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Published: Monday, 30 August 2021 05:01
News Digest(30th Aug 2021, Monday)
by Annadatha V Murali Manohar
Headlines
Tokyo Paralympics: Vinod Kumar’s discus throw bronze on hold, after a protest over his disability classification
Nishad Kumar wins silver in men’s high jump in Paralympics
Paddler Bhavinaben Patel wins historic silver at Tokyo Paralympics
Bhavinaben Patel wants to meet Sachin Tendulkar and show her silver medal
ISRO tests Gaganyaan Orbital Module's System Demonstration Model; was conducted for a duration of 450 seconds at IPRC in Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu
UP: Muslim dosa seller runs stall with Hindu name in Mathura, locals vandalise, call it 'economic jihad’
Condemnable, action will be taken’: Haryana Deputy CM on Karnal SDM’s ‘Crack Farmers’ heads’ remark
Illegal homes of 4 accused in Madhya Pradesh tribal man killing case demolished amid an outcry over the shocking incident
Additional Sessions Judge: Investigation in Delhi riots "Very Poor" in number of cases; investigating officers of the riot case have not been briefing the prosecutors for arguments on charges
A 23-year-old woman who was allegedly gangraped at Chamundi Hills, left the city with her family, without recording her statement with the police
Rainfall in August deficient by 26% so far, with shortfalls in two successive months triggering fear of a below normal monsoon in 2021
Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik has once again backed farmers protesting the three farm laws and criticised the ruling BJP, demand Haryana CM Khattar
Plea in Supreme Court seeking exemption for Lawyers from wearing black coats, gowns during summer
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot discharged following angioplasty at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) hospital in Jaipur
Will go on hunger strike if temples are not reopened in 2 weeks: Anna Hazare
Chidambarm slams ICHR for omitting Nehru’s photo from India’s Independence
Lathicharge on farmers: Haryana deputy CM calls for action against IAS officer, questions farmer leaders
Farmers block toll plaza, chaos reigns on Panchkula roads
Haryana: No apology or statement to farmers by JJP this time
Farmers' leader Rakesh Tikait likens Karnal SDM to Taliban commander
PM Modi emphasises on importance of skill development
Finance & Business News
Jan Dhan accounts hit 43 crore in 7 years, deposits 1.46 lakh crore
Reliance deal: Future Retail in SC against HC orders
Amid rising power demand, coal stock at 57 plants ‘critical’
FDi equity inflows up 168% to $17.57 billion during April-June 2021-22
After Reliance Jio, Google in talks to invest big in Airtel
Airtel builds war chest: Announces mega Rs. 21,000 crore rights issue
RBI may launch e-currency by December
Government reviews consumer protection rules for e-commerce
China targets US IPOs, use of cloud, algorithms
China plans to ban overseas IPOs for tech firms with data security risks: Report
Apple loosens app store payment rules in lawsuit settlement
Kotak MF can’t offer fresh FMPs for 6 months: Sebi
China spells out how excessive ‘996’ work culture is illegal
Madras high court’s 5-year motor cover order to hike car costs
Indian Railways to manufacture 100 Vande Bharat trains by 2024
Airtel board approves up to Rs. 21,000 crore rights issue
Ez4EV to soon launch on-demand mobile charging stations (like mobile ATMs) for electric vehicles
Indian Motorcycle expects to garner 25-30% share in India's premium motorcycle segment; suffered a "washout" in 2020
Coal stock at 57 plants critical, as power demand surges; Power Ministry says Regulation of coal supply to power plants to free up 1.77 lakh tonnes
8 of top 10 companies add ₹1.9 lakh crore in m-cap in past week; HDFC Bank, Hindustan Unilever, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, SBI and Wipro, TCS & Reliance
SpaceX launched a shipment of ants, avocados and a human-sized robotic arm through a recycled Falcon rocket to the ISS
Dr Reddy's, Zydus Pharma recall products in US market - "Failed Tablet/Capsule Specification: Some tablets are shaved; presence of foreign tablets/ capsules
Bharti Airtel plans to raise up to ₹ 21,000 crore via a sale of shares to existing shareholders; builds a war chest to prepare for the launch of 5G services
Tata Steel to invest Rs 8,000 cr in capex on India operations during FY22; towards completion of the expansion of Kalinganagar plant; expansion of mining operations and recycling business
Zerodha offers a month's salary, ₹10 lakh lucky draw to staff on meeting health goals
Kia workers accept wage deal without strike for the first time in a decade amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic
Freshworks files for US IPO, CEO cites Rajinikanth as 'mentor; also weighing a merger with SPAC or further capital infusion by private investors
Govt extends deadline for various tax compliances, Vivad se Vishwas payments
Corona Updates
World: 217,174,738; Active 18,598,158 (8.56%); Recovery 194,062,382 (89.36%); Vaccinated 5.21BN
India: 32,737,569; Active 383,213 (1.17%); Recovery 31,915,969 (97.49%); Vaccinated 625.86MN
Covid-19 tests reports to be soon linked to CoWIN App to help ease foreign travel; help travellers prove they have undergone authentic tests certified by Govt
Government extends suspension on international scheduled commercial passenger flights to and from India till 30th September
Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya releases first commercial batch of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin from new plant in Gujarat's Ankleshwar
Australia’s Melbourne extends sixth virus lockdown
Australia logs record Covid-19 cases, driven by New South Wales
New Zealand reports 83 local Covid-19 cases as Delta outbreak grows
Japan aims for full vaccinations by this fall
UAE capital mandates booster shot for Sinopharm recipients
Thousands protest in Berlin against Covid curbs, vaccines
Italy reports 37 coronavirus deaths and 5,959 new cases on Sunday
True number of Covid-19 cases in Pakistan likely to be much higher: UK government
Vaccine inequity causes ‘dangerous divergence’ in Covid survival rates: UN
France reports 87,565 coronavirus deaths in hospital, up by 53
Russia records 19,286 Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours
Yemen gets first batch of Johnson&Johnson Covid-19 vaccines
UAE to open for fully vaccinated tourists from Monday but with riders
Bharat Biotech scouts international Covid-19 vaccine partners
Green card applicants required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19
Thailand to allow local flights to resume in Covid-risk areas
China has administered a total of 2.033 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines as of August 28
Japan eyes mixed use of Covid-19 shots to speed vaccine rollout
Singapore fully vaccinates 80% of 57 lakh population against Covid-19
*India has reported 45,083 Covid cases and 460 deaths in the last 24 hours. *
Telangana reports 257 new Covid cases, one death
Delhi records zero Covid death, 31 new cases
West Bengal receives 16,70,000 doses of Covishield from Serum Institute
Himachal Pradesh reports 209 Covid cases, 6 deaths
Karnataka reports 1,262 new Covid-19 cases, 1,384 recoveries and 17 deaths
Odisha launches sero survey, logs 849 new Covid-19 cases, 69 more fatalities
Maharashtra's Covid-19 tally grows by 4,666, death toll by 131
Covid concerns loom as Maharashtra festival season starts on Monday
Gurugram: Over 23.61 lakh people have been administered for Covid vaccine
Famed drummer Kenny Malone dies of Covid-19 at 83
Recruitment of volunteers for trial of Covid vaccine Covovax on children begins
After reporting over 30,000 Covid cases 4 days running, Kerala records 29,836 fresh infections, 75 deaths in last 24 hours; positivity rate 19.67%
Himachal Pradesh becomes 1st state to administer first dose Covid vaccine to 100% adult population
Over 11,000 Covid vaccine doses administered in Delhi's three jails: officials
First commercial batch of Covaxin released from Bharat Biotech’s new plant
Stop gatherings ahead of festive season, MHA cautions states
Over 60.25 crore Covid-19 doses provided to states, UTs: Centre
State News
Heavy rain lashes Hyderabad, mercury drops
Hyderabad fourth in India in CCTVs per square mile
Daughter of former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao, ruling TRC’s Surabhi Vani Devi takes oath as MLC of Ranga Reddy, Medchal and Mahbubnagar constituencies
ED attaches Rs. 363 crore assets of Hyderabad-based MBS Jewellers
Heavy rains lashes Hyderabad, mercury drops
Hyderabad gearing up to celebrate Ganesh festivities; Over 50,000 Ganapati idols are ready for sale in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Inspect building on Ameenpur nala, says NGT
Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar begins yatra amid big show, hits out at CM KCR
TRS leaders slam allegations made by Bandi Sanjay
Auctions back, Telangana to sell 117 acres of land on Sept 27
After Ramappa, eyes on Deccan Sultanate for heritage tag
Hyderabad: Teenmar Mallanna held for ‘extortion’
Teachers forum protects against rationalisation of schools
All India Congress Committee spokesperson Dasoju Sravan and TPCC vice-president Mallu Ravi said chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao need not spend his blood for the development of Dalits, instead it would be enough if KCR vacates his seat and make a Dalit chief minister
Visakhapatnam: Employees, family members stage protest against privatisation of steel plant
V Hanumanth Rao wants party MPs to raise the Ambedkar statue issue in Parliament
Neena Gupta raises thought-provoking questions about infidelity, asks 'If you dream of kissing somebody, is it cheating?'
Court extends actor Armaan Kohli's NCB custody for a day in drug case
Nagarjuna releases Raj Tarun’s first-look from Anubhavinchu Raja
Nagarjuna’s first-look from Bangarraju released by Naga Chaitanya
Samantha Akkineni wishes ‘mama’ Nagarjuna on his birthday
NCB levels serious charges in drugs case against Armaan Kohli
Katrina Kaif training hard for her fight scenes in Tiger 3
Super Dancer Chapter 4: Farah Khan graces the set; dances with 'friend' Shilpa Shetty and Geeta Kapur
Chiranjeevi shares a video of the star-studded party he threw for PV Sindhu
Kuwait & Middle East News
Receptions of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Kuwaiti Environment announces the end of the Rahia tire crisis, in preparation for its delivery to Al-Saknia within days
Noon work team: Manpower monitors 20 sites in violation of the decision to ban the employment of workers in open areas in the residential city Al-Mutlaa
Digital Cooperation Organization: Kuwait has introduced important regulatory reforms in the ICT sector and achieved regional and international success.
The meeting of the Social Committee of the 108th session of the Arab Economic and Social Council kicks off with the participation of the State of Kuwait
The Kuwaiti Embassy in Bahrain calls for following the precautionary measures issued by the health authorities in the Kingdom
Opening of the Kuwait Pavilion at the Venice International Biennale for Architecture with the participation of young creators
Oil minister: Kuwait always supports any collective decision taken by OPEC plus and it is by everyone’s consensus
Kuwaiti Ministry of Health: 189 new cases of Corona and 341 recoveries and one death recorded during the past 24 hours
The US dollar is stable against the dinar at 0.300 and the euro at 0.354
Afghan News
*A rocket struck a house close to Kabul airport on Sunday afternoon killing a child. Separately, a US air strike targeted a vehicle carrying a suicide bomber who wanted to attack the airport, the Taliban said. US President Joe Biden earlier said his military commanders informed him that another attack in Afghanistan is "highly likely in the next 24-36 hours". *
US-made Black Hawks, Humvees and Huge Cache of deadly guns: Taliban flaunts newly captured Arsenal; France, Britain to propose UN safe zone in Kabul for continuation of humanitarian aid
Another attack likely, pledges more strikes on IS: Joe Biden
US in final phase of evacuations from Kabul, Taliban says ready to take over airport
US warn of ‘specific, credible threat’ near Kabul airport
How Instagram star helped rescue dozens from Afghanistan
Panjshir resistance forces reject Taliban’s claim of advances
Afghanistan: As the Taliban tighten its grip, fears of retribution grow
US airstrike hits suicide bomber targeting Kabul airport: Taliban
Taliban kills Afghan folk singer in restive province
US diplomatic presence 'unlikely' after Aug 31, Blinken says
US drone blows up bomb-laden IS car headed for Kabul airport
Biden aide: US has capacity to evacuate remaining Americans
Joe Biden saw no middle ground in Afghanistan
US in final phase of evacuations from Kabul, Taliban says ready to take over airport
The former Afghan government first Vice President and self-proclaimed acting President Amrullah Saleh, told the Taliban rule won’t last long in Afghanistan
In particular, he will stress the importance of ensuring the Taliban stand by their commitment to allow safe passage for foreign nationals and Afghans authorised to enter third countries. On counter-terrorism, he will underline the need for the Taliban to demonstrate that they are implementing the counter-terrorism commitments made in Doha, the source added.
The diplomatic source in London also added that the UK Foreign Secretary will set out some principles for how to engage the Taliban: on a pragmatic basis, responsive to the actions of the Taliban not just their words and co-ordinated across the international community with as broad a coalition as possible.
The UK govt will continue to drive a co-ordinated international response to Afghanistan today (Monday 30 August) as the Foreign Secretary participates in a meeting with Qatar, Turkey, fellow G7 partners and NATO; and the UK’s Ambassador to the UN joins her counterparts from the 4 other Permanent Member countries of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the situation.
Afghan official says 3 children killed in US strike on IS
Macron says France, Britain to propose Kabul safe zone to UN
Support to terrorism: No mention of Taliban in UNSC statement
Evacuation dialogue with Taliban does not mean recognition: Macron
'He is present in Kandahar. He has been living there from the very beginning': Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on Akhundzada
Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada in Afghanistan's Kandahar city: Spokesman
Want to maintain Afghanistan's trade, political ties with India: Taliban leader
Biden pays respects to US troops killed in Afghanistan
US evacuates over 5,500 American nationals from Afghanistan
'Men not allowed to teach girls': Taliban announces ban on co-education in Afghanistan
Pakistan army says militant fire from across the Afghan border kills two of its soldiers
US will have 'no right' to carry out attacks in Afghanistan after Aug 31: Taliban
Secondary explosions following the strike showed the target had been carrying a "substantial amount of explosive material": US officials
Malaysian police are seeking information about the detention of two Malaysians by the Taliban for allegedly being ISIS fighters
International News
Hurricane Nora sweeps past Puerto Vallarta, heads north
Hurricane Ida strengthens, Louisiana braces for severe blow
Packed with virus patients, Louisiana hospitals await Ida
Over 10,000 people evacuated in western Cuba over Ida hurricane
Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro says he will be arrested, killed or declared winner
A Yemeni military sources says that at least ten soldiers were killed and dozens wounded in an attack with ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi militia on a Yemini army base in Lahj Governorate, at southern Yemen
US President Joe Biden congratulates the Iraqi government for hosting the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership, describing it as a successful and pioneering one
Yemeni Minister of Health: 30 soldiers were killed and 106 others were injured as a result of the Houthi militia attack
The Yemini Ministry of Health receives 151,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the Corona virus
Algeria will hold early local elections in November
Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after border protests
Sports News
Manu Bhaker to shoot in five events at Junior World Championships
Tokyo Paralympics: Nishad Kumar has taken game to new heights, says Deepa Malik
Wasn't able to 'implement' my game plan in final, says Bhavina Patel after silver at Tokyo Paralympics
Coach plans change in weightlifter Mirabai Chanu’s technique
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) lifts Bangkok anti-doping lab’s suspension
India vs. England: Ishant could be dropped for Oval Test, Ashwin may get his first game
Controlled aggression worked for us in Leeds Test: Chris Silverwood
India vs. England: You cannot have four rabbits from 8-11, says Michael Vaughan
Mark Wood, Chris Woakes available for selection for fourth Test: Coach Chris Silverwood
‘World-class skill’: Kiren Rijiju, Deepa Malik hail Bhavina Patel for reaching Tokyo Paralympics finals
Hope this silver medal encourages more para-athletes to follow their passion: Nishad
Watford sign midfielder Sissoko from Tottenham
Spurs handled Harry Kane situation pretty well, says Tottenham Hotspur Coach Nuno Espirito Santo
‘Sports psychologist need of the hour’: Wrestlers speak in unison
Sushil Kumar still the best wrestler in India: Bajrang Punia
No time to grieve over Tokyo Olympics defeat: Vinesh Phogat
India vs. England: Cheteshwar Pujara came with an intent to score runs and showed his character, says Rohit Sharma
English Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester United Highlights: Man United beat Wolves 1-0
Mason Greenwood's late winner earned Manchester United a 1-0 win at wasteful Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Sunday, breaking the record for the longest unbeaten away run in English Football League history in the process.
Renault gifts The Kiger Subcompact SUV to Tokyo Olympics 2020 Flagbearer MC Mary Kom
MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo wins British GP as Aleix Espargaro bags podium for Aprilia
Fit-again Shreyas ready to convert DC’s IPL dream into reality
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Published: Sunday, 29 August 2021 05:12
Today’s News (29th Aug 2021, Sunday)
by Annadatha V Murali Manohar
Headlines
Paralympics: Triathlete Susana Rodriguez who helped Spain fight Covid in her job as Doctor wins Gold; Evacuated from Afghan to reach Tokyo to compete at Paralympic Games
Tokyo Paralympics: Paddler Bhavinaben Patel bags silver
ISRO conducts Hot Test of Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System for duration of 450 seconds at the test facility of IPRC, Mahendragiri, TN
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) recognized, awarded for achievement (from ICAR) in research on mushroom (extraction of natural dyes, identification of biomolecules)
Literature offers optimism and hope in difficult times: VP Naidu
SC judge Justice DY Chandrachud: It's the duty of citizens to strengthen public institutions and expose the lies of the State
PM Modi unveiled the renovated Jallianwala Bagh Smarak, dedicated it to the nation; also inaugurated museum galleries developed at the Smarak
Pandit Nehru not included among freedom fighters' pics displayed in an 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' banner on a Govt website
Govt notifies new Bharat 'BH' registration series for personal vehicles for seamless transfer across states
Greater Noida: Fire breaks out at paper mill in Khasna, no injuries reported
4 kids die in UP's Firozabad district in last 24 hrs from viral fever; Last week, 40 people suffering from dengue-like symptoms died in Agra, Firozabad, Mathura, and Mainpuri districts
Panna Dist, MP: Farmer mines diamond (6.47-carat) for 6th time in 2 years, diamond estimated to be sold for ₹30 lakh
Man of Bhil tribe named Kanhaiyalal dies after being tied to vehicle, dragged in MP's Neemuch on theft suspicion
Haryana: 10 injured after police lathicharge farmers in Karnal, Highways blocked in protest; IAS officer Sub-Divisional Magistrate Ayush Sinha caught telling policemen to 'break heads' of farmers with your batons; added no directions are needed
IAF to get 70,000 Russian AK-103 assault rifles from Russia under an emergency deal of Rs 3,000 crore, which was signed last week
Flood situation in Assam grim, 2.25 lakh people of 15 dist affected; water level of the Brahmaputra river, tributaries risen; Rivers are flowing above danger level' mark in many places
Delhi-bound AI plane suffers tyre burst on Kolkata airport taxiway; tyre burst emitting a loud noise; carrying 226 passengers, was subsequently brought back to the parking bay
India exported over a dozen new agri-products
Finance & Business News
Union Govt to regulate coal supply to plants with high coal stock; constitutes team to manage low coal stock
Hyderabad: Paradise, D-Mart fined ₹50k each for charging (₹4.76 & ₹3.5 per bag,) citizens for carry bags
Future Retail files new case in SC: Unimaginable damage & 35,575 job losses if ₹24,713Cr Reliance deal stopped
Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC): Project-hit families to get flats in Greater Noida
Leather manufacturing park to come up near Noida airport
Gurugram: South City 1 owners under scanner for extra floors
1st drone survey in Aravalis completed, 550 notices sent
Gurgaon: Explain slow pace of affordable housing projects, builders told
Delhi’s ‘new’ Chandni Chowk may be inaugurated on Sept 12
Elon Musk primes for India, Tesla makes list of parts suppliers
A 32% growth in Q1 should calm frayed nerves
A rule book in place to avoid another Cairn
India exported over a dozen new agri-products
GPay may soon allow users to open FDs
RIL to show 20% upside in next 2 qtrs: Rahul Shah
Kunal Bothra’s 3 stock picks for the week ahead
Berkowitz’s tips to make above-average returns
Grofers CEO defends 10-minute grocery delivery
Formula ONE season reduced to 22 races with changes
Franklin investors to get back Rs. 2,919 cr this week
Govt extends tenure of UCO Bank’s MD & CEO
Corona Updates
World: 215,709,833; Active 18,567,973 (8.57%); Recovery 193,635,064 (89.35%); Vaccinated 5.18BN
India: 32,694,188; Active 375,200 (1.15%); Recovery 31,881,128 (97.51%); Vaccinated 615.54MN
Kerala imposes night curfew from 10 pm-6 am from 30 Aug amid Covid-19 surge; Bengal extends curbs till Sept 15; coaching centres to open at 50% capacity
Kerala govt issues additional Covid guidelines; says special intensified stringent lockdowns will be enforced in the urban wards/panchayats with critical spread where WIPR (weekly infection population ratio) is above 7
India has reported 46,759 Covid cases and 509 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Over 63 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far
Around 7,000 ICU beds to be added in Delhi, says Kejriwal
Maharashtra CM asks people to behave responsibly
Assam reports 586 new Covid-19 cases, 675 recoveries and 9 deaths
Himachal Pradesh sees 209 fresh Covid-19 cases, 6 more deaths
Tamil Nadu reports 1,551 new Covid-19 cases, 1,768 recoveries and 21 deaths
Goa sees 111 fresh Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths, 92 recoveries
Andhra Pradesh reports 1,321 new Covid-19 cases, 1,499 recoveries, and 19 deaths in the past 24 hours
Germany to offer Africa up to 70MN Covid-19 vaccine doses; Canada approves Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine for 12 to 17 age group
Vaccine inequity causes 'dangerous divergence' in Covid survival rates: UN
UK records 32,406 new Covid cases on Saturday (Reuters)
Sri Lanka opens for Indian travellers once again with flight operations from 9 cities after a long hiatus; Fully vaccinated travellers will only require a negative PCR test report conducted 72 hours prior to arrival & an on-arrival PCR test at a certified hotel: High Commission of Sri Lanka in New Delhi
India needs 1 crore jabs a day now to fully vaccinate the entire adult population by Dec 31
If previously Covid-19 infected, single Covaxin dose draws same antibody response as two doses
US President Joe Biden says China still withholding 'critical information’ on Covid origins
US intelligence community says cannot solve Covid mystery without China
Iran says Biden demands same as Trump
We did our best on Kabul evacuation, says NATO representative
State News
Free vaccination camp at Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (DSIIDC) factory for workers
Delhi: No interim relief for Hindu Raksha Dal chief in slogan case
Domestic violence: Delhi court seeks medical report, I-T returns of Yo Yo Honey Singh
Tax waiver for houses up to 50sqm under north Delhi Civic body
Not-so-hot property: Delhi govt loses Rs. 956 crore as Covid hurts
No getting away: CCTVs in Delhi helped police solve over 100 key cases this year alone
Northeast Delhi riots: ‘Cops didn’t know case was under probe; ludicrous
Limit festive crowding with curbs, Maharashtra told
Orphaned by Covid, 5 siblings rescued by Madhya Pradesh
Indian Idol 12 grand finale gets massive TRPs; Aditya Narayan, Sonu Kakkar, Vishal Dadlani celebrate the 'greatest team ever'
Kaun Banega Crorepati 13's first Crorepati Himani Bundela: While sitting on the hot seat I never felt that I am visually challenged
Rumy Jafry plans to revive Sushant Singh Rajput’s favourite script
'Chehre' producer Anand Pandit: I am in advance talks to make some Korean remakes
NCB arrests actor Gaurav Dixit after recovering 'MD' and 'Charas' from his residence
Shah Rukh Khan's bodyguard Ravi Singh earns around Rs. 2.7 crore annually.
Rhea Chakraborty calls Shibani Dandekar 'world's most special girl', pens a sweet birthday note
Affordability & open spaces in east Hyderabad lure techies away from IT hub
Telangana government denies dumping secretariat waste in Hussainsagar, mum on satellite images
Hyderabad: Actors in the Telugu film industry are spitting fire and attacking one another venomously. It’s election time in the Movies Artistes Association (MAA) for the first time ever, it appears that there will be five panels in fray to capture power
Centre not to fund Veligonda project
Since 2014, Telangana clocks Rs. 1.35 lakh crore revenue from liquor sales
Drive to register app-based transport workers with National Database of Unorganized Workers (NDUW)
Hyderabad mix of tradition, modernity, says Chief Justice Hima Kohli
Telangana: Headmaster gets 20-year jail for raping minor kids in school
Telangana: No rules yet on school reopening as worried parents mull options
Get students back to schools, Telangana government directs teachers
BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s Praja Sangrama padyatra from Bhagyalakshmi temple
Pass resolution on OBC census, demanded Senior Congress leader V Hanumanth Rao
Demand for platelets shoots up as dengue cases surge in Hyderabad
Dehradun: Due to heavy rains bridge collapses, multiple landslides lead to traffic jam
Richa Chadha and others slam Manoj Muntashir for comparing Mughal emperors to "dacoits"
Delhi: Schools are ready, parents not so much
Kuwait & Middle East News
Representative of His Highness the Emir of the country, His Highness the Prime Minister meets the Iraqi Prime Minister on the sidelines of the Baghdad conference for Cooperation and Partnership Conference
Kuwaiti Ministry of Health: 186 new cases of Corona, 365 recoveries and one death recorded in the past 24 hours
His Highness the Amir sends a cable of congratulations to the Iraqi President and his Prime Minister on the success of the Baghdad conference for Cooperation and Partnership and His Highness Crown Prince and His Highness Prime Minister send similar cables
The Baghdad Conference for Neighbouring Countries is an important event and we hope that its results will lead to strengthening cooperation, security and peace in the region
French President: The Baghdad conference is a historic event that will enhance stability in the Region
The lofty directives give the humanitarian role of the State of Kuwait renewed impetus
The Representative of His Highness the Emir of the country, His Highness the Prime Minister, heads the delegation of the State of Kuwait participating in the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership in Iraq
On the sidelines of the Baghdad Cooperation Conference, the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister and his Iranian counterpart discuss the latest regional and international developments
The UAE announces the opening of Tourist Visas for all countries
Temperature will drop by mid-September, humidity will continue until the end of this week: Meteorologist Issa Ramadan
The Court of First instance ordered a commercial airline company to pay a sum of KD 1,000 to an Egyptian expatriate in compensation for cancelling his flight from Sohag, Egypt to Kuwait
KD 195m allocated for Front-liners
Kuwait Army says Northern Border Secure
Kuwait support for Iraq ‘unwavering’: His Highness the Prime Minister (of the State of Kuwait) Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
KCCI warns of record rice in prices of many goods, services
Kuwait police probe as Kuwaiti kills wife & surrenders
Qatar places Kuwait on Yellow List
Nod for more arrivals in 2 weeks
Kuwait to vaccinate 100 per cent of those registered within a month
Kuwait allows non-emergency surgeries to resume from today
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Commercial Arbitration Centre (GCC-CAC) enhance investments, judicial spheres in Gulf
Ambiguity on entry leaves passengers from six nations in quandary
Vibrant tourism sector vital to economic revival
Profits of Commercial Banks to recover fall in 2020-2021
Kuwait Embassy in Paris celebrates 60th Anniversary of French-Kuwaiti friendship
Afghan News
US strikes Islamic State in Afghanistan in retaliation to Kabul bombing
'Initial indications are that we killed the target, no civilian casualties', says US
US drone strike targets IS 'planner' in Afghanistan
Afghan: Gunshots fired outside airport, coloured smoke deployed 2 days after attack; Taliban deploys extra forces around airport; Pentagon says US Drone strike killed two 'High Profile' ISIS targets; blow up CIA 'Eagle Base'in Kabul
Afghanistan crisis and looming Delta cases make Biden's Presidency the 'Loneliest Job in the World
America put in the worst position: Trump on Afghan crisis
Afghan Sikhs and Hindus decide to stay put in Gurdwara for the next few days
Afghanistan turmoil: Kabul businessman Ismile Khan sells dry-fruits with a smile at Indore trade fair
Afghan photographer warns of Taliban threat to media
International News
Pentagon holds talks with Chinese military for first time under Biden, official says
T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert has apologised for the hack that exposed the data of 5.3 crore users
World's northernmost island discovered off Greenland's coast, claim scientists; was revealed by shifting pack ice
12-year-old Palestinian dies week after being shot in the head by Israeli forces at Gaza border during a violent demonstration
12-yr-old UK coder earns £290,000 by selling 'Weird Whales' NFTs during holidays
Sports News
Tokyo Paralympics: I don’t consider myself as disabled, says paddler Bhavinaben Patel
Paddler Bhavina Patel has worked really hard, amazing to watch her play: Deepa Malik
Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo will earn £480,000 per week at Manchester United
England crushed India by an innings and 76 runs in the third Test and that gave Joe Root his 27th win as captain in 55 games
Zimbabwe vs. Ireland 5 T20I series, Castle Avenue, Dublin: Zimbabwe beat Ireland by 3 runs; Regis Chakabva declared Man of the Match
Belgian Grand Prix Qualifying: Max Verstappen masters rain to claim pole, George Russell in second
Today’s word - Umbratilous - Shadowy; shaded; indoor; secluded
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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
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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
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News Digest (26th Aug 2021, Thursday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Headlines
India vs. England: India slump to 78 all out against England in third Test
PM Modi reviews eight projects, ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme
S Jaishankar speaks to UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar speaks with Saudi MoS for foreign affairs, discusses multilateral issues
IAF played crucial role in 1971 war by destroying Pak’s offensive: Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria
‘Slap Uddhav’ dig: Not afraid of anyone, says Union minister Narayan Rane
Over 60 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India: Govt
India hurries teacher vaccinations as some physical closes resume
Google Doodle celebrates commencement of Tokyo Paralympics 2020 with Champion Island Games
Team India achieved its best-ever performance at the Scrabble Youth World Cup with young guns Madhav Gopal Kamath and Suyash Manchali finishing 2nd and 8th respectively
MiG-21 Bison fighter aircraft crashes in Rajasthan; pilot ejects safely; court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause
Student of a university in Mysuru gang-raped, boyfriend thrashed in Mysuru; accused still absconding, yet to be arrested
Union Govt: PSBs have turned profitable; ₹30,000Cr in net profit, meeting requirements on their own; gone to the market and raised about ₹69,000Cr, including ₹10,000Cr equity capital; Hikes Pension Payouts for Families of Bank Employees to 30%; also hikes NPS for employee pensions to 14%
Guwahati-Howrah special train derails in Assam, no casualty reported
Financial & Business News
Samsung says it will invest $206 billion and hire 40,000 people by 2023
Finance minister asks public sector banks to provide assistance to sunrise sectors
Government approves highest ever FRP of Rs. 290 per quintal on sugarcane for 2021-2022
Union Govt approved highest ever Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane farmers at ₹290 per quintal, at a basic recovery rate of 10%, for the 2021 22 season
Indians in US, with AVG household earning $123,700, 79% of college graduates, surpassed overall American population in terms of wealth and college education
Mumbai woman gets back ₹1.01 lakh lost to cyber-fraud in 3 hours with help of cops & bank nodal officers
Xiaomi to buy self-driving tech startup Deepmotion for $77MN; help develop Level 4 self-driving technology, which allows full autonomous driving
BYJU'S valuation pegged at $50BN for IPO by bankers if it lists next year; Backed by SoftBank Vision Fund and Carlyle Group, Delhivery plans $1BN IPO filing in Oct
Sensex hit its fresh all-time high of 56,198.13; Nifty made a fresh peak of 16,712.45 in intraday trade; Gold Price Today Falls for Second Day; Rs 9,000 down from record high.
