.) that have permitted reopening of schools, the Education Ministry said on Friday. The reopening will be done in a phased manner and will only allow 50% capacity of students on campus, it added.
WhatsApp users may have to accept to new privacy policy to chat with certain business accounts, report says
Faceoff: Netizens debate whether Mughals deserve glorification or not
Family forced to take refuge in train at night: Kerala HC orders police protection; seeks report from government
Attacks on healthcare workers: Kerala HC orders govt to act swiftly
After blaming victim for rape, Karnataka HM withdraws statement, says ‘Made the Remarks in Anguish’ CM denounced his remarks
Delhi has the most number of public CCTV cameras per square mile (1,826.6 cameras), followed by London, UK (1,138.5 cameras), Chennai (609.9), Shenzhen, China (520.1) and Wuxi, China (472.7)
Visually-impaired contestant Himani Bundela has become the first 'Crorepati' of KBC 13 after answering the ₹1 crore question correctly
Flood situation worsens in Assam, nearly 86,000 people affected; 174 villages are under water and 5,147.34 hectares of crop areas damaged
Union Govt launches e-SHRAM portal, the National Database of Unorganised Workers; will be linked to social security schemes; receive an e-SHRAM card with a 12 digit UAN that will be valid across India
Justice BV Nagarathna, who's among the nine judges appointed to the Supreme Court tipped to become 1st Woman CJI in 2027
Economy AC 3-tier fares fixed! Indian Railways may run new coaches from Sept
Financial & Business News
US court sets timelines for Cairn India legal case
India, Australia direct officials to speed up negotiations for trade pact
Indian Oil expands JV with Malaysia’s Petronas to focus on LNG plants
Madras HC says bumper to bumper insurance coverage mandatory for all vehicles sold after Sep 1; was in reference to the death of a man in a vehicle accident
12-year-old American taken responsibility for hacking the 2nd largest American mobile carrier T-Mobile and stealing the data of more than 5.3 crore users
Pune-based National Chemical Lab to recycle bio-medical waste such as PPE suits will be recycled into plastic products; 200 tonnes per day of bio-medical waste
Indian aviation market to be 'very large' by FY30; to accommodate both Indian, Middle East carriers: CAPA Advisory
Tata Sons CFO Saurabh Agrawal's salary will rise 35% to ₹21.45Cr; only Chairman gets paid more ₹58Cr
Blue Origin launches New Shepard rocket carrying NASA payload, artwork from its launch site in West Texas
ED seizes Rs 107 crore of Chinese loan app (non-banking financial company PC Financial Services Pvt Ltd) for violating FEMA rules
Rupee surges to 73.69 against Dollar to hit 10-week high, posts biggest weekly gain in 4 months
RBI imposes Rs 6 crore penalty on 4 White Label ATM operators - BTI Payments, Hitachi Payment, Tata & Vakrangee Ltd for deficiencies in compliance
Mahindra First Choice Wheels launches 75 franchise stores across India in single day; Tata Motors gets NCLT nod for hiving off passenger vehicles biz into separate entity
RBI: Bank credit grew by 6.55% to Rs 108.89 lakh crore; deposits by 10.58% to Rs 155.70 lakh crore
India emerges best-performing equity market in world on yearly, YTD basis; outperformed MSCI World index and MSCI Emerging index by 15% and 29%
Sebi bars Kotak AMC from launching new FMP schemes for 6 months, imposes Rs 50 lakh penalty
Tom Cruise rides bike off cliff in 'most dangerous' stunt for Mission: Impossible 7; trained for a year, 500 sky-diving sessions, 13,000 motor-bike jumps
10 banks selected by Union Govt to manage LIC IPO; expects ₹80,000Cr-₹90,000Cr from its stake sale
Maha farmers dump tomatoes on roads as prices crashed up to ₹2-3/kg; however in retail market, tomatoes were getting sold for ₹25-30 per kg
Bar Council tells SC it has called meeting of State Bar Councils to frame rules for curtailing strikes by Lawyers
Self-immolation of 24-year-old outside SC: Retired IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur who challenged UP CM Yogi arrested in a dramatic way for abetment of suicide
eBikeGo debuts Rugged e-scooter at Rs 79,999; range up to 160 Km
'Promote alternative tech': Nitin Gadkari urges automakers to discourage diesel engines
2022 Indian Chief motorcycle line-up launched in India, starts at Rs. 20.75 lakh
Corona Updates
World: 216,156,668; Active 18,511,915 (8.56%); Recovery 193,147,107 (89.36%); Vaccinated 5.13BN
India: 32,649,130; Active 366,414 (1.12%); Recovery 31,845,313 (97.54%); Vaccinated 604.39MN
Kerala sees over 30,000 Covid-19 cases for 3rd straight day, 179 more deaths; 5 Southern states account for 70% of India’s active Covid-19 caseload
MP's Bhind dist: 5 siblings aged 8 months-7 years forced to beg after being orphaned by Covid; No Aadhaar card or any document to take benefit from Govt schemes
They're our people; we'll not leave anyone behind: Myanmar Military to extend Covid vaccinations to Rohingyas
Oxford University: Covid infection presents a much higher risk of developing a blood clot than 1st dose of Oxford/AstraZeneca or Pfizer/BioNTech jab
Lancet: 50% people hospitalised with Covid-19 experience at least one persistent symptom up to 12 months after the infection
India on Friday reported 44,658 Covid new cases and 496 deaths
Govt lists 5 states (Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh) that have highest number of active Covid-19 cases; 41 districts reporting more than 10% weekly Covid-19 positivity rate. These districts are in Rajasthan, Kerala and some states in the Northeast
India's new Covid vaccine milestone: 50% eligible population given 1st dose
Delhi reports zero Covid-19 deaths for second successive day, 46 new cases
Himachal Pradesh reports 186 new Covid-19 cases, 293 recoveries and 3 deaths today.
