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Published: Sunday, 08 August 2021 01:57
News Digest (8th Aug 2021, Sunday)
--by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Tokyo Olympics 2020
7 Indian heroes who broke the jinx and created history at Tokyo Olympics 2020
India basks in Neeraj Chopra’s golden glow; record best ever Olympics
Neeraj Chopra scripts history with stunning javelin throw gold
Wrestler Bajrang Punia clinches bronze medal in the men’s freestyle 65kg
Neeraj Chopra: A plump kid took to athletics to lose weight and ended up being India’s first track-and-field Olympic gold-medallist
I want to do something different, so that the country remembers me: Neeraj told his compatriot Shivpal Singh ahead of the javelin final
India revels in Neeraj’s ‘golden moment’; PM, President laud his ‘unparalleled grit’
Bajrang has realized my dream, says father; family celebrates
You did wonders despite obstacles: PM Modi to Neeraj Chopra in phone call
By winning gold in athletics at Tokyo Olympics, Neeraj has written a history: Anil Vij, Haryana home and health minister
Haryana govt will award gold medallist Neeraj Chopra with Rs. 6 crore, a government job, and a plot as an incentive immediately on his arrival on the Indian soil
Bajrang Punia: A humble star whose feet are firmly on ground despite success
India’s 23-year-old Bengalurean Aditi Ashok missed a medal narrowly as she signed off 4th in the Olympic Games golf competition after carding a three-under 68 in the weather-hit final round
Neeraj Chopra dedicates Olympic gold to late Milkha Singh
BCCI announces cash rewards for Olympic medallists, Neeraj Chopra to get Rs. 1 crore
Bajrang Punia: A humble star whose feet are firmly on ground despite success
Neeraj’s historic win propels India to record medal haul
Haryana erupts in joy after javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra wins Olympic gold
IndiGo announces unlimited free travel for 1 year to Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra: Ronojoy Dutta, CEO IndiGo
Milkha ji would have been very proud of Neeraj today: PT Usha
A chance encounter changed Neeraj’s life & Indian sports
Headlines
Johnson and Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine gets nod for emergency use in India
Delhi University considering to name upcoming college after Sushma Swaraj
Delhi Police has erected a wall of shipping containers at the main gate of Red Fort for security reasons ahead of Independence Day celebrations
Delhi assembly to approach SC to get back its powers
Ladakh scraps permit system for domestic tourists, green fee stays
J&K: Teenager among 2 injured in grenade blast in Ramban
Amritsar: Is the last-minute cancellation of the scheduled visit of a delegation of Land Port Authority of India (LPAI) which comes under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) at Dera Baba Nanak (DBN) Integrated Check Post (ICP) an indication of the possible opening of the Indian side of Kartarpur Corridor?
UP’s record poorest in filling anganwadi vacancies, MP’s best
Farm laws: Rahul Gandhi leads Opposition to join farmers’ protest at Jantar Mantar
Twitter has temporarily suspended Rahul Gandhi’s account
Delhi: Metro's 'missing link' bridged, Pink Line becomes longest operational corridor
Stuck in India for over a year, fifty-one Pak Hindu’s denied entry to Pakistan
UP Congress to hold protest marches against Yogi Adityanath government on Quit India movement anniversary
Afghans in India anxious about relatives as Taliban intensifies offensive against security forces in war-torn country
Financial & Business News
Chip shortage hits Mahindra and Mahindra production
RBI sees inflation rising but holds rates to fuel growth
Sebi looks to do away with promoter concept
Bonds, stocks slide on RBI, SC move
Future Retail may file special leave petition
Tata Adv Systems to make fan cowls for Boeing 737
RBI sees inflation rising, but holds rates to push growth
Two of the leading ports globally DP World and Port of Singapore, have evinced interest for the proposed greenfield deep sea port at Tajpur in Purba Medinipur: West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC)
UK reopening: India-London one way economy fares in August zoom past business & first fares
Amid lawsuit, China’s Tencent to review kids’ use of WeChat
Corona Updates
World: Confirmed 201,707,586; Total Deaths: 4,277,737; Active Cases: 197,429,849
India: Confirmed: 31,895,385; Total Deaths: 427,371; Active Cases: 412,153
India has reported 38,628 new Covid-19 cases, 40,017 recoveries and 617 deaths
Nagaland logs 106 new cases, 1 fresh fatality; Delhi reports 72 new cases, one death, positivity rate rises to 0.10%; Karnataka records 1,610 new cases, 32 deaths; Sikkim records 94 new cases, 3 more fatalities in the last 24 hours
Over 50.62 crore vaccine doses administered in India so far, says health ministry’
India, Australia scientists collaborating on Covid drugs
UK PM Johnson decides not to self-isolate after aide's positive Covid test; sparks opposition anger
China's Wuhan city tests 11.23 million amid coronavirus resurgence
Pakistan records highest daily Covid-19 deaths in country's 4th wave
Covid vaccine administration rapidly increasing; 13.45 cr doses administered in July: Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya
Covid-19: More relaxations on way including decision on local train travel, says Maharashtra CM
Tens of thousands of Pakistanis are thronging coronavirus vaccination centres daily after officials announced penalties for the unvaccinated, including blocked cell phones and barred access to offices, restaurants, shopping malls and transport
State News
UP assembly polls: BJP to hold more than 100 programmes over next six months to mobilise masses
Ahmedabad airport staffer Mahish Jadhav, returns bag forgotten by flyer
Night curfew will continue to be imposed from 9 pm to 5 am in Ballari and Vijayanagara districts. All social/ political/sports/entertainment/ other gatherings and large congregations are prohibitory, in view of Covid-19
Bengaluru: Teens raise Rs. 3.3 lakh, donate medical kits to rural PHCs
Mumbai Police tightens security in and around Amitabh Bachchan's Juhu bungalow after bomb threat call including 3 railway stations
15-year-old boy dies of heart attack after his Bluetooth headphone explodes
Bigg Boss 0TT contestant Zeeshan Khan: Did not roam around in bathrobe to enter the show
Man held with 20 illegal firearms in Delhi
All weekly markets in Delhi to reopen from Aug 9, urge everyone to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour: CM Arvind Kejriwal
Allow malls, markets in Delhi to operate till 10 pm: Traders body to Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA)
CRPF head constable found hanging at his residence in Delhi
A building collapses in Nand Nagri area of Delhi. Three fire tenders are present at the spot
Weather department predicts light rain in Delhi today
Delhi: 4 smugglers held with Rs 50 crore drugs
Bombay HC rejects Raj Kundra, Ryan Thorpe’s challenge against ‘illegal’ arrest
Karnataka sees 12,000 breakthrough infections, but officials say not worried
Rain lashes parts of Delhi, more likely
Noida police busts Bike Bot-like fraud, 2 arrested
Noida: As offices open, residents want halts at all metro stations
Addition of two lakh doses of anti-coronavirus vaccines has taken the number of jabs available in the national capital to over 8.81 lakh which would last for eight days, according to the Delhi government's vaccination bulletin
Akali Dal youth leader Vicky Middukhera shot dead in broad daylight in Mataur market in Mohali
Man slips while trying to board moving train, rescued by RPF personnel in MP’s Bina
Music director duo Gaurav-Kartik make B'wood debut with 'Marjaawaan'
Nushrratt Bharuccha had to be wheeled into hospital amid filming after suffering vertigo attack
Raj Kundra pornography case: Sherlyn Chopra says she wants justice for all victims, also slams Rakhi Sawant for supporting Raj-Shilpa
Hiring activity in India touched an all-time high in July
Mumbai Police tighten security in and around Amitabh Bachchan's Juhu bungalow after bomb threat call including 3 railway stations
Kuwait News
Kuwait Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad sends message to Iran’s New President Ebrahim Raisi
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister calls Hans Grundberg on the occasion of his appointment as UN Special Envoy to Yemen
No new grace period for illegals; ‘Focus on arresting, deporting illegal expats’
Bahrain adds more countries to travel Red list, effective from Aug 12
Bahrain records 101 new cases of Corona virus
Shishas can be served in cafes, under Covid protocols: Health Minister Sheikh Dr. Basil Al-Sabah
Percentage of positive Coronavirus cases to the number of swabs taken drops to 4%
Jazeera Airways achieves a new achievement in transporting one million kgs of Cargo in July
Kuwait Telecom companies back up state efforts against Coronavirus
5 deaths, 501 new infections from Coronavirus detected in Kuwait
Kuwait hits budget deficit of KD 10.8billion
Contractors owed about KD 4 billion by Kuwait Government
According to USA, Kuwait is a plague country
18 held in maids hiring office raid
One knocked out unconscious during quarrel between Egyptians and Indians
India one of key sources of exports to Kuwait for various food products
Ban on fresh, frozen bird meat import from Ghana, Togo
MP Farz Al-Daihani criticized the way government has been dealing with the Covid-19 crisis
Crowding at Govt institutions begins to reappear
The price of a barrel of Kuwaiti oil rises by $1.83 to reach $72.83
Government Communication Centre: Citizens and citizens of cooperation countries coming to Kuwait must submit a certificate of vaccination and a negative PCR examination within 72 hours before arrival, either through the Kuwait passenger platform or the approved paper proof
An Emir decree has been issued appointing members of the Board Directors of the General Investment Authority for a period of 4 years
Kuwait Meteorology announced that the country witnessed thunderstorms, especially in the northern and northeastern regions, with horizontal visibility below 500 meters
International News
Britain tells nationals to leave Afghanistan immediately
Bahrain welcomes the appointment of Grundberg as the UN Special Envoy to Yemen
Mass demonstrations against the ‘health certificate’ in France
The EU calls for maximum restraint against the backdrop of the Israeli bombing of Lebanese territories
Kuwaiti Firefighting sends two teams of 90 men and 12 vehicles under supreme directives, to participate in extinguishing the forest fires in Turkey and Greece
Some in US getting Covid-19 boosters without FDA approval
US now averaging 100,000 new Covid-19 infections a day
‘Always working’: Biden eyes 1st summer getaway as president
Covid-19: 50% Americans are fully vaccinated, says the White House officials
US state department announces five additions to Global Terrorists list
Colorado mudslides wreak havoc on major transportation route
Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Tibet and its impact
China begins naval exercises in South China Sea before India deployment
Israel military strikes Hamas after launch of fire balloons
Israel names president’s brother former general Michael Herzog, as US envoy, points to Iran experience
PML-N rules out Nawaz Sharif’s return from UK till ‘full recovery’
Pakistan SC: Temple attack has tarnished country’s image
20 people arrested, over 150 booked in Pakistan for attack on Hindu temple
No talk by the US for military base in Pakistan: NSA Yusuf
Fires rampage through forests in Greece, thousands evacuated
French push against domestic abuse may overlook some police
Russian convicted over execution-style killing in Austria
Taliban capture second Afghan provincial capital Zaranj, in 24hours
Asean special envoy on Myanmar says he is planning visit, no date set
Turkey’s wildfires hit hopes for tourism rebound
Iran rejects ‘baseless’ G7 accusations over ship attack
Sports News
India vs. England: 1st Test: Day 4: Bumrah claims fifer; England set a target of 209 for India, before bundling out for 303 in their second innings. Skipper Joe Root (109) was the Top scorer for the hosts - slamming his 21st Test ton
China continues to lead the Tokyo Olympic ranking Table with 38 gold medals
UK Police arrest 11 over racist abuse after Euros final
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Published: Saturday, 07 August 2021 06:51
News Digest(7th August 2021, Saturday)
by Annadatha V Murali Manohar
Tokyo Olympics
Indian team become Asia's fastest to run men's 4x400m relay, fail to reach Olympic final, finish 4th place
Cheptegei misses Olympic record by half a second in men's 5,000m clocking 12:58.15; 2nd time: record is 12:57.82
Medal lost but history made by women’s hockey team, golfer Aditi in line for historic podium finsh
We will win next time, say proud families of India’s women hockey players
Wrestler Bajrang Punia loses to Azerbaijan’s Haji Aliyev in semi-final, to compete for bronze
Jamaican women underline sprint dominance with big relay win
Italy win first ever Olympic men’s 4x100 metres relay title
Italy’s Busa wins gold medal in men’s karate -75kg kumite
Serbia’s Prekovic wins gold medal in women’s karate -61kg kumite
China’s Liu wins women’s javelin with first throw
All eyes on Neeraj to end India’s 100-year wait for Olympic medal in athletics
Feels great to be at the top with legends on Mary Kom and Vijender Singh, says Lovlina Borgohain
Deepak Punia’s coach Murad Gaidarov’s accreditation terminated by IOC, after he ‘yelled’ at a referee after the wrestler’s game in the ongoing Tokyo games
Naveen Patnaik: The silent custodian of Indian hockey
Headlines
Louis Vuitton chief Bernard Arnault overtakes Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest
PM Modi interacts with heads of Indian missions abroad on ‘local goes global’
Khel Ratna Award to be renamed Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Congress welcomes Khel Ratna Award renaming, accuses PM of playing ‘myopic politics
Gaganyaan astronaut-elects India training from Sept
JEE-Mains results announced; 17 candidates score 100 percentile
Real Hero: Bus hangs from cliff in Himachal, driver controls it until all passengers are rescued; technical snag reportedly damaged a tyre and caused the bus to slide
India, China pull out troops from Gogra in Ladakh; 3rd disengagement in Region; Ladakh removes Inner Line Permit restrictions for tourists
LAC: India, China complete Gogra disengagement, but Depsang remains a major problem
India rejects OIC’s J&K reference as ‘unacceptable’
ED summons PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s mother in money laundering case
No live-in relationship at cost of country’s social fabric: Allahabad HC
Rs. 5.05 crore approved for families 101 journalists who succumbed to Covid: Government
Opposition leaders join protesting farmers at Jantar Mantar
1 lakh green cards at risk of going waste in US; Indian, Chinese nationals file lawsuit; In 2021 the quota for green cards was reportedly raised from 1,40,000 to 2,61,500
At UNSC Meet on Afghanistan, India's veiled dig at Pak: 'Those supporting terrorists must be held accountable
Peace Mission-2021: Indian Army will be conducting air reconnaissance and protecting facilities during the joint drills with the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the Pakistan Army
Decision to get rid of retro tax shows govt’s commitment, policy consistency: PM Modi
Tap opportunities in post-Covid world to take exports to $400 billion: PM Modi
IAF Chief flies Sortie in F-15 Fighter Jet in Israel, discusses military ties with counterpart
ED files Money laundering case in fake Covid testing during Kumbh; conducts raids Novus Path Labs, DNA Labs, Max Corporate Services, Dr Lal Chandani Labs Pvt Ltd, Nalwa Labs & residences
1st such case: A man in Rajasthan's Jaipur died possibly due to cardiac arrest after his Bluetooth headphone device exploded while he was on a call
No vehicle carrying goods or passengers entered Mizoram despite neighbouring Assam lifting the travel curbs
Twitter welcoming Khel Ratna Award renaming after sports personalities reminds Govt Narendra Modi Stadium
Stolen Indian card details in largest slice of database released on Dark Web by cybercriminals
221 Judicial, Technical member posts lying vacant in Tribunals: SC seeks Union Govt reply; may summon the top officials to give reasons for not appointing peoples in these quasi-judicial bodies
Application backlog: Beware of anyone offering visa appointment for a fee: Emmanuel Lenain, ambassador of France to India
ED raids former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh’s residence
Two-term MLA & former Social Welfare Goa minister Mahadev Naik joins AAP in Delhi
Financial & Business News
Appointed permanent officers in compliance of new IT rules, Twitter tells HC
Tata Advanced Systems to make Boeing 737 fan cowls; to supply 50% of total Boeing requirements from India
SBI, PNB, others offer Rs 5 Lakh collateral-free loan at low interest rate, Moratorium; no E-way Bill from Aug 15 for those who have not filed GST
Low interest rates to boost business confidence: Industry welcomes RBI’s monetary policy
RBI monetary policy raises more questions than answers; was asked why RBI taken step of increasing liquidity withdrawal operations variable rate reverse repos from Rs 2 lakh crore to Rs 4 lakh crore
Consumer confidence remains weak but future expectations turn optimistic: RBI report
There’s nothing alarming about rise in MSME bad loans: RBI
Forex reserves surge by $9.42 billion to all-time high of $620.57 billion
Supreme Court says arbitration order stopping Future’s $3.4 billion retail deal valid
Intend to pursue ‘all available avenues’ to save deal with Reliance: Future Retail
Future Retail-Reliance deal: Big win for Amazon in SC
Rane Holdings posts Rs. 21 crore Q1FY22 PAT
Actions against HDFC Bank, Mastercard driven by keenness to ensure compliance of norms: Shaktikanta Das
City Union Bank Q1 net profit rises 12%
Corona Updates
World: 202,353,791; Active 16,201,769 (8.01%); Recovery 181,862,422 (89.87%); Vaccinated 4.36BN
India: 31,894,483; Active 418,929 (1.31%); Recovery 31,048,153 (97.35%); Vaccinated 495.33MN
Serum Ins: Hope to launch Covovax vaccine for adults in Oct, for kids in Jan-Feb; TN extends curbs till Aug 23; places of worship shut for devotees on 3 days every week
Study: Unvaccinated people are more than twice as likely to be reinfected with Covid-19 as the fully vaccinated
Union Govt: 3.56 Crore Covid-19 vaccines bought by private hospitals till Aug 2; Over 2.3 crore Covid vaccines available with states, hospitals
Bahrain records 11 new cases of Coronavirus
United Airlines makes Covid-19 shots compulsory for US Employees
Ignoring WHO call, Germany & France to offer booster jabs
Delta sweeps Sydney as Australia widens restrictions
China pledges 2 billion vaccines globally through year’s end
CNN fires three employees for coming to work unvaccinated
India’s daily Covid-19 cases at one-week high of 44,643; deaths 464
Early signs Covid-19 vaccines may not stop Delta transmission, says England
Johnson & Johnson applies for Emergency use authorization of its single-dose Covid vaccine in India
136 crore Covishield, Covaxin doses to lead India’s vaccination drive during August-December
Russia records about 463,000 excess deaths in pandemic: Reuters
India’s fight against Covid receives strong impetus: PM as vaccination numbers cross 50 crore
Maharashtra reports 5,539 new Covid cases, 187 deaths; Sikkim reports 126 new cases, one more fatality; Karnataka reports 1,805 fresh cases, 36 deaths; Manipur reports 742 new cases, 14 deaths; Uttarakhand reports 29 new cases, zero deaths; Kerala reports 19,948 new cases, 187 deaths; Delhi reports 44 new cases, 5 deaths in the last 24 hours
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya meets Adar Poonawalla, discusses Covid vaccine supply ramping up
Scientists from India, China, Russia and Brazil will carry out genomic sequencing of novel coronavirus, and also studies on epidemiology and mathematical modelling of Covid-19 pandemic, says official statement
Lockdown in Tamil Nadu extended till August 23rd. The offering of prayers by common public in all places of worship is banned on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays
India’s Covid R-naught tops 1 again, up from 0.9 a month ago
State News
Gurugram: CBI arrests man for posing as NHAI chairman
Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) advises Covid surveillance, advanced sero-survey
Delhi riots case: HC seeks all status reports from police on Tahir Hussain’s bail plea
Delhi court sentences priest to life imprisonment for raping two minor girls
Uttar Pradesh: Women manufacture flowerpots with the help of old bedsheets and sarees in UP’s Pratapgarh
Uttar Pradesh: Girl raped by teenage boys in Pratapgarh
Amir Khan and filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani join Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on for launch of new film policy
Indian women's hockey coach thanks Shah Rukh Khan for his support; says, 'It's time for Chak De part 2'
Kishore Kumar's fans demand conversion of his ancestral house into national heritage
Sherlyn Chopra questioned in Raj Kundra pornography case, says she wants justice for victims
Yo Yo Honey Singh breaks silence on accusations of domestic violence, sex with multiple women by his wife Shalini Talwar: I am deeply pained and distressed
Sonu Sood surprises Srinagar street vendor at his stall; jokes 'he will give you a discount if you take my name'
Kuwait News
Representatives of His Highness the Amir delivers a written message from His Highness to the Iranian President
Kuwait Amir’s Envoy, Foreign Minister and State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah meets Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, in Tehran
Representatives of His Highness the Amir of the country and the Minister of Foreign Affairs meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia on the sidelines of his official visit to Iran
Ministry of Health: 596 new Corona cases and 5 deaths recorded
Kuwait likely to implement Value Added Tax (VAT)
Jahra Municipality lifts abandoned cars, scrap
Students return to schools in Sept sure; plan gets nod
The conclusion of the first round of the second edition of the Kuwait Motoserve Championship
The Kuwaiti Red Crescent hands over ambulances as a gift to the Lebanese Red Cross
Artificial intelligence robots grab the attention at the Tokyo Olympics
Kuwaiti Customs seizes 1.5 kilos in cartons of fruits coming from Iran by air freight
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, launches a campaign to vaccinate its employees working in its main building in the Sabhan area against Corona
Ministry of Interior: With the passing of Intisar Al-Sharrah, we lost one of the pioneers of art, theatre and drama in Kuwait
Kuwaiti foils maids attempt to escape from her sponsor’s house in Sabha Al Ahmad City
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia discuss boosting cooperation at Oil-rich Joint Zone
The representative of the Queen of Britain hands the international sword shield presented in the name of Kuwait during the graduation of a new batch of the Royal Military Academy
International News
Venezuela to slash 6 zeros from currency
Tunisian President says there is ‘no turning back’
Fallen without a fight': Taliban captures Afghan Provincial Capital in blow to peace efforts
Wildfires burn California: After River, Dixie blaze turns town to ashes, leaves trail of destruction
ClimateChange 2021: The Physical Science Basis - 195 countries approved a critical UN science report that will provide most comprehensive & up-to-date assessment yet of the state of Earth’s climate
How would have Muslims felt if Mosque was demolished?': Pakistan SC on attack on Hindu Temple comes down heavily on authorities; pulled up them for inaction
Attack on Hindu temple in Pakistan is unacceptable, un-Islamic, immoral, unethical, inhumane and unconstitutional act of vandalism, says Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) party founder, Altaf Hussain
Pakistan deploys paramilitary forces after Hindu temple attacked by mob
NASA Mars Rover begins collecting rock in search of Alien Life; will collect rock samples to be picked up by future missions for analysis by scientists on Earth.
Australia will not bow to Chinese demands to restart talks: Foreign Minister
Data raises concerns as Brazil’s forest fire season begins
Survivors of acid attacks in Mexico unite to push for change
Typhoon Lupit makes landfall in China’s Guangdong; over 33,000 evacuated
Quarantine wary foreigner tries to enter Indian and other diplomatic missions in Beijing
China appoints new military commander in restive Xinjiang
China slams US offer of safe havens for Hong Kong residents
Israeli occupation plane launch raids on targets in the Gaza Strip
Hezbollah says fired rockets after Israeli airstrikes
The Algerian and US foreign ministers discuss prospects for developing bilateral relations and common security issues
The United States of America condemns the assassination of Dawa Khan Menapal, the director of the Afghan State Information Center and stresses that these actions do not earn the Taliban movement international legitimacy
Thousands rally across Afghanistan to protect Taliban offensive; chant ‘Allahu Akbar’
US wants Pak to keep border open for Afghan refugees
UN says Afghan war has entered ‘deadlier, more destructive phase’
US President: The United States achieved its fastest economic growth in 4 decades
Egypt: The transfer of the archaeological (sun boat) from the pyramids to the Great Museum
Baghdad: Suspending Iraqis travel to Belarus and opening an investigation into their smuggling from there to Europe
Rome: The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven and the EU condemn the attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman last week and say all evidence “clearly points” to Iran’s responsibility for the attack
New York: The UN announces that its Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Swedish diplomat Hans Grundberg as his special envoy to Yemen, to succeed Martin Griffiths.
The Tunisian Ministry of Interior places the former Minister of Communication Technology and a leader in the Ennahda Movement, Anwar Maarouf, under house arrest, according to local media
The city of Zaranj, the capital of Nimroz province, located in southwestern Afghanistan on the border with Iran, falls to the Taliban militants, to be the first capital of a state in Afghanistan to fail to the movement since the United States announced the complete withdrawal from Afghanistan after two decades of operations military in the country
News reported say that Greece has carried out mass evacuations of thousands of people in the northern suburbs of the capital Athens and on the nearby island of Evia, after strong winds caused raging forest fires
Town burns to ashes in raging Northern California wildfire
Saudi case against Twitter user may have its root in US
Lebanon’s Mikati report progress, albeit slow, towards forming government
About 2 million dehumidifiers recalled in US, possible fire hazard
Schools reopen with masks optional in many US classrooms
Huawei exec back in Canada court over US extradition request
Sports News
Bangladesh beat Australia by 10 runs in the third T20I in Dhaka to seal their first ever series win over their opponents in any format
3rd T20I: Nathan Ellis claims hat-trick against Bangladesh on Australia debut
Jadeja joins Kapil Dev, Imran Khan in elite list with gutsy fifty; complete the double of 2000 runs and get 200Wkts in Tests
Anderson overtakes Anil Kumble (619) to become 3rd highest wicket-taker in Test; registered figures of 23-8-54-4 in India's 1st innings; takes his tally of wickets to 621; Muralidharan 800 wickets
The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) announced on its website that it plans to commence the Kanga League, Mumbai’s traditional monsoon cricket tournament, from Aug 29, subject to state government permissions regarding resumption of team sports
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Published: Friday, 06 August 2021 05:43
Today’s News (6th Aug 2021, Friday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Tokyo Olympics
Ravi Dahiya gets Silver Medal after losing in Men’s 57 Kg Wrestling Final; Takes India’s medal tally to Five; Mirabai Chanu finally finds truck drivers who helped her during budding days as wrestler
Ravi Dahiya is only 23, he will surely win gold in 2024 Paris Olympics, says Yogeshwar Dutt
‘Wonderful outcome for hockey’: Charlesworth on Indian men’s team winning bronze*
Maybe I was good enough for silver only this time, will try for gold in Paris: Ravi Dahiya
Hockey sheds horrors of past for Olympic bronze
Headlines
Ancestral Dravidian languages were possibly spoken by many in Indus Valley civilisation, says study
Renegotiate Indus treaty with Pakistan: Parliamentary panel to govt
Retro Tax scrapped: Union Govt to amend I-T Act to withdraw Tax Demand on Cairn, Vodafone; help the country to emerge as the favourable investment destination with low tax rates, believed experts
Opposition stalling Parliament, scoring self-goals: PM Modi on monsoon session logjam
Truth has to come out in Pegasus issue, says Supreme Court
Pegasus a ‘serious issue’, but why were petitioners silent for 2 years, asks SC
Australian High Commissioner hosts a parliamentary reception at his residence
Atmosphere may be spoiled': UP locality residents warn of 'Exodus' as 2 houses sold to Muslims; Legal Action to be taken over attempts to displace Muslims in Moradabad locality
No Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) shall be allowed to fly within 25KMs from the international border including LoC, LAC & Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL)
3 lakh affected as Bengal flood situation remains critical; death count reaches 12 in Madhya Pradesh rain fury, 23 Districts on alert
Let’s bury the past: Assam and Mizoram decide to solve issues amicably; monthly meetings of District Commissioners part of plan to fix Assam-Mizoram Border Row
Judge's death: Handed over probe to CBI due to gravity, seriousness of case, Jharkhand to SC
Marriage between Muslims, non-Muslims ‘regretful’ and ‘unfortunate’, is banned in Sharia, says Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, general secretary of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB)
Kerala Assembly passes unanimous resolution against Union Govt's Electricity Amendment Bill
Rajnath Singh promised to resolve deadlock but did nothing: Mallikarjun Kharge
Home Ministry: Suicides in CRPF up by 40% since 2015; 680 personnel died by suicide b/w 2015 - 2020, more than double of 323 killed in encounters
Relief for NRIs as UAE brings in new exemptions for residency visa holders; Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to start flying newly allowed travellers from India starting Aug 10
Two arrested for casteist slurs on family of hockey star Vandana
Financial & Business News
Govt moves to scrap retro taxes law that led to disputes with Vodafone, Cairn Energy
Don't panic: Vodafone Idea's CEO Ravinder Takkar steps in to calm anxious employees; urges the to maintain focus on offering quality services to users
PV Sindhu considering legal options for Perfetti Van Melle, P&G, Pan Bahar, Apollo Hospitals, Aditya Birla Group and others for unauthorised use of her name and pictures for marketing
Kia takes less than 2 years to cross 3 lakh cumulative sales mark in India; Maruti reports 58% increase in July production at 1,70,719 units
Big rush to set up shop at GIFT city: Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Zerodha among 24+ applicants
ED may fine Flipkart up to Rs 31,800Cr for alleged FDI violations; Flipkart claimed it always complied with Indian laws including the FDI rules
In compliance with Indian laws, will cooperate with Enforcement Directorate on notice: Flipkart
Foreign investment case: Is custody of portal chief needed, asks Delhi HC
ByteDance to lay off staff, close businesses over China tutoring clampdown: Report
Swiggy, Reliance BP Mobility tie up to electrify food delivery
Delhi Court sends Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar to 10-day ED custody
Corona Updates
India saw a single day rise of 42,982 new coronavirus infections
Ayurveda suit filed to threaten IMA, says chief
Maharashtra reports 6,695 cases; Nagaland reports 118 new cases and 2 fresh fatalities; Punjab sees 40 fresh cases; Tamil Nadu records 1,997 new cases and 33 deaths; Telangana records 582 new cases and 3 deaths; Meghalaya reports 576 new cases with 8 more fatalities; Rajasthan records 40 fresh Covid cases, no death reported, in last 24 hours
France records 26,460 new coronavirus case; Italy reported 7,230 coronavirus cases; Britain records 30,215 new Covid cases
Vaccinating those with weak immunity could avert mutations
Double vaccinated 3 times less likely to get Covid-19: UK study
‘T cells may offer long-lasting Covid shield, research shows’
White House confirms US may require foreign visitors be vaccinated
Boost to India’s vaccine armour as 45 cr doses likely by Oct; Zydus, Novavax may join forces; WHO nod for COVAXIN is expected by Aug 15
Indonesia passes grim milestone of over 100k Covid-19 deaths amid New virus wave; UK to expand Covid vaccination First doses to all aged 16 years
US Covid cases hit 6 month high, Florida grapples with surge as Delta variant spreads
Analysis by Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI suggests double vaccinated people are also less likely to pass on the virus to others; three times less likely to get infected with Covid-19
Intel Agencies scour reams of genetic data from Wuhan Lab in Covid origins hunt; Moderna says its Covid-19 shot 93% effective six months after 2nd dose
France joins list of nations to give Third Covid vaccine 'Booster' shots; elderly top on list
Panacea Biotec to manufacture up to 25 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine
WHO: Covid-19 Delta variant now in 135 countries, Covid cases may exceed 200MN by next week
Study finds annual influenza vaccine may reduce the risk of stroke, sepsis, blood clots and several other severe effects in patients with Covid-19
Nagaland announces fourth phase of unlocking from August 1
Australia’s 2nd largest city, Melbourne, enters 6th lockdown
World: 201,632,417; Active 15,936,422 (7.90%); Recovery 181,416,693 (89.97%); Vaccinated 4.32BN
India: 31,855,783; Active 421,116 (1.32%); Recovery 31,007,882 (97.34%); Vaccinated 489.34MN
State News
NIT Rourkela: Three students get Rs. 45 lakh pa package, 9 bag jobs with Rs. 43 lakh pa salary
Stranded MP home minister Narottam Mishra had to be rescued by IAF chopper
3 Sudanese nationals held at IGI with Rs. 1.8 crore gold
Two women drug handlers from Delhi’s Dwarka
South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) seeks report on illegal mobile towers by Aug 31
South Delhi civic body to flag off mosquito terminator train on Aug 27
Minor girl rape: Police clear one carriageway of road near Delhi Cantt
Fake call centre dupes US citizens of over Rs. 10 crore, 32 arrested
Businessman held for trying to extort Rs. 40 lakh from former client
Raj Kundra Pornography case: Mumbai court to hear bail pleas of Shilpa Shetty’s husband on Aug 10
Raj Kundra pornography case: Another victim shares her ordeal, alleges her 'private parts' were shown in video on app
Gehana Vasisth says rape allegations are planted so she stops supporting Raj Kundra
Court denies pre-arrest bail to Deepika Padukone’s manager in drug case
Rain in excess, but Delhi yet to get any good air day this year
Inflation rise not structural, rate hike to begin from next June: Report
Kuwait News
Government offices to return to pre-pandemic working hours from Aug 15
MoE is considering weekly PCR for unvaccinated students before entering schools
Kuwait Economy to grow by 2.4% this year, 3.2% in 2022-2023
100,000 vaccination appointments are given every day
Indian Embassy publishes updated Travel Advisory for stranded Indian
Kuwait lost 400,000 Full-Time jobs in 2020
Council of Ministers determines categories that are exempt from vaccination requirement for travel
91.1% of July Covid-19 deaths were non-vaccinated
Health: The condition of the escalator accident child and his mother are stable
United States ranks Kuwait among the high-risk countries
Kuwait’s steady vaccination campaign leading to herd immunity
Kuwait reports five Covid deaths, 718 infections
Rain in Northern Kuwait due to formation of clouds due to humidity
New market for recruitment of domestic workers to open soon
Teachers stranded outside Kuwait for over one year, six months set for return
‘Earthquakes’ in Kuwait have nothing to do with Oil drilling
International News
Hardline Cleric Ebrahim Raisi sworn-in as Iran President amid tensions with west; clerical rulers facing growing crises at home and abroad
Greece battles to control fire close to ancient Olympic site
Delta variant challenges China’s costly lockdown strategy
Canada warns citizen about possible Hong Kong exit bans
Russia blocks websites linked to Kremlin critic Khodorkovsky
Brazil's Supreme Court orders investigation against president Bolsonaro over 'vote fraud' claims
Israel conducts first Lebanon strikes in seven years
Airstries pummel Taliban in south; insurgents gain in north
Fire that reached Turkish power plant contained, others burn
Pak PM Imran Khan says govt will renovate temple attacked in Bhong city, culprits will be arrested
Russia skips inviting India to crucial meet on Afghanistan; China, Pak, US invited
Walter Isaacson to write biography of Elon Musk
Bangladeshi actress Pori Moni arrested 2 months after she alleged bid to rape and murder her, drugs seized from her residence
California urges people to flee communities in Dixie fire path
Sports News
After flying its founder Richard Branson to space, Virgin Galactic is restarting space ticket sales beginning at $450,000
England vs. India, 1st Test Day 2: KL Rahul shines but "Ageless" James Anderson swings it in favour of England
If the ball is in my area, I will play my shots: Rohit Sharma
Argentina striker Lionel Messi to leave FC Barcelona despite both parties having reached an agreement over a new contract
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Published: Thursday, 05 August 2021 08:39
Today’s News (5th August 2021, Thursday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Tokyo Olympics 2020 News
India erupts in joy as Indian Men’s hockey team bag bronze, win their 1st medal at Olympics after 41 years
Trailing 2-9, Ravi Dahiya stages stunning comeback to pin down Kazakhstan rival and enter Final
Ravi Dahiya endures bite by Sanayev but is fine, says support staff
Jamaica’s Elaine becomes 1st woman in history to win 100m, 200m golds in 2 consecutive Olympics; Brazil beat Mexico (4-1) on penalties to reach men's football final; 4 time gold medalist Simone Biles wins Olympics bronze in balance beam after missing 4 events due to mental health
Wrestler Ravi Kumar assured of silver, Neeraj Chopra in javelin final; Ravi Dahiya eyes wrestling gold, Lovlina Borgohain takes bronze and women's hockey lose semi-final; Swimmer Svetlana Romashina bags 6th Olympic gold, Sydney McLaughlin shatters 400m hurdles record
After bronze, Lovlina Borgohain is boxing’s new golden girl
P V Sindhu: Hasn't sunk in that I have won back to back Olympic medals
Headlines
Harihar Behera worked relentlessly for 30 years to make the road through a hill and forest for his village in Odisha's Nayagarh district after local administration denied constructing it
Natasha Peri, an Indian-American student has been declared to be "one of the brightest students in the world" by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Talent
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant sets sail for maiden sea trials; During the maiden sailing, the ship’s performance, including hull, main propulsion and auxiliary equipment was closely watched
Indian lawyer Kartik Mittal, partner at Zaiwalla & Co, a prestigious law firm in the City of London is representing the Venezulan government and the Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) in the litigation against the Bank of England (BoE)
CBSE Class 10 results: Bhopal girl, Vanisha Pathak, who lost both her parents to Covid-19, scores 99.8%; I’ll be a strong girl, Daddy
Signs of thaw after 11 days of Parliament proceedings being disrupted? Govt, Oppn agree to take up 7 bills after meeting with RS Chairman
Venkaiah Naidu suspends 6 Trinamool MPs
In a show of unity, 14 parties counter govt on Parliament logjam
Rahul Gandhi reaches Parliament on a bicycle to protest against rising fuel prices
Ladakh: At 19,300 Ft, BRO completes construction of World's Highest Motorable Road; altitude higher than Mount Everest Base Camps in Nepal
Delhi LG holds Covid meeting, CM tweets his objection
Ayodhya Ram temple likely to open to devotees by 2023-end
Ministry of S&T allocated over Rs. 1,600 crore for Covid related research, product development
UK to remove India from ‘Red List,’ travel restrictions to ease from Aug 8
The rape, murder and forced cremation of a 9-year-old girl in Delhi Cantonment has triggered a nationwide cry for justice with political parties, students, activists demanding the strictest possible punishment for the accused; politicians from various parties, including CM Arvind Kejriwal, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and BJP Delhi chief Adesh Gupta, all met the grieving family; Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announces Rs 10 lakh compensation
Judiciary capable of handling internal matters': Govt's answer in Parliament on unprecedented 2018 Presser by SC Judges
Union Govt: As many as 1.71 lakh rape cases were registered in the country between 2015 and 2019; Highest from Madhya Pradesh, followed by Rajasthan
After deciding to Disengage, India-China plan No-Patrolling Zone in Gogra Hot Springs: Report
IAF chief RKS Bhadauria on a four-day visit to Israel
Karnataka cabinet expansion: Many hopefuls left out, openly voice displeasure
More than 6.07 lakh cyber security incidents observed till June 2021: Govt
204 TV channels ceased operations in last 5 years; No of new channels in 2019-20 was 50; as on date, there are 916 private satellite TV channels; since 2017-18, the RNI has received 12,805 applications
Editors Guild moves SC demanding SIT probe into Pegasus snooping; Hearing on petitions seeking probe on August 5
Parliamentary panel recommends money in banks, social security measures for informal workers
Eye on UP polls, PM Modi to launch Ujjwala next week
2-year-old girl weighing 45 kg undergoes bariatric surgery in Delhi; weighed 2.5 kg at the time of the birth, she rapidly gained weight over the next few months
The Supreme Court has slammed the Noida Authority as a 'corrupt body' for supporting and toeing the line of builder Supertech with regard to two housing towers that are said to be illegal constructions.
