News digest 18th June 2021, Friday
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- Published: Friday, 18 June 2021 02:57
News digest 18th June 2021, Friday
- by Annadatha V Murali Manohar
The hardest walk is walking alone, but it’s also the walk that makes you strongest
Headlines
XLRI has reached The Topmost Level 5 (Pioneering Business Schools) among The Top 47 Global Business Schools in Positive Impact Rating 2021
UEFA Euro 2020 Highlights: Ukraine 2-1 North Macedonia, Denmark 1-2 Belgium and Netherlands 2-0 Austria to enter into R16
Indians' funds in Swiss banks rise to ₹20,700Cr in 2020, highest in 13 yrs; customer deposits fell, however, a sharp surge in holdings via securities and similar instruments
3.5 lakh doctors to join IMA's nationwide protest today; demand Govt shall...declare hospitals as a protected zone
NASSCOM: India's top five IT companies are planning to add over 96,000 employees in 2021-22
Barge goes around off Mumbai Coast amid rough weather, 16 Crew members rescued by ICG
India asks Pak to address shortcomings in Bill relating to Kulbhushan Jadhav's right to appeal
Pinjra Tod activists Natasha, Devangana & Jamia Millia Islamia student Asif released from jail 2 days after getting bail
Uttar Pradesh: Cops use plastic stool, wicker basket as riot control gear in Unnao, 4 suspended
MHA operationalises National Helpline Number 155260, reporting platform to prevent cyber fraud cases
Heavy rain batters Bengal; increased water levels in many rivers, including Ajoy, Darakeswar, Subarnarekha and Kangsabati; efforts underway to pump out water from inundated areas
Ram Temple Trust struck one more deal, purchased 2 parcels of prime land 1.208 hectares & 1.037 hectares in Ayodhya on March 18, 2021, at 2 diff prices 18.5Cr & 8Cr, respectively, from 2 diff buyers
Increase in Covid vaccination could hold key to reopening borders for Indian travellers
MP: Govt issues notice to IAS officer Lokesh Jangid after his chats alleging corruption by senior leaked
FIR against Yoga Guru Ramdev for spreading 'False Information' on Allopathy; medicines being used by the medical fraternity for the treatment of Covid-19
Bihar: Vehicular movement on Sattarghat bridge halted as Gandak river swells due to heavy rain in Nepal
₹ 21-Crore Gold Biscuits found in car inside 3 special cavities after 18-hour search In Manipur
3 IndiGo, 2 Go First aircraft sustained minor/non-structural damages after the Ahmedabad airport was hit by a thunderstorm
Govt actively engaged with Dominica for Choksi’s early deportation: MEA
Financial & Business News
Adani loses more money than anyone in the world this week, loses $9BN in 3 days; stocks crashed following reports of foreign funds' accounts being frozen
Govt slashes tariff value for edible oil import, may lead to lower domestic prices
Walmart’s Flipkart challenges high court order on antitrust probe: Report
Flipkart, Amazon challenge court order on antitrust probe
Record stimulus helps Indian firms boost financial health
Economy likely contracted 12% in Q1: Report
2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Launch Edition available in exclusive AMG Line; limited to just 150 units; 50% booked
Corona Updates
American chill pill: Anti-Covid tablets by end of the year?
