News Digest 19th Jun 2021, Saturday
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- Published: Saturday, 19 June 2021 01:22
News Digest 19th Jun 2021, Saturday
- by Annadatha V Murali Manohar
Headlines
UEFA EURO 2020: England, Scotland play out 0-0 draw
UN chief Antonio Guterres appointed for Second term; will ‘do everything’ to contribute to a better future for all: Guterres on new innings as UN chief
EU lifts travel restrictions on US tourists after over a year
Legendary sprinter Milkha Singh, the 1958 Commonwealth Games champion and 1960 Rome Olympian, passed away on Friday after contracting the Covid-19 virus on May 20 and after month-long battle. His wife, Nirmal Kaur, who was the former national volleyball captain also passed away earlier this week, due to the deadly virus. He was 91 and is survived by his golfer son Jeev Milkha Singh and three daughters.
Christian Eriksen discharged after successful operation for heart-starter implant
Telangana: Nizamabad Solider Dadannagari Kalyan Rao (25) falls from tree, in Bathinda (Punjab) while discharging his duties and sustained critical injuries and dies
PM may hold all-party meet on J&K June 24
Gear up to combat mutating virus: PM Modi
Disburse pension to family of govt employee on production of death certificate, govt tells banks
Andhra Pradesh Job calendar 2021-2022 for over 10k vacancies released
It’s my effort to conduct the House with consensus: Om Birla
Top committee constituted for wider consultations after integrated military commands hit hurdle
Rajya Sabha polls horse-trading case: Suspended ADG Anurag Gupta gets relief as Jharkhand HC stays his arrest
Yediyurappa flashes victory sign as Karnataka BJP in charge Arun Singh winds up 3-day visit
LJP elects Paras its chief; Chirag calls it ‘illegal’
Antilia case-Hiran murder: NIA arrests former ‘encounter specialist’ Pradeep Sharma
Govt likely to allow Ghulam Nabi Azad to retain official bungalow till September-end
Financial & Business News
Rule of land supreme, not your policy: Parliamentary panel to Twitter officials
Twitter deliberately chose path of non-compliance: Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union IT minister
Sensex, Nifty end flat after choppy trade
The Economic Offenses Wing (EOW)-Mumbai summons directors of top commodity brokerage firms in NSEL case
RBI gives nod to Centrum Financial for Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank takeover and re-launch it as a small finance bank
Mystery behind slump in Adani Group company shares
Instagram rolls out full screen, 30-second ads in Reels
IDBI Bank invites bids to divest stake in Asset Reconstruction Company
Supply of food to pre-schools, anganwadis, mid-day meals exempt from GST
Support from all sides needed to nurture economic recovery hit by second wave of Covid: RBI governor
AirAsia operates nine flights with fully vaccinated crew
Indian Investors Federation conducts iVIETNAM conclave
Google opens its first ever retail store in New York
There are over some 60 foreign-headquartered companies with revenue over $1 billion each that are today led by Indian-origin executives, according to Indiaspora, a non-profit that seeks to bring together Indian Diaspora for collective action. A few of them combine the role of chairman and CEO, and Satya Nadella has just joined that select group
As Covid funeral pyres burn, India’s rural economy goes up in smoke
Tata Motors, Tata Power inaugurate India’s largest solar carport in Pune
Maximl partners with Indian Oil Corporation
Paytm seeks shareholder approval for Rs. 12,000 crore sale of new stock
India Pesticides’ Rs. 800 crore IPO to open on June 23; price band set at Rs. 290-296/share
Rupee snaps 8-day losing streak; rises 22 paise to 73.86 per dollar
Severe droughts to impact 2-5% of India’s GDP: UN report
Retail inflation for farm, rural workers up in May
Covid deals new blow to foreign carmakers’ Indian dream
Minister of steel Dharmendra Pradhan replies to Amit Mitra; no word on SAIL Raw Material Division (RMD) shift
Air travel in May drops to July ’20 levels
CII seeks Rs. 3 lakh crore stimulus, RBI balance sheet expansion
Second Covid wave may leave Rs. 2 lakh crore dent on economic output: RBI
Uniform PUC certificate for vehicles kicks in for better enforcement
Corona News
India has reported 62,480 new cases in the last 24 hours. At 1,587, the country has recorded least daily deaths in 60 days. As per the government bulletin, the active caseload has fallen below 8 lakh after 73 days. Daily recoveries continue to outnumber daily new cases for the 36th consecutive day.