Nitin Gadkari urges vehicle makers to discourage diesel engines, asks them to promote alternative tech
Maruti Suzuki India Chairman RC Bhargava: Lot of statements made by Govt officials on importance of auto industry, but "no concrete action was taken on ground
Corona Updates
World: 214,693,778; Active 18,195,343 (8.48%); Recovery 192,023,096 (89.44%); Vaccinated 5.04BN
India: 32,557,767; Active 340,325 (1.05%); Recovery 31,781,046 (97.61%); Vaccinated 588.73MN
Onam pushes Kerala’s Covid tally to 3-month high; daily Covid-19 case count crosses 30,000-mark for 1st time since May 20
India’s Covid vaccination graph: 85 days to 10Cr doses; 45 days to 20Cr; 29 days to 30Cr; 24 days to 40Cr; 20 days to 50Cr; 19 days to go past 60-crore mark; State Govts asked to vaccinate all school teachers on priority before Teachers' Day on Sep 5
According to a study, the breast milk of lactating mothers who have received the Covid-19 vaccine contains antibodies that may help protect nursing infants from the illness
No conclusive data yet on need for Covid-19 booster shot, says WHO
Covid-19 in India may be entering some kind of stage of endemicity where there is low or moderate level of transmission going on, chief scientist of the World Health Organisation Dr Soumya Swaminathan said. The endemic stage is when a population learns to live with a virus. It’s very different from the epidemic stage when the virus overwhelms a population.
Telangana: 1.35 crore yet to take first jab as hesitancy remains a concern
State News
Indian Idol 12 winner Pawandeep Rajan announced as Uttarakhand’s Art, Tourism, Culture Brand Ambassador by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami
ED summons Tollywood celebrities Rakul Preet, Rana Daggubati, Ravi Teja and Puri Jagannadh in drugs case
80% Hyderabad homeowners expect up to 10% increase in rates of their property
Glitches in TTD site hold up online darshan ticket sales
Hyderabad: Commuters face hard time as rain floods dug-up roads
Telangana HC: CJ Hima Kohli and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy to examine Kokapet auction
Declare Dalit Bandhu scheme tax-free: Former Telangana Congress minister Mohammed Ali Shabbir
Varun Tej launches the trailer of Srinivas Avasarala and Ruhani Sharma starrer Nootokka Jillala Andagadu
Bigg Boss OTT: Zeeshan Khan gets evicted from the show for getting into a physical fight with Pratik Sehajpal
Emraan Hashmi on Tiger 3: I am not confirming or denying being part of the film
Kuwait & Middle East News
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister
His Highness the Crown Prince receives a written message from the Saudi Crown Prince regarding the brotherly relations between the two countries and an invitation to His Highness to join the launching ceremony of the Green Middle East initiative next October
Cabinet holds its extraordinary meeting
MoH to restart non-emergency operations at hospitals
Kuwaiti woman gets jail term over ‘indecent’ videos
Saudi Arabia to allow direct flights of fully vaccinated expats from countries facing ban
Several young men seriously injured in bloody fight
Kuwait Covid-19 community immunity within reach
Industry authority to build industrial cities
Kuwait is the fourth safest Arab Country
Kuwait would soon be on the Green Travel List of European countries
KD 1380 fees for the recruitment of domestic workers
Study suggests 9:30 to 5 working hours for Government offices
Kuwait reports 166 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths
Kuwaiti woman shot dead in a car by her relative
Woman wins compensation of KD 40,000 in land fraud
Travel Ban, decision to pull Passport cancelled
Ban lifted on 346 jobs for expats
No to fourth floor in private houses
The repercussions of the COVID- 19 pandemic affected the foreign exchange rate of the two largest economies in the world - the US dollar and the Chinese Yuan.
Onus for absconding on ‘domestics in Bill’
International News
The Pentagon: We evacuated 88,000 people from Afghanistan and a flight every 39 minutes
Afghan: Taliban will reach a peace deal with resistance forces in the Panjshir province soon; Covid vaccinations drop 80%; Afghans in knee-deep sewage wave papers, plead with US forces to enter Kabul airport; Russia preparing to evacuate 500 people from Kabul, its 1st airlift op; China, Taliban hold their First Dialogue
Palestinians wounded by Israeli 14 bullets on Gaza border
UN envoy calls on all concerned parties in Iraq to commit to ‘transparent and fair’ elections
UK: 24 people rushed to hospital after exposure to toxic gas in spa; after two chemicals accidentally mixed together and created chlorine gas
Havana syndrome - hearing piercing sounds, experiencing odd physical sensation, nausea, headache; caused by directed, pulsed radio frequency energy device; due to which Kamala Harris' trip to Vietnam was delayed?
5,000-kg dead fish washed up on shores of large saltwater lagoon in south-east Spain in 9 days; pollution from local farming has degraded the water quality which led to the deaths
Cambridge University documented Seychelles giant tortoise (thought to be vegetarian') hunting, feeding on a bird on Frégate Island; 1st documentation of deliberate hunting in any wild tortoise species
Babita Deokaran - Indian-origin woman, who provided critical info about multi-million-dollar PPE scam, killed in South Africa; shot multiple times through her car door
A massive oil spill caused by leakage from a power plant inside a Syrian oil refinery is spreading along the country's coast; stretching out over 25.5Sq KMs
Indonesia's navy seized oil tanker; wanted by Cambodia on suspicion of stealing 300,000 barrels of crude oil
Sports News
India dismissed for 78 runs; 3rd lowest Test total in England; 9 score in single digits; 3 ducks; England 120/0, both openers 50+
Mick Schumacher wants to leave his mark at Spa on the 30th Anniversary of his father's debut
I would be very upset if my generation is talked about as one which got bullied: Gavaskar to Nasser Hussain
Anderson joins Lyon in dismissing Kohli seven times in Tests
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Published: Wednesday, 25 August 2021 04:04
News Digest (25th August 2021, Wednesday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Headlines
Paralympics: Flame lit, games declared open; Tek Chand India's flag-bearer after Mariyappan gets quarantined; Afghan flag to feature in opening ceremony as a 'sign of solidarity
ZIF-8@CM Cotton' and 'ZIF-67@CM Cotton': Researchers from IIT Delhi have developed modified cotton fabrics that are capable of adsorbing harmful air pollutants
Study: Drinking alcohol during adolescence to young adulthood is associated with accelerated arterial stiffening; early aging of blood vessels
India overtaken US to emerge as 2nd most sought-after manufacturing destination across the world among 47 countries; China remains No 1 as per Cushman & Wakefield's 2021 Index
2021 PH27: The Usain Bolt of asteroids: This object takes just 113 Earth days to move around Sun; so close to the Sun’s massive gravitational field, it experiences the largest general relativity effects of any known Solar System object.
Modi, Putin discuss coordinating steps to ensure regional security
What a Question: Kerala HC Judge asks Union Govt 84-day Covishield dose gap based on efficacy or availability? Says if it is efficacy I am worried" as 2nd dose taken within 4-6 weeks of 1st dose
Union MSME Minister Narayan Rane was arrested today for his statement about slapping CM Uddhav Thackeray; 20 years before Murasoli Maran, TR Baalu were arrested by Late TN CM Jaya for flyover scam; After 8 hours in custody, Narayan Rane gets Bail; Message loud & clear, says Uddhav Govt
2 including minor boy beaten on camera in Raj, asked to go to Pakistan; 5 held; accused were identified as Lalit Sharma, Surendra, Tejpal, Rohit Sharma and Shailendra Tank
Assam plans to destroy 2,500 rhino horns stored (seized from poachers/extracted from dead animals) over past 40 years
Tejas Express was delayed on Saturday and Sunday, due to which the IRCTC will have to pay around Rs 4.5 lakh to 2,035 passengers.
In a first, CAPF to get BIS marked level-5 bullet-proof jackets by Sep 2021; presently, level-4 category bullet resistance jackets are being used by the seven CAPFs
Sexual assault using gloves will go unpunished: AG on Bombay HC's 'skin-to-skin' order - sexual assault under POCSO will not be attracted if there's no direct 'skin-to-skin' contact
SC to Union Govt: Don't encash Airtel's bank guarantee for 3 weeks to recover Videocon's dues
Apple employees have built a website, AppleToo, to collect stories from the firm's employees who have experienced harassment or discrimination
Scrappage policy: SIAM urges Union Govt to let dealer workshops function as inspection, certification centres
Faceoff: Narayan Rane’s arrest over ‘slap Thackeray’ remark creates furore
Union Minister Narayan Rane arrested over ‘slap Uddhav’ remarks: Who said what
Violation of constitutional values: BJP chief Nadda condemns arrest of Union minister Narayan Rane
Union Minister Narayan Rane granted bail
Danish Siddiqui was killed after being left behind in retreat, Afghan general says
Asaduddin Owaisi blames MP govt, Home minister, asks not to interfere in state affairs
Rahul Gandhi makes a comeback on Twitter, 10 days after getting unlocked
Annual income cannot be sole basis for determining creamy layer: SC
Chorus grows against centre’s National Monetisation Pipeline; TMC, Congress oppose scheme
Pragya Singh Thakur dismisses fuel price hike, says its mere Congress propaganda
Akhilesh missed Kalyan’s last rites fearing loss of Muslim votes: BJP
Bombay HC order on ‘skin-to-skin contact’ for POCSO offences is ‘outrageous’, AG tells SC
Karnataka govt to IT companies on ORR: Extend work from home till Dec 2022, cut traffic for Metro sake
UP officer ‘allotted’ 30k-sq-ft bungalow with a swimming pool, gym, sauna to himself
Centre has officially announced ‘sale’ of India: CPI(M) on govt’s decision to monetise assets
ISRO calls for proposals to study Chandrayaan-2 data
PAGD meeting under way to discuss way forward for restoration of J&K’s special status
Top LeT commander among two terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir encounter
Indian’s Afghanistan evacuation mission termed ‘Operational Devi Shakti’
India, Pakistan issue diplomatic visas to each other after 28 months
Uttar Pradesh to start manufacturing BrahMos Missiles soon
Demand to ‘replace’ Punjab CM gains momentum within Congress again
Rahul meets CM Baghel, Singh Deo in bid to resolve differences in Chhattisgarh
People will get some relief in coming months: Hardeep Puri on fuel price rise
Rajnath Singh hopes India will emerge as defence manufacturing hub for the world
Legalised loot, organised plunder: Congress on National Monetisation Pipeline
Chopper Crash: Army search ops continue in Ranjit Sagar Dam to trace second missing pilot
Earthquake in Bay of Bengal; tremors felt in Chennai
India to resume Covid vaccine exports in 2022, official says
Financial & BusinessNews
Govt hoping to earn Rs. 6cr per km from monetisation
New RE Classic 350 teased, launch on Sept 1
Samsung takes a dig Apple co-founder Steve Jobs
NMP will protect interest of public, consumers: Kant
Government considers allowing FDI in LIC
Railways planning to allow private players to lay rail lines; raise revenue from train operation on these lines
Annual income cannot be sole basis for determining creamy layer: SC
Crude oil production continues to fall, dips 3.2% in July
Bitcoin jumps above $50,000 for first time since May
Vietnam, India top measure of Crypto adoption by individuals
Over 20 lakh people are now making money from YouTube
HDFC needs to issue half a million credit cards a month to win back a market it lost to bad tech
Sensex jumps 400 points, Nifty touches 16,625 as markets close at record highs; Bajaj Finserv, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra and Bajaj Finance were among top Sensex gainers
Samsung to invest $205BN in next 3 years, create 40,000 jobs to expand its footprint in AI, Robotics, biopharmaceuticals, semiconductors
El Salvador installing Bitcoin ATMs; will allow citizens to convert cryptocurrency into US$; withdraw it in cash
A non-fungible token (NFT) of a clip art of a rock - 'EtherRock' was sold for 400 Ether worth $1,326,280
SpaceX shipped 1Lac Starlink terminals so far; internet service now catering to customers in 14 countries
Corona Updates
World: 213,946,359; Active 18,044,972 (8.43%); Recovery 191,437,505 (89.48%); Vaccinated 5.00BN
India: 32,511,370; Active 328,956 (1.01%); Recovery 31,746,626 (97.65%); Vaccinated 582.24MN
Coal India arm NCL becomes 1st PSU to vaccinate entire workforce (50K) & their family members
South Korean study: Covid-19 Delta variant cases show 300 times higher viral load; gradually decreased over time - to 30 times in 4 days; 10 times in 9 days; matched levels seen in other variants after 10 days
WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan: India may be entering Endemic stage of Covid; stage is when a population learns to live with a virus; very different from epidemic stage when virus overwhelms a population
Saudi allows Indians who got fully vaccinated there to return to the kingdom
There are 228 "actual containment zones" in the national capital while the central and northeast districts have none, according to Covid data of the Delhi government
Delhi Police thwart gangster’s plan to harm Tihar Jail official
Heavy rains lash Delhi, bring down mercury
India on Monday reported 25,467 Covid-19 infections, pushing the overall tally of Covid cases in the country to 32,474,773. With 354 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, the death toll has further climbed to 4,35,110. At 97.68%, recovery rate is highest since March 2020. A total of 39,486 were discharged in the last 24 hours, taking total number of recoveries to 3,17,20,112.
Weekly Covid cases fall in major states
State News
Telangana CM to lay foundation stone of TRS party office in Delhi
Telangana high court to govt: Furnish non-catchment area details in 24 hours
Bengaluru: Ill-treated woman jumps off UAE building, reaches KIA
Telangana: Three dead, 15 injured in a road accident at Mirayalaguda
Many areas in Hyderabad waterlogged as rains pound city
Telangana: ‘Hallmark Unique ID stir will continue till norm amended
Telangana: Over 55,000 gold jewellery shops and showrooms remain closed to opposes HUID norm
Telangana: National Green Tribunal committee gives clean chit to My Home project
Human hair smuggling: ED searches at 9 locations in Hyderabad, Guntur for FEMA violations
4 cops die in road accident in AP’s Srikakulam
Stolen properties worth Rs. 1.10 cr handed over to victims by Cyberabad police
Amitabh Bachchan’s former car driven by ‘Salman Khan’ seized by Karnataka transport dept
Sonu Sood’s witty reply to fan asking for Rs. 1 crore
When Parineeti was asked if Ranveer ‘papa bann gaye’
Rumi Jaffery has tested Covid positive
Guwahati Pani Puri seller caught mixing urine in masala water
Education is not competition to acquire degrees, but tool to leverage knowledge for character building: Pradhan
Centre to its higher education institutions: Fill up all vacant teaching position by Sept 2022
Schools, higher education institutes to reopen in Tripura from Wednesday
Delhi cabinet decides to implement ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme
Avika Gor on tasting success with Balika Vadhu
Jagapathi Babu’s look as Rajamanaar from Prabhas and Shruti Haasan starrer Salaar
Delhi: BJP, AAP slug it out over ‘first’ smog tower
*Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated India's first ever smog tower in the capital's Connaught Place area on Monday. The over 20-metre-tall structure, has been set up to improve air quality in a radius of around 1km. Covid-19 pandemic delayed the construction work of the smog tower. The Delhi cabinet had approved the pilot project in October last year. The smog tower will be able to purify 1,000 cubic metres of air per second. A two-year pilot study will be undertaken to ascertain the effectiveness of the smog tower after it becomes operational, an official said. *
Two held by CISF with bullets at Delhi airport
Manoj Tiwari seeks joint meeting to expedite opening of 7 JNV schools in Delhi
Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act calls north-east Delhi riots conspiracy case cooked up, points to contradictions
Hyderabad: Congress slams TRS government for neglecting minorities
Congress takes up tour-cum-night stay in Dalit habitations to expose TRS government failures
Shilpa Shetty turns to yoga to stay positive amid personal turmoil: ‘Be your own warrior’
Abhishek Bachchan hospitalised, father Amitabh Bachchan and sister Shweta Bachchan pay a visit at the hospital to check on his health
India's Rahul Rajasekharan wins Mister Supranational Asia 2021 title!
Producers Guild supports Nani; call statements made against Tuck Jagadish makers during the exhibitors meet “insulting”
Gopichand and Tamannaah's Seetimaarr to release on September 3
Hyderabad airport records over 7 lakh passengers in July
Telangana logs 389 new Covid-19 cases, one death
Ram Gopal Varma's viral dance video: Director confirms being a part of it, posts pic with Inaya Sultana
Bizarre: MP villagers hang dead man upside down from tree in bid to revive him
Kuwait & Middle East News
Receptions of His Highness the Amir Shiekh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Receptions of His Highness the Crown Prince Shiekh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
His Highness the Amir congratulates Kuwait Olympic champion Abdullah Al-Tariqi Al-Rashidi for his achievement in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and praises his keenness to raise the flag of Kuwait in international forums
The General Secretariat of Awqaf launches the Kuwait Grand Competition for Memorizing and Refining the Noble Qur’an under the sublime sponsorship
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister receives a phone call from his Canadian counterpart, during which he discussed the latest development on the Afghan scene
Al-Babtain Al-Thaqafiah devoted its fourth lexicon to Arabic poets in the land of India in three volumes, prepared by Dr Abdullah Al-Qatm
Kuwaiti Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Basil Al-Sabah announced, through his official account on Twitter, that the vaccination rate in the State of Kuwait has reached 70 percent
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announces the registration of 166 new infections with the emerging Coronavirus (Covid-19) in the past 24 hours, bring the total number of cases registered in the country to 408,600, in addition of two deaths, bring the total number of deaths to 2,409 cases
Kuwait Ministry of Oil: Operation of liquefied gas import facilities in Al-Zour is an “exceptional event” in the history of the Kuwaiti oil sector
An Iraqi government spokesman: Kuwait supports the Baghdad conference and its attendance will be special and important
Kuwait Basketball Association: Kuwait will host the Asian Junior Championships next year
The UN Security Council will discuss the issue of the missing Kuwaitis during the Iraqi invasion
Kuwaiti Civil Aviation denies setting a date for the start of commercial flights to Egypt and India
The Acting Minister of Youth praises the support and care of the country’s wise political leadership for Kuwaiti sports and athletes
Iraqi Prime Minister describes his visit to Kuwait as ‘successful’
Afghan News
US President Joe Biden defends Afghan pullout, cites 'growing risk' of IS attack
India on Tuesday brought back another 78 evacuees from Afghanistan. They reached New Delhi after a halt at Tajik capital Dushanbe.
Ukraine and Iran have denied reports that a Ukrainian evacuation plane was hijacked from Kabul.
Pentagon says no change in plan to complete Afghan evacuation by Aug 31
CIA director held secret meeting with Taliban co-founder Baradar in Kabul: Report
Airbnb to house 20,000 Afghan refugees globally for free, says CEO Brian Chesky; India gives name to evacuation mission in Afghanistan, calls it 'Op Devi Shakti
If we kill one, we’ll kill all: IC 814 crew recall Taliban militia’s threat
‘Last scheduled flights to Kabul met with ATC’s radio silence’
PM Modi speaks to Putin over Afghanistan situation
626 people including 228 Indian citizens evacuated from Afghanistan so far: Hardeep Singh Puri
Afghan pop star Aryana Sayeed blames Pak for empowering Taliban, terms India ‘true friend’
3 copies of Sikh scripture, 44 Afghan Sikhs flown in from Afghanistan
India brings back 78 people as part of evacuation mission from Afghanistan
India at UNSC: Afghanistan shouldn’t be used by Pakistan-based terrorists
Taliban will help us in Kashmir: Pakistan neta
‘626 people including 228 Indian citizens evacuated from Afghanistan so far’
Taliban take over some UN premises, curb movement: Report
The US President announces that 75,900 people have left Afghanistan since the end of July, including 70,700 people since August 14 alone
Abhishek Bachchan hospitalised, father Amitabh Bachchan and sister Shweta Bachchan pay a visit at the hospital to check on his health
International News
The US House of Representatives passes a $3.5 trillion budget plan
US President tells G7 members that his country is on track to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan by Aug 31
Russia starts building 2 nuclear submarines armed with intercontinental ballistic missiles along with 2 diesel-powered submarines & 2 corvettes
Papua New Guinea accuses Indian envoys of "deliberate deception" by letting unauthorised travellers some Covid-19 positive; bans flights from India
Indian-American doctors’ association ushers in top leadership team of women
Chef Sameer Taneja enjoys being part of a good Indian restaurant ‘mafia’ in London
The centrality of the Fatah movement decides to refer the issue of the ministerial reshuffle to President Abbas
Greece announces control of most of the fires in Western Attica
Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra announces that Algeria has decided to cut diplomatic relations with Morocco starting today, attributing this to historical and political issues
Cairo: The Emergency Supreme States Security Criminal Court in Egypt issues life and hard prison sentences against seven terrorists in the case that became famous in the media with the ‘Ahrar al-Sham’ cell and was linked to the formation of a terrorist group and receiving military training with the knowledge of terrorist organizations in Syria
UAE-based Indian entrepreneur helps rebuild health centre in Kerala
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies aged 80
Namibia's Chanique Rabe crowned Miss Supranational 2021, at the grand finale held at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater, Nowy Sacz, Malopolska, Poland among 58 delegates
Viral Video: US Marine wins hearts by sharing water with thirsty kids at Kabul Airport
Sports News
Tokyo Paralympics: Hockey team captains Rani, Manpreet send best wishes to Indian contingent
Virat Kohli’s team will play how it plays we will not get drawn into anything that’s not honest: Joe Root
Malan will offer us experience in top three, says Root
Ligament tear rules Bajrang Punia out of World Championships, brings early end to his 2021 season
Bajrang Punia: Don’t abuse athletes who lose, but continue supporting them
Bajrang Punia: I feel bad for not being able to meet India’s expectations. I will get the gold in 2024
Afghanistan-Pakistan ODI series shifted from Sri Lanka to Pakistan
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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
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Published: Monday, 23 August 2021 04:10
News Digest (23rd Aug 2021, Monday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Headlines
Paralympics: 54 athletes from India, country's biggest-ever contingent, will be competing in 9 sports disciplines including archery, athletics (Track and Field), badminton, swimming, weightlifting
Tokyo Paralympics: Want to win 3rd gold medal for India, says javelin legend Devendra Jhajharia; Sarah Storey aims to become Britain's most successful Paralympian
Tribal to Global: Maharashtra Teacher Khurshid Sheikh Awarded for introducing jungle batches, taking education to remotest Hamlets
IIT Delhi Enactus Team wins National Competition; Now to represent India at World Cup in Oct 2021
India airlifts 392 from Afghanistan amidst reports of Pakistani presence among Taliban
2016 AJ193: Speeding at 94,000 Kmph, Asteroid bigger than Burj Khalifa to pass by Earth; at this speed, asteroid is likely to pass within 3,427,903 km of Earth; will be the asteroid’s closest approach to planet Earth for at least the next 65 years
Earthquake of 4.1 magnitude recorded in Gujarat's Kutch; epicentre located near Dholavira; no casualty
Indian-origin South African people get threats, go into panic mode
Three Service Chiefs, course-mates (from the 56th course of the NDA, which is rare and unique), visit Alma Mater NDA in Pune
Afghanistan crisis shows why CAA is needed: Hardeep Singh Puri
Petrol, diesel prices cut by 20 paise
Accused a state asset, is talented: HC bail for student in IIT rape case
Punjab schools named after Olympics hockey heroes
Farmers protest in Punjab Jalandhar hits train movement, road traffic for 2nd day; 69 trains cancelled, 54 diverted or short-terminated
Bullet Train to run between New Delhi and Ayodhya at 350km/hr speed; aerial survey done; NHSRC waits for NOCs from the state Govt to begin the work
One Army Jawan dies, others suffer injuries while training under 'Severe' weather near Pathankot
Admitted children forced to sit in heat for event (crowd mobilisation) in Madhya Pradesh Hospital in Vidisha; forcibly taken to the venue by the guards and nurses; even District Collector was present
Caste census must be done at least once in a while country, says Nitish Kumar ahead of his meeting with PM Narendra Modi
Stick to giving advice: Amarinder slams two of Sidhu’s advisors over ‘atrocious’ comments
Madhya Pradesh: 10 held in Ujjain for raising pro-Pakistan slogans, NSA invoked against 4
Mizoram bridge on Assamese soil, alleges Assam; Mizoram books Assam Police on charges of theft
Two Indian Naval Ships arrive in Guam to take part in Malabar Exercise; started in 1992 as a bilateral drill b/w Indian & US Navy
Both factions of Hurriyat Conference likely to be banned under UAPA; money collected for funding MBBS students being used for funding terror organisations in the union territory.
PM's "Big Fan" Fahim Nazir Shah walking from Srinagar to Delhi (815KM) in hopes of meeting him
Haryana Minister Anil Vij admitted to Chandigarh's PGIMER as his oxygen levels drop; suspects that high altitude during the chopper ride could be the reason
Sri Lankan Navy pelt Indian fishing boats with stones, damage 60 of them; damaged fishing nets in 25 boats while involved in fishing near Katchatheevu
Hindu American Foundation asks universities to distance themselves from ‘Hindu-phobic’ conference
60 Afghans, including 23 Hindus and Sikhs, among 400 airlifted by Indian evacuation
Now, a portal to help Kashmiri migrants lodge property plaints
Probe panel’s clean chit to IPS officer accused of harassment in UP
Financial & Business News
I-T portal glitch: Finance Ministry summons Infosys CEO Salil Parekh
Union Minister Raosaheb Danve on Sunday said that the Railways has suffered losses to the tune of Rs. 36,000 crore during the coronavirus pandemic, and added that goods trains were the real revenue generators for the national transporter.
Automotive supplier Faurecia acquired 60% stake in Hella; will create a global tech leader covering both a broad customer portfolio and significant future trends in automotive sector
Notification on use of coal with higher ash content based on technical study: Union Govt to NGT
Space wars: Inmarsat downplays potential rivalry from OneWeb and Elon Musk’s SpaceX in India
East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) offers 15% rebate on 3-year general trade license
Corona Updates
World: 212,554,454; Active 17,953,999 (8.45%); Recovery 190,156,557 (89.46%); Vaccinated 4.93BN
India: 32,448,969; Active 341,082 (1.05%); Recovery 31,673,103 (97.61%); Vaccinated 576.37MN
China reports no new local Covid-19 cases for first time since July
India reported just over 2.2 lakh fresh cases in the week (August 16-22), down from 2,55,819 in the previous seven days. This was the first double-digit fall in weekly cases since the June 28-July 4 week, when the number had dipped by 11.4%
India sees 13.6% dip in weekly Covid cases, sharpest fall in 2 months
Third wave looming: The report of the committee, set up on the directions of the home ministry, has noted that “paediatric facilities - doctors, staff, equipment like ventilators, ambulances, etc. are nowhere close to what may be required in case a large number of children become infected”. The report has been submitted to the PMO.
3rd wave looming, may imperil kids, PMO told
Goa extends curfew till Aug 30
India reports 30,948 new Covid-19 cases with 403 deaths, in the last 24 hours
27 new cases in Chhattisgarh, one death; Punjab reports 41 new Covid cases; Assam records 336 new Covid-19 cases and 10 deaths; West Bengal records 561 fresh Covid cases, 8 deaths; Gujarat reports 15 new cases, no deaths; MP sees 5 Covid-19 cases; Maharashtra records 4,141 new cases and 145 deaths; Tamil Nadu records 1,630 fresh Covid-19 cases and 23 deaths; Karnataka records 1,189 new Covid-19 cases and 22 deaths; in the last 24 hours; Kerala records 10,402 new Covid-19 cases and 66 deaths; Andhra Pradesh records 1,085 new Covid-19 cases and 8 deaths; Delhi reports 56 Covid recoveries; Telangana: 364 new Covid cases, 2 deaths reports ANI
France records 44 more Coronavirus deaths in hospitals over last 24 hours: Reuters
Pakistan reports 3,842 new Covid-19 cases, 75 deaths
N. Korea develops its own PCR equipment for Covid tests
US administers 362.7 million doses of Covid vaccines: CDC
Japan's private-sector activity hit by Covid surge
Taiwan will begin administering its first domestically developed Covid-19 vaccines on Monday
Stung by 2nd Covid wave, Niti Aayog says 2 Lakh ICU beds must be readied by Sept, predicts 23% hospitalisation
Over 52.23 thousand Covid vaccine doses administered in the last 24 hours in India, taking the total vaccination coverage to 58.14 crore so far.
