News Digest (28th June 2021, Monday)
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- Published: Monday, 28 June 2021 04:45
News Digest (28th June 2021, Monday)
--by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar*
Let’s remember our former Prime Minister Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao, popularly referred as PV or PV Narashimha Rao, as today is his 100th birth centenary
We don’t grow when things are easy…. We grow when we face challenges
Headlines
Kerala woman Anie Siva in Varkala, who once sold lemonade, ice cream for a living is now police inspector of the same town
Jamshedpur girl sells a dozen mangoes for Rs 1.2 Lakh, buys Smartphone for Online Classes
IIT Madras develops Drone Algorithms to help study how fire behaves in Space Stations, Satellites
New spider species, Icius Tukarami, named after 26/11 braveheart cop Tukaram Omble
Sorry will not make a dead man alive - UP, Kanpur: Stuck in traffic amid President Kovind’s visit, Vandana Mishra, chairperson of local Indian Industries Association dies died due to Covid complication; cops apologise
Two explosions rock technical area of Jammu Air Force Station
Unified military commands could be reality by Independence Day
Study published in Current Biology Journal & carried out by Australia & US experts finds Coronavirus epidemic hit East Asia 20,000 years ago, was strong enough to alter people's DNA
After J&K All-Party meet with PM Modi, Union govt calls Ladakh, Kargil parties on July 1 to be chaired by MoS for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy
National Productivity Council objects as Eligibility Criteria rules it out for Bureaucracy Revamp Project, IIM-A ineligible too
BSP to fight UP, Uttarakhand assembly polls alone, says Mayawati
Kerala Inspector General Harshita Attaluri: "Women must take stand. Refuse 'Gifts' from parents"
Union Agri Minister Tomar appeals farmers to end 7-month long protest, says ready to resume Talks on the provisions of three legislations; BKU leader Rakesh Tikait announces rallies in Delhi next month
Madgaon (Goa) bound Rajdhani Express 02414 derails inside Tunnel in Maha; passengers safe; boulder had fallen on the tracks, which led to the derailment
200 egrets die in Assam as civic body destroys nesting site, claims they spread Covid-19; case against Assam Civic official
Deshmukh son routed Rs. 4.7 crore to educational trust as ‘donation’: Enforcement Directorate
Pak Terror Group Jaish likely behind Drone Blasts at Jammu Air Base, NIA could take over probe
J&K Special Police Officer Fayaz Ahmad, wife shot dead at home by terrorists; forced their way into their home around 11 pm and started firing indiscriminately
Euro 2020: Hazard stunner enough for Belgium to oust (1-0) Portugal and Ronaldo; Czech Republic deliver knockout blow to 10-man Netherlands
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has issued an apology to the people of Arunachal Pradesh for erroneously showing Kimin as part of Assam
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacts with 300 armed forces veterans in Leh during 3-day visit to Ladakh
India-UAE flights to remain suspended until further notice
Financial & Business News
Rs 10,00,00,00,00,000: In a pandemic year, Indian Banks made money hand over fist; significant turnaround compared to a net loss of nearly Rs 5,000Cr for the industry in FY19
CEO Bhavish Aggarwal: Phase 1 of Ola e-scooter factory in Tamil Nadu nearing completion; to create 10K Jobs & annual production capacity of 2 million units
Jet Airways: Seven-member monitoring panel including members appointed by the winning bidder Jalan Kalrock Consortium and the lenders, to manage airline under resolution plan
Maserati collaborates with DJ Hiroshi Fujiwara for Special Edition Ghiblis; making a total of just 175 of them worldwide; christened them Operanera and Operabianca
Hero Cycles delivers first batch of made-in-India e-bikes to Europe; Ashok Leyland to set up ‘mother EV’ plant in India under UK-subsidiary Switch
Ambani promised everything under the sun at Reliance AGM but brokerages ain't impressed much
Little bit of arrogance': Piyush Goyal says many large e-commerce firms have 'Blatantly Flouted' Laws
Twitter interim grievance officer who was mandated to address complaints from Indian subscribers quits
Rs 4,698.10 cr paid for death claims under PMJJBY last fiscal against more than two lakh death claims
Railways improves operating ratio to 97.45% in Covid-hit 2020-21 from 98.36% in the previous fiscal
DLF sells 551 independent floors in Gurugram since October 2020 for over Rs 1,200 cr on better demand
Nissan initiates production ramp-up at Chennai plant to clear backlog, cater to pent up demand
Uber CEO makes deliveries for Uber eats in San Francisco; Twitteratis slam it as a PR stunt
140 countries brace to haggle over a global corporate tax plan with some concerned about giving up too much and others eager to ensure tech giants pay their fair share
Ola close to launching its electric scooters
Petrol crosses Rs. 100 in Tamil Nadu after steep hike in fuel rates
Tesla ‘recalls’ vehicle in China for online software update
Second wave to hit economy despite localised curbs: SBI
Microsoft says new breach discovered in probe of suspected SolarWinds hackers
No resumption of DA, DR from July 1 for central govt employees, clarifies finance ministry
Corona Updates
India achieves milestone of conducting 40 crore Covid-19 tests: ICMR
US regulator adds warning about rare heart inflammation (myocarditis, pericarditis) to Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines
Delta variant of Covid-19 behind India's brutal 2nd Covid wave now giving world the jitters; identified in at least 85 countries; Rajasthan's 1st Delta Plus case is a fully-vaccinated woman who beat Covid
Spain drops outdoor mask rule; but people were in no rush to dispense with facial protection against Covid-19
Nearly all of Covid-19 deaths in the US are now among unvaccinated people; infections in fully vaccinated people accounted for fewer than 1,200 of more than 853,000 Covid-19 hospitalizations. That’s about 0.1%