HC reminds Centre, AAP govt about SC’s order on medical oxygen stocks
With threat & cajole, Supreme Court saves a young couple’s marriage
After Bengaluru Rural Inspector's video showing his promotion party, parties banned in K'taka police stations
Police book BYJU'S CEO Byju Raveendran over alleged 'wrong' information in UPSC curriculum; wrongly stated CBI
Indian student’s death in Tianjin is homicide, suspect held, says Chinese Foreign Ministry
MHA for action against ex-CBI chief Alok Verma
Financial & Business News
GST detected tax evasion of ₹7,421Cr in 1,580 cases in the April-June period of financial year 2021-22
Adi Godrej to step down from GCPL board next month; to remain as chairman emeritus
Essel Group's Subhash Chandra: Settled 91% of debt to 43 lenders in 110 accounts; 88.3% of the amount has been paid
M-Cap of BSE-listed Cos jumped to a record high of ₹240 lakh crore as Sensex jumped 872.73 points to close at 53,823
Falguni Nayar - An ex-banker on track to become billionaire from India's 1st woman-led unicorn (Nykaa India’s top e-commerce site for beauty products) IPO
Indian-origin business and industry veteran Vindi Banga has been appointed as Chair of the UK Government Investments (UKGI)
Vodafone loses 2,700 Crore, plunge 17%, in Market Cap after Kumar Mangalam Birla letter of offer to transfer his 27.66% stake in the debt-laden telecom
Airtel seeks govt support for telcos, says India needs 3 cos
KM Birla steps down as non-executive chairman of Vodafone Idea; Himanshu Kapania, a nominee of the Aditya Birla Group, has been appointed as the non executive chairman
Orion invests ₹200Cr to set up unit at Bhiwadi in Rajasthan; produce the "original Choco Pie & new products; to hire 1,000 people in India in next 2 years
Govt Data: India spent Rs 2 Lakh Cr to source Defence Equipment from Domestic Firms in 3 years b/w 2018-19 & 2020-21
RIL to double its recycle capacity
Sebi aims to deepen bond, ETF markets with new tools
SBI Q1 results: Net profit rises 55% to Rs 6,504 Cr, highest in a quarter; NII at Rs 27,638 Cr
Airtel CEO: ARPU needs to rise to Rs 300 which is currently "abysmally low; Need 3 pvt players in telecom
Semiconductor shortage to hurt Maruti Suzuki sales in August; Swift, Dzire, Baleno production hurt; waiting list get longer
Indian airlines' CO2 emissions increased by 63.5 pc from 11,560 thousand tons in 2012 to 18,900 thousand tons in 2019
RPSG bags power biz rights in Chandigarh
The Souled Store raises Rs. 75 crore from Elevation Capital
Air India accumulated losses of about Rs. 70,820 crore till March 31, 2020: Government
RBI cautions against offers of buying or selling old notes
RBI extends current a/c rules implementation deadlines to Oct 31, after reports of hassles
Edtech startup Skill-Lync raises $17.5 million
Malayali food aggregator to go live on Chingam 1
India’s enigmatic fiscal: Public spending muted in first quarter
Go First to start flights connecting Doha with three Indian cities
2021 Tata Tiago NRG launched at Rs. 6.46 lakh
Carmakers renew bid to delay tougher fuel efficiency rules: Sources
Corona Updates
Govt: No recommendation made to mix 1st, 2nd doses of Covid vaccines; May allow mixing Sputnik V & Covishield doses as evidence suggests its safe; Covishield's production capacity to increase to 120MN doses; UP first state to clock 5 Cr total vaccinations, to hit record of 25 Lakh doses in a day
8 States where Covid-19 reproduction number is above 1 - Himachal, J&K, Lakshadweep, TN, Mizoram, Karnataka, Puducherry & Kerala; Experts link Kerala's alarming Covid-19 surge to beginning of 3rd wave; Delta responsible for 77% Covid-19 infections across Karnataka, predominant variant among children too
Cases still, districts with higher positivity rate on alert
At 24, Kerala’s Covid deaths per million per week highest in India
India’s Remdesivir production capacity increased to 122.49 lakh vials per month in June: Government
US Republicans: 'China repeatedly covered up Wuhan Lab leak of Coronavirus, WHO helped; also blames the US through the roles of some scientists
Lancet: risk of heart attack and stroke is increased three-fold in the 1st two weeks following Covid-19
China's Wuhan to test 'all residents' as Covid cases emerge after a year; US's top Covid advisor Dr Fauci warns more 'pain and suffering' ahead as cases rise
WHO calls for halt on 3rd Covid 'Booster Shots', points to Global vaccine inequality; allow all countries to vaccinate 10% population; No need for kids to be vaccinated to attend school
China mass testing shows virus cases at six-month high as Delta variant triggers largest outbreak in months; Indonesia asses grim milestone of over 100,000 Covid-19 deaths
Delhi: 7,000 ICU beds at 7 temporary hospitals to fight Covid crisis
Sydney suffers worst pandemic day as lockdown nears six weeks
Quad nations on track to produce 1 billion doses of Covid vaccine: US
Pfizer to require US workers receive Covid-19 vaccine
World: 200,929,879; Active 15,771,521 (7.85%); Recovery 180,889,477 (90.03%); Vaccinated 4.28BN
India: 31,810,782; Active 417,238 (1.31%); Recovery 30,967,223 (97.35%); Vaccinated 485.29MN
State News
Allahabad University to confer D.Litt to eminent poet Gulzar at its convocation
Assam: Special offline examination for Class XII students unhappy with results
Tech colleges, universities in Odisha to reopen from Aug 9
Maharashtra CET exam date 2021 for UG admission announced; will be held in two phases; first phase will be held between Sept 4 and 10 and second phase will be between Sept 14 and 20
Tamil Nadu government to provide 7.5% quota for government students in professional courses
ICSI CS Foundation June 2021 exam to be held remote proctored mode
Cabinet approves nearly Rs. 3 lakh crore for Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan 2.0
Dalit Bandhu scheme to be launched from Vasalamarri: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Jilted lover attacks saleswoman, stabs himself
Telangana: 623 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths registered
Fiery finish: Folk artists put on a show as Bonalu comes to a close
Noida: Woman dies after surgeries, police book 'quacks'
Chhatisgarh wants air travellers to submit Covid negative test reports
Lata Mangeshkar expresses grief over demise of her 'friend' Padma Shree awardee Padma Sachdev
Court rejects Mamta Kulkarni's plea to de-freeze bank accounts in drug case
Kim Sharma celebrates 25 years of rumoured boyfriend Leander Paes' bronze medal win at Olympics, mentions him as 'Flying Man'
Yo Yo Honey Singh accused of domestic violence by wife Shalini Talwar; plea filed in court
Amid Raj Kundra’s pornography case, Shilpa Shetty releases an official statement: We don’t deserve media trial
Throwback: When Honey Singh refused to shoot and till the time his wife Shalini was not with him
Rahul Dev opens up about the 'guilt' and doubts he faced when he started dating 14 years younger Mugdha Godse after wife's death
Rita Ora and Taika Waititi make their romance official at the 'Suicide Squad 2' premiere
Arzoo Govitrikar files for divorce; says "the gaalis, violence and infidelity became unbearable"
Kareena Kapoor Khan cheers for cousin Zahan Kapoor as the first look of his debut film 'Faraaz' releases
Kuwait news
Expats from high-risk countries are not allowed to enter Kuwait
Recruitment of Ethiopian domestic workers soon
Young Kuwaiti arrested for reckless driving, in the suburb of Doha
A Kuwaiti has filed a complaint, accusing his relative of robbing him of 5,200 dinars
MoI pleges effort to overcome hurdles in fulfilling religious rites
For the first time in the history of Kuwait’s judiciary and the courts, the Prosecution has pleaded on behalf of an accused and not the other way around
Government measures taken to combat pandemic disturbing and have harmed Kuwaitis
The General Administration of Customs has issued new instructions No. 69/2021, regarind the imposition of anti-dumping duties on the Gulf Cooperation Council countries imports of aluminium allot sheets
‘MoI continues Online Transactions’
MP Hassan Jawhar seeks detailed report about expat workers in Ministry of Commerce & Industries Abdullah Essa Al-Salman
PAM, PACI Team up, keep tab on workers
Kuwait reports six Covid deaths, 851 infections
Traffic department to deport nine expats
Al-Sanad: The indicators of the Epidemiological situation of Corona in Kuwait have declined as a result of the efforts of the health system and collection cooperation
Return to school plan approved; 20 students per classroom
3 million Residency Permit transactions completed in a year in Kuwait
27.9% decrease in Electricity revenues in 2020
International News
France confirms Pegasus spyware found on 3 journos' phones including a senior member of staff at France 24
Bandage on back of Kim Jong Un's head fuelled fresh speculations about N Korean dictator's health
UAE lifts ban on transit flights from India, other countries from Aug 5 onwards; negative PCR taken 72 hours prior to departure; Fully vaccinated travellers from US, EU can now enter Britain w/o isolation
Turkey wildfires: Thousands evacuated as country battles for sixth day to douse flames; Wildfire races toward Turkish Power Plant, choppers fill buckets at Sea to douse flames
Biden urges New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign over sexual harassment allegations
US ready to take in thousands more Afghans as violence worsens; Afghan Army prepares major offensive against Taliban, urges civilians to evacuate besieged city; Afghan asks India for urgent discussion at UNSC after multiple blasts rock Kabul
Pak PM's official residence up for rent, to hold cultural & fashion events instead of running a university there
Potential Hijack' underway off UAE Coast, Indian Tanker among vessels warn of 'Losing Command'
Afghan claims a strike-back, 375 Taliban terrorists killed, 193 injured in last 24 hours; Taliban claim Kabul attack targeting Afghan Defence Minister
Several lightning bolts hit a Bangladesh wedding party within a few seconds, killing 16 people and injuring the groom
Michigan man pleads guilty to US Capitol riot charge, sentenced
India among study placement hubs for UK’s new post-Brexit scheme
US to outfit border agents with body cameras in major oversight move
After decades in woods, New Hampshire man forced from cabin
Some Florida school districts defy DeSantis, require masks
Over half NY Assembly wants to oust Cuomo if he doesn’t quit
Man who fatally stabbed Pentagon Police Officer had troubled past
Biden plans shift in arms export policy to favour human rights
Judge: Preserving evidence key to Florida collapse probe
Saudi Arabia opens border to tourists from 49 countries
An Egyptian bride dies of a heart attack, an hour after wedding
PoK makes Pak’s objection on Article 370 ring hollow
Sports News
BAN vs. AUS: Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan star as Bangladesh stun Australia again to lead T20I series 2-0
Pataudi Trophy 2021 - 1st Test: England register unfortunate record; 4 batsmen fail to score; Openers put India in control after pacers dominate; India trail by 125 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the innings; Score: England: 183 all out, India 21/0 at stumps
World’s best spinner Ashwin can’t find a place in Indian Test XI
India start as clear favourites against England: VVS Laxman
I called Sachin Tendulkar and sought his help after 2014 England tour: Kohli
Cricketer Ben Stokes and gymnast Simone Biles take a break from sports to focus on their mental health.
Relatives mocked us on birth of girl: Tokyo star Nisha Warsi’s parents
From Kareena Kapoor Khan to Anushka Sharma, celebs hail boxer Lovlina Borgohain for winning bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics 2020
Yuvraj offers free health checkups for India’s Olympians
In Nahri village, medal brings hope of electricity, water
Mazumdar-Shaw mocks posters congratulating boxer Lovlina without her pic; but had pictures of Assam CM and the state's sports minister
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Today’s News (4th August 2021, Wednesday)
Tokyo Olympics
PM Modi will invite Indian contingent as special guests on 15th August
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist P V Sindhu return to warm reception
P V Sindhu a sporting icon and one of India’s greatest Olympics: Anurag Thakur
Heartbreak in semis but hockey medal dream still alive; disappointments galore in athletics
This is surely the toughest test, says skipper Rani ahead of semifinal
Javelin star Neeraj Chopra in action on Wednesday
Cycling: The Netherlands win the Gold Medal in men’s Team Spirit
Cycling: Germany win the Gold Medal in women’s Team pursuit
Gymnastics: China’s Zou Jingyuan wins Gold in Men’s parallel bars
History maker India women eye Argentina scalp to make maiden hockey Olympic final
Cool and composed Lovlina Borgohain chases historic Olympic final berth today
Diving: China’s Xie wins Gold in the men’s 3m springboard
2024 Games is now my target, want to leave Paris with a Gold medal in my hand: Mirabai Chanu
Ravi and Deepak get good draw: European Champion awaits Anshu Malik in her 57kg opener
Jamaica’s Thompson-Herah wins 200m to seal Olympic double
Sudarsan Pattnaik creates sand art for PV Sindhu, shuttler loves it
PV Sindhu thanks Mahesh Babu for his wishes after her sensational win in Tokyo Olympics
India men to play Germany in hockey bronze play-off
Headlines
No proposal to bifurcate Tamil Nadu under consideration: Centre
Indian Navy to deploy 4 warships in South China sea for 2 months
664 ceasefire violation cases, cross-border firing by Pakistan in J&K recorded till June 30: Govt tells Lok Sabha
Telangana to go for next two assembly elections with 119 constituencies only
Telangana likely to abstain from Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) and Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) coordination meetings
13 of 72 political murders in 2019 were reported in Bengal: govt tells Lok Sabha
MNM may consider joining anti-BJP front if invited, says Kamal Haasan
Financial & Business News
Ola Scooter to launch in India on Aug 15
PepsiCo to sell Tropicana, other juices, in $3.3 billion deal
Qantas furloughs 2,500 staff amid lockdown
IMF officially approves increased lending capacity
IT employees wooed with bonuses & bike
PolicyBazaar files for Rs. 6,018 crore IPO
3D printer startup Fabheads has raised an undisclosed amount of fresh funds from Rockstud Capital, FirstPort Capital and Bliss Flow Investments, as an extension of its pre-Series A round
Sensex jumps 364 points, realty and auto stocks spurt
Niti report cautions on discom delicensing, separation of content and carriage
Gadkari urges car makers to follow global norms, provide six airbags
Focus on rollout of flex-fuel vehicles in a year: Nitin Gadkari to auto makers
CBDT extends deadline for various tax compliances
Market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies surge to record high of Rs. 240 lakh crore
Tech giants crush profit records in Q2
Tencent shares tumble after Chinese media calls online gaming ‘spiritual opium’
India’s female labour participation rate falls to 16.1% as pandemic hits jobs
Tesla’s India plans dealt blow as minister rules out tax cut
HDFC Bank corrects ‘typo’ in walk-in interview ad
Going back to UAE costs a bomb; likely relief from Aug 5
Bharti Airtel net profit at 284 crore in June quarter; revenue rises 15.3%
Disinvestment of steel plant: CCEA to go for 100% divestment in RINL
Boeing components to be made by Hyderabad firm
China regulator to probe auto chip distributors over price-gouging suspicions
Birla offers Voda Idea stake to government
Daimler to keep 35% stake as trucks business goes solo
Tata Motors to invest Rs. 28,900 crore in JLR, domestic business in FY22: Chandrasekharan
Jaguar F-Type R-Dynamic Black edition bookings open in India
Ferrari boss has no fears over electric future
MG Motor partners with Jio for in-car connectivity
Hyundai ranked first in hydrogen cars sales, surpasses Toyota
Carmakers renew bid to delay tougher fuel efficiency rules: Sources
Nitin Gadkari bats for 6 airbags in cars as compulsory
Corona Updates
India reported 30,549 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours. The hill states of north India saw the maximum rise in fresh cases during the week ended Sunday (July 26-August 1) as compared with the previous seven days.
Himachal Pradesh registered a surge of 64%, the highest in the country, with cases rising from 670 in the previous week to 1,100. In total numbers, Kerala’s weekly surge was by far the highest. The state logged nearly 1.4 lakh fresh cases, 20,000 more than the count in the previous week, translating to a 27% spurt in infections. Karnataka’s weekly total was 12,442, a 17% rise from 10,610 cases recorded in the previous week.
India’s active Covid caseload declines after 6 days
J&J in talks with government to finalise Covid-19 vaccine plan
‘Digital passport’: IndiGo to launch pilot for IATA travel pass from August 20
Fully vaccinated: Spain reopens for desis; UAE allows residency permit holders who got jabs there to return
China’s Wuhan to test ‘all residents’ as Covid returns
Covaxin effectively neutralises Delta + variant: ICMR-NIV study
Ministry of S&T allocated over Rs. 1,600 crore for Covid-related research, product development
Hyderabad: Telangana records 609 Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths; Assam reports 1,182 new Covid-19 cases, 13 deaths; Tamil Nadu reports 1,908 new Covid-19 cases, 2,047 recoveries and 29 deaths
UK mulls giving Covid-19 vaccine to teenagers, approval expected next week
The Union health ministry said that second Covid wave in India is ‘far from over’ with as many as eight states witnessing a reproductive number of more than one
Israel: Travellers from US, other countries must undergo quarantine
New York City will require vaccination proof for indoor dining, gyms
Half of EU vaccinated as Covid returns to China’s Wuhan
Philippines retained US military deal as ‘concession’ for Covid vaccines
North Korea releases army rice reserves amid shortage: Seoul
Vietnam to approve Remdesivir for Covid-19 treatment: State media
UAE expands provision of Covid booster shots
World: Confirmed: 198,894,515; Total Deaths: 4,235,461; Recovered: 130,238,648; Active Cases: 64,420,406
India: Confirmed: 31,726,507; Total Deaths: 425,195; Recovered: 30,896,354; Active cases: 404,958
State News
Will quit if Telangana CM grants sops to Goshamahal: T Raja Singh
Congress to unveil new strategy to re-connect with minority communities in Greater Hyderabad
The CBSE announced the Class 10 results on its official webstie
Police file FIR against Lucknow woman after viral video causes outrage
Telangana: Land prices around Ramappa Temple up by 100%
Devotees flout Covid norms during Bonalu festival celebrations in Hyderabad
Karan Johar reveals audience will decide the punishment for Bigg Boss OTT contestants
Raj Kundra porn case: Sessions court denies interim relief for Gehana Vasisth
SEBI scraps disclosure lapses case against Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty
Prosecutor to HC: Police seized 51 films in Raj Kundra case
Amid the new guidelines laid down by the Maharashtra Government they have permitted the film and television industry to have regular shoots. The entertainment industry has heaved a sigh of relief after learning this news
JD Majethia on regular shooting being allowed: It's fantastic news and we can work in a little relaxed atmosphere
Kuwait News
Kuwait reports 11 Covid-19 deaths, 785 infections
Expats should pay traffic fines before travelling
Interior Minister rejects requests by top officials to renew job term
MP submits proposal for co-ops to carry out garbage collection
PACI to renew contract for Home Delivery of Civil ID Cards
11 rescued from burning house in Sulaibiya
Change replacement policy… experience counts more than age
1 dead, 2 hurts in Head-on collision on Wafra Road
Expats returning to Kuwait in low numbers
8 cities in Kuwait among hottest in the World
Representative of the Iraqi Prime Minister arrives in Kuwait on an official visit
Municipality confiscate 18 abandoned cars
The airport continued to receive the vaccinated residents
Municipality: 19 violation of health requirements were issued in Al-Ahmadi Governorate
UAE Flights: New exemption for stranded residents from India, Pakistan and 4 other countries
Departures do not need to register on the Kuwait Mosafer Platform
MoH approves vaccination certificates issued abroad through Electronic Link
‘Finance’ rejects proposal to hike student’s stipend to KD 300
Auction at the Fish Market to resume from Aug 8
Kuwait PM receives letter from Iraqi counterpart to Amir
Kuwait’s Yaqoub Al-Yoha was unable to advance to the semifinals, in the men’s 110-meter hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics after finishing seventh in his heat on Tuesday
Investigation continues in Beirut blast amid public calls for lifting officials’ impunity
KFAED plays vital role in strengthening ties between Kuwait, Iraq
A 4.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in Al-Manageesh area southwest of Kuwait, said the Kuwait National Seismic Network (KNSN)
China reiterated overwhelming support to State of Kuwait’s just causes, and reaffirmed respect to the Arab Gulf country’s independence, security, sovereignty and territorial integrity
International News
Pentagon police chief: Several casualties at shooting outside Pentagon
US aware of maritime incident in Gulf of Oman, too early to offer judgment
Jordanian King lauds Saudi Arabia’s support, stances
Police officer dies, suspect killed, after shooting outside Pentagon
NY Governor sexually harassed multiple women, finds probe; Cuomo denies charges
British body cautions of ‘likely hijack’ of Ship in Gulf of Oman
Elysee: International organisations, donors to take part in Conference, to assist Lebanon
Blinken reiterates to Afghan President ‘strong’ US commitment
Pentagon lifts lockdown, reopens following shooting at Transit Centre
GCC chief condemns attack on oil tanker off Oman’s coast
The international community and the US must halt the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Jerusalem especially in the Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan neighbourhoods, Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said
Iraq gets back looted ancient artifacts from US, others
Iran denied UK and US accusations that it was behind an attack on an Israel-managed oil tanker off Omani territorial waters last week
Victims of massive floods in the central Henan Province rose to 302, whereas 50 others are missing Chinese authorities announced
Kim Jong Un’s head bandage is added to list of heath mysteries
Malaysia’s embattled PM says will discuss debate on emergency laws
Vice President Kamala Harris to focus on security, economic ties on Southeast Asia trip
US Bipartisan bill leaves out key climate, clean energy steps
British navy group: ‘Potential hijack’ of ship off UAE coast
Saudi Arabia says sees an emboldened Iran around Middle East
Kabul hit by powerful explosion, gunfire, at least three dead
Japan donates 1.4 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to Sri Lanka
‘Will turn Afghanistan into ruins so that it can’t compete with Pak’
With #MeToo case, China takes a swipe at celebrity obsession
Sports News
Nasum stars as Bangladesh claim first T20I win over Australia
England’s tour of Bangladesh moved to March 2023
India vs. England: Ajinkya Rahane is seen as a threat and not an asset, says Sunil Gavskar
Ben always puts team first, it is time he puts himself first: Root on his friend and star all-rounder
Leave Pujara alone, it’s for individuals to figure out drawbacks in their game: Virat Kohli
All eyes on Captain Kohli’s choice of players as India brace for tough English Test
Virat Kohli will take India to Test series win in Enland: Yuzvendra Chahal
Periodic breaks necessary, else you won’t have players left: Virat Kohli on bubble life
India has fast bowlers, but we need a swing bowler like Bhuvneshwar Kumar in England, says Yuvraj Singh
Today’s word - Umbratic - Shadowy; providing shade
A relationship is like plant which needs understanding as sunlight, Love like water and Trust like air
Have a great day. Take care of yourself when you need to go out. Stay safe … Stay healthy
Om Ganeshaya Namah
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Today’s News (3rd August 2021, Tuesday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Tokyo Olympics
India lose 2-5 to Belgium in men’s hockey semifinal, will now play for bronze
Tokyo Olympics: India's historic win in hockey, Mirza, Kamalpreet's creditable finishes
Wrestler Sonam Malik lost her 62kg freestyle pre-quarterfinal in VPO (cautions, 1-3) rule after the match ended at 2-2
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has become the first openly transgender woman to compete at an Olympics
Hassan eyes history as Camacho-Quinn makes one
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn gave Puerto Rico its first-ever gold in an Olympics track and field event, beating American world-record holder Keni Harrison in the women's 100 metres hurdles, clocking 12.37 seconds. Though Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, it fields a separate team at the Olympics.
Five years back at Rio, Camacho-Quinn had hit two hurdles and stumbled over in the semis. But she came to Tokyo with the three fastest times in the world this year and set an Olympic record in the semis. And now, she has the gold.
Sifan Hassan is one-third through her quest to a historic treble after winning the women's 5,000m gold. The Ethiopian-born 28-year-old who now competes for the Netherlands is aiming to become the first woman to win the 1,500m, the 5,000 and the 10,000m at Tokyo. Earlier in the day, she won the 1,500m heat despite falling on the final lap.
Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen wins badminton gold to break Asian stranglehold
Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur finishes creditable 6th in Tokyo Olympics
Gopi sir congratulated me, Saina ‘no’, says PV Sindhu
I felt pressure after being assigned to train Sindhu: Park
Simone Biles to compete in balance beam final
Headlines
Braveheart: Assam woman fights off molester (Madhusana Rajkumar) who attempted to grope her, gets him arrested; perpetrator was attempting to flee, the girl with boldness managed to apprehend him. She then shoved the culprit's motorcycle near a drain
Gujarat: Doctors (Tushar Vishwakarma) remove undeveloped embryo weighing around 400 gms from 18-month-old infan-t's stomach
Differently abled boy writes class 12 board exams with toes in UP, scores 70%
PM Modi launches new UPI payment mode called e-RUPI. Govt to send money via SMS vouchers to your Mobile; e-voucher or coupon; can be used without online banking, payment applications, other traditional payment modes
Ladakh leaders unanimously demand full Statehood, Autonomy under Article 371 from Centre; earlier Leh celebrated move to end special status of J&K
India, China inch closer to disengagement at Gogra-Hot Springs, no headway in Depsang
SC issues notices to states, HCs over cases under 66A
SC recently said begging can’t be banned
Malabar drill in August to send out Quad message to China
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai rushes to Delhi for cabinet expansion talks
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar demands probe into Pegasus row, first NDA ally to do so
Now, BJP leaders, NDA allies want Pegasus probe
Police files charge sheet against Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar, others in murder case
‘Will remain MP’, says Babul Supriyo after meeting BJP chief JP Nadda
Amarjeet Sinha (Bihar cadre 1983 IAS officer) resigns as special advisor (since 2020) to PM Modi, 3rd exit from PMO since 2019
Two Assam Ministers to visit Mizoram for discussion on Border Dispute; Assam withdraws Police case against Mizoram MP amid Signs of Truce
Tensions defuse but economic blockade of Mizoram continues
BJP MPs from Northeast meet PM Modi over Assam-Mizoram issue
After Social Media uproar, (FIR under sections 394 & 427 of IPC) against woman who thrashed cab driver in Lucknow
Police, Foreign Nationals clash after protest over death of Congo National (arrested for possession of drugs) in Bengaluru; lathi-charged, detained and taken away
Danish Siddiqui’s body was mutilated; head, chest crushed under a SUV by the Taliban; 12 bullets hit his body, and all of them were found in the torso and the back
Rising Yamuna water raise concerns, 100 families evacuated; widespread downpour takes Rajasthan from deficit rainfall category to normal within week; heavy rain trigger floods in parts of MP; rescue operations launched in villages
Financial & Business News
Unacademy raises $440MN in fresh funding (round led by Temasek, with super pro-rata participation from General Atlantic, Tiger Global & Softbank Vision Fund., now valued at $3.44BN
Philips to invest Rs 300 crore, hire 1,500 people in India, says global CEO Frans Van Houten
Union Govt sanctioned loans of ₹ 15.5 Lakh Crore under its flagship Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana ever since its inception in April 2015
ABB India ties up with Audi India to provide charging solutions for Audi e-tron, e-tron Sportback
Union Govt sanctioned loans amounting ₹ 15.5 lakh crore under its flagship Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana ever since its inception in April 2015
The hunger for internet grows in Bharat, data consumption rises by 400% in the past one year
DoT may get 5G auction rolling by seeking a fresh base price for 3300-3750 MHz as well as floor prices for other bands that can support this nextgen technology
Google says Android Phones with Version 2.3.7 or lower won't let users sign-in from Sep 2021; might face errors running Google products and services
Google launches its own Tensor chipset to power Pixel 6 phones
NHAI’s borrowing increased 4-fold in 5 years
PNB net profit rises over three-fold to Rs. 1,023 crore in Q1
Exports up 47.91% in July to $35.17 billion
High GST, acquisition cost slowing down car demand, says Maruti chairman
IOC may sell some petrol pumps to JV with Petronas
Unemployment rate stood at 13.3% in September 2020 quarter: NSO survey
Reliance slips 59 places on Fortune list, SBI jumps 16 notches
Forging industry seeks PMO’s intervention over high steel prices
Adani Wilmar plans to raise up to Rs. 4,500 crore through IPO; files draft papers with Sebi
Ola founder: Outsourcing tech jobs from India to US may be cheaper
Corona Updates
Republican Party report says coronavirus leaked from Wuhan lab
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu urges scientists to focus on paediatric Covid-19 vaccine
Covid tests per million population: Kerala tops, Rajasthan at bottom
IIT Hyderabad & Kanpur team that predicted India’s 2nd Covid pandemic peak sees another wave coming; 3rd wave will be a 'hill' if second was a steep mountain, says Virologist Gagandeep Kang
Forecaster who predicted India’s Covid peak sees new wave coming
India’s 7-day average of Covid cases crosses 40,000 again; 41,649 new cases, 593 deaths in last 24 hours
Delta spreads ‘like wildfire’ as doctors study whether it makes patients sicker
CDSCO expert panel recommends nod to study on mixing doses of Covaxin, Covishield
Maharashtra relaxes Covid-19 restrictions except for 11 districts; BMC issues revised guidelines, permits non-essential shops to operate till 10 pm on all days
US: Report by Republicans climb that Coronavirus Leaked from China Lab, Chinese Scientists worked to modify virus to Infect Humans
Thousands of lives lost due to China’s Covid cover-up: US Republican report
With 10,207 patients, Florida in US breaks record for Covid-19 hospitalisations as infections surge; Australia tightens Covid-19 curbs as Brisbane extends lockdown, Army patrols Sydney
A recent study by Govt Medical College, Amritsar has found that Covid-19 infection can be transmitted through tears of patients as SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in conjunctival secretions
Johnson & Johnson withdraws proposal for speedy Covid vaccine approval in India - indemnity issues; without giving additional details
Germany to offer Covid-19 shots for all kids over 12
Millions under virus lockdown as China battles Delta outbreak
England changes Covid-19 app so fewer people need to isolate
World: 199,553,274; Active 15,282,393 (7.66%); Recovery 180,022,925 (90.21%); Vaccinated 4.18BN
India: 31,725,399; Active 411,469 (1.30%); Recovery 30,888,702 (97.36%); Vaccinated 472.22MN
State News
161 higher education institutions in Odisha approved under Rashtriya Uchchattar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme
Delhi University to increase college seats, cut-offs likely to soar
Construction of 17 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV) on hold due to non-receipt of land from states
55% OBC posts vacant in Central universities / research institutions
The Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU) to pay way for professional training in various fields after class 10
Under attack, doctors dither on conducting critical operations in Telangana
Hyderabad: Grand celebration of Bonalu at Lal Darwaza Temple
Andhra Pradesh resorting to ‘Dadagiri’ over Krishna waters issue: KCR
'Telangana Congress will come out with new strategy to reconnect with minorities in Greater Hyderabad’
Demand for tankers trickles down in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A district consumer forum has directed FIIT JEE to refund Rs. 4.35 lakh and pay Rs. 50,000 compensation to a complainant, whose son discontinued the course a week after joining in it.
