12-06-2021 News Head lines
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- Published: Saturday, 12 June 2021 05:09
12-06-2021 News Head lines
-by Annadatha V Murali Manohar
Double Century: Petrol costs Rs 102 in Mumbai after another hike on Friday; after petrol, diesel at almost Rs 100-mark in Rajasthan
Hero: Janaki Amma aged 104 years beats Covid in 11 days, leaves hospital in Kerala's Kannur District
Pak National Assembly gives Kulbhushan right of appeal against his conviction, death sentence
Dominica High Court has denied fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi bail on account of him being a 'flight risk'.
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Keynote Speakers are Dr. Janki Santoke (Vedanta Institute, Mumbai); Sister Aruna Ladva (Brahma Kumaris, Kuwait); Swamini Vimalananda Ji (Chinmaya Mission, Coimbatore)
'Buri Nazar Wale Tera Muh Kala, Accha Hota Hai Vaccine Lagwane Wala': NGO's take on popular slogans for Covid safety a hit on social media
14 not-for-profits write an open letter to the government, seek suspension of new IT rules
High alert issued for Mumbai; Very heavy rainfall warning for today, Monday; Low pressure area formed over Bay of Bengal, red alert issued for fishermen in West Bengal
Kisan Morcha: Farmers to gherao all Raj Bhavans across country on June 26 to mark seven months of their protest against the Union Govt's three farm laws
Union Govt departments, ministries asked to cut down 'controllable expenditure' by 20% to meet mounting expenses in the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic
No US emergency nod coming, Covaxin to seek full approval
Covid vaccination: Private hospitals to be allotted doses based on location & demand
Govt refuses to exempt mainstream media from new IT rules
Financial & Business News
India's April industrial output jumps to 134.4% due to low-base effect
India - world’s third-biggest oil importer has a new plan to turn a fifth of its gasoline green; 10BN liters of ethanol will be required each year to meet the 20% ethanol-blended fuel standard by 2025
Faltering for years, Ford Motor is showing signs of a revival; in 1st three months of the year, the company reported $3.3 billion in profit
Auto companies go heavy on tech investments even as they work overtime to cut costs; sales crash in May 2021 amid Covid-induced lockdowns
IndiGo plans seven-hour overseas flights (Beijing, Moscow, Cairo, Nairobi, Jakarta, Manila or Eastern EU depending on Covid recovery
Sensex touches lifetime intra-day, closing highs; BSE Cos' valuation at record level; Forex Reserves cross $600BN mark for first time
Toyota Motor Corp will aim to make all its global factories carbon neutral by 2035, pulling forward the goal by 15 years from 2050
Wipro CEO took home $8.8MN last year, higher than Top Bosses at TCS, Infosys; TCS stocks has given 3000% return since IPO; CEO says IT giant 'Braved Pandemic Well'
Corona Updates
Maharashtra adds 11,617 past Covid deaths within 24 days after Data revision; Union Govt takes note; Black Fungus killed over 2,100 in last 3 weeks, cases crew 150% to 31,000
Considering issues regarding Ex-gratia to kin of those who died of Covid-19, Union Govt tells SC
Worst is over, says expert on Delta variant, hopes immunisation in kids will start by year end; ICMR to start National Sero surveys to assess Covid-19 spread
Tamil Nadu Covid-19 lockdown: Curbs till June 21, Liquor shops open in 27 Districts; Himachal eases Covid curbs: Shops to open from 9 am-5 pm, RT-PCR test not required to enter state; Karnataka unlock: Parks & industries allowed to open, nod to autos, taxis in 19 districts
WHO says 9 in 10 African Countries to miss Covid-19 vaccination goal
Is USFDA's rejection of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin a setback?; USFDA said they don't have enough data yet to grant emergency use authorisation to Covaxin; The hitch, therefore, is purely procedural
UK Experts: Delta variant 60% more transmissible, reduces vaccine effect; fears rise of lockdown reimposition
Dr Fauci; Extending vaccine intervals may leave you vulnerable to infection by one of Covid variants in circulation; last month India extended gap b/w 1st & 2nd dose of Covishield to 12-16 weeks from 6-8 weeks
World: 176,021,309 Recovery 159,927,353 (90.86%) Active 12,294,158 (6.98%)
India: 29,358,033; Recovery 27,901,688 (95.04%) Active 1,089,248 (3.71%)
State News
Jammu & Kashmir, Baramulla: 18 houses gutted in a blaze that broke out leaving 30 families homeless
TN health dept unearths irregularities in food, accommodation facilities for medical professionals; cost reduction saves Rs 30 lakh per day; stern actions against those involved in these irregularities
Work with states instead of abusing them: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Mukul Roy dumps BJP, returns ‘home’ to TMC
Modi praised UP’s measures to battle second wave: UP govt
Monsoon may hit Delhi 12 days early, by June 15
AAP’s Atishi slams BJP leaders for targeting CM Kejriwal, calls them ‘sadak chaap gundas’
Delhi: Street art honours scientists and mathematicians
Asaduddin Owaisi-led MIM likely to field candidates in 100 UP seats
The Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation, Regional library gets a new facelit
Hyderabad: ED lens on top cryptocurrency exchange WazirX
Hyderabad: A bunch of IIIT-ians ‘Covid War Room’ (CWR) has raised Rs. 40 lakh aid so far
Telangana may see waning of cases by June end, say experts
Hyderabad: Delta variant transmits more in households
Venkatesh, fan of Sonu Sood walks all the way from Hyderabad to Mumbai to meet his hero
Telangana: Cops wean tribals away from Maoists, with TV sops and soaps
Kuwait News
The MoU brings the Indian domestic workers in Kuwait within the ambit of a legal framework that streamlines their recruitment and provides them with the protection of the law.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has held a meeting with India’s envoys to the Gulf nations to discuss a host of issues, including encouraging speedy resumption of flights to this region and facilitating reuniting families separated by Covid disruption. Jaishankar, who arrived here on his first bilateral visit to the oil-rich Gulf nation early on Thursday, also unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi at the Indian Embassy in Kuwait in presence of the ambassadors.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on Kuwait Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Thursday and appreciated his commitment to taking the partnership between two countries to higher levels.
International News
Violence escalating in Myanmar, country is in a 'Human Rights Catastrophe', warns UN; adds military leadership was "singularly responsible" for the crisis
China passed a new legislation that bans "defamation" of military personnel, adding an array of legal tools to its 2018 law
Pakistan Police say bus carrying pilgrims has crashed in country's Southwest, killing 19, injuring 50
Russia is preparing to provide Iran with an advanced satellite that would enable it to track potential military targets across the Middle East
Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, UAE elected to UN Security Council for 2022-23 Term
Sports News
French Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Alexander Zverev in 5-set thriller to reach Final
French Open 2021: Novak Djokovic 1st player to beat Rafael Nadal twice at Roland Garros, enters 5th final
Euro 2020: Italy score 3 goals for first time in European Championship history in win over Turkey
Today’s word - Vallate - Having a raised rim or rampart; ringed
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