News Digest (2nd Sept 2021, Thursday)

Details: Category: News in Brief; Published: Thursday, 02 September 2021 03:51

News Digest (2nd Sept 2021, Thursday)

by Annadatha V Murali Manohar

Headlines

Tokyo Paralympics 2021: Shuttlers Pramod Bhagat and Palak Kohli are in action in Mixed Doubles SL3 - SU5 Group-B Match 1

Paralympics: Amit Saroha 5th in Men's club throw; mixed day for Indian Shuttlers

India's Suyash Narayan Jadhav was disqualified in the Men's 100m breaststroke - SB7 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Jadhav's timing in the event was not registered as he was disqualified. The Indian was disqualified based on the technical issue as he performed more than one fly kick after the turn, as per the official reason recorded.

India's month-long Presidency of powerful UNSC ends with 'substantive' outcomes on key global issues

PM Modi releases special ₹125 coin to mark ISKCON founder's 125th birth anniversary

TRAI to Govt: Fix minimum broadband speed at 2Mbps from the current 512Kbps: 512Kbps inadequate for accessing even some basic apps

Only 4 woman Judges in Supreme Court; 77 of 644 Judges in High Courts, the gender gap in Judiciary

Study: High prevalence of asthma, allergy symptoms in school children in Delhi, Kottayam & Mysuru

UP CM transfers Firozabad's CMO after 32 kids die of 'mysterious' fever suspected to be dengue

Haryana IAS officer who ordered police to 'break heads' of protesting farmers transferred to Citizen Resources Info Dept

Syed Ali Shah Geelani, face of Kashmiri separatist politics, dies at 92 after prolonged illness

Fisherman catches 157 Ghol fish in Maharashtra, sells them for ₹1.33Cr to a consortium of traders from UP & Bihar

Allahabad HC: Cow is an integral part of India's culture; should be declared as the national animal; fundamental rights should be given

Environmentalist DV Girish assaulted by drunken men in Karnataka over passing lewd comments at a woman colleague; no arrests have been made

Union Govt to offer indemnity to Air India bidders over Cairn's claim; final sale purchase agreement cleared

Streets flooded, massive traffic jams as Delhi receives highest rain in Sep in 19 years; Hospital in Vaishali district inundated amid Bihar floods, fish swim in doctor's chamber and labour room

Al-Qaida cheers Afghanistan ‘victory’, says Kashmir next target

China expands its activities to Sri Lanka’s north; India worried

Afghan nationals protesting outside UNHCR office: Delhi High Court expresses concern

At Pranab memorial lecture, VP bats for ‘Mission 5000’ to save parliamentary democracy

Cow should be made national animal, its protection Hindu’s fundamental right: Allahabad high court

Kashi Vishwanath Temple – Gyanvapi mosque complex case: Allahabad HC reserves verdict on pleas against court order directing ASI survey

Difficult to hold 2022 assembly polls if EVMs not freed to re-use: EC to SC

Restore ‘Darbar Move’: JKAP protestors

One in three Delhi kids has impaired lungs: Study

BJP sends legal notice to MLAs who defected to Trinamool

Rise in GDP for government is rising prices of gas, diesel, petrol: Rahul Gandhi

Price of LPG cylinder hiked by Rs. 25

Air India’s Indore-Dubai flight resumes after 17 months

Maharashtra to form State Council for climate change

WhatsApp bans 3 million Indian accounts in 46 days

Financial & Business News

Manufacturing sector activities moderate in August constrained by Covid-19, surging costs: PMI

Second time in a row: GST collection remains above Rs 1 lakh crore in August

2021 Royal Enfield Classic 350 launched at Rs. 1.84 lakh

Tatas against any cut in EV import duty for Tesla

Hyundai Casper micro-SUV revealed, may come to India

MapMyIndia files IPO papers with Sebi

28 lakh A/Cs opened under Atal Pension Yojana (APY) so far in FY 2021-22; Total enrolment 3.30Cr; 44% subscribers are women, 44% belong to the age-group of 18-25 years

Website sells 'charpai' for ₹41,000 after discount in NZ, calls it 'vintage Indian daybed

Amazon to hire 55,000 people globally, job fair to begin Sep 15; would represent 20% increase in tech and corporate staff

Cement Cos to invest up to Rs 1,700Cr in waste heat recovery system to save power cost