Tamil Nadu: A group of transgenders today conducted a drive to spread awareness about the importance of following road safety norms and Covid appropriate behaviour in Coimbatore
On Onam, Kerala records over 17,000 Covid-19 cases with 17.73% Test Positivity rate
Covaxin for children may get DCGI nod before end of trial period; DGCI will give approvals in a phased manner
In a first in country, Tamil Nadu to offer round-the-clock vaccination services at Govt colleges, District HQ hospitals
UK rolls out New Antibody Test Programme for Covid-19 Positives; will make free home antibody tests available for up to 8,000 Covid-positive people a day
UAE flights: Passengers carrying passports issued by India, Pakistan, Nepal, Nigeria, Sri Lanka or Uganda can enter Dubai visas, if they have not entered or been to these countries in the last 14 days
AIIMS Director: India does not have enough data on need for 3rd Covid-19 vaccine shot, also known as a booster shot, to increase protection
Tamil Nadu's New Covid Rules: Schools/Colleges to begin from Sep 1 on rotational basis, Relaxations for cinema halls, beaches too; Maha CM Uddav warns people that pandemic is not over yet
Zydus Cadila MD: Expect rollout of Covid vaccine for children aged 12 & above by mid-Sep: more clarity on pricing by next week
Oman free of curfew; lockdown removed from today
Science can’t keep up with virus, creating worry for vaccinated
FDA issues ‘you are not a cow’ warning after people use livestock drug for Covid
State News
Door-to-door survey and special vaccination drive in Greater Hyderabad, Secunderabad Cantonment from Monday to ensure 100 per cent Covid vaccination
Congress questions Telangana CM KCR’s silence over inquiry reports against Eatala Rajender of BJP
Telangana: Task cut out for parties, Eatala to keep up byelection tempo
Union minister Kishan Reddy should tell people about his contribution to Secunderabad constituency: Telangana Congress
2 Maoists surrender before Telangana police
Police nab five for attacking, snatching phone from senior
Hyderabad: Blasting boulders & rocks causes irreversible change, say experts
Telangana taps Centre’s Atma Nirbhar funds for agriculture projects to enhance warehousing capacity
Telangana: People waiting to end TRS rule, says Union tourism minister G Kishan Reddy
Telangana: Two constables contract Covid following CM K Chandrasekhar Rao public meeting
Superstar Mahesh Babu has unveiled the title of Meher Ramesh’s film with Megastar Chiranjeevi on the latter’s birthday – Bholaa Shankar.
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus services to Tamil Nadu will resume from tomorrow. Around 250 buses will be operated to different destinations, says KSRTC (ANI)
Telangana: Woman gives birth to quadruplets in Karimnagar
Health worker gets memo for dancing on duty
Ram Gopal Varma's video dancing with a girl goes viral on social media, fans praise his dancing skills but RGV says 'it's not me'
Toddler dies as abandoned building collapses in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Drug peddler held with 85 kg ganja
Rain to lose intensity from today, temperature to rise slightly in Delhi
37.27% voter turnout in Delhi Gurdwara body polls
East Delhi Municipal Corporation gives new life to old tyres
E-waste disposal gets boost as Delhi Corporation sites, toll-free numbers find takers
Kuwait News
Amir, Iraqi PM discuss trade
Under the emir’s directives, the State of Kuwait approves the foreign transit of 5,000 Afghans who will be evacuated from Afghanistan on their way to United States
The Speaker of the National Assembly receives the Iraqi Prime Minister
His Highness the Prime Minister holds a session of official talks with the Iraqi Prime Minister and holds a luncheon in his honour
His Highness the Amir receives in the presence of His Highness the Crown Prince, the Prime Minister of Iraq and the meeting reviews the bilateral relationship between the two countries and the two brotherly peoples
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi says that during his meetings and meetings with the Kuwaiti officials, he affirmed his country’s respect for and implementation of international resolutions, as well as commitment to relations based on common interests between the two countries
* Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi affirms his country’s keenness to overcome all difficulties facing Kuwaiti investments by enacting legislation and fighting corruption and administrative bureaucracy to attract the Kuwait investor*
Courts revoke nationality of 54 Kuwaiti citizens
Youth authority: The Facilities Management Project aims to provide Kuwaiti youth with skills and capabilities qualified for the labour market
Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewal Energy employs 93.3% of Kuwaitis in power, distillation plants
The Kuwait Oil Tankers Company (KOTC) Fleet only alternative to export Kuwaiti Crude Oil and Petroleum products during crisis
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation to finalize mechanism of operating Direct Flights to 6 destinations
Kuwait is on the UAE Green List in the latest update, starting today
The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) looking to transfer Ahmadi City management to the State, in a bid to ease the burdens on the management of Kuwait Oil Company
MoH determined to acquire herd immunity faster than expected
Amusement parks and kids recreational centres to reopen next month
KD 900 to hire Indian Domestic workers an exaggerated cost: Indian Ambassador to Kuwait H.E. Sibi George
Up to 40,000 drug addicts of different nationalities in Kuwait
Seventh batch of Pakistan medical staff to arrive soon to support the national medical teams in dealing with the corona pandemic
85% applications of vaccination exemption rejected
Funds scarce to disburse rewards for Covid-19 frontliners at once
Fingerprinting, regular working hours in ministries and government agencies resume
Cooperative societies offer discounted PCR Test fees
Screams foil rape attempt on an Ukrainian woman
Abolish max limit for arrivals – airlines may shut shop
A Kuwaiti plane transports the injured in a fuel tank explosion in Akkar, north Lebanon, to Kuwait for treatment
Kuwaiti Higher Education announces the date of the two plans for external missions for the English high school campaign and vacancies for internal missions
Sports Authority: Panel discussions and working sessions with clubs and federations next September to explore their views on developing sports and including them in the authority’s strategy (2021-2026)
Kuwait reports 167 new Covid-19 cases, one dead
Bahrain MoH: 97 new cases of Corona virus were recorded
The US dollar stabilizes against the dinar at 0.301 and the euro
I assured Kuwaiti officials of my country’s respect for international resolutions, their implementation and commitment to relations based on common interests: Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi
The Ministry of Higher Education approves the increase in the seats of students applying to Kuwait University for the academic year 2021-2022
Afghanistan News
Afghan: Panjshir on Taliban target, ‘Hundreds’ of fighters out to capture valley of resistance; clad in US tactical gear, Taliban 'Mock US' with WWII Photo of troops raising Flag at Iwo Jima; As China, Pak weigh recognising Taliban, experts warn long-term losses, US ire; Britain to push for sanctions on Taliban at G7 meeting
Second batch of 146 Indian evacuees from Kabul are being repatriated via Doha, Embassy in Qatar says; talks between Taliban, Panjshir resistance break down as Afghans await formation of new Govt
Afghan: As Kabul turmoil worsens, Taliban's 'Conciliatory' PR offensive is faltering; Some Americans, Afghans being beaten up by Taliban on way to Airport says report; ISI-Taliban nexus confirmed, Chief Met Insurgents in Kandahar
EU Chief says situation at Kabul Airport 'Very difficult; Taliban leaders Baradar, Haqqani, 133 others may be exempted from UN's sanctions list as 'Part of US deal; US forces in control of Kabul airport allow India to operate two flights daily for evacuation
Taliban blame US for airport chaos as Afghans face ‘impossible’ race to flee
Afghan resistance ready for conflict but prefers negotiations
President Joe Biden said Sunday the U.S.-led evacuation of Americans, at-risk Afghans and others from the Kabul airport picked up speed this weekend, although it remains vulnerable to threats posed by the Islamic State extremist group.
Biden says US will support sanctions against the Taliban, depending on the context.
Taliban have been cooperative: Biden
Biden says US has unwavering commitment to bring Americans and vulnerable Afghans to safety.
Security environment in Afghanistan is changing rapidly, under no illusions about threat from ISIS-K: Biden
US President says activated use of commercial aircraft to ferry evacuees should have no effect on commercial air traffic
Biden says there's no reason to not maintain the high tempo of evacuations; He says the US is working to evacuate Afghan partners and citizens of other allies as well
As Biden says US has been making continued progress on Afghanistan evacuations, he says efforts to move Americans in Afghanistan to airport is on
US President Biden says first priority is getting Americans out of Afghanistan as quickly as possible
President Biden begins an update on the Afghanistan evacuation, speaking from the Roosevelt Room, but begins with brief comments on the tropical storm hitting New England.
Many Afghans who worked with NATO forces fear reprisals from the Taliban, who seized the capital Kabul a week ago
Last month, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the subject of relocating Afghan interpreters came up during meetings he held in Kuwait.
*The US military says an Afghan woman gave birth aboard an Air Force C-17 that flew from the Middle East to Ramstein Air Base in Germany. *
G7 to discuss Afghanistan on Tuesday, says U.K. PM Boris Johnson
China will not get drawn into serious security role in Afghanistan
Fourth evacuation from Kabul since 1992, but in different international climate
US orders 6 commercial airlines to help transport Afghan evacuees
Situation at Kabul airport 'incredibly volatile': Blinken
Burned down my house: Afghan evacuees recount harrowing Taliban experience
Afghan police chief Haji Mullah Achakzai, who headed the police in Badghis province in Herat, was brutally executed by the Taliban. He was blindfolded and kneeled before the armed Taliban men. They fired several bullets till his lifeless body flops onto the ground. They didn't stop there and fired few more rounds of bullets on his lifeless body.
Pentagon commandeers commercial jets for airlift amid continuing crisis in Kabul
Speaking at the White House, Biden said 11,000 people had been airlifted from Kabul in a 36-hour period this weekend, but he did not provide details. The number appeared to include flights by charter and non-U.S. military aircraft as well as the U.S. Air Force C-17 and C-130 transport planes that have been flying daily from the capital. Tens of thousands of people remain to join the airlift, which has been slowed by security issues and U.S. bureaucracy hurdles
Since August 14, the US has evacuated & facilitated the evacuation of approximately 30,300 people on military & coalition flights. Since the end of July, we have relocated approximately 35,500 people: White House Official
The US President on Sunday also said he is in discussions with his military officials regarding the extension of the evacuation mission in Afghanistan, beyond the August 31 deadline.
Discussions are going on among us & the military about extending (Aug 31 evacuation deadline), our hope is, we don't have to extend. But there going to be a discussion, I suspect on how far along we're in the process: US President Joe Biden said during an address from White House
There is no way to evacuate this many people without pain & loss and the heartbreaking images you see, it’s just a fact. My heart aches for those people you see. At the end of the day, if we didn't leave Afghanistan now, when would we?: US President Joe Biden
We know that terrorists may seek to exploit the situation & target innocent Afghans or American troops. We’re maintaining constant vigilance to monitor & disrupt threats from any source, including ISIS & the Afghan affiliate known as ISIS-K: US President Joe Biden
Over 260 Afghan Sikhs in Kabul Gurdwara need help in evacuation, says US Sikh body
Eight US military flights - 7 C-17s and 1 C-130 - evacuated approximately 1,700 passengers from Hamid Karzai International Airport. In addition, 39 coalition aircraft took off with approximately 3,400 passengers: White House Official
International News
Storm Henri upgraded to Hurricane as it approaches US Coast; maximum sustained winds increased to near 75 mph (120 kph) with higher gusts; Hurricane Grace lash eastern Mexico, power outages, floods; New York City on alert
China says its Zhurong Mars rover will continue exploring Utopia Planitia where it landed on May 14 after completing the initial 90-day program
Researchers: Certain microbial communities in icy-cold waters off coast of Labrador, Canada possess ability to degrade diesel & crude oil; can help mitigate the dangers of oil spills in the region
Myanmar arrests 2 more local journalists as media crackdown since a February 1 coup
Sri Lankan Elephants to now get Biometric IDs, owners can't 'Drink and Ride; complaint of ill treatment and cruelty are widespread
Saudi Arabia: Resident expats can now own one property in the Kingdom
Tropical Storm Henri packing strong winds and heavy rain made landfall in Rhode Island on east coast of US; weakened to a ‘tropical storm’
Haiti says toll from Aug magnitude 7.2 earthquake has grown to 2,207, with 344 people still missing
At least 21 dead and 50 missing in floods in Tennessee
The US President meets with state governors and advisers to deal with the aftermath of Hurrican Henry
The Coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen intercepts a booby-trapped plane targeting Khamis Mushait, southern Saudi Arabia
Sports News
Long jumper Shaili Singh misses gold by 1 cm, settles for silver in U-20 World Athletics Championship
U20 World Athletics Champ: Shaili Singh won silver with a best long jump of 6.59m; India finishes with 3 Medals; Namibian sprinter runs 100m in incredible 9.86s in Women's Relay Event
World Athletics U20 Champ: Sasha Zhoya breaks 110m Hurdles World Record for 2nd time in 2 days
Discus thrower Vinod Kumar’s classification in F52 category raises hopes of medal
Fighting odds, 3 para-athletes from Delhi hope to make India proud at Tokyo games
Oval Invincibles romp to the first Hundred women’s title
Superhuman effort required from England: Sunil Gavaskar
Dravid’s NCA now has ‘corporate class’ for new coaches tackling off-field issues
England’s Jos Butler might skip Ashes series in Australia
India vs. England: Indian team arrives at Headingley Stadium ahead of third Test
India vs. England: Jasprit Bumrah channelised his anger in the right way, says Zaheer Khan
Renault gifted wrestlers Ravi Dahiya and Bajrang Punia their SUV Kiger after their medal-winning performances at the Tokyo Olympics
A positive tie decides the confrontation between Real Madrid and Levante in the second round of the Spanish League
EPL: Kane makes first appearance as Alli earns Spurs a win at Wolves
EPL: Sloppy Manchester United held to 1-1 draw at impressive Southampton
Returning hero Lukaku sets Chelsea on way to 2-0 win at Arsenal
Premier League could become like rugby with approach to fouls: Solskjaer
Marcus Rashford back at United’s training base after shoulder surgery
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Today’s News (22nd Aug 2021, Sunday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Headlines
Afghanistan: ‘Flight carrying 87 Indians departs from Tajikistan for Delhi
Former UP CM Kalyan Singh passes away at 89
‘Crestfallen’ over Babri demolition, Kalyan Singh said history will fix responsibility
PM Modi condoles demise of Kalyan Singh, says he was rooted in Indian values
Three unidentified militants, associated with the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), were killed in an encounter in a forest area of Pulwama’s Tral in South Kashmir
SC nod for ‘equivalent qualification’ for jobs
Kuwait set to resume commercial flights with India, and other SE Asian countries
PSE-Home Affairs visit BSF Hqrs, BOP Makwal, apprised about drone threat, arms smuggling from across IB
Jaishankar holds talks with Qatari FM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, in Doha on Afghanistan developments
Army repatriates 3 PoJK boys who take gifts and goodwill message with them across LoC
Mehbooba indulging in ‘politics of hatred’ after losing ground in J&K: BJP
Washington: India’s Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu, interacts with heads of US Universities
NEET applicants from TN fall by 7%
‘Students hit visa jackpot for US in pandemic year’
Address pilot-in-command as Captain or by first name; not Sir: AI Express
Telangana: Kakatiya temple from 13th century yet to be restored
For Tamil Nadu loss of 2 Lok Sabha seats in ‘60s, HC moots 5,600 cr in damanges
Financial & Business News
Half-a-trillion $ wiped off China markets in a week
Uttar Pradesh government launches 3rd phase of ‘Mission Shakti’
Uttar Pradesh: Ganga Expressway project receives sanction letter for Rs. 5,100 crore loan
Draft rules for e-tail queer pitch for Tata, Adani’s super app plans
Microsoft acquires $5 million stake in Oyo, values company at $9 billion
Godrej empowers carpenters to boost productivity in east
Coal India’s capex up twofold to Rs. 1,840 cr
Container shortage, lockdowns spook Tirupur garment industry
Venture capital funding: Startups raise $17 billion
IPO bandwagon getting bigger and bigger; August sees 23 filings so far
China eyes pushing US IPO-bound firms to hand over data control: Report
China passes new personal data privacy law, to take effect November 1
Facebook eyes Indian startups for investments
Mashreq Bank activates UPI platform across UAE
Sebi keeps Adani Wilmar’s Rs. 4,500 crore IPO in abeyance
Reconsider call for strike on August 23, mandatory gold hallmarking big success so far: Govt to GJC
NTPC starts India’s largest floating solar plant in Andhra Pradesh
Despite record tax mop-up, govt continues to borrow heavily, hits 46% of target for FY22: Report
Indian startups raise $16.9 billion VC funding in 2021, next only to China
Tata, Adani’s super app plans hit by draft rules for e-tail
Taliban websites go offline, Twitter accounts remain
Hyderabad: Six financial firms order audit on Karvy Stock Broking Ltd dealings
Corona Updates
World: Confirmed: 210,829,653; Total Deaths: 4,414,877; Active Cases: 206,414,776
India: Confirmed: 32,393,286; Total Deaths: 433,964; Recovered: 31,597,982; Active Cases: 361,340
A momentous feat: PM Narendra Modi after Zydus Cadilla’s Covid vaccine gets emergency use authorisation
Government approves first Covid-19 vaccine for children above 12 tears
Sri Lankan president warns of consequences if longer Covid lockdown enforced
Delhi reports 19 new Covid-19 cases, lowest since April 15 last year
Johnson and Johnson seeks nod to study Covid-19 vaccine among kids in India
Covaxin may be available for kids by October
With over dozen viruses, doctors struggle to decipher and treat
Over 48 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India: Govt
Fate of Afghan allies in faraway war divides US Republicans
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris under fire for Afghanistan fiasco
US reports possible IS threat to Kabul evacuees
Taliban takeover prompts relief, women’s rights fear in Afghan cities
Biden battered over Kabul fiasco amid growing rightwing frenzy over Afghan refugees
Fate of Afghan allies in faraway war divides US Republicans
China’s warm welcome for Taliban sparks backlash at home
Over 1.21 lakh doses of Covid vaccine administered in Delhi on Friday: Government bulletin
India reports 34,457 new Covid-19 cases; 540 deaths, active cases lowest in 151 days
Telangana reports 364 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths
Newly discovered fungus also causes mucormycosis, but not found in any Covid patient so far
Police clash with protesters as Australia reports record Covid-19 cases
Australia reports record Covid-19 cases as police block Sydney protest
Panic buying in Vietnam’s largest city before tighter Covid-19 lockdown
Tamil Nadu extends Covid lockdown by another 2 weeks; theatres, schools, colleges to function
Speaking after launching one such facility at the Directorate of Public health and Preventive Medicine here, medical and family welfare minister Ma Subramanain said vaccines would be provided round the clock at this centre and that those wishing to receive the jabs should bring proof of identity
The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday said it would offer round-the-clock vaccination services at government colleges and hospitals from next week for the benefit of those unable to take the Covid shots at their convenience.
Protesters in France demonstrate against Covid pass for sixth weekend
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in France again Saturday against the government's Covid-19 vaccination policies amid concern from rights groups about anti-Semitic sentiment in the protest movement. (AFP)
State News
Taj Mahal to reopen for night viewing from Aug 21, after remaining closed for almost a year due to Covid-19 crisis
Tamil Nadu schools to reopen for classes 9 to 12 from Sept 1
Ladakh all set to host an event to promote domestic tourism from August 25-29
Kerala to develop river-based tourism
India-made robots chat up diners at Chitti In Town, a Hyderabad restaurant in Dilsukhnagar area
Sikkim opens Yumthang Valley for tourists
Uttarkashi’s ancient Gartang Gali bridge opens to tourists after 59 years!
Himachal Pradesh makes online registration mandatory for entry into state
People rejected Congress, it has lost faith in itself: BJP
'Bigg Boss OTT' fame Urfi Javed recalls being called 'porn star' by relatives, reveals that her father 'victim-blamed' her
Telangana: Kakatiya temple from 13th century yet to be restored
TRS govt not cooperating with Centre, says Union minister for tourism G Kishan Reddy
No flow of funds from Telangana & Andhra Pradesh, Krishna River Management Board struggles
Hyderabad first urban body in Telangana to get ‘Water Plus’ city tag
Hyderabad: Six financial firms order audit on Karvy Stock Broking Ltd dealings
Boulders fall on house, create panic
Andhra Pradesh: Drunk man jumps into fire pit during Muharram festivities, dies
Hyderabad: Rakhi business picks up ahead of Raksha Bandhan
Special Covid-19 vaccine drive in Hyderabad: Somesh Kumar
Telangana: Revanth Reddy gives Youth Congress 20-month’s target to bring party to power in 2023
Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao riding on Dalit Bandhu impact to enter national fray?
Hyderabad: Bibi-ka-Alam procession goes off peacefully
IIIT-H devises new low-cost location tool without GPS
Telangana digs in to revive heritage stepwells
Ramvir Singh Bidhuri holds meets with party workers as Delhi BJP focuses on upcoming MCD polls
Delhi: Man who attempted self-immolation outside Supreme Court succumbs to injuries
Delhi: Man shoots former business partner, surrenders at police station
Delhi records highest one-day rain for August in at least 13 years, IMD issues orange alert
Heavy rains lash Delhi, bring down mercury
Parts of Delhi-NCR witness moderate to heavy rainfall
Combo masks, organic rachis in huge demand
Delhi Metro services on two corridors to start early on Raksha Bandhan
‘Markets in Delhi to remain open beyond 8 pm from Monday’
Delhi: Man shoots former business partner, surrenders at police station
15-year-old falls into drain in northeast Delhi; dies
Delhi Police thwart gangster’s plan to harm Tihar Jail official
Delhi: Hindu Army chief arrested for raising communal slogans at Jantar Mantar
Whenever women get a chance, they perform with gusto, says Nirmala Sitharaman in UP
Telangana Cinema Theatres Association issues apology about their tone at recent press meet
Kuwait News
Kuwait is on the UAE Green list in the latest updates, starting today
Adherence to Covid-19 Protocol must to avoid second epidemiological situation: Al-Jarallah
Kuwait sets conditions for entry to Kuwait as Covid-19 infections decline
Muneera Al-Hashash becomes Kuwait, Gulf First Woman FIBA Licensed Referee
‘MoE’s plan to burden private Arab School’s – Student Density High
MoH studies possibility of allowing Spring Camps
Safe passage for understanding on a bridge of Diplomacy here and there
MoE receiving applications from Expats for Teaching sector
Customs seizes ‘Larica’ powder
Egyptian arrested for stealing cables from Power Transformers
Syrian man, driving stolen vehicle, held for threatening police officer
No driving license, 3 expats jailed
Mead fish disappears from Kuwait Market
School readiness follow-up Teams to start their work from Sunday
Free rations for Kuwaiti, expat frontliners
250,000 expats vaccinated; medicine delivery to continue
Protesting is a lucid right, not a puzzling or a controversial one
97 families of low income Indians died of Covid received 1 lakh financial support
MoI warns about fake websites impersonating as official website
The Kuwaiti Hand of Benevolence comes to the aid of affected in line with its lofty message in humanitarian work around the world
Kuwaiti Health spokesman: 200 new cases of Corona, 598 recovery and two deaths recorded during the past 24 hours
Afghanistan News
India allowed to operate two flights daily to evacuate citizens from Kabul
150 Indians detained on way to Kabul airport, released later: Reports
Taliban denied the abduction of over 150 people, mostly Indians, from an area close to the Hamid Karzai International Airport on Saturday. Afghan media clarified that all Indian citizens were safe in Kabul and their documents were being processed for evacuation.
Anti-Taliban forces say they've taken three districts in Afghanistan’s north
Taliban release 340 prisoners in Farah Province
Impossible to evacuate all allied Afghans by August 31: EU foreign policy chief
Indonesian embassy in Afghanistan evacuated, diplomats moved to Pakistan
US, Germany advise citizens against travel to Kabul airport amid evacuation chaos
Ashraf Ghani wasn't prepared for Taliban takeover, fled with only clothes he was wearing: Report
Thousands rally in London decrying Taliban takeover
Taliban took Afghanistan but face cash squeeze
Taliban attacked ITBP contingent, soldier returned from Afghanistan says
Over 500 Nepalese nationals evacuated from Afghanistan
JeM chief Masood Azhar's brother Rauf Azhar calls on Mullah Baradar to pledge allegiance: Reports
US officials say 2,500 Americans have been evacuated from Kabul in past week
Pentagon spokesman says cannot rule out possibility of US troops going outside Kabul airport to get people
Aiming to improve situation, provide smooth exit at Kabul airport in the next 32 hours: Taliban official
Jaishankar, German counterpart discuss evacuation challenges in Afghanistan
Taliban takeover prompts relief, women's rights fears in Afghan cities
Ashraf Ghani's brother pledges allegiance with us, claim Taliban
Afghans running out of money as banks, ATMs shut for 7th day
Taliban bans co-education in Afghanistan’s Heart province: Report
No foreigners kidnapped, but some being queried, say Taliban
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie makes Instagram debut, shares heartbreaking letter from young Afghan girl
Taliban turn back Afghan govt employers returning to work
Abdullah Abdullah, Hamid Karzai meet Taliban ‘acting Kabul governor,’ discuss situation in Afghan capital
Want ties with all countries, particularly with US, says Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar
Afghanistan’s economic distress may be Taliban’s biggest challenge
Pak FM Qureshi discusses Afghan situation with several counterparts
International News
Singapore to introduce its first quarantine-free travel program
Protests, suicide attacks: Backlash grows against China’s Belt & Road projects in Pakistan
Blast targeting Chinese nationals in Pakistan kills 2 kids
Florida orders school boards to relax mask rules or risk pay
Another video of assault on Pakistani woman sparks rage on social media
Taiwan: China wants to ‘emulate’ the Taliban
Philippines Duterte orders payment of healthcare workers’ benefits
Sri Lanka bans ‘drunk driving’ of elephants in new protection law
Big bird on water is mystery, but US town calls it just ducky
Hurricane Grace hits Mexico with torrential flooding, two deaths reported
Malaysia new PM faces tall task in uniting polarized society
Sports News
After Silver in U-20 Worlds, Amit Khatri trains eyes on Asiad, CMG medals
U20 Worlds: Priya Mohan finishes 4th in Women’s 400m final after clocking personal best
France’s Zhoya breaks U20 110m hurdles world record again
Grealish on target as Manchester City put five past hapless Norwich
‘Atmosphere-wise, our dreams came true’: Klopp hails return of fans
We are family’: Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer supports Denis Law after dementia diagnosis
We put India on the cricketing map, says Farokh Engineer
Rafael Nadal ends 2021 season prematurely over foot issue
IPL 2021: Jos Buttler to miss UAE leg for birth of child
IPL: Simon Katich steps down as RCB head coach
IPL 2021: RCB domestic players, staff to leave for UAE on Aug 29
EPL: Liverpool cruise past Burnley to make it two wins from two
Arsenal complete signing of keeper Aaron Ramsdale from Sheffield United
Slowly building up Hardik Pandya for T20 World Cup: Paras Mhambrey
Japan athlete to get nibbled gold medal replaced
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Published: Saturday, 21 August 2021 07:44
Today’s News (21st Aug 2021, Saturday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar*
Happy Onam. !
