News Digest (2nd July 2021, Friday)
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- Published: Friday, 02 July 2021 04:32
News Digest (2nd July 2021, Friday)
-by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar*
Life puts you through storms so that you can cherish the rainbows
Headlines
Twin brothers Saptarshi and Rajarshi (SRM students) from West Bengal get jobs with identical packages of Rs 50 Lakh each with PVP Inc, a strategic partner of Google Japan
Telangana woman ties Mangalasutra at Tahasildar’s office gate as bribe to get her land back; urging for justice for the past three years to give land patta
TN: Asha worker Vasantha travels 30 km on foot through difficult terrains during lockdown to help pregnant women in 15 tribal villages in Kothagiri in Nilgiri Dist; gets a meager salary of Rs 1,500
Heat wave likely over northern plains in next 2 days: IMD
No filtration along LoC after ceasefire agreement with Pakistan: Army chief Naravane
‘Thank doctors on behalf of 130 cr Indians’: PM Modi in Doctors’ Day speech
‘Desist from shameless urge to play politics’: Union health minister slams ‘irresponsible statements’ by leaders on vaccination drive
Ready to talk, but not on repealing farm laws, says Narendra Singh Tomar
A journalist is not expected to dramatise incident and make news: Allahabad HC
Nirav Modi’s sister helps ED to recover over Rs. 17 crore
Forest fire triggers landmine blasts along LoC in J&K's Mendhar sector; Firefighting operations are underway
CJI Ramana: Union govt not giving priority to medical sector is issue of immediate concern; need to start an awareness movement - anti-tobacco, pulse polio campaigns; state has to step in in a big way
IIM Indore announces Free Leadership Programme for 100 doctors which usually cost 1.5Lakh/person
SC: If a kidnapped person is not assaulted or threatened to be killed and treated well, then the kidnapper cannot be sentenced to life imprisonment under Section 364A of IPC
Union govt asks ministries, departments to cut down expenses by 20%; exempted 16 critical ministries and departments, including health, from the list
ED: Nirav Modi's sister 'Remitted' 17.25 Cr from UK account to Indian govt from the proceeds of crime
No immediate respite from heat for Delhi, rain likely next week; On 30th June recorded 43.5 deg Cel highest this year so far.; Drives Delhi's peak power demand to new high of 7,026 MW
Bihar social welfare minister Madan Sahani threatened to resign in protest against high-handedness of bureaucrats in his department
Amendments proposed in Cinematograph Act: Filmmakers react
Financial & Business News
‘Taxpayer base almost doubled’; enhanced GST collections should now be ‘new normal’: Nirmala Sitharaman
Desi Twitter alternative Koo has already started to remove content to follow IT rules
Telecom industry under tremendous stress; tariffs need to go up: Sunil Mittal
Ratan Tata makes AGM cameo, lauds Tata Steel management
Tim Berners-Lee’s world wide web source code NFT sells for $5.4 million
RBI: Gross NPAs may rise to 9.8% by Mar 2022; reposes faith in ability of banks to withstand NPA shocks
RBI: Recovery hit by 2nd Covid wave, bad loans may jump to 11.2%
Economic activity recovering since late-May; rising cyber attacks a risk: Shaktikanta Das
Nitin Gadkari says GST was ‘very essential’, sees ‘room for improvement
SEBI confirms securities market ban on various entities in front-running case
SBI to charge for cash withdrawal beyond 4 free transactions per month, from July 1
430 workers of 1550 protesting workers accept GM India’s final separation package; 70% employees yet to decide, GM extended VSS scheme by 4 more days
Reliance Infra in talks with Singapore's Cube Highways for sale of 4 road assets DS Toll, NK Toll, SU Toll in TN; JR Toll in Rajasthan (Total length 283KMs) for enterprise value of Rs 1,430Cr
Nissan Motor explores EV manufacturing in India including the setting up of a ‘gigafactory’ for the mass production of batteries for world market
'To term it recovery, air travel demand needs to hit 50% of pre-Covid level for 3-6 months'
Beating pandemic: Fairfax backed IIFL Finance to hire 5,000 people, open 700 branches in FY22
Volvo showcases indigenous EV prototype Concept Recharge
India’s new bad bank: A $27 billion pile of debt
Finance ministry curbs spending by depts. to help fight Covid
Rupee tumbles 23 paise to hit over 2-month low of $74.55
Google got 27,762 complaints from Indian users in April
LPG cylinder price hiked by Rs. 25.50 from July 1
Corona updates
India added 48,786 new cases of coronavirus taking the total tally to 3,04,11,634, while the national recovery rate improved to 96.97 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The Covid-19 death toll rose to 3,99,459 with 1,005 fresh fatalities.
