News Digest (15th July 2021, Thursday)
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- Published: Thursday, 15 July 2021 01:01
News Digest (15th July 2021, Thursday)
-by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Headlines
Dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees hiked to 28% from 17%
‘Peace in border areas essential’: EAM S Jaishankar holds meet with Chinese counterpart
‘Creating panic by making useless statements’: Union health minster attacks states on claims of vaccine shortage
PM Modi to inaugurate Gandhinagar railway station on July 16
Restore access to all journalists to cover parliamentary proceedings, media bodies tell Lok Sabha Speaker
Army grants permanent commission to 147 more women SSC officers
Is Prashant Kishor planning a new innings with the Congress?
Centre asks states not to register cases under section 66A of IT Act
The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) issues peoples’ whip to MPs to raise farmer demands in both houses of Parliament during monsoon session
‘Second wave not yet over’: Centre writes to states, says no room for complacency
Dalai Lama wants to meet PM Modi soon, says President of Tibetan govt-in-exile
PM Modi chairs first in-person Union Cabinet meet in over a year
Priti Patel, gesture politics, PM Modi's photo: UK Parliament discussed racist attacks on English players
Sharad Pawar don’s Dabbawala cap, lauds Mumbai’s famed tiffin-carriers
Hunger crisis forces even middle-class Indians to line up for rations
Financial & Business News
Zomato IPO oversubscribed on day-1
Adani Green Energy gets shareholders nod to raise borrowing limit to Rs. 25,000 crore
S&P retains India’s rating at lowest for investment
Microfinance sector hit as defaults surge in pandemic
Infosys says I-T portal functioning ‘single largest priority’; working ‘expeditiously’ to resolve issues
Banks get time till March 2022 to implement lockable cassettes swap system for ATMs
RBI restricts Mastercard from onboarding new customers in India
RBI’s current account circular helps large lenders gain corporate banking market share: Report
High fuel prices forcing people to cut expenditure on health, utilities: SBI report
PNB moves court seeking restoration of assets of Nirav Modi’s firms confiscated by ED
Oil minister Hardeep Puri dials UAE for affordable oil prices; moves to temper Opec ties in search of oil market calm
Hyderabad: T-Hub partners with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), Niti Aayog, to foster innovation in healthcare
ITC augments investment in e-commerce, accelerates digital transformation
Passenger vehicle dispatches rise to 2,31,633 units in June
Mutual fund holders cannot be equated with creditors, home buyers: SC
SpiceJet implements sustainable transport for employees through e-mobility
Market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms touches record high; crosses Rs. 233 lakh crore
India accounted for highest number of govt requests for account info in July-December 2020: Twitter
Twitter is shutting down ‘Fleets’ within one year of launch
Twitter allows users to control who can reply on posted tweets
Instagram is making it harder to share content
Facebook, Instagram will invest over $1 billion in content creators
Facebook seeks US FTC chair Lina Khan’s recusal in antitrust case
Amazon acquires Facebook’s team of Internet experts for its satellite project: Report
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd mull over opening up services to each other: Report
TCS announces plans to expand operations in Arizona, invest $300 million by 2026
Saudi, UAE reach compromise to unlock more oil supply: Report
Elon Musk says didn’t set deal terms for Tesla acquisition of SolarCity
Microsoft announces cloud-based Windows 365 OS
Digital euro: European Central Bank takes cautious measures
Hitachi massively expands GlobalLogic’s customer reach
Corona Updates
India reports 38,792 Covid-19 cases, deaths up by 624 in last 24 hours, said the Union health and family welfare ministry data on Wednesday. A decrease of 2,832 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
US stresses commitment to combat Covid-19
EU agency says two jabs ‘vital’ to battle Delta variant
IMA warns of third Covid wave, says pilgrimages and tourism can wait
World: Confirmed: 187,755,275; Total Deaths: 4,048,124; Recovered: 123,713,839; Active Cases: 59,993,312
India: Confirmed: 30,946,074; Total Deaths: 411,408; Recovered: 30,104,720; Active Cases: 429,946
State News
Digital initiatives taken in education during pandemic to be strengthened: MoE Dharmendra Pradhan
Will be in Kashi to inaugurate wide range of development works, tweets PM Modi
Preparations for SSLC exam complete: Karnataka minister
Delhi HC asks CBSE to treat as representation plea seeking direction to refund Class X, XII board exams fee
Kerala SSLC result 2021 records all time high pass percentage
Only 31% teachers believe Science education in their country fit for future: Oxford University Press Survey
Chandigarh College of Architecture will prepare design of Saraswati riverfront
Hyderabad: The Nalsar University of Law, launches India’s first master’s programme in collaboration with the Animal Law Centre and Humane Society International / India launched India’s first master’s course in animal law
You can now track buses in Delhi using Google Maps
Punjabi Sufi singer Manmeet Singh of music group Sain Brothers found dead in Kangra post flash flood
CCTV: Robber throws chilly powder in jeweller's eyes, flees with gold chains in Vadodara
Health infrastructure is not sufficient in national capital: Delhi HC
Delhi has gained control over second wave of Covid-19: Satyendar Jain
Terrifying visuals: Woman falls from 9th floor of a housing society in Ghaziabad
Delhi: 19 arrested for cheating American citizens by posing as US officials