Headlines
Paralympics: Indian Powerlifters depart for Tokyo with eye on medal; India will win at least 15 medals including 5 golds says Chef-de-Mission; Organisers say situation 'very difficult' as hospitals stretched by Covid cases
Rajnath Singh, during his visit to the Army Sports Institute in Pune, is likely to name the stadium in the campus after Neeraj Chopra
India seals deal with Russia to procure AK-103 Rifles in push of Military Modernisation; purchased to replace its ageing and obsolete weapons; under emergency financial powers
Ex-militant's death: Meghalaya ministers, MLAs getting extortion notes from Militant Group, admits CM; DGP's warning gets cops to remove sympathy posts from social media
7 lakes supplying water to Mumbai has 12.35 lakh million litres; 85.34% of total useful content, and will last for nine months and 20 days
MP CM Shivraj Chouhan slams poor state of roads in Bhopal, scraps body overseeing infra upkeep
Hisar-Mumbai Duronto Express flagged off, Journey will take 22 hours via Sadulpur, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Rings, Jaipur, Sawai Madhopur, Ratlam & Baroda
Artisans deserve better facilitators than NGOs and govts for their businesses to thrive; poor have little trust in Govt or NGOs. For most, it’s just a new person to ask for dole from in face of rudeness, stonewalling
Finance & Business News
Skoda will drive in an all-new sedan early next year – 2nd product under strategic India 2.0 initiative; to shore up volumes in the Indian market
Easy money fuels inflation and world-beating stocks in India
Apple delays office return to at least January in Covid rise
San Francisco: Bit Tech platforms Facebook Inc and Google have been hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the US federal government and states on charges they are operating monopolies and abusing their power
India looks to work with US on market access issues: Goyal
Jet Airways employees reject Jalan-Kalrock resolution move; move NCLAT over compensation
Facebook teams up with Indifi to help provide loans to small businesses
Oyo to hire more than 300 tech professionals
St. Kitts and Nevis Awarded Best Citizenships by Investment Programme by FT PWM report
In a first for India, a desi aviation company in New Delhi has taken an aircraft by leasing it from India. Leading private aircraft and helicopter operator JetSetGo said it is the first Indian leasing business to directly import an aircraft (Hawker 800 XP) through a lease of IFSC GIFT City, Ahmedabad; Earlier, a helicopter was leased from GIFT City and this is the first time for an aircraft
Luxury car makers stepping on gas on used car platforms
Imports have stopped from Afghanistan: Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) Director General Dr. Ajay Sahai
Sensex tumbles 300 points; Nifty ends below 16,500
China eyes pushing US IPO-bound firms to hand over data control: Report
China passes new personal data privacy law, to take effect November 1
US, India discuss ways to increase trade
CRED launches lending product CRED Mint
Many Indian companies slip in global valuation ranking, highest ranked RIL dips 3 places
Space Perspective, wants to make space travel ‘affordable’
Microsoft invests $5 million in Oyo
Corona Updates
World: 211,487,421; Active 17,811,295 (8.42%); Recovery 189,249,634 (89.49%); Vaccinated 4.88BN
India: 32,392,506; Active 368,122 (1.14%); Recovery 31,590,390 (97.52%); Vaccinated 566.60MN
Zydus Cadila becomes 6th weapon in India's armour; 3-dose jab approved; India gets its first vaccine for children 12 years and above
Delta variant that caused second wave driving infections in vaccinated people; vaccination continues to be very effective in reducing severe disease and death
UK Regulator approves antibody drug Ronapreve to prevent, tackle Covid-19; injection or infusion; acts at lining of respiratory system where it binds tightly to Covid; prevents it from gaining access to respiratory cells
Sydney tightens Covid-19 curbs, lockdown extended through September
Record Delta wave hits kids, raises fear as US schools open
New Covid-19 infections on the march in South Korea
Study supports widespread use of better masks to curb Covid-19 indoors
Delta crisis: US health system overwhelmed; 5 states see record hospitalizations
Singapore plans first quarantine-free travel program
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques directs to provide additional support to Tunisia to meet the needs of the health sector to confront Corona
Kuwait News
Stranded expatriates oil sector employees, unable to return to Kuwait are considered on Annual leave
Corona pandemic has put an end to men kissing men
Change in working hours proposed to solve traffic problem
EPA completes relocation of over 20m tyres dumped in Arhiya Area
Two perish, 4 hurt in accident on King Fahd Road
Not possible to cut expenditure
Civil Service Commission (CSC) okays list for Covid-19 Frontliner Reward
Mixed reactions to removal of Venus statue from 360 Mall
19 domestic workers held in raid
Expats on vacation in dilemma over policy of jabs for under 18 years of age
Sheikh Dr Basil Al Sabah meets with Ambassadors
The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) keen to increase percentage of Kuwaitis in private sector
MoH to work on accelerating pace of vaccinations
Kuwait records 226 new infections and two deaths
Britain adopts a new treatment against the Corona virus
The Iraqi Prime Minister will visit Kuwait next week
The price of a barrel of Kuwaiti oil decreased by $3.20 to $67.47
Bahraini Ministry of Health: 79 new cases of Corona virus were recorded
Afghan News
Taliban's mammoth task ahead as economy in doldrums. Currency down 90%, world halts aid; won't form govt until Aug 31 as per 'deal with US'; Taliban revenge fears grow as targeted door-to-door visits surge; resistance forces recapture 3 districts; several Taliban fighters killed; UN report claims one in three Afghans at risk of severe or acute hunger
Relationship with Taliban, good ties with US: Qatar & media houses helped Afghan scribes out of Kabul; US set to expand evacuation flights from Kabul to Europe; NATO wants inclusive govt
Joe Biden: Kabul evacuation among "Most Difficult" in history; will mobilize every resource necessary "to conduct a thorough evacuation; He added I cannot promise what the final outcome will be, or... that it will be without risk of loss"
Had no radical views’: Army Veterans recall 1982 IMA batchmate ‘Sheru’ who is now among Top 7 Taliban leader; “well-built, not too tall and never religiously inclined; Uttarakhand govt sends names of 110 natives stuck in Afghanistan to Union Govt
Merkel and Putin to discuss Afghanistan, other ‘big’ issues
UNESCO calls for protection of cultural heritage in Afghanistan
Over 18,000 people evacuated since Sunday from Kabul airport: NATO official
60 Hindus and Sikhs shifted to Afghanistan safe place for India evacuation
Guard against Afghanistan payment defaults, exporters warned
US President: We are continuing to communicate with the Taliban to facilitate the evacuation. Any attack on our forces will be met with a ‘quick and strong’ response
Britain: Finding a long-term solution to the Afghan crisis may require dealing with the Taliban
The UAE announces its agreement to temporarily host 5,000 Afghans before they head to other countries
The US Department of Defense: 6 thousand people left Kabul in the last 24 hours on 17 flights
The Turkish President and the Prime Minister of Greece discuss by phone the Afghan developments and their repercussions on immigration
Bahrain announces its contribution to supporting relief efforts in Afghanistan and facilitating the evacuation process
NATO foreign ministers call for an immediate end to violence and formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan
International News
China approves three-child policy with sops (reduce families’ burdens as well as the cost of raising and educating children) to encourage couples to have more children
In midst of Afghan crisis, US VP Kamala Harris visits Vietnam
Russian 'Devil worshipping' couple accused of two 'Human Sacrifices'; victims stabbed to deaths; also face charges of drug trafficking after large quantities of drugs were found in their home
UK sanctions seven Russian intelligence agents over Navalny poisoning; Angela Merkel asks Putin 'to free Navalny' on Moscow visit; Russian Prez denies charges
2 children killed, 3 injured in suicide bombing targeting Chinese nationals in Pak’s Port City Gwadar
Teen arrested after knife attack in southern Swedish school
German on trial for killing 5, injuring 18 in car rampage
11 Malian soldiers killed, 10 wounded in ambush in central Mali
Texas Democrats return, end 38-day holdout over voting bill
Three dead, four missing in Malaysian floods
Biden administration to review climate impacts of federal coal leases
Singapore gets sweet pandemic distraction as Museum of Ice Cream opens
Hurricane Grace makes landfall near Mexico’s Tulum temples
Hong Kong students charged with ‘advocating terrorism’ denied bail
400 booked for harassing, molesting Tik Toker girl in Pakistan: Lahore police
Women comes face-to-face with 3-metre long (10-foot long) snake in Australian Supermarket
Beirut: Lebanese President Michel Aoun calls on the United Nations to take action to put an end to the Israeli violations of his country’s sovereignity
Ramallah: Head of the Information Office in the Mobilization and Organization Commission of the Fatah movement, Munir al-Jaghoub, announces the postponement of the announcement of the Cabinet reshuffle on the government of Muhammad Shtayyeh
Beijing: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi says that the great changes currently taking place in Afghanistan reflect the Afghan people’s desire for security and stabilitiy, and their rejection of war and chaos that lasted more than 40 years
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s Royal Palace announces the appointment of the assistant head of the United Malays Organization *AMNO) Ismail Sabri as the new Prime Minister, weeks after a political crisis that toppled the previous government
Istanbul: Turkey announces that the death toll from the recent floods in three northern states of the country has risen to 79
Russian military official: Russian missile systems replied the Israeli attack in Syria
Sports News
Junior World Wrestling Champ: Silver for Sanju Devi, Bhateri; Saneh endures painful end to campaign; World Athletics U20 Champ: Sasha Zhoya breaks U20 110m Hurdles World Record
Rafael Nadal will not be playing in 2021 again as he is taking break to find a solution to his foot injury
Western & Southern Open to match Naomi Osaka’s prize money pledge for Haiti
Stefanos Tsitsipas angers Greek government over vaccination news
Virat Kohli, BCCI brass ‘informally’ chat over roadmap for T20 World Cup
We are gathering momentum nicely, says Eoin Morgan ahead of T20 World Cup
ICC T20 World Cup: Carlos Brathwaite to launch virtual trophy tour
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Todays News (20th Aug 2021, Friday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Headlines
After PM’s Prod, govt goes big with Ayushman Bharat: 10 cr cards this Fiscal, 50L Free Hospital Admissions
Anger comes alone but takes away all the good qualities from us. Patience too comes alone, but brings all good qualities to us. Choice is ours!
Plea to interrogate Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan about some incriminating document found in his Delhi residence again dismissed by Matura
Madhya Pradesh Farm Leader threatens to sue weather department IMD for "Wrong" Predictions leading to crop losses for cultivators in recent times
Supreme Court asks States to file status reports on vacancies, Pendency of cases in Info Commissions
NHRC Core Group expresses concern over slow pace of reforms in Criminal Justice System; delays in disposal of cases result in human rights violations of both the under-trials and convicted prisoners
After 75-year-long wait, river island in Odisha’s Sambalpur gets access to banking services; Utkal Grameen Bank opened customer service point
Air India office at Kolkata airport receives flight hijacking threat call, probe underway
US district court lets Devas track down Indian space agency’s commercial arm Antrix's assets
India working with global partners to bring back stranded citizens, Jaishankar says
'Some countries subvert collective resolve to fight terrorism’: Jaishankar’s veiled attack on Pakistan at UNSC
Countries should not place blocks and holds without any reason on requests to designate terrorists: India at UNSC
Navy has spread far and wide with the aim of protecting India’s maritime interests: Navy Chief Admiral Karambir
DRDO develops Advanced Chaff Technology to safeguard IAF fighter aircraft
Government exempts certain establishments from giving job quota to disabled; rights groups object
Financial & Business News
With $19.2 billion, DMart owner breaks into world top 100
Hyderabad: Karvy chairman C Parthasarathy, arrested for defaulting bank loan taken from IndusInd Bank, on Thursday
Facebook took action on 31.5 million pieces of content for hate speech in Q2
Capital Float and Razorpay partner to offer now pay later to one lakh online merchants
Voda Idea falls Rs. 150 crore short on payment of licensing fee
Tega Industries files for Rs. 750 crore IPO
Diesel price cut by 21 paise a litre but LPG rate up, petrol unchanged
Domestic LPG cylinder gets expensive, price hiked by Rs 25; 2nd straight month of increase; hiked by Rs 25.50 per cylinder on July 1
New study led by Hyderabad’s ICRISAT finds consumption of millets (whole grain/bajra) can reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases
TN: Kanjirangal panchayat (with 8 villages) in Sivaganga Dist - sustainable waste mgmt turning trash into electricity; produced 600 units of electricity in a week
New bank locker rules: Sign new locker agreements to get locker loss compensation; Banks to ensure incidents do not occur in the bank's premises - own shortcomings, negligence, by any act of omission/ commission
MG Motor India unveils upcoming mid-sized SUV Astor equipped with AI assistant, level 2 autonomous driving tech
DoT: Govt set to notify new Spacecom policy that will underline key role of LEO satellite operators
Estimates of discoms' losses of Rs 90K cr for FY21 seem to be grossly inflated: Power ministry
Postman now most valued SaaS startup $5.6BN after fresh funding $225MN by Insight Partners, Coatue, Mary Meeker’s Bond Capital and Battery Ventures; overtaking BrowserStack valued ($4BN) in June
Bombay HC directed Mihan at Nagpur to execute the concession agreement with GMR Airports for the upgradation and operation; State Govt, Mihan shall challenge in SC
D-Mart owner Radhakishan Damani breaks into the list of world’s top 100 richest people; currently worth $19.2BN; positioned at 98
Govt: Tax breaks must for vehicles bought against scrapped ones
Tata Motors targets different set of buyers with Tigor EV, Nexon EV
At $8.8 billion IPO wave sweeps across India as startups soar
Crafts Council of India invites nominations for Kamala Awards 2021
Housing sales may rise 30% in 2021; to remain below pre-Covid levels: Report
Pilot run commences for International Bullion Exchange at IFSC
IndiGo to resume UAE flights from August 20
SpiceJet to start trial of IATA’s travel pass from Aug 23
Pilot run commences for International Bullion Exchange at IFSC
Nehru’s real big mistake: Heavy industry wrongly got priority in 1950s. So even at 75, India isn’t rich: Arvind Panagariya, Prof of Economics, Columbia University, USA
Cars24 to raise $350 million from SoftBank, others
HDFC Bank fixes coupon rate of $1 billion AT-1 bonds at 3.7%
Corona updates
India: Confirmed: 32,322,258; Total Deaths: 433,049; Recovered: 31,525,080; Active Cases: 364,129
World: Confirmed: 209,262,848; Total Death: 4,392,362; Active Cases: 204,870,486
Daily cases of Covid-19 in India continued to decline although infections in Kerala surged past 20,000 again after three days of relatively low numbers.
Over 3.86 crore people didn't get second dose of Covid vaccines within stipulated time: Govt
Covid R-value drops below 1 in Country, including Kerala and NE; Signals decrease in infection rate; Covid-19 vaccine for Children will be available in India by September, says Director of ICMR-NIV
WHO: Delta surging in areas of low Covid-19 vaccine coverage, no need for Covid-19 Booster jabs; slams wealthy nations' rush towards vaccine boosters; US Health officials recommend extra shots
Will get Covid-19 booster shot along with first lady in December: Biden
PwC won't reopen US offices until at least November 1 as Delta variant rages on
Democrats face new hurdles in legal fight over redistricting
Health experts believe adults who have not gotten their shots are contributing to the surge among grownups and children alike
With millions of children returning to classrooms this month, experts say the stakes are unquestionably high.
The surging virus is spreading anxiety and causing turmoil and infighting among parents, administrators and politicians around the US, especially in states like Florida and Texas
The highly contagious delta variant spreading across the US
Maskless flyers face $9,000 fines as US Federal Aviation Administration tackles unruly passengers
Telangana govt to make 100% vaccinated city in 15 days
Hyderabad: Telangana records 409 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths
Covid-19 in control; right time to reopen schools, college: Telangana health authorities
Oman to ease Covid curfew from Saturday
Biden admin takes new actions on masks, vaccination
Singapore plans first quarantine-free travel program
Pregnant women don't experience more severe symptoms of Covi d vaccines: Study
Delta crisis: US health system overwhelmed; 5 states see record hospitalizations
State News
Those shamelessly supporting the Taliban must be exposed: CM Yogi
Osmania University postpones exams scheduled for Aug 20
Telangana HC to get 7 new judges
Data deficit on Dalits business role across country, Telangana
Telangana HC junks petition against Dalit Bandhu
Disha encounter: SC panel tells Telangana to present evidence on August 21
Telangana govt to take up health profile project in two districts on pilot basis
Covid second wave over in Telangana: Health department
Kokapet auction: HC puts Telangana in spot over lake pollution
Hyderabad: Two held for extortion, impersonating as cop
Hyderabad: 21-year-old woman says she was gangraped
YSRTP chief Y S Sharmila slams CM K Chandrasekhar Rao on podu land row
President of City Jamiat-E-Uleme Greater Hyderabad, Maulana Mufti Mohammed Abdul Mughni Mazaheri, a well-known Muslim cleric and eminent religious scholar of Telangana, passed away
After Trisha Kar Madhu, Bhojpuri actress Priyanka Pandit's private video goes viral on social media
Go to Afghanistan for cheap oil: BJP leader's retort to question on rising inflation
Bengal post-poll violence: BJP welcomes Calcutta high court order on CBI probe, TMC hints at moving higher court
Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into murder, rape cases in Bengal post-poll violence
Gujarat HC stays certain sections of anti-love jihad law
Indians prioritise relationships and health over wealth: Survey
Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif engaged? Actor's father Sham Kaushal breaks silence by saying, ‘it ‘s not true
8km was the distance between life and death: 51-year-old Parag Rabade, Pune man returns from Afghanistan. Rabade was teaching at the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Afghanistan for the last seven years
Bigg Boss 11 famed Arshi Khan opens up on her connection with Afghanistan, says 'people misunderstand me to be a citizen of Pakistan, who is living in India'
'Raj Kundra destroyed Shilpa Shetty's career': Netizens take notice of Shilpa's changed mannerism as she returns to the sets of dance reality show
A 45-year-old Yemeni woman undergoes cochlear implant in Hyderabad
‘Missing’ Noida girl found in ‘live-in’ relation with MA student, cops say can’t interfere in their decision
Anand Mahindra feels hungry after watching a dosa maker who is faster than robots
Kuwait & Middle East News
His Highness the PM pays a visit to the headquarters of the Kuwait National Petroleum Company, in Ahmadi area
The Emir of State of Qatar receives the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister, who conveyed to him the greetings and best wishes from the Emir of the country
World Humanitarian Day… a lofty message whose essence is giving, altruism, appreciating the work of volunteers and upholding human values
A UN official praises the support of the Kuwait at the international level to alleviate the suffering of humanitarian crisis around the world
The State of Kuwait present Turkey with 6 advanced firefighting vehicles and equipments
Kuwait Health spokesperson: 276 new positive cases and 2 deaths recorded
Civil Service Bureau: Registration of Kuwaitis looking for work begins tomorrow and ends on Sept 3
Kuwaiti Firefighting: 5 deaths and 15 injuries in a terrible collision between two buses on Al-Liyah Road
Bahrain Ministry of Health: 96 new cases of Corona virus were recorded
His Highness the PM listens to an explanation about the environmental fuel project, its latest developments and the percentage of achievement in it
His Highness the PM on a tour of the Abdullah and Al-Ahmadi ports, which included the units of the environmental fuel project and control rooms
The Kuwaiti General Fire Brigade returns to the country after participating in extinguishing forest fires in Turkey, ain implementation of the royal directives
The Kuwaiti Red Crescent distributes a bag of clothes to more than 200 workers in the country on the occasion of the International Day of Humanitarian Action
The Arab League praises Kuwait’s supportive stance for joint Arab action
The Kuwaiti Writers Association organizes the day after tomorrow (the summer book fair) and chooses the writer Fadel behind the exhibition’s personality
We are keen to increase (Manpower) the percentage of national employment in private educational companies and employ them in private schools and cultural institutes
The price of a barrel of Kuwait oil rose 15 cents to reach $70.67
Afghan News
The Taliban movement announces the establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, four days after the capital, Kabul, was under the control of the movement
The Taliban have criticized Facebook for blocking freedom of speech in Afghanistan as a result of crackdown by the US firm, Geo News reported
'Afghanistan is too big for Pakistan to swallow, too big for Taliban to govern: Amruallah Salesh, Afghanistan’s Vice President
MEA's Afghan Cell works 24x7; ascertaining assistance sought by stranded Indians
At least evacuate our women and children: Afghan minorities to Taliban
'Couldn't even put on my shoes': President Ashraf Ghani details 'escape from Taliban; US Reiterates Ashraf Ghani "No longer a figure in Afghanistan
Afghan female governor Salima Mazari, who took up arms against Taliban, taken into custody
Panjshir - last free citadel:, land of 5 lions, stands up to Taliban; Pentagon Chief - U.S. troops currently unable to help people reach Kabul Airport; 'Gains of 20 years can't be turned back': WHO concerned over healthcare situation
The Taliban have tried to reassure fearful Afghans – and a wary international community, that this time around they will be ‘positively different’, but their reputation precedes them and few trust the group
Returning to power in Afghanistan after a 20-year absence, the Taliban have regained control of natural resources that a former mines minister of the country once said could be worth up to $3 trillion
Taliban urge Afghans to leave Kabul airport
India working with global partners to bring stranded Indians from Afghanistan: Jaishankar
Taliban to allow men's cricket; status of smaller women's programmes unclear
US President Joe Biden & VP Kamala Harris met with their national security team to discuss security, diplomatic & intelligence updates in Afghanistan. They discussed status of operations at Hamid Karzai Int'l Airport, which continues to be secure & operational: White House official
Trucks rolling across Afghanistan border as trade resumes
Several provinces across Afghanistan witnessed protests with Afghans taking to the streets holding the countrys national flag, which is no longer in use since the Taliban took Kabul city. The Taliban have stated that next government will decide on the national flag.
‘Afghan women feel desperate … most want to get out’: With sharia law, Taliban threatens all the progress of the last 20 years
Not so easy for Pak: Taliban’s relationship with Islamabad comes with significant risks for the latter
US says Taliban cooperating as Afghanistan airlift accelerates
Taliban discussing future of Afghan security force members, group official says
'Cannot be blamed for chaos, deaths at Kabul airport,' Taliban say
No-man’s land: Desperate Afghans trapped in Kabul airport no-man's land
Taliban to free political detainees in Afghan prisons
Taliban mark Afghan independence as challenges to rule rise
UNESCO calls for preservation of Afghanistan's cultural heritage
Afghan delegation visiting Pakistan pitch for inclusive govt in Afghanistan
Taliban spokesman says China can contribute to Afghanistan's development: Chinese state media
Over 5,200 US troops now in Kabul, says senior military official
About 7,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul so far: Pentagon
Afghan woman news anchor stopped from working after Taliban takeover
Taliban call on Afghan imams to urge unity at Friday prayers
Russia offers to fly Afghans out of Afghanistan to other countries
We are keeping our word by providing full support to all foreign powers who want to leave Afghanistan: Taliban spokesperson
Business of Pakistani human smugglers boom as thousands of Afghans attempt to leave after Taliban takeover
Several killed in flag-waving protests against Taliban in Afghanistan
Taliban urged to allow fleeing Afghans safe passage; Taliban urge people to leave airport in Kabul after 12 killed since Sunday
Biden administration suspends all arms sales to Afghanistan govt
New Taliban government in Afghanistan will not be allowed to access loans or other resources: IMF
Taliban more 'clear eyed and rational' than before: China
Son of assassinated anti-Taliban fighter asks US for weapons
Taliban vow to ban heroin, but can they survive without it?
Russia says Taliban resistance with ex-VP 'concentrated' in Panjshir Valley
Britain says cannot evacuate unaccompanied children from Afghanistan
Hostage crisis looming: Alarm over US-trained and equipped Afghan army and air force falling into Taliban hands
Images of women vandalised as Kabul faces up to Taliban rule
Misread warnings helped lead to chaotic Afghan evacuation
Zaki Anwari, Afghan footballer dies in fall from plane at Kabul airport: Federation
New Taliban regime casts shadow on India business in Afghanistan
Afghanistan low on dollars with currency reserves stuck abroad
Washington: 6,000 people at Kabul airport have completed the evacuation procedures and 20 flights tonight
The Secretary-General of the United Nations: We are following the situation in Afghanistan and we hope to reach an inclusive government there
British Defense Minister Ban Wallace says that the Taliban movement is cooperating with British forces at Kabul airport and does not obstruct the passage of anyone to board the evacuation planes
International News
Russian warplane crashes, pilot killed
Greater threats than Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, says Joe Biden
Man threatening to detonate bomb near US Capitol surrenders
China Sifts Opportunity from Ashes of US Afghan Project as Taliban run the show in Kabul
31 Afghan refugees held in Peshawar for raising anti-Pak slogans, ransacking public property
In a first, UNSC unanimously adopts Resolution on Peacekeeping as India presides over Council
US states rush to meet deadline to join $26 billion opioid settlement
Police negotiating with man with possible explosives near US Capitol
Republican senator calls on Biden to reappoint Jerome Powell to top Fed job
Biden administration to review climate impacts of federal coal leases
97 percent of small business owners won't pay more income taxes under Biden plan: US treasury
Wall Street's gains, more savings lift 401(k) balances
US to erase student debt for those with severe disabilities
US antitrust enforcers file new monopoly case against Facebook
US Capitol Police are evacuating Cannon House Office Building after report of possible explosive in vehicle nearby
Israel eases restrictions on blood donations by gay men
Chicago: Police jailed a man for murder; algorithm was key evidence
Indonesian police arrest elephant poacher, ivory buyers
Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for more joint cooperation between his country and Arab countries within the framework of the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative
Biden administration to review climate impacts of federal coal leases
Tunisian President: Announcing the new government within days
US jobless claims fail to 17-month low
A plane carrying a number of people injured in the Akkar explosion arrives in Abu Dhabi for treatment in UAE hospitals
Suspect of transporting a bomb in a truck to the Library of Congress turns himself in to the police, who are still checking the truck’s cargo
The Group of Seven calls on the Taliban to commit protecting civilians, minorities and human rights
Sports News
Ranji Trophy to start from January 5, senior cricket to start with Mushtaq Ali T20 from Oct 27
Legendary athlete PT Usha's coach OM Nambiar passes away
Ombudsman raps Andhra Cricket Association; DCAs told to file compliance reports
Barcelona look to reap unexpected benefits of Lionel Messi exit at athletic
Sakshi Chaudhary from Ghaziabad has become the first Indian woman junior compound archer to reach the final in the category and grab a silver medal in World Youth Archery Championships in Poland.
Marathon runner El Abbassi suspended for suspected blood doping
Belarusian sprinter who defected plans to run for Poland
Yorkshire apologise to Azeem Rafiq after investigation into racism allegations
Three-year Olympic cycle will be tricky: Abhinav Bindra
Tamil Nadu teen archer Ridhu aiming big after youth World exploits
Polish javelin thrower 25-year-old Olympic medalist Maria Andrejczyk auctions silver medal to fund eight-month-old Miloszek Malysa’s heart operation
NZ’s tour of Pakistan subject to security clearance after Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
ODI series against Afghanistan in Sri Lanka is on: Pakistan Cricket Board
India vs. England: Virat Kohli doesn’t tolerate his teammates being bullied, he never forgives, says Monty Panesar
India vs. England: Test cricket means everything to Virat Kohli, says Kevin Pietersen
Saint-German-En-Laye (France): Kylian Mbappe is ‘relaxed’ and not unsettled despite ongoing speculation about his future, Paris Saint-German (PSG) coach Mauricio Pochettino insisted
Confident of changing colour of medal at Paris Olympics, says boxer Lovlina Borgohain
Covid technicality delays Indian boxing team’s departure for Asian Youth and Junior Championships
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News Digest (19th Aug 2021, Thursday)
News Digest (19th Aug 2021, Thursday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Afghanistan
Afghan first Vice President Amrullah Saleh declares himself as caretaker President
Islamic scholars to decide role of women in Afghanistan, say Taliban
A Taliban commander and senior leader of the Haqqani Network militant group, Anas Haqqani, has met former Afghan President Hamid Karzai for talks, a Taliban official said on Wednesday, amid efforts by the Taliban to set up a government, Reuters reported.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced that it has accepted Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his family for “humanitarian considerations.”
Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani went from hero to ‘villain-in-hiding’
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on the situation in Afghanistan and they agreed to hold a virtual G7 leaders’ meeting next week to discuss a common strategy and approach, the White House said.
The two leaders “discussed the need for continued close coordination among allies and democratic partners on Afghanistan policy going forward, including ways the global community can provide further humanitarian assistance and support for refugees and other vulnerable Afghans,” the White House said in a statement.
The decision by U.S. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, to stick to the troop withdrawal deal struck by his Republican predecessor Donald Trump has stirred widespread criticism at home and among U.S. allies.
A Downing Street spokesperson said Johnson in the call with Biden “stressed the importance of not losing the gains made in Afghanistan over the last 20 years, of protecting ourselves against any emerging threat from terrorism, and of continuing to support the people of Afghanistan,” a Downing Street spokesperson said.
US Secretary of Defense: There are no confrontations with the Taliban, and the lines of communication with them are open
Afghan President expresses support for negotiations between Government Officials and Taliban Movement
US Embassy in Afghanistan: The US government cannot guarantee safe passage to the airport
The United Nations is moving a number of its staff in Afghanistan to Kazakhstan to continue their work without disruption
Taliban stops exports, imports with India
62 evacuation flights left Kabul in past 2 days
How the scramble to leave Afghanistan is unfolding
Afghan female governor Salima Mazari of Hazara district Governor of Chaharkint, Balkh, who took up arms against Taliban, taken into custody
Mullah’s rise charts Taliban’s long road back to power
At least three dead following anti-Taliban protests in Jalalabad
Taliban destroy Shia foe leader’s statue from 1990s civil war; PM Modi reviews Afghan situation
China to wait before recognizing government
China shifts opportunity from ashes of US Afghan project
Taliban frolic at amusement park in Afghanistan’s Herat
UK to take 5,000 Afghan refugees this year: Boris Johnson
No unilateral recognition of Taliban, UK PM Johnson tells Imran Khan
The Taliban could be different this time, Britain’s army chief says
Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, back in Afghanistan, from Qatar, group says all ‘pardoned’ and the new government would be ‘positively different’ from their 1996-2001 regime, infamous for deaths by stoning and barring women from working in contact with men
US efforts underway to keep cash away from Taliban
Afghanistan’s fall is compared with Vietnam
Turkey says no decision yet on Kabul airport job
Roads full of hostiles, embassy staff reached airport amid peril
US troops fired crowd-control shots at Kabul airport, Pentagon says
At least evacuate our women and children: Afghan minorities to Taliban
Headlines
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) to introduce degree course in Hinduism: Vijay Kumar Shukla, Vice Chancellor
CJI hits out at ‘speculative’ reports on Supreme Court Collegium recommendations
Samajwadi Party MP booked on sedition charge for comments on Taliban
Shashi Tharoor cleared of all charges in Sunanda Pushkar death case
Policy based on gender discrimination: Supreme Court pulls up Army for ‘regressive mindset’, allows women, as interim measure, to take NDA exam on Sept 5
NHRC expert group concerned over slow pace of criminal justice reform
Supreme Court dismisses Maharashtra govt plea against CBI probe into transfer, posting of police by Anil Deshmukh
UK lifts ‘all but essential’ travel advice for India as Covid pressure eases
19,000 buyers of Unitech flats to get possession in 4 years, SC informed
Financial & Business News
Cabinet approves Rs. 11,400 crore National Mission on edible oils-oil palm
Apple explains what its new technology is looking for in your iPhone photos
Mahindra XUV700 will put all in trouble: Mahindra changing approach to reach customers
2021 Honda Amaze facelift launched at Rs. 6.32 lakh
Tata Motors second electric car Tigor EF unveiled
Financial inclusion grew 24% across FY17-21: RBI
Kerala start-up to set up premium roadside restrooms
NRI businessman Ravi Pillai increases Covid relief fund to Rs. 17 crore
Corona Updates
World: Confirmed 208,556,549; Total Deaths: 4,381,855; Active Cases: 204,174,694
India: Confirmed: 32,285,857; Total Deaths: 432,519; Recovered: 31,485,923; Active Cases: 367,415
Daily cases of Covid-19 in India continued to decline although infections in Kerala surged past 20,000 again after three days of relatively low numbers. India reported 35,178 fresh cases on Wednesday, a day after daily numbers had dipped below 25,000 following low testing on Independence Day.