India’s vaccine roadmap: 216 Cr doses likely by year-end, enough to inoculate entire populace; Bharat Biotech needs to up its game nine times to help India vaccinate all adults by year-end
India-made Covishield yet to get European Union 'Green Pass'; Travel to EU countries still a worry; UAE ban on Indians still in place
Samples of 60 Indore Covid patients sent for Genome sequencing amid Delta Plus fear in wake of 8 reported cases
‘Alarming’ virus surge prompts new Bangladesh lockdown
World: 181,849,052; Active 11,548,741 (6.35%); Recovery 166,361,856 (91.48%)
India: 30,278,963; Active 579,942 (1.92%); Recovery 29,302,260 (96.77%)
State News
Assam hails home guard Borsing Bey, who refused drug mafai’s bribe
Dhrubaraj Naik, noted environmentalist and former Sambalpur University Vice-Chancellor, was murdered over Rs 100
Hyderabad: Minister KT Rama Rao inaugurates Covid Command Centre at Indian Institute of Health and Family Wefare (IIHFW)
Hyderabad: National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Amaravati bench, has approved the resolution plan furnished to run Panyam Cement factory in Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh and allowed the unit, which is now defunct, to become operation again; The new management, RV Consulting Services Company, and Sagar Power Ltd would jointly take over the cement company by paying Rs. 100 crore towards clearing loan dues created by the old management
Telangana: Man gets jail, fine for misleading couple
Cases of Covid phobia on the rise in Hyderabad
Anxiety unlocked: Institute of Mental Health (IMH) sees 10% surge in Covid cases in Hyderabad
Passport services have resumed at all the 14 post offices in Telangana, India Post has stopped these services due to Covid-19 situation
Ahead of Uttar Pradesh polls, BJP plans Rs. 50 crore Ambedkar memorial, today by President Kovind, during his visit to Lucknow
40% of total active Covid cases in 20 districts of country: Govt
1000 new Covid-19 cases, 9 deaths recorded in Telangana
Malaria endgame: Telangana set to stamp out killer parasite
Telangana: Maoist leader Haribushan’s wife too falls prey to Covid
Kuwait News
Kuwait’s MoH said that 1,558 people have been tested Covid-19 positive
Kuwait recorded 9,787 drugs related court cases in 5 years
Kuwait to assign consultative house to launch renewable energy enterprises
Kuwait charity completes water project for 3,000 Yemeni families
Kuwait parliament speaker calls for session Thursday
Kuwait PM heads Supreme Petroleum Council meeting
International News
As US troops withdraw, Afghanistan wants India to send a 'Clear message to Taliban to let go of violence’
Colombia's President Chopper attacked in southern Catatumbo region bordering Venezuela, in a rare instance of a direct attack on a presidential aircraft; all are safe
NHS England to pilot blood test developed by US-based company Grail that can detect 50 types of cancer at early stages; aimed at people over 50 years of age with high risk of cancer
Climbers on Everest tell firsthand stories of being infected. Nepal is still trying to play dumb
US carries out air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Syria in response to drone attacks by the militia against US personnel and facilities in Iraq
UK to probe leaked footage of health min Matt Hancock's affair that ended his career
Classified UK defence ministry documents found dumped behind bus stop in Kent
Xi Jinping's prolonged tenure could spell trouble for Chinese Communist Party's future: Experts
Saudi Arabia releases two jailed women activists after nearly 3 years after they had served their time
More than 700 Myanmar nationals have taken refuge in Mizoram in past few weeks: Police
7 people lost their lives and 70 others were injured in an explosion caused by Gas Line in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka
Death toll now at 9, 150 people still missing, after a high-rise building collapsed in Surfside in Florida
State Media: Tehran will never hand over images from inside of some Iranian nuclear sites to IAEA
North Koreans worry over Kim Jong Un's weight loss after recent footage surfaces, says state media
US, Sudan tackles developments in Sudan
Iraqi President, King of Jordan discuss economic cooperation
The final communiqué of the Arab tripartite summit called for continuing coordination at diverse levels among the three joint interests.
Arab tripartite cooperation ‘added value to enhance a joint Arab action’ - Al-Asoumi
US welcomes ‘historic’ visit by leaders of Egypt, Jordan to Iraq
GCC condemns Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia
The Saudi-led Coalition to restore legitimacy in Yemen thwarted Sunday two explosive-laden drones attacks by Houthi militias, targeting the southern Saudi city of Khamis Mushait
Scores of hardline settlers burst into compound Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Ramallah, amid presence of occupation police officers
Blinken meets Rome-based food security agencies in Rome
Pakistani security agencies identify key person behind blast outside Hafiz Saeed’s house, arrest 3 more persons
FM Qureshi says ‘no room’ to keep Pakistan on FATF’s ‘grey list’
Hurricane Enrique aims for brush with Mexico’s Pacific coast
Sports News
A clueless spectator holding a sign causes a massive pile-up and injures a number of Tour De France cyclists
Deepika Kumari is set to become the world no.1 archer after winning a treble of gold medals at the Archery World Cup stage 3
Archer Abhishek Verma picks first medal for India in World Cup Stage 3
Boxer Amit Panghal to enter Tokyo Olympics as World No. 1
F1: Verstappen takes a dominant win in Styrian GP as Hamilton finishes a distant second
To be at Olympics after having a baby is something I could have dreamt of: Sania Mirza
Tokyo Olympics: Japan to ask athletes from India, others for more Covid-19 tests
Explosive opener Shafali Verma given license to go for broke against England
Alleged misbehaviour by PCB official led to Younis Khan quitting as batting coach
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