ICICI Bank crosses Rs 5 Trillion Market Cap, stands 2nd after HDFC Bank; 7th company in the country

Sri Lanka declares 'economic emergency' to contain food prices after a steep fall in the Sri Lankan rupee's value; fell by 7.5% against US$

India's manufacturing PMI falls to 52.3 in Aug from 55.3 in Jul; softer upturn in sales led companies to pause their hiring efforts

Corona Updates

World: 219,224,486; Active 18,683,567 (8.52%); Recovery 195,997,348 (89.40%); Vaccinated 5.34BN

India: 32,856,863; Active 396,207 (1.21%); Recovery 32,021,097 (97.46%); Vaccinated 644.80MN

People arriving at Mumbai Airport from UK, Europe, Middle East, S Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, NZ & Zimbabwe will have to undergo self-paid RT-PCR test on arrival

Japan: Fresh contamination case involving Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine, 4th incident in a week; Ireland to drop almost all Covid-19 restrictions in Oct

India beats vaccination expectation in Aug (18,38,14,912 jabs), but needs to rapidly build on feat for Dec deadline; still has 43.68Cr unvaccinated adult individuals; AIIMS Director - will take up to 9 months to vaccinate all kids, schools can’t be shut till then

Govt sources: 'Strict lockdown, containment only solution to fix Kerala's rising Covid graph

First identified in Colombia, new coronavirus variant 'Mu' classified as variant of interest by WHO

India remains committed to access to medicines, diagnostics, and therapeutics to mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic and will support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development: Permanent Mission of India, Geneva (ANI)

France is first major EU nation to start widespread booster jabs

New COVID-19 strain: Mandatory RT-PCR test for passengers arriving in Mumbai from Europe, China, Middle East, reports ANI

Majority of US companies may mandate Covid-19 vaccine in coming months, says a survey (Reuters)

Most vaccinated Americans want Covid-19 booster shots, reports Reuters

32 students test positive in Karnataka’s Kolar KGF College of Dental Sciences and Hospital; "All of them are Kerala returnees. I'll visit the college & take action against the management," says Karnataka health minister K Sudhakar

Schools and colleges in at least six more states will reopen in a gradual manner with health measures in place throughout September. In New Delhi, all staff must be vaccinated and class sizes will be capped at 50% with staggered seating and sanitized desks.

Assam to give Rs. 1 lakh each to kin of poor victims

India has reported 41,965 new Covid-19 cases and 460 deaths in the last 24 hours

Kerala reports 32,803 new Covid-19 cases, 21,610 recoveries and 173 deaths till 6 pm, on Wednesday

Bengal reports 679 new Covid-19 cases, 12 more fatalities

Zero deaths, 27 new cases, and 20 recoveries reported in Jharkhand.

Union minister Pradhan reviews reopening of schools across country

Supply crunch hits inclusion of Sputnik V in government vaccination drive

Covid-19 origin: The reaction from the Chinese ambassador came in the backdrop of a report by the US intelligence community (IC) on the origins of Covid-19.

Politicising Covid-19 origin tracing will lead nowhere: Chinese envoy

Pakistan administers over 15 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccines, highest ever in single-day

Filmmaker and choreographer Farah Khan Kunder has tested positive for Covid-19, despite being fully vaccinated.

Covid-19 vaccination of people staying in mental healthcare homes: Supreme Court directs all states & UTs to fix a timeline for vaccinating the inmates, lodged in mental healthcare homes, for Covid & asks them to submit status reports on the vaccination steps by October 15.

Google Search, Maps and Assistant to now offer detailed info on vaccine availability

Over 23 lakh people vaccinated in Bihar in a day, record set

Sunny, a 23-year-old Ghaziabad man takes first shot, complains of ‘loss of vision’ hours later

The Union health ministry on Wednesday said more than 64.51 crore vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs.

Brazilian viper venom may become tool in fight against coronavirus: Study

Low 60+ vaccination tally in some states a worry

A 24-year-old woman submitted a fake Covid-19 vaccination card to visit Hawaii with a spelling error that led to her arrest: Moderna was spelled “Maderna," court documents say, reports AP

State News

Coal scam: Bengal makes probes Centre-State issue in SC

Draft NCR Plan moots 5-10 year lease of land

States seek time before putting plan in public domain

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is visiting Karnataka on Thursday to attend a string of events in Davangere and Hubballi.