US calls for booster shots against Covid-19, WHO says vaccinate vulnerable first
US plans to offer Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccine booster shots for all Americans beginning the week of September 20: US public health officials
US reports more than 1,000 Covid deaths in single day
New Zealanders begin life in lockdown as Delta Covid-19 cases edge up
France records 28,405 new coronavirus cases: Reuters
Single Covid-19 vaccine shot offers virtually no shield: Hospital Study
Vaccines for children may be available by Sept: Priya Abraham, National Institute of Virology (NIV) director
WHO chief scientist Swaminathan says vaccines clearly preventing increase in severe illness and death from delta variant
WHO epidemiologist Van Kerkhove says delta variant circulating in areas of low vaccination coverage, low use of public health measures
UP records 35 Covid-19 new cases, one fatality; Jharkhand reported zero death and 32 new positive cases; Gujarat added 23 new positive cases and no new deaths; West Bengal reports 646 new Covid-19 cases and 7 deaths; Maharashtra records 5,132 fresh cases and 158 deaths; Goa records 80 new Covid-19 cases; Himachal Pradesh reports 261 new positive cases and 1 death, in the last 24 hours
India has administered more than 56.57 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses till now
State News
Delhi HC dismisses plea of underage student seeking permission to sit in NEET-2021
IIM Nagpur launches MBA for Working Professionals (MBA-WP)
Chennai: Cyber Security Works (CSW), a US-based cybersecurity service provider, launches Flag Runner hackathon for college students
Next All India Bar Examination to be held on Oct 24, says BCI
Assam govt set to withdraw 75% board quota from city colleges
UP Board to hold exam for class 10, 12 students from Sept 18
Primary classes in UP to reopen from Sept 1, classes 6-8 from Aug 23
Tamil Nadu schools reopening date to be released by Aug 20
The Jawaharlal Nehru University to have medical college and a 500-bed hospital: University Vice-Chancellor Professor M Jagadesh Kumar
Local train services will resume after 50 per cent vaccination is completed in rural belts: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Telangana: 22-year-old killed for ‘affair’ in Mallapur; couple held
BJP State unit chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar alleged that a large portion of the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Project (RLIP) construction was completed because Andhra Pradesh government sped up the project work and Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao ignored the ongoing work
Kuwait & Middle East News
Kuwait Cabinet approves the opening of direct commercial flights to Egypt, India and other Asian countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal
Embassy of India, Kuwait, holiday today for Muharam; Assistance for free transportation of mortal remains continues
Kuwait reviews Restaurant City projects at Sheikh Jaber Bridge
Several Covid suites closed with improving epidemiological conditions
MOI arrests two expats with 3.5 kilos of narcotics
Government inclined to accelerate the Silk Project*
School starts remotely from Monday
Kuwait FM, US Secretary of State discuss Afghanistan developments
It is against the Law to stop the subsidy for those earning above KD 3000
Those infected with Corona also must complete two dose of vaccination before entering Kuwait
Ministry of Health will soon announce the measures for booster dose
The Minister of Works expresses her thanks to the Municipal Council for its efforts in supporting the development and investment projects Sheikh Jaber Causeway Islands
The Ministry of Defence meets with the Emirati ambassador of to discuss issues of common interest and the Ambassador of Djibouti on the occasion of the end of his tenure, each separately
Kuwaiti Health Spokesperson: 238 new corona cases, 642 recoveries and 2 deaths recorded
Kuwait has one of the lowest death rates in the Arab World
The Kuwaiti government announces entry controls for travellers to the country
Director of Kuwaiti ‘Industry Authority’: A plan to establish a laboratory with the highest standards to check the quality of imported steel
Iranian President: We have a ‘serious’ will to complete a comprehensive cooperation document with Russia
Kuwaiti Health spokesman: Work will be launched at the vaccination center against Corona tomorrow at the headquarters of the Agriculture Authority in Al-Wafra, which is designated for the residents of the region
The Kuwaiti embassy in France confirms the safety of all its citizen after the fires in the southern Var region
The dead fish (Environment) in Al-Jun originate from the southern regions
The Kuwaiti Youth Authority conducts a lottery for the Youth Council and confirms that it is a platform to express their hopes and aspirations
Civil Service Bureau: completion of the approval of the payroll statements for the front rows of three government agencies
Tunisia: The heads of the Arab detective services are discussing, with the participation of Kuwait, ballistic databases and linking biometric fingerprint data
International News
Biden does not believe that the US should be ‘fighting and dying’ in a war: NSA Sullivan
The Turkish President expresses his readiness to resolve the conflict between Sudan and Ethiopia over the Fashqa region
Dubai-based Indian Expat’s Organ donations saved three lives when he died; now his widow is desperate for help
9 expats arrested over thefts in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia names 13 countries for extending stranded expat visas
Devastating wildfires advancing through Northern California
Hong Kong police arrest four students for ‘advocating terrorism’
Sandeep Singh Sukerchakia, who claims to be the direct seventh generation descendent of Maharaja Ranjit Singh writes to Imran to have a thorough probe of into the incident of vandalism of the statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh erected in Lahore Fort
Sports News
India mixed 4x400m relay team wins bronze in U-20 World Athletics Championships
Junior world wrestling championship: Silver for Ravinder; Yash, Patil, Anirudh grab bronze
Simran and Bipasha move into semifinals; Yash makes men’s freestyle bronze round
Rahul Dravid only candidate to apply for NCA’s Head of Cricket post, BCCI extends deadline
ICC Test rankings: KL Rahul jumps 19 spots to 37th, Virat Kohli remains fifth
Pressure grows on ‘grumpy’ Australia coach Justin Langer
We are good to go with 5-6 teams: Smriti Mandhana on women’s IPL
Manoj Prabhakar as bowling coach, Rajat Bhatia as batting coach, to oversee Delhi’s men and women teams across age groups
Neeraj Chopra thanks PM Modi for his 'active support to Indian sports and athletes’
Have you learnt Punjabi, PM asked Sreejesh; praised Mirabai for remembering truck drivers who helped her
Mary Kom apologised; PM Narendra Modi says ‘wins and losses are part of life’
Don’t get bogged down by defeat: PM Narendra Modi to Vinesh Phogat
Introduce fencing in more schools to make it more popular: Bhavani Devi
India's Tokyo 2020 Olympic heroes were felicitated by Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur at an event organised by the Indian Olympic Association in Delhi
Record haul by junior archers will open eyes of seniors: Ind ian high performance director
Haryana CM offers Neeraj Chopra to head the Centre of Excellence in athletics
England recall Malan as Sibley dropped for 3rd Test against India
Princepal Singh becomes first Indian to be on NBA title winning team with Sacramento Kings
Shomira among five Indian basketball players picked for NBA Academy Women’s Virtual camp
ATK Mohun Bagan beat Bengaluru FC 2-0 in AFC Cup group match
Oslo: Norwegian hurdler Karsten Warholm is not against innovation in sports but feels the new carbon-technology shoes are hurting athletes credibility, the men’s 400m hurdles champion at the Tokyo Olympics told Reuters
Euro 2020 champion Manuel Locatelli undergoes Juventus medical
ISL organisers FSDL acquires media rights for AFC competitions in four-year deal
Lord’s Test: India didn’t deviate from the central theme - team before self: VVS Laxman
Young Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan signed up by RISE Worldwide
New book tells how father's death in midst of isolation toughened India’s new pace sensation Siraj
Wrist injury rules defending champion Dominic Thiem out of US Open
ATP and WTP inch closer to merger after combining marketing ops
Simona Halep earns injury comeback win; Coco Gauff to face Naomi Osaka at Cincinnati Masters
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Today’s News (18th Aug 2021, Wednesday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Afghanistan News
New Delhi’s Kabul call: India must not abandon Afghans, despite massive US blunder & Pakistani manoeuvres: Jayant Prasad, Former Indian envoy to Afghanistan
Taliban on Tuesday held its first press conference since it took over Afghanistan and said that they have emancipated the nation from foreigners after 20 years of struggle. Meanwhile, the Taliban announced a general amnesty, asking women to join the government, other officials to return to work.
'Bilateral, internal issue': Taliban 'clarifies' stand on Kashmir; India on guard; US Plane packed with 600 tense Afghans; flew to Qatar, where Afghans embarked; women can work, will honour their rights within Islamic law; 46 Afghan aircraft 'forced' to land by Uzbekistan's Air Force
Facebook designates Taliban as Terrorist Group, bans its content from platforms, says will block WhatsApp accounts linked to the group; Amid takeover, Germany's Angela Merkel calls it 'Terrible'; China, Russia establish ties; Afghan VP Saleh declares himself Caretaker President; reaches out to leaders for support; Chief of Afghan Central Bank flees Kabul, blames Ashraf Ghani for chaos
Afghan crisis: At cabinet security meet, PM Modi says bringing back stranded Indians top priority; 'All Afghans can apply, no religion-based priority': Amid Kabul mayhem, India's new e-Emergency Visa’; Taliban faces security threat as terror groups IS, JeM, LeT enter Kabul
IAF plane from Kabul lands at Jamnagar airbase; leaves for Delhi after refuelling
Faceoff: Netizens debate who all India should rehabilitate from Afghanistan
Japan closes embassy in Afghanistan
Kabul airport chaotic scenes are ‘shameful for the West’: German president Frank-Walter
Taliban takeover leaves Iran and Turkey fearing refugee influx
Kabul talks focus on Taliban-led government
UN says world will ‘scrutinise’ Taliban actions
Australia will not be able to evacuate as many Afghans as it wants: Scott Morrison
India very important in dealing with Afghan crisis, says UK
UK’s Johnson plans virtual G7 leaders meeting on Afghanistan
Moscow in ‘no rush’ to recognise Taliban govt
Uganda to take 2,000 Afghan refugees at US request
China warns Taliban against Afghanistan again becoming ‘haven’ for terror groups
Afghanistan crisis: Regional power shift comes as a worry
Afghanistan crisis: Striking visual shows over 600 Afghans packed inside US military plane to flee Taliban takeover
MHA introduces new e-visa type amid Afghanistan crisis; set to benefit Hindus, Sikhs stranded in Afghanistan
Military evacuation flights taking off from Kabul
Over 2,200 diplomats, other civilians so far evacuated on military flights out of Kabul
US Secretary of State Blinken, Jaishankar discuss Afghan situation
FM Jaishankar, Estonia counterpart Eva Maria, exchange views on Afghan crisis
Afghanistan crisis: India got past roadblocks, brought 200 home in 2 days
Second C-17 aircraft has taken off from Kabul with over 200 passengers
Relieved to be in Canada, an Afghan refugee weeps for Kabul
Afghans scramble to delete digital history, evade biometrics
“Bharat Mata ki Jai!”: Cheers fill the air as Kabul Embassy officials land in India after evacuation
Headlines
PM Modi chairs CCS meeting
Centre announces Rs. 1,300 crore package for Northeast to tackle pandemic
MEA Jaishankar arrives in New York, will Chair Signature Presidency events at UNSC, discuss Afghan situation
US eases travel advisory for India; all eyes on when it removes restrictions on travellers
Exhaustion and fever force Neeraj Chopra to leave welcome ceremony in Panipat midway
Done a good job’: Solicitor General defends extension of ED chief Mishra’s tenure
SC told old man that he can divorce his wife but cannot divorce his children and directed him to pay Rs 4 crore in settlement within six weeks
Indore: 75 Sindhi refugees from Pakistan granted Indian citizenship
After report submitted, Kumbh test SIT rejigged
Govt denies Pegasus charge, says SC can appoint expert panel to probe row
Tension along Border escalates again; Assam police fire on Mizoram civilians; rapprochement process is on
Kolkata’s Alipore Zoo to be revamped on Prague Zoo model; New animals to be brought in; built in 1875 about 146 years ago. At present, there are about 1,000 animals in the zoo
Aligarh or Harigarh? Zila Panchayat seeks to rename 'Lock City', wants airport named after Kalyan Singh
Dharmendra Pradhan agrees to introduce new skill development programmes at Jamia: VC
MP CM hails Vanisha Pathak (16) for stellar Class X result (99.8%) despite losing parents to Covid-19
IIT Guwahati researchers develop new memory architectures methods to boost processor speeds
Finance & Business News
LIC, EPFO may fund startups
Simple One electric scooter launched at Rs. 1.10 lakh, claims 203-km range
MG Astor, powered by AI, test mule spied ahead reveal on August 18
RBI lifts 8 months ban on HDFC Bank issuing credit cards after multiple issues linked to digital banking, cards and payments on the bank's platform in the last two years
Will implement single judge order against FRL-Reliance deal in absence of stay from SC: HC to Future Group
Centre announces Rs. 1,300 crore package for Northeast to tackle pandemic
In a first, business activity hits pre-Covid level: Nomura India Business Resumption Index (NIBRI)
Tata Power-DDL, Siemens Limited tie up for deploying 2 lakh smart electricity metres
ICRA: India's long steel makers to witness better margins and higher capacity utilisation in H2 of FY22
Report: Vodafone Idea's annualised cashflow shortfall estimated at $3.1BN without policy pill, rate hike
'Unicorns setting markets on fire': Reserve Bank of India says 2021 may be India's year of IPO
E-retail may beat modern trade by FY26: Report
KKR corp loans unit merges with InCred Fin
Government readies crypto bill, works on listing tax issue
Sebi cuts lock-in period for promoters to 18 months post-IPO
MyGlamm acquires BabyChakra to build parenting
Tariff hike key to receive sector: Voda Idea CEO Ravinder Takkar
Sensex jumps 210 points to end at new peak; Nifty tops 16,600
Closure of ICDs, CFSs to be concluded in 4 months: CBIC to customs officers
TCS market valuation races past Rs. 13 lakh crore mark
British Airways doubles India flights to 20 per week
India asks US court to reject Cairn’s $1.2 billion suit
Fuel pricing: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman blames UPA’s oil bonds
Official figures on oil bonds expose Modi govt’s falsehoods, alleges Congress
Pandemic has IFC pumping $1.7 billion into local companies, up 51%
Samsung launches DOST, skilling program for electronics sector; aims to train 50,000 youth
Hyd to add 5m sq ft of warehousing space by 2024 to cross 25m sq ft
HDFC’s green FDs to give better returns
Best Agrolife Q1 profit jumps more than 3 times to Rs. 26 crore
Value e-commerce in India to touch $40 billion by 2030: Report
In sudden step, SEBI bans futures contracts in chana
Tata Steel interested in acquiring Vizag-based RINL: CEO TV Narendran
Tariff hike key to revive sector: Voda Idea CEO Ravinder Takkar
Olympic medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu becomes brand ambassador for Amway’s Nutrilite range
Closure of ICDs, CFSs to be concluded in 4 months: CBIC to customs officers
Facebook, telcos to extend subsea cable to four countries
Call of Duty Vanguard gets confirmed, Activation drops short teaser
Marvel’s Avengers: Black Panther arrives with ‘War for Wakanda’ expansion; to add Spider-Man to the super team
Iconic Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni seen in Zed Black Agarbatti's new TVC Campaign directed by Farah Khan
XUV700 pricing disruptive: Mahindra changing approach to reach customers
Cryptocurrency broker Bitpanda raises $263 million at $4.1 billion valuation
Corona Updates
World: 209,332,106; Active 17,315,300 (8.27%); Recovery 187,623,385 (89.63%); Vaccinated 4.76BN
India: 32,285,101; Active 374,144 (1.16%); Recovery 31,478,405 (97.50%); Vaccinated 550.52MN
India has reported 25,166 daily new Covid cases, the lowest in 154 days, and 437 deaths in last 24 hours.
India witnesses highest-ever single-day vaccination of 88.13 lakh doses
‘Delta variants can’t escape immunity’
New Zealand PM Ardern orders nationwide lockdown over one Covid-19 case
Sydney Covid-19 cases set to rise, hospitals under pressure
China’s Covid-19 flare-up appears to be waning
Pre-pandemic physiological data can predict mental well-being during Covid-19
UK Covid cases have fallen dramatically – but another wave is likely
Apprised Union health minister regarding Assam’s proactive Covid management, says Himanta Biswa Sarma
Union health minister describes his meeting with Assam chief minister on Covid management as 'fruitful'
Telangana records 405 new Covid cases and 3 deaths; Assam records 741 new cases, 11 deaths; Jharkhand records 15 fresh cases and one death; Maharashtra reports 4,408 Covid new cases, 116 deaths; UP adds 27 Covid-19 cases, one death; Karnataka records 1298 new Covid-19 cases and 32 deaths; Kerala records 21,613 fresh cases and 127 more deaths, in the last 24 hours
India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 56 Crore (56,00,94,581) landmark milestone. Nearly 50 lakh (49,48,965) vaccine doses have been administered today, as per the 7 pm provisional report, says ministry of health and family welfare (ANI)
Fully vaccinated person cannot be re-vaccinated, Centre tells Kerala HC
UK lifts ‘all but essential' travel advice for India as Covid pressure eases
UK regulator approves Moderna jab for children aged 12-17
Pfizer and BioNTech announce data submission to US FDA to support Covid booster shot
In its preparation for presumed COVID-19 third wave, Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy has asked officials to complete the recruitment of doctors in govt hospitals for PHCs to CHCs & teaching hospitals. The CM reiterated that the process should be completed within 90 days, says CMO, reports ANI
CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy held a review meeting on the prevailing COVID situation& vaccination and directed the officials to take measures to implement strict COVID protocols in schools. CM said to make arrangements for testing of symptomatic students in schools, says Andhra Pradesh CMO (ANI)
NYC begins requiring proof of vaccination at eateries, gyms
ICMR/DHR supports the manufacturers to export surplus quantities of the Covid-19 diagnostic kits after meeting the in-country demands, says ICMR, reports ANI
Chandigarh: Night curfew is fully withdrawn from the UT
Hong Kong lengthens quarantines for 16 countries
State News
A convicted terrorist, hanged for Parliament attack, had alleged in 2004 that Davinder Singh was helping terrorist. In Jan 2020, Singh was arrested with two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists and one over-ground worker of the group in his car. The question now is, what was Singh up to between then and now?
Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) decides to hold full board meet in Hyderabad on Aug 27
Telangana: GWMC plants saplings on cycle tracks in Warangal
Telangana: Penalty imposed on home foods shop owner for using banned plastic in Siddipet
Deserted, Muslim women in Hyderabad fight for allowance
BJP to collect application for Dalit Bandhu
Whether or not India recognises Taliban, centre must hold talks with Taliban, says Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi
A counterfeiter from Cameroon and his partner in crime from Suryapet were arrested by Abdullapurmet police after a tip-off, with 920 fake notes of Rs. 2,000, from the duo after they arrived in city from Bengaluru
50 triple talaq cases reported in Hyderabad since passing of Muslim Women Act in 2019
Shariah panchayats: Providing a new route to reconciliation across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
Taking the ‘wage theft’ issue further, Indians who lost jobs in the Gulf in the wake of the pandemic are now proceeding legally against their employers to get end-of-service benefits
Telangana fares better in providing kids access to digital devices
Only 55% parents in Telangana a willing to send kids to school, says survey
Shilpa Shetty Kundra back on 'Super Dancer' sets after husband Raj Kundra's arrest in pornography case, resumes shoot
KRK claims 'Kangana Ranaut is dating Egyptian guy Imran', deletes tweet later; actress' lawyer warns of legal action
Tragic! Popular VJ and Tamil actor Ananda Kannan passes away at 48, celebs mourn the loss
Congress plans Dandora in Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao’s turf Gajwel
Guntur: Jealous lover brutally stabs girl to death in full public view
Kuwait News
No permits for 60s decision hasty… experience vital for future Kuwait
Challenges ahead as people start returning, kids go back to schools
Limit spending to at least 10%
Postponement of loan instalments for additional 6 months a possibility
More house price, more loan
Subsidies cut, hike in petrol prices mulled in plan to increase revenues
Kuwait reports two deaths, 256 new infections
Kuwait takes down statue of Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty, from a shop after citizens complain
The Minister of Health inspected the Ahmadi region and visited Al-Adan hospital to see the progress of work
Audit Bureau warns of possible electricity shortage in 2022 and 2023
Sales of travel tickets in July amounted to 22 million dinars
Kuwait is gravely concerned over Afghanistan situation
Expat oil employees stranded abroad on leave without pay
Kuwait gains foothold in Asian Heavy Crude markets
The Kuwait Minister of Interior inspector the preparations of the NCO and personnel training institute to receive the new batch
Algeria recives two shipments of Kuwaiti aid to support it in addressing forest fires
The Ministry of Interior confirms the security establishment’s keenness to develop the level of its sons and refine them with the latest science and security systems in all fields
Iraqi Kurdistan praises Kuwait’s assistance to people with special needs
The Kuwait Youth Authority honours the winners and participants of the Youth Creativity League competitions and stresses its importance in developing their skills and hobbies
The inauguration of an alternative energy institute for Syrian students in Turkey, funded and supervised by the International Islamic Charitable Organisation
The Kuwaiti Foreign Minister receives a call from his counterpart in the United States to discuss the latest developments in the Afghan arena
International News
Options when to call snap election are narrowing: Japan PM
Lebanon is collapsing under a corruption-fuelled crisis, currency down 90%; central bank not finance fuel imports at subsidised exchange rates
A prototype military transport plane crashed while performing a test flight outside Moscow; 3 feared dead
Flood knocks down German bridge, sweeps people away
Rohingya to give first testimony in push for Myanmar army probe
Japan’s ‘father of Sudoku’ Maki Kaji, dead at 69
Thai protester comatose with bullet lodged in head after clashes
French firefighters battle wildfire in southern region
CDC warns against travel to Turkey amid Covid, eases India advisory
Sports News
IPL 2021: Concluding part of the league in UAE likely to see return of crowds
Social media frenzy as teams get ready for IPL in Dubai
Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi available for UAE leg of IPL 2021: Sunrisers Hyderabad
ICC T20 World Cup 2021: India to face Pakistan on Oct 24
New Zealand players cleared for IPL: NZC announces different squads for sub-continent tour and T20 World Cup
After Olympics, Mirabai Chanu eyes Asian Games medal
Premier Handball League announces Garvit Gujarat as the first franchise team of the league
We now known the power of sports science: IOA vice-president Sudhanshu Mittal
Lord’s Test: England were stupid with their tactics, India were brilliant, says Geoffrey Boycott
India vs. England: Cricketing world lauds India’s resilience and grit during Lord’s Test win
Indian pace attack makes life easy for their batsmen: Manoj Prabhakar
How bowling coach Arun had to fight to introduce workload management
In this England team, so far only Joe Root looked like scoring a century: Sachin Tendulkar
India vs. England: To win at Lord’s is something very special, says Ravi Shastri
India vs. England: Really proud of how we have played first two Tests, says Cheteshwar Pujara
Star para-javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia says he was on the verge of quitting in 2013
AFI inks cooperation agreement with Athletics Federation of Iran
Mental freshness helped Neeraj Chopra win Olympic gold, says Coach Klaus Bartonietz
Kenya’s golden region seeks new champions after steeplechase setback
Future of hockey in India is bright: Manpreet Singh
Hero’s welcome for members of Indian Hockey Teams in Odisha
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Published: Tuesday, 17 August 2021 03:30
News Digest (17th Aug 2021, Tuesday)
News Digest (17th Aug 2021, Tuesday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Afghanistan News
Afghanistan crisis: Indian ambassador, some mission staff and 150 ITBP personnel still to be evacuated
Afghan: Indian Embassy shuts as staff readies for evacuation; All flights halted; 10 killed as people throng airport, several on aircraft wing in bid to flee; President Ghani flees in helicopter stuffed with cash claims Russia report
Taliban spokesman - Hope India will alter stance, as insurgents look to 'Reconstruct, form Islamic Govt; vow to create secure environment for diplomats, embassies; India at UNSC meet - Neighbours would feel safer if assured Afghan territory isn't used by terrorist groups; India offers help to Afghan Hindus, Sikhs
US President Joe Biden: "I stand squarely behind my decision. After 20 years, I've learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw US forces; I am president of America and the buck stops with me; Will only recognise Taliban govt if women's rights respected, terrorists not harboured; Will respond with 'devastating' force if US personnel attacked
China says it is willing to develop ‘friendly relations’ with Afghanistan’s Taliban
Biden’s ‘America’s back’ vow torched as Taliban overrun Kabul
More forces to flow into Kabul airport today and tomorrow. Not seeing Taliban interfere with people travelling to airport: US deputy national security adviser
EU calls crisis meeting on Tuesday to discuss Afghanistan
Making clear to Taliban that it will suffer if engages US in more hostile way: US deputy national security adviser
US deputy national security adviser says plan in place to secure Kabul airport by Monday
Taliban assured of safety to minuscule Sikh and Hindu communities
US deputy national security adviser says US remains engaged in diplomatic conversations with the Taliban in Doha
Iran new ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi says US 'defeat' in Afghanistan must usher in a durable peace in the neighbouring, war-wracked country. Iran was "closely monitoring the evolution of events in Afghanistan" and wants good neighbourly ties with it, he said.
Russian special envoy on Afghanistan says spoke by phone with US counterpart: Tass
Int'l community must remain engaged with Kabul, says Pak FM Qureshi
France to begin airlifting nationals from Kabul by Monday evening
Germany must evacuate 10,000 people from Afghanistan, Merkel tells party
Following situation on Tajik-Afghan border very closely, will provide all necessary help to Tajikistan if needed for security: Head of Russia-led security bloc
Have Taliban's assurance that it will not permit anti-China forces, that is, the Uygur Islamic militants of East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), which is fighting for the separation of China's volatile Xinjiang province: Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson
EU foreign ministers to hold talks on Afghanistan Tuesday: AFP quoting diplomats
China hopes Taliban will establish 'open, inclusive' Islamic govt as committed
The Taliban are in control of Afghanistan and British and NATO forces will not be returning to fight the insurgents: British defense minister
Air India's Chicago-Delhi flight diverted to avoid Afghan airspace, lands in Sharjah
Speaking on slavery, Imran Khan said becoming "mental slaves" is worse than being an actual slave.
As Kabul falls to Taliban, burqa shops of Afghanistan get busy
Kabul falls to Taliban; nations scramble to evacuate citizens and diplomatic staff
Afghan Embassy in India claims ‘lost access’ to Twitter account
As the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, one question that arose was where was the resistance from the Afghan army that had been raised over nearly two decades?
Afghans have broken ‘shackles of slavery’, says Pak PM Imran Khan after Taliban seize power
International community must remain engaged with Kabul, says Pak FM Qureshi as Taliban topples Afghan govt
Afghan airspace closed for commercial flights; AI Kabul flight cancelled & US nonstops being rerouted
3 people fall off plane, some huddled on Aircraft Wing in Kabul mayhem
Left Afghanistan to avoid bloodshed, ‘big human disaster’, says President Ashraf Ghani
A horde of people run towards the Kabul Airport Terminal, after Taliban insurgents took control of the presidential palace in Kabul
Trump blames Joe Biden for Afghan crisis, seeks his resignation
US to expand its security presence at Kabul airport to 6,000 troops
Taliban confirms no danger to embassies, foreign nationals in Kabul
India plans to finish evacuation in 48 hours
Vistara’s Delhi-London flights stop using Afghanistan airspace
Washington calls on its citizens in Kabul not to go to (Hamid Karzai) airport and wait for its instructions
Biden: We did not seek to create a central democracy in Afghanistan, but rather to confront terrorism
US President: I will not get involved in an endless war, and we will not repeat the mistakes of the past in Afghanistan
The UNSC calls for the formation of a new government in Afghanistan through negotiations that is united, inclusive and representative, including the full, equal and meaningful participation of women
Washington: US President Joe Biden says that his country did not seek to ‘build the state’ and create a central democracy in Afghanistan, but has always been keen to combat terrorism that emanates from this country
Headlines
India has divergences with US on Afghanistan: EAM S Jaishankar
No good House debates, sorry state of affairs: CJI N V Ramana
India register epic win at Lord's by 151 runs to take 1-0 lead in 5 match Test series; Mohammed Siraj 4/32, pacers did the magic with bat & ball; pulled off an extra-ordinary win in dying stages of the game
Did government ever buy or use Pegasus? SC seeks detailed affidavit; Centre offers to form experts’ panel on snooping allegations
Shillong violence: Petrol bombs hurled at Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma’s residence
New Education Policy a means to fight poverty: PM Modi
HAL's 'Made in India' - 228 (VT-KNR) civil aircraft achieves milestone, carries out ground run and low-speed taxi trials
Dalit sarpanch kicked, manhandled by secretary in MP for hoisting Flag without him on I-Day; wife, daughter in law was also beaten while rescuing sarpanch
Aviation ministry allows 10 organs to use drones; Karnataka Govt, Mahindra & Mahindra among them; 2 organizations permitted to conduct “remote pilot training using drones; Bayer got for “drone-based agricultural research activities; use drones for agricultural spraying
Meghalaya suspends Cops who abandoned weapons amid Shillong violence; CM did not specify how many policemen were punished for deserting their arms
Finance & Business News
General Insurance Corporation (GIC Re) shuts Dubai office, will shift to Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) City in India
Shares of Devyani International Ltd, the largest franchisee of Pizza Hut, KFC and Costa Coffee in India, debuted with a huge premium of nearly 57% against its issue price of Rs. 90
SBI announces various special offers for retail customers
Petronet aims to extend long-term LNG buy deal with Qatar
Sensex rises 145 points to scale fresh peak; Nifty ends above 16,550
NSE records over 50 lakh new investors since April
Pakistan becomes smartphone exporter, first-ever ‘Manufactured in Pakistan’ devices hit global market
Twitter has once again halted its account verification programme, saying that it aims to improve the application and review process to give users that elusive blue badge
Paytm staff eye Rs. 600-crore ESOP share conversion ahead of IPO
WPI inflation eases to 11.16% in July; food, crude prices soften
Ola pushes for only electric two-wheelers by 2025
PE/VC investments touch all-time high of $9.5 billion in July: Report
PE-VC funds in electric vehicle sector up 3x this year
myTVS, a brand that operates under Ki Mobility Solutions has raised Rs. 375 crore from a fund managed by Exor, one of Europe’s leading holding companies
Business activity last week higher than pre-Covid level for first time: Report
SleepyCat raises $3.8 million
Fuel demand recovery continues in August, diesel sales 8% less than pre-Covid level
Exporters to get new duty refund scheme this week
Abolish all petrol 2-wheelers in 4 years, says Ola co-founder
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to meet PSB chiefs on Aug 25, track performance
In the post-Covid era, the supply chain is the protagonist
One Infosys – the secret to our success: Salil Parekh CEO
Saudi Aramco is in advanced talks on up to $25 billion Reliance deal; purchase of a roughly 20% stake
HDFC to raise funds from retail investors through Green Deposits to finance sustainable housing
BoM tops PSU banks in terms of loan, saving deposit growth in Q1; recorded 14.46% increase in gross advances at Rs 1,10,592 lakh crore in April-June period of 2021-22; followed by Punjab & Sind Bank
Ather Energy Co-Founder Tarun Mehta welcomes Ola Electric, calls it "Big Win" for EV Ecosystem
Corona Updates
India on Monday reported 32,937 daily new Covid cases in last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the country recorded its lowest tally of weekly Covid-19 cases in five months since mid-March, with less than 2.6 lakh infections reported in August 9-15, a drop of 6.7% from the previous week.