India third to cross 4 lakh Covid toll, death per million lowest among worst hit
Nine European countries authorise Covishield in ‘green pass’, produced by Serum Institute of India (SII)
Expert panel allows Dr Reddy’s to submit Russian trial data for nod to Sputnik Light
WHO warns of third coronavirus wave in Europe
WHO’s alert on Delta+ variant: AIIMS director address some important questions
WHO chief calls for vaccinating at least 10% of population of every country by Sept
Japan likely to extend Covid-19 curbs in Tokyo as infections rise: Reuters
Delhi's Indraprastha Apollo has started the administration of the Sputnik V vaccine for the public in a staged manner from June 30th
Nadhim Zahawi, the minister in charge of the UK’s Covid-19 vaccine deployment, however, issued a word of warning over any patent waiver moves to ensure they do not impact the confidence in the jabs being administrated.
Vaccination, went up by 96%; daily vaccination up by 102%; but a mammoth task still ahead of vaccinating 94.02Cr eligible adults, to be followed by final goal of vaccinating 136.13Cr
Can launch vaccine within 2 months if approved, says Zydus Cadila on World's 1st Plasmid DNA shot
Study: Covid vaccines reduce severity, symptoms, viral load in re-infected people; no vaccine is 100% effective
Covishield has been approved in 8 European Union nations and Switzerland amid a row over travel pass
Govt will accept Sputnik Light’s Russian Safety Data, no need for Phase 3 Trials: Dr Reddy’s
World: 183,388,992; Active 11,515,087 (6.28%); Recovery 167,903,310 (91.56%); Vaccinated 3.09BN
India: 30,453,937; Active 517,579 (1.70%); Recovery 29,536,087 (96.99%); Vaccinated 329.16MN
State News
Amarpura, Gujarat: Undercover cops nab criminal, Kishor Luhar, who was involved in 14 offenses, including robbery and rape, in Bollywood-style operation
Twitter says services back after being down for several users
Police probe after scuffle between three doctors, paratha-seller in south Delhi Gautam Nagar area
Delhi CM, health minister thank medicos on Doctor’s Day, for their service during 2nd cold wave
National Doctor’s Day 2021: Not just in hospitals, doctors also volunteered on the ground during Covid
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic since last year, doctors and health workers not just treat people, but also become entertainers in hospitals, to help boost the morale of Covid patients
Gujarat govt to withdraw over 500 cases of lockdown violation filed against migrant workers
Negative RT-PCR report not older than 72 hours required to enter Karnataka from Kerala
During pandemic year when teaching moved online, only 1 in 5 Indian schools had internet facilities
Assam MLA and Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi, walked out of jail on Thursday, after a special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) acquitted him of all charges in the second of the two cases related to the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act violence in the state in Dec 2019
Mumbai gets its first interactive biodiversity map
Google Messages to auto delete OTPs for Indian users
Delhi govt waives 2 month-license fee for bars in hotels, restaurants closed due to lockdown; Amid low footfall and business uncertainties, Delhi restos and bars get some relief from excise department
Restaurants in Khan Market continue to shut down after Covid second wave
Stray dogs have right to food, feed them without causing nuisance, harassment to others: Delhi HC
Severe heat wave: Delhi sizzles at 43.4 deg Celsius
Raj Kaushal told Mandira Bedi that he was getting a heart attack; celebrities visit Mandir Bedi to pay their respects to her late husband Raj Kaushal
Bollywood Masala: Rakhi Sawant wants to play Taimur's mother's role, Shah Rukh Khan to cast her in ‘Main Hoon Na 2’, Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone to have a baby