Delta Covid variant becoming globally dominant, says WHO official
India should brace for third Covid-19 wave by October, say health experts
Mizoram, Andhra Pradesh extends lockdown till June 30
MP reports 110 new cases, 28 deaths and 339 recoveries; Assam reports 3,706 new cases, 4,835 recoveries and 33 deaths; Maha reports 9,798 new cases, 14,347 patient discharges and 198 deaths; Andhra Pradesh reports 6,341 new cases and 57 deaths, in the last 24 hours
Vaccination cuts chances of hospitalisation by 75-80%, says Centre citing studies
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan says Covid-19 cases in state have decreased by 42 percent but asks people to continue exercising caution as "we are now facing highly contagious delta variant of virus”
Kerala: Poet and lyricist S Ramesan Nair died at a private hospital in Kochi today at the age of 73. He recovered from Covid-19 two days ago and was suffering from cancer.
'Race 3' producer Ramesh Taurani approaches Mumbai Police after being allegedly duped by fake vaccination camp
Palestinian Authority calls off million-dose vaccine exchange with Israel, says doses sent by Israel expire too soon, reports AP
Austria to donate million Covid vaccine doses to Balkan states
Zydus Cadila likely to seek emergency authorisation for ZyCoV-D Covid-19 vaccine in 7-8 days
Delta variant infections jump 33,630 in a week, making up nearly all Covid-19 cases in UK
AstraZeneca, EU both claim victory in tussle over deliveries
Moscow records 9,056 new Covid cases, a pandemic high
TRIPS Council of WTO to hold series of meetings till July-end on patent waiver proposal
Air India Express operates India’s first international flight with full vaccinated crew
June Covid toll tops 50,000 with 37% ‘backlog’ deaths
Vaccination picks up after a drop in May
Once a jab gets nod, kids with co-morbidities to get priority
WHO accepts expression of interest for Covaxin emergency use listing
Verified vaccine certificate as good as vaccine passports, says official
World: Confirmed: 177,372,117; Total Deaths: 3,840,704; Recovered: 115,441,303; Active Cases: 58,090,110
India: Confirmed: 29,762,793; Total Deaths: 383,490; Recovered: 28,580,647; Active Cases: 798,656
State News
‘No discussion on leadership’: Karnataka BJP in charge backs Yediyurappa as MLC questions CM’s ability to run government
Major fire at Noida Metro office, none hurt; probe ordered
CBSE writes to all affiliated schools, informing that it's developing an 'IT system for calculation of results for Class 12th'; says it will set up a help desk to assist schools in preparation of result of Class 10 and Class 12 from next week
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin meets Sonia, Rahul
Nandigram election petition in Calcutta high court: Mamata’s counsel seeks change of judge
Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit Corridor to have automatic fare collection system, QR code tickets
Delhi: BJP leader seeks 3 months electricity bills waiver due to Covid-19
PM Modi failed to stand with people in need of medical help during second Covid wave: Kapil Sibal
Hyderabad: Compensate Kalyan Nagar Society, pay market rate, says high court to Telangana
Telangana: Online classes to be telecast through T-SAT from July 1
Assam cancels HSLC, HS board exams
West Bengal board exam 2021: Evaluation criteria for class 10 and 12
Odisha UG, PG final semester exams to be conducted via online mode; Plus II students to be evaluated on the basis of Matric results
Gujarat releases 50:25:25 evaluation plan for Class 12, results by July 3rd week
Supreme Court refuses to cancel, postpone PG final year medical exams
After reports of malpractices, Nagpur University will not give colleges exam work
Maharashtra: Grace marks for students excelling in art, drawing
Amritsar: Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) has decided to confer ‘SOF Best Principal Award – 2020-2021 in Punjab Chandigarh Zone’ for the year 2020-2021 upon Rajiv Kumar Sharma and the Best Teacher Award - 2020-2021 in Punjab and Chandigarh Zone under the category, GK Olympiad upon Vimmi Sethi, principal and senior teacher respectively of Spring Dale Sr. School
Delhi: Call centre duping foreigners by posing as Amazon’s tech support busted, 7 held
Shadow of Class XI over boards irks students in Delhi