Ten new cases of Delta plus variant found in Maharashtra
Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya arrives in Kerala to review Covid-19 situation
Union health minister to visit northeast on Aug 17 over Covid spike
Shillong: Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council militant killed during police raid
Australia extends Covid-19 lockdown in Melbourne, reinstates night curfew
German panel recommends all 12-17-year-olds get Covid-19 shot
Hong Kong reclassifies 15 countries as ‘high risk’ for Covid-19
Japan to extend Covid-19 "state of emergency" lockdown through mid-September
Iran announces record death toll for 2nd day
As Delta spreads, some travellers double up on Covid-19 vaccine in US
Daily Covid cases in US could exceed 200K in coming weeks: National Istitutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins
Covid curfew to remain in force in the state from 6am of August 17 to August 24, 6am; vaccination exercise to continue during the curfew: Uttarakhand government
Over 2.89 crore unutilized Covid-19 vaccine doses still available with states, UTs: Health ministry
Telangana reports 245 new Covid-19 cases, one death; Delhi reported 53 fresh Covid-19; Andhra Pradesh records 909 new Covid-19 cases and 13 deaths in the last 24 hours
Telangana prepared for third wave: CM K Chandrasekhar Rao
Delhi: Over 1.15 crore vaccine doses administered in city
We've sent a file to LG for his approval to set up a high-level committee for a probe to find out how many Covid patients died due to oxygen shortage. I've written to Union home minister Amit Shah, urging him to direct LG not to stop formation of the committee: Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia
School reopen in Andhra Pradesh with Covid-19 guidelines
Maharashtra faces double whammy of flood, Covid; recovery slows down in rain-hit western belt; SC gives Union Govt 4 more weeks to frame guidelines for ex-gratia to families of Covid victims
India administers record 86.29 Lakh vaccines, highest daily coverage in nearly two months; Kerala administers First dose of Covid vaccine to over half its population
Bharat Biotech working on Nasal vaccine that will work as Booster Covid-19 dose; on a combination of Covaxin followed by a nasal vaccine; Germany approves vaccinations for all above 12 years of age
World: 206,638,253; Active 17,219,326 (8.25%); Recovery 187,036,045 (89.65%); Vaccinated 4.72BN
India: 32,249,900; Active 376,528 (1.17%); Recovery 31,441,260 (97.49%); Vaccinated 543.85MN
State News
Telangana: 6.5 crore-year-old fossils found in Sitagondi forest of Adilabad
Delhi: 5 of 500 high-mast flags up, dedicated to Corona warriors
HC asks Centre, Delhi govt to respond to plea to complete quorum of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)
HC grants anticipatory bail to man accused of pronouncing triple talaq
A Delhi court sends businessman Gautam Thapar to judicial custody. He was recently arrested by Enforcement Directorate in an alleged bank loan fraud case. (ANI)
A woman, man allegedly set themselves on fire in front of Supreme Court gate number D. Area has been cordoned off. Injured persons have been taken to the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital. (ANI)
Smriti Irani shares #MondayMantra of wearing a mask and maintaining social distance but fans notice her weight loss instead
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav embarks on his ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’
Telangana association of the United Kingdom (TAUK) celebrates 75th anniversary of Indian independence in London
A vibrant display of Telangana cultural heritage on I-Day
CM KCR: Will fill vacancies after new zonal policy in force
Telangana: Crop loan waiver from today
Old City on road to development
Old City ready to take out Bibi-Ka-Alam rally, the final procession of 10th day of Moharrum (Youm-E-Ashura)
Hyderabad: Slow pace of Bahadurpura flyover work adds to woes
Hyderabad: Triple talaq still on, cost of court battles keeps count low
School reopen in Naxal-dominated tribal villages in Chattisgarh after 16 years of efforts
No more free lunch, gift for MLAs in Tamil Nadu
Bihar CM announces 11 pc DA hike for govt employees, pensioners
Union ministers Munjapara, Chauhan begin Gujarat tour to interact with people
Mask rule violators in Gurugram have coughed up Rs. 7.5 crore in fines
CM Manohar Lal Khattar to flag off e-ricks to replace autos in Gurugram
Pipes laid, regular water supply to sectors along Dwarka Expressway soon
No respite from heat for Delhiities for next few days as rain unlikely before Aug 19
Delhi transport minister Kailash Gahlot flgs off fleet of 32 AC buses
Delhi riots: Police seek time to argue UAPA bail plea, says ‘can’t talk in air’
2021 vs. 2020: August gasps for one ‘good’ air day in Gurugram this year
Bigg Boss OTT: Neha Bhasin has a friction in her connection with Milind Gaba; tells him, 'You only keep talking to Akshara'
Pushpa and Sarkaru Vaari Paata scenes leaked online: Makers file complaint at Cyber Crime Cell
Indian Oil Corporation to reward 2,250 Class-10 topper girls from all state, central boards
No drastic hike in Andhra Pradesh school fees
With parents wary, attendance likely to be thin on partial reopening of school in Delhi
79k girls in UP school’s 746 branches complete courses amid pandemic
Ten more design resource centres being set up by NIFT: Textile ministry
J&K among country’s one of the best in education infrastructure: LG Sinha
School reopening: TN education minister to hold meeting with chief educational officers
TN schools to have 3-week bridge course for Class 9 to 12 students
Free tablets to be distributed to Class 10, 12 students: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami
Casteist remark: Actor Meera Mithun in Puzhal jail till Aug 27
Celebrate Onam with Kuruthi, an edgy thriller on Amazon
Elderly population up, Tamil Nadu has second highest
Shilpa Shetty Kundra makes first public appearance post Raj Kundra's arrest, speaks about how to overcome negative thoughts during difficult times
Gujarat: A rakhi maker in Ahmedabad has made Covid-themed rakhis to raise awareness among people
Kuwait News
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received credentials of newly-assigned ambassadors of South Korea Chung Byung-ha, of Kyrgyzstan Azamat Karagulov, of Bhutan Shetem Tenzin and of Cyprus Michael Mavros.
Kuwait urges restraint on Afghanistan; The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs: We are following with great interest and concern the current situation and developments in Afghanistan, calling on all Afghan parties to exercise maximum restraint in order to prevent bloodshed and provide full protection for civilians and the safe exit of stranded diplomats and foreign nationals
The Kuwaiti Cabinet holds its weekly meeting at Seif Palace under the chairmanship of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister
Indian Handloom week in Kuwait concluded at Al Sadu House
Back to the ‘good old’ days of traffic rush
Minister of State for Municipal Affairs and Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development Shaya Al-Shaya: Establishing a company to ensure food security
Two years permit for staff at Ministry of Education
MP Osama Al-Shaheen queries safety of escalators
Kuwait reviews request to resume direct flights to US, Morocco and Maldives
Kuwait prepares to put a check on future outbreaks
Firefighting: Rescued a fisherman whose hand got stuck in a fishing vessel’s winch
Afghan Americans transit in Kuwait
Kuwait reports four deaths, 343 new infections of Coronavirus
Assets of Future Generation reserves fund increased by 30% in three years
Foreign minister stresses the importance of building a comprehensive diplomatic personality
Kuwait’s Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Communication and Information Techonology, Dr. Rana Al-Fares announced the launch of “EASY” application
KD 121.279 million in revenue from fines, penalties and confiscation during the past year 2020-2021
Minister of Communications Affairs: The government’s Sahel application will be launched in 13 destinations, in its first phase, soon
The Kuwaiti Cabinet assigns the Ministry of Finance to form a committee to cover the country’s sovereign credit rating
Kuwaiti Finance Minister makes contact with his counterpart in the Republic of Portugal on bilateral relations between the two countries and regional and international developments
The Ministry of Education: The sectors of the Ministry are working hard to achieve the readiness of schools in their various educational stages
The Kuwait Olympic Committee comments the election of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cycling Club as Vice President of the Asian Cycling Federation
The Kuwaiti Cabinet directs government agencies to reduce spending from the 2021-2022 budget by no less than 10 pc*
The Kuwaiti national team wins three medals in the Arab Table Tennis Championship, bringing the total to silver and 6 bronze
Completion of the Civil Service procedures for approving the front-row reward lists for 26 government agencies
International News
Malaysia’s Muhyiddin says resigned after losing confident of parliament
Bamako, Mali: Three soliders killed in NE Mali explosion
12 killed in Karachi grenade attack, Covid infectivity rising in Punjab
Pak achieved nuclear capability ‘within seven years’ of India carrying out its first nuke test in 1974: President Arif Alvi
China most distrusted nation, says survey of Indian youth
China has secret jail in Dubai, holds Uyghurs
Lava streams from Indonesia’s Mount Merapi in new eruption
Four Palestinians killed in shootout with Israeli forces
Turkey evacuates some flooding victims; death toll hits 62
Lava streams from Indonesia’s Mount Merapi in new eruption
SL Prez demoted health minister who publicly endorsed sorcery, magic potions to battle Covid-19, as infections and deaths hit record highs
Iran has made progress in its work on enriched uranium metal; despite Western warnings that such work threatens talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal
Greece wildfires: Strong winds blowing in the area near the national park of Sounion were fanning the flames and hampering firefighting efforts
Tunisian President Kais Saied confirms that the government in his country will be formed soon, stressing that he will seek to establish a system that ‘expresses the will of the Tunisian people
Khartoum: Chairman of the Sovereign Council in Sudan, Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, pledges his country to recover the remainder of the Al-Fashqa area adjacent to the Ethiopian border, whether through negotiation or any other options
Washington: The Civil Protection Agency in Haiti announced that the death toll from the devastating earthquake that hit the death toll from the devastating earthquake that hit the country on Saturday has risen to 1,400, amid expectations that it will rise with the arrival of a strong storm, accompanied by flooding, which makes relief operations more difficult
Sports News
Another overseas Test, another flourish from India's lower order. Jasprit Bumrah's day began as a batter in a hostile environment; by the end of the day, he and Mohammed Shami had turned the pressure around on England so swiftly and clinically that the hosts, who were in control of the game coming into the last day, folded in the final hour as India went 1-0 up in the series.
India 364 (Rahul 129, Rohit 83, Anderson 5-62) & 298 for 8 dec. (Rahane 61, Shami 56 n.o., Wood 3-51) beat England 391 (Root 180 n.o., Bairstow 57, Siraj 4-94) & 120 (Root 33, Siraj 4-32, Bumrah 3-33) by 151 runs
Bumrah and Shami, endless mindgames, and England's great malfunction. It's difficult to recall a more self-destructive passage of play from England than on the fifth morning of the Lord's Test
PM Narendra Modi meets India Olympic contingent; fulfils promise, has ice-cream with PV Sindhu
Honoured to attend I-Day celebrations at Red Fort: Neeraj Chopra
Organisers bar spectators from Tokyo Paralympics over virus
Vinesh Phogat sends apology to Wrestling Federation of India
What next for Indian hockey after the historic high of the Tokyo Olympics? Harendra Singh on the potential road ahead
Sreejesh receives Rs. 1 crore cash reward announced by NRI businessman UAE-based VPS Healthcare’s Chairman and Managing Director Dr Shamsheer Vayalil
Manner of rejigging of roles from men’s team to women’s side was disrespectful: Sjoerd Marijne, chief coach of outgoing Indian women’s hockey team
Congrats to athletes but Olympics is no place to look for national validation: Chetan Bhagat
Devendra Jhajharia, India’s other javelin legend, hails Neeraj Chopra’s feat
India vs. England: Virat Kohli hasn’t really played well, says Sunil Gavaskar
India vs. England, 2nd Test: England players stamping ball with spikes raise eyebrows, Vikram Rathour feels ‘not deliberate’
Sri Lanka’s Kusal Perera contracts Covid-19 ahead of South Africa series
Taliban love and support cricket, I don’t see game suffering under their rule: ACB CEO Hamid Shinwari
Afghanistan will play T20 World Cup, preparations are on: Media manager Hikmat Hassan
Slow left-arm orthodox bowler Shams Mulani to lead 14-member Mumbai on Oman Tour
If Cricket Australia (CA) to move on from Justin Langer as Coach, do it sooner rather than later, says Adam Gilchrist
Novak Djokovic clocks 334 weeks at number one in ATP rankings
Danii Medvedev dominates Reilly Opelka to win ATP Toronto Masters
Roger Federer to undergo more knee surgery, will be out ‘for many months’
Former India defender Chinmoy Chatterjee dies
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Published: Monday, 16 August 2021 09:57
Today's News (16th Aug 2021, Monday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Headlines
Afghan: Taliban says it has taken control of Presidential Palace in Kabul; Top Leader Abdul Ghani Baradar likely to be New President; Spokesman says "War Is over; Ghani leaves for Tajikistan; Women ‘Will Have Rights’, Foreigners & moneyed to be safe; With 126 passengers On Board, last Air India lands light; all commercial flights suspended from Kabul airport; US lowers Flag at Kabul Embassy, secures Airport, ATC
Taliban hold all of Afghanistan’s border posts: Officials
Afghanistan crisis: Afghani refugees in India anxious about Taliban advancing
PM Modi I-Day speech: From cooperation through people's participation to J&K Poll promise; Bats for 'Sabka Prayas', calls on 'Can Do' generation to take India forward; Speeches are twice as long as Manmohan Singh's; Vajpayee wrapped up in 30 mins; lauds doctors, scientists for world's largest vaccination drive; mistakenly says freedom fighter Matangini was from Assam in I-Day speech
Google Honours India's First woman Satyagrahi, Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, with a Doodle
Telangana: Top cops Swati Lakra and Sreenivas Reddy get President Police Medal
J&K village Unfurls Tallest National Flag in Kashmir along LAC; Army joins I-Day celebrations; BSF Hoists Flag at remote Naxal Base Mohupadar for 1st time; deep inside jungles Odisha-Chhattisgarh border; BRO Hoists Tricolour at 18,300 ft in Sikkim marking 75th Independence Day
Telangana-based J Ventaka Aditya and M Adarsh Reddy topped JEE twice; achieved a 100 percentile score but have also scored 300 out 300 in JEE Mains
Study finds physical activity protects children from being overweight in adolescence
CJI NV Ramanna criticised the lack of quality debates in Parliament, calling it a sorry state of affairs; laws have a lot of ambiguity. And the courts do not know the object, intent behind enacting of law
In a 1st, Township being built for former Naxalites in Dantewada to give 'Employment; constructed to protect former naxalites as their lives would be in danger if they stayed in their respective villages
PM Kisan scheme saw 61,04,877 failed transactions b/w Feb 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2021. Of these, only 34% transactions were reverted
Union Govt to SC: Draft Notification on Banning Plastic of less-than-100-micron thickness issued
Ministers meet at Venkaiah’s house to discuss action against MPs involved in Rajya Sabha ruckus
Shillong clamps curfew, bans mobile internet amid violence; CM house attacked, Meghalaya Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui quits amid violence over police encounter of ex-militant
16 Indian-origin top executives ‘ruling’ tech industry globally
Indian Idol 12 winner: Uttarakhand’s Pawandeep Rajan lifts the trophy; wins a car and Rs 25 lakh cash prize
Curious case of Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter absence: Unlocked but unavailable
Financial & Business News
Ola Electric's much-awaited S1 and S1 Pro e-scooters are here; starting at Rs 99,999 only
Corona Updates
World: 207,978,649; Active 17,161,492 (8.25%); Recovery 186,442,489 (89.65%); Vaccinated 4.70BN
India: 32,225,175; Active 389,542 (1.21%); Recovery 31,403,959 (97.45%); Vaccinated 543.85MN
India logs 36,083 Covid cases, 493 new deaths; active cases up by 2,446; Health Ministry - Lambda variant still being explored and had not entered India yet. For now, it was a ‘variant of interest’
Sri Lanka to import medical oxygen from India amid rise in Covid-19 cases; UK cuts Covid-19 tests’ cost for global travellers, including from India
Maharashtra records 4,797 new Covid-19 cases, 130 deaths; Telangana reports 245 new Covid-19 cases, one death; Bengal reports 12 more Covid-19 deaths, 673 fresh cases; Haryana records one death and 22 fresh cases; Gujarat added 16 new Covid cases; Madhya Pradesh sees 13 Covid-19 cases; J&K reported 97 Covid-19 cases, 2 more deaths in the last 24 hours
Gujarat crossed 4 crore cumulative Covid vaccinations, making it the third state to cross the landmark after Uttar Pradesh (5.7 crore) and Maharashtra (4.9 crore)
Andhra Pradesh extends Covid curfew till Aug 21: PTI
France records 21,172 new coronavirus cases: Reuters
Italy reports 19 coronavirus deaths, 5,664 new cases: Reuters
Telangana govt braces for third Covid wave, ups number of beds & oxygen capacity
Hyderabad: Covid-19 breakthrough infections (infection after being vaccinated) are being reported across many private hospitals in the city, but the severity of the infection is often mild to moderate. On the plus side, no deaths have been reported in vaccinated people thus far
Philippines extends Travel Ban for 10 countries, including India and nine other countries over Delta concerns
State News
A native of Gorigipudi village of Repalle in Guntur District, Hyderabad-based numismatic M Kesava Rao sets up rare display of coins, on the occasion of I-Day
Hyderabad: Transport department officials seize 11 high-end imported cars including Rolls Royce, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Maserati, for evading road tax
Telangana high court to get more new judges soon
TSRTC gets Rs. 1000 crore from Bank of India, after the govt has given a guarantee
Celebrating 75th I-Day, Karnataka launches 11 ‘Amrith special schemes’
Independence Day 2021: Tollywood actors from Mahesh Babu, Prabhas and Ram Charan to Jr NTR and Rakul Preet Singh celebrate freedom
Shah Rukh Khan shares Independence Day greetings along with a voice note, ‘In this haven of freedom, may our country always be and our children prosper’
This independence day, "India should have freedom from excuses," says Urvashi Rautela
Indian Idol 12 winner Pawandeep Rajan: My mom was crying when I lifted the trophy
Navya Naveli Nanda gives a twist to Amitabh Bachchan's popular song 'Jahan Teri Yeh Nazar Hai' from the film 'Kaalia'
Pawan Kalyan's first-glimpse as Bheemla Nayak from Rana Daggubati co-starrer released
Bigg Boss OTT: Shamita Shetty reveals about carrying the emotional baggage of being recognised as Shilpa Shetty’s sister; “It’s not been easy growing up under that shadow”
Kareena Kapoor Khan opens up on sex during pregnancy, says 'People are not used to seeing mainstream actors talking about these things'
Sai Dharam Tej and Aishwarya Rajesh starrer Republic gets a release date
Late composer Khayyam's wife, singer Jagjit Kaur passes away, their awards and properties to be managed by trust
Nikhil Siddhartha’s next to be a spy-thriller directed by Garry BH
Five arrested in Hyderabad with Alprazolam, clandestine labs unearthed
TRS Malkajgiri MLA M Hanumantha Rao, BJP corporator V Sravan booked in Hyderabad, following accusations that workers of the parties had attacked each other during the hoisting of the tricolor at the I-Day celebrations in Hyderabad
AP Lokayukta justice P Lakshman Reddy urges people to fight corruption
Delhi: Jessica Lall’s sister Sabrina Lall dead, due to prolonged illness
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal promises to bring more government services online
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal inaugurates five flag masts on 75th I-Day
Malls in Mumbai see low footfalls owing to full vaccination rule
Maharashtra: After five months restaurants functioning after 4 pm in Thane
Karnataka has mandated that the passengers coming from Maharashtra should possess a negative RT-PCR report not older than 72 hours irrespective of vaccination status
Hyderabad: With Work from home (WFH) the new normal, demand for villas rises
Hyderabad: In-person classes for those vaccinated first
Hyderabad: CPI Telangana secretary Chada Venkat Reddy demanded that the state govt immediately take up comprehensive survey of land to put an end to litigations
Kuwait News
Kuwait Amir, Crown Prince, Premier congratulate India on Independence Day
Indian Ambassador: We are committed to continuing to expand our strong partnership with Kuwait
Indians in Kuwait celebrated 75th I-Day virtually
Cautious Optimism among policy-makers in Kuwait
Government employees return to work at full capacity after more than 1 and a half year
Kuwaitis security personnel ensure flowing traffic with full return of official work
Epidemiological situation improves, need to remain cautious
The State of Kuwait expresses its sympathy with Lebanon due to foreign explosion of a fuel tank in the town of Al-Talil in the north of the country
The Kuwaiti General Fire Force: The team participating in extinguishing forest fires in Greece returned to the homeland after the end of its mission
Executive-legislative conflict affecting KIA Operations
144,768 vaccination certificates issued abroad approved
The Misdemeanor Court sentenced a man, who pretended to be a woman, to three months imprisonment with bail payment of KD 500 to suspend the sentence
The corpse of an unidentified person which was found near a factory in Amghara with blood traces on the head had been referred to Forensics
Court of Cassation rejects plea to end detention
All government, private schools to reopen on Oct 3
The Council of Ministers will discuss the possibility of allowing direct flights to and from some countries in its next meeting
Young Kuwaiti and his girlfriend arrested for ‘violating’ decency
MP seeks details on ‘Info’ expat workers
Kuwait exits Covid-19 third wave as vaccination campaign accelerates
Kuwait reports 3 Covid deaths, 306 infections
Saudi Arabia extends validity of visit visas until Sept 30
Expats nabbed over money transfers of illegal residents
Kuwait sends emergency medical aid to Lebanon amid growing shortages
Kuwait sends oxygen to Tunisia
Specialized Technical Committee to study request for exemption from vaccination
65 low-income Indians who died of Covid in Kuwait to receive Rs. 1 lakh
Al-Mawashi Co. incurs losses in year’s 1st 6 months
The Tunisian FM expresses his thanks to the State of Kuwait for the arrival of the third plane with the airlift to help Tunisia
The Kuwaiti FM stresses the importance of building a comprehensive diplomatic personality that meets the requirements of the state and responds to the concepts of its foreign policy
The State of Kuwait strongly condemns and denounces the Houthi militia’s continued attempts to threaten the security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by targeting the city of Najran with a ballistic missile*
The Council of Public Universities approves the proposed numbers that meet the conditions and percentages for admission to Kuwait University for the academic year 2021-2022
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health determines the mechanism for requesting exemption from the Covid-19 vaccination for citizens and residents whose health condition may prevent them from receiving the vaccination
The Kuwaiti team continues to advance in the Arab Table Tennis Championship in Jordan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on all Kuwaiti citizens not to visit Afghanistan at the present time as a result of the current security situation, calling on the citizens who are there to leave immediately
Boursa Kuwait announces the suspension of 9 companies from trading until their financial statements are disclosed
Kuwaiti (Interior) Ministry: Intensive security and traffic preparations coincide with the return of full shifts
International News
Haiti Earthquake: 1200 killed, 2,800 injured after horrific tremors; search for survivors on; Hospitals struggle to treat injured in massive Earthquake
Haiti hit by new earthquake with 5.8 magnitude, a day after a more powerful deadly tremor, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)
South Korea’s Moon Jae-in says open to dialogue with Japan despite history feuds
Biden authorizes deployment of additional 1,000 troops to Afghanistan to help orderly drawdown amidst Taliban surge
The US Secretary of State discusses with the Chairman of the Afghan Reconciliation Council the latest developments in Afghanistan
Joe Biden, Donald Trump trade blame amid American ignominy
Taliban want full power after return to Afghanistan capital
Afghan leaders form council to meet Taliban
Turkey tightens security at Iran border to stop Afghan refugees
Albanian PM: We have no objection to receiving Afghan political immigrants
A fuel tank blast in Lebanon killed 28 people, 80 injured; scalding a crowd that was clamouring for gasoline in the crisis-hit country
Britain calls for two emergency meetings of the Security Council and the NATO Council to discuss the situation in Afghanistan
Canada PM Trudeau announces snap elections for Sept 20 to seek new mandate amid pandemic
Flooded Coal Mine in China's Qinghai kills one, 19 Miners still trapped; 200 Chinese police, emergency workers and experts involved
Malaysia PM Muhyiddin Yassin to resign; end to 17-month Govt; plunging country into fresh turmoil; no clear successor; days of political horse-trading ahead as MPs seek to form a workable coalition
Sports News
India's Tokyo Olympics medallists get cash rewards from Sports Minister Anurag Thakur at IOA event in Delhi
World Archery Youth Champs: PM lauds Indian Contingent for winning 15 Medals; Komalika Bari becomes Junior Recurve World Champion, Men's and Mixed Team also win Gold Medals
Muhammad Ali's legacy continues as Grandson Nico Ali wins Pro Boxing debut
Lord's Test: Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara help India take 154-run lead on Day 4 before Moeen Ali puts England back on top; England players stepping on ball vs. India sparks "Ball-Tampering" debate
Pakistan vs. West Indies, 2nd Test series, 2021 – 1st Test, Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica: West Indies scrambled a pulsating one-wicket victory over Pakistan; Pakistan see chances slip away; Score: Pak: 1st Innings 217 and 2nd innings: 203; West Indies: 1st Innings: 253; 2nd innings: 168/9; Player of the match: Jayden Seales; Shaheen Shah Afridi 4/50
If players truly believe in Test cricket, they need to appoint Virat Kohli as their spokesperson: Ian Chappell
India vs. England: If you’re scoring runs, you will be in team, says Jonny Bairstow
Legendary former West Indies cricket captain Sir Vivian Richards wishes India on its Independence Day
Germany, Bayern Munich legend Gerd Muller (75), known as Der Bomber (The Bomber), passed away
EPL: Son Heung-min scores winner as Tottenham Hotspur stun Manchester City
Striker Harry Kane was left out of Tottenham Hotspur’s squad for Sunday’s Premier League encounter with champions Manchester City, as speculation about his future at the north London club intensified
Real Sociedad beat by Barcelona four in its opening match in the Spanish League
Liverpool criticises ‘offensive and inappropriate’ chant aimed at Billy Gilmour
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Published: Sunday, 15 August 2021 05:32
News Digest (15th Aug 2021, Sunday)
News Digest(15th Aug 2021, Sunday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Headlines
Covid not yet over, get vaccinated: President Kovind in address to nation on eve of I-Day
PM pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on I-Day
PM calls for ‘Sabka Prayas’ for building a self-reliant India
PM Modi inspects guard of honour, hoists national flag at Red Fort
By conducting surgical strikes and airstrikes, we have given a message of the emergence of a new India to our enemies. It also conveys that India can take tough decisions: PM
India is fighting challenges of terrorism and expansionism; dealing with them with great courage: PM Modi
Today, I am announcing the National Hydrogen Mission in view of climate change. We have to make India a hub for production and export of Green Hydrogen: Prime Minister
In these Covid times India receiving highest foreign investment, its forex reserves at all-time high: PM Modi
As we celebrate 75 years of Independence, we have to ensure India becomes self-reliant in energy production: PM Modi
Earlier, the govt was sitting in the driver seat. Maybe it was needed at that time. But the time has changed now. Efforts have increased in the last 7 years to free the people from the web of unnecessary laws & procedures. Several unnecessary laws have been scrapped so far: PM
Government has decided to open all Sainik schools to girls: PM Modi announces in his Independence Day address
Political will is required to bring in big changes, big reforms. Today, the world can see that there is no dearth of political will in India. Good and smart governance is needed to bring reforms. The world is a witness to how India is writing a new chapter of governance: PM Modi
India is going to launch 'Pradhan Mantri Gatishakti National Master Plan': PM Modi
India imported mobile phones worth USD 8 billion 7 years back, it is now exporting $3 billion worth of mobile phones: PM Modi
Along with modern infrastructure, India needs to adopt holistic approach in infrastructure construction: PM Modi
We have to work together for the next-generation infrastructure, world-class manufacturing, cutting-edge innovations and new-age technology: PM Modi
Our government's focus is to make small farmers, who own less than 2 hectare land and are over 80 percent of all farmers, country's pride: PM
In 75 weeks of 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav', 75 'Vande Bharat' trains will connect different parts of country: PM Modi
Govt will give nutritious rice to the poor; rice provided under any scheme will be fortified by 2024: PM Modi
We have to work together for the next-generation infrastructure, world-class manufacturing, cutting innovations and new-age technology: PM Modi
In the coming years, we will have to increase the collective power of the small farmers of the country. We have to give them new facilities. They must become the country's pride: PM
Development of J&K visible on ground; Delimitation exercise on, preparations underway for assembly polls there: PM Modi
PM says Aug 14 will be observed as Partition horrors remembrance day; to address nation from Red Fort greets citizens on ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’
Olympians, Covid warriors to be honoured
India is celebrating 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav', marking the 75th year of Independence, amid patriotic fervour. A series of events are being organised across the country to mark the occasion.
