News digest 18th June 2021, Friday 

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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