Cops beats up man for not wearing face mask in AP’s Nellore
Hyderabad: Friendship Day celebration had a tragic end after Canada returned woman dies in mishap
Hyderabad air quality improved during lockdown
Telangana Congress campaign for upliftment of Dalits and tribal people, Dalita Dandora will be launched on Aug 9
Andhra Pradesh second highest in snakebite deaths in India
Telangana Congress has charged K Chandrasekhar Rao of turning into a chief minister whose focus is more on by-poll-bound constituencies
Telangana: Power staff will hold four-day stir against the Electricity (Amendment Bill) 2021, in Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi
16 held for car driver’s murder in Telangana’s Karimnagar
Mrunalini Thakur to play Lt. Ram’s wife Sita in Dulquer Salmaan’s multi-lingual
Raj Kundra case: Shilpa Shetty receives support from Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Rakul Preet, and others as she breaks silence
HC reserves order in Raj Kundra, Ryan Thorpe’s petitions
Delhi govt issues new guidelines for spas, massage centres to prevent sexual abuse, trafficking
Fake call centre busted, 12 held for duping people by posing by Amazon tech support staff
High Court seeks Delhi govt’s reply on plea to resume all weekly markets
Send files with proper noting, citing relevant provisions for seeking LG’s opinion: Delhi chief secretary to HoDs
Woman ‘accidentally’ falls on Delhi Metro tracks, suffers minor injuries
Kuwait News
Kuwait 17th World Richest Country; 3rd in Arab World
Ministry ‘warns’ nurseries against flouting decision to shut facilities
National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim calls for Mosafer alternative, flights missed
The number of Kuwaiti employees in the oil sector who hold a petroleum engineering degree has reached 1,150. Most of them – about 963 in number are working in the Kuwait Oil Co
Decline in remittance from expatriates in Kuwait seen
Kuwait lists 805 new Covid-19 cases, 11 deaths
2.51 million people vaccinated in Kuwait
Public Holiday on August 8th and 9th for Islamic New Year
High school student commits suicide due to difficult exams
MoE processes Visas for 650 teachers stuck outside Kuwait
ICU occupancy drops by 8% as health situation stabilises in Kuwait
MoH launches the campaign ‘Together forever, Wall of the Nation 6’ to donate blood
EU Rules for Modernized Visa Information System now in force
Few expatriates send back from the Airport for not following new Travel procedures
3,518 passengers arrive Kuwait on first day of new travel total procedure
Gradual decrease in intensity of Delta wave in the country
Expats arrive at Kuwait Airport after 6 months of closure
Damage from 1990 Iraqi aggression still visible in Kuwaiti environment
International News
Bill Gates, Melinda French officially divorced: Court document
Afghan president blames worsening security situation on sudden US pullout
Asean diplomats discussing crisis envoy, aid to Myanmar
Nepal’s Cabinet expansion likely by Monday
Death toll triples (than previously announced toll) to more than 300 in recent China flooding; Zhengzhou Province worst affected
China’s putting pigs in 13-story ‘Hog hotels’ to keep germs out
EMSC: An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck about 203 km south west of Nabire, Indonesia
German court sets trial date for former Nazi guard, aged 100
Pro-Biden groups to spend $100 million on August ad blitz
Israeli cabinet advances budget, shores up new government
US to begin new Afghan refugee program
Taliban rockets target Kandahar airport, no causalities
Pak ‘jihadis’ join Taliban ranks, return as dead bodies
Pakistani police say polio team attacked, policeman killed
Pakistan ‘watchful’ as India assumes UNSC Presidency
Turkey battles wildfires for 6th day; 10,000 are evacuated
Belarus sends reporter for 1 ½ years to prison over deleted chat messages
Poland grants humanitarian visa to Belarus Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya
New UN envoy to Bosnia faces angry opposition from Serbs
Giant panda in French zoo gives birth to female twins
One year on, political interference besets Beirut blast probe
Philippines to extend night curfew in Manila amid Covid-19 surge
Australia city extends lockdown as clusters grow
EU investigates Facebook’s proposed purchase of Kustomer
US Senate pushes ahead with $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
Pelosi presses White House to reinstate Covid-19 eviction
Sports News
For us it is just pursuit of excellence: Virat Kohli
England players set to get IPL green-light as Bangladesh series postponed: Reports
India vs. England: Concussed Mayank Agarwal out of first Test after being hit by Siraj bouncer
Women’s hockey skipper Rani Rampal’s father credits coach Baldev for daughter’s success
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Today’s News (2nd Aug 2021, Monday)
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Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo 2020: India beat Great Britain 3-1 in Men's Hockey to enter Top-Four for First Time in 41 years; Sindhu wins Bronze; With this win, Sindhu has become 1st female athlete to win medals at 2 different Olympics, 2nd overall after wrestler Sushil Kumar; Indian Women Hockey Team braces up for tough Australia challenge in pursuit of Olympic History
Tokyo Olympics: Zverev routs Khachanov to Win Men's Singles Tennis Gold; Italian Marcell Jacobs takes surprising Gold in 100m in 9.8 sec; take the spot held for past 13 years by the now-retired Usain Bolt
Qatar's Barshim & Italy's Tamberi agree to share Olympics gold in high jump after both ended on 2.37 metres
Headlines
RPF constable Dinesh Singh saved a woman’s life after she slipped and fell through the gap between the platform and a moving train at Secunderabad railway station
Covid-19: 5% of Covaxin royalty to ICMR raises questions
Narendra Modi to be First Indian Prime Minister to preside over UNSC Meeting to be held on Aug 9
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) MP N K Premachandran’s complaint to Speaker: PM making policy announcements outside when Parliament in session against propriety, courtesy
Centre: Onus on States to implement Supreme Court order quashing Section 66A
As many as 7,832 PILs were filed in various high courts across India b/w 2019 - July 2021 citing violation of fundamental rights
Two new books throw light on Nehru’s ‘indulgent’ approach towards China
Indian and Chinese Armies set up Hotline for Sikkim Sector to boost trust along the LAC; Message of friendship & harmony was exchanged
Parliamentary committee on House panel to visit J&K, Ladakh from August 17 to 21
No security clearance for stone pelters for passport, govt services: J&K Police
Union Ministers to start regular visits to J&K: Jitendra Singh
Amit Shah says UP on top in law and order situation, lauds CM Adityanath
Will seek appointment with PM on caste census issue: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
Union Govt trying peaceful solution to Assam-Mizoram dispute; No plans for CBI probe in Border clashes; North East States' Borders to be demarcated though Satellite Imaging
Assam & Mizoram bury hatchet on Shah prod; FIR on Sarma to be nixed
Assam blocking movement of vehicles carrying medical supplies: Mizoram health minister
Not one, not two… nine states are fighting major border disputes
After Assam & UP, Uttarakhand mulls law to curb population
Amritsar: Elderly woman in her 80s Running Juice Stall to make ends meet goes viral, Netizens want to help her
Only time will tell what I do next: Babul Supriyo after announcing decision to quit politics
BJP MP defies 3-tier security, hoists flag at Raj flashpoint fort
To register protest, opposition plan parallel Parliament session
Triple talaq cases down 80% since law passed in 2019, says government
Opposition leadership issue must be put off till 2024, says Abhishek Singhvi
Centre may use NDMA to issue orders to states as Kerala, northeast states see Covid spike
Puri temple may open for public in mid-August
Officer-in-charge of Jharkhand’s Pathardih Police Station, Umesh Manjhi, suspended for negligence in J'khand judge death case
Didn’t know how to take swabs, lab staff tell Special Investigation Team (SIT)
Madhya Pradesh cops thrashed after they refuse to pay Parking Fee outside a railway station in Ratlam
Patna couple seek help from PM Modi, CM Nitish Kumar to raise Rs 16Cr for son's treatment who has been diagnosed with SMA
IMD issues 'red alert' for 10 districts in MP, heavy rainfall predicted over next 24 hours
Crack down on any possible nexus between road contractors and authorities: Parliament Panel
Government likely to re-establish Film Certification Appellate Tribunal
Financial & Business News
GST revenue at over Rs 1.16 Lakh Cr in July; 30% higher than what collected same month last year
Sorry for the delay, but our Tesla is caught up in a tug-of-war between Elon Musk & the India govt
Tata Motors is winning the EV game despite Mahindra’s head start; building a range of affordable electric cars as it remains committed to its electrification strategy, results are clearly showing
Venugopal Dhoot moves NCLAT against Anil Agarwal's Twin Star takeover bid for Videocon group
Corona Updates
After 11 weeks of decline, Covid cases see 7.5% surge. Currently, however, the surge is mainly restricted to Kerala and, to a much lesser degree, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
India reported 41,831 new cases, 541 deaths and 39,258 recoveries in the last 24 hours. Covid recovery rate is currently at 97.36%.
Kerala reports 20,278 new Covid-19 cases, 56 deaths
Biological E plans to break into the big league by manufacturing three Covid-19 vaccines; Of these, the phase-three trials of Corbevax jointly manufactured by BE, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and Dynavax in California are underway
India achieves July Covid vaccination target but to miss 25 Cr mark initially set for Aug 2021; Bhubaneswar becomes first city in India to vaccinate 100% of its population against Covid
Covid-19: To meet its vaccination target, India needs to give 92 lakh shots per day
Vials need ‘smart’ labels to show heat damage: Experts
It's beginning to look a lot like April for this crucial Covid indicator; India’s R count hits 1 again, 8 states see high caseload as per Michigan University data
White House official Ben Wakana called media reports claiming Delta COVID-19 variant can be passed on by vaccinated people as "completely irresponsible
World: 198,972,182; Active 15,138,611 (7.61%); Recovery 179,593,950 (90.26%); Vaccinated 4.14BN
India: 31,695,368; Active 420,879 (1.33%); Recovery 30,849,681 (97.36%); Vaccinated 461.52MN
State News
12 held in Delhi-NCR for duping foreigners on promise of providing tech support
After 105 days, Delhi zoo reopens in two shifts with online ticket booking facility
CISF nabs man with fake civil aviation ministry, AAI IDs at Delhi Airport
Delhi Police likely to submit its first chargesheet in Sagar Rana murder case tomorrow. Around 12 accused mentioned, including wrestler Sushil Kumar. Over 50 witnesses in the case
Yamuna water level close to danger mark at Old Yamuna Bridge – ‘Loha Pul’
Delhi Metro: Pink Line’s ‘missing link’ at Trilokpuri and Grey Line’s extension to become operational this Friday
The Najafgarh-Dhansa bus stand extension of Grey Line and the Trilokpuri section of Pink Line will be inaugurated by Union minister for housing and urban affairs, Sh Hardeep Singh Puri & CM Arvind Kejriwal on August 6: DMRC
Delhi: Kala Rana to step in from Bangkok for Kala Jathedi
Raj Kundra case: Raj Kundra’s associate Yash Thakur: I was framed because I refused to pay extortion money
Did Mumbai Police ask Gehana Vasisth a bribe of Rs 15 lakh to evade arrest in Raj Kundra pornography case?
'RRR' new song 'Dosti': Jr NTR and Ram Charan’s track celebrates friendship
Sonu Sood to accompany India's contingent to 2022 Special Olympics World Winter Games
Bigg Boss Malayalam 3 Grand Finale: Host Mohan Lal bids farewall after winner Manikuttan's emotional speech
Bigg Boss Malayalam 3 grand finale has crowned Manikuttan as its winner. Finalists Anoop Krishnan, Rithu Manthra, Noby Marcose, Ramzan Muhammed, Manikuttan, Kidilam Firoz, Sai Vishnu, and Dimpal Bhal are currently in the finale.
Jiah Khan death case: Sooraj Pancholi says 'my family is hopeful that CBI court will be expeditious with the case'
Kuwait News
Indian Community Support Group (ICSG) committee members include Rajpal Tyagi, K.S. Lamba, Dhiraj Oberoi, S.K. Wadhawan, Ashok Kalra, Dr. Amir Ahmed, Jatinder Suri, Dr. S. Nayak, Ajai Goel, T. Remesh and Reaven D’Souza, payment aids families of deceased domestic workers in Kuwait
Even vaccinated Indians cannot travel directly to Kuwait
Speaker of the National Assembly: Anniversary of the Iraqi invasion is an opportunity to recall the sacrifices of Kuwaitis for the sake of nation’s pride
The State of Kuwait condemns and denounces in the strongest terms the continuation of the Houthi Militia to threaten the security of sisterly Saudi Arabia and to target a commercial ship and the city of Khamis Mushait with two drones
The Kuwaiti Minister of Information chairs the meeting of the members of the National Council for Culture and reviews its new strategic plans
Kuwait’s strong foreign policy played great role in Country’s liberation
Coronavirus situation affected money spending, saving for Kuwaitis
The Minister of Health inspects health procedures at Kuwait International Airport with the start of the implementation of the decision to allow the reception of non-Kuwaitis
MoH spokesman: 707 new cases of Corona; 1,139 recovered and 8 deaths recorded
Kuwait municipal minster discusses mechanism to implement development projects in the short, medium and long term
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirms its confidence in the ability of the sisterly Tunisian leadership to overcome the current exceptional circumstances
The Speaker of the National Assembly receives the President of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly
Kuwait Radio is preparing a program plan to remember the sacrifices of our righteous martyrs and the role of Kuwait in overcoming the ordeal of the invasion
On the 31st anniversary of the brutal invasion, Kuwait continues its humanitarian role to support the Iraqi people
The Embassy of Kuwait in Beirut calls on Kuwait citizens to stay away from places of gatherings and disturbances, and urges those wishing to travel to Lebanon to postpone it
Kuwait International Airport begins to receive immunized non-Kuwaiti travellers with a vaccine approved by the country in according with the health requirements
On the 31st anniversary of the invasion, an unparalleled consensus of international legitimacy on the Kuwaiti right was dictated by the unique Kuwaiti policy and its exemplary relations
The US dollar stabilizes against the dinar at 0.300 and the euro rises to 0.356
Kuwaiti writers wrote down their pain during the Iraqi invasion, recorded the bitterness and difficulty of that period, and preserved historical facts for future generations
The Corona pandemic has strengthened the culture of saving and changed the shopping patter of the Kuwaiti citizen
Secretary of the Workers’ Union of the Kuwait Oil Company, Jada’an Al-Mutairi, has called on the Minister of Oil and Minister of Higher Education Dr. Mohammad Al-Faris, and the President of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, Hashem Hashem, to “take a corrective decision and do justice to 172 Kuwaiti petroleum engineers who have passed the ‘incapacitating’ tests but have yet to be appointed in the oil sector.
48 countries grant Kuwaiti Citizens a visa upon arrival
No increase in capacity for arriving passengers at Kuwait Airport
Thousands of tickets cancelled due to the limitation of quota; transit flights rate hits KD 600; overbooking forces tickets cancellation
Overbooking Airlines get stern warning
Stranded expatriates start arriving in Kuwait; the airport receives 100 flights per day; inbound flights expected to transport more than 5,000 new domestic workers
Residents in Kuwait among most indebted, New Law dilute deterrence
Kuwait Airways launches its first flight to Frankfurt, Germany
On the first days of permitting fishing in the country: A basket of 20 kilos of Shrimp for 45 dinars
Kuwaiti caught smuggling drugs in fire extinguishers
All registered are expected to receive their first dose of vaccination by the end of August; New vaccination center opened in Farwaniya
Jaber Bridge vaccination Center sets a record on Sunday
MoH race against time to speed up jabs pace
KD 6.09 billion in Oil revenues in 4 months, equivalent to two-thirds of the estimated for the entire fiscal year
MoE discussed return to school plans; final decision expected today
Amendment on over 60’s work permit renewal seen
Social Media users in Kuwait report increased online scamming
International News
70 wildfires sweep Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain forest areas turned black; forcing 100s to evacuate, 80 civilians injured
Taliban Rockets hit Kandahar Airport; Flights suspended Afghan Govt carries out Airstrike on Taliban hideout, kills 'Tens of Terrorists
The US National Security Adviser calls on the Tunisian President to develop a plan for a quick return to the democratic track
Tunisian President Kais Saied warns that there are unnamed parties seeking to harm Tunisia’s relations with Europe, especially Italy, by financing the recent waves of illegal immigration
Lebanese President Michel Aoun announces that he has asked the Lebanese army to take immediate measures to restore calm to the Khaldeh area, which witnessed armed clashes over the killing of a resident of the area
Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa stresses the importance of working among the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf to reach the objectives of the Al-Ula statement to maintain security and stability and achieve all that is good for the countries of the region
Qatar sets rules for arrivals from India, Pakistan, other Asian States
Saudi Arabia to allow only vaccinated people in Public, Private facilitates
Sports News
Hungarian GP: Alpine's Esteban Ocon took a sensational win fending off competition from Sebastian Vettel, while pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton claimed third
Guinness World record-holder K. Sudhakar drove a shuttlecock-shaped car supporting Indian badminton player P.V. Sindhu.
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Tokyo Olympics Updates
Olympics: Indian Women's Hockey Team enters Quarters after 41 Years; losses for Amit Panghal, PV Sindhu; Swiss Belinda Bencic beat Marketa Vondrousova to win Women's Singles Tennis Title; Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah wins Women's 100m Final with a time of 10.61 seconds
Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur finishes second in discus qualification to make finals; Rakhi Tyagi was coaching her from Patiala
Novak Djokovic loses bronze medal match to Pablo Carreno Busta
Headlines
TN: In a heart-warming gesture, Coimbatore District Collector G S Sameeran handed over special shoes to Alagumani (3 years), assisted him in walking; later carried the boy back to his parents
‘Sorry Ma’: Boy spends Rs. 40,000 on online game, kills self
WHO urges action to suppress Covid before deadlier variants emerge; wants every country to have vaccinated at least 10% of its population by the end of Sep 2021
Indian-American Rashad Hussain (Roots in Bihar, named among 500 influential Muslims), known for protecting minorities in Muslim-majority countries, is Biden's Envoy for Religious Freedom
Danish’s body was mutilated in Taliban custody: Officials
Change public’s poor perception of police: PM to IPS probationers
Every cloud has a silver lining: Bicycles are back in vogue amid the pandemic - and booming; sale in FT2021 18.37MN Units, expected to go up to 22MN Units, 20% increase
Mumbai-born Shailesh Jejurikar takes the corner office at world's biggest consumer goods company; to take charge as P&G COO from Oct 2021
Kolkata Doctors remove needle from man's (50 years) nasal cavity near brain; conducted craniotomy, a process generally used to remove a brain tumour or abnormal brain tissue
Scientists detect light being ejected from behind Black Hole called echoes - were detected in the form of X-rays, 800MN light-years away from Earth; proving Einstein's theory correct
Munger MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh (66) made new national president of JD(U)
Holding minor’s hand not sexual harassment: Pocso court
Delhi HC pulls up NIA judge for not hearing bail plea of a 60-year-old man for 6 months, sets date for the special judge to hear it
After losing cabinet berth, Two-time Asansol MP and former Union Minister Babul Supriyo says ‘Alvida politics’, will also resign as MP
J&K eyes UNESCO tag with Mughal Gardens facelift
Climate goals at risk if only rich nations adopt electric cars; Population growth by 2050 is forecast to take place in developing countries & they may stick to fossil fuel-powered vehicles for decades
Kharif sowing hits ‘normal’ level as rainfall deficit dips
Court backs CBI’s clean chit to Sengar in Unnao girl’s car crash
3 former employees of ISRO Nakul Kukar, Paras Kaushal and Supratim Naskar are now propelling Electric vehicles on Indian roads; also run a logistics company with their electric LCV
Don't pay GST till demands are met, PM's brother Prahlad Modi tells traders on protest
Efforts underway to conduct NExT (Common eligibility exam for PG & for obtaining licence to practice) for medical students in 2023 First Half; Mock-Run likely in 2022
CBSE 12th Results 2021: UP farm labourer's daughter scores 100% marks, aims to become IAS Officer; Guwahati zone excels in CBSE Class 12 exam with pass percentage of 99.31
Yamuna in Delhi could touch danger mark soon, warns Satyendar Jain; 8 person swept away as multiple landslides wreak havoc in Sikkim, West Bengal
Jharkhand CM recommends CBI probe into judge’s death
After Jharkhand, UP Judge Car hit 'multiple times by Innova'; gunner injured, vehicle badly damaged
Union govt says no death reported due to manual scavenging; instead calls them deaths due to hazardous cleaning of septic tanks and sewers; activists decry govt response
8,145 complaints of misleading ads received, accepted in last 3 years by Dept of Consumer Affairs' online GAMA Portal
Mizoram declares border areas as 'no flying' zones for drones amid row with Assam; Mizoram CM says Himanta Ji (Assam CM) is like my brother, we should resolve dispute peacefully; FIR against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, 6 top officials in Mizoram
Ladakh standoff: India, China end 12th Corps Commander-level talks after 9 hours; discussed ways to resolve the ongoing military standoff between India and China in the eastern Ladakh sector
Disengage from Gogra and Hot Springs, restore patrolling rights in Depsang: India to China
Amid LAC row, Leh boosts oxygen infrastructure in forward areas
Experts explain how drone threats and attacks can be countered effectively
All should take part in J&K assembly election whenever it’s held; Congress must start preparing: Azad
Disruptions in Parliament caused 133 Cr losses in Taxpayers' Money; Rajya Sabha allowed to function for 11 hours out of possible 53 hours
Why no Neutral Agency?': Assam CM Sarma questions Mizoram govt on being booked for Border dispute; asserting that he will be “happy to join" any investigation into the matter; Mizoram claims no vehicular movement from Assam so far despite 'lifting of blockade
Assam, Nagaland agree to pull forces from border, Himanta Biswa Sarma calls it 'historic step'; Assam signs agreement with Nagaland to diffuse stand-off on eastern front
IIT professors, doctors, parents issue open letter to CMs of three states Maharashtra, Delhi, Karnataka demanding reopening of schools
J&K: Relative of Jaish Chief Masood Azhar & Pulwama terror attack's key conspirator killed in encounter
Air India Express en route Saudi Arabia plane makes emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram after crack in windshield of the aircraft was detected
Cancelled, rescheduled flights put US-bound students in a fix
Red alert in Rajasthan, MP; IMD predicts intense rainfall in next four days
Maharashtra reports first ever case of Zika virus from Pune district; admitted in hospital now recovered & been sent home.
‘Not even 5% of India’s grasslands protected’
West Bengal extends lockdown-like restrictions till Aug 15
Pune: Woman IPS officer’s ‘free biryani’ order lands her in soup; home minister orders probe
Himachal Pradesh police books Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, a US-based self-styled chief of the banned pro-Khalistan outfit Sikha for Justice (SFJ), for sedition
Indian students worried over EU travel restrictions
National Crossword Contest begins with 9,672 teams from across India
Aavriti Choudhary to represent India at the 12th edition of Miss Supranational
Financial & Business News
PM Narendra Modi to launch digital payment solution e-RUPI
Essar Group sells residential property (Panhar 20,000 sq ft carpet area property) on Mumbai’s Worli sea face for Rs 185Cr to Surat’s diamond manufacturing, export firm Hari Krishna Exports
BASF & Porsche partner to develop High-Performing Lithium-Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles; BASF to provide high-energy HEDTM NCM cathode active materials
Tesla agrees to pay $1.5MN to settle claims over Temporary Battery Voltage reduction; Owners of the vehicles will get $625 each
Ex-IndiGo boss Aditya Ghosh, (well-known name in aviation industry) joined with Rakesh Jhunjhunwala in his new venture, Akasa Air
Union Govt's fiscal deficit touches 18.2% of annual target at end of June & stands at Rs 2.74 lakh crore
8 core sectors' record 8.9% rise in output in June; In May recorded a growth of 16.3%, 60.9% in April
Rs 1.12 lakh crore outstanding loan with SHGs under DAY-NRLM; 97.17% repayment rate
IndiGo signs pact to explore potential of using sustainable aviation fuel in aircraft; signed MoU with an international SAF provider
CIL board approves increase in coal evacuation facility charges
India formulating standards for services sector for high quality: Piyush Goyal
1.3%, the figure that ‘troubled’ Airtel across all 26 telecom circles in May
Reliance Jio maintains its lead in subscriber numbers in Delhi: Trai
Elon Musk says Apple is charging a global internet tax
Twitter to offer ‘bounty’ to find algorithmic bias
Corona Updates
WHO chief: Pandemic will end when world chooses to end it; n the hands of people and they can end it if they follow the Covid protocols right
Video showing ants crawling on face of paralysed Covid patient at well-known Gujarat Govt run hospital has surfaced on social media platforms
Delta variant may spread as easily as Chickenpox, cause more severe infection; UK study finds Covid-19 early symptoms vary with Age, Gender
2.27 Lakh pregnant women given their First Dose of Covid-19 vaccine; bruised by Covid crisis, Telangana's Budget schools stare at closure
Two central Covid-19 teams reach Kerala to check worrying surge; registered 20,000 cases 4 days in succession; State Health Minister says Covid absolutely under control but running out of vaccines
In world's 1st study, combining AstraZeneca vaccine and Sputnik V shows 'No serious adverse effects; trial involved 50 people and began in Azerbaijan in Feb 2021
Sputnik V vaccine production in India to go fully on stream in September: RDIF
Saudi to reopen to vaccinated (Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson) tourists after 17-month Covid lockdown; not lifting restrictions on Umrah
India becomes 3rd Country to fully vaccinate 10Cr individuals so far or 7.47 of its total population base of 136.13Cr
Kerala records 20K+ cases for 5th day, Health Min urges caution ahead of Onam; Union Govt urged 10 Hotspot States - Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh and Manipur to implement stricter Covid curbs, warns against laxity; India logged more than 42,000 new cases of the virus on Saturday
17 Maharashtra villages voluntarily opt for lockdown
Districts hit by 2nd Covid wave may not see intense 3rd wave: ICMR
Centre to provide 1 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses to Karnataka for August: CM Bommai
Nagaland announces fourth phase of unlocking from today, for 18 days
Haryana government extends lockdown for one more week
Covid-19 cases surge in Sydney, Police cordon off Downtown to prevent rally; China's worst Covid outbreak in months spreads to 2 more areas
‘The war has changed’: US documents sound alarm on Delta variant
Biden says US to see new Covid restrictions ‘in all probability’
Bahrain records 106 Coronavirus infections
France reports 43 Covid-19 deaths, 23,471 infections
Russia: 792 new deaths with Covid-19
Belgian health authorities report 1,764 more Coronavirus cases
In another dispiriting setback for the nation’s efforts to stamp out the coronavirus, scientists who studied a big COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts concluded that vaccinated people who got so-called breakthrough infections carried about the same amount of the coronavirus as those who did not get the shots.
World: 198,501,271; Active 15,013,378 (7.56%); Recovery 179,255,661 (90.30%); Vaccinated 4.11BN
India: 31,654,584; Active 417,327 (1.32%); Recovery 30,812,873 (97.34%); Vaccinated 461.52MN
State News
Delhi: Woman gives birth to quadruplets via IVF after being childless for eight years
Over 1 crore people have received at least one Covid vaccine dose in Delhi, 50% of eligible population got at least one jab: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Police arrest ‘Rajasthan don’ Anuradha
Road caves in at IIT flyover in Delhi
Delhi Transport Corporation running into losses of over Rs. 1,000 crore annually since 2015, Delhi Assembly told
Delhi govt opens drug de-addiction centre
Sooraj Pancholi: My family is hopeful that the CBI Court will expedite my case
Prosecutor to HC: Police seized 51 films in Kundra case
Raj Kundra pornography case: Gehana Vasisth's lawyer applies for pre-arrest anticipatory bail
In a shocking incident, a man named Rakhin on Friday barged into the house of Manasa, a 24-year-old house surgeon in Bachelor of Dental Science (BDS) in Kerala’s Ernakulam district, shot the girl and then killed himself
Police have arrested the owner of a private nursing home in Bihar after he was found selling a newborn baby girl abandoned by an unwed mother for Rs65,000. Further investigation has revealed a human trafficking racket has been operating across some north Bihar districts which face annual flood disasters almost every year.
Kuwait News
Kuwait Amir offers condolences to Turkish President over forest fire victims
UN General Assembly chief Volkan Bozir, arrives in Kuwait on two-day visit
Information Minister mourns late Kuwaiti actress Intisar Al-Sharrah (59)
Kuwait Sovereign Debt at KD 4.1bn
Turkish company flees with millions of Dinars, 350 Kuwaitis duped
Despite the completion of preparations by the General Administration of Civil Aviation to implement the Cabinet’s decision to return vaccinated non-Kuwaitis to the country starting today (Sunday), a source at Kuwait Airport confirmed that there will be no noticeable change with the start of the return of residents in scheduling flights. And the numbers compared to last July.
Kuwait Ministry launches blood campaign
Equate records very high demands for its bonds
Fishing sector in deep crisis, shortage of fishermen
Kuwait Embassy honours shooter Al-Turgi for Olympic medal*
Vaccinations at Jaber hospital only for staff, close relatives
Special Forces will monitor Jahra Hospital, to ensure smooth movement of patients and employees
Operating capacity of Airport increases Ticket Prices almost 500%
Expats wait in long queue under hot sun in Benid Al Gar for vaccination
The Ministry of Health is racing against time to speed up the pace of vaccinations against the Corona virus, to reach community immunity within a few months, especially since the daily vaccinations recorded a significant increase and touched the 100,000 doses
Five proposals on table to solve problem of ‘dilapidated School’ the fate of 4,300 students of Fahaheel Private School
‘No solution’ yet to Kuwait University admission crisis
Oil sailing ‘smoothly’ as OPEC-plus takes charge: Kamel Al-Harami, Independent Oil Analyst
Environment Public Authority (EPA) makes extensive efforts to end 30-year-old used tires crisis
Kuwait lists 733 new Covid-19 cases, six deaths
International News
Algiers: Cervantes Cave turns into a world archaeological landmark
Turkish President says terrorism possible cause of wildfires
US Navy explosive experts believe a drone strike targeted an oil tanker that came under attack off coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea, killing two on board
CPC 'Commands the Gun', says Xi as he asks military to expedite modernisation process to build a fully modern military on par with that of the US by 2027
UN warns hunger is expected to rise in 23 Global Hotspots in next 3 months; with highest alerts for catastrophic" situations in Tigray, southern Madagascar, Yemen, South Sudan & northern Nigeria
Coalition intercepts Houthi drive targeting southern Saudi Arabia
Tibetan leader Geshe Dorji Damdul, the former interpreter of Dalai Lama who met US Secretary of State says Dalai Lama biggest threat to China
Israeli cybersecurity company NSO Group temporarily blocked several Govt clients around the world from using its spyware technology over misuse claims
Israel blames Iran for attack on tanker off Oman that killed two
3.6MN Americans at risk of eviction from homes after Biden, Congress fail to extend ban; Biden Biden called on local Govt’s to take all possible steps to immediately disburse funds
China recruiting Tibetans in PLA for deployment at LAC; made mandatory for every Tibetan family to send one member to the PLA
4 killed as wildfires sweep Turkey, 60 such events reported in a week; 40 Wildfires burning in Greece in the last 24 hours
US Lawmakers form Congressional Caucus to put spotlight on China's abuse against Uyghur Muslims
China factory activity slows in July, hit by extreme weather
Sports News
England’s Ben Stokes to take indefinite break to prioritise mental health & to rest his left index finger, to miss India Tests
Sri Lanka Cricket bans Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka and Niroshan Dickwella 1 year for breaching Covid-19 protocols.