CBSE developing IT system to assist schools with tabulating class 12 results
Manish Sisodia reviews progress of upcoming Delhi Sports University
Over 40% Telangana residents want malls to reopen
Telangana Education minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy launches free online classes app
No shot, no shoot, says Telugu film industry
Kuwait News
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister participates with his Qatari counterpart in a discussion session entitled (Innovative Mediation) at the Antalya Diplomatic Forum in Turkey
5 teams controlled a warehouse fire in Scrab (firefighting) Amghara, without causing any human casualities
Kuwaiti oil drops 40 cents to reach $73.50 per barrel
GCC declares satisfaction with achievements
DGCA Chief, Public Works Min. visits New Kuwait Airport Project
WHO, Kuwait Health Min. to tackle Covid-19 together: Official
Kuwait lists 1,646 new Covid-19 cases, five deaths
Kuwait restricts access to public venues for unvaccinated
Kuwait’s Yaqoub Al-Youha wins 110m hurdles at Arab Championship
KRCS launches Covid-19 vaccination campaign for Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Lebanese Health Minister commends Kuwait’s humanitarian donation
International News
US locks down embassy in Afghanistan amid Covid-19 surge
Over 100 Taliban militants killed in clashes with Afghan security forces
Biden’s silence on executions adds to death penalty disarray
Blinken to travel to Germany, France, Italy, the Vatican: States Department
China seeking to control bodies like WHO, Interpol: UK parliament panel
EU announces $23m humanitarian assistance for 3 North African countries
Nepal House dissolution case: President Bhandari says Supreme Court cannot overturn her decision
Indian, Chinese workers among 11 killed in Nepal floods, 25 missing
Hong Kong newspaper increases print run after arrests
Pakistan: Seven National Assembly members banned from House for unruly behaviour in National Assembly; Pakistan signs gas pipeline deal with Russia
Pakistan not to be blamed for deteriorating Afghan peace: Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Foreign minister
Pakistan: PM’s annual salary proposed at Rs. 2.441million for the next fiscal year
Pakistanis travelling to Saudi Arabia can get AstrraZeneca jab
Delta variant detected in Sri Lanka
UK set to end legal loophole allowing child marriage
CDC: Delta variant expected to be dominant in US
Migrant boat capsizes near Spain’s Canary Islands, 3 dead
Norway’s May oil, gas output exceed forecast
Jordan battles to save rare tiny Dead Sea carp
British charity flags Rudyard Kipling’s and Enid Blyton’s ‘racism’
Nuclear deal must await new Iran government: IAEA chief
Iran supreme leader casts first ballot in presidential vote
Sports News
Euro 2020: Forsberg fires Sweden to 1-0 victory over Slovakia
India vs. New Zealand WTC Final: First day’s play washed out, reserve day to come in force
India vs. New Zealand WTC Final: Looking at it as the first of 6 Tests in England, says Virat Kohli
The rain gods intervened before the Tea break and as it continued to pour down heavily, the umpires were forced to call of the third Day of the ongoing Only Test between India Women and England Women an hour ahead of the scheduled close of play. India finished the day at 83/1 after following-on and are still 82 runs behind England's first innings score of 396/9 d; Peerless Shefali Verma leads India fightback with 55 (not out) after England enforce follow-on; India were all out for 231 in their first innings
17-year-old Shafali Verma youngest to score fifty in both innings (96 and 55 not out) on Test debut
One-off Test: Sridhar praises Shafali, finds shades of ‘Sehwag’; lauds ‘Bristol’ pitch
It was on 18th June, 38 years ago, Kapil Dev hit 175 vs Zimbabwe in 1983 World Cup
Ireland all-rounder Kevin O’Brien announces retirement from ODIs
England edged closer to a spot in the last 16 at Euro 2020 on Friday with a 0-0 draw against neighbours Scotland at a rainswept Wembley. John Stones came closest to scoring when his first-half header smacked against the post. England move on to four points alongside the Czech Republic in Group D, with Scotland collecting their first point of the tournament.
Tokyo Olympics: Health experts warn of Covid-19 threat, prefer no spectators
Iran’s ‘King’ Daei ready to be dethroned by Ronaldo