13th June 2021 - News Headlines

13th June 2021 - News Headlines

--by Annadatha V Murali Manohar

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Headlines

Keep jewels in Hyderabad, Nizam’s kin Himayat Ali Mirza writes to PM Modi

3-year-old Hyderabad boy needed ₹ 16Cr injection Zolgensma a single-dose intravenous injection to treat Spinal Muscular Atrophy; 2,450 people contributed ₹ 14.84Cr

Indian-origin Journalist Neil Bedi wins Pulitzer Prize for exposing China's Muslim detention camps

Pulitzer Board Honors The New York Times for the public service award for its coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, teenager Darnella Frazier for her 'Courageous' video of George Floyd murder; the Star Tribune of Minneapolis won the breaking news award for its reporting following Floyd’s killing. The Associated Press won two awards, sweeping the photography category

EURO 2020: Christian Eriksen awake and undergoing further examinations after collapsing mid-game against Finland

French Open 2021 Women’s Singles: Barbora Krejcikova beats Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 to win maiden Grand Slam Singles Title; 1st Czech to win French Open women's singles title in 40 years after Hana Mandlikova; dedicates victory to her mentor, the former Wimbledon Champion Jana Novotna

'One Earth, One Health', PM Modi says at G7, highlights India's 'whole of society’' approach to fight pandemic

Punjab gangsters killed in Kolkata encounter used SIM Box that uses VoIP gateway to make calls and remains off the radar from security surveillance

(IMA) will hold a nationwide protest called 'Save the Saviours' on June 18 against the assault on doctors

J&K: 2 LeT terrorists involved in Sopore terror attack; claimed lives of two constables & two civilians

After conquering the country's ports & airports, India’s 2nd coal and itchness, richest man has a new target; now set his sights on the country’s cement sector

Experts flag drastic drop in routine immunisation of kids during Covid-19 second wave

IATA welcomes measures by Spain, France to open air travel

Army gets special boats for Pangong Tso

Declassification of war records okayed

PM Modi seeks support for TRIPS waiver for Covid tech

Turmoil in Rajasthan as Pilot camp fires fresh ‘phone tap’ salvo

Digvijaya Singh sets off storm with Article 370 remarks

Will soon make final analysis of Covaxin efficacy trials public, says Bharat Biotech

Maharashtra: Covid deaths not going down as fast as cases, pushing up CFR

Financial & Business News

With the latest $350MN round of funding from investors such as UBS Group, Zoom founder Eric Yuan's family office, Byju's is now India's most valued startup

Twitter sends Notices to Cartoonist Manjula, other prominent users on requests from Law Enforcement Agencies

GST Council Meet: No GST on Covid, Black Fungus medicines, Tax on Oximeters slashed

Infosys automating integration between own platform, CoWIN to ease vaccination process for staff

India among first markets for Twitter to pilot new approach on building team for locally tailoring global product

HC upholds probe by CCI against Amazon, Flipkart

Ravi Parthasarathy, found and Ex-CMD of Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) held in Rs. 200Cr cheating case

IDBI customers to get only 20 free cheque leaves per year from July 1; other services too revised

Suspend new rules for governing online content, say 13 advocacy groups

Govt refuses to exempt mainstream media from new IT rules

Telangana minister T Harish Rao urges Centre to raise Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) limit

Reliance Jio launches 5 plans with no daily limit on data: Price, validity and more

Apple adds three new features to FaceTime calls

Covid updates

Over 25 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine administered in India, till now, says govt

For the fifth day in a row, India's daily Covid count remained below 1 lakh with the country reporting 84,332 new cases on Saturday, the lowest in 70 days, zero deaths in Jharkhand according to the data updated by the Union health ministry. With this, the country's total tally has gone up to 29,359,155. On June 8, India reported 86,498 Covid cases, the lowest in 63 days. Deaths due to Covid, however, are on the rise again. With 4,002 more Covid deaths in the last 24 hours, the death toll has climbed to 3,67,081.

Researchers in China Find Batch of New Coronaviruses in Bats including one that may be genetically the second-closest to the Covid-19 virus till now

Indicating a possible massive undercounting in Covid-19 deaths in Madhya Pradesh; deaths was over three times more than the average number of deaths reported during these months in pre-Covid times

CSIR & Laxai Life Sciences, Hyderabad, gets nod for clinical trials of Colchicine for Covid-19; intervention for Covid-19 patients with cardiac co-morbidities, reducing pro-inflammatory cytokines, leading to faster recovery

Bikaner first in India to start door-to-door Covid vaccine drive, begins Monday; fighting rumours, 3 villages in Maha's Nandurbar achieve 100% Covid vaccination for 45+ age group

Amid clamour for Phase 3 Trials Data, Bharat Biotech says 'Committed to Transparency; so far published nine research studies on its safety and efficacy

Agamalai the Tribal Hamlet in TN Theni District remains untouched by Covid-19, and they need no masks or sanitiser

Private hospitals used only 17% of total 1.29 crore Covid vaccine it got in May; could be due to the high prices at these hospitals in comparison to Govt Hospitals

Over 1.17 crore Covid vaccine doses available with states, UTs, says health ministry

Covid Vaccination: Private hospitals to be allotted doses based on location & demand

Reduction in Covid-19 vaccine wastage will ensure enhanced vaccination: Govt

eVIN system being used to monitor utilisation, wastage, coverage of Covid-19 vaccination: Health ministry

States/UTs must follow prescribed guidelines while reporting Covid data: Health ministry

Vaccines are working against infection, severe disease of Covid-19, reveals study

Govt says Covid data transparent, junks international media report

Russia has tested a nasal spray form of its Covid-19 vaccine that is suitable for children aged 8-12; only instead of a needle, a nozzle is put on".