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Today’s News (31st July 2021, Saturday)
--by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Tokyo Olympics News
Alexander Zverev ends Nojak Djokovic’s Golden Slam bid with comeback win
Transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard thanks IOC for Games inclusion
World No. 1 archer Deepika Kumari crashes out of quarters
Didn’t have any strategy, just wanted to fight fearlessly: Lovina Borgohian on historic Olympic win
Rory Mcllroy thunders up leaderboard as Xander Schauffele leads Games golf
Quarter-finalists India ride on Gujarat twin strikes to beat Japan 5-3 in last pool game
Headlines
China-Pak corridor in Indian Territory: MEA
LAC row: India, China to hold 12th round of corps commander-level talks today
Progress on Gogra-Hot Springs likely, but not on Depsang, in India-China military talks today
Vice Admiral SN Ghormade to take charge as Indian Navy vice chief today
Dhanbad judge death: SC takes suo motu cognisance of case; says it’s state’s duty to ensure judicial officers’ safety
Pegasus spyware: SC to hear next week plea seeking independent probe
Opposition protests disrupt yet another day of Lok Sabha proceedings
Govt responsible for disruption of Parliament proceedings; must discuss Pegasus issue: Congress
Ramdas Athawale seeks laws for two-year suspension of members creating ruckus in Parliament
New Karnataka CM Basavaraj Boomai meets PM Narendra Modi
Floods, landslide throw life out of gear in Uttarakhand
Telangana intelligence chief T Prabhakar Rao embroiled in slugfest ahead of bypoll
University of Hyderabad retains position as top Indian university
IIT-Hyderabad campus gets new waste management system
Issue of normalising foreign travel of Indian citizens being take up with countries: MEA
Scheduling international flight suspension extended till August-end
Pegasus snooping row: Centre says ‘non-issue’ as opposition demands Parliament debate; Supreme Court to hear plea next week
Sterlite winding off oxygen production at its Tuticorin plant
Days after hexacopter shot down by cops, UAVs spotted in Akhnoor and Samba
Now, CPI willing to support Mamata’s Trinamool Congress to fight BJP
Mizoram Boundary committee asks people for support in fight for ‘forefather’s land’
Mizoram assures unhindered, safe travel for all non-Mizos
Delta variant spreads as easily as chickenpox, causes more severe illness: Report
Chhattisgarh Assembly disallows tabling of BJP MLA’s anti-conversion Bill
Jharkhand govt serious about probe, committed to ensure justice to family of Dhanbad judgement: CM Hemant Soren
BJP MP writes to LS speaker, demands Shashi Tharoor’s removal as chairperson of House Panel on IT
Nearly 5 deaths daily in judicial custody in the last three years: MHA
Himachal admin ups security for CM Jai Ram Thakur, J P Nadda and Anurag Thakur
Cabinet expansion could take place within next week, says new Karnataka CM
Union Minister RCP Singh may be asked to step down from JD (U) president’s post
Tamil Nadu cops allowed to take weekly off and leave on birthday, wedding anniversary
Financial & Business News
Amazon announces Q2 results, first under new CEO Andy Jassy
India needs to grow 8-10% to reach pre-pandemic levels
Microsoft looks to tap into Oyo before its potential IPO
Biocon: In US, we are now competing with Big Pharma
US House to take up residential eviction moratorium extension
Venture capital firms turn to India with China’s tech crackdown
Sebi gives more time to brokers, clearing members to comply with certain rules
Data storage norms: Mastercard submits audit report to RBI
Venture capital firms turn to India with China’s tech crackdown
First Solar of US plans $684 million module plant in TN
Corona updates
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu urges scientists to focus on paediatric Covid-19 vaccine
Central team arrives in Kerala amid rise in Covid cases
*Easing of lockdown combined with pandemic fatigue, lack of community adherence to Covid-appropriate behavior, and circulation of more transmissible variants of SARS-CoV-2 can be attributed to the surge in new cases in some states and union territories, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. Daily case count was reported at 44230, marginally higher than Thursday's. Another 555 deaths were also reported. *
Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox: CDC study
Tamil Nadu lockdown extended till Aug 9 without further relaxations
Saudi Arabia records 14 deaths and 1,187 new infections with the Corona virus
Tunisia is the first in the world in the spread of the (Delta) strain of the Coronavirus
UAE: 4 deaths and 1,520 new infections with the Corona virus
No need to reinforce messages on Covid-appropriate behaviour, vaccine uptake: Centre
98 railway staff who succumbed to Covid had been vaccinated: Government
World: Confirmed: 196,582,301; Total Deaths: 4,198,384; Recovered: 129,048,865; Active Cases: 63,335,052
India: Confirmed: 31,572,344; Total Deaths: 423,217; Recovered: 30,743,972; Active Cases: 405,155
State News
9 killed as heavy rains last parts of north, east India, red alert issued for Rajasthan
Will come back to Delhi every 2 months: Mamata Banerjee
Another case of extortion filed against former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh
Only 31% of Delhi’s informal workers got rations, 54% still have no ration cards: CPM survey
Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Polytechnic Hyderabad is conducting 5-day faculty development program
Former minister E Peddi Reddy set to join TRS from BJP
Jinnaram murder: Couple K Swamy (30) and his wife Narasamma (30), admit role in robbing 3 more women
Hyderabad to sport 150 million square feet office space by 2025?
Telangana: Rakhi through e-shop launched in Hyderabad
Telangana: Forest-electricity department joust pushes tribals into darkness
Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi meet Mamata Banerjee, lyricist says there should be change, democracy is not static
Hyderabad: Kamala Nehru Polytechnic for Women (KNPW) alumni and students beg to save college
Agriculture varsity develops 11 seed varieties
Telangana: Ex-Sub Inspector dies as car falls into well
Two minors snatch cab at gunpoint in Gurugram to go on hill station trip
Maharashtra to open malls, multiplexes; curbs eased in 25 districts
Telangana wants Krishna water in 50:50 ratio
Eturnagaram police arrest two tiger skin smugglers
Shilpa Shetty defamation case: News reports based on police sources can't be termed defamatory, Bombay HC tells actress
Mumbai court defers Raj Kundra’s anticipatory bail order in cybercrime case deferred to August 2
Covid-19: Jharkhand allows schools to conduct IX-XII classes; extends lockdown-like curbs
Govt releases guidelines to provide framework for sharing of biological data
BJP need not listen to everything Yediruppa says: Senior party leader
Kuwait News
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sends a cable of condolences to the Turkish President on the victims of the forest fires that broke out in a number of states, and His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Prime Minister send similar cables of condolences
The State of Kuwait expresses its sympathy and solidarity with Turkey due to (foreign) the fires that ravaged the forests in the south of the country, killing and wounding dozens
Assistant Foreign Minister for Human Rights Affairs, official spokesman and member of the Permanent National Committee on Preventing Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants, Talal Al-Mutairi, says that the State of Kuwait shares the international community’s fight against human trafficking and has made great strides in this field
The President of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, announces an official visit to the State of Kuwait on Saturday, during which he will meet with senior state officials
The road champion returns to the country today with a bronze medal in shooting in the Tokyo Olympics
The First Deputy Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council leaves Kuwait after a three-day official visit
Europol: Migrant smuggling group dismantled
Kuwait Embassy honours shooter Al-Turgi for Olympic Medal
First flight of Operation Allies Refuge arrives in US
Germany economy records 1.5pct growth in 2021 second quarter
Kuwait Oil price rises to USD 74.82 pb
Kuwaiti swimmer Dashti misses Tokyo Olympics 50m freestyle semifinals
UN hails Kuwait’s efforts in combating human trafficking
Nihonmastu Chamber of Commerce offers friendship tokens for Kuwaiti team
Kuwait records 853 new Covid-19 cases and 6 deaths
International News
Veena Reddy sworn-in as first Indian-American USAID Mission Director
Vancouver: Indian-Canadian community launch project to revive city’s famous Punjabi Market
Women’s rights activist Rita Abraham voices concern over uneasy peace in South Africa
Israel inspects NSO Group offices after Pegasus revelations
Ohio: One killed in crash involving motorcycle, semi truck in Dayton; 1-75 remains shut
Beirut: Lebanese President Michel Aoun expresses his ‘absolute’ willingness to testify in the event that the judicial investigator in the Beirut port explosion decides to listen to him
The Coalition to Support Legitimacy announces that it has thwarted an attempt to attack a Saudi commercial ship with a drone
Iraq decides to reopen its National Museum in conjunction with the recovery of 17,000 artifacts from the United States
Saudi Foreign Minister: The Kingdom respects the decision of the Tunisian President and considers them a ‘sovereign’ matter
The Turkish President announces control of most of the forest fires that broke out recently in separate areas
EU says sanctions an option to tackle Belarus people smugglers
Covid vaccine protection highly likely to wane over says, says UK advisers
Karachi to undergo partial lockdown to curb virus spread
Sports News
India vs. Sri Lanka: Yuzvendra Chahal and K Gowtham test positive for Covid-19
South Africa confirm white-ball tour of Sri Lanka in September
England star Ben Stokes takes indefinite ‘mental well-being’
Indian bowlers sweat it out in nets ahead ofB England Test
Rishabh Pant, Team India return to training ahead of England Test Series
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Today’s News (30th July 2021, Friday)
-- by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Tokyo Olympics News
Boxer Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) assures India’s second medal in Tokyo
Manu Bhaker, Rahi Sarnobat crash out of woman’s 25m pistol
Will javelin ace Neeraj Chopra fetch India’s first athletics medal at the Olympics?
Deepika Kumari ousts former world champion to enter women’s individual archery quarterfinals
Indian men's hockey team defeats defending champion Argentina 3-1 to enter quarter-final; PV Sindhu in quarters
Mary Kom bows out; win 2 out of 3 rounds but still loses bout; Mary Kom was clear winner, says Kiren Rijiju
Mary Kom slams IOC Boxing Task Force for ‘poor judging’, says can’t believe I’ve lost
Expected to play with Deepika Kumari in mixed team, says Atanu Das
Indian athletes who are closing in on potential medals
India’s challenge end as Sajan Prakash unable to advance to 100m butterfly semis
The German Cycling Federation coach was expelled from the Tokyo Olympics for ‘racist’ statement against an Algerian cyclist
Djokovic cruises past Nishikori to enter Olympic semis
Matsuyama makes steady start but feels lingering effects of Covid illness
Bencic beats Rybakina to reach tennis final
Headlines
Telangana’s Ramappa Temple featured on draft Rs. 10 note in Nizam era
Sri Lanka crush India by 7 wickets, with 33 balls to spare, to clinch series 2-1 (India 81/8 in 20 overs and SL 82/3)
National Gallery of Australia to return 14 art works including Chola idols
In the Rhino's backyard, 3 National Parks get Global Honour for Tiger Conservation; Manas, Kaziranga and Orang in Assam got CATS accreditation on World Tiger Day, July 29
Indian astronomers peek into the Sun using sound, find intriguing internal layer that exists very close to the solar surface; understanding is critical to know more about sunspot formation & solar cycle
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducts second lottery for H-1B cap visas for fiscal 2022
Danish Siddiqui was alive; attacked the local Masjid where he received 1st aid; brutally murdered" by the Taliban after verifying his identity
Taliban ‘hunted down, brutally executed’ Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui: Report
Supreme Court urged to take cognisance of alleged murder of Additional District Judge in Jharkhand; CCTV Clip reveal reality of Jharkhand Judge's accident'; two arrested, heavy Autorickshaw recovered
Caught on video, Taliban admit to killing Afghan comic Khasa Zwan
For India, the real problem in Afghanistan, is Pakistan
Basavaraj Bommai as lobbying for cabinet spots begins
J&K to be granted statehood at appropriate time: Govt
Uttarakhand Covid: Char Dham Yatra banned till August 18
Health Ministry announces 27% for OBCs, 10% for EWS in All India Quota for UG, PG medical, dental courses
Open letter to CJI seeks moratorium on use of Pegasus; The Supreme Court must declare a moratorium on the export, sale, transfer and use of Pegasus spyware in India and investigate the snooping scandal, women’s rights activists, human rights defenders and concerned citizens have urged Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana in an open letter to him.
Lok Sabha passes two Bills without debate; amid continuous Opposition protests, the Lok Sabha on Thursday passed two Bills before it was adjourned for the day. The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA) Amendment Bill, 2021, and The Inland Vessels Bill, 2021, were passed in the din without debate.
Delhi Assembly passes resolution against Rakesh Asthana’s appointment as Delhi Police Commissioner; Kejriwal says move against SC order
NASA: (ISS) was thrown briefly out of control when jet thrusters of a newly arrived Russian research module inadvertently fired a few hours after it was docked to the orbiting outpost
20 injured as oil leak causes blast at poultry feed plant in Kerala's Palakad; as the firefighters were trying to douse the fire, the temperature of the oil tank increased and resulted in a blast
With 5 new cases from Thiruvananthapuram, total of 61 people infected with Zika virus in Kerala
Beti Bachao: Goa reports third rape case in a week as CM Sawant asks why were girls out so late
140 tourists stranded in HP's Lahaul Spiti after heavy rain; rescue ops continue in cloudburst-hit Kishtwar
The other pandemic sweeping the world: Nearly 1.2BN people won’t have enough to eat this year
Study: Intensity of severe Cyclonic storms increasing in North Indian Ocean Region due to high relative humidity, especially at mid atmospheric level, weak vertical wind shear, warm sea surface temperature
Scientists turn speech-impaired man’s vocal signals into words
Assam issues Advisory against travel to Mizoram amid heightened Border Tension; asked people from the state living in Mizoram due to work-related compulsions to 'exercise utmost caution
Financial & Business News
Supreme Court reserves verdict on Amazon’s pleas against Future Retail-Reliance deal
Britain announces $600 million pledge to support the Global Partnership for Education
Our bankers need to stop kicking the can down the road and focus on growth, warns Uday Kotak
GST slabs to come down to three? CEA K V Subramanian says 'definitely going to happen
25.82 lakh ITRs filed, 7.90 lakh e-PANs allocated at new IT e-filing portal; 1Lac+ returns filed every day
Roche launches spinal muscular atrophy treatment drug in India priced at around Rs 6 lakh per bottle
World Bank arm IFC holds nearly 5% stake in Federal Bank with Rs 916 crore capital infusion
Airtel, Tata Communications, RCom, Railtel among 34 firms found violating internet services licence rules
Cost of data breach hits record-high due to Covid
Tata Power tops Crisil ESG scores 67/100 for power companies in India; scored 61 in environment, and 60 and 77 on social and governance parameters
For flouting insider trading norms, SEBI imposes Rs 3 lakh fine on Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra
After ruling the social media space with Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg is planning to venture in the hardware market with a wearable device. But unlike smart bands and earbuds, Zuckerberg confirmed that Facebook will launch its first smart glasses from Ray-Ban in partnership with Essilor Luxottica
LinkedIn says it will allow most employees to work remotely, reversing course
Failing to ensure wider access to Covid vaccines could undermine global eco recovery: WTO report
US charges Nikola founder Trevor Milton with lying to investors
Tatva Chintan shares off to flying start; list with 95% premium
Economic recovery stumbles, setting stage for sustained low interest rates
Cost of data breach hits record-high due to Covid
Google’s cloud business grows 54% in April-June quarter
Google delays return to office; mandates vaccines
Russia fines Google 3 million roubles for violating personal data law
China’s crackdown on its biggest companies
IT, commodities lift Sensex, Nifty; Maruti falls
May need fiscal stimulus for weaker households, SMEs: Gita Gopinath
Sebi imposes Rs. 10 Lakh fine on Karvy Financial Services for not making open offer timely
UAE’s Golden Visa Scheme a boon for Indians
Tencent is world’s worst stock bet with $170 billion wipeout
SoftBank sells 45 million shares in Uber: Report
Twitter shuts US offices, tech giants in huddle after new CDS
JSW Cement raises Rs. 1.5k crore from PEs
Cognizant attrition soars to 31%, to hire 30,000 freshers in India
TCS, HCL, IBM in fray for Boeing applications business
Droom joins unicorn club
India's gold demand increases by 19.2% in April-June quarter at 76 tonne: World Gold Council
Hyundai enters Gurugram with Rs. 2,000 crore
Ola Electric differs with Tesla, Hyundai on EV import duties
Corona Updates
Covaxin trail results on children likely by September: AIIMS chief Randeep Guleria
Two-third of population surveyed in 11 states have coronavirus antibodies: ICMR serosurvey
Covid-19: 43,509 new cases, 640 deaths in last 24 hours
Jharkhand reports 39 new Covid cases; one virus death
Over 2.98 crore unutilised vaccine doses still available with states, private hospitals: Govt
Saudi Arabia records 12 deaths and 1,289 new Covid-19 cases
Qatar: 158 new cases of Covid-19 registered*
*Two Katyusha rockets landed in the Green Zone
UAE 5 deaths and 1,550 new Covid-19 cases registered
WHO says Coronavirus deaths up 21% in last week, cases could exceed 200 million in two weeks if this trend countries
Expert Panel favours mixing Covishield and Covaxin doses; Green lights trial; Biological E denied permission for trials of its Covid vaccine in children - asked for additional safety and immunogenicity data from the ongoing clinical trial in adult
Covid-19 cases in Karnataka jump 34% in last 24 hours with 2,052 new infections; Covid R-value climbing steadily in India; Kerala, Northeastern States Top list
Vythiri in Wayanad becomes 1st fully vaccinated Tourism destination in Kerala; completely risk free for visitors; 50% Gujarat's adult population given first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
Lankan Research: Covishield single dose efficacy drops after 16 weeks in those above 60 years of age
Study on new Covid variants could be breakthrough in predicting strains in population; study found 80% genomes sequenced in individuals had later emerged as new variants or strains
Delhi HC: Delhi no action against good Samaritans for procuring O2 for Covid patients as Govt failed
Beijing records new Covid cases after six months; China steps up Port, driver checks; vaccines prevent 22MN Covid-19 infections, 60,000 deaths in UK
Sydney posts record daily Covid-19 cases, police powers extended to enforce lockdown
Covid-19 infections rise, Delta variant spreads to 132 countries: WHO
Republican leader slams CDC for new mask mandate, says it’s based on data from India
World: 197,313,422; Active 14,609,154 (7.40%); Recovery 178,491,148 (90.46%); Vaccinated 4.01BN
India: 31,572,295; Active 411,810 (1.30%); Recovery 30,736,241 (97.36%); Vaccinated 450.71MN
State News
Malls, theatres in Mumbai to open, longer hours for shops, eateries
Twitter Faceoff: Kerala’s Covid surge becomes talking point
After Punjab, Congress aims to put its house in Rajasthan in order
Covid-19 effect: Schools report 20-50 per cent dip in revenue; 55 per cent teachers faced salary cut
48% parents not willing to send their kids to schools till they get Covid vaccines: Survey
Three ganja peddling gangs busted in Telangana, Rs. 8.4 crore worth narcotics seized
Transport sector in Telangana hits pandemic wall; Covid has dealt a crippling blow to the Telugu film industry
Telangana woos Taiwanese companies with proposal of exclusive cluster
Gates of Nagarjuna Sagar dam lifted to release excess water
Shilpa Shetty approaches HC against defamatory content published in media, demands 25 crore damages
Shilpa Shetty Kundra's mother Sunanda Shetty files cheating complaint of Rs 1.6 crore in land deal
Raj Kundra case: Model Zoya Rathore claims she was asked to do 'nude auditions', offered Rs 70,000 per day for adult films
Raj Kundra Pornography case: Shilpa Shetty moves High Court against several media outlets
Sherlyn Chopra had issued an FIR against Raj in April 2021 of sexual assault. He was charged under section 376 of Indian Penal Code r/w section 384, 415, 420, 504 and 506, 354 (a) (b) (d), 509, of Indian Penal Code, 67, 67 (A), of Information Technology Act 2008, sec 3 & 4 of Indecent Representation of Women Act 1986.
Mumbai court rejects Sherlyn Chopra’s anticipatory bail in pornography case related to Raj Kundra
A German woman Vidja, files a cheating case against Arya for cheating her for Rs. 70 lakh by promising to marry her
Telangana: Mango saplings to be planted in front of every house in Nagarkurnool district
Telangana records 623 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths
Telangana HC seeks data on illegal buildings in 150 wards of GHMC
Injured Assam cop airlifted to Mumbai, operated
BMC zeroes in on private land for Mahul pumping station
Kuwait News
His Highness the Amir receives in the presence of His Highness the Crown Prince and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United States of America, and the meting reviews the distinguished historical relations between the two friendly countries
His Highness the Prime Minister receives the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USA on the occasion of his visit to the country
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister holds a session of talks with his American counterpart on the frameworks for strengthening bilateral and strategic relations and discusses the latest developments in the region
Representatives of His Highness the Amir meets British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
The State of Kuwait condemns and denounces in the strongest terms the continued threat to the security of sisterly Saudi Arabia and the targeting of civilians by the Houthi militia by launching two ballistic missiles and a drone towards the southern regions
The Speaker of the National Assembly receives the US Secretary of State, and the meeting deals with the relations of cooperation between the two friendly countries and ways to enhance them to broader horizons
Kuwait Foreign Minister: The visions between the State of Kuwait and the USA are compatible and identical with regard to regional and international issues
Kuwaiti swimmer Abbas Qali finished fourth in the 100m butterfly, in the Tokyo Olympics, missing his chance to qualify for the finals
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) completes a project on (Urban Thermal Islands in Kuwait) using remote sensing and GIS techniques
Boursa Kuwait closes its trading with the general index rising 38.23 points to reach the level of 6581.01 points, an increase of 0.58 percent, with a value of 73.5 million dollars
A delegation from the Land Force attends the ceremony to celebrate the receipt of the M1A2K tank by the Kuwaiti army in the United States of America
The MoH is completing its preparations to implement the new travel procedures, starting from the first of next August
Somali Education Minister: Kuwait’s pledge to provide $30m will contribute to solving the crises that education is going through Africa
The (Health) spokesman: 853 new Covid-19 cases; 1,400 recoveries and 6 deaths
International News
A slice of one of Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding cake is up for auction 40 years after the nuptials were watched around the world
Malaysian PM urged to quit after rare royal rebuke
Malaysia’s king berates government for misleading parliament
Qatar’s emir approves electoral law for first legislative polls
Thailand sets up hospital at airport; Cambodia closes border
The mayor of Washington announces the re-imposition of wearing masks in light of the increase infections with the Corona virus
Wildfires in southern Turkey leave 3 dead, 58 hospitalized
Israel tells France it is taking NSO spyware allegations
Tunisia Foreign Minister: President Said’s decisions aims to restore stability in Tunisia
The European Union pledges 1.7 bln euros to the Global Partnership for Education
Pakistani Prime Minister: There is no military solution to the conflict in Afghanistan
Taliban admit to killing Afghan comic beaten in video
China-Taliban ties warming ahead of US withdrawal
Inflation in German Statistics Office: Germany jumps above 3 percent for the first time in 10 years
Austrian Chancellor: Our close relationship with the UAE culminated in a strategic partnership
UN Special Reporter on combating human trafficking: Traffickers are able to carry out their illegal trade with impunity
The Sultanate of Oman reduces the duration of the partial ban
The US Secretary of Defense affirms his country’s continued commitment to addressing the outstanding issues with Vietnam
Shallow earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck Alaska Peninsula prompting tsunami warnings in the region
Airbus launches its new urban mobility copter; full-scale UAM demonstrator took off at 2,310 kg, the highest take-off weight for a fully electric aircraft with a distributed drive system
UK could hit 40 Celsius soon due to climate change
France calls UK quarantine rules discriminatory
Pakistan government is not spokesperson for Taliban: Imran Khan
Pakistan to ban public sector, education, malls, air travel for unvaccinated
2 killed in rain-related incidents in Pak
Floods make thousands homeless in Bangladesh Rohingya camps
Top US diplomat visits Kuwait to boost ties with key ally
Ron Popeil, inventor and king of TV pitchmen, dies at 86
Police seek clues after woman and dog killed in Atlanta park
Ravages of Covid surge evident inside Missouri hospital
Sports News
‘I’ll do it again’: Hamilton after Verstappen Silverstone crash
Navdeep Saini to undergo scans for his left shoulder injury: BCC
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Today’s News (29th July 2021, Thursday)
--by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Tokyo Olympics
PV Sindhu beats Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt, enters quarterfinals
Archer Pravin Jadhav exits after losing to world no. 1 Ellison
Bad decisions, worst match, says Sjoerd Marijne after 3rd straight loss
Boxer Pooja Rani enters quarters, archer Deepika Kumari in third round
Wrestlers Ravi and Deepak leave for Tokyo sans 2nd dose
Headlines
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's Next Bet: Budget Airline (seat up to 180 passengers) Akasa Air and the team’ with $35MN investment, 70 Planes
Antony Blinken meets Dalai Lama’s representative in New Delhi
Taliban taking over Afghanistan will make it a ‘pariah state’, warns US secretary of state
Successful democracies include ‘thriving’ civil societies: Blinken
‘Beijing acting more repressively at home and more aggressively abroad’: Antony Blinken
As Indo-US Ties fortify, Blinken's pointed message to China while it cosies up to Taliban; Uighurs, Border Safety on Agenda as China & Taliban Meet
Speaker mulls suspension of 13 Congress, TMC MPs identified as ‘repeat offenders’ for tearing papers
Parliament monsoon session: Did govt use Pegasus weapon against its own people, Rahul on Pegasus report
After CPI MP, now LJD member moves motion in RS to annual new digital media rules
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been witnessing protests from the opposition since the start of the monsoon session on July 19. Opposition parties which have been pressing for a discussion and probe into allegations of surveillance through Pegasus spyware, have decided to strongly raise the issue in Parliament on Wednesday.
Opposition insists on Pegasus debate, BJP decries ‘manufactured matters’
Mamata Banerjee meets Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi
Kerala assembly ruckus: Setback for Vijayan govt, SC says LDF MLAs must face prosecution
Cloudbursts, flash floods in Himachal, J&K kill 22; IMD issues alert for north India; Met Dept warns of rising water levels of Rivers in South Bengal Districts; Maharashtra flood: 213 dead, eight missing as 103 villages in Raigad face landslide risk
Government extends Covid guidelines till Aug 31; Saudi announces three-year travel ban for citizens visiting ‘red list’ countries, including India
In a dramatic turn of events, the ministry of home affairs on Tuesday appointed Rakesh Asthana, a 1984-batch IPS officer, as the new police commissioner of Delhi, four days before he was due to retire from service. Asthana was serving as the chief of Border Security Force; the ITBP chief, S S Deswal, has been given additional charge of BSF until a regular appointment is made. Asthana took charge on Wednesday.
No quorum as MPs spar at IT panel meet, secretaries skip it
To seep up justice, Supreme Court fixes strict time limits for arguments
Centre gets Assam, Mizoram to agree on ‘natural’ border force
Days after border clash with Mizoram, Assam Govt decides to create 5 new police battalions
Amid CM’s peace appeal, Mizoram demands central order to lift blockade by Assam
I was on Assam side, we could not have fired first: Mizoram SP Vanlalfaka Ralte
Supreme Court adopts UK view to loosen privileges and immunity of MPs, MLAs
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken: Quad not on Military Lines, US vaccines to India depend on Regulatory, Legal Processes; US vaccines to India hinge on Legal Process
IAF formally inducts Rafale Aircraft into 101 Squadron of Eastern Air Command; In Sep 2020, Rafale aircraft were inducted into the 17 "Golden Arrows" Squadron
UP woman dies in Lucknow Govt Hospital after doctors leave piece of cloth in stomach during C-section
The Slow Wheels of Justice in India: Supreme Court, High Courts short of 454 judges; in the lower judiciary against sanctioned strength of 24,368 judges, there are 5,132 vacancies to date
Financial & Business News
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala sees years of double-digit India stock gains
Dr Reddy’s tanks 10% on news of US legal action
Airtel discontinues Rs. 49 prepaid recharge, raise entry-level pricing
Tech Mahindra CEO’s pay down 33% in last fiscal
Four funds with $7 billion in Adani have history of wrong bets
India’s plastic exports have risen by 60% in last one year: Plexconcil
Hyundai enters Gurugram with Rs. 2,000 crore
Covid impact: Retail loans impairment rises as borrowers delay payments
RBI imposes Rs 5 crore penalty on Axis Bank for contravention of certain provisions of directions issued by the RBI, including on cybersecurity framework
Deposit Insurance of Rs 5 Lakh: Customers to get money in 90 days if Bank under moratorium
Indian startups are on a CXO hiring spree
Sensex sheds 135 pts, Nifty holds 15,700; bank stocks tumble, Airtel rallies 5%, DRL down 3%
PFRDA sets floor for pension funds to invest in IPOs
Indian solar companies jittery as curbs on Chinese modules end this week
14 midcaps where fund managers upped stakes by over 100 bps in Q1
Nestle India Q2 results: Net profit rises 11% YoY to Rs 539 crore, misses estimates; sales grow 14%
Ola expands ESOPs pool to Rs 3,000 crore ahead of IPO
CBI conducts raids at 15 locations in coal mining scam
Your phone bill is likely to go up by as much as 30% in the next six months as Airtel, Vodafone Idea are tweaking their tariff offers to improve ARPU
Ashok Leyland to transfer complete electric vehicles business to new arm Switch Mobility including UK-subsidiary Optare
Ford reaches to half dozen rival carmakers to reboot India operations; feasibility study to be done in 2 months; independent operation may turn into a niche play with just CKD operation sans partner
Govt: SpiceJet borrowed Rs 127.51Cr, Go First Rs 25.65Cr under ECLGS scheme; AAI conducted pre-feasibility study in June for Greenfield airport in Puri
Corona Updates
New Covid-19 variants take shape in bodies of patients, finds study
WHO says Coronavirus deaths up 21% in last week, cases could exceed 200 million in two weeks
Kerala now accounts for 50% of all new Covid cases; "compliance with mass gatherings guidelines needs to be enforced strictly; Positivity rate as high as 10.5% may need strict curbs; reports over 22,000 new Covid cases, 131 deaths; MHA asks states to take steps to ensure no rise in ‘R’ factor of coronavirus
ICMR Serosurvey: 2/3rd population in 11 states found to have developed Covid anti-bodies; Kerala has least (44.4%) Covid anti-bodies, Madhya Pradesh has most (79%)
HC pulls up Uttarkhand govt for Covid rule violations at Tourist Spots, extends stay on Chardham Yatra
Study: AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine associated with a small risk of rare blood clots after the first dose, and no extra risk after the 2nd dose
The Saudi Ministry of Health confirms the possibility of those recovering from the Corona virus receiving two doses of the vaccine
The Tunisian President orders the creation of an operating room to manage the Corona virus, which includes the Corona virus, which includes representatives of a number of ministers
World: 196,647,297; Active 14,336,265 (7.31%); Recovery 178,078,247 (90.56%); Vaccinated 3.97BN
India: 31,526,622; Active 409,805 (1.30%); Recovery 30,694,122 (97.36%); Vaccinated 446.16MN
State News
Telangana HC forms panel to monitor Ramappa conservation
Telangana got least GST compensation in South
Telangana: TRS Warangal West MLA Vinay Bhaskar, 17 others convicted in train stopping case
AIMIM gearing for the big fight in UP; while the party could not make an impact in the recently concluded West Bengal elections, the efforts of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) to extend its footprint across India is receiving good response, especially in UP, party leaders claimed
175 mucor cases in 4 months at Ganga Ram Hospital
Additional district judge killed in road accident in Jharkhand
Maharashtra Rains: The flood in Sangli couldn’t stop a couple from getting married on July 26. Boat ride for bride Sonali and groom Rohit, in Sangli's flooded waters
Reopen schools, say academics, doctors, lawyers and parents; Sisodia seeks view of parents, teachers on school reopening
Delhi: 62-year-old shot at point-blank range while sleeping in Palam
Raj Kundra pornography case: Raj’s lawyer moves Session’s Court for bail plea
Gehana Vasisth along with 4 producers of Raj Kundra's company booked in fresh case
Raj Kundra wanted app to earn Rs. 34 crore by 2023
Raj Kundra earned Rs. 1.17 crore in five months last through his porn app
Shilpa Shetty Kundra yet to be given clean chit in husband Raj Kundra's pornography case: Mumbai Police Crime Branch
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal asks Delhiites to suggest names for Padma awards
In deep waters, Rani Khera is wary of dipping its feet in DDA’s land pool
Tweet from outgoing Delhi police commissioner Balaji Srivastava triggers strict traffic check
Flooding makes Delhi-Gurugram travel a nightmare
Avian flu: Passive survey to be held in Chakkarpur
Gurugram: Pranab Gupta, an executive held hostage in cab, robbed of Rs. 80,000 after he was offered a lift from Ambience Mall
Hindu woman storms nikah, walks away with the groom
A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl in northwest Delhi's Shalimar Bagh area, police said on Wednesday. The accused was identified as Salim Ahmed, a resident of Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh, they said.
JP Nadda addresses meeting of BJP MPs from UP
18 migrants dead as truck collides with stranded bus in UP; Three dead, another critical as car crashes into cluster bus in Delhi’s Dwarka
Delhi: Rain to continue until end of month; orange alert for today
Hyderabad: Transfer certificate remarks leave parents in a spot
Hyderabad: Stolen property worth Rs 1.5 cr recovered from criminals in 176 cases returned to victims
Kuwait News
The Director-General of the WHO leaves the State of Kuwait after a visit aimed at strengthening cooperation
The Kuwaiti Cabinet holds an extra-ordinary meeting
His Highness Amir receives the Director-General of the World Health Organisation, and His Highness affirms the continuation of close cooperation with the organisation for the benefit of humanity and complement the humanitarian role of the State of Kuwait
Issuance of a decree terminating the work of Decree No. 258 of 2017 appointing the Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs
Representative of His Highness the Emir of the country praises the brotherly relations between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in all fields
Kuwaiti (Olympic) member: We continue to provide comfort for the players participating in the Olympics
The First Deputy of the UAE Federal National Council praises the results of his visit to Kuwait
Kuwait Interior Minister discusses with the US ambassador to the country issues of common interest
Kuwait Municipality: The video clip circulating regarding the level of general hygiene in the Jleepb Al-Shuyoukh area is old and it was dealt with at the time, and they are keen to confront abuses
The Kuwait Government assigns the ministers to work on speeding up the implementation of development projects and prioritizing projects whose establishments is self-financed and generate returns to the state
Minister of the Interior: A comprehensive strategy to develop and modernize the facilities and buildings of the security establishment to provde the appropriate functional environment
The Kuwait Health Spokesman: 941 new Covid-cases, 1,365 recovered and 5 deaths recorded
International News
Blood clot cases not higher after AstraZeneca second dose: Study
US Capitol attack hearing: ‘Kill him,’ racial slurs and more
White House considering vaccine mandate for federal workers
Israel defence minister to share initial findings on NSO with France
Officials: 2 dead, 4 injured after Texas chemical plant leak
Ashraf Ghani says no military solution to Afghan issue, government ready to talk with Taliban
Taliban delegation visiting China for talks with officials
Afghanistan: World doing business with Taliban, why shouldn’t India?