Tamil Nadu reports1,542 Covid-19 infections, 21 fatalities
Maharashtra reports 4,654 new Covid-19 cases, 170 deaths
50% adults given at least one dose: India's vaccination progress
Rise in Covid-19 cases; Kerala reimposes Sunday lockdown
Schools for the students from classes IX to XII to reopen from 1st September in Puducherry, Karaikal and Yanam regions: Government of Puducherry
US Coronavirus hospitalizations hit eight-month high over 100,000
Australia's Victoria reports 64 local Covid-19 cases
Canada approves Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine for adolescents
Coronavirus probably not genetically engineered: US intel community; US intelligence community concludes coronavirus not developed as bioweapon
Blood clot risk much higher from Covid-19 than after vaccination: Oxford-led study
Pfizer jab side effects in 12-15 year olds at high risk of Covid-19 complications, mild to moderate: Study
The US President accuses China of concealing important information about the origin of the Corona virus
Reliance gets nod to start Covid-19 vaccine trials
State News
Krishna Janmashtami 2021 will be observed on Monday, August 30, 2021
Parents divided about reopening of schools in Delhi amid third Covid wave concerns
Madhya Pradesh: Classes for std 6-12 will be held with 50% capacity in all schools of the state from 1st September
Mumbai reports 364 new Covid-19 cases, 214 recoveries and 5 deaths in the last 24 hours.
2 held in Delhi for robbing senior citizen
Jantar Mantar sloganeering case: Delhi HC issues notice to Pinky Chaudhary’s anticipatory bail plea
Uphaar fire tragedy: Tampering with documents can't be taken lightly, Delhi police tells court
DTC buses purchase: Will pronounce ex-parte interim order in AAP minister Kailash Gahlot's defamation plea against BJP MLA Vijender Gupta, says Delhi HC
Delhi government has streamlined 450 services, documents of around 30 departments: Officials
10-year-old Girl raped, killed in UP's Hathras; accused (35 years) arrested; he got drunk and lured the girl to go with him
Dewas, MP: Muslim street vendor beaten up with sticks and belts for not showing his Aadhar Card
Delhi: Ruckus in NDMC house over Novelty cinema sale, other issues
Delhi BJP MLA opens self-defense training centre for girls in Badarpur
Delhi reports zero Covid-19 deaths for second successive day, 46 new cases
Delhi government has streamlined 450 services, documents of around 30 departments: Officials
Imparting education should not become a business and the Andhra Pradesh School Education Regulatory and Monitoring Commission (APSERMC) will take action against institutions which are extorting excessive fees without basic facilities, said APSERMC chairman R Kanta Rao
Third phase of degree admissions in Telangana to commence from Aug 27
Ambedkar University extends last date to apply for UG, PG courses
Foreign languages to be taught to final year engineering students in Tamil Nadu
'Visiting friends & relatives' leads to 5-fold rise in domestic flyers post 2nd wave at IGIA
Kuwait News
Kuwait recorded 168 new infections, 432 recovered and one death, due to Covid-19
Kuwaiti Army General Staff: Kuwaiti borders are stable and secure
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council condemns the attack on Kabul airport
Kuwait condemns and denounces the terrorists bombings at Kabul Airport in Afghanistan
Three Bangladeshis stabbed in Abu Halifa
Pakistan Ambassador to Kuwait Syed Sajjad Haider woos Kuwaiti investors
‘Need to take precautionary health measures during campaign season’
Corpse of Kuwaiti found inside a hose
Ministry’s plan to allow students attend classes ‘not feasible’ for private schools
Manpower keen to enhance women role in private sector
Services fee hike knocking on door
Real Estate Union (REU) Vice-Chairman Qais Al-Ghanim’s idea will only make us poorer and traders richer
Minister of Health monitors work completion at New Farwaniya Hospital project
Man kills mother-in-law with AK-47 in front of wife
Minister of Commerce and Industry, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Ports Authority (PPA) Dr. Abdullah Al-Salam has issued to suspend from work the Director-General suspended from work for 3 months
Flight from India only after increasing the arrival limit
The Ministry of Health updates the mechanism for registering vaccination certificates issued from abroad for Gulf National and Visitors