India, Pak exchange sweets along LoC, Wagah border on Pakistan's I-Day
Param Vir Chakra awardee Subedar Major Yogendra Singh Yadav to be made honorary captain ahead of this year’s I-Day
J&K Sub Inspector Babu Ram, Constable Altaf Hussain Bhat conferred with Ashok Chakra Posthumously
3rd highest peacetime military gallantry medal 'Shaurya Chakra' for 3 CoBRA Commandos for daring Anti-Naxal Op in Chhattisgarh before 2019 Polls
8 Firemen from Maharashtra chosen for Gallantry Medals; 67 Maharashtra Police Awarded Gallantry, Service Medals; 23 Delhi Cops, 30 CBI Awarded Police Medals; 6 Assam Cops killed in Interstate Border dispute to get CM's Service Medal; 4 CISF Officials get Gallantry Medal
I-Day: 20 ITBP personnel awarded medals for fighting Chinese PLA in Ladakh
1.5Cr Indians from India, across world recorded, uploaded their videos singing their national anthem
Panaji: Navy, locals hoist Tricolour at St. Jacinto Island after settling the misunderstanding
4 Indian sites (2 in Gujarat & 2 in Haryana) recognised as wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention; total such sites in the country has risen to 46
Afghan: Diplomacy, Transportation, Health: India's 2 decades worth of efforts at risk as Taliban storm the nation; Sources say President likely to resign, may leave country with family; Taliban capture Mazar-e-Sharif, close in on Kabul just 10KM away, India, US, allies rush to evacuate Diplomats; Kabul Airport only way out for escape
Taliban praise India for development efforts, but warn against military role
Russia interested in involving India, Iran to bring peace in Afghanistan: Foreign minister Lavrov
Bikram Majithia asks state and centre govt to evacuate minorities from Afghanistan
After I-Day overture, ULFA extends truce for first time
Four Jaish terrorists arrested, major attack averted
In interim order, Bombay high court stays some provisions of new IT rules
Unmarried girls in India don’t do carnal activities for fun: Madhya Pradesh high court
NIA raids 7 locations in Tamil Nadu and Kerala in Vizhinjam arms case
DMK Govt presents exclusive farm budget, first in Tamil Nadu (3rd in India after Karnataka & Andhra) featuring schemes for farm sector overall development; self-sufficiency & farm growth in villages
To recognise contributions IIT Madras launches Two New Chairs (Prof PS Rao & PK Aravindan) raises ₹ 1 Crore Endowment for each Chair
237 villages flooded in UP's Mirzapur even though water level in the Ganga river is receding, villagers allege administration isn't helping
Indore: Volunteers of Online Donation Platform Daanpatra reach 1.5 L with help on Independence Day Eve; contribute with unused items collected from donors and then hands it over to the needy
A group of protesting farmers allegedly attacked BJP MLA Umesh Malik's car with stones and smeared it with black ink in Sisauli village
Kuki National Liberation Army's last remaining militants lay down arms in Assam's Karbi Anglong
By pursuing lofty coal ambitions, India is undoing its own progress in the fight against climate change
Indian warship docks in UK for exercise with Royal Navy over I-Day weekend
Chandigarh: Eleven days after an Indian Army helicopter crashed into J&K’s Ranjit Sagar water reservoir along with two pilots Lt. Col Abheet Singh Batth and Captain Jayant Joshi, Navy’s submarine rescue unit roped in to trace missing pilots, wreckage
Direct selling is encouraging women entrepreneurship by giving them a platform to lead from the front
Twitter restores access to accounts of Rahul Gandhi, INC India
Financial & Business News
Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher House located in Mumbai's posh Vile Parle sold for just 52Cr in 9th attempt to the Hyderabad-based Saturn Realtors by DRT; Initially with base price of 150Cr
Over 9,500 unclaimed Amrapali flats may be resold as SC directs final notice be given to buyers
Mahindra XUV700 SUV Launched in India, Price Starts at Rs 11.99 Lakh; Launch to spice competition in the SUV segment with Hyundai Alcazar, Tata Safari and MG Hector Plus
Ford vs. GM legal battle: All about who wants to ‘cruise’
Google ‘stole’ Sonos’ speaker tech, rules US judge
Apple’s next generation M-series chip will reportedly launch next year
Apple may just be forced to add USB Type-C port to iPhones
Corona Updates
World: 207,523,242; Active 17,140,338 (8.26%); Recovery 186,015,838 (89.64%); Vaccinated 4.66BN
India: 32,191,954; Active 392,241 (1.22%); Recovery 31,368,460 (97.44%); Vaccinated 536.19MN
A total of more than 53 crore doses were administered till Friday, of which 41.53 crore were given as first dose – covering over 46% of the 90 crore adult population. Nearly 13% of this population group has been fully immunised against Covid-19.
PM Modi lauds doctors, nurses, paramedics those involved in vaccine-manufacturing and others for their fight against Covid-19
The US reported almost 1 million Covid-19 vaccine doses on Saturday, the most for a single day since early July, reflecting a faster pace of inoculation as the delta variant spreads
GIC reports Rs 771 crore loss due to Covid deaths
Currently, out of the total 45,000-47,000 vaccination sessions per day, only about 2000-4000 are in the private sector, which has 25% of the total locally manufactured Covid vaccines earmarked for it
Private hospitals are also for innovative measures and tools to reach out to those who are left. However, this may require hospitals to incur additional costs
States like Delhi and Haryana are yet to allow door-to-door vaccination against Covid-19
Maharashtra's Covid numbers showing minor surge, but Mumbai cases paint hopeful picture; no respite from Delta scare
Covid-19 cases doubled to 20Cr in last 6 months globally; now sprawled across 140 countries; Australia tightens rules as 'Most Concerning Day of Pandemic' raises Covid fears
AIIMS chief: Covid-19 Third wave unpredictable; children would be 'more susceptible' because they were not being vaccinated
Bahrain records 124 new cases of Corona virus
UK cuts Covid-19 tests’ cost for global travellers, including from India
Private hospitals seek nod for jabs at home
States News
Telangana: Mahatma Gandhi statue a sign of communal amity, says Vunnam Venkaiah 92-year-old
Revenue tribunals add to Telangana farmers’ woes
Couple held in Hyderabad for woman’s murder
Telangana: Krishna River Management Board says RLIS works are in excess for preparation of DPRs
Telangana records 420 Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths
Telangana: TRS leaders to meet every beneficiary in Huzurabad
Telangana rolls out Aasara for 57-65-year category
Aadhaar reunites teen with family after 3 years
Kuwait News
Kuwait Relief Foundation supports with an Amiri grant the government textbook printing presses in Aden and Hadramaut with modern equipments worth one million dollar
Kuwaiti health Spokesman: 375 new cases, 691 recovered and 3 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours
Youth Minister: Kuwait ranked first in the Arab World and 27 globally on the Global Youth Development Index for 2020 confirms the political leadership’s interests in supporting and developing youth
The Kuwaiti Foreign Minister offers condolences to his Turkish counterpart on the victims of the floods in his country and affirms Kuwait’s support for Turkey in facing this painful disaster and overcoming its effects
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior stresses the need to overcome all difficulties in front of the pioneers of Husseiniyat
Kuwait Basketball Association: We will prepare the junior team in preparation for the upcoming Asian Cup finals
The arrival of plane carrying medical supplies and medicines provided by the Kuwaiti Red Crescent to Lebanon
Supporting the education sector is a top priority for Kuwaiti weekly humanitarian work
The Kuwaiti Firefighting Force announces in a statement the death of 3 Asian workers and the injury of 5 in a fire for workers in Abdali*
Kuwait Ahmed Al-Shehab comes first in the 7th round of the Porsche Sport for car racing class (5c) in Germany
The Central Apparatus for Resolving Illegal Residents Status Re-forms two committees to receive requests to review the validity of security restrictions and nationality indicators
The price of a barrel of Kuwaiti oil fell 48 cents to reach $72.11
The Kuwaiti Livestock Company records a loss of 2.1 million dinars during the first half of this year
Ministry of Interior resumes evening shifts at service centers
Salaries of Public Sector workers increased by KD 4 billion in 10 years
Booster third Pfizer shot for some in September; 68.4% of Kuwait – 2,668,082 vaccinated
Two weeks of quarantine for the upcoming domestic workers within their monthly wage
New proposal of 1000 KD for 60+ Residency renewal
Indian Embassy places highest priority on welfare and well-being of Indian community in Kuwait
Covid-19: Abu Dhabi announces New Rules for International Travellers
Manpower: Creates a section for resolving National Labour disputes
Kuwait included in most developed countries for youth
Ministry of Education: Complete the appointment of teachers
Preventing vaccinated workers coming from India is an unsuccessful decision
Kuwait officials discuss joint cooperation with President of Commercial Arbitration GCC
FDA authorizes additional dose of Covid-19 vaccine for some cases
International News
US: 304 Killed as Earthquake of Magnitude 7.2 jolts Haiti; 2 weeks after most powerful US quake in half a century took place; death toll rises to at least 304; Biden announces assistance
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation Chairman Abdullah Abdullah to discuss developments in Afghanistan and the urgency of ongoing efforts to reduce violence: US State Dept spokesperson Ned Price
The US President orders the deployment of 5,000 additional troops to Afghanistan and threatens the Taliban with a “quick and strong” response if Washington’s interests are exposed
President Ashraf Ghani said remobilisation of the country's armed forces was a 'top priority,' as the Taliban inched closer to Kabul; Holding consultations with local leaders and international partners: President Ashraf Ghani
Some foreign embassies have begun to burn sensitive material ahead of evacuating, diplomats said
German military to aid Kabul embassy evacuation
Czech Republic evacuates embassy in Kabul
Taliban, Qatar officials meet for Afghan peace talks in Doha
60 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghan air force airstrikes
Pakistan reopens Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossing after talks with Taliban
Europe heat wave brings concern for older adults, homeless; heat wave has aggravated fires that consumed forests in southern Italy, Greece and North Africa
Japan urges nearly 2MN to seek shelter as torrential rain triggered floods, landslides in western side
Islamabad: At least ten people were killed and four others were injured in an attack on a truck in the southern Pakistani city (Karachi) on Independence Day
Sports News
India's Olympic medallists hosted by President Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre; told them that the country was proud of them for their performances
India vs. England: Joe Root's unbeaten 9 hour innings of 180 runs gives England slender & vital lead of 27 runs
From a sport-loving nation, we must transform into a sport-playing nation: Sachin Tendulkar
Real Madrid opens the season with a broad victory over Alaves by 4 goals
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Court gives back brand rights to late Diego Maradona’s former lawyer
On this Independence Day, let's protect the peace and unity of our great nation. Let's pledge and make it happen on this Independence Day! As we proudly celebrate India’s 75th Independence Day, let us appreciate everything we have & cherish our dreams of a new tomorrow
Freedom is the way God intended for us; it is something we are born with. Something that no one can take away from us. Let's celebrate Freedom. Happy India's 75th Independence Day
Jai Hind
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Published: Saturday, 14 August 2021 06:01
Today’s News (14th Aug 2021, Saturday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Headlines
Resolution reintroduced in US Congress to Award Country's Highest Civilian Honour to Mahatma Gandhi
100 students sing national anthem in Himalayas in full-throated voice
Afghan: Situation 'Bad to Worse', Indian embassy staff to be evacuated soon; UK vows to not abandon even as nation evacuates most Embassy staff
Won’t recognise any Afghan government imposed by force: India, others at Doha meet
Taliban near Kabul, seize 18 of 34 provinces as Govt says 'we stand firm; 12 nations decide not to recognise any Govt imposed by force
India vs England: Joe Root defiant, but India hold slight edge after See-Saw 2nd Day; 207 runs & 10 wickets; Eng 119-3 at stumps; still 245 runs adrift of India’s 1st innings 364
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the much-awaited Vehicle Scrappage Policy (VSP) with an aim to phase out old and unfit vehicles in an environment-friendly manner; urges youth, start-ups to join
Tough action likely against opposition MPs for Rajya Sabha scuffles
Girl from Centre for Advanced Learning (CFAL) tops JEE Main exam with 99.979 in Mangaluru
SII chief doubts if vaccine drive can cover all adults
SII chairman Cyrus Poonawalla says booster dose of Covishielf desirable
Lashkar terrorist from Pak killed in Kulagam encounter, aide flees
Government releases Rs. 7,200 crore to get 3rd-wave-ready
Delhi: 2 dead, one injured after portion of crane collapses inside US Embassy
Terrorist hideout in Doda busted, arms and ammunition found
Study: 45% kids living in child care homes in South, Southeast Delhi unable to identify 2 digit nos
Single-use plastic items like candy sticks, plates, cups to be banned from July 1, 2022; thickness of plastic carry bags will be increased to 75 microns from Sep 2021; 120 microns from Dec 31, 2022
Dewas, MP: Villagers risk their lives, use makeshift hanging trolley to cross overflowing River; can carry two persons at a time; mode is extremely dangerous
Kanpur: 3 people for allegedly beating up a Muslim man over charges of forcing forced religious conversion; one of them associated with VHP
Defence Ministry increases Honorary Commissions (as recognition of their exemplary service and contribution in the armed forces) granted to JCOs; revised to 15:1000
J&K cops & BSF apprehended a person in Poonch Dist; recovered Improvised Explosive Device (IED) with four “sticky" bombs from him; major tragedy was averted ahead of I-Day
July - World's Hottest Month on Record; 0.02 of a degree Fahrenheit higher than July 2016; 671 died, over 32,000 houses damaged in floods till Aug 5, says MHA; 9,700 houses, 45 buildings, 3,700 shops damaged in Mahad (Maharashtra) due to July floods
Communal sloganeering at Jantar Mantar: Delhi court denies bail to 3, says remarks undemocratic
Added costs of indirect routes concern students as Canada extends flight ban
Twitter biased, ‘interfering’ in India’s political process, says Rahul Gandhi
4 held with 55 pistols ahead of Independence Day in Delhi
Financial & Business News
Gautam Adani, KM Birla and Nita Ambani among list of top 100 Indian philanthropists; Indiaspora’s 2021 Philanthropy leaders list includes philanthropists from India and from geographies with significant diaspora migration, including UAE, US, Canada, Singapore & Australia
Adi Godrej to step down from Godrej Industries board, Nadir Godrej to take over as chairman; changes will come into effect from Oct 1
GMR Infra gets Rs 1,692Cr in first tranche from stake sale in Kakinada SEZ; Indian Oil plans to install electric vehicle charging facility at 100 outlets in Maharashtra
India 4th largest market for 5G phones, despite a lack of network support; S Korea’s Hanwha Systems invests $300MN in Bharti-backed OneWeb for an 8.8% share
Exports jump 49% to $35.43BN in July, Trade Deficit at $10.9BN; Imports in June increased by 62.99% to $46.40BN, driven by oil and gold, resulting in a trade deficit of $10.9BN
Flights to get costlier as government raises fare caps 4th time this year; 2nd time in just over two months by 9 to 12%
India’s economic progress now hinges on data its 1.4 billion-strong population generates
CCI okays Zomato buying 9.3% stake in Grofers; Ola gets CCI nod for investments by Temasek, Warburg Pincus, founder Bhavish Aggarwal
Twitter India chief Manish Maheshwari, moves to new role as Twitter’s senior director of revenue strategy and operations focused on new market entry, based out of San Francisco, USA
GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, acquires Aviacode Medical Coding & Coding Audit Services. Aviacode, is a US based company, with a footprint in Hyderabad in the Health Information Management (HIM) space
Nitin Gadkari asks states to shift from ‘harmful’ diesel buses to alternate fule
Domestic air travel costlier by 12.5%
Domestic flyers in July touch 50 lakh mark, up 61% from June 2021
SpiceJet announces SpiceScreen enabling passenger to book cabs while mid-air on flights
SpiceJet Q1 loss widens 23% to Rs. 729 crore
IndiGo introduces priority boarding facility
MM Forgings posts Rs. 23.83 crore net profit
Montra, the high-end performance bike brand of TI Cycle of India, launched its first electric bike, at a price of Rs. 27,279, specially designed to make the short distance commute comfortable and convenient
Investors richer by over Rs. 3.48 lakh crore as markets rally for second day
Ampere picks up 26% stake in MLR Auto for nearly Rs. 19 crore
Book domestic flights in advance at lower rates as no fare caps for flights sold beyond 30 days
Tata Motors ties up with Gujarat govt to support setting up of vehicles scrapping centre in Ahmedabad
Ashok Leyland to invest only in plant debottlenecking
Airtel, Jio conclude spectrum trading agreement
Exports up 49.85% in July to $35.43 billion; trade deficit at $10.67 billion
Sebi revises format for promoters, promoter group entities’ shareholding disclosure
CBIC asks field offices to allow only DoT-approved mobile signal boosters import
Reliance JioPhone Next cameras, processor and other features revealed before launch
Royal Enfield is not in a hurry to get into the E-Vehicles segment and will wait for the right time to enter the space which is witnessing a lot of action in the country, Eicher Motors MD Siddhartha Lal
Google may soon use nearby phones to help you track your lost Android Smartphone and car
Corona Updates
World: 206,955,609; Active 17,021,981 (8.22%); Recovery 185,575,460 (89.67%); Vaccinated 4.62BN
India: 32,155,827; Active 394,558 (1.23%); Recovery 31,330,507 (97.43%); Vaccinated 523.67MN
India reported 40,120 new Covid-19 cases, 585 death on Friday
Panic in Bengaluru after 543 children found infected with Covid in over 11 days; brings back focus on 3rd wave could affect children; infection spreading among them at a faster rate; Jabs first for kids above 12 with comorbidities; Kerala renews plan, vaccinate all those found negative in containment zones
Bharat Biotech's Nasal Covid vaccine gets Regulatory Nod for Phase 2, 3 Trial; J&J doses expected to arrive India in Nov-Dec, Zydus Cadila next; Govt release 7,000 Cr, 1,755 new O2 plants to be functional soon
Serum’s Cyrus Poonawalla claims that India will be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by December 2021 are far from real; Vaccine export ban 'very bad' move; son warned not to speak against it; SBI report claims India may vaccinate 70% eligible population by mid-March 2022
Covid-19: Mumbai’s first Delta+ fatality is fully vaccinated woman, 63
Covid: One-dose Sputnik Light set for rollout in September
State News
Delhi Police issues traffic advisory ahead of Independence Day
Class 12 student moves SC seeking time-bound decision to re-open schools
Delhi records zero Covid-19 fatality, 50 cases
Delhi HC restrains telecast of documentary based on death of student in Gurugram school in 2017
Free chle bhature for all Neerajs at this Delhi eatery Sita Ram Diwan Chand
Raj Kundra moves High Court for anticipatory bail
Raj Kundra pornography case: Mumbai Police forms a Special Investigation Team
NCB chief probing Bollywood drug case related to Sushant Singh Rajput's death, awarded 'Medal for Excellence in Investigation'
Shilpa Shetty served notice by Lucknow Police in wellness centre case
Free vaccination drive for Covid-19 continues in Visakhapatnam
Telangana: Volunteers group helps conduct final rites in Covid death cases
Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao set to announce sops for Huzurabad
Now, BJP dares KCR to contest from Huzurabad
Will seek Rs. 1,000 from each voter to survive: BJP leader Eatala Rajendrer
T govt treads cautiously on river water disputes with AP
Telangana HC overruled the objections of the HC registry
Won’t take stand on YSRCP repel MP Raghu Ramakrishna Raju plea: CBI
Amit Shah tour to Telangana’s Huzurabad on September 17
Andhra Pradesh diverting water, says Telangana to KRMB
24-year-old ends life in Hyderabad; blackmail suspected
No evidence to confirm if 9-year-old girl raped before being killed: Delhi Police tells court
Delhi HC restrains telecast of documentary based on death of student in Gurugram school in 2017
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal expected to inaugurate Delhi’s first smog tower on Aug 23
Two men threaten to blow up building, killed in encounter in northeast Delhi’s Khajuri Khas
Telangana: Duo steal Rs. 42 lakh items with YouTube tutorial, held
Kuwait News
Increasing the maximum number of arrivals through Kuwait airport to 7,500 passengers per day
The State of Kuwait condemns and denounces in the strongest terms the continued attempt of the Houthi militia to threaten the security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MoH: 417 new cases of Corona, 602 recovered and 3 deaths recorded
Kuwaiti Defense Minister receives a phone call from his American counterpart to exchange views on many issues of concern to both sides and the most important regional and international developments
The US Food and Drug Administration allows the administration of a third additional dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine against emerging Corona virus – Covid-19 to some individuals to those who suffer from immunodeficiency
The Kuwait national under-17 basketball team is second in the Gulf Championship and qualifies for the Asian Cup finals
Jordon: One Silver and three bronzes for Kuwait in the Arab Table Tennis Championships
Kuwait Red Crescent distributes tons of baby formula to the Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinians refuges
The price of a barrel of Kuwaiti oil rose 74 cents to reach $72.59
The Coalition to support legitimacy intercepts a booby-trapped plane targeting the city (Khamis Mushait) in southern Saudi Arabia
The UAE strongly condemns the targeting by the Houthi militias of the Saudi (Khamis Mushait) region with a booby-trapped plane
The Bahraini Ministry of Health records 102 new infections with the Corona virus
International News
Mysterious 'Kill List' with Pak public figures (days after a former Taliban operative verified its existence and a leading British newspaper reported it) rattles nation; Parliamentary Panel orders probe
Back to old ways: Taliban forcing women to marry terrorists; give up their jobs
Men, money, training: How Pakistan has helped Taliban over the years
Over half of Afghanistan’s provinces fall to Taliban
Biden slamed for colossal US failure that is bringing Taliban to gates of Kabul
Marine vanguard lands in Kabul as US speeds up evacuations
Faceoff: Indians react as Taliban continues to capture Afghanistan at terrifying pace
New York Assembly to suspend Cuomo impeachment investigation
Federal judge leaves CDC evictions moratorium in place
Biden made ‘Obamacare’ cheaper; deadline for consumers to take advantage of a special sign-up period for private coverage made more affordable by his Covid-19 relief law
Moderate Democrats demand quick passage of infrastructure bill
Afghanistan: Nato, UN, EU confirm they will not recognise govt formed through military
UK: In rare (worst incident in a decade) British mass shooting, gunman kills 5, including 3-year-old girl
Canada to accept 20,000 vulnerable Afghans such as women leaders, Human Rights workers
UK Sikh Engineer's Low-Cost Washing Machines to head to India; got off to a good start following field research in camps in Iraq
The Pentagon: The arrival of the first American forces to Kabul to evacuate civilian employees
Tunisia: Controlling forest fires on the border with Algeria
US official: President Biden is following developments in Tunisia and has respect for its president
British PM confirms that there is no military or combat solution to the situation in Afghanistan
Jeddah: The leadership of the coalition forces to support legitimacy in Yemen confirms the interception and destruction of a booby-trapped march plane “launched by the terrorist Houthi militia” in a systematic and deliberate manner to target civilian objects in the city Khamis Mushait in souther Saudi Arabia
Washington: The US affirms its keenness on the security and stability of Afghanistan and confronting the violence it is witnessing after the Taliban movement managed to control a number of vital cities in the country, stressing that it “is still committed to maintaining a strong diplomatic and security relationship with the government of Afghanistan”
Beijing: Chinese authorities say 21 people have died and four others are missing in heavy floods in central Hubei Province
Tunis: A Tunisian official says that the fires that broke out in the governorate of Zaghouan in the north of the country have caused the destruction of 500 hectares of forest, pointing out that the firefighting teams have so far been unable to put out the flames burning two days ago
Istanbul: The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) announces that the number of victims of the floods that swept the north of the country has risen to 27
NY let childhood sex abuse victims sue; 9,000 went to court
US immigration advocates blast ‘cruel’ Biden policies on asylum
Las Vegas grocery storefront collapses at opening, injures 4
Coronavirus origins: China rejects WHO demand for further probe
US has decided that India is a strategic ally, says Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Federal judge leaves CDC evictions moratorium in place
First live ‘murder hornet’ of 2021 reported in Washington state
Major wildfires threatening towns in Montana, California
State of emergency in Russia’s Yakutia expanded over fires
Woman using gun’s laser sight to play with cat shoots friend
Moderate Democrats demand quick passage of infrastructure bill
Russia tells BBC journalist to go home in row with Britain - state TV
Moderate Democrats demand quick passage of infrastructure bill
Young loner with gun permit named in UK shootings
Australia urgently evacuates Afghans threatened by Taliban
The US Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour division maintains a list of employers who are debarred / disqualified under the H-1B visa programme
Washington military base briefly locked down amid report of gunman
Major wildfires threatening towns in Montana, California
US treasury sanctions Cuban officials, military unit over violence
Sports News
India’s late strike leaves 2nd Test evenly poised
Youth World Championships: India cadet and junior archers confirm 10 medals
Valencia opens the Spanish League competitions for this season by defeating Getafe with a clean goal
Bayern Munich begins the defense of the German League title with a draw with Monchengladbach
Indian women’s hockey team’s outgoing coach Sjeord Marijne opens up on his much-talked about Twitter exchange with Shah Rukh Khan
T20 World Cup: ICC allows participating nations to bring 15 players, 8 officials
New Zealand players cleared for IPL; NZC announces different squads for sub-continent tour and T20 World Cup
World Cup winning U19 India captain Unmukt Chand announces retirement
PCB confirms first England cricket tour in 16 years
Did BCCI medical officer in Sri Lanka delay Krunal Pandya’s Covid test despite player red-flaggering symptioms?
Neeraj Chopra’s coach Klaus says going forward, aim to be “stable” in technique
Roger Federer says return date ‘uncertain’
Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur upsets defending champ Bianca Andresscu in Montreal
US Open bars spectators at qualifying over Covid concerns
India vs. England: Ravichandran Ashwin sits out again as India punt on pace
Hockey skipper Manpreet Singh loves to binge on butter chicken, Neeraj Chopra says fruits are his ‘comfort food’
Olympic medal effect: Mirabai already seeing heightened interest in weightlifting
Olympians from Punjab honoured at felicitation function, 20 players handed Rs. 28.36 crore
Vinesh Phogat unsure of returning after Tokyo Olympics trauma
Tokyo Paralympics to be held without spectators: Reports
Tata Motors to present Altroz car to India’s Olympic fourth-place finishers
UP to shower monetary rewards on Tokyo achievers from all states
HC permits disabled girl to participate in Poland games event
Too early for Messi to take the field, says Pochettino
Clubs upset over changes to CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers
Jharkhand to host Indian women’s football team camp from Aug 16
Advance wishes to India's 75th Independence Day
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Today’s News (12th Aug 2021, Thursday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Headlines
Neeraj Chopra’s gold winning feat named one of 10 magical moments of track and field in Olympics
Himachal landslide: 10 dead, many trapped under debris in Kinnaur; rescue ops on
Stormy Parliament session comes to early end; Naidu breaks down, LS speaker ‘extremely hurt’
First flight to Tezu, India’s easternmost tip, on Aug 16
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal among 11 AAP MLAs discharged in chief secy Anshu Prakash assault case
Independence Day: Delhi Police issues traffic advisory
First time since 1996: Ulfa-I does not call bandh on I-day
Delhi court grants bail to former BJP spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay in Jantar Mantar communal sloganeering case
Govt rejects claims on new Supreme Court branches
Sulking over portfolio allocation, Karnataka minister hints at resignation
Lalu Prasad threatens to boycott census, if caste-wise headcounts is not allowed
Navjot Sidhu appoints four advisers, picks Fatehgarh Sahib Congress MP Amar Singh, ex-DGP Mohammad Mustafa
23 MPs meet Union health minister over treatment to patients with rare genetic conditions
Owners of green fuel rent vehicles cannot be denied licences under Rent A Cab scheme
Maharashtra malls to reopen for fully vaccinated; timings of shops, restaurants extended
Experts want government agencies to focus on conserving monuments in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik felicitates state’s Olympic-returned hockey players
Punjab government announces increased cash awards for Olympic athletes
Financial & Business News
Excess interest, late fee paid while filing ITR to be refunded, says I-T department
Ashok Leyland and CCBSS launch electric bus service in Chandigarh
Sensex, Nifty end flat; Tata Steel rallies 4%
Fuel demand rebound to drive earnings of oil firms: Moody's
Government expecting very robust tax revenue this fiscal: Revenue secretary
Alibaba worker’s desperate plea for help sparks #MeToo reckoning
Covid-19 Updates
Luxembourg reports 61 new Coronavirus cases
Herd immunity a ‘mythical’ goal that will never be reached: Oxford Vaccine Head
Covid-19 takes 66 lives in Iraq, sickens 8,635 others
Cumulative Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India cross 52 cr: Health ministry
Not too late to send data on oxygen deaths: Centre to Delhi govt
China approves first mixed-vaccine trial as Delta spreads
China keeps guard up as Covid outbreak enters 4th week
Nothing like ‘zero Covid’, waiting for that is not scientific, say experts
World: Confirmed: 203,980,078; Total Deaths: 4,314,007; Active Cases: 199,666,071
India: Confirmed: 32,036,511; Total Deaths: 429,179; Recovered: 31,220,981; Active Cases: 386,351
State News
Delhi Community School provides free education to underprivileged students
No likelihood of rainfall in Delhi over next 6-7 days, says IMD
Tihar: Jailed Bengaluru man may have extorted Rs. 200 crore
Delhi: Trials on runway 4 of IGI likely from Nov, but actual operations not before New Year
Delhi: Cremation of remaining human tissue and feet of Dalit girl held
Delhi records zero Covid-19 fatality, 37 fresh cases
Delhi: 20-year-old stabs man to death over friendship with ex-girlfriend
Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai police reach Shilpa Shetty’s residence to question the actress and her mother in alleged 'fraud' case
Shilpa Shetty, mother Sunanda booked for 'fraud' in wellness business; company claims they parted ways long ago
Sushant Singh Rajput drug case: Siddharth Pithani's bail plea rejected again; court didn't find any merit in plea
Porn case: Raj Kundra's jail time extended
Pornography case: Being a British citizen Raj Kundra may try to escape if granted bail, Mumbai Police tell court
Visakhapatnam: Man goes nude on video call, blackmailed into paying Rs. 24 lakh
Ganja worth Rs. 3.5 crore seized in East Godavari, 11 held
Youth arrested after bid to rob gold chains for girlfriend foiled in Andhra Pradesh
Delhi: Two members of 'Tillu gang' held in Karala area for killing man over gang rivalry
Kuwait News
Clarity on return of Indians expected soon; Ambassador held meeting MoH Undersecretary
Kuwait Amir His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives a letter from King Salman Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, inviting His Highness the Amir to visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Crown Prince receives Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad
Kuwait celebrates International Youth Day, themed, ‘Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health.