Gulshan Kumar murder case: Bombay HC upholds Abdul Rauf's conviction
Karnataka mulls easing weekend curfew and reopening malls
Hit by massive dip in earning, Delhi Metro sends out SOS for funds, as Delhi Metro’s operations were shut for 169 days, during pandemic
Kuwait News
Kuwait’s financial position ‘very strong’, minister says
Kuwait, Germany discuss strategic coop
Defense minister visits 26 Al-Soor Brigade, North Kuwait
Kuwaiti humanitarian aid convoy arrives in Gaza Strip
International News
Please note… it is old news… but I forgot to mention it on that day… Former Philippine President ‘Noynoy’ Aquino dies (On 24th June, Thursday) at 61 due to kidney disease; loved by investors and loathed by China, he presided over an economic boom
Turkey ends curfew, return to normal life – Anadolu
Gulf Arab states, UK push for closer trade ties
Russian authorities thwart 2 Daesh attacks
EU Digital Covid-19 Certificate enters into application
Biden misses vaccine-sharing goal, cities local hurdles
Top court gives French government nine months to act on climate change
Czech online grocery delivery startup Rohlik raises $100 million
UK’s new graduate route opens for applications; Indian students to benefit
Trump Organisation CFO Allen Weisselberg surrenders ahead of expected charges
EU citizen begins plea against caged animal farming. Panel takes note, wants 27 govts to make rules
Era of China being bullied gone forever, says Xi Jinping at 100th Birthday of Communist Party
'Sad, lonely feeling': Tokyo man evicted twice, 50 years apart, for Olympic Construction
July 1 Democracy March: Hong Kong, as the world knew it, is finally dead now with the National Security law imposed, combined with the guise of Covid-19 restrictions
Philippines on alert after Taal volcano belches plume of steam and ash; it's unclear if the volcanic unrest could lead to a full-blown eruption
Joe Biden nominates Indian-American Shalina D Kumar as federal judge for Eastern Dist of Michigan
Hundreds evacuated as fires add to unprecedented Canada Heat Wave which for days has been baking in record-breaking temperature
Lee Byung Hun, Song Kang Ho and Im Siwan to attend the 74th Cannes Film Festival 2021
Pakistan would not restore ties with India until New Delhi reverses its decision on Kashmir: Imran Khan
Britney Spears’ father Jamie Spears, to stay on as guardian, US court rules
Death toll rises to 18 nearly a week after Florida condo collapse; Joe Biden headed to Florida to grieve with families of condo collapse
Indonesia to impose ‘emergency’ curbs to battle virus surge
Bangladesh army patrols streets in strict coronavirus lockdown
Sports News
Match fixing: ICC bans UAE players Hayat, Ahmed for accepting bribe from Indian bookie
Sri Lanka tour of England, 2021, 2nd ODI: England beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets; Sri Lanka 241/9 in 50 overs and England 244/2 in 43 overs
1983 World Cup Heroes get together on the Triumph’s 38th Anniversary
Sad to see bowlers today get tired after four overs: Kapil Dev
Shubman Gill’s stress fracture in shin could take minimum two months to heal
India vs. England: Smarting India think tank planning slew of changes for five-match series against England
England will fancy their chances against India if the ball moves around: Alastair Cook
Discus-thrower Kamalpreet Kaur ‘disturbed mentally’ by Seema Punia’s demand for test
I trained like a madman without a break, says Olympics-bound swimmer Srihari Nataraj
Bajrang Punia needs one more week to return to action
Tokyo games: 15 Indian athletes, two Relay Teams Qualify for Olympics
Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund agree to transfer 21-year-old England winger Jadon Sancho to Manchester United for 85 million euros ($100 million, 73 million Pound
Sania and Mattek-Sands stun sixth seeds to enter Wimbledon 2nd round