Ministry clarified long queue at vaccination center; appeal people to commit to scheduled time
Travellers to Kuwait advised to update Immune App
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Sheikh Hamad Al-Ali, praised the important and vital role played by the employees of the Intelligence and Security Authority (ISA)
Bodies of Lebanese and Pakistani youth found amid mysterious circumstances, in an apartment in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh
Kuwaiti students conclude the 16 global enrichment program of the Saudi (Mawhiba) Centre
Baghdad Conference for Cooperation will be held and Partnership tomorrow with the participation of Kuwait
Kuwaiti riders qualify for the finals of The International Showjumping Championship (Nostadt) in Austria
The price of a barrel of Kuwaiti oil rose 40 cents to reach $72.07
International Triathlon Championships kicks off in Slovakia with Kuwaiti participation
Afghan News
US airstrike targets ISIS-K planner in Eastern Afghanistan
Afghan: 11 US soldiers among 60 killed in two blasts outside Kabul airport, 3rd explosion hits; Taliban 'strongly condemn' Kabul airport attack, suspect IS role, say US was warned; 20 Indian nationals, 140 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus still stranded
ISIS bombings near Kabul's international airport on Thursday killed at least 95 Afghans and 13 American troops. It was the deadliest day for US forces in Afghanistan since August 2011. Evacuation flights from Afghanistan have resumed with new urgency. Meanwhile, US forces were on alert for more ISIS attacks.
US private security firm Blackwater's billionaire founder Erik Prince charging people $6,500 for a seat on a charter flight out of Afghan; criticized - profit off of people's agony; UN says up to 5Lac Afghans could flee amid crisis; 170 killed in Kabul Airport carnage; US on alert for more ISIS attacks; Afghan girl skips on Belgium Airport Tarmac, Twitter says, 'Best Picture This Year
Kabul attacks reinforce need for world to stand unitedly against terrorism: India to UNSC
Australia says troops pulled out ahead of Kabul blast
Once enemies, US and Taliban find common ground against ISIS
Will evacuate Indians, support Afghans who stood by us: MEA
New urgency to airlift after Kabul blasts kill more than 100
France announces end of evacuations from Afghanistan
Over 4,000 people evacuated from Kabul in last 12 hrs: White House
Upon our departure, we will transfer the Kabul airport back to the Afghan people: US State Department spokesperson Ned Price
US remains in full control of military side of Kabul airport: Pentagon
Taliban 'not in charge' of any Kabul airport operations: Pentagon
Our team ready to take full control of Kabul airport as soon as US leaves, just a matter of some more time, adds Taliban official.
Flush with western weapons, Taliban may host more 'jihadis'
Qatari official says situation in Kabul has become more difficult on the ground with recent developments.
Qatar says that ‘the evacuation efforts will continue in the coming days in consultation with international partners; says has helped evacuate over 40,000
August 31 is end of military operation in Afghanistan, not our commitment: US state dept
U.N. refugee agency is gearing up for as many as half a million people or more to flee from Afghanistan
US can maintain humanitarian commitment to Afghan people in ways that does not have funding pass through central govt: US state dept
Biden vows retribution amid fears of more attacks in Kabul
Only one suicide bomber in Kabul attack, clarifies Pentagon
IS-K has links with Taliban, Haqqani network, says Amrullah Saleh
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, orders flags to be flown at half-staff in honour of killed service members
More than 5,000 US troops control the Kabul airport and have assumed the role of gatekeepers, clearing evacuees through entrances while standing guard on the airport compound's razor-wired walls
Taliban have over 200 US aircraft & choppers, more than 600K small arms & light weapons: Republican congressman Banks
India, Pakistan should sit together to resolve outstanding issues: Taliban
Pakistan engineered Taliban return to Kabul, say US experts
West warns of possible attack at Kabul airport amid airlift
With the Taliban takeover of Kabul, a thorny question confronts India: Should we recognise the Taliban?