Giving their best shot: Goa (37.35%), Sikkim (37.29%) and Himachal (30.35%) Top 3 States by Vaccination Rate; UP (8.53%) at bottom; India overall inoculated over 21.58 crore or 15.74% with at least one dose
Sputnik V to soon offer Booster Shot against Delta Variant of Coronavirus to other vaccine makers
Possible 3rd Covid wave unlikely to affect kids, WHO-AIIMS Survey finds High Seroprevalence in them
Serum Institute to start trials of Covovax vaccine on Children in July; 2nd vaccine after Covishield made in India
MP's Bhopal reports first case of Delta Plus variant, Health dept conducts contact tracing; Study finds Delta variant infections doubling every 11 days in UK from late May to early June in REACT-1 study
MP Doctor removes tumour from Covid-recovered woman's brain, turns out to be white fungus sized 8.4x4x4.6 cm by volume
Covid panel chief: Covishield single dose 61% effective against Delta, two doses 65%; study on sample size of "several thousands
Uttarakhand orders FIR against labs accused of conducting 1 lakh fake Covid tests at Kumbh
CEA KV Subramanian: India may need Rs 15,000 Cr additional funds to roll out Centre's New Vaccine Policy
Covid-19 out of control in Afghanistan as cases up 2,400% in a month
US CDC classifies Delta variant as ‘variant of concern’
Nepal to buy 4 million Chinese Covid-19 vaccine, non-disclosure deal raises concerns
Covaxin nod: Bharat Biotech’s pre-submission meeting with WHO on June 23
World: 178,178,112; Active 11,643,158 (6.53%); Recovery 162,677,652 (91.30%)
India: 29,761,964; Active 805,422 (2.71%); Recovery 28,573,021 (96.01%)
State News
5 states recorded over 1 lakh Covid-19 cases in first 2 weeks of June
Have written thrice to PM to withdraw Dhankhar as governor: Mamata
Akshay Kumar meets BSF troops guarding the LoC in Kashmir, pays homage to martyrs
Fake vaccination drive in Mumbai
Complaint filed against Swara Bhasker, others for allegedly disrupting religious harmony
Telangana: Inter, SSC exams likely in July-end
Andhra Pradesh Covid-19 graph sees downward trend
Mahesh Babu’s son Gautam becomes one of the Top-8 competitive swimmers of Telangana
Telugu Film Producers Council, MAA and Telugu Film Directors Association release guidelines for Tollywood
Whoever is appointed as in charge by national parties does the same ‘collection job’: JD(S) leader and former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy
Kuwait News
Vaccinated expats may be allowed to return from August 1st
Only those vaccinated will be allowed to enter Malls, Restaurants, Saloons, Health Clubs
Expats Residence to be linked with vaccination doses; Issuing of New Visas not so soon
The Meteorological Department expected the continuation of hot and brisk winds with speeds exceeding 70 kmph accompanied by strong gusts of dust till Thursday. It is expected that the intensity of the winds will gradually weaken starting from today afternoon,
45,000 citizens missed their vaccine appointments: MoH Dr. Khaled Al-Saeed
Over 2 Million activated Kuwait Mobile ID
Jaber vaccination appointment shifted to Mishref due to bad weather
Withdrawal from Future Generation Fund due to lack of liquidity
Out of those who died due to Covid, 99.1% were unvaccinated
Change approach to fight virus
Kuwait logs 1,646 Covid-19 cases, five deaths
Churches in Kuwait ask for vaccinations
Kuwait Airways resumes the first commercial flights to London
Co-op Societies Union follows up on number of ‘stranded’ workers
International News
Rocket blasts off carrying First Chinese Crew to New Space Station in Country's Longest Mission to date
China’s ‘space dream’: A long march to the Moon and beyond
Japan says China’s military strategy unclear, of serious concern
In China’s new Xinjiang: Patriotic tourism, riot police and minders
Hong Kong Police arrest Apple Daily Executives; seize reporting materials in National Security Law raid
Mutual respect but relations tense: Putin and Biden won't be friends but see path together
UK, US strike deal over 17-year-old dispute between Airbus and Boeing; finally agreed "to suspend retaliatory tariffs for five years
India extends $100MN Line of Credit to Sri Lanka for Solar Energy Projects - rooftop solar photo-voltaic systems for households and government buildings
Microsoft names CEO Satya Nadella as Chairman, 3rd after Gates & Thompson; in this role identify key risks and mitigation approaches for the board’s review; elevate the right strategic opportunities
US startup's ₹37 lakh helmet that contains sensors and other electronics to measure and claims to analyse the brain's electrical impulses and blood flow
A fire-ravaged ship carrying chemicals sank off Sri Lanka's capital; wreck of Singapore-flagged MV X-Press Pearl "is now wholly sitting on the seabed at a depth of 21Mts
Courts cannot appoint PM, says Oli as he defends dissolution of Nepal’s House of Representatives
Palestinian teen shot by Israeli troops in West Bank dies
Sports News
Japan lifting virus emergency one month before Olympics
India name 8 debutants in women’s hockey squad for Tokyo Olympics
Denmark footballer Eriksen, who collapsed on pitch (cardiac arrest), to get heart starter implant; Denmark & Belgium halt game to applaud Christian Eriksen
Euro 2020: Andriy Yarmolenko guides Ukraine to nervy win over North Macedonia
Paris Siant German striker, Superstar Neymar, the world’s most expensive footballer, will not play for Brazil, to miss Olympics
Rafael Nadal (35) pulls out of Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics in a bid “to prolong my career", says 'Never an easy decision
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