Delhi records 77 new Covid cases, 1 death: positivity rate at 0.10 pc
Delhi riots case: Court calls police probe ‘callous and farcical’ imposes Rs. 25,000 fine
Delhi tourism dept seeks approval to operate inclined lifts in Signature Bridge
Covid-19: Actively considering issue of re-opening spas, Delhi govt tells HC
Delhi: AAP collects 1 lakh signatures from traders against BJP
Rains lead to waterlogging in parts of Delhi
After Shagufta Ali, veteran actress Savita Bajaj seeks financial help, says 'I have spent all the money on my failing health'
Third accused held for murder of man over biz rivalry in Delhi’s Prem Nagar
Kuwait News
*Kuwait Amir sends condolences to families of Kuwaitis martyred during Iraqi invasion
Top lawmaker hails heroism of Kuwaiti martyrs in letters to their families
Egyptian President receives Kuwait parliament speaker
Ten Kuwaitis laid to rest at military funeral 30 years after Iraqi invasion
Kuwait BC eyes closer UAE trade ties
Sabah Al-Ahmad Urology Center honours staff in recognition of effort in pandemic
Yemeni FM: Kuwait one of top Yemen-supporting countries through decade
The world should not wobble in the face of increasing adversity, Kuwait’s foreign minister told his counterparts from countries that form the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), citing the Covid-19 pandemic as an unprecedented challenge
Kuwait lists 1,623 new Covid-19 cases, 11 deaths
International News
Former Pakistan president Mamnoon Hussain (80) passes away in Karachi
Afghanistan troop pullout a ‘mistake’: George W Bush
Taliban claims capture of key town in Kandahar, Pakistan seals border
Blinken calls on Southeast Asian nations to take action on Myanmar
Thousands of firefighters battle big blazes across the West
Yemeni FM praises Saudi effort to implement Riyadh Agreement
The European Union and Egypt expressed concern about the situation regarding Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), discussing the importance of the Nile waters for downstream countries, including Egypt
Afghan Taliban seize border crossing with Pakistan in major advance
At least four civilians were killed and five others were wounded in an explosion in Afghanistan’s capital city Kabul, said Kabul police in a statement
*Yemen calls for sanctions on Houthis to resolve Safer tanker file
OPEC basket price up to USD 75.13 pb
Nine Chinese among 13 killed in bus blast in North Pakistan
SCO calls for end of violence in Afghanistan
EU adopts Climate Change proposals
Chef Robbert Jan de Veen of De Daltons diner in Voorthuizen, Netherlands has recently created the world’s most expensive burger and is selling it for 5,000 euro, which is nearly Rs. 4.5 lakhs and it’s called ‘The Golden Boy’.
Nepal gets new PM sans political stability; confidence vote to decide govt’s tenure
China asks Taliban to make ‘clean break’ from all terrorist forces
Official: Afghan delegation, Taliban to talk peace in Qatar
Taliban capture key Afghan border crossing with Pakistan: Spokesman
North Korea says it’s facing worst food shortage in decade
Concern grows over Indonesia’s regions as Delta variant ravages Java
Perth (Australia): No, we can’t treat Covid-19 like the flu
Australian prosecutors drop needles in strawberries charge against woman
US expected to announce start of evacuation of Afghan visa applicants: Sources
US Covid-19 case are doubling over three weeks, experts blame fast-spreading delta variant
Days of riots and looting in South Africa have left more than 70 people dead, hurt thousand of businesses and damaged major infrastructure in some of the worst civil unrest since the end of white minority rule in 1994
Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro taken to hospital over hiccups
Indonesia reports 54,000 virus cases, becomes Asian hotspot
Flooding affects parts of Europe after heavy rainfall
Migrants try to enter Spanish city in 2nd clash in 3 days
London: Labour leader accuses Priti Patel of stoking fire of racism but refuses to retract ‘anti Indian’ bypoll flyer
London Mayor keeps face masks mandatory for public transport
No change here: London to retain masks on public transport
The US strengthens warning of business risks in China’s Xinjiang region
Sports News
Lionel Messi to sign new five-year deal with Barcelona: Reports
Parliamentarians demand answers from FA over Wembley scenes
Stewards bribed, tickets forged in Wembley chaos: Press
Demonstrators gather at vandalised mural of Marcus Rashford over England football racism
Euro 2020 final ‘could have been abandoned’: Police
Euro 2020: After racist attack, fans stand in solidarity with Marcus Rashford
Wolves ‘keeper Rui Patricio becomes Mourinho’s first Roma signing
Sindhu to open Olympic campaign against Polikarpova Ksenia of Israel
Tokyo Olympics: On Neeraj Chopra’s shoulders rest India’s big hopes in athletics
Sports minister Anurag Thakur launches official song on Indian contingent at Tokyo Olympics
The contenders: Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia the stars; Ravi Dahiya dark horse in wrestling squad
Do-it-yourself medal ceremony at Tokyo Games amid pandemic
Covid-19 cases found at Olympic hotel as IOC hails ‘historic’ Tokyo Games
Tokyo reports most daily Covid-19 cases in six months as Olympics loom
Official in IOC refugee team for Olympic tests positive for Covid-19
China’s table tennis boss says Olympic Covid rules ‘extremely difficult’
ICC changes points system for second edition of World Test Championship
WTC 2021-2023: India to host Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Australia; tour England, South Africa, Bangladesh
Perfect preparation for England Tests as Ashwin picks five-for against Somerset
Ahead of T20 World Cup, Team India lags behind in preparation as a unit
Shikhar Dhawan needs to secure his T20 World Cup spot: VVS Laxman
England’s Joe Root still has Twenty20 World Cup vision
Misbah ul Haq says 0-3