New Delhi: Covid-hit, schools across states limp back to normalcy

Madhya Pradesh: Schools have reopen for classes 6 to 12 with 50% capacity from today.

‘Intermeddlers have no business’ in Rakesh Asthana case: Solicitor General

Prayagraj: IG, cops turn teacher for underprivileged children

Noida: Man kills wife and 2 kids, buries them in basement in Bisrakh, held after 3 years

After SC order, Noida official suspended

Supertech: 7 Noida officials under scrutiny

Three kids among five electrocuted outside Ghaziabad shop in heavy rain

Ghaziabad: Rs. 200 crore gaming, betting racket busted; 7 held

Ghaziabad: More than 1,500 ordinary plot buyers in the Ghaziabad Development Authority’s (GDA) ambitious Madhuban Bapudham housing scheme will now have to shell out at least Rs. 5 lakh more

National Green Tribunal (NGT) directs District Magistrate to remove encroachment on green belt area in Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad: Four rob elderly couple at gunpoint but apologise later, promise to return the money in 6 months

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a petition challenging the appointment of Gujarat cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner.

Delhi: This August was more polluted than last two

Delhi Technological University (DTU) and Ambedkar University (DTU) and Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) will be reopening their campuses from Wednesday. DTU has decided to first call Ph.D students and final-year postgraduate and undergraduate students only for practicals and project work.

Nodia / Ghaziabad: Schools reopen for primary classes, but most parents still not on board

Delhities took to social media to criticize the management of the drainage system, with derisive remarks about the new swimming pools and waterfalls in the city

Delhi-NCR rain: Traffic snarl on Delhi-Gurugram Expressway; Moderate to heavy rain lashes several parts of the national capital on Wednesday morning. IMD has issued an orange alert for Wednesday, with moderate rainfall forecast for the city and the possibility of some locations receiving heavy precipitation.

Fraudsters sell plot in Gurugram owned by Haryana IG’s mother

Carjackers abduct 75-year-old at gunpoint

The state of Uttarakhand will deploy women as Gypsy drivers and nature guides across all tiger reserves and wildlife sanctuaries. Until now, only men were employed in these wildlife tourism activities

'Saira Banu has been admitted to the hospital due to breathing issues,' confirms a relative

Case registered against Payal Rohatgi for her alleged defamatory video against Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and others

Farah Khan tests positive for COVID-19 after double dose of vaccine

Delhi schools reopen for classes 9 to 12, with Covid-19 protocols in place

Kuwait News

His Highness the Amir receives a phone call from the US President regarding the strong and distinguished bilateral relations between the two countries

His Highness the Amir extends official invitation to President Biden

Kuwait’s new airport terminal to create 15,000 jobs for Kuwaiti youth, and the completion rate of the first package has reached 54 percent

Oil Minister: The prudent and balanced OPEC+ management succeeded in supporting the global oil industry during Corona

Hawally Park opens the doors to children

CBK report highlights effect of Covid-19 pandemic

Police probe death of a forty-year-old woman

Shooting incident shrouded in mystery

Bill criminalizes gay behaviour

Ground imposes fine on MP for holding by-poll

Cabinet holds extraordinary meeting; focus on airport expansion

Kuwait lists 101 new Covid-19 cases, one death

Manpower: The ban on working at noon in open place ends

Manpower: Converting the Residency of the same sponsor into work and vice versa… electronically

India-Kuwait joint working group meet on medical cooperation held virtually

High ticket prices hamper return of passengers from India

Kuwait sets weekly quota of 5,528 seats for direct flights from India

Economic minister affairs adherence to Covid-19 health precautionary measures

Kuwait sets daily 1,562 passenger quota for direct flight from Egypt

Kuwait’s Acting National Assembly Speaker Ahmed Al-Shahoumy announces that he has received an interpellation request submitted by MP Fayez Al-Jumhur to Minister of State for Municipal Affairs and Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development Shaya Al-Shaya, as it consists of two axes

Kuwait: The National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters, represented by the culture sector, announces its readiness to launch the first cultural season for children and young people this September, in implementation of the decision to return children’s activities

The Kuwaiti International Islamic Charitable Organization is funding a project to build a village for the displaced in Al-Hodeidah Governance

Sports Authority: All necessary support to prepare the Kuwait junior basketball team for the upcoming Asian Cup finals