Biophore seeks EUA from DCGI for Aviptadil inhalation for Covid-19 treatment

EU tells UK PM Boris Johnson to implement the Brexit deal; to ensure peace in Northern Ireland

World: 176,378,127 Recovery 160,336,167 (90.90%) Active 12,232,000 (6.94%)

India: 29,424,006; Recovery 28,015,044 (95.21%) Active 1,038,794 (3.53%)

State News

V Hanumanth Rao urges Sonia Gandhi to send AICC observers to decide new Telangana Congress chief

12 party MLAs who defected to TRS should resign and seek re-election: Telangana Congress

KRK calls out 'Bollywood ke gunde' in a series of tweets, writes 'I will not become another Sushant Singh Rajput, just because am an outsider'

Passing out parade of Officers joining Indian Army held in Hyderabad

Vizag: ISKCON distributes food to needy at King George Hospital

Members of 3 generations of a single family have been affected by Covid-19 pandemic in Karimnagar. Peddi Vanamala and her 26-year-old daughter Eerelli Sandhya, who was in her sixth month of pregnancy, succumbed to the virus in a span of a week, while Vanamala’s mother Vengala Lakshmi is now battling for her life after testing positive a week ago

Hyderabad: Rachakonda police raids on different godowns and seized spurious seeds

Telangana: ‘Asthi Visarjan’ scheme for kin of Covid-19 victims

Nirmal, Telangana: Police invoked PD Act against 9 persons, who were allegedly involved in communal offence which took place in Bhainsa few months ago

Hyderabad: Bride’s dad booked for lockdown violation

Kuwait News

French Embassy to resume accepting Visa applications

Respite expected soon for those aged 60 and above

“Kuwait is a very notable example of the rebalancing of relations with India in a world after Covid-19, as we discover that we can help each other in times of pressure,” Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told The Times Kuwait during his visit last week to the country.

Kuwait reports three Covid-19 deaths, 1,657 new cases

International News

UN Chief extends support to India & S Africa initiative at the WTO to waive intellectual property protection for Covid-19 vaccines and products

Japan mouse sperm freeze-dried and exposed to high levels of cosmic radiation for nearly six years produced "healthy, normal" offsprings

Citizen scientists discover 2 gaseous planets around Sun-like star - HD 152843, located about 352 light-years away; Planet b, is about 3.4 times bigger than Earth and completes an orbit in about 12 days

13 People wounded (2 critical) in shooting in Austin, Texas; Cops says suspect still at large

After charming leaders at G7 Summit, Queen Elizabeth sits back at Windsor Castle for Parade

Saudi Arabia says Hajj to be limited to 60,000, Bars foreigners over Covid-19 concerns

Overnight mass shootings in US (Texas capital of Austin, Chicago and Savannah, Georgia) leave 2 dead, 30 wounded; Police arrest 1 of 2 in Austin mass shooting

China, US diplomats clash again over Covid origin

Covid origin: ‘If nothing went wrong at Wuhan lab, then why the obfuscations?’

Wisconsin man criminally responsible for grandparent deaths

Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out and compete with China; G7 to counter China’s clout with big infrastructure project: Senior US official

Canada pays final homage to family killed in truck attack

Joe Biden to return diverted border wall money, spend down rest

Biden leads infrastructure plan to rival China’s BRI

Pakistan’s stringent new media law stirs controversy

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calls for greater military power

No nuclear deal this week, says Iran negotiator

USCIS reverses Trump-era policy denying certain immigrant visa applications

Sports News

As Denmark’s midfield superstar Christian Eriksen collapses on the field, the football world stops breathing

‘We got Christian back’: Denmark doctor Martin Boesen after Eriksen collapse

Euro 2020: Finland stun Denmark 1-0 on debut overshadowed by Christian Eriksen collapse; Belgium 3-0 Russia

Novak Djokovic conquers ‘Everest’ and 52-year landmark at French Open, by defeating 13-time champion Nadal in ‘greatest’ French Open display

WTC final: Adaptability will be key, feels Ashwin

India’s ace badminton star PV Sindhu on Tokyo Olympics, preparations and more

PM Narendra Modi set to give official send-off to Olympics-bound Indian contingent

2nd Test: Matt Henry strikes as New Zealand eye England series win

1st Test: Rabada five-for helps South Africa wrap up innings win over West Indies

WTC Final: Rishabh Pant smashes ton, Shubman Gill hits 85 in intra-squad simulation game

Today’s word - Washland - Area periodically flooded by river

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