News Digest 21st June 2021, Monday
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- Published: Monday, 21 June 2021 09:17
News Digest 21st June 2021, Monday
Happy International
Yoga day!
- by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar*
Two ways to be happy in life – Never take help of tears to show your emotions and never take help of words to show your anger
Headlines
UP Cop Ashish Kumar sees man drowning, jumps into canal, pulls him to safety; swims towards the bank of the canal with one hand, while towing the man with the other
J&K Light Infantry receives Victory Flame in Commemoration of 1971 India-Pakistan War
IAF set to deploy Rafales in Hasimara for eastern front with China
WHO declares an end to Second Ebola outbreak in Guinea; International rules meant that Guinea had to wait 42 days; twice the virus’ incubation period; without a new case before declaring epidemic over
WTC Final: Kyle Jamieson (5 for 31), Devon Conway (54 runs) star as New Zealand pile pressure on India; NZ 101-2 deficit of 116 runs
Euro 2020: Italy beat Wales to stretch unbeaten streak to 30, Switzerland stay alive with 3-1 win vs Turkey
Euro 2020: New-look Italy beat Wales as both teams advance to last 16
PM Modi holds meet with BJP president JP Nand and Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh
Assam villagers donate around 33 acre land to create separate food zones for wild elephants; reduce human-elephant conflict
Fitness Icon: Chennai's 83-year-old Kiran Bai has become an icon for physical fitness; religiously lifts weights and works out at her home, defying her age
Yoga remains a ray of hope in Covid times: PM Modi; Delhi govt starts diploma course in Yoga
Mawya Sudan becomes First Woman Fighter Pilot in IAF from J&K's village of Lamberi in Rajouri Dist
3 booked for post ‘tarnishing’ image of Ram mandir trust’s general secretary. Case against journalist who accused Ram Temple Trust Member of land grab; complaint by brother of secretary of the Ram Temple Trust - who has been facing questions over the controversial land deals in Ayodhya
Mehbooba Mufti stresses on collective fight, Gupkar Alliance to send 2 representatives for PM Modi meet; Union Govt to clear path to J&K Statehood, PM Modi to discuss blueprint in June 24 meet
Clear one side of road connecting Singhu Border, Mahapanchayat tells protesting farmers
PF withdrawal New Rule: Take advance of up to 75% from EPF Account when you are unemployed
Labourers working in Defence Projects 'exploited', Jharkhand CM Soren to take up issue with Rajnath
Lakshadweep Admin moots proposal for shifting HC jurisdiction from Kerala to Karnataka after several litigations were moved before the Kerala High Court against the decisions taken by new Admin; but Collector refutes move
Pradeep Sharma arrest after Sachin Vaze puts encounter specialists under scanner
Houses submerged, rivers touching danger mark': Bihar on high alert after heavy rainfall in Nepal
Union Govt agencies harassing us, better to align with BJP: Sena MLA Pratap Sarnik to Maha CM Thackeray
2 UPRF terrorists killed in police encounter in Assam’s Karbi Anglong; Intermittent firing still going on
Indian Railways: services of 50 special train to restart from June 21
How a carpenter led BSF to 2001 Parliament attack mastermind
Financial & Business News
No intention to delay fixing minimum wages: Labour ministry
Air India has time till mid-July to challenge Cairn lawsuit
Govt questions reports on rise in Indian’s Swiss bank black stash
UN report: India’s IT rules don’t conform to global rights norms
'Our democratic credentials well-recognised': India replies to UN Special Rapporteurs criticising IT Rules
New social media rules framed after broad consultations with stakeholders: India at UN
SEBI asks PNB Housing to halt Rs. 4,000 cr preferential issue of shares
Tech hiring rebounds in May; overall job market still weak: Report
A possible inclusion of Aramco chief on RIL board puts focus back on $15-bn deal with Saudi giant
Centrum-Bharatpe JV to pump Rs. 1,800 crore into PMC on merger
Pandemic fails to dampen Delhi's ultra-luxurious property market, registrations surge to 3-yr high; Godrej Properties tops in sales bookings for FY21 among listed entities; overtakes Macrotech; clocked record pre-sales of Rs 6,725Cr; DLF remains largest real estate developer with market cap of 70,000Cr
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Yamaha Motor Company may introduce multiple products to double its share in local two-wheeler market
Luxury cars see boom in sales across India despite pandemic blues while auto retailers witness 71% drop in comparison to May 2019
Covid updates
Free Covid-19 vaccine for all adults from today
At 58,419, India reports lowest daily rise in Covid cases in nearly 3 months
Putin’s Covid-19 boasts sour amid explosive rise in infections; Myanmar cases rise to 1,48,022; Delta variant behind Covid-19 resurge in Lisbon, Portugal
34% of RAT results false negatives, turn positive on RT-PCR testing, finds study
China vaccine doses pass one billion mark
Scale up health infra, speed up vaccination to prevent another Covid surge: WHO to nations
India targets 50 Lac record vaccinations today as states set big goals; Targeting 1 Cr daily from Aug; over 3.06 cr Covid-19 vaccine doses still available with states and UTs; Andhra sets record with over 1.3 million people vaccinated in a day
Can't pay Rs 4 lakh compensation to Covid victims, will exhaust funds, Union Govt tells Apex court
Coronavirus a catalyst, more people are migrating to Metro Cities in search for better healthcare
