News Digest (30th June 2021, Wednesday)
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- Published: Wednesday, 30 June 2021 00:58
News Digest (30th June 2021, Wednesday)
-- by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
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Headlines
Euro 2020: Switzerland beat France on penalties to reach last eight; England reach Euro 2020 quarters as they sealed a 2-0 to end Germany curse; Ukraine beat Sweden 2-1 after extra time to enter quarters
Madras HC questions TN govt over panel on NEET
PM holds high-level meeting with Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Ajit Doval
US appoints Indian-American Atul Keshap as interim envoy to India
Covid-19: Govt’s five-fold strategy of management; Moderna gets nod as 4th vaccine in India; Pfizer approval likely soon
MHA asks states to carry out ‘carefully calibrated’ process of relaxing Covid curbs
Krishna Ella, 52, the Chairman of vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech, has recently been provided a “Y” category armed security cover by the Union government
Jammu attack: ‘LeT hand likely, drones may have come from across border’
SC dismisses plea challenging High Court order that rejected PIL to halt Central Vista work
Delhi Police team sent to Jammu to study terror attack at IAF station
Punjab Congress infighting: Rahul Gandhi denies ‘scheduled meeting’ with Navjot Singh Sidhu
With high-rise collapse, Miami reprises Mumbai amid concern over multi-storied seafront dwelling
Financial & Business News
After Cairn, Devas sues Air India to recover $1.5 billion award
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk set to invest up to $30 billion in Starlink satellite internet service
Blocking of accounts: Parliamentary panel asks Twitter to explain in 2 days
Google rolls out two new features to Messages app in India
Honda’s first electric SUV to be named as Prologue
Audi e-tron booking commences ahead of July 22 India-launch
Volvo XC90 electric flagship SUV debut in 2022
India to allow ethanol-based ‘flex engines’ in vehicles, launch scheme in 3 months: Nitin Gadkari
Skoda Kushaq launched in India at Rs. 10.50 lakh; costlier than Creta, Seltos
Mahindra XUV700 to offer segment-largest sunroof
Tata Motors plans 10 new electric vehicles by 2025
Facebook, Google representatives depose before parliamentary panel on social media misuse
Nirav Modi renews UK extradition appeal, to be heard on July 21
Oil prices ‘very challenging’, need them to sober a bit: India to Opec
Govt cuts import duty on crude palm oil to lower retail edible oil prices
Cabinet may soon clear proposal for government guarantee to bad bank
Sebi tightens norms related to independent directors; listed companies to disclose their resignation letters
Bharati to invest additional Rs. 3700 crore into OneWeb; to become largest shareholder
Reliance signs pact to invest in Abu Dhabi Petrochemical hub
SBI to charge for cash withdrawal beyond 4 free transactions per month from July 1
Twitter vs states: Multiple FIRs against social media giant
Corona updates
India reports 37,566 new cases, 907 deaths in last 24 hours
Countries weigh ‘mix and match’ Covid-19 vaccines
Marked increase in pace of Covid vaccination from June 21, 4.61 crore doses given in 8 days: Govt
BJP chief Nadda claims Covid-19 vaccination lowest in Bengal; TMC hits back
EU picks antibody treatments, arthritis drug as preferred Covid-19 therapies.