Bhutan fully vaccinates 90% of eligible adults within a week
South Korea sets another new high for daily Covid-19 cases
At least 8 killed in 22-car pileup in Utah during sandstorm
Covid-19: New Zealand suspends quarantine-free travel with Australia
With virus surge, US to keep travel restrictions for now
Sandstorm in Western Chinese city of Dunhuang rises 100m high
Tropical storm makes landfall in northern Japan, spares Olympics
Hong Kong’s civil society ‘withers’ under national security purge
Sydney lockdown extended by four weeks as Delta surge worsens
‘Wounded soul’: Beirut blast haunts scarred survivors*
Myanmar junta seeks international cooperation over Covid-19 crisis
Blinken dials Nepal’s new PM Deuba; discusses bilateral ties, Covid-19 situation & climate change
Russia ready to help Tajikistan amid Afghan conflict
US moves to shield secrets in Saudi spy case in Canada
Cloudburst in Islamabad causes flooding
Iran supreme leader criticizes west as nuclear talks stalled
Turkey detains 200 Afghan migrants en route to Italy
Tunisian President relieves state TV director of his duties after banning journalists from participating in a talk show
The Tunisian President intends to launch a reconciliation with 460 businessmen accused of looting public money
Continuing fires raging in the Akkar region in northern Lebanon have killed a 15-year-old boy as he tried to put out the fire, and injured more than 23 people
Dutch archaeologists unearthed a Roman canal and road near ancient military camps that were this week listed on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung Erupts, lasted about 12 minutes; No Evacuation Orders issued
Two Chinese nationals shot by unidentified assailants on a motorcycle in Karachi days after IED attack on bus carrying engineers
Panama scandal: Pak PM names 'common friend' who offered Rs 1,000Cr bribe to withdraw the Panama Papers case against the then PM Nawaz Sharif
US: Indian-American physician Dr Manisha Juthani nominated as Public Health Commissioner of Connecticut
Brutal killing of a popular Afghan comedian Nazar Mohammad, popularly known as Khasha Zwan has sent shock waves around the world; Taliban denies killing him
Sports News
ICC T20 Rankings: Virat Kohli, KL Rahul maintain Top 10 Positions, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal move up
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Published: Wednesday, 28 July 2021 07:02
Today’s News (28th July 2021, Wednesday)
-- by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Tokyo Olympics
PV Sindhu enters Round of 16, women's hockey team loses
The sixth day of the Tokyo Olympics began on a bad note for India as the women's hockey team suffered its third straight defeat, losing to defending champions Great Britain 1-4. However, PV Sindhu continued her winning run to enter the Round of 16. Also, the men's lightweight double sculls team in rowing failed to make it to the medal final.
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu: At one point, I felt I would never lift again. This medal is my redemption
Rowers Arjun and Arvind fail to qualify for lightweight double sculls final
Simone Biles' struggles could inspire wider change around mental health
I definitely had Ma Long under pressure, says Sharath Kamal
Headlines
Dholavira in Gujarat on UNESCO World Heritage list; “The ancient city of Dholavira is one of the most remarkable and well-preserved urban settlements in South Asia dating from the 3rd to mid-2nd millennium BCE (Before Common Era). Discovered in 1968, the site is set apart by its unique characteristics, such as its water management system, multi-layered defensive mechanisms, extensive use of stone in construction and special burial structures,” UNESCO said.
Clean water 24x7: Odisha's Puri becomes first Indian city to have 'drink-from-tap' facility
Minister for Railways felicitated weightlifter Mirabai Chanu for Silver medal in Tokyo Olympics; reward of ₹ 2 crore & promotion in the Northeast Frontier Railway
A war hero (Suresh Chhetri’s) son has been named Suman Suresh Kargil Chhetri in the memory of his father's martyrdom; Now he is a medical student, wants to join the forces
Assam-Mizoram Border on boil: 6 Assam cops dead, 7 injured amid clashes, Union Home Minister steps in
Yexit, Bommin - Basavaraj Bommai to replace Yediyurappa as Karnataka CM, Swearing-in today; Like MK-MKS, Akhilesh-Mulayam, Deve Gowda-HDK, Bommai is also stepping into his father's shoes
With Basavaraj Bommai as new CM, BJP tries to reassure powerful Lingayat community in Karnataka
MoS Defence: 29 women officers, who refused permanent commission in the Indian Army, have been relieved from service
Hemmed in, Yediyurappa (Four-time CM, 7 straight election wins, Mining Scam) walks off into the Sunset, end of an Era in Karnataka
Chhattisgarh: Maoist wanted for killing 13 jawans nabbed
Ex-CBI special director Rakesh Asthana has been appointed as appointed as Commissioner of Delhi Police
Assam declares 3-day State Mourning to condole death of 5 cops, 1 civilian in Border clash with Mizoram
Centre calls meet of chief secretaries and DGPs of Assam, Mizoram over border row
Mamata to meet Sonia, likely to meet Pawar
Parliamentary Standing Committee on I-T scheduled to meet today
Rajnath begins three-day visit to Dushanbe to attend SCO meet
Madhya Pradesh migrant couple leaves for home after job loss in Delhi, woman admitted to hospital after 8-day walk
CAA delayed further as Home Ministry seeks another extension till January 9 next year for framing rules
NHRC panel members probing post-poll violence share ties with BJP: W.B. govt.
Ahead of Rajasthan Cabinet reshuffle, Ajay Maken to meet Congress MLAs
Over 60 Tourists stranded in HP's Kinnaur after Landslides block roads; in Chhitkul, Rakshak, the last villages of the Bapsa valley
Indian Astronomers on Team which spotted Shortest Gamma-Ray Bursts from Dying Star
Fearing arrest after a Brawl with Police, man dies by suicide in UP's Baghpat; locals created a ruckus and demanded strict action against the accused
Deal with Power Cuts': 4,000 workers of 3 Corporations go on indefinite strike in Uttarakhand
IMD issues red alert for Uttarakhand, very heavy rain predicted over next 10 hours; 100 mm rain in Delhi in 3 hours, this…
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Tokyo Olympics
PV Sindhu enters Round of 16, women's hockey team loses
The sixth day of the Tokyo Olympics began on a bad note for India as the women's hockey team suffered its third straight defeat, losing to defending champions Great Britain 1-4. However, PV Sindhu continued her winning run to enter the Round of 16. Also, the men's lightweight double sculls team in rowing failed to make it to the medal final.
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu: At one point, I felt I would never lift again. This medal is my redemption
Rowers Arjun and Arvind fail to qualify for lightweight double sculls final
Simone Biles' struggles could inspire wider change around mental health
I definitely had Ma Long under pressure, says Sharath Kamal
Headlines
Dholavira in Gujarat on UNESCO World Heritage list; “The ancient city of Dholavira is one of the most remarkable and well-preserved urban settlements in South Asia dating from the 3rd to mid-2nd millennium BCE (Before Common Era). Discovered in 1968, the site is set apart by its unique characteristics, such as its water management system, multi-layered defensive mechanisms, extensive use of stone in construction and special burial structures,” UNESCO said.
Clean water 24x7: Odisha's Puri becomes first Indian city to have 'drink-from-tap' facility
Minister for Railways felicitated weightlifter Mirabai Chanu for Silver medal in Tokyo Olympics; reward of ₹ 2 crore & promotion in the Northeast Frontier Railway
A war hero (Suresh Chhetri’s) son has been named Suman Suresh Kargil Chhetri in the memory of his father's martyrdom; Now he is a medical student, wants to join the forces
Assam-Mizoram Border on boil: 6 Assam cops dead, 7 injured amid clashes, Union Home Minister steps in
Yexit, Bommin - Basavaraj Bommai to replace Yediyurappa as Karnataka CM, Swearing-in today; Like MK-MKS, Akhilesh-Mulayam, Deve Gowda-HDK, Bommai is also stepping into his father's shoes
With Basavaraj Bommai as new CM, BJP tries to reassure powerful Lingayat community in Karnataka
MoS Defence: 29 women officers, who refused permanent commission in the Indian Army, have been relieved from service
Hemmed in, Yediyurappa (Four-time CM, 7 straight election wins, Mining Scam) walks off into the Sunset, end of an Era in Karnataka
Chhattisgarh: Maoist wanted for killing 13 jawans nabbed
Ex-CBI special director Rakesh Asthana has been appointed as appointed as Commissioner of Delhi Police
Assam declares 3-day State Mourning to condole death of 5 cops, 1 civilian in Border clash with Mizoram
Centre calls meet of chief secretaries and DGPs of Assam, Mizoram over border row
Mamata to meet Sonia, likely to meet Pawar
Parliamentary Standing Committee on I-T scheduled to meet today
Rajnath begins three-day visit to Dushanbe to attend SCO meet
Madhya Pradesh migrant couple leaves for home after job loss in Delhi, woman admitted to hospital after 8-day walk
CAA delayed further as Home Ministry seeks another extension till January 9 next year for framing rules
NHRC panel members probing post-poll violence share ties with BJP: W.B. govt.
Ahead of Rajasthan Cabinet reshuffle, Ajay Maken to meet Congress MLAs
Over 60 Tourists stranded in HP's Kinnaur after Landslides block roads; in Chhitkul, Rakshak, the last villages of the Bapsa valley
Indian Astronomers on Team which spotted Shortest Gamma-Ray Bursts from Dying Star
Fearing arrest after a Brawl with Police, man dies by suicide in UP's Baghpat; locals created a ruckus and demanded strict action against the accused
Deal with Power Cuts': 4,000 workers of 3 Corporations go on indefinite strike in Uttarakhand
IMD issues red alert for Uttarakhand, very heavy rain predicted over next 10 hours; 100 mm rain in Delhi in 3 hours, this July most rainy for Delhi since 2003
Maharashtra: Search ops called off in landslide-hit Taliye village in Raigad Dist, 31 missing to be declared dead
PM should call all-party meeting on Pegasus issue: Mamata after meeting Modi in Delhi
Financial & Business News
Unclaimed funds with banks, insurance cos near Rs 50,000 crore
Mos Finance: No information regarding estimate of black money stashed in Swiss Bank for last 10 years
MoS Finance: NPAs or bad loans of banks declined by Rs 61,180Cr to Rs 8.34 lakh Cr at end of Mar 2021
Fugitive Tycoon Vijay Mallya declared Bankrupt by London High Court, Banks Win Case; verdict opens the doers for Mallya's assets to be seized; Mallya appealing against the HC order
Second Covid wave may leave serious, long-lasting scars on the economy, says new report
Tata Nexon EV demand matches the diesel variant, Co. expects 5% sales to come from EVs; expects Govt to be consistent with support for local production of EVs
Tourist footfall, revenue collection for Taj Mahal, Red Fort, other monuments hugely hit by pandemic
Covid-19 impact: IMF cuts India's GDP Growth forecast to 9.5% for FY22; lower than 12.5% projected in April
Union Govt collected Rs. 1,01,598 Cr through excise duty on petrol; ₹ 2,33,296Cr on diesel in 2020-21
Indian aviation market's recovery significantly impacted by cap on fares, capacity, says IATA DG Willie Walsh
Hyundai Motor celebrates its 25 years in India with a Brand New Headquarters; hi-tech building that's also high in aesthetics; investment of over ₹ 1000 Cr; Showcases Ioniq 5 EV, Nexo FCEV at inauguration
SBI, Axis Bank, Indian Bank, Yes Bank, IDBI Bank and ICICI Bank bought equity stakes in financial tech platform; picked up 5.55% stake each, representing 50,000 shares in IBBIC
Sugar mills may earn Rs 15,000 crore revenue in 2020-21 from ethanol supply to Oil Marketing Cos
Wiliot (Amazon-Backed Tech Firm) raised $200MN in a funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Explore mediation and settle disputes: SC advises Kirloskar brothers
Share of non-fossil fuel based generation capacity rises to 39%
Filpkart eyes 2x growth in ‘pay later’ offering, aims to cross 100 million transactions by year-end
Walmart to pay college, book costs for full and part-time staff
Covid second wave: IndiGo sees highest ever quarterly loss of Rs. 3,174 crore in Q1
Apple profit nearly doubles as Covid lockdowns eased
Google parent Alphabet profit soars as ads surge
Paytm to hire over 20,000 sales executives ahead of IPO
IMF slashes India’s FY22 growth to 9.5% from 12
Covid Updates
India reports 43,654 new Covid-19 cases, 640 deaths
Lancet: Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccine Antibody Levels may decline after 2-3 month; reduce by more than 50% over 10 weeks
AFMC study: Covishield gives 93% protection against Covid, 98% mortality reduction; Expert panel recommends nod to Serum Institute for Phase 2/3 Covovax Trials on kids
MoS Health says people who participated in Covid vaccine trials will get CoWin certificates; WHO has begun review process for emergency use listing of Covaxin; usually takes 6 weeks to decide
Saudi to impose 3-year travel ban for those visiting "Red List" countries under efforts to curb spread of coronavirus and its new variants; Britain reports highest Covid-19 death since March as PM urges caution
Vaccine for children: Expert panel recommends nod to SII for Phase 2, 3 trials of Covovax; Dr Reddy's says Made-In-India Sputnik V doses to be available from Sep-Oct
Scientists identified most highly conserved drug-binding pockets in viral proteins from Covid-19 patient samples & from other coronaviruses, revealing most promising targets for pan-coronavirus drugs
Union Govt: 98% of defence personnel received both doses of vaccine; 184 defence personnel died of Covid-19
Delta now dominant Covid variant in most of Europe, warn WHO and ECDC; US will not lift travel restrictions, citing Delta variant
Delta variant infecting fully-vaccinated people, shows growing evidence; study in China found people infected with Delta variant carry 1,000 times more virus in their noses
Covid leaves millions of Indians embroiled in a nightmare of huge piles of medical bills
UK Study: Severe Covid infection, involving hospitalization, ventilator support, has substantial impact on a recovered patient's intelligence as part of wider "Long-Covid" symptoms
Biocon Biologics gets licence from Adagio Therapeutics for antibody treatment of Covid-19
The Bahrain MoH records 105 new infections with the Corona virus
World: 195,931,879; Active 14,110,914 (7.20%); Recovery 177,628,763 (90.66%); Vaccinated 3.94BN
India: 31,483,411; Active 405,967 (1.29%); Recovery 30,655,390 (97.37%); Vaccinated 441.91MN
State News
Cloudburst hits Jammu and Kashmir village; over 30 reported missing, 4 bodies found
‘Heart-broken’ BSY supporter ends life
Centre asks states for data on oxygen deaths during second wave
Two criminals from Haryana shot at, held in south Delhi
77 new Covid cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate at 0.11%
Weather department predicts light to moderate rain in Delhi on Wednesday
Eased norms help Delhi Metro & DTC unlock some potential
Delhi: Surge in demand for weight-loss surgeries at AIIMS
Akshay Kumar donates Rs 1 crore to rebuild a school in Kashmir, BSF shares a photo of laying the foundation stone
HC says no urgent relief to Raj Kundra till prosecution is heard
Pornography case: Anticipating arrest, Raj Kundra changed his phone in March, says report
No mention of Raj Kundra in new FIR as another actress alleged she was 'forced to shoot porn'; 'HotShots' producers booked
Somy Ali reacts to Raj Kundra's arrest, says she has nothing against people who engage in pornography as long as no one is sexually trafficked
'Nyay The Justice' based on Sushant Singh Rajput case set for theatrical release after Delhi HC denies stay
Delhi high court gives governments more time on burial grounds
Delhi: New group housing project to come up near Town Hall in Walled City
UP: At least 18 killed, many injured as truck hits stationary bus in Barabanki district
Trouble in paradise? Amy Jackson deletes all pictures with fiancé George Panayiotou from Instagram
63 pc of educational institutions for hybrid route to conduct exams: Report
Kuwait News
Kuwait (Health) spokesman: 933 new cases (Covid-19), 1,376 recovered and 5 deaths registerd
The Deputy Chief of the National Guard Retired Lieutenant-General Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stresses the importance of the Guard’s vertical flight in supporting the various state agencies
Interior Minister: We are proud of the men of the Armed Forces, the Shield of the Nation and its protectors, who, throughout their honourable history, wrote the most wonderful image of sacrifice, heroism and redemption
Kuwait University: The Council of Public Universities approves the results, by accepting 244 male and female Kuwaiti male and female students in the faculties of medicine, pharmacy and dentistry for the year 2021-2022
The Director-General of the WHO reviews in the State of Kuwait the latest developments in the global fight against the Corona virus
The Kuwait handball team conducts training in preparation for the Gulf Games and Asian Cup*
Central Bank of Kuwait: We attach special importance to environmental financing issues in our future plans
Civil Aviation: Exempting those immunized from abroad from paying the value of the PCR examination, at a value of 20 Dinars, through (Kuwait passenger) and making payment and examination in Kuwait, if they wish to end their home quarantine, as of next Sunday
The First Deputy Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council arrives in the country on an official visit
Kuwaiti shooters Al-Rashidi and Al-Faihan strive to achieve good results in the shooting competitions in the Tokyo Olympics 2020*
We are (Environment Authority) continuing our inspection tours on the coasts and shores of the country to monitor violators and to ensure the preservation of the environment
Kuwait Artists Association: We support the decision of the Minister of Information and Culture in the renaissance and developments of arts and culture and are ready to cooperate
International News
US Agency for International Development (USAID) named the first Indian-American - Veena Reddy - as its Mission Director
Passport please: Afghans queue up for escape lifeline
Israeli Defence Minister to talk NSO with French counterpart
Beirut: The Prime Minister in charge of forming the new Lebanese Government, Najib Mikati, says that there is a consensus among all the parliamentary blocs to rush the formation of the government in order for the state to return to the care of the citizen under difficult circumstances
US: 5 people, including a policeman and a suspect, were killed in a shooting incident in Wasco, a city in central California
China goes on offensive against US at Bilateral Talks; hands over list of demands to revive ties
US: A sandstorm caused a huge 22-vehicle pileup on a highway in Utah; 8 dead, including 4 children
Biden to meet Iraq PM, announce 'new phase' of US deployment; technically, there are already no actual combat troops; US only deployed advisors or trainers
Police officers recount mayhem and ‘attempted coup’ in US Capitol riot
Cardinal in Vatican fraud trial: My conscience is ‘tranquil’
CDC reverses course on indoor masks in some parts of US; tells vaccinated people in high Covid risk areas to mask again
No job offer? No problem. You can still move to the UK; offers graduates the option to apply for the right to stay on for job experience at the end of their university courses
UN: Without significant de-escalation in violence, Afghan could see highest civilian casualties in 2021
Western wildfire battles aided by weather but losses grow
Senators, White House in talks to finish infrastructure bill
Koreas talk again in dormant channels, agree to improve ties
Tropical storm makes landfall in northern Japan
UN calls for Covid-closed schools to reopen ASAP
13 killed, 47 injured in bus accident in China's Gansu Province; bus rolled over on the highway
Britain stresses the importance of quickly forming a government that can implement reforms in Lebanon
Washington expresses its ‘deep concern’ over the ‘attacks against Eritrean refugees’ in the Ethiopian (Tigray) region
A Palestinian was shot dead by the occupation forces south of Nablus
Saudi Arabia affirms its support for all that supports the security and stability of Tunisia
The Coalition to Support Legitimacy intercepts two ballistic and two booby-trapped planes launched by Houthi militias targeting Saudi Arabia
China could be building its second-largest nuclear missile silo field near Hami in eastern Xinjiang one dead, 16 injured in Germany Chemical Complex blast for reasons still unknown; Residents asked to stay inside
Chile's Chinchorro mummies, the oldest in the world to have been purposefully preserved by humans added to UN Heritage List
US handed over seven facilities to Afghan Military asserting US completed 95% troop withdrawal; entered last phase of the drawdown from war-torn country
Google takes Legal Action over Germany's expanded Hate-Speech Law, says Provisions violate Right to Privacy
Sports News
India vs. Sri Lanka: 8 players identified as close contacts of Covid-positive Krunal Pandya return negative tests
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Today’s News (27th July 2021, Tuesday)
-by Annadatha Venkat Murali Manohar*
Tokyo Olympics News
Momiji Nishiya, 13 years 330 days, becomes first women's skateboard champion
The 6-time world champion, Mary Kom advances at Tokyo Olympics
Manika Batra loses in women's singles Round 3 match 0-4 (8-11, 2-11, 5-11, 7-11) against 10th seed Sofia Polcanova of Austria
I was in tears after first round exit and said sorry to my parents: Boxer Vikas Krishan
Rahul Dravid cheers for Indian contingent
Angad Bajwa finishes 18th in skeet, Mairaj Khan 25th
Sumit Nagal hammered out by world number two Daniil Mendvedev
Swimmer Sajan Prakash fails to reach semis, boxer Ashish Kumar crashes out
Judo - Japan's Ono wins gold medal in men's -73 kg ; Kosovo's Gjakova wins gold medal in women's -57 kg
Sreejesh 'took the Australian bullets' when India's hockey defence was in snooze mode
What happens if an Indian athlete tests Covid positive? IOA joint secretary explains plan of action
India lose 0-2 against Germany in women's hockey
Headlines
Vijay Mallya declared bankrupt by UK court
Afghan Army chief cancels visit to India this week due to Taliban offensive
Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu receives a warm welcome as the staff at the Delhi airport cheered
Karnataka: CM BS Yediyurappa quits on the day his govt completes 2 years; next Karnataka CM in a couple of days
'Not out of grief, but with happiness': Yediyurappa resigns as Karnataka CM
Yediyurappa: BJP's seasoned oarsman relents, but too early for political obituary
Six Assam cops killed in border violence with Mizoram: CM Himanta Sarma
IATA wants to reopen air travel for fully vaccinated passengers
UAE extends ban on passenger flights from India till August 2
Hoarding Covid medicines: SC refuses to stay proceedings against BJP MP Gautam Gambhir’s foundation
AWBI issues advisory to states and UTs to ban caging of aerial birds
The court’s decision to allow litigants to print on both sides of A4 paper will reduce the amount of paper used in filing a petition by half
Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan launches 'Nadi ko Jano; app
Dilip Ghosh slams Mamata Banerjee over commission to probe Pegasus issue, calls it ‘drama’ to divert people’s attention
DU sets new record, prepares UG results within 30 days
Delhi University started PG admissions with launch of registration site
Yamuna can't become fit for bathing in absence of e-flow: Delhi govt to Jal Shakti Ministry
Women farmers hold 'Kisan Sansad' at Jantar Mantar
Tanzanian woman held with Remdesivir vials at IGI airport in Delhi
Financial & Business News
No plan to print currency notes to tide over crisis: Nirmala Sitharaman
Rolex Rings IPO to open on July 28; sets price band at Rs 880-900
Europe to boost battery production as electric shift accelerates
Yamaha says investments on e-mobility in India to depend on stable policy, clear road map by govt
4-fold increase in fund allocation for highway development in 8 years
Bitcoin leaps 12% to test recent peaks, ether hits 3-week hits 3-week high
ICICI Bank shares hit 52-week high post Q1 earnings
Byju's acquires Great Learning for $600 million
HC restrains Natco Pharma from manufacturing, using insecticides with FMC Corporation’s patent
28% Indians plan to travel in August-September; risk of third Covid-19 wave set to rise: Survey
Kotak Mahindra Bank posts nearly 32% rise in April-June profit to Rs. 1,641 crore
Decommissioning coal power plants older than 25 years can save Rs. 37,750 crore: Study
Exposure of banks, financial institutions to real estate at $100 billion; 67% loans safe: Anarock
Tata Motors posts quarterly loss of Rs. 4,451 crore in Q1
Import duty on masur dal cut to zero; agri infra development cess halved to 10%
Corona Updates
India reported 39,361 new Covid cases, 35,968 recoveries, and 416 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total active cases in the country has now reached 4,11,189, the total recoveries are 3,05,79,106 and the death toll stands at 4,20,967. The total vaccinations stands at 43,51,96,001
Daily positivity rate less than 5% for 49 consecutive days, says government
US overtakes India in Covid-19 cases amid pandemic of the unvaccinated
Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi goes into lockdown for 15 days
Iran daily Covid caseload exceeds 30,000 in new high, reports AFP quoting ministry
France passes 40 million mark for 1st doses of Covid-19 vaccines: Reuters
Mixed AstraZeneca-Pfizer shot boosts Covid antibody level
India asks UK to review the ongoing travel ban
With $4 billion in losses, Heathrow tells UK to open up travel (Reuters)
Despite Tokyo 2020 officials asking fans not to gather to prevent the spread of Covid-19, many lined the route of the triathlon for a chance to watch international athletes ride past, reports Reuters
China reports 76 virus cases, highest daily rise since January, reports AFP
Australia sees Covid-19 cases climb, police warn against protest repeat
Biological E's Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax is expected to be launched by September end, reports ANI quoting sources
Delhi HC adjourns AIIMS doctors association's plea against Ramdev over allopathy remark
Delhi reports 39 new Covid-19 cases, one death; Maharashtra reports 4,877 new Covid cases in last 24 hours
World: Confirmed: 194,123,828; Total Deaths: 4,158,692; Recovered: 127,704,841; Active Cases: 62,260,295
India: Confirmed: 31,411,262; Total Deaths: 420,967; Recovered: 30,579,106; Active Cases: 411,189
State News
Doctors surgically insert 3D printed hip implant in Tanzanian woman
Delhi government grants Covid relief of Rs 5,000 to nearly 48,000 construction workers
Minor fire breaks out at New Maharashtra Sadan in Delhi
Metro services disrupted, commuters stranded after earthquake in Delhi
From athletes to vehicle lifters: 3 arrested in Noida
Ghaziabad plans Covid care closer home & more beds for kids
Road rage: Driver assaulted with baseball bat at Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway
Photographer uploads video of south Mumbai woman online, booked for voyeurism
Three held in Tamil Nadu for duping internet users by sending bogus pop-up notices
Raj Kundra’s bail hearing to be held in High Court tomorrow
Raj Kundra pornography case: Shilpa Shetty Kundra's phone to get cloned, the actress may be called for interrogation again
Raj Kundra pornography case live updates: Crime Branch seizes Raj's bank accounts in Kanpur
Mumbai: DRI unearths Rs 1,800 crore export incentive scam, 2 businessmen held
Grounded: Crooks identified as Surjeet (24) from Firozabad and Sundaram Gupta (25) from Ghaziabad, who offered airline jobs
Yellow alert, rains may intensify in Gurugram today
Delhi Zoo to reopen from August 1 in two shifts - 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 4 pm. Entry will be granted strictly through online booking, Delhi Zoo Director Ramesh Pandey told ANI
DCW identifies 791 women widowed due to Covid, submits list to Delhi govt for rehabilitation
Delhi: Makeover undone, squatters make home under flyovers
Yamuna can't become fit for bathing in absence of e-flow: Delhi government to Jal Shakti Ministry
Kuwait News
His Highness the Amir receives the President of the Municipal Council
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives a phone call from King of Jordan
Kuwaiti MoH: Completing the transfer of the old Jahra Hospital departments to Jahra Medical City (the new hospital) and their operation reflects the strength and capacity of our health system
The (Youth) Minister praises Kuwaiti shooter Abdullah Al-Tariqi’s achievement of the bronze medal in the Olympics Games in Japan in the men’s skeet shooting competitions
Kuwaiti shooter Abdullah Al-Tariqi wins the bronze medal in men’s skeet shooting at the Tokyo Olympic 2020
Govt Spokesperson: Cancellation of the decision to close commercial activities at 8 pm
The Council of Ministers allows only those who are vaccinated to enter all activities, provided that non-vaccinated persons are allowed enter pharmacies, consumer cooperative societies, parallel markets, and food and catering marketing outlets, as of next Aug 1
Kuwait National water bike riders get first, fourth and sixteenth places in the European Championship for the game in Poland
The Municipal Council approves a request to approve the final structural plan for the Abdali Economic Zone
*Central Bank of Kuwait Governor: “Dealing with the economic repercussions of the Corona pandemic in isolation from its health roots is a treatment of symptoms only”.
Government Spokesperson: Allowing those who are not immunized to review government agencies, hospitals and clinics
The Minister of Social Affairs issues a decision amending the regulation of cooperative work and setting new controls to tighten oversight and determine the powers and responsibilities of association board of directors
Cabinet: Opening all activities except for gatherings of all kinds, including holding conferences, weddings and social events, and opening all activities for children as of next Sept 1
Boursa Kuwait closes its trading with the general index rising 66.1 points to reach the level of 6524.78 points, an increase of 1.02% with a value of 71.3 million dinars
The German and French embassies express their thanks to Kuwait and H H the Amir for their sympathy with the flood victims in Germany and neighbouring European countries
Cabinet: Allow direct flights Morocco and Maldives, starting from Sunday, Aug 1
The Minister of Foreign Affairs receives a call from his Tunisian counterpart, in which he reviewed the current developments in his country
Cabinet expected to approve the entry of non-Kuwaitis from all countries, including banned countries
Kuwait records 988 new Covid-19 cases and 9 deaths
International News
Malaysia's Parliament reopens after 7-month virus suspension; Malaysian Minister of Law and Parliament Taqiuddin Hassan announces that the state of emergency imposed since last January to limit the spread of the Corona-19 virus infection will be cancelled starting from the first of next Aug
Russian PM visits Pacific islands claimed by Japan
Jill Biden calls on unvaccinated in Hawaii to get Covid shots
Nancy Pelosi names Republican Adam Kinzinger, Trump critic for US Capitol riot probe
Massacres, war fuel ethnic fervour in Ethiopia's Amhara
New Zealand to accept alleged Islamic State militant, 2 kids, who have been detained in Turkey since February
Firefighters battle California blaze generating its own climate
Sparked by pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges across US
Brussels: The European Union calls on the actors in Tunisia to remain calm and respect the constitution, following the decision of Tunisian President Kais Saied to freeze parliament and relieve the government of its duties
Tunisia: Pictures broadcast by Tunisian media shows units of the Tunisian President Guard surrounding the government palace in the Kasbah and preventing government employees from entering their offices
The Tunisian President orders a curfew in Tunisia from 7pm until 6am for a month
The UN calls on all parties concerned in Tunisia to exercise restraint
The Tunisian President relieves the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense and Justice of their posts
Egypt and Jordan stress the importance of intensifying international efforts to resolve the peace process on the resolutions of international legitimacy
Rome: The work of the Pre-Summit will be launched at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) that precedes the UN Food Systems Summit in September to make new partnership commitments to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda
The Arab League affirms full support for Yemen’s Saudi-backed new govt
Sports News
Robert Lewandowski voted German Player of the Year
2nd T20I: Time for Sanju Samson to fire as India aim to wrap up series
Yuzvendra Chahal looks to perform ‘at every given opportunity’ to secure T20 World Cup spot
Pink 'very proud' of Norwegian female beach handball team for breaking 'sexist' clothing rule; offers to pay 1,500 euros fine
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Today’s News (26th July 2021, Monday)
-- by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar*
*Today is Kargil Victory Day (Kargil Vijay Diwas).
Tokyo Olympics News
Flash News: Fencer Bhavani Devi loses 7-15 against the world No. 3 Manon Brunet of France in Round of 32 of women's Sabre event; mens' archery team enters quarterfinals against Korea
Sharath Kamal advances to 3rd round; faces Ma Long next
Tokyo 2020: Bhavani Devi wins India's 1st ever fencing match in Olympics history, beats Tunisia's Ben Azizi; Sharath Kamal through to 3rd Round after strong display
Shooters Deepak, Divyansh fail to qualify for 10m Air Rifle Men's final; Paddler Sathiyan makes early exit
Indian shooters Yashaswini Deswal, Manu Bhaker failed to qualify for the 10m Air Pistol Women final at the Asaka Shooting Range. India's badminton icon and Rio Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu crushed Israel's Ksenia Polikarpova 21-7, 21-10 in her Group match.
Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina also lost their women's doubles first round match. Indian shooters Deepak Kumar, Divyansh Singh Panwar failed to qualify for 10m Air Rifle Men's final.
Indian table tennis player G Sathiyan suffered an upset defeat at the hands of lower-ranked Siu Hang Lam to make an early exit from the men's singles competition.