Kuwait FM receives call from Japanese counterpart
Kuwait Dep. FM inaugurates GCC meeting on human rights
Kuwait FM receives Egyptian Ambassador to mark end of tenure
Kuwait women’s handball side set to compete in first international event
Kuwait lists 424 new Covid-19 cases, three deaths
National Security Advisor: High gas prices ‘risk harming ongoing global recovery’
Kuwait FM sends condolences to Algeria over victims of wildfires
New scholastic year in Kuwait begins on Oct 3
Employers coercing labourers to work in days’ scorching heat penalized in Kuwait
Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC): Pumping gas from Al-Khafji Joint zone to Kuwait Oil Company’s networks, kicks off
Kuwait crude oil went down USD 1.90 during Tuesday’s trading session to reach USD 70.93 pb vs. USD 72.83 pb the day before
Kuwaiti firefighting team participants in putting out fires in Turkey
MPs Osama Al-Shaheen, Abdulaziz Al-Saqaabi and Hamad Al-Matar submitted a proposal to establish a company that will manage public parking areas located in State properties
‘Failure of brakes led to collision’
Criminals, violators of law in Jleeb ‘face deportation’
Young Kuwaiti girl (14) Ayat Al-Ma’atouq, one of the youngest Covid-19 patients in Kuwait, after a long suffering in ICU, Jaber Hospital fights Covid and recovered from the virus
Occupancy rate of residential flats see decline by over 24%
Alternate days classroom study for students; weekly PCR tests for unvaccinated students
Kuwait to buy one million more Moderna vaccine doses
Dubai Travel: Expired Residency Visas of some residence automatically extended until Dec 9
Temperature expected to reduce in coming days
MP Dr. Muhammad Al-Huwaila submitted a proposal to reduce the price of PCR exam in the labs approved by the Ministry of Health in Kuwait from KWD 20 to KWD 10
Public Debt to be implemented soon
The cost of recruiting Filipina domestic workers on the rise
Ethiopian Domestic workers agreement awaits Kuwaiti response
International News
Biden says even with economic progress, many families ‘feeling the pinch’
Taliban takes control of ninth Afghan provincial capital
Kabul could fall to Taliban in 90 days: US intelligence
5 people jump from Myanmar building to escape police: 2 die
Inoculations reach half of Cambodians as vaccine diplomacy intensifies
WHO estimates globally more than 10 Cr people get infected with Hepatitis A every year
US envoy meets Libyan commander to push for elections
New Zealand moves closer to passing ‘self-identification’ law
Sports News
Tokyo Olympics: Fourth place at the Olympics is always disheartening, but I don’t have any regrets because I gave my 100%: Aditi Ashok, India’s golfing senation
Boxer Lovlina Borohain eats home-style Assamese food with Union Minister Sabananda Sonowal
Professional coaching key to success for Indian sportswomen: PV Sindhu
Below-par showing in Tokyo, social media trolls taking a toll on athletes
Hockey players from Punjab, Haryana get rousing welcome on returning a home
His words of wisdom and motivation shall always stay with me: Mirabai Chanu after meeting Sachin Tendulkar
Nobody in NRAI wanted me as coach except president: Coach Jaspal Rana
Mankind Pharma to give Rs. 11 lakh each to 20 players who missed medals at Tokyo Olympics
Calf injury rules Stuart Broad out of rest of the Test series against India
India, England players docked 40 per cent of match fees, 2 penalty points for slow over-rate
As a team not pleased with being docked two WTC points because of slow over-rate, says Kohli
India vs. England: England dwell on ‘best approach’ for Indian bowlers
India vs. England, 2nd Test: Shardul Thakur unavailable for selection due to injury
We won’t plug in someone in place of Shardul Thakur for just few runs, 20 wickets more important: Virat Kohli
India vs. England: We have a big bright chance of winning the Test series in England because we have a very good team, says Ravindra Jadeja
Virat Kohli believes a lot in fitness, so everyone has to raise their fielding standards: Ravindra Jadeja
England greats Anderson, Broad doubtful for second India Test; Saqib Mahmood called as cover for 2nd Test
Bowling attack going to be slightly depleted if both Stuart Broad and James Anderson are ruled out: Jonny Bairstow
Rafael Nadal out of Cincinnati, adds to doubt over US Open
Bianca Andreescu advances in Montreal opening match
Kei Nishikori high after deep run at Tokyo Olympics
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Today’s News (11th Aug 2021, Wednesday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Headlines
Make immediate arrangements to return to India, govt tells citizens in Afghanistan
Setting house in order: Irate over MPs skipping Parl despite diktat, PM seeks RS absentees' names
No decision on National NRC yet, identifying Rohingya Muslims for deportation, MHA tells Parliament
‘Wake up soon’: SC fines parties for not complying with its order on criminal candidates
Canada extends ban on passenger flights from India by a month till Sept 21
DGCA advices passengers planning to travel abroad to check fares on airline’s website
Security forces arrest two with Rs. 25.81 lakhs Hawala money in Poonch
Reservation should continue as long as inequality exists in society: RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale
After nod to 11 new medical colleges, TN to add 1,650 MBBS seats
*Muslim minority schools account for 22.75 per cent
Bombay HC: Woman's modesty is her 'Most Precious Jewel', throwing love chit outages It, insult to her dignity, imposed ₹ 90,000 fine on accused Shrikrushna Tawari
CBI arrests 9 people for swindling over Rs 100 Cr Term Deposits of Chennai Port Trust in Indian Bank
IIT Delhi, AIIMS develop Telerobotic Ultrasound System during Covid times; allows remote ultrasound access through a robotic arm
India is ranked 122nd on a new Global Youth Development Index measuring the condition of young people across 181 countries
Lok Sabha passes amendment bills on homoeopathy, National Commission for Indian System of Medicine; passes key bill to restore states' power to make their own OBC lists
Financial & Business News
India Inc vs. RBI: Companies don't want to reveal details of their loan books to the public; RBI will penalise banks for failure to timely replenish currency notes in ATMs machines from Oct 1
Jewar airport achieves financial closure; raises Rs 3725 crore as debt from SBI
Amazon to end seven-year-old JV with Narayana Murthy's Catamaran
Tata, Singapore Airlines pump in Rs 750 crore into Vistara; 5th round funding by Vistara's owners into the airline since April 2020 as it struggles like its rivals in the midst of the Covid19 pandemic
SoftBank's Masayoshi son thinks Swiggy can pull off a Zomato if it decides to go public
Chip shortages impacted 20-40% of volumes of Renault Kiger and Nissan Magnite; Mahindra recalls 29,878 pick up vehicles to replace faulty fluid pipe
Bombay HC seeks Centre’s reply on why no interim relief be granted in anti-IT Rules PIL
Sensex scales fresh peak, ends 152 points higher
Sebi fines 7 entities for violations related to dealing in Videocon Industries shares
Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX enters unicorn club with $90 million fundraise
Reliance joins Bill Gates, others to invest $144 million in US energy storage company
Safe Entry Station “PredictMedix” inauguration at Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL)
Record mutual fund kitty, SIPs on stock market rally
Innovative startups ride the wellness wave to growth
Pay cut: Google employees who work from home could lose money
Financial closure achieved: Construction of Nodia airport to begin soon
1,016 claims settled till Aug 5 under PMGKP scheme for health workers fighting Covid: Govt
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance likely to weigh bid for T-Mobile Netherlands
RBI issues draft proposals to liberalise overseas investments norms
Paytm seeks to more than double its ESOP pool
Covid-19 Updates
World: 204,722,273; Active 16,544,161 (8.08%); Recovery 183,852,421 (89.81%); Vaccinated 4.48BN
India: 32,033,333; Active 393,526 (1.23%); Recovery 31,210,624 (97.43%); Vaccinated 508.66MN
India reported 28,204 new Covid cases and 373 deaths; recovery rate improved to 97.45%, the highest ever during the second wave of Covid-19
British PM hails ‘incredible’ 75% UK adults getting both Covid vaccines
Bangladesh initiates vaccination of Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps: ANI
Portugal recommends Covid vaccinations for 12-15 year-olds: Reuters
UK records highest daily Covid-19 death toll since March
Nigeria to resume Covid vaccinations on Aug 16: Reuters
Germany’s Angela Merkel says so long as vaccine works, no further restrictions must be different to previous lockdowns: Reuters
Italy reported 5,636 new cases: Reuters
Maharashtra sees 5,609 new Covid-19 cases, 137 deaths; Madhya Pradesh registers 10 new cases, zero death; Uttarakhand records 39 new Covid cases, zero death; Punjab logs 74 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; Assam records 929 new cases, 16 deaths; West Bengal recorded 639 new cases, 12 deaths, Tamil Nadu logs 1,893 fresh cases, 27 deaths, in the last 24 hours
Kerala may witness around 4.6 lakh Covid cases from Aug 1-20: Central team
Delta cases surging in US, India, China, Australia, France. The mutant with a 'Superpower; Tourists told to leave, US issues Travel Advisory as France faces 4th Covid wave; 75% UK adults received both doses of Covid vaccine, PM Johnson hails 'Incredible' feat
37 'Districts of concern' in Kerala, TN, Himachal, Karnataka, AP, Maharashtra, WB, Meghalaya, Mizoram are driving India's surge; Kerala reported more than half of India's total cases in past 7 days
Empty streets and busy beaches in Sydney as Delta lockdown divides Australia's largest city; China logs highest single-day locally transmitted Covid-19 cases since July
US study finds modified tapeworm drug may help treat Covid-19; modified salicylanilide compound overcomes both issues, in mouse and cell-based tests
Lancet: Covid-19 During pregnancy linked with higher risk of preterm birth which occurs at less than 32 weeks of gestation, 60% higher for people infected with Covid-19 at some point in their pregnancy
DCGI has given its go-ahead to a study on mixing Covaxin and Covishield vaccines in India. The study will be conducted by CMC, Vellore and involve clinical trial covering 300 healthy volunteers
Several mandals in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari log over 10% Covid positivity
20.32 lakh tests, 7.08 lakh hospital admissions related to Covid authorised under AB-PMJAY: Govt
Covid-19 vaccines to be required for military under new US plan
State News
PM’s photo, words in Covid vaccination certificate reinforce awareness message: Govt
All schools shall remain closed except residential schools from Aug 11 to 22 in Himachal Pradesh
Bombay high court has cancelled the Class 11 Common Entrance Test scheduled for August 21
Maharashtra government allows reopening of schools for classes 5 to 8 in rural areas and classes 8 to 12 in urban areas from Aug 17: ANI
Aug 15: Fully vaccinated citizens get freedom to board local trains in Mumbai
Navi Mumbai: 15-year-old girl ‘kills’ mother over NEET studies row
Rajasthan school reopening: Child panel to draft SOP in anticipation of resuming classes
Teen kills mom with karate belt, tries to pass it off as suicide
Vigilance inquiry into Mansas and Simhachalam trust lands
Vizianagaram police: Man arrested for selling fake gold
Two women allegedly assaulted officials issuing challan for Covid violations in Delhi, arrested
Shilpa Shetty Kundra likely to make her first public appearance for COVID-19 relief fundraiser post Raj Kundra's arrest in pornography case
Gauahar Khan slams 'fraud' beer pong event claiming her and Varun Dhawan's presence, says 'Be ready to be sued'
Telangana: Cinema hall owner’s charred body found in his burnt car
Nine-member family from Nepal in dire straits due to Covid situation gets help from KTR
Telangana: Man with 12 challans sets bike ablaze after cops tell him to pay up in Vikarabad district
Telangana: Revellers at waterfalls throw caution to the wind
Cyberbad Commissioner of Police felicitates Good Samaritans, doctors, traffic volunteers and police personnel, who saved road accident victims
Man assaulted, robbed of bike and cash by unidentified assailants in Hyderabad
Chiranjeevi writes to Krishnam Raju, urges him to conduct MAA elections at the earliest
Rs. 20,000 crore per year for Dalit Bandhu in Telangana, say sources
New-age cyber cons target high profile: Ex-Top cop, judicial officer among victims of online fraud
Stuntman Vivek dies of electrocution on sets of 'Love You Racchu', lead actor Ajai Rao refuses to join shooting until he gets justice
Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra's bail plea hearing adjourned to August 20 in pornography case, businessman to remain in judicial custody
Congress MLA in MP tears his kurta in front of mediapersons
Kuwait News
Shamal Az-Zour Al-Oula Power and Water Company earns more than $19m HI 2021
MoE proposed alternate days offline classes for students from Sept
A citizen of an unidentified Gulf state, and his companions were seriously injured on Al-Artal, in the direction of Kabad, when a vehicle they were riding overturned
Police intervention at Erada was to implement SOPs
Plan to cut expats students education grant
Expats are added value to Kuwait. Their departure is a loss for the economy and the nation
Some direct flights likely to resume soon
Kuwait lists 595 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths
Sub-continent Diaspora in Oman hope, travel ban will be lifted soon
Kuwait rescues housemaid after she seeks help on Facebook
Tuesday’s weather was very hot and the maximum was 49
UNICEF praises Kuwait’s role in improving children conditions on all level
International
Restoration work of the temple damaged by a mob last week in Punjab province has been completed by the Pakistani government and handed over to the Hindus
Protesters block roads across Guatemala, urging president to step down
Epstein accuser sues Prince Andrew, citing sex assault at 17
US defence secretary discusses Afghan situation with Pak Army chief Gen Bajwa
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 jolts Myanmar's Burma
190 people lost their lives in severe floods that pummelled western Germany in mid-July; Germany will earmark $35BN to rebuild after last month's deadly floods that washed away homes, business
US: After Cuomo's exit, Kathy Hochul to become New York's first woman Governor in 233 years
Thousands flee as Taliban eye full control of northern Afghanistan
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are set to welcome a most unusual guest, as "the Blob" (500 years Old) blasts off into orbit
India’s 3rd SOS amid Taliban offensive in Afghanistan; Diplomats, Professionals asked to return; US-backed Afghan forces target Taliban hideouts, over 100 fighters reported dead; US talking to Pakistani leaders to shut down safe havens for Taliban along Pakistan-Afghan border; 6 EU nations want migrants forced back to Afghan
Marburg Virus (carried by bats and has a fatality rate of up to 88%), related to Ebola, detected in West Africa for first time
Govt to evacuate Indian citizens from Afghanistan’s Mazar-e-Sharif
8 Taliban killed, 19 injured in Afghan air force airstrikes
Thousands flee as Taliban eye full control of northern Afghanistan
Covid: Pakistan to ban train travel for unvaccinated people from October
Imran Khan not concerned over people's issues, hiked prices of life-saving medicines: Pak opposition
Taliban tighten control of Afghan north as residents weigh options
US defense secretary, Pak army chief discuss situation in Afghanistan
To appease China, Pakistan appoints new Belt & Road chief
Chinese, Russian militaries hold drills in northwest China
Aircraft help fight California wildfire as smoke clears
Former CDC official expects schools 'will be forced to shut down' this year more than last due to Covid-19
Kim’s sister ratchets up pressure on US, South Korea on drills
Sports News
ICC to push for cricket’s inclusion in Olympics, Los Angeles 2028 ‘primary target’
After Olympic gold, Neeraj Chopra eyes World Championships title next year
Chris Cairns on life support after collapsing in Australia: Report
BCCI invites applications for post of NCA head
India U-18 compound archers shatter two qualifying world records
World Archery Youth Championship: Indian compound U-18 Women's Team, Mixed Team smash Junior World Records in qualifying
WFI suspends star wrestler Vinesh Phogat over indiscipline after Tokyo Olympics campaign, notice issued to Sonam for misconduct
Back together: Neymar welcomes Lionel Messi as former Barcelona stars set for reunion in Paris Saint Germain (PSG)
Difficult to see Messi in another club’s colours, says Iniesta
Post-Olympics, spotlighting shifts to Qatar 2022 World Cup
West Indies recall Shamarh Brooks, Chemar Holder and rest Darren Bravo and Shannon Gabriel
Bajrang Punia: Wanted to win a medal even if that meant more injuries; Bronze is worth gold to my family
PM Modi’s pep talk after semifinal loss gave a positive energy ahead of bronze medal tie: Manpreet Singh
A different Olympic experience for archer Atanu Das
Awards for Neeraj Chopra (Gold medal in Javelin Throw) – Haryana CM: 6 cr; to also be made head of upcoming Centre for Excellence in Athletics in Panchkula, Punjab CM: 2 cr; IOA: Rs. 75 lakh; BCCI: Rs. 1 Cr; CSK: Rs. 1 Cr; Elan Group (Gurugram-based realty firm) Rs. 25 lakh; Byju’s: Rs. 2 Cr
Foreign coaches and support staff played a big role in India’s success in Tokyo Games
There’s need for serious debate on whether Trent Bridge Test could’ve been completed
It’s been difficult to get continuity due to Covid-19: Joe Root
India vs. England: Moeen Ali recalled to England squad ahead of 2nd Test
India vs. England: Haseeb Hameed making ‘strong case’ for recall, says Chris Silverwood
India vs. England: Silverwood’s patience with England’s top order wearing thin
Bumrah has got amazing skills for all three formats: Bairstow
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Published: Tuesday, 10 August 2021 05:43
Today’s News (10th Aug 2021, Tuesday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Tokyo Olympics
Olympics' Indian medallists - Neeraj Chopra, Bajrang Punia, Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Lovlina Borgohain and the Indian men's hockey team were felicitated at Ashoka Hotel by Anurag Thakur & Kiren Rijiju
‘In Tokyo, India discovered: Results show the goal of putting the country in Olympic top ten is feasible’: M Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India
Pani Puri is the best street food for athletes, says Olympic gold winner Neeraj Chopra
India finishes 48th, best in four decades, 33rd in terms of overall medals won
‘He hugged me and said sorry brother’: Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Dahiya on being bitten by Kazakh wrestler
I will start afresh in every aspect for Paris 2024: Lovlina Borgohain
Parents will now see a future for their kids in hockey, says PR Sreejish
Frenzy, chaos as history-making Indian Olympic contingent returns from Tokyo; Proud fans welcome gold medallist Neeraj Chopra with 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' chant
India lays out red carpet for Olympics heroes; felicitated in grand ceremony by government
My body was in pain day after Olympic gold but it was worth it: Neeraj Chopra
Headlines
UNSC meeting: PM Modi outlines 5 Principles on Maritime Security Strategy, mentions India's Vision 'SAGAR'; Shun Maritime Trade barriers, combat threats
234 Scientists read 14,000+ Research Papers to write the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It's the Climate Report
After anti-Muslim slogans at Delhi Rally, cops move to question suspects; cops initiated the process to arrest them
PM Modi to chair UNSC debate on Maritime Security
India-led UNSC meet snubs China, backs Law of Sea convention
PM Modi transfers about Rs. 19,500 crore to over 9.75 crore farmers under PM-KISAN
Rajya Sabha approves bill to end all retrospective taxation
Nirav Modi gets nod to appeal extradition to India on grounds of mental health, suicide risk
At Sibal dinner, opposition discusses Congress revamp
Ministry of Road Transport: Total number of road accidents due to potholes in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 stood at 6,424; 9,423; 4,869 and 4,775, respectively
With rivers Ganga and Yamuna flowing above the danger-mark, floods have displaced hundreds in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj
Chhattisgarh gets 10 national awards for procurement, processing and marketing of forest produce
Telangana CM greets tribals, promises permanent solution to Podu land issue
Telangana: 6.5 crore-year-old basalt columns discovered in Adilabad forest
Assam-Mizoram border row: Peace restored, but disputes can't be resolved overnight, says Assam CM
IMD: Many parts of north and northeast India, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim are expected to receive fairly widespread to widespread rains over the next 5 days
Lookout Notice Issued against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh in Extortion Case registered against the officials in Thane
Nirav Modi Appeal allowed over mental health as a basis for refusing extradition to India; claim earlier rejected
IIT Jodhpur develops Low-Cost water purification, Treatment Unit for Schools in rural Rajasthan
India's 1st Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Vikrant returned to shore after completing its maiden sea voyage
30 ITBP troopers seek redeployment in Afghanistan; Delhi High Court says ‘amazed’ that anyone would be keen to go back there despite the dangerous situation, junks their plea
Illegal NSCN-IM camp busted along Assam-Nagaland border, 4 militants nabbed; NIA raids over 50 locations in J&K in terror funding case
Terrorists shoot dead J&K BJP sarpanch, wife at home
For the 1st time, Indo-Tibetan Border Police inducted 2 women officers in combat; passing-out parade for a total of 53 young officers was held in Mussoorie
NEET could be held twice a year, talks on multiple sessions for Medical Entrance not over yet
Days after CJI Ramana's Reprimand, CBI arrests 5 for posting Defamatory Content against Judges; CJI said that the agencies "do not respond" when lower court judges complain about threats
Reprieve for Dr Kafeel Khan as UP withdraws re-inquiry against Paediatrician, informs Allahabad HC
IMD: Intensity of rainfall likely to increase in West Bengal, Sikkim during Aug 11-12 as the monsoon trough has shifted close to the foothills; Floods continue to wreck havoc in North India
Lots of questions, no clear answers: Make no mistake, Pegasus is just the tip of the iceberg
Ministry of Defence says no transaction with Pegasus spyware maker NSO
Criminal cases against MPs, MLAs see 17% jump in 2 years
Jharkhand judge death: Supreme Court not happy with CBI’s ‘sealed cover’ report
Amid Opposition protests, Lok Sabha passes three bills in quick time without any discussion
Opposition makes exception to its Pegasus stand, will join talks on OBC quota bill
Eatala Rajender dares CM K Chandrasekhar Rao to fight Huzurabad poll
Withdraw P-G medical education regulations bill, says IMA
Australia flags democracies trade swing from China to India
Kerala to celebrate Onam virtually this year due to rise in Covid-19 cases
122 sitting, ex-legislators facing laundering cases, ED tells SC
SC refuses to intervene on plea against making vaccine must
Flight to London from Kochi to resume on August 18
UN’s ‘code red’ warning: Global temperature likely to rise 1.5°C in 20 years
Financial & Business News
BJP got ₹ 2,555 Cr from Electoral Bonds in 2019-20, 76% of Total; 75% jump on the 1,450Cr it received in 2020; over five times of Congress
SC upholds CCI probe into Amazon, Flipkart
Auto retail grows 34% year-on-year in July but still lags pre-pandemic sales levels; Ahead of XUV 700 launch, Mahindra showcases new corporate logo
Skoda sees strong India sales in July
After 5G, Tatas gear up for chip manufacturing
ICRA: Satellite communication user base may rise to 1.5-2 million by 2025 subject to easier operating environment
Wait for Tesla cars to end very soon? India mulls big tax cut to bring home the king of EVs
After loan scam, fraudsters from China now bring investment apps
Bankers in a huddle as court rulings threaten over $6BN in loans; negotiations were taking place to try to limit potentially severe consequences
Mumbai: Prestige Group to invest over Rs 3,500Cr to develop 7 mln sq ft office space in Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) and Turf View at Mahalakshmi
Axis My India plans to invest Rs 500 crore in tech platform with focus on two-way communication problem solving, to connect 25 crore households
India's power consumption up 9.3% to 28.08BN units in 1st Aug week; India exports 8Lac Tons coal to neighboring countries in FY'21; OMCs leave petrol prices unchanged as global crude oil prices decline
More electric vehicles hit the road in 7 months than all of last year; inflection point is the price parity between EV and conventional engine vehicles
Automobile retail sales in fast lane in July as Covid-19 restrictions ease
Oyo shortlists investment banks for $1.2 billion IPO: Report
Sensex rises 125 points; Nifty ends above 16,250
India considering sharp import tax cuts on EVs after Tesla lobbying, say sources
Amazon, Catamaran to end Cloudtail joint venture next year
Retail holdings rise to all-time high of 7.18% in Q1: Report
Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has delivered a split verdict over PNB Housing Finance’s Rs. 40,000 crore ($5.4 billion) share allocation to a group of investors led by Carlyle Group, a judgements seen by Reuters showed
New Delhi: At 7.7 crore, traffic challans up four times in 23 months
Corona Updates
World: 204,089,191; Active 16,500,550 (8.08%); Recovery 183,273,187 (89.80%); Vaccinated 4.46BN
India: 31,997,017; Active 394,919 (1.23%); Recovery 31,173,383 (97.43%); Vaccinated 508.66MN
Foreign Nationals can now get vaccinated in India, Register on CoWin using Passport as ID document
Top Scientist Dr Vipin Srivastava who predicted 3rd wave postulated based on daily death load (DDL), has not only persisted since July 4, but has also gotten worse in recent weeks
US study modified Tapeworm Drug may help treat Covid-19, but they tend to be gut-restricted and can have toxicity issues
Top Health Official says US 'Failing on Covid', Fauci warns of incoming 'Deadlier than Delta' Variant; China reports more Covid-19 cases due to Delta variant, some cities kick off New Tests
Mumbai Local Trains to start from Aug 15 for fully jabbed; want to visit Kerala shops, Banks? Get jabbed or carry Negative RTPCR Report from Aug 11; Noolpuzha, First Tribal Panchayat in Kerala to achieve complete vaccination
Kumbh Covid Testing Scam: Days after raids, SIT Team to arrive in Noida to arrest accused couple
UK eases Travel Restrictions for travellers from India; Once lagging, Europe catches up to the US in vaccinations; US sees alarming surge in Delta variant cases, Children scramble to find ICU beds
Beyond Delta, Scientists are watching New Covid variants - Lamba on the wane; B.1.621 (Colombia), the one to watch for
Bharat Biotech’s US and Canada partner Ocugen Inc said it has submitted all the requisite data of indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin to Canadian authorities and the application is under ‘active review’ of Health Canada
Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants
Now, get Covid vaccine certificate on WhatsApp in 3 easy steps
Uddhav Thackeray warns of lockdown if Maharashtra sees rise in Covid infections, reports
Nine Russian coronavirus patients die after oxygen supply malfunctions
China reports more Covid-19 cases while some cities kick off new tests
Covid-19: China punishes 30 officials for pandemic failing
Hyderabad at sixth spot in vaccination drive as Bengaluru, Delhi march ahead
Telangana: Policy to help kids orphaned by Covid deaths soon
India reports 26,000 cases, lowest since March 16
Bengaluru sees 47% increase in containment zones in past 10 days
State News
Fearless, Justice P Kesava Rao of Telangana high court raised the bar for judicial uprightness
Delhi: 5 arrested for taking away jewels from shop by posing as CBI officials
Delhi: Class 10 to 12 students can visit schools from Monday for admission, board practical
Visakhapatnam Steel Plant employees try to block Sitharaman's convoy
Woman officer throws sand at senior in Andhra Pradesh, alleges harassment
Telangana: Nine women in jail, three with their infants
Telangana: Soon, a Shilparamam at Warangal Fort
Artists put up show to help weavers in Telangana hit by pandemic
Telangana: Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project cost pegged at Rs. 1.15 lakh-crore
Telangana: Ex-IPS Praveen Kumar to join BSP, says will work for social justice in complete form
TRS minister apologises after remarks against MPP
Emergency works on hold as Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation delays payments
Two men held for running Chinese investment fraud in Hyderabad
Tollywood celebs laud Neeraj Chopra for winning gold at Tokyo Olympics
Netizens laud Lara Dutta for her transformation as Indira Gandhi in 'BellBottom'
Sanjay Raut: Unless 50 per cent cap relaxed, Maratha quota can’t be restored
Body of Mumbai student who drowned in Haridwar recovered, two others remain untraced
Lucknow University receives record number of applications, increase of over 8 per cent compared to last year, for UG admissions
Haryana paper leak: Congress’ Surjewala demands HC-monitored CBI
All students who wrote 10th exam pass: Karnataka minister
DU must develop infrastructure before increasing the seats
Mahesh Babu called the ‘nicest superstar’ by Minister KTR on his birthday
‘Itni Shakti Hame Dena Daata’ singer Pushpa Pagdhare is living in penuary
Juhi Chawla on 5G case being a publicity stunt
Mahesh Babu and Trivikram Srinivas’ #SSMB28 team revealed: Pooja Hegde on-board
Jr NTR takes over the social media handle of RRR
Cluster system to be initiated in nine Hyderabad systems
160 pvt junior colleges shut shop amid pandemic year
New-age cyber cons target high-profile persons in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Nigerian held for Rs 51L fraud
Chiru seeks MAA polls to end mudslinging
Man with 12 challans sets bike ablaze after cops tell him to pay up
Malayalam TV Actress Sharanya Sasi passes away at 35 after battling cancer for 10 years, friends, colleagues mourn her demise
Kuwait News
KC KKPL Player Reni Jacob had a cardiac arrest whilst fielding last night during the match, passes away
Kuwait sends reinforcements to Greece as wildfires roar
French FM: Kuwaiti tourists must submit vaccination certificate to enter facilities
Amb to France urges Kuwaitis to comply with health restrictions
GCC chief underlines importance of maintaining focus on resolving Yemeni crisis
MOH: High turnout to receive anti-virus vaccine during Hijri New Year Holiday
Future of 4,000 students ‘bleak’ due to Fahaheel National School closure
Kuwait lists 519 new Covid-19 cases, three deaths; Covid-19 cases down by 74.6%
Mobile internet in Kuwait cheapest in the world
Belly Dance training centre closed down
Decrease in number of Kuwaitis awaiting jobs
It looks like the issue of expatriate workers who are 60 years and above and holding only high school diploma or below has returned to the fore again: Al-Rai
Fishermen’s Union calls to issue permits to bring in new workers
Kuwait Mosafer App optional for returning citizens
Stranded teachers with expired residences to return to Kuwait soon
International News
Nagasaki marks 76th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the Japanese city
Canada border reopens for fully vaccinated US citizens
Iran New President Ebrahim Raisi tells Emmanuel Macron Nuclear Talks must guarantee Iran's 'Rights'
Pakistan to Host Regional Conference on Afghanistan, Russia and China likely to attend; concern over Taliban resurgence
Russia evacuates 2 villages in Siberia because of wildfires where 155 active forest fires burned
Working for inclusive peace in Afghanistan but concerns remain about external players, Qatar tells India
Blinken, Japan’s Akiba “opposition” to activities that threaten rules-based international order: State Dept
Pentagon deeply concerned over deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan
Blinken says investing in domestic renewal will make ‘our future more secure’
Global warming likely to blow past Paris limit, says UN report
Leaders, activists alarmed, not surprised by climate report
Code Red for Humanity': UN Climate Change Report shows Global Heating has arrived with a vengeance
China reported anthrax pneumonia patient from northern Hebei Province's Chengde city; contact history with cattle, sheep & products that come from these animals
Indonesia's most active volcano, Mt Merapi, erupted 7 times since Sunday morning, spewing clouds of smoke, ash into the air; sending streams of lava and gas down its slopes
Taliban rakes up offensive, captures another Afghan Provincial Capital Taloqan; 5th since Friday; Kunduz, Sar-e-Pul & Taloqan fell within hours of each other; 570 Taliban militants killed in last 24 hours, claims Afghan Defence Ministry
8 Taliban killed, 19 injured in Afghan air force airstrikes
Miscreants attack Hindu temples in Bangladesh
UK PM (apoplectic with anger) threatened to demote Rishi Sunak over leaked letter to push for easier international Covid-19 travel norms ahead of a planned review
Top 3 Australian internet service providers sued for false speed claims
US, China trade barbs at UN over South China Sea
Biden administration takes fresh action against Belarus
Time’s Up leader resigns after criticism about Cuomo ties
Fire devours Greek island’s forests; residents urged to flee
California wildfire now second-worst in state history
Australia to get 1st Moderna doses next month
The Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s legitimate government intercepts two explosive drones launched by the Houthi group, targeting Saudi Arabia’s southern city of Khamis Mushait
Two women appointed as Assistants at the Holy Mosques for the First time in Saudi history
Three power transmission lines blown up in Nineveh, Iraq
Sports News
Bangladesh dismiss Australia for their lowest T20I total of 62, seal series 4-1
‘Not spectacular’: Dan Christian unhappy with Dhaka T20 pitch
Sreedharan Sharath in line to become chairman of BCCI’s Junior