Delta-Plus variant reported from Maharashtra, experts warn mutation could result in third wave
Covid jab scam: BMC asks SII to verify batch of Covishield vials used in Mumbai housing society
Vaccine scam: After housing society, Ramesh Taurani's production house and a Mumbai college get duped
World: 179,238,652; Active 11,563,789 (6.45%); Recovery 163,793,435 (91.38%)
India: 29,934,361; Active 709,668 (2.37%); Recovery 28,836,529 (96.33%)
State News
Post-poll violence: Recall or modify NHRC probe order, Bengal govt urges HC
Eye on polls, PM Modi, BJP netas to visit Uttar Pradesh from July
85,907 vaccine doses administered in Delhi on Saturday: Atishi
Ladakh records 53 fresh cases of Coronavirus; Telangana records 1,006 new cases; Maha records 9,361 fresh cases; Tamil Nadu reports 7,817 new cases and 182 deaths; Gujarat records 185 new cases with 4 deaths; Karnataka reports 4,517 new cases, 8456 discharges and 120 deaths; Manipur reports 527 new cases, 444 recoveries and 8 deaths; Goa sees 207 cases, 6 deaths, 406 recoveries; Delhi records 124 new cases, 7 deaths and positivity rate at 0.17 per cent
Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Haryana announce further relaxations; Goa extends curfew till June 28
3 textile shops gutted in fire in Old City
Six held across Telangana for selling spurious seeds herbicide
Unit manufacturing fake drugs meant for Covid, black fungus patients busted in Delhi, 2 doctors among 10 held
5 held from Delhi café flouting Covid guidelines, serving liquor to underage people
Bars allowed to reopen in Delhi. ‘Expect better business now,’ say restaurateurs
All markets should not be targeted due to crowding in some of them: Delhi trader associations
Ration delivery scheme has ‘attained finality’: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Parts of Delhi face water shortage
Video showing monkey travelling in Delhi Metro goes viral
Telangana: CM K Chandrasekhar Rao sounds poll bugle, attacks BJP and Congress over welfare schemes
Telangana: Tigress Avni killer Asghar Ali Khan serves notice on ‘Sherni’ filmmakers
Kuwait News
KRCS calls for supporting refuges around the world*
Kuwait MoH: Eight Covid-19 deaths with 1,661 new infections
Corner stone for Kuwait-funded school laid in Yemen
Kuwait win gold, silver at Arab athletics tourney
Speaker Al-Ghanim calls for session to project budget Tues, Wed
KRCS opens wards at Hospital Wardieh in Beirut
Kuwaitis are the third largest workforce in the country
The Kuwaiti Red Crescent launches a campaign to vaccinate Syrian refugees in Lebanon against Corona
Kuwait Ruling family member held for brandishing cleaver during protest
Alarm as ICU occupancy sharply rises in Kuwait
Kuwait foils bids to smuggle drugs from Iran hidden in chocolates
High ticket prices, low percentage arrivals ‘obstacle’ in expats return
‘My body is my choice’ - forced vaccination an attack on ‘freedoms’
People vent anger at ‘no-shot’ ban in malls
‘Life is precious’ to study Covid effect on people with disabilities
Medical supplies found near incinerator ‘not ours’
Kuwait Anti-Corruption authority investigates suspicions of corruption
Budget concerns over yes-no special session
72.4% population vaccinated in Kuwait
21,000 Lyrica Tablets & cash confiscated from Drug Traffickers
Kuwait bourse plods ahead in volatile trade
Domestic workers need to complete vaccination to travel outside
Filipino maid absconding after stealing Gold jewellery worth 2,000 KWD
Agricultural allows the import of Live Birds from several countries
International News
‘Dawn of new era’: Iran’s conservative press hails Ebrahim Raisi win
Dr Faucci sacked. US admit virus is manmade. Dr Fauci becomes the first wicket to fall in US administration.
US, French Astronauts make International Space Station Spacewalk to complete the installation of new solar panels to boost power supplies to ISS
Coffee over Rs 7,000 Bananas Rs 3,300, demand for Urine from Farmers: North Korea's dire food crisis
Dubai eases travel restrictions, allows entry to (UAE approved) vaccinated Indians with residence visas
UN: Singapore-flagged cargo vessel, which caught fire off the coast of Colombo caused "significant damage to Planet"; Announces team for Environment Impact Study
9 children among 12 killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on an Alabama highway as heavy storms Claudette lashed
Reports: US student found killed in Russia, suspects arrested
5 killed in school construction site collapse in Belgium
World powers must ‘wake up’ on Iran nuke deal: Israeli PM
Pope joins Myanmar bishops’ appeal for humanitarian corridors
South Korea plans easing of restrictions in Seoul
US national security adviser says comments by North Korea’s Kim Jong Un are ‘interesting signal’
US will consider its response if China refuses to live up to its international obligations on Covid-19: Jake Sullivan
Sports News
BCCI contributes Rs 10Cr to support India's Tokyo Olympics campaign; 2.5Cr in Cash; 7.5Cr for promotional activities; to bid for 2025 CT, 2028 T20 WC and 2031 ODI WC during next 8 year cycle
Every minute of representing country in Test was worth it, says Smriti Mandhana
Shafali Verma will be very important for us in all formats: Mithali Raj
If I feel satisfied and lose urge to learn new things, I will quit: Ravichandran Ashwin
WTC Final: We have a huge chance of winning, take pride in the fact that we are in the final, says Shane Bond
Archery: Fancied Indian women’s recurve team fails to qualify for Tokyo Olympics
PV Sindhu will be under pressure in Tokyo, winning medal won’t be easy: Jwala Gutta
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