Headlines
Kargil Vijay Diwas Eve: Remembering those who laid their lives… and fought valiantly. No homage is enough to say thank you for your sacrifice and valour; Lamps lit at Memorial, Epic Battles recalled as Military Personnel, Families converge in Drass
President Ram Nath Kovind arrives on a four-day visit to J&K to pay homage to the indomitable courage and sacrifice of the Indian armed forces during the Kargil conflict of 1999 at the Kargil War Memorial on the 22nd anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas
India gets its 39th World Heritage Site. The Kakatiya Rudreshwara, Ramappa Temple, Telangana has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 13th century engineering marvel is named after its architect, Ramappa
India vs. Sri Lanka 1st T20I: Suryakumar Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar secure 38-run win against Sri Lanka
We should have been allowed to capture Pakistan territory: General VP Malik
Work From Home (WFH) may cause 'Irreversible' damage to spinal cord, warn Doctors; aren’t realizing what they are losing in terms of health with this new abnormal lifestyle
Magnitude 4 Earthquake strikes near Hyderabad in Andhra; Magnitude 4 Earthquake hits Sikkim
Indian businessman Yusuffali MA appointed vice-chairman of apex government body for all businesses operating from Abu Dhabi; the only person from India on the 29-member board
Maharashtra Floods: 149 dead, 90 bodies recovered, 33 people missing following landslides as rains ravage 875 villages; 2.30 Lakh evacuated; Mumbai Bengaluru Highway shut for traffic for 3rd day; around 2,000 Karnataka-bound vehicles stranded
Must watch Chinese inroads into Myanmar: Bipin Rawat
Seafarers Body seeks Union Govt help as China 'Not Allowing' Ships with Indian Seamen; 80% seafarers on various ships come from India; without them, shipping industry collapse; big disaster
India brings new narrative ahead of COP26, asks rich nations to reduce per capita emission by 2030
IIM Shillong to collaborate with Centre for Bhutan Studies & Gross National Happiness Research for SUSCON Conference
Central Excise Duty on Petrol and Diesel hiked by 88% and 209% in 6 years; Petrol - July 2015 - ₹ 17.46 per litre; July 2021 - ₹ 32.90 per litre; Diesel - July 2015 ₹ 10.26 per litre; July 2021 ₹ 31.80 per litre
Himachal: Boulders roll down hill due to landslide in Kinnaur; 9 killed, 3 injured; multiple landslides occurred near Batseri on Sangla-Chitkul road; Flood situation In Karnataka remains grim, 10 people dead in last two days
Two more Test Positive for Zika in Kerala; total reported cases 48 out of which 4 are active
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses 'Mann Ki Baat'
Kerala man Sajjad Thangal (70) reunited with kin 45 years after air crash (12-Oct-1976)
Flex board describing CM Pinarayi Vijayan as God of Kerala sparks row
Maharashtra rains live updates: Pune-Bengaluru highway in Kolhapur likely to be opened for emergency heavy vehicles
Mayawati expresses grief over loss of lives in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra
Dalai Lama offers prayers for Maharashtra flood victims
Saudi leaders condole loss of lives in deadly floods in Maharashtra
Chhattisgarh: Naxal killed in encounter in Sukma
In a first, TRS MP Maloth Kavitha convicted for bribing vote
As BSY awaits message from BJP brass, Nirani, Basavaraj, Patil Yatnal, Aravind, Pralhad Joshi, Santosh, Ravi are the frontrunners who may replace the Karnataka CM
Financial & Business News
Centre to scrap 51% holding clause to privatise insurer
HDFC Bank's Puri (13.82Cr) top earner among bankers in FY21; ICICI Bank's Bakhshi forgoes salary in Covid year, did receive allowances and perquisites amounting to Rs 38.38 lakh
HDFC gets $250 mn IFC loan for green, low-cost housing
Japanese drone major ACSL ties up with India’s Arc Ventures with an initial investment of US$ 3.5 million
Diageo’s home delivery plans hit, exits HipBar at 98% loss
Big planters flay Tea Board’s 50% auction order
Covid-19 claims to exceed 50% of Q1 health payouts; 16,000 crore cleared
Nearly 66% of the 6,368 affordable houses being built under the Light House Projects (LHPs) using new technologies, which PM Narendra Modi talked about in his Mann ki Baat on Sunday, have their construction time to less than a year
Director of IL&FS arm Ramchand Karunakaran, arrested in Rs. 100-crore fraud case
Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra’s joint bank accounts under the scanner
Corona Updates
India registers 39,742 new Covid cases and 535 deaths in 24 hours; recovery rate stands at 97.36%
Daily positivity rate less than 3% for 34 consecutive days, says health ministry
Just 1.2% dip in weekly Covid cases as Kerala numbers surge
Maharashtra: Immunity in 50% population in six districts; indicates sero-survey
Delhi: Stroke cases on rise, doctors advise caution
Over 80 people reportedly died due to lack of oxygen at Goa Medical College in May this year, but the state govt has failed to share the number with the Centre
1,857 new Covid-19 cases, 29 deaths in Karnataka
Enjoying unlock in Karnataka? Data shows the state may be heading towards really bad days; gap b/w discharged & new cases is closing, rate of decline in the number of active cases is slowing
Survey of 18,000 citizens in 311 districts finds 28% Indians plan to travel in Aug-Sept; risk of 3rd Covid-19 wave set to rise
Case rise fuelled by unvaccinated Americans: Dr Fauci is 'very frustrated' with US Covid situation; UK investigates New Coronavirus variant after 16 cases emerge
WCD Ministry asks States to provide details of children who lost parents to Covid-19 pandemic for receiving support under PM CARES for children scheme
Virus-wracked Indonesia to loosen Covid-19 curbs; Children are dying of Covid at an alarming rate in Indonesia
Germany warns unvaccinated may face restrictions
South Korea starts vaccination for 55-59 age group as Covid-19 caseloads remain high
Premature to conclude health complications due to Covid-19 rising: Government
Rahul Gandhi slams government for pace of Covid-19 vaccinations
Delhi HC to hear plea against Ramdev for remarks against allopathy
World: 194,801,209; Active 13,876,437 (7.12%); Recovery 176,749,905 (90.73%); Vaccinated 3.86BN
India: 31,409,639; Active 417,244 (1.33%); Recovery 30,571,399 (97.33%); Vaccinated 433.15MN
State News
Telangana records 100% pass percentage in ICSE, ISC exams
Hyderabad: Awaken India Movement NGO holds protest against lockdown resulted in massive economic instability resulting in poor immunity of people
Covid-19 effect: Schools report 20-50 per cent dip in revenues; 55 per cent teachers faced salary cut
Delhi: Experts worry over 100% seating nod in Metro, buses; Delhi Metro to open 16 more entry gates in as many stations
No standing passengers in Delhi Metro, multiplexes ready for return
Delhi sweats with maximum temperature of 37.3 deg C
Raj Kundra pornography case live updates: Tanveer Hashmi says, ‘We made short films with nudity, not porn’
Raj Kundra’s employees turn witnesses in the pornography racket case
Shilpa Shetty broke down after arguing with husband Raj Kundra during house raid: Report
Kuwait News
Kuwait Crown Prince receives parliament speaker, Prime Minister
Kuwait’s Port Authority plans to optimize metropolitan logistic activities on recently acquired lands as part of efforts to prop up local trade and lure more foreign investment into the country, its chief said
Kuwait Naval Force declared they will perform a drill with live ammunition on Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 am to 7 pm, at sea locations
FM receives credentials from next WHO’s Office Representative in Kuwait
Al-Tariqi scores 74 dishes, Al-Rashidi 71 out of 75 in Tokyo Olympics skeet first round qualifications
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) announced that it has earned a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for an innovative technology which works on desalination and air conditioning simultaneously
Kuwait Fire Force controls blaze in Al-Na’ayem scrapyard
Bid to smuggle 2,405 million sachets of Tobacco foiled: The Shuwaikh Port Custom officers
American journal sheds light on Kuwaiti Coast Gurads’ efforts in Gulf
State Audit Bureau (SAB) reports on MoH dearth of efficiencies; Oversight saves KD 24.1 million
10,000 vaccination certificates of stranded expats rejected
MP Osama Al-Shaheen’s query Peagasus Spyware… ‘Mosafer’ hit
44% Kuwaitis work in Public, Private Sectors; Indians top list, Egyptians 2nd
KD 7,000 Maximum Reward for ‘pandemic’ Oil sector workers
Home provided to Kuwaiti mother & daughter found living on streets
Panel to map return of normalcy: Review of 8.00 pm closures
How can low-earning 60s expats pay KD 2,000 for permit renewal?: Columnist Ali Al-Fairouz
Deportation for expats caught fishing without license
PACI intensifies issuance of Civil IDs
Kuwait to deport Pakistani Actor Farhan Al Ali
Ministry of Interior: 5,679 Expatriates were deported during the first half of the year
Seventh month pregnant Indian lady 43-year-old Sini Santhosh from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, died of Covid in Kuwait
MoH Spokesperson: 836 Covid-19 cases, five deaths ‘of which 4 unvaccinated’
Kuwait Crickets’ President & Director of Asian Games at Olympic Council of Asia Mr. Haider Farman, attends Tokyo 2020 Olympics opening ceremony
Indian Muslim Association Weekend Islamic School (IMAWIS) announces the Winner of Logo Design Competition
Sovereign Rating cuts amid Parliament Gridlock
500% increase in travel tickets in Kuwait
International News
Tunis: Tunisian President Kais Saied announced freezing the Parliament and all its powers, for one month
Tunisia’s ruling party, the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha, slams President Kais Saled’s decision to suspend parliament as ‘state coup’
Thousands of Afghan families flee fighting in former Taliban bastion
US defense secretary advises Afghan forces to slow down Taliban’s momentum before retaking territories
America will not mediate: Biden admin sends a clear-cut message to India and Pakistan
Jailed by Myanmar junta, Oz Sean Turneil economist ‘faces Covid risk’
Typhoon In-fa hits China's East Coast; Death toll in Henan flooding mounts to 63; 3.6 lakh evacuated from Shanghai as city faces Typhoon
Shanghai cancels flights as China braces for Typhoon In-fa
Lebanese Business Tycoon & Former Premier Najib Mikati poised to be designated PM after winning the support of most major parties to form new Govt facing a crippling financial crisis
US General: America to continue Air Strikes in support of Afghan Troops fighting Taliban; increased air strikes over last several days
Unusually large' Meteor lights up Norway; Part of it may have landed near Oslo; no immediate reports of injuries or damage
Israeli airlines launch first direct flights to Morocco
Turkey says UNESCO criticism of Hagia Sophia conversion ‘biased’
64% Woman Veterans, 58% serving women in UK Military face harassment, bullying: Govt report
Canada: Boy (12) with bright yellow tongue diagnosed with rare disorder old agglutinin disease, a rare autoimmune disorder that led his immune system to attack & destroy its own red blood cells
Pollution by a chemical used to preserve prawns for export turns lagoon in Argentina's southern Patagonia region bright pink in a striking, but frightful phenomenon
IICO distributes Udhiya meat to thousands of Yemeni families
French President Macron speaks to Israeli PM Bennett on allegations of snooping
Israeli aircraft bombarded a number of military sites in the besieged Gaza Strip, causing some material losses
Tehran (Iran): Armed bandits kill 4 troops of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard members in the Gounic district of Sistan and Baluchistan province, near Pakistan border
Counting underway for 11th General Elections of Pakistan administered Kashmir
‘Purified’: Japan’s hikers return to Mount Fuji
Wildfires blasting through West draw states to lend support
In a shift, US CDC says those at risk may need booster
Bus swerves off road in Croatia; 10 killed, 30 injured
Thousands march and dance for LGBTQ rights at Berlin parade
Sports News
IPL 2021 to restart with CSK vs MI in Dubai on September 19, final to be played on October 15
India vs. Sri Lanka: Suryakumar Yadav fifty, Bhuvneshwar Kumar's four wicket haul take India 1-0 up; Score: India 164/5 and Sri Lanka 126
India vs. Sri Lanka: VVS Laxman calls for more ‘constancy’ in India’s bowling Hidepartment
Suryakumar Yadav’s batting is amazing to watch: Shikhar Dhawan
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News Digest (25th July 2021, Sunday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Headlines
Mirabai Chanu became the first-ever female weightlifter to win a silver medal at the Olympics; Dedicate this medal to my country: Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu; Manipur CM announces 1Cr
Prime Minister Narendra Modi leads country in congratulating Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu
Mirabai Chanu ended India's 21-year wait for a weightlifting medal at the Olympics by clinching a silver medal in the 49kg category to open the country's account on Saturday. The 26-year-old lifted a total of 202kg (87kg+115kg) to better Karnam Malleswari's bronze in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. With this, she exorcised the ghosts of the 2016 Games where she had failed to log a single legitimate lift. However, it was a disappointment for shooter Saurabh Chaudhary who could only finish 7th in the men's 10m air pistol final.
Tokyo Olympics: Nagal becomes only third Indian to win a singles match at Olympics
Tokyo Olympics: Harmanpreet's brace, Sreejesh's heroics help India beat New Zealand 3-2 in opener
Advisory for Indian nationals in Afghanistan: ‘Security situation dangerous’
US State Dept of Asian Affairs: Use of spying technology on civil society, journalists through extrajudicial means is always concerning
Muslims offer 1700 sqft Land Adjacent to Gyanvapi Mosque for Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in return for which the temple administration has given them 1000 sqft of land at a different place
Beti Bachao: A group of men, including relatives, allegedly verbally abused and thrashed two teenage girls in Gujarat's Dahod district for talking on their mobile phones
In a 1st, BSF lodges strong protest with Pakistan on increased Drone activities by neighbour in Jammu
Maharashtra rains: Death toll rises to 155 as floods, landslides batter 875 villages; 9 dead, 3 issing as rains batter Karnataka, causing landslides, floods; IMD forecasts active well spell for Gujarat, heavy showers in Saurashtra-Kutch till July 27
Rainfall likely to increase over north Indian plains, hills from July 25, reduce over west coast
Mob fury in Bihar Town over custodial death in Parasbigha PS; several cops injured, woman constable dies
In India's biggest Arms licence scam, J&K District Magistrates in CBI Net; conducted searches at 40 locations including 20 gun houses
BJP shortlists 8, but finding BSY’s successor a tough ask
LG overturns Delhi govt decision to appoint its choice of lawyers for farmer protest cases: Manish Sisodia
Aziz Khan moves Delhi HC challenging death penalty for killing of inspector in Batla House encounter
Can’t allow stifling of voters’ right to free polls: Supreme Court
Drone footage of submerged Kolhapur; National Highway 4 badly impacted
Delhi: LG gives NSA detaining power to police chief
Maharashtra rains: CM Uddhav Thackeray reaches Taliye village in Mahad
Yogi criticises Rahul’s divisive ‘aam’ baat
Under-surface tension visible as Navjot Singh Sidhu & Amarinder Singh share stage
Financial & Business News
Jio Platforms Q1 net zooms 45 pc to Rs. 3,651 cr amid robust user adds, data usage
Former Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides, to fly to space: CNBC Report
Honest taxpayers deserve to be recognised for paying due share of taxes: Nirmala Seetharaman
Government changes rules related to incorporation of companies
We changed trade policy in eight hours: Montek Singh Ahluwalia
India’s future economic path is tougher than 1991: Manmohan Singh
RBI raises limit for loans to directors
Need to up quality of spend: Finance secretary
As countries resume visa processing in India, backlog leading to long wait for applicants
MoRTH : 3.54 crore FASTags have been issued so far; penetration reached 96% from 80%
3,000 kg cucumbers per day: Kashmir's rural hamlet Wanigund Kulgam is an emerging vegetable hub; organic farming is new trend
7 arrested including 4 from Indigo, Spicejet staff held in connection with gold smuggling worth Rs 72Lac at T 3 Delhi's IGI Airport
Vodafone Idea's next AGR payment is due in March. DoT officials don't think telco can pay up; future hinges on relief from Govt
Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal now among India's 1% after Bumper Listing; worth $650MN considering his 4.7% stake in Zomato
India a tough market to operate: Zomato’s Deepinder Goyal
37% of 10-year-olds on Facebook, over 24% on Instagram: Survey
India urges G20 nations to bring down per capita emissions to global average by 2030
Corona Updates
India's tally of Covid-19 infections rose by 39,097 in a day to reach 3,13,32,159, while 546 more people succumbed to the viral disease during the same period taking the death toll to 4,20,016 on Saturday,
Coronavirus: Covaxin trial results on children likely by September, says AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria
Netherlands reports 5,323 new coronavirus cases
Maharashtra mulls relaxations for fully-vaccinated people
Qatar reports 124 new cases of Covid-19
Saudi Arabia records new 14 Covid-19 deaths, cases to 1,256
London: Public Health England (PHE) detects a new coronavirus variant, dubbed B.1.621, suggest there is no proof it is deadlier or cause vaccines to be less effective
43 Cr vaccine doses administered, 13.7 Cr jabs to 18-44 Age Group; 1st dose - 22,80,435; 2nd dose - 2,72,190 in 18-44 age group
Study: Longer gap between Pfizer Covid vaccine doses boosts Antibody Levels; resulted in higher neutralizing antibody levels, after 2nd dose
Study: Older people are more susceptible to the different variants of coronavirus as they have fewer antibodies against SARS-COV-2
Delhi further relaxes Covid curbs, allows Spas, cinema halls to open; Metro to run at 100% capacity from Monday; Moolchand Hospital in Delhi records rise in neurological cases among post-Covid patient; 60% patients presenting increasing mental health issues like anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts
Experts say 'Silent Killer': Hypertension can add to burden of disease ravaged by Covid; more likely to get severely sick or die if they get Covid
World: 194,365,141; Active 13,753,748 (7.08%); Recovery 176,443,714 (90.78%); Vaccinated 3.83BN
India: 31,371,486; Active 415,411 (1.32%); Recovery 30,535,490 (97.34%); Vaccinated 427.88MN
State News
ISC pass percentage jumps from 96.8 to 99.7
Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology (MJCET) project on biodiesel production patented for a term of 20 years, by Indian Govt
Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE) to organise re-exam for those who missed it due to rains
Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) Class 12th result announced, over 99% students pass
Delhi: Farmers play to gallery, ‘scrap’ new laws
Delhi riots: ‘Inciting communal hatred won’t help me’
Tahir Hussain challenges charges under UAPA in Delhi HC
Delhi administers over 69,000 Covid vaccine does on Saturday
CISCE result 2021: 99.98% ICSE students pass while 99.76% clear ISC exams
Delhi: Construction of underpass at Ashram intersection on Mathura Road delayed again
Drone footage of submerged Kolhapur; National Highway 4 badly impacted
Shilpa Shetty Kundra resigns from husband's Viaan Industries, says 'content on Raj Kundra's app ‘not pornography but erotica'. He is innocent'
Raj Kundra pornography case: Gehana Vasisth defends Shilpa's statement
Raj Kundra’s bail hearing in Bombay High Court on Monday
Raj Kundra case: Shilpa Shetty supports her husband; says not involved in making 'porn'
Shilpa Shetty claims movies on husband Raj Kundra’s app are ‘not pornography but erotica’: Report
Tokyo Olympics: Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra and others cheer for Indian contingent
Delhi cabinet clears ex gratia of Rs 1 crore to kin of 6 martyred in line of duty
Delhi: Transport department may float tender for engaging over 400 e-buese
Keeping eye on other states for school reopening, says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Kuwait News
US Official: Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s visit to Kuwait is an affirmation of permanent relations with a close partner
Public Authority for Youth: The training program for Kuwaiti female engineers aims to empower women, activate their role, and qualify them to work in the private sector
The Kuwait Embassy in Bosnia distributes sacrificial meat to 500 families in various Bosnian regions
Kuwait oil price rises to USD 73.73 bp: KPC
Kuwaiti Abdul Rahman Al-Fadi occupies fourth place in the second qualifying round for rowing competitions and loses the opportunity to compete for the first place
Kuwait athletes ‘ready’ as Tokyo Olympics Games get underway
Swimmer Lara Dashti becomes Kuwait’s first female to lift her country’s flag at an Olympic opening ceremony as she takes part in the event alongside fellow men’s shooter Talal Al-Rashidi at the Tokyo 2020 Games
Kuwait registers 6 Covid-19 deaths, 987 new cases
International News
Charles and Diana’s ‘Wedding of the Century’
Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson yet not 'Commercial Astronaut' as US FAA Agency tightens its definition
Political solution is the only outcome to lasting peace in Afghanistan, says White House; Govt imposes night curfew to stem Taliban advance
Indian-American Nisha Ramachandran has been elected as new executive director of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC)
German floods death toll hits 180, with 150 still missing; Philippines evacuates thousands as Monsoon rains flood cities, provinces
Vatican discloses property portfolio for first time ahead of fraud trial; owns 4,051 properties in Italy and some 1,120 properties in London, Paris, Geneva and Lausanne.
Iraq arrests "Terror Cell" over deadly Baghdad Market Bombing (that killed dozens) claimed by ISIS
US ‘undeterred’ by China’s new sanctions: White House
US President Joe Biden stumps for McAuliffe in early test of political clout
US Air Force Maj. Grant Thompson thanked a British photographer the best way he knew how – by ripping the flight patch from his shoulder and handing it to the man whose quick action last week ensured he landed safely after an engine in his F-15E Strike Eagle malfunctioned
‘Super-seeding’ drove UK spread of Alpha variant, study shows
Italy reports 17 coronavirus deaths on Friday, 5,143 new cases
Tensions high as Haiti says farewell to slain president
Magnitude 6.7 quake hits south of the Philippine capital
G20 ministers sign deal but stuck on global warming caps
Residents of flood-hit German towns talk of short lead time
Dozens of Palestinians are wounded as Israeli forces open fire on peaceful protesters calling for return to their homes in occupied West Bank terrorists
Lebanon: Anticipation of parliamentary consultations and doubts about its success in agreeing on a new prime minister in the foreseeable future
Iraq signs fuel deal with Lebanon to boost its power supply
Iraqi PM announces arrest of Sadr city bombers
Pakistan announces that general elections will be held in its part of Jammu & Kashmir today
Wildfires blasting through West draw states to lend support
Antony Blinken to raise human rights with Indian officials during visit to New Delhi
Venezuela says US military jet violated its airspace
UNSC condemns plan by Turkish Cypriot leaders for reopening Varosha
US launches second air strike in a week targeting Al-Shabaab in Somalia
Search for bodies concludes at Florida condo collapse site
India and Pakistan need to work together to resolve bilateral issues: US
Afghan lawmakers voice alarm on air force as US withdrawal nears
Baby orca dies in New Zealand after fruitless search for mother
Senior govt officials from across the world, including individuals in high national security positions who are ‘allies of the US’, were targeted by governments using the NSO Group spyware in 2019 attack against 1,400 WhatsApp users: WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart
Outrage in Uganda after MPs get 25 million euros to buy cars
The former head of Guatemalan Special Prosecutor’s Office Against Impunity (FECI), Juan Francisco Sandoval, leaves country after being stripped of his post
Sports News
Judoka Takato wins Japan’s first gold of Tokyo Olympics
Mirabai Chanu's mother in tears as daughter sports 'good luck' earrings she gifted in Olympic super show
China claimed the first two gold medals of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday as cyclist Richard Carapaz became just the second competitor in Ecuador's history to top the podium, with victory in the road race. Javad Foroughi comfortably beat an elite field to win gold, Iran's first ever shooting medal, with a Games record total of 244.8 in the men's 10m air pistol final. South Korea got off the mark by taking gold in the mixed team archery competition.
Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty dished out a sensational show to beat the world no. 3 pair of Yang Lee and Chi-Lin Wang of Chinese Taipei in a thrilling group A match to make a superb start to their maiden Olympic campaign here on Saturday. Chirag and Satwik, world no. 10, notched up a stunning 21-16, 16-21, 27-25 win over third seeds Lee and Wang, who had claimed back-to-back titles at the Yonex Thailand Open, Toyota Thailand Open and BWF World Tour Finals earlier this year.
Coaches of Tokyo gold winners to get Rs. 12.5 lakh from IOA, Mirabai Chanu coach to get Rs. 10 lakh
Tokyo Olympics: Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra outplayed in in mixed doubles opener
Tokyo Olympics: Indian rowers move to repechage round in men’s lightweight double sculls, finish 5th in heats
Injured Vikas Krishan outsed from Olympics: Loses opening bout to Japan’s Sewonrets Quincy Mensah Okazawa
Manika Batra refuses national coach’s help during first round match at Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo Olympics: Deepika Kumari-Praniv Jadhav qualify for quarterfinals
Tokyo Olympics: Saurabh Chaudhary finishes seventh in 10m pistol final after shining in qualifications
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Apurvi Chandela, Elavenil Valarivan fail to qualify for 10m air rifle final
Tokyo Olympics: Boxer Vikas Krishan to kick-start India’s boxing campaign
B Sai Praneeth loses opening match on Olympic debut
Here to cheer… Lucky few allowed for Olympics football
India women find Netherlands too hot to handle, lose 1-5 in Olympic hockey opener
After Washington Sundar injury, BCCI in a fix over sending backups
Garlanded Rishabh Pant thanks Ravi Shastri for grand welcome
India vs. England: BCCI flying in replacements to England
Suryakumar Yadav, Prithvi Shaw going to England, Jayant Yadav not being sent as of now
Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari, Ravindra Jadeja among runs on final day of warm-up game
India vs Sri Lanka: Don't take overseas coaches seriously, Greg Chappell once rejected Deepak Chahar, says Venkatesh Prasad
We will try new guys but will experiment only after ensuring series win: Shikhar Dhawan
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ‘delighted’ to sign new three-year deal
1st T20I: Varun Chakravarthy set for debut as India start favourites versus Sri Lanka
Mickey Arthur says Sri Lanka is getting better but need depth in batting
Disappointed to not score big, focused to build from here: Suryakumar Yadav
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News Digest (24th July 2021, Saturday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Headlines
Tokyo 2020: Japan's Emperor Naruhito declares Tokyo 2020 Olympics open; Naomi Osaka lights Olympic cauldron to conclude subdued Opening Ceremony; Indians led by Mary, Manpreet; Tonga flag-bearer Taufatofua appears shirtless for his 3rd straight Olympics opening ceremony
DRDO successfully flight-tested the latest surface-to-air Akash (Akash-NG) Missile for 2nd time in 2 days
Sri Lanka beat India by 3 wickets in 3rd ODI to lose series 1-2; reached 227 for 7 in 39 overs
2003 terror attack martyr Vivek Saxena's family awaits Govt compensation for 18 years in UP's Lucknow
US secretary of state Antony Blinken to visit India on July 27-28, will meet PM Modi
Tibet-China, Afghanistan-Pakistan, and climate change jostle for attention in US-India meet under pandemic cover
Discussing indemnity, other issues with foreign Covid vaccine manufactures: Government
Pegasus spyware: French President Macron switches phone
Morocco files French libel suit over Pegasus spyware claim
Madhya Pradesh: Goons in Bhopal surround 2 Cops, stab them; 3rd attack on Policemen in recent past
Relief for Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari, Karnataka High Court quashes UP Police notice; says Provisions can't be harassment tools
A new "weird-looking" species of catshark, Apristurus manocheriani, has recently been discovered in southwest Indian Ocean
Put ATF under GST: Aviation Ministry asks MoF, Parliament Committee wants GST Council to resolve issue
IED-laden Drone shot down by J&K Police was Hexacopter with 2 GPS installed: Forensic Analysis
Navy declares 'No-fly Zone' for Drones, UAVs around installations in West Bengal
Editors Guild of India: Concerned about IT raids at newspaper Dainik Bhaskar and news channel Bharat Samachar
With the requirement of blood for medical procedures being high & Facing shortage, Bengaluru blood banks urge people to donate blood before vaccination
Mumbai rains: Toll crosses 136; Military, NDRF Teams on Rescue Ops; Rain in Maharashtra breaks 40 year record | Floods across Ratnagiri & Raigad; Water level rises by over 57% in 7 reservoirs supplying water to Mumbai; Red Alert in Karnataka as floods hit several districts, more rain predicted
With salt-water crocodiles stealthily sneaking into farmlands, farming activities has been hit in several river-side villages in Odisha's Kendrapara district
TMC MPs unanimously choose Mamata Banerjee as its parliamentary party’s chairperson
Graded reopening of schools is advisable: AIIMS director Randeep Guleria
Financial & Business News
Road ahead is more daunting than during the 1991 crisis: Manmohan Singh on eve of 30 years of economic reforms
Exports rise 45% during July 1-21: Commerce ministry data
After Amazon, Microsoft planning $2 billion data centre in Telangana
AGR case: Telcos’ plea rejection does not bode well for sector recovery, says ICRA
SC dismisses telecom companies plea for correction of ‘errors’ in AGR calculation
Reliance Industries profit slips over 7% to Rs. 12,273 crore in Q1
Forex Reserves rise by $835MN to record high of $612.73BN; Rupee gains for 3rd session, settle higher to 74.40 against Dollar
Realty projects around Navi Mumbai Airport with valid height NOC to get CIDCO’s development nod
Indian Bank declares Lanco Infra, Basundhara Green Power as fraud a/cs with Rs 589 crore exposure
Dismissal of plea on re-computation of AGR dues body blow for debt-laden VIL, say analysts; Vi gets approval to raise up to ₹15,000 cr FDI
Loot or priests? Skeletons from Mughal Era recovered during excavation Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain
RBI allows loans up to Rs 5 crore to other banks' directors without board approval
Maruti Suzuki Nexa sells 14 lakh cars in 6 years
MG One SUV teased, global reveal on July 30
Tesla lobbies India for sharply lower import taxes on electric vehicles: Report
As Zomato made a stellar debut on Dalal Street, its Founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal said this was a big day for the company; A new day Zero
‘Malafide, arm-twisting’: Karnataka HC quashes UP cops’ notice to Twitter India MD for personal appearance
IPOs will drive startup revolution in India: Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant
Investors’ wealth grows by over Rs. 4 lakh crore in two days; BSE-listed companies’ m-cap at record Rs. 235.11 lakh crore
Indian Bank MD & CEO Padmaja Chunduru reveals two crises in her life and success mantra
Merc powers up e-car race with Tesla
Amazon hid info in 2019, says CCI
High court quashes Amazon, Walmart’s Flipkart bid to stall antitrust probe
India to see higher salaries as firms look beyond Covid hit
Biocon Q1 profit slips 44% to Rs. 84 crore
Star Health and Allied Insurance, files prospectus for IPO
Delhi court grants bail to Chinese national in Rs. 1,000 crore money laundering case
Covid Updates
Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in country surpasses 41 crore
Union Health Minister: No fixed timeline can be indicated for completion of Covid-19 vaccination drive but all beneficiaries aged 18 years and above will be vaccinated by Dec 2021
No delay in entering into purchase pacts with domestic Covid vaccine manufacturers: Govt
3rd Covid wave may occur either due to mutations in virus or pool of susceptible population: Govt
Premature to conclude health complications due to Covid-19 rising: Government
Covid vaccination drive speeds up; Tamil Nadu, Bengal & Gujarat top performers; Bihar sees max wastage
Bharat Biotech scraps MoU for supply of 20MN vaccine doses with Brazilian partners Precisa Medicamentos, Envixia Pharma, after graft allegations
Indian government’s expert group in talks with Pfizer over Covid vaccine: Health minister
Jharkhand urges Centre to allot 95 per cent of Covid-19 vaccines through government route
Govt citing CSIR study says Coronavirus could be detected up to 10ft in air around infected person
UK warns of increased risk of Covid reinfection with Delta variant; EU watchdog approves Moderna's vaccine against Covid for teenagers
Australian Clothing chain Lorna Jane fined ₹27Cr for claiming its clothes could stop Covid-19 spread
Study: Chinese vaccine offers poor protection from Covid-19 among the elderly
EU to donate more than 200 million vaccines by end of the year
Italy to require Covid-19 ‘pass’ for many activities
World: 193,888,134; Active 13,677,716 (7.05%); Recovery 176,096,585 (90.80%); Vaccinated 3.80BN
India: 31,331,145; Active 415,755 (1.33%); Recovery 30,495,352 (97.33%); Vaccinated 423.42MN
State News
CM must honour promise, says Delhi HC as cop’s wife seeks Rs. One crore ex-gratia on husband’s death
Delhi govt has released Rs. 293 crore for North Delhi Municipal Corporation: Satyendar Jain
May need Covid vaccine booster shots for emerging variants: AIIMS chief
Delhi reports 58 new Covid-19 cases, one death
CM Captain Amarinder Singh meets Navjot Singh Sidhu at Punjab Bhawan; with a ‘big hit’ gesture, Sidhu starts his new innings as Punjab Congress chief
Uttar Pradesh: Woman shoots self in Hardoi while clicking selfie with gun; father suspects foul play
Uttar Pradesh: Gang involved in online money fraud busted; 11 arrested
Uttar Pradesh: Couple killed in road accident, man electrocuted
At least three dead as building collapses in Mumbai's Govandi
Maharashtra floods: Over 84,000 shifted to safer places in Pune
Locals in Hyderabad catch fishes in the Gandipet outflow
Delhi-Haryana water war: SC dismisses Delhi govt’s contempt plea over water supply issue
Delhi’s AIIMS hospital patient recites Hanuman Chalisa while undergoing brain surgery
Delhi: Markets in Tilak Nagar closed till July 27 for Covid norm violations
No interference, acted in public interest, says Delhi LG Anil Baijal
Unable to repay loan, man kills relative, his friend in Delhi
Man, his accomplice arrested in case related to attempt to murder of Delhi police constable
‘Kisan sansad’ near Parliament enters second day
Maximum temperature in Delhi likely to settle around 35 degrees Celsius
Maharashtra: Water released from Koyna dam worsens flood situation
Shilpa Shetty will not be served summons in Raj Kundra case, says 'I will survive challenges' in her latest Instagram post
Raj Kundra pornography case live updates: Shilpa Shetty questioned during investigation; statement recorded
Raj Kundra's lawyer moves High Court, says 'arrest is illegal'
Kuwait News
Lara Dashti become Kuwait’s first woman Olympic flag-bearer
Kuwait lists 926 new Covid cases, nine deaths
Kuwait Embassy distributes sacrificial meat in several Indian states
Kuwait oil prices rises to USD 72.73 pb
International News
Chinese Prez Xi Jinping makes rare visit to Tibetan town bordering Arunachal Pradesh
China’s Xi Jinping visits Tibet amid rising controls over religion
Russia, China fail at UN in bid to shut down Bosnia peace envoy
Indian-American entrepreneur Shrina Kurani announces 2022 Bid for Congress from California
Death toll in Central China Floods rises to 51, losses mount to $10BN; villagers flee fresh floods in Central China as Typhoon threatens to bring more misery
Mystery illness Havana Syndrome affects 100 CIA officers, family members; likely caused by directed microwave radiation
Taliban: To reach a peace deal, Afghan president must go
Afghanistan President Ghani lashes out at Taliban, says they have ‘no will’ for peace
Sohail Pardis, an Afghan interpreter for US Army beheaded by Taliban
20 terrorists killed in airstrikes on Taliban hideouts: Afghan Army
US launches air strikes in aid of embattled Afghan forces, confirms Pentagon
Afghan President calls Danish Siddiqui’s father to extend condolences
Bangkok closes public spaces as virus surges in Thailand
Myanmar prisoners protest military with chants, songs
Covid-19: New Zealand suspends quarantine-free travel with Australia
Russia disconnected from global internet in tests: RBC daily
Netherland’s Arnhe city breaks ties with Wuhan over China’s handling of Uyghurs
BTS' 'Permission to Dance' makes it to the political discussion between the US and South Korea
Sports News
Tokyo Olympics: PM Modi catches glimpses of Opening Ceremony, urges all to ‘Cheer4India’
Pandemic-hit Tokyo Olympics open in low-key ceremony without fans
Guinea reverses decision to withdraw from Olympics
Some countries opt not to have male and female flagbearers despite IOC plea
Need joint effort from centre and state to make India a sporting powerhouse: Anurag Thakur
Olympics addict Kazunori Takishima, who spent $40,000 on tickets left on the sidelines
Tokyo Olympics: Israelis killed at 1972 Munich Games remembered in opening ceremony
Tokyo Olympics: Algerian Judoka Nourine withdraws to avoid facing Israeli opponent
Doodle Champion Island Games: Google launches series of games to celebrate Tokyo Olympics 2020
Tokyo Olympics: Czech cyclist tests positive for Covid-19
Tokyo Olympics: German cyclist Geschke tests positive for Covid-19, out of road race
Tokyo Olympics: Portuguese surfer frederico Morais tests positive for Covid
Tokyo Olympics: Pravin Jadhav to compete with Deepika Kumari at Archery Mixed Team event
Table Tennis: Can India do the unthinkable at Tokyo Olympics?