The US dollar stabilizes against the dinar at 0.300, and the euro falls to 0.354

Padel sport: A noticeable spread and wide demand among young people in Kuwait amid the conditions of the Corona pandemic and the closure of sports facilities

The price of a barrel of Kuwaiti oil fell 60 cents to reach $72.61

Kuwaiti Housing Minister affirms the constitutional right of the deputy to interrogate

The governor of Hodeidah says during the inauguration of a water project funded by Kuwait Relief that Yemenis will not forget Kuwait its white hands that supported them throughout history

Acting Speaker of the National Assembly: I received an interpellation submitted by the Public Representative to the Minister of Housing from two axes

The Turkish President praises the role and positions of the State of Kuwait and the Kuwaiti aid provided to his country

The Minister of Higher Education stresses the importance of developing a new roadmap to align education outcomes with the labour market

Kuwait Anti-Doping Agency: Establishing clear policies and preparing anti-doping regulations and systems at the sporting level

Afghanistan News

Afghan: Hibatullah Akhundzada to be the Supreme Leader of Afghanistan, confirm Taliban; Taliban plan to make Kabul airport operational soon, aviation experts arrive to help out

Taliban parade to show off plundered US hardware

With the US withdrawal complete, the focus will now shift to how the Taliban, with sole authority, address Afghanistan’s multiple challenges, including whether they will allow other foreigners and Afghans to leave the country. The Taliban say they want to keep the civilian airport open, but without logistical support and security guarantees it appears commercial airlines will not fly into the country.

Fighters manned the controls of the multi-purpose trucks - used by US, NATO and Afghan forces during Afghanistan's 20 years of war - while others clambered over the vehicles at Ayno Maina, a town on the outskirts of the city.

'Number of women journalists in Kabul has plunged'

With Kabul airport closed, fearful Afghans rush for the border

Qatar urges Taliban to ensure 'safe passage' out of Afghanistan

In Afghanistan's Panjshir, anti-Taliban forces fight on; clashes b/w Resistance Front, Taliban continue in Panjshir, says Local Media

Taliban and other Afghan leaders have reached a “consensus” on the formation of a new government and cabinet: Bloomberg

Under Taliban rule, Uighurs in Afghanistan fear deportation to China

At least one Black Hawk helicopter has been seen flying over Kandahar in recent days, suggesting someone from the former Afghan army was at the controls as the Taliban lack qualified pilots.

A long line of green vehicles sat in single file on a highway outside Afghanistan's second-biggest city of Kandahar, many with white-and-black Taliban flags attached to aerials, according to an AFP journalist

The Taliban held a 'Victory Parade' with US military equipment, and in full US military uniform

In call before Afghan collapse, Biden pressed Ghani to ‘change perception’

US touts leverage - but influence on Taliban seen as limited

Pentagon chief speaks with Qatari Emir after US exit from Afghanistan

Taliban militants banning travel by woman unaccompanied by men

Afghan journalists say man seen hanging from helicopter a flag installer, wasn't dead

Qatar jet carrying technical team lands in Kabul: Source

External affairs minister Jaishankar speaks to British counterpart Raab on situation in Afghanistan

After US troops leave, focus on how Taliban will face challenges ahead

International News

President Joe Biden announces $60 million in military aid to Ukraine

Jeddah: The leadership of the coalition forces to support legitimacy in Yemen confirms the interception and shooting down of three

Twin elephants born in Sri Lanka for the first time in 80 years; both males, born to 25-yr-old Surangi

7 black men executed for white woman's rape in US granted pardons 70yrs after death by Governor of US' Virginia

Sports News

Netherland's Rogier Dorsman wins gold in Men's 100m breaststroke SB11 with a time of 1:11:22

Serbia's Dragan Ristic wins gold in R5 mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2

Tokyo Paralympics: Avani Lekhara fails to qualify for Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 final, other Indians also disappoint

Iran's Saeid Afroo wins gold in men's F34 seated javelin

Great Britain's archer Victoria Rumary wins Women's individual W1 bronze medal

Canada's Greg Stewart wins gold in Men's F46 Shot put

World number one shuttler Pramod Bhagat wins, young Palak Kohli endure tough day

Amit, Dharambir end without medal in club throw competition

No medal for India from Men's Club Throw F51 event

La Liga: Frenchman Griezmann returns to Atletico Madrid and De Jong joins Barcelona

T20I cricket history: Bangladesh beat NZ for 1st time, bowl them out for 60; their joint-lowest total in T20I