US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced $41 million in support to help India respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and strengthen the country’s preparedness for Covid-19 and future health emergencies
World: Confirmed: 181,388,210; Total Deaths: 3,928,804; Recovered: 118,949,270; Active Cases: 58,510,136
India: Confirmed: 30,316,897; Total Deaths: 397,637; Recovered: 29,366,601; Active Cases: 552,659
Educational News
ICAI CA Exam 2021: SC favours CA exam in July, agrees to consider opt-out option for students
Have some authority to certify if candidate can’t take CA exams due to Covid issues: Supreme Court (SC) to Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
Schools get 26.45 cr enrolment, 42.3L more than 2018-2019
Odisha minister allays students’ admission concerns over class 10 results
Covid forced Delhi University to hold online exams, give digital degrees
Mumbai University students join hands with NGO to fight vaccine hesitancy
CBSE to declare Assessment Policy for 2022 soon
National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) On-Demand Exams 2021 cancelled
Sisodia reviews EMC, launches web app to access learning material
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on Tuesday declared the Combined Graduate Level Exam Tier-III cut-off marks; results on July 9
State News
Delhi Police commissioner Sachchida Nand Shrivastava IPS (AGMUT; 1985) to retire today
Delhi scorched by severe heat wave; mercury soars to year’s highest
Asian, tropical coastlines most vulnerable to rising seas: Study
Agra: Youth kidnapped by friends for Rs. 2 cr ransom, murdered and cremated as Covid positive patient
People forced to climb atop tankers amid water scarcity in Delhi’s Chanakyapuri
Snake gets stuck in AC’s compressor, rescued in Delhi
Passengers boarding the train from Maharashtra to Karnataka are requested to have a negative RT-PCR certificate not older than 72 hours or vaccination certificate of at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine before boarding: Chief PRO, South Western Railway, Hubballi
Patnaik hints extension of partial lockdown in some districts
Woman rider sustains injury caused by kite string in northeast Delhi’s Seelampur: Police
Prostitution racket busted in Noida; 16 men, 12 women held
101 new Covid-19 cases, 4 more deaths recorded in Delhi
Delhi Police books Twitter over access to child pornography on platform
TV actor Anuj Kohli escapes drone bomb attack at Jammu Air Force base, shares the scary experience
Kuwait News
Kuwait takes part in Arab Civil Aviation Organiation’s meetings
Kuwait parliament to adjourn Thursday by Amiri decree, says chief lawmaker
Nice university delegation visits Kuwait’s primary health center
Speaker Al-Ghanim denies rumors regarding decrees ‘harming citizens’
GCC countries log more Covid casualties
Kuwait Deputy Amir, Crown Prince receives Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad
Kuwait reports 18 Covid-19 deaths, along with 1,718 infections
International News
Arab Parliament condemns Houthis continued targeting of children in Yemen
Three civilians die in Houthi missile attack on Marib-Saba’
Austria announces wide-range opening by Thursday
EU raises 15 bin euro to finance Europe’s recovery from coronavirus crisis
Von der Leyen: Europe’s economy is back on track
Indian-Americans community rally behind the bicameral Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate (NOVID) Act
Brazil redeploying troops to Amazon rainforest, bans fires
Eritrean forces withdraw from key towns in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Tigray forces seize regional capital, say Ethiopia led troops are on the run
Chinese students in Australia threatened by Beijing: Report
3 injured in explosion, fire at suburban Kansas City duplex
France to legalize IVF for lesbians, single women
US eyes more stable, profitable ties with Russia, Blinken tells paper
Communist Party of China celebrates its 100th anniversary
South African court orders ex-president Jacob Zuma to jail for contempt
America plans to spend billions of dollars to counter China
Gates divorce speeds divergence of separate investing goals
Sports News
Joe Root guides England to five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in ODI series opener
Roger Federer survives Wimbledon scare to reach second round
Messi contract saga goes to the wire, but club still optimistic
Aditi Ashok becomes 1st female Indian golfer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics
T20 World Cup to be held from Oct 17 to Nov 14: ICC
AITA nominates Ankita, Prajnesh for Arjuna; Balram, Piperno for Dhyanchand
Wimbledon: Ash Barty reaches second round after wobble
We are trying various options to see what works in next year’s World Cup: Jhulan Goswami
Dutch coach Frank de Boer quits after Euro 2020 exit
Manu Bhaker to switch off from social media till the end of Olympics
Parents look forwar to Deepika Kumari making country proud in Tokyo Olympics
Veteran Seema Punia books Tokyo ticket; Hima, Shivpal disappoint
‘I’m good at what I do’: Venus Williams marks 90th Grand Slam with opening Wimbledon win