Tokyo Olympics: Not silver or bronze, my target is gold, says wrestler Ravi Dahiya
Mary Kom and Manish Kaushik will win boxing medals at the Tokyo Olympics for India: Vijender Singh
After struggles, sacrifices and success, Indian shooters eye Olympic glory
Youngest Tokyo Olympian Zaza from war-ravaged Syria living her Olympic dream
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Himanshi Khurana, Karanvir Bohra cheer for all the athletes representing India
Tokyo Olympics: On eve of Indian shooters’ events, coaches remain confident
India suffered a three-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in the third and final one-day international in Colombo but still won the three-match series 2-1. After winning the toss, India opted to bat first, but were bowled out for 225 in the rain-truncated contest. Sri Lanka chased down the revised target of 227 in 47 overs, in just 39 overs with three wickets in hand.
Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 23 runs to level T20 series
Top pick 22-year-old Rashid Khan ready to make his mark in the Hundred, as he makes his debut in English cricket’s new 100 balls per side competition
Shane Warne believes England’s Matt Parkinson ‘perfectly suited’ for Ashes trip
Youngest Tokyo Olympian Zaza from war-ravaged Syria living her Olympic dream
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News Digest (23nd July 2021, Friday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Headlines
Good news: Isfaq Ahmad builds tank in J&K's Rajpora village, saves locals' 2 km walk for water
Brazilian Cassiano Rodrigues Laurean completes 951 burpees in 1 hour; sets world record on his 35th birthday
Kerala man 49-year-old George Kulangara, who has travelled to 130 countries and has documented his experiences for Malayalis across the world, ready to fly as he becomes India’s first space tourist
Did coronavirus escape from Wuhan lab? China vs. WHO on Covid origin
Courts can enforce a CM’s promise to public: Delhi HC
UP govt clears Rohingya camps from its land in Delhi
Relax travel restrictions for Indians, India urges foreign governments
IT searches Dainik Bhaskar, opposition calls it attack on press freedom
Anil Ambani, Ex-CBI Chief Alok Verma, Dassault Aviation's representative in India, Venkata Rao, former Saab India head Inderjit Sial; Boeing India boss Pratyush Kumar on latest list of Potential Pegasus Targets
Dalai Lama’s close aides were potential Pegasus spyware targets: Report
‘False rumours’: Stand by findings of Pegasus Project, says Amnesty International
Pegasus snooping story ‘concocted, fabricated, evidence-less’: BJP
Pegasus row aimed at derailing data protection bill: Meenakshi Lekhi
Delhi riots case: Cancellation of Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha’s bail very unlikely, says SC
Signs of truce: Amarinder Singh agrees to attend Navjot Singh Sidhu’s installation ceremony
Lok Sabha member urges govt to address issues faced by Indian students pursuing courses in China
12 BJP MLAs moves SC challenging their suspension from Maharashtra Assembly for one year
Protesting farmer leaders say they suspect govt snooping on them; after 8 months of struggle, farmers protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar
Tokyo Olympics: Indian contingent ready to rumble in ‘Games of Hope’ amidst Covid-19 regulations; 20 Indian athletes, 6 officials to take part in opening ceremony
‘Will abide by high command directions’; ‘When directions come, I’ll quit and work for party’: Yediruppa’s fate as Karnataka CM to be decided on July 25
Opposition condemns tax raids on media groups; ‘no interference,’ says Centre
52 countries helped India during second wave of Covid-19 pandemic: Centre
‘No one died due to oxygen shortage’: Congress MP KC Venugopal moves privilege against MoS Health
Three-day naval exercise on between UK Carrier Strike Group, Indian Navy in Bay of Bengal
Content delivery platform Akamai faced an outage for a limited time bringing down several key websites and apps in India along with Canada, Australia, UK, New Zealand and other
Scientists have found nearly 15,000-years-old viruses in ice samples taken from the Tibetan Plateau in China; may help understand how viruses have evolved over centuries
Study finds Lifetime emissions for battery electric vehicles in India are 19%-34% lower compared to that of gasoline cars
Sisodia’s charge of LG encroaching on elected government’s domain ‘baseless’, says Lt Governor Anil Baijal
BJP MP Meenakashi Lekhi withdraws 'mawali' (rogue) comment about protesting farmers; saying they were "misinterpreted
29,000 websites, including Zomato, Paytm & Amazon, down in widespread outage; major Domain Name System failure
Maharashtra's Chiplun: Rly stations, buses submerged in water after rains - Vashishti River overflowed; Army, Navy Teams deployed in flood-hit Konkan; Orange alert issued for Hyd, heavy rains expected across Telangana; Heavy rainfall in parts of Himachal, Uttarakhand on July 25-26
UP Devariya relatives kill girl (17 years) over wearing jeans, try to throw body from bridge; 2 arrested
Darjeeling: A rare female red panda gave birth to a cub at Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park; 5th cub this season
Amendment Bill on multiple airports under PPP gets Green Signal from Parliamentary Panel
Covid-19: Delhi HC to resume physical functioning from Aug 16 on experimental basis
TMC MP Shantanu Sen tear papers as Ashwini Vaishnaw reads statement in Rajya Sabha on snooping
Sab yaad rakha jaega: Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over Covid death statement
Financial & Business News
Delhi HC seeks response from Centre on plea challenging new IT rules
Centre approves Rs. 6,322 crore PLI scheme for speciality steel; to create 5.25 lakh jobs
World Gold Council, GJEPC launch campaign to attract youth towards gold jewellery
Govt clears 100% FDI in PSU oil companies to pave way for BPCL selloff
Working on phased introduced of own digital currency, says RBI deputy governor
Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari says parent body Twitter Inc has no share holding in his company
India’s coffee exports witnessing decline, hit 9 year low in dollar value terms in FY20: Report
443% increase in fund allocation for NH development in past 8 years: Highways ministry
Tata gets bullish on e-commerce just as rules threaten to transform market
Arvind Fashions to sell unlimited business (74 retail stores across South and West India, warehouses and inventory) to V-Mart for ₹150Cr
Investors gain over ₹2.93 lakh crore as Sensex ends 638 points higher to close at 52,837.21 points
Zomato Co-founder Deepinder Goyal has the highest ESOPs worth ₹2,800Cr + 5% in Zomato; other Co-founders Mohit Gupta, Gaurav Gupta, and Gunja Patidar's ESOPs are ₹208Cr, ₹202Cr & ₹156Cr
Audi drives in e-tron electric vehicles in India, expects 15% of total sales to be EVs by 2025
Saudi Aramco confirms 1TB data leak of company files held by third-party contractors, hacker reportedly demands $50MN
Antitrust regulator CCI issues notice to Amazon; seeks explanation on Future Group Unit deal submissions made in 2019
Saudi Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman seeks to tame oil prices, OPEC, Russia
UltraTech Cement Q1 net profit surges 114%
Rane Engine Valve net loss falls
Audi drives in electric in India; considers local production to get competitive
Corona Updates
As many as 45,374 cases of Mucormycosis or ‘Black fungus’ were report and 4,332 patients have died, in the country so far: Union Health Ministry
India in touch with various countries for Covid-19 vaccine import to supplement domestic production
Kerala reports 12,818 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate at 12.38%; Kerala in talks with Russia for setting up Sputnik V manufacturing unit
AIIMS chief: 'Third Covid wave possible in Sept-Oct, graded reopening of schools advisable
China rejected WHO plan for 2nd phase of the probe into Covid-19 origins; said plan disregards common sense and defies science
EU lists rare nerve disorder (Guillain-Barré syndrome) as side-effect of J&J Covid-19 vaccine following review of 108 cases reported worldwide
WHO: 3.4 million global Covid-19 cases reported last week; 12% increase from the previous week
High productivity in some states could spur next week: Govt
14 post-Covid patients suffer large abscesses in liver, one dies: Ganga Ram hospital
Thailand reports new daily record of 14,575 coronavirus cases
World: 193,357,824; Active 13,507,929 (6.99%); Recovery 179,699,311 (90.87%); Vaccinated 3.76BN
India: 31,291,704; Active 411,898 (1.32%); Recovery 30,460,304 (97.34%); Vaccinated 417.85MN
State News
Mumbai rains: Vehicles, parking lots, roads submerged, incessant downpour triggers flood-like situation in several parts
Telangana: Locals get stuck in flood waters, SOS cries in Nirmal
Farmers protest: First day of farmers’ protest at Jantar Mantar went peaceful, says Delhi Police PRO
Justice (Retd) Shabihul Hasnain took oath as the new chairman of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission
Investigating Officer (IO) impaired justice by seeking bribe, denied bail
Don’t invite a third wave: Higher seropositivity doesn’t preclude the emergence of another dangerous Covid variant
Covid-19: 49 new cases, one more death in Delhi; Maharashtra reports 7,032 cases
Study finds traditional Japanese food may hold building blocks of Covid-19 treatments
Haryana: Pegasus snooping row: Congress leaders stage stir, stopped by police from marching to Raj Bhavan
Four held for taking Rs. 20 lakh bank loan using forged papers
Raj Kundra reportedly paid Rs 25 lakh to avoid arrest in pornography case
Shilpa Shetty will not be served summons in Raj Kundra case, confirms Mumbai police
‘The Family Man’ actress Priyamani's husband Mustafa Raj's first wife calls the couple's marriage 'illegal', files a criminal case against both
Two held for killing property dealer in Delhi
Kuwait News
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah expressed his great appreciation for all citizens and residents of Kuwait for their Eid Al-Adha greetings
Kuwait Crown Prince expresses gratitude to Eid Al-Adha well-wishers
Kuwait Amir congratulates Saudi on successful Hajj season
Kuwait Charity donate meat to refugees in Malaysia
Nepalese official hails Kuwait’s humanitarian medical aid to fight Covid-19
Kuwait oil prices down USD 2.35 to USD 69.95 pb
Kuwait registers 8 Covid-19 deaths, 969 new cases
International News
US says India ‘remains challenging place’ to do business, urges to minimise bureaucratic hurdles
House votes to evacuate more Afghan allies as US war ends
Afghanistan President Ghani lashes out at Taliban, says they have ‘no will’ for peace
5 Taliban terrorists killed in US airstrikes in Afghanistan over past 3 days; Taliban artillery was destroyed
Taliban have momentum, half of Afghan districts under their control: US General Milley
Afghanistan: Taliban demanding funds, recruiting people in Balkh
White House says no change to mask mandate
US: An aeroplane's landing gear broke off and fell from the sky onto a Maine golf course; none injured
US churches reckon with traumatic legacy of Native schools
Tesla Model 3 car drives through deep floodwater in China; in a 2016 tweet, Elon Musk said, "Model S floats well enough to turn it into a boat for short periods of time
USD 3bln economic initiative to help American communities build back better
Pandemic recession was shortest ever in the US
Biden imposes sanctions on Cuban officials
Blinken: Qatar vital partner for US in variety of domains
Algerian FM, UN envoy mull developments in Libya
UNSC discusses situation in Lebanon
Russia called for resuming the tripartite negotiations on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) under the auspices of the African Union (AU) to address differences
Two passenger jets from low-cost carrier FlyDubai and Bahrain based Gulf Air collided without casualties, on the Taxiway at Dubai International Airport
Saudi Arabia hailed the success of health measures in place amid the annual Hajj season, just as pilgrims gathered for the closing ritual known as farewell circumambulation under strict measures to prevent a Covid outbreak
Hajj pilgrims face growing heat stroke risks with global warming
Team Europe which includes the EU, its institutions and all 27 Member States is to share 200 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines with the countries that need them most by the end of 2021
The Chinese host of this year’s meeting of UN World Heritage Committee has defended the body’s proposal to label the Great Barrier Reef as ‘in danger’ against Australian government suspicion that China influenced the findings for political reasons; UNESCO chides Australia over Great Barrier Reef proposal
China evacuates tens of thousands as storms spread north
New York: 'Superbug' fungus spread in cities of Washington DC and Dallas, health officials say
Russia disconnected from global internet in tests: RBC daily
Rain-related incidents kills 14 people, injures 26 others in Pakistan
US senators aim to stop vaccine misinformation by going after tech’s legal immunity
Officials in Michigan county used virus money for bonuses
Brother of Miami condo victim heartbroken but not hopeless
Nashville: A decades long effort to remove a bust of Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader from the Tennessee Capitol cleared its final hurdle Thursday, with state leaders approving the final vote needed to allow the statue to be relocated to a museum
Mississippi asks US Supreme Court to overturn abortion rights landmark
Florida pastor facing US Capitol riot charges has court hearing
Chicago party bus shooting wounds 8 amid rising gun violence
Priest outed via Grindr app highlights rampant data tracking
Biden admin stepping up community grants from Covid bill; released Covid funds to boost local economies
Getting Covid-19 vaccine ‘gigantically important’, says Joe Biden
‘Ridiculous’: Covid vaccine myths cripple US uptake as Delta surges
Washington: Garland launches gun trafficking strike forces in 5 cities
Sports News
Japan Emperor Naruhito acknowledged the challenges of staging the Tokyo Olympics in pandemic, telling IOC chief Thomas Beach it was ‘a far from easy task’: Reports
Get, set, Tokyo! It’s show-time for the first ‘TV-only’ Olympics: Realistic Indian medal hopes and more
Tokyo Olympics: MPs, sports minister cheer for Indian contingent
Youngest Oldest in Olympics: Syria’s Hend Zaza aged 12 (Table Tennis) youngest; Australian equestrian Mary Hanna aged 66, who's participating in her seventh Olympics Oldest
Tokyo Games: Olympics Gold Medal winners to get ₹ 75 Lakh, Silver to get ₹ 40 Lakh & Bronze to get ₹ 25 lakh from IOA, moves exposes internal rift
Tokyo Olympics: Deepika Kumari in focus as India look to exorcise past ghosts
I was depressed, wanted to quit swimming: Maana Patel recalls struggle with injury
Tokyo Olympics: Neeraj Chopra is good but tough for him to beat me, says Johannes Vetter
Revathi Veeramani: Orphaned at 7, athlete who battled poverty now on the world stage in Tokyo 2020
We’re all stronger together in this journey: Sachin Tendulkar tells Indian athletes
Tokyo Olympics: India’s lone judoka Sushila Devi to face former Olympic medallist Eva in opening round
‘Don’t take pressure, focus on one lift at a time: Karnam Malleswari’s advice for Mirabai Chanu at Tokyo Olympics
Prison authorities allow Sushil Kumar to watch TV ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Delhi: Tihar to install TV in common areas to let Sushil Kumar watch sports
Bye for Amit Panghal, three others, tough overall draw for Indian boxers at Olympics
Novak Djokovic knows ‘history is on the line’ at Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo Olympics: ‘Better and better’ Katie Ledecky in the zone for Tokyo quest
Another blow for Team India: Washington joins Avesh, ruled out of England series
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Headlines
DRDO Successfully Test-fires low weight man-portable Anti-tank Guided Missile (MPATGM); paves way for production for army
Jeff Bezos thanks the people, Amazon customers and employees to help him pay for his space travel
Nirav Modi’s extradition to India will worsen suicidal tendencies, harm his mental health: Lawyer to UK court
Help us before it’s too late: Afghan Sikhs, Hindus
‘No deaths due to oxygen shortage’: Opposition accuses Centre of insensitivity as BJP defends govt’s response
Over 200 people were killed in South Africa after violen…
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Headlines
DRDO Successfully Test-fires low weight man-portable Anti-tank Guided Missile (MPATGM); paves way for production for army
Jeff Bezos thanks the people, Amazon customers and employees to help him pay for his space travel
Nirav Modi’s extradition to India will worsen suicidal tendencies, harm his mental health: Lawyer to UK court
Help us before it’s too late: Afghan Sikhs, Hindus
‘No deaths due to oxygen shortage’: Opposition accuses Centre of insensitivity as BJP defends govt’s response
Over 200 people were killed in South Africa after violence and looting erupted over former president Jacob Zuma serving a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court. The looting and violence that spread to different parts of the nation also prompted concerns over the South African Indian community
Kerala records 17,481 new Covid-19 cases, imposes total lockdown on weekend
For average Indians, the cost of hospitalisation in the ICU for Covid treatment equals to 7-month pay
Around Rs 700 Cr funds meant for various Andhra Direct Cash Transfer schemes went to wrong hands
China heightens activity along LAC in Uttarakhand; 40 soldiers of the People's Liberation Army were seen patrolling the area, Indian Army on alert
Jyotiraditya Scindia forms three key panels to revive Covid-ravaged aviation sector
‘Khela Hobe’ till BJP is ousted from Centre: Mamata Banerjee
In a show of strength, Sidhu hosts 62 Congress MLAs as tussle with Amarinder continues
256 chaat, paan sellers in Kanpur found to be crorepatis in I-T, GST probe; purchased properties worth more than ₹375Cr
Mumbai rains to cross 2k mm-mark soon; Orange Alert in MMR; Heavy spell warning for East Vidarbha; red alert for several Telangana districts, heavy rain forecast for next 48 hours
NSO said "Enough is Enough" and that it Pegasus Maker would no longer "play along with the vicious and slanderous campaign
Farmers get Delhi Police’s nod to hold protests at Jantar Mantar
Anti-riot force, water cannons on standby, Delhi Police ups security ahead of Farmers' March to Parliament
Pics of goat in Madhya Pradesh weighing 175 kg priced at ₹5.5 lakh goes viral; height of 4 ft; been reared for ten months
3 more Test Positive for Zika virus in Kerala, total reported cases at 41; 5 are undergoing treatment
Pay salary to faculty on time, relax fees, share internet: AICTE warns engineering colleges
Lalu Prasad Yadav better, ‘no change in RJD leadership for now’
CAA, NRC nothing to do with Hindu-Muslim divide: RSS chief
Indian students being ‘forced’ to download banned Chinese apps
Financial & Business New
India-Morocco to explore joint electrification projects in Africa; focus on renewable
Saankhya Labs gets 5G broadcast trial spectrum, teams up with US broadcaster Sinclair for live TV services on mobile phones
Bajaj Finserv Q1 results: PAT falls 31% YoY to Rs 833 crore hit by Covid 2.0
ICICI Securities Q1 profit surges 61%; revenue up 37%
AAI committees find Adani in violation of branding, logo pacts; group begins making changes
GAIL issues swap tender to buy and sell LNG over August-December: Report
ILO: 1.3Cr fewer women will be employed in 2021 compared to 2019; 43.2% women against 68.6% of working age men; Women's employment declined by 4.2% globally b/w 2019 – 2020; drop of 5.4Cr jobs
BYJU'S acquires US-based kids reading platform Epic for $500MN In cash and stock deal
Infosys reopens offices as India Inc eyes long road back to work
Snapdeal flips business model, won’t sell high-end brands
MN Dastur bags US carbon capture project
Policybazaar plans IPO to raise up to Rs. 6,500 crore
Maruti crosses 50 lakh cumulative sales milestone in rural markets of India
Maker village receives CSR funding from Cochin Shipyard
IOC, GAIL may buy shares if open offer for Petronet, IGL gets triggered
Corona Updates
India reported 42,015 new cases and 3,998 deaths in last 24 hours
France enters fourth Covid-19 wave due to Delta variant: French PM
Study: Covid-19 India's worst human tragedy since the 1947 partition; estimated up to 49 lakh 'excess deaths' from the start of Covid-19 to June 2021
Report: 1,19,000 Indian children lost caregivers to Covid during first 14 months of pandemic; 25,500 lost Mother; 90,751 lost father & 12 lost both
Johnson & Johnson expects $2.5 bln in Covid-19 vaccine sales in 2021; China's Nanjing cancels flights as 17 airport workers test Covid +ve
China begins Mass Testing for Covid-19 cases in Nanjing City after New Virus cluster; Tokyo virus cases hit 6-month high 2 days before games open
French PM Jan Castex affirmed that the new Covid-19 Delta variant has officially led to France experiencing its fourth wave of the pandemic
Covid Delta variant to dominate within months: WHO
Dramatic drop in Covid deaths but US must stay vigilant about Delta variant: Joe Biden
Covid-19: Delhi reports 62 cases, four deaths
World: 192,782,946; Active 13,322,724 (6.91%); Recovery 175,318,346 (90.94%); Vaccinated 3.73BN
India: 31,256,839; Active 416,005 (1.33%); Recovery 30,412,813 (97.33%); Vaccinated 415.47MN
State News
Andhra Pradesh may seek changes to river board notification
Delhi assembly monsoon session: Ramvir Singh Bidhuri demands meeting to set agenda
Over 95 lakh Covid vaccine doses administered in Delhi till now: Bulletin
Cop held him for Covid violation, says kin after court acquits man in Delhi riots case
Doctors congratulate journalist Padma Priya, for putting it all out on Twitter. Say long Covid needs to normalised; families, employers need to know about it
Andhra Pradesh: Students protest near CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s house over job calendar
Andhra Pradesh: YSRC MPs stall proceedings in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabhar over SCS, Polavaram
Tirupati: Meda Sundar Rao takes charge as red sanders anti-smuggling task force SP
Andhra CM committed to empower the backward classes’ communities: Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy
Nandan Cleantec PLC chairman donates Rs. 1.8 crore worth golden sword to Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala temple
Inn & out: Plan to link Delhi Zoo with Sunder Nursery nixed
Covid conscious: Imams call on people not to crowd mosques
People celebrate Eid-al-Adha, offer namaz at homes amid pandemic
Ghaziabad: Man poses as tax inspector, held
Welcome record: Private hospitals have ZERO Covid patients in Ahmedabad
Gujarat: District Education Officer (DEO) orders closure of Delhi Public School East, Hirapur, after receiving complaints that the school was illegally students for the term 2021-2022
Gujarat ACB seizes record Rs. 2.27 crore cash from arrested govt official
Lawyers face-off on SC suggestion. Should lawyers have a fixed time limit to argue causes?
Priest was brutally assaulted inside Vindhyavasini temple, in UP’s Mirazapur
Parts of Delhi receive light rains, small dry patch over weekend: IMD
Kangana Ranaut moves Bombay High Court against defamation case filed by Javed Akhtar
Raj Kundra case: Poonam Pandey on Raj Kundra leaking her personal number
Kamaal R Khan reacts to Raj Kundra's arrest in pornography case, also comments on Kangana Ranaut calling 'Bollywood a gutter'
Pornography case: Raj Kundra earned Rs 6-8 lakh daily, his business grew during Covid-19 lockdown, claim Mumbai Police Crime Branch
Kuwait News
Hajj pilgrims perform three-day stone throwing act
Kuwait doles out alms to Jordan’s Syrian refugees on Eid
Kuwait Amir congratulates Belgium on National Day
Kuwait Amir expresses condolences over death of Saudi Princess
Kuwait’s June trade surplus with Japan more than doubled
Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) announced sending medical devices and supplies to Nepal Republic to combat Coronavirus pandemic
Kuwait Foreign Ministry urged citizens wishing to travel to Indonesia to postpone their plans due to the critical health situation caused by the rapid spread of the coronavirus
Muslims performing the Islamic Hajj pilgrimage in Makkah began the three-day stone throwing ritual from dawn to dusk
Kuwait’s Islamic endowments body, Awqaf, distributed sacrificial meat to Syrian refugees in Jordan and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza as part of an annual endeavour to usher in the Muslim Eid holiday
Kuwait’s June trade surplus with Japan more than doubled
Kuwait Amir condoles with Chinese President, over floods’ victims
Kuwait registers 8 Covid-19 cases, 969 new cases
International News
In Mecca, women set off on hajj as ‘guardian’ rule cast aside
Central Chinese province swamped after heaviest rain in 1,000 years
Flooding in Central China turns streets to rivers, kill 12, 100,000 evacuated in Henan province
Climate envoy says US, China must end world’s ‘suicide pact’
China: 12 deaths, 100,000 evacuated in Henan province’s floods
Biden: Covid-19 cases ‘dramatically’ down but have to remain ‘vigilant’
Tunis: A Kuwaiti military plane loaded by medical supplies arrived in Tunisia through an air bridge to help the fellow Arab country to combat the spread of the coronavirus
The European Union (EU) presented new legislative package on anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing in the EU
Israel vows to ‘act aggressively’ against Ben & Jerry’s
Washington: US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen met with King Abdullah II of Jordan during which she underscored the ‘broad partnership’ between the two countries
Couple Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr and Angela Renee Jimenez charged in California fire sparked by gender reveal
Damage caused by devastating floods in Germany likely to cost insurance industry up to $5.9BN
Central China's Henan Province flooded after heavy downpour in 1,000 years; 25 killed, over 1 mn affected; President Xi calls in PLA
Barbaric Practice": UK could make street harassment of women a crime
UNESCO strips English city of Liverpool of its World Heritage status; found new buildings, including a football stadium, undermined the attractiveness of its Victorian docks
UK warns China against 'Threats to freedom of navigation' as it dispatches Carrier Group to Japan
Taliban in ‘defence status’ during Afghan Eid holiday
Pregnant women and mothers threatened by Afghan violence
Afghan president slams Taliban; rockets target Kabul Palace
Afghan withdraws diplomats from Islamabad, Pak assures probe into abduction of envoy's daughter
Pak blames India, Afghanistan for ‘distortion of facts’ on envoy daughter’s abduction
Police complaint filed against Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz in London for statement against children of Imran Khan
Taiwan angers China with first Europe office using its name
Surging Covid cases in Australia’s Sydney spark fears
Push to get wary Russians vaccinated leaves some Covid clinics short
24 killed, 31 missing after storm strikes fishing ships in Central Indonesia; storm reportedly hit the area for two days a week ago
Wildfires rage across 1MN acres in US, Canada; smoke causes cross-country pollution; Smoke reach New York; (AQI) for fine particulate matter reached 170
German prosecutors; Porsche must pay a fine of $47MN for breach of duty relating to its tax filings
Merkel, Putin discuss Nord Stream 2
Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley said almost 95 percent of troops in Afghanistan completed withdrawal, and all military bases outside Kabul were handed over to Afghan forces
UK PM Boris Johnson asked to apologise to over-80s after ex-aide Covid claims
UK irks EU with call to change post-Brexit trade rules
Sports News
#HumaraVictoryPunch: Anurag Thakur cheers for Indian athletes in Tokyo Olympics
Shikhar Dhawan moves up two places to 16th, Virat Kohli remains second in ICC ODI rankings
India responded like champions, says Rahul Dravid in dressing room speech
Virat Kohli has a hit at the nets as Indians play warm-up game
Injured Avesh Khan all but out of England series with fracture in left thumb
Tokyo Olympics: Decorated boxer Vikas Krishnan Yadav seeks missing Olympic medal
Tokyo Olympics: Indian paddlers handed tough draws, Sharath-Manika pair to face third seed in opener
Opening of Tokyo Olympics will be ‘a moment of joy and relief’, says IOC president
65,000 basketball fans packed into Milwaukee's Deer District erupted in loud cheers on Tuesday night as the Milwaukee Bucks won their first NBA (National Basketball Association) championship in 50 years. The Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns 105-98 to win the NBA Finals four games to two.