The loss of two British nationals and the child of a British citizen in the Kabul airport bombing (yesterday) underline the urgency of concluding the Operation PITTING (evacuation): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson
UK in final stages of Afghan exit, taking no more evacuees
Two Britons killed in Thursday's Kabul attack, UK foreign minister says
5,100 US citizens evacuated from Afghanistan since Aug 14: White House
US soldier loses 1 Afghan translator; fights to save another
Modi had also recently spoken to Germany's Angela Merkel and Russia's Vladimir Putin over the Afghan crisis; PM Modi, Italian counterpart hold talks, both stress on international cooperation to address Afghan crisis
White House says delayed processing of Afghan refugees sometimes due to security reasons
White House says working to improve conditions for Afghan refugees coming to United States
Still 5,400 people inside Kabul airport awaiting evacuation: US general
Ongoing engagement with Taliban will be necessary for evacuations after August from Afghanistan.
White House says Biden made clear he does not want those responsible for Kabul attack "to live on the earth anymore."
We are engaging with our international partners to determine what the path ahead looks like: US Press secretary Jen Psaki addresses media
Taliban to ask for technical assistance from Qatar in operating Kabul airport, Al Jazeera says
Pulitzer Board grants special citation to Afghan journalists
Pakistan’s reputation in West to plummet after Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
Pakistan PM calls upon international community to help Afghanistan achieve peace
Pak FM Qureshi discusses Afghan situation with UN chief, UK foreign minister
India’s outreach in Afghanistan aimed to harm Pakistan: Pakistan Army
International News
Israeli PM aims to push Joe Biden away from Iran nuclear deal
Ban on Boeing 737 MAX aircraft lifted after two-and-a-half years by DGCA only upon satisfaction of applicable requirements for return to service
UK police have arrested a man who reportedly used needles to inject "unknown substance" into food items in three supermarkets in west London
The French President arrives in Iraq to head his country’s delegation at the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership
Libyan Prime Minister: Terrorism is coming from abroad, and Libya seeks to establish good relations seeks to establish good relations with neighbouring countries
Archaeologists in China have discovered around 1,500-year-old skeletal remains of couple holding each other in an embrace
China cracks down on celebrity fan culture after scandals
Muscat-Dhaka Biman Bangladesh flight makes emergency landing in Nagpur after pilot suffers heart attack mid-air; all passengers safe; pilot admitted in hospital
Chinese city Tianjin asks Govt firms to move data out of Alibaba, Tencent clouds to a state-backed cloud system by 2022
Fire at chemical factory in Karachi kills 16; factory had only one entry point, which was also being used as exit; roof exit blocked, hampered rescue efforts
Nigeria gunmen free 100 students after 3 months of captivity; 6 died in captivity; 15 escaped in June
9 killed, 90 injured in blasts triggered by a fire at a munitions storage facility at a military base in Kazakhstan
London police make arrest over alleged shop food tampering
Beirut blast judge issues subpoena for PM Diab after no-show
Ida strikes Cuba, could hit Louisiana on Hurricane Katrina anniversary
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council expresses his regret over the relations between Morocco and Algeria
Mike Jack (Canada) in London, Ontario, Canada, eats banana in 37 seconds without using hands, makes Guinness World Record
Sports News
Visually impaired Paralympian Japanese judoka Aramitsu Kitazono hit by self-driving bus in athletes' village; Toyota halts all Self-driving e-Palette vehicles after Olympic village accident
Netherlands Women pacer Overdijk breaks world record for best bowling figures 4-2-3-7 in a T20I
India vs. England 3rd Test, Day 3: It's not over yet. Pujara, Rohit, Kohli give India hope; 139 runs adrift of Eng 1st innings 432; ‘Attacking’ Cheteshwar Pujara sets tone as India live to fight another day
Gavaskar wonders why Rishabh Pant was told to change his stance of standing outside the crease during the ongoing third Test against England by umpire, as he feels that rules doesn’t prevent him from doing so
3rd Test: ‘Jarvo 69’ again enters field of play, this time in pads and helmet
Chinese gymnast Zhu Xueying, who won a gold medal at Tokyo Olympics, has claimed that her medal is already peeling
Chelsea star Jorginho named UEFA Men's Player of the Year, Thomas Tuchel wins best coach award
Manchester United agree deal to re-sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus
Liverpool’s Van Dijk a ‘stress test’ for Lukaku, says Tuchel
Tuchel eyes more signings as Zouma poised to join West Ham