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News Digest (21st July 2021, Wednesday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Headlines
Best day ever: World' richest person Jeff Bezos after flying to space; spent a few minutes in zero gravity; 82-yr-old Wally Funk who's become the oldest person in space took a postcard to space
52 years of Apollo 11 mission: The day (20th July 1969) Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, along with Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin
Russia successfully test-fired its new S-500 surface-to-air missile system; hit high-speed ballistic target
Centre moves SC seeking extension of time for framing guidelines for Covid ex-gratia
Strategy to prevent resurgence of Covid cases deliberated upon in expert panels: Govt
Over 45,000 cases of mucormycosis reported in India: Health ministry tells Rajya Sabha
India’s Covid toll may be close to 50 lakh; worst human tragedy since partition: US study
Oxfam Report: Second wave hit rural India harder, states with higher health expenditure reported fewer cases and higher recovery
4th National Covid-19 serosurvey - 2/3rd of Indians (67.6%), 50% of children & 85% of health workers had the antibodies; survey done in 70 districts in June and July
An asteroid named '2008 GO20', 3 times the size of Taj Mahal to pass by Earth on July 24; moving at a speed of 29,500 km/hr; will still be 0.04 au (astronomical unit), or 59,83,915 km away from Earth
Pitbull dog mauls 11-year-old boy in Jaipur; pet's owner booked; face was badly injured; grievous injuries on his head, neck, thighs and hand
Chhattisgarh: A constable of ITBP was martyred and one injured in an exchange of fire with Naxals
Phone numbers used by French President Macron among potential Pegasus Spyware Targets; Report claiming JDS-Cong leaders targeted with 'Pegasus' in 2019 shocks Parliament
Black Stone Sun idol, believed to be over 850 yrs old, found during excavation in Bihar
India sees this year's 1st Bird Flu death (11-year old boy died); was admitted at the hospital on July 2
Journey has just begun: Sidhu on meeting spree with netas
Covid impact of tourism: 14.5 million jobs lost in 2020’s Q1 alone
US eases India Covid alert level; Canada to reopen for fully vaccinated from Sept 7
Several countries have allowed mixing Covid vaccines
Germany visa services have resumed in Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Bengaluru and Kolkata for all Schengen visa categories for fully vaccinated customers
IOC to build India’s first green hydrogen plant
Tamil Nadu: Son a Union Minister, but L Murugan’s independent mom and dad toil in fields
Suvendu Adhikari warns cop: Don’t do anything to risk transfer to J&K
US secretary of state Antony Blinken expected to visit India next week
Curbs eased to help distressed traders on Eid: Kerala to SC
Financial & Business News
TikTok may be trying to comeback in India as ‘TickTock’
Ex-WhatsApp employees build a Facebook-rival called HalloApp
No communication from SEBI yet, DRI matter in tribunal: Adani Group
Mumbai & Navi Mumbai airport headquarters to remain in Mumbai: Adani Group
Adani Group stocks tumble; some hit lower circuit
Rane Madras posts Rs. 3.7 crore Q1 net profit
CBDT extends date for manual submission of forms to enable overseas remittances
SBI-appointed CA firm Pipara & Co’s that carried out forensic audit of CG Power comes under a cloud in connection with alleged misconduct in the audit of Gujarat State Land Development
Alstom begins manufacturing of trains for India's 1st Rapid Rail Corridor; design, build, deliver 210 regional commuter and transit train cars along with maintenance services for a period of 15 years
Govt issues tender to build 6 submarines for Navy at ₹40,000Cr to Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders & L&T
3,000 Cr transferred to 42 lakh ineligible farmers under PM-KISAN Scheme, Union Govt recovering money
PFRDA: Pension fund managers (PFMs) will soon be allowed to invest in initial public offerings; also in NSE-200 Cos
Automotive electronics sales will triple by 2027: Study
$90BN wiped off crypto market as Bitcoin falls below $30,000 in 24 hours after a big sell-off in global stock markets
Excise duty rates on petrol, diesel calibrated to generate resources for infra development: Finance ministry
Govt seeks Parliament nod for Rs. 23,675 crore extra spending
Corp Affairs Ministry: 12,889 Cos struck off from official records & 87 Cos dissolved in FY 2020-21
Sebi bars Global Infratech, its directors, 12 individuals from securities market
Swiggy closes $1.25 billion funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Prosus
Infosys acknowledged technical issues in I-T portal, initial glitches mitigated: Finance ministry
LIC Housing Finance approaches SAT to settle issue on preference shares with stock exchanges
Future-Reliance deal: Singapore EA award valid, needs to be executed, Amazon tells SC
Finance Ministry issues order to implement Cabinet decision on DA, DR hike from July 1
ADB cuts India’s FY22 economic growth forecast to 10%; inflation seen rising marginally to 5.5%
SmartCoin raises Rs. 80 crore in debt funding
Talent demand rises 11% in June; healthcare, pharma lead’
Tractor and implements make Sonalika will set up a new harvester plant at Amb in Himachal Pradesh with an investment of Rs. 200 crore
Pension money to soon be allowed into IPOs, NSE-200 companies: PFRDA
Customer deposits held in Swiss banks not necessarily located in Switzerland: Swiss authorities tell govt
Maruti Suzuki, Bank of Maharashtra sign MoU to support dealer partners
Volkswagen unveils new brand design and logo in India
Pvt coaching institutes not ‘educational institutions’, liable to pay GST
Corona Updates
Arvind Subramanian Report: India's deaths during Covid-19 pandemic can be 10-Times the Official Toll; Some states increased death toll after finding 1000s of unreported cases; concern more not recorded
Health Minister: India may become 1st in the world to develop a (Cadilla) DNA-based vaccine; 3rd phase done; applied for emergency use authorisation
3 Andhra women 'self-isolate' for 15 months fearing Covid, come out malnourished; depressed; level of haemoglobin were as low as 4
Union Health Minister: 45,000 black fungus cases reported in India; 4,200 died due to it till July 15
ICMR: Kids handle viral infections better, wise to reopen primary schools first; Scandinavian countries didn't shut their primary schools throughout the pandemic
UK PM's former aide Dominic Cummings says Boris resisted second lockdown as 'Most people dying were over 80'
Psychiatric patients at increased risk of Covid-19 hospitalisation, mortality: Study
Covid-19 antibodies persist at least nine months after infection: Study
Study shows why second dose of Covid-19 vaccine should not be skipped
World: 192,212,786; Active 13,173,384 (6.85%); Recovery 174,915,109 (91.00%); Vaccinated 3.70BN
India: 31,215,142; Active 413,630 (1.33%); Recovery 30,383,001 (97.33%); Vaccinated 411.85MN
State News
Village boy 18-year-old Manu Chauhan from Aligarh Dist, UP heads to Stanford University on 100 percent scholarship
No proper schoolings, but three sisters from Bhairusari village in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh district have cracked the Rajasthan Administrative Services exam this year. Daughters of farmer and an unlettered mother, Anshu, Ritu and Suman secured 31st, 96th and 98th rank in the Civil Service exam respectively
IIM Sambalpur welcomes MBA Class 2021-2023 through virtual inauguration programme
Himanta inaugurates centre for disaster management and research in IIT Guwahati
Odisha govt approves Rs. 95 crore for school infra development
University students faced significant learning loss due to Covid: Survey
147 faculty posts vacant in centrally funded IIITs: Dharmendra Pradhan
100 per cent pass percentage in West Bengal Board Class 10 examination
Old video of Kapil Sharma asking Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra about his income goes viral after his arrest
Mamata’s July 21 address to be beamed in 32 districts in Gujarat
Centre, states should work as team to combat Covid pandemic, rise above politics: PM
Supreme Court on decriminalisation of polity: ‘Nothing is every done and nothing will ever be done’
India has more women Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) grads than US, UK or France
Covid-19 restrictions extended by one more week: Kerala CM
Kuwait News
People of Kuwait perform Eid prayers at mosques
Kuwait condemns Baghdad terrorist bombing
HH Prime Minister visited hospitals to overseas Covid measures
Large turnout for vaccination on Eid Al-Adha
The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) increases delivery capacity of Civil ID card
A Kuwaiti Business Group eyes closer UAE Trade ties
19 Asian and African Residence Law violators nabbed
Interior raids fictitious Domestic Labour Offices
KRCS sends medical shipment to Nepal
Kuwait provides Tunisia with second medical equipment to combat Covid-19
Kuwait chief of staff expresses pride of the courageous troops
People head to Kuwait slaughter houses first day of Eid
Mobile butchers face arrest, KD 700 fine, warns Interior
Amb Al-Otaibi issues book Kuwait’s diplomacy at Security Council
Kuwait MoH registers seven Covid-19 deaths, 1,043 new cases
International News
Mali's interim Prez Goïta survives stabbing attack at mosque during Eid al-Adha prayers; escapes unhurt
New Haiti leader Ariel Henry, with international backing to take charge
Iraq reels as 36 killed in IS suicide blast on eve of Eid festival
Israeli PM Naftali Bennett vows to ‘act aggressively’ over Ben & Jerry’s ban
US Vice President, Pentagon chief separately meet Jordanian King
EU condemns Baghdad terrorist attack
GCC Secretary General praises Saudi Arabia’s pilgrimage measures
Saudi King affirms keenness on pilgrim’s safety
Pilgrims perform Tawf Al-Ifadah amid precautionary measures
Tunisian PM fires health minister due to stampede in front of vaccination centers
Knee deep in sewage: German rescuers race to avert health emergency in flood areas
Spain: Govt bill targets supporters of Franco’s dictatorship
France investigates alleged spyware use against dissidents
Millions of mosquitoes form a 'mosquito tornado' in Russia; nothing wrong, they are male mosquitoes that circle around one or several females in order to mate
UK: Archaeologists find bottle of unknown liquid between legs of a woman’s skeleton; bottle marked "Hull Infirmary" was found at a site where burials took place between 1783 and 186
3 bedroom house in need of urgent renovation and lacking a bathroom was sold for US$1.45MN (₹10Cr) in Auckland
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rules out concessions on Cyprus visit
Wildfires in Russia’s Siberia could endanger a power polant
Korea PM apologises for virus surge on destroyer
Hong Kong’s first trial under national security hears closing arguments
Britain’s Covid-19 cases up by nearly 41% over past week
Adelaide becomes latest Australian city to lock down
Record 430 migrants cross Channel to UK in single day
Masks recommended in US schools for everyone over two years
Sports News
Japan’s emperor to attend Olympics opening ceremony
Faster, Higher, Stronger and now ‘Together’, IOC adds fourth Olympic Motto
Olympics chief admits ‘sleepless nights’ over troubled Tokyo Games
Tokyo 2020 chief Muto does not rule out 11th hour cancellation of Games, as more athletes tested positive for the virus and sponsors ditched plans to attend Friday’s opening ceremony
Tokyo Olympics: Athletes should not take stress about Exit time at Tokyo Airport, says IOA President
Tokyo Olympics: Czech beach volleyball trainer tests positive for Covid-19, third case in team
Driveless cars ferry Indian contingent at Tokyo Olympics
India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI: 'Batsman' Deepak Chahar & 50 by Suryakumar Yadav helps India snatch win from jaws of defeat, scripts India’s series-sealing win over Sri Lanka
Practice Match: KL Rahul ‘warms up’ with fine hundred but top-order fails to utilise game time
County Select XI vs. Indians: Rohit and boys wear black armbands in Yashpal Sharma’s honour
India vs County Select XI: Kohli, Rahane rested due to niggles; Avesh suffers thumb injury
Avesh, Washington turn up for ‘home team’ after County XI lose players due to Covid-19 isolation
Go for elusive medal: Tendulkar tells Tokyo-bound track and field athletes
Equestrian Fouaad Mirza changes horse, picks Seigneur Medicott for Tokyo Olympics
Young wrestlers Aman Gulia and Sagar Jaglan are India’s new World Cadet Champions
I am confident of winning a medal in Tokyo: Imphal’s Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, the second best now in the 49kg category
The Sports Ministry has put in ‘abeyance’ the recognition it granted to Indian Styles Wrestling Association of India (ISWAI), saying the sports body does not have affiliation from the world governing body, the UWW
28-year-old wrestler Sumit Malik handed two-year ban after his B sample also returned positive for a prohibited stimulant, for failing a dope test during the World Olympic Qualifier event in Safia, where he had qualified for the Tokyo Games in the 125kg category; has a week to appeal
Tokyo Olympics: P V Sindhu aiming for historic second successive medal, others target breakthrough
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News Digest (20th July 2021, Tuesday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar*
Headlines
Organs of 13-year-old brain dead girl give new lease of life to four patients in Chandigarh, Mumbai
Arrival of Indian ship carrying medical aid to Indonesia delayed: External Affairs Minister Jaishankar
Pegasus row: Amit Shah says ‘chronology samajhiya’ as opposition calls BJP ‘Bharatiya Jasoos Party’
Disruptors and obstructers will not be able to derail India’s development trajectory through their conspiracies. Monsoon session will bear new fruits of progress: Amit Shah
SC staffer who accused former CJI & MP Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment was potential Pegasus target
Hospitals have become a big industry, laments Supreme Court
Parliament Monsoon session: IT minister Vaishnaw to make statement on Pegasus in Rajya Sabha
Rahul Gandhi, two new ministers, Prashant Kishor among Pegasus 'targets', says report
Peagsus row: NCP demands probe into ‘phone tappigng’
Government ready for a ‘constructive’ debate in Parliament on all issues: PM Modi
Spyware used to snoop on ministers, opposition, journalists, businessmen: Report
PM Narendra Modi assures supply of Covid-19 vaccines to Nepal
Should public know account balance of rich individuals, bank ask Supreme Court
No contempt of court, Lodha to head MP Birla cos: SC
Amid talks of his quitting, Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa may call MLA’s meet
Yoga training included in govt’s flagship program ‘Study in India’: Pradhan
Telangana minister requests Centre to allow regional languages’ use in competitive exams
Faceoff: Twitter debates Kanwar Yatra ban and Bakrid relaxation
Manipur-based activist Erendro Leichombam arrested under NSA released on SC Order; cannot be put in jail for even a night
Don't demand resident to remove pet birds from their terrace, Kerala HC tells police
SC refuses to direct Delhi Police to not register FIRs in vaccine posters row; asks petitioner to 1st bring to its notice the cases registered, No of people arrested for putting up the posters
ISIS footprint found in Kashmir with arrest of key founding member: Indian Intel
Kerala launches 'Pink Protection' project to check crimes (dowry-related harassment, cyberbullying) against women; would visit houses and speak to panchayat members to gather info on such cases
Lightning strikes see 34% jump from previous year; Experts link it yo climate change
2 more cases of Zika virus confirmed in Kerala, total reaches 37; 7 patients are undergoing treatment
NTC conducts drone survey, mapping of 5 mills to prevent encroachment
Moving car completely swallowed by sinkhole amid heavy rains in Delhi; pulled up by crane, policeman driving the car reportedly escaped unhurt
Financial & Business News
Shiv Nadar named chairman emeritus of HCL Technologies as he steps down as HCL Tech MD; President & CEO C Vijayakumar will also be the MD for five years
HCL Tech Q1 net profit rises 9.9% to Rs. 3,214 crore
‘Tatas welcome to invest in Bengal: TMC says no enmity with group
Fuel prices set to slide soon as OPEC+ agrees to boost supply
MoS Finance: Total of ₹81,179Cr GST compensation is due to 27 states and UTs for 2020-21
Govt tax collection on petrol, diesel rise 88% to ₹3.35Lac Cr in FY21 from ₹1.78Lac Cr a year back; excise duty petrol hiked to ₹32.9/litre, from ₹19.98 & diesel was raised to ₹31.8 from ₹15.83
MoS Finance: Adani Group Companies under SEBI, DRI probe for non-compliance of SEBI Regulations
Not everything is okay with India's private banks. HDFC Bank's June results paint a grim picture
Long waiting periods for a new car to be the norm as chip shortage persists; new plants take time to become operational; could take 2 years before supply can match the current demand levels
ITAT grants conditional stay to Voda India Services in transfer pricing case; to pay Rs 230Cr towards a disputed tax demand; corporate guarantee Rs 900Cr from an associate company
NCLAT stays Vedanta Group Co ₹2,962Cr (against claims of ₹64,838.63Cr) takeover of Videocon; Bank of Maharashtra, IFCI, filed a petition arguing that the 96% haircut is loss of public money
Union Govt: 34 lakh ton of plastic waste was generated in 2019-2020; increase of more than 10 lakh ton compared to 2017-18
Union Edu Min: 8 posts chairman at IITs; 21 posts chairman at NITs & 5 directors vacant in both IITs/NITs
Mahindra recalls 600 diesel vehicles made at Nashik plant to inspect, replace faulty diesel engines
Sensex dives 587 points as banking, financial shares plunge; Nifty settles at 15,752
Apple condemns Pegasus spyware attack; says adding ‘new protections’ for devices and data
At 6.96%, borrowing costs continue to remain high for states
Low taxes, low interest, and expenditure cut: Triple benefits for India Inc during Covid
Hyundai Alcazar 3-row SUV garners 11,000 bookings in 30 days
Growth in FY22 to be around 11% as projected in Economic Survey, says CEA
Droom’s Sandeep Aggarwal family office crosses Rs. 25 crore investments
Corona Updates
India on Monday reported 38,164 new Covid cases and 499 deaths
Those who get jabbed become ‘Baahubali’; Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in country surpasses 41 crore: PM Narendra Modi
Canada will extend ban on arriving passenger planes from India until Aug 21
Fully vaccinated US citizens and permanent residents of the United States will be allowed to cross the border into Canada for non-essential travel from August 9 without any quarantine requirements, the government in Ottawa said Monday.
France includes Covishield in list of approved vaccines for travel to country
Delta variant has spread to over 100 countries. The way it is spreading is slightly to soon become the most dominant Covid-19 strain globally. Among all variants of concern, delta spreads most rapidly: Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, regional director, WHO (South-East Asia)
India offered 7.5 Mn doses of Moderna Vaccine but no consensus on indemnity yet; US improves travel advisory for India; with trial underway, 2nd Covaxin dose to be administered to kids aged 2-6 next week
97-year-old Assam woman recovers from Covid-19 in 12 days; felicitated by Drs for being oldest survivor
A female doctor from Assam has reportedly been infected by both the Alpha and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2 at the same time
Iran imposes week-long lockdown in Tehran amid Covid-19 surge; Taiwan approves local Covid-19 vaccine candidate for emergency use
Only 10 pc of vaccinated people need hospitalisation after Covid infection: ICMR
France registers 20 Covid-19 deaths, 4,151 deaths
Re-imposing a curfew throughout France is not ruled out in shadow of mounting coronavirus casualties: Clement Beaune, French State Secretary for European Affairs
Delta variant of Covid-19 spreading fast in Sri Lanka
Thai health workers use canals to get to remote Covid-19 patients
A new study in the UK has found that Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines, manufactured and administered in India under the trade name Covishield, offers protection which may last a whole lifetime.
World: 191,691,778; Active 13,031,275 (6.80%); Recovery 174,547,947 (91.06%); Vaccinated 3.66BN
India: 31,173,019; Active 412,375 (1.32%); Recovery 30,346,131 (97.35%); Vaccinated 404.93MN
State News
Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra has been arrested by Mumbai Police, in pornography case
Uttarakhand: Covid curfew extended for another week with more relaxations
Assam makes Covid-19 test mandatory for travellers from NE states
The Uttar Pradesh government has made it mandatory for passengers coming in from states having a high caseload, to carry their RT-PCR negative report.
Kerala: Markets in Thiruvananthapuram are witnessing a low footfall of shoppers ahead of Eid al-Adha. State Govt has given 3-day relaxation in restrictions on the occasion. (ANI)
Tamil Nadu 12th results 2021 declared at their website, mark sheets from July 22; Goa class 12th results are also released at the Directorate of Education at Porvorim
Amrita Sher Gil’s artwork becomes the second most expensive Indian Art globally
Mastermind who killed Suresh Raina’s uncle in Punjab, held
Karnataka: Cauvery fighter G Madegowda passes away in KM Doddi
Karnataka: Head constable can register FIR, says top cop
Karnataka: 1.2 lakh vaccinated staff on duty for SSLC exams
Delhi cabinet decides to implement ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme
Court to pronounce judgment in Delhi riots case today
Delhi: Part of Kamla Nagar Market shut for Covid violations
Delhi: 27-year-old drowns taking selfie at Pul Prahladpur, 2 others lose life
Delhi: Shakuntala (18) killed husband, cops waited for 10 years to nab her
Moderate rainfall expected to continue in Delhi for next 24 hours: IMD
Delhi-NCR rain: Delhi PWD cancels leaves of engineering staff, orders recall to ensure no waterlogging
Delhi: Car sinks as road collapses in Dwarka
3 dead in building collapse amid heavy rains in Gurugram; waterlogging, traffic jams in several areas
Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express gets Tejas smart coaches
UP polls: All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) will not appeal for support to any party
Allahabad HC sets aside dismissal of govt staff sacked for having anti-marital live-in relationship
No anticipatory bail to auxiliary nurse midwife for chucking vaccine in bin: Allahabad HC
Cyber fraudsters dupe victims of Rs. 2 crore in Prayagraj range
Kuwait News
Kuwait Amir greeted in a cable by Prime Minister after successful trip
National Guard Chief congrats Kuwait Amir after successful trip
Kuwait Interior Minister congratulates Amir, Crown Price on Eid Al-Adha
MoH: new update for ‘Immune’ app
Kuwait Crown Prince receives greetings on Eid from state’s senior officials
Kuwait Olympic Committee Chairperson praises nationals’ participation in the Olympics
Kuwait MoH registers 17 Covid deaths; 1,107 cases
International News
Hajj 2021: Muslim pilgrims gather around Mecca to offer prayer; gather around Mount Arafat, known as Jabal al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy), southeast of the holy city of Mecca, during the climax of Hajj
Port-au-Prince: Haiti’s designated Prime Minister Ariel Henry will replace the country’s interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph, to honour the wishes of the country’s slain president: AP
Facebook defended itself against US President Joe Biden’s assertion that the social media platform is ‘killing people’ by allowing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines to proliferate, saying the facts tell a different story
Chinese FM Wang Yi praises Kuwait’s unique role towards regional and international issues
Video clip claiming Kuwait has drilled for oil on border fabricated: Basra Co
Saudi Arabia employs technology to facilitate Hajj rituals amid pandemic
Saudi Ministry of Interior declared that citizens planning to travel must take two jabs of the anti-coronavirus vaccines, effective Aug 9
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince: Emirati-Saudi partnership very strong
Biden thanks Jordanian King for ‘enduring strategic ties with US
Pentagon: Russia’s new hypersonic missiles ‘potentially destablizing’
Iraqi PM vows to hold masterminds as Sadr City explosion accountable
US supports “free, fair, credible, secure” elections in Iraq
Syrian air defenses shot down Israeli missiles that were fired on areas around Al-Safira, outside Aleppo: SANA
China developing new fighter aircraft base near Ladakh
Afghan Army Chief to visit India next week amid ongoing conflict between Taliban and security forces
No evidence that Afghan envoy Najibullah Alikhil’s 26-year-old daughter Silsila Alikhil, was kidnapped: Pakistan police
US peace envoy visits Islamabad as Pakistan-Afghan ties sour
Three policemen shot dead in Pakistan’s Peshawar
Microsoft secures US court order to take down malicious 'homoglyph' domains used by cybercriminals
Joe Biden transfers 1st Guantanamo detainee to home country
US firms in Hong Kong face risks, say AmCham
Two more Texas Democrats who fled to DC test positive for Covid
Planes were deployed to seed clouds to trigger rains in an effort to fight the wildfires raging in Russia's Siberian region
Covid, Monkey B & now the vomiting bug: 'Highly Infectious' Norovirus is spewing fear in UK
Iraq: 18 dead in Explosion by a terror attack using a locally-made IED in Woheilat Market in Sadr City
Peru election authority set to name Castillo as President as rival says she will recognize result
Prince Harry working on ‘intimate and heartfelt memoir’
England’s ‘Freedom Day’ brings hopes of return of Brits to Greece
Two dams in China’s Inner Mongolia collapse after torrential rain
China’s Sichuan reports African swine fever in piglet truck
Nepal’s new PM wins trust vote amid Covid-19 crisis
Roadside bomb kills 18 and wounding 35 others, in Baghdad market: Iraqi Security Officials
Sports News
Bopanna, AITA in spat over Tokyo Olympics ‘non-entry’
Krejcikova closes in on WTA top 10 after win in Prague
Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva wins second career title in the final of the Hungaraian Grand Prix, Budapest
I have seen Virat Kohli grow as a cricketer in front of me, he became a legend by the time he was 30: Yuvraj Singh
Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) sans top stars, including R Ashwin, Dinesh Karthik, M Vijay
Mark Boucher says South Africa unrest taking a toll of Proteas in Ireland
South Africa won by 33 runs in the 1st T20 (Out of 3 matches) against Ireland; Score: SA 165/7 and Ireland 132/9 in 20 overs. South Africa leads 1-0 against Ireland, in Dublin (Malahide)
2nd ODI: Brilliant Shakib leads Bangladesh to series win in Zimbabwe
Today’s word - Gambeson - Ancient leather or quilted coat worn as armour
When the winds of life are pushing you back, that’s when you push forward the hardest
Wishing everyone a Happy Bakrid (Eid Al-Adha). Eid Al-Ahda Mubarak. May this day bring peace, happiness, and prosperity to everyone
Jai Siya Ram… Jai Veer Hanuman… Om Saravana BhavaHappy Bakrid. Today is also Aashada Ekadhasi vratham. News digest to start the day (20th July 2021, Tuesday)
The size of your success depends on the depth of your desire
Headlines
Organs of 13-year-old brain dead girl give new lease of life to four patients in Chandigarh, Mumbai
Arrival of Indian ship carrying medical aid to Indonesia delayed: External Affairs Minister Jaishankar
Pegasus row: Amit Shah says ‘chronology samajhiya’ as opposition calls BJP ‘Bharatiya Jasoos Party’
Disruptors and obstructers will not be able to derail India’s development trajectory through their conspiracies. Monsoon session will bear new fruits of progress: Amit Shah
SC staffer who accused former CJI & MP Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment was potential Pegasus target
Hospitals have become a big industry, laments Supreme Court
Parliament Monsoon session: IT minister Vaishnaw to make statement on Pegasus in Rajya Sabha
Rahul Gandhi, two new ministers, Prashant Kishor among Pegasus 'targets', says report
Peagsus row: NCP demands probe into ‘phone tappigng’
Government ready for a ‘constructive’ debate in Parliament on all issues: PM Modi
Spyware used to snoop on ministers, opposition, journalists, businessmen: Report
PM Narendra Modi assures supply of Covid-19 vaccines to Nepal
Should public know account balance of rich individuals, bank ask Supreme Court
No contempt of court, Lodha to head MP Birla cos: SC
Amid talks of his quitting, Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa may call MLA’s meet
Yoga training included in govt’s flagship program ‘Study in India’: Pradhan
Telangana minister requests Centre to allow regional languages’ use in competitive exams
Faceoff: Twitter debates Kanwar Yatra ban and Bakrid relaxation
Manipur-based activist Erendro Leichombam arrested under NSA released on SC Order; cannot be put in jail for even a night
Don't demand resident to remove pet birds from their terrace, Kerala HC tells police
SC refuses to direct Delhi Police to not register FIRs in vaccine posters row; asks petitioner to 1st bring to its notice the cases registered, No of people arrested for putting up the posters
ISIS footprint found in Kashmir with arrest of key founding member: Indian Intel
Kerala launches 'Pink Protection' project to check crimes (dowry-related harassment, cyberbullying) against women; would visit houses and speak to panchayat members to gather info on such cases
Lightning strikes see 34% jump from previous year; Experts link it yo climate change
2 more cases of Zika virus confirmed in Kerala, total reaches 37; 7 patients are undergoing treatment
NTC conducts drone survey, mapping of 5 mills to prevent encroachment
Moving car completely swallowed by sinkhole amid heavy rains in Delhi; pulled up by crane, policeman driving the car reportedly escaped unhurt
Financial & Business News
Shiv Nadar named chairman emeritus of HCL Technologies as he steps down as HCL Tech MD; President & CEO C Vijayakumar will also be the MD for five years
HCL Tech Q1 net profit rises 9.9% to Rs. 3,214 crore
‘Tatas welcome to invest in Bengal: TMC says no enmity with group
Fuel prices set to slide soon as OPEC+ agrees to boost supply
MoS Finance: Total of ₹81,179Cr GST compensation is due to 27 states and UTs for 2020-21
Govt tax collection on petrol, diesel rise 88% to ₹3.35Lac Cr in FY21 from ₹1.78Lac Cr a year back; excise duty petrol hiked to ₹32.9/litre, from ₹19.98 & diesel was raised to ₹31.8 from ₹15.83
MoS Finance: Adani Group Companies under SEBI, DRI probe for non-compliance of SEBI Regulations
Not everything is okay with India's private banks. HDFC Bank's June results paint a grim picture
Long waiting periods for a new car to be the norm as chip shortage persists; new plants take time to become operational; could take 2 years before supply can match the current demand levels
ITAT grants conditional stay to Voda India Services in transfer pricing case; to pay Rs 230Cr towards a disputed tax demand; corporate guarantee Rs 900Cr from an associate company
NCLAT stays Vedanta Group Co ₹2,962Cr (against claims of ₹64,838.63Cr) takeover of Videocon; Bank of Maharashtra, IFCI, filed a petition arguing that the 96% haircut is loss of public money
Union Govt: 34 lakh ton of plastic waste was generated in 2019-2020; increase of more than 10 lakh ton compared to 2017-18
Union Edu Min: 8 posts chairman at IITs; 21 posts chairman at NITs & 5 directors vacant in both IITs/NITs
Mahindra recalls 600 diesel vehicles made at Nashik plant to inspect, replace faulty diesel engines
Sensex dives 587 points as banking, financial shares plunge; Nifty settles at 15,752
Apple condemns Pegasus spyware attack; says adding ‘new protections’ for devices and data
At 6.96%, borrowing costs continue to remain high for states
Low taxes, low interest, and expenditure cut: Triple benefits for India Inc during Covid
Hyundai Alcazar 3-row SUV garners 11,000 bookings in 30 days
Growth in FY22 to be around 11% as projected in Economic Survey, says CEA
Droom’s Sandeep Aggarwal family office crosses Rs. 25 crore investments
Corona Updates
India on Monday reported 38,164 new Covid cases and 499 deaths
Those who get jabbed become ‘Baahubali’; Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in country surpasses 41 crore: PM Narendra Modi
Canada will extend ban on arriving passenger planes from India until Aug 21
Fully vaccinated US citizens and permanent residents of the United States will be allowed to cross the border into Canada for non-essential travel from August 9 without any quarantine requirements, the government in Ottawa said Monday.
France includes Covishield in list of approved vaccines for travel to country
Delta variant has spread to over 100 countries. The way it is spreading is slightly to soon become the most dominant Covid-19 strain globally. Among all variants of concern, delta spreads most rapidly: Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, regional director, WHO (South-East Asia)
India offered 7.5 Mn doses of Moderna Vaccine but no consensus on indemnity yet; US improves travel advisory for India; with trial underway, 2nd Covaxin dose to be administered to kids aged 2-6 next week
97-year-old Assam woman recovers from Covid-19 in 12 days; felicitated by Drs for being oldest survivor
A female doctor from Assam has reportedly been infected by both the Alpha and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2 at the same time
Iran imposes week-long lockdown in Tehran amid Covid-19 surge; Taiwan approves local Covid-19 vaccine candidate for emergency use
Only 10 pc of vaccinated people need hospitalisation after Covid infection: ICMR
France registers 20 Covid-19 deaths, 4,151 deaths
Re-imposing a curfew throughout France is not ruled out in shadow of mounting coronavirus casualties: Clement Beaune, French State Secretary for European Affairs
Delta variant of Covid-19 spreading fast in Sri Lanka
Thai health workers use canals to get to remote Covid-19 patients
A new study in the UK has found that Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines, manufactured and administered in India under the trade name Covishield, offers protection which may last a whole lifetime.
World: 191,691,778; Active 13,031,275 (6.80%); Recovery 174,547,947 (91.06%); Vaccinated 3.66BN
India: 31,173,019; Active 412,375 (1.32%); Recovery 30,346,131 (97.35%); Vaccinated 404.93MN
State News
Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra has been arrested by Mumbai Police, in pornography case
Uttarakhand: Covid curfew extended for another week with more relaxations
Assam makes Covid-19 test mandatory for travellers from NE states
The Uttar Pradesh government has made it mandatory for passengers coming in from states having a high caseload, to carry their RT-PCR negative report.
Kerala: Markets in Thiruvananthapuram are witnessing a low footfall of shoppers ahead of Eid al-Adha. State Govt has given 3-day relaxation in restrictions on the occasion. (ANI)
Tamil Nadu 12th results 2021 declared at their website, mark sheets from July 22; Goa class 12th results are also released at the Directorate of Education at Porvorim
Amrita Sher Gil’s artwork becomes the second most expensive Indian Art globally
Mastermind who killed Suresh Raina’s uncle in Punjab, held
Karnataka: Cauvery fighter G Madegowda passes away in KM Doddi
Karnataka: Head constable can register FIR, says top cop
Karnataka: 1.2 lakh vaccinated staff on duty for SSLC exams
Delhi cabinet decides to implement ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme
Court to pronounce judgment in Delhi riots case today
Delhi: Part of Kamla Nagar Market shut for Covid violations
Delhi: 27-year-old drowns taking selfie at Pul Prahladpur, 2 others lose life
Delhi: Shakuntala (18) killed husband, cops waited for 10 years to nab her
Moderate rainfall expected to continue in Delhi for next 24 hours: IMD
Delhi-NCR rain: Delhi PWD cancels leaves of engineering staff, orders recall to ensure no waterlogging
Delhi: Car sinks as road collapses in Dwarka
3 dead in building collapse amid heavy rains in Gurugram; waterlogging, traffic jams in several areas
Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express gets Tejas smart coaches
UP polls: All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) will not appeal for support to any party
Allahabad HC sets aside dismissal of govt staff sacked for having anti-marital live-in relationship
No anticipatory bail to auxiliary nurse midwife for chucking vaccine in bin: Allahabad HC
Cyber fraudsters dupe victims of Rs. 2 crore in Prayagraj range
Kuwait News
Kuwait Amir greeted in a cable by Prime Minister after successful trip
National Guard Chief congrats Kuwait Amir after successful trip
Kuwait Interior Minister congratulates Amir, Crown Price on Eid Al-Adha
MoH: new update for ‘Immune’ app
Kuwait Crown Prince receives greetings on Eid from state’s senior officials
Kuwait Olympic Committee Chairperson praises nationals’ participation in the Olympics
Kuwait MoH registers 17 Covid deaths; 1,107 cases
International News
Hajj 2021: Muslim pilgrims gather around Mecca to offer prayer; gather around Mount Arafat, known as Jabal al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy), southeast of the holy city of Mecca, during the climax of Hajj
Port-au-Prince: Haiti’s designated Prime Minister Ariel Henry will replace the country’s interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph, to honour the wishes of the country’s slain president: AP
Facebook defended itself against US President Joe Biden’s assertion that the social media platform is ‘killing people’ by allowing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines to proliferate, saying the facts tell a different story
Chinese FM Wang Yi praises Kuwait’s unique role towards regional and international issues
Video clip claiming Kuwait has drilled for oil on border fabricated: Basra Co
Saudi Arabia employs technology to facilitate Hajj rituals amid pandemic
Saudi Ministry of Interior declared that citizens planning to travel must take two jabs of the anti-coronavirus vaccines, effective Aug 9
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince: Emirati-Saudi partnership very strong
Biden thanks Jordanian King for ‘enduring strategic ties with US
Pentagon: Russia’s new hypersonic missiles ‘potentially destablizing’
Iraqi PM vows to hold masterminds as Sadr City explosion accountable
US supports “free, fair, credible, secure” elections in Iraq
Syrian air defenses shot down Israeli missiles that were fired on areas around Al-Safira, outside Aleppo: SANA
China developing new fighter aircraft base near Ladakh
Afghan Army Chief to visit India next week amid ongoing conflict between Taliban and security forces
No evidence that Afghan envoy Najibullah Alikhil’s 26-year-old daughter Silsila Alikhil, was kidnapped: Pakistan police
US peace envoy visits Islamabad as Pakistan-Afghan ties sour
Three policemen shot dead in Pakistan’s Peshawar
Microsoft secures US court order to take down malicious 'homoglyph' domains used by cybercriminals
Joe Biden transfers 1st Guantanamo detainee to home country
US firms in Hong Kong face risks, say AmCham
Two more Texas Democrats who fled to DC test positive for Covid
Planes were deployed to seed clouds to trigger rains in an effort to fight the wildfires raging in Russia's Siberian region
Covid, Monkey B & now the vomiting bug: 'Highly Infectious' Norovirus is spewing fear in UK
Iraq: 18 dead in Explosion by a terror attack using a locally-made IED in Woheilat Market in Sadr City
Peru election authority set to name Castillo as President as rival says she will recognize result
Prince Harry working on ‘intimate and heartfelt memoir’
England’s ‘Freedom Day’ brings hopes of return of Brits to Greece
Two dams in China’s Inner Mongolia collapse after torrential rain
China’s Sichuan reports African swine fever in piglet truck
Nepal’s new PM wins trust vote amid Covid-19 crisis
Roadside bomb kills 18 and wounding 35 others, in Baghdad market: Iraqi Security Officials
Sports News
Bopanna, AITA in spat over Tokyo Olympics ‘non-entry’
Krejcikova closes in on WTA top 10 after win in Prague
Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva wins second career title in the final of the Hungaraian Grand Prix, Budapest
I have seen Virat Kohli grow as a cricketer in front of me, he became a legend by the time he was 30: Yuvraj Singh
Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) sans top stars, including R Ashwin, Dinesh Karthik, M Vijay
Mark Boucher says South Africa unrest taking a toll of Proteas in Ireland
South Africa won by 33 runs in the 1st T20 (Out of 3 matches) against Ireland; Score: SA 165/7 and Ireland 132/9 in 20 overs. South Africa leads 1-0 against Ireland, in Dublin (Malahide)
2nd ODI: Brilliant Shakib leads Bangladesh to series win in Zimbabwe
Wishing everyone a Happy Bakrid (Eid Al-Adha). Eid Al-Ahda Mubarak. May this day bring peace, happiness, and prosperity to everyone
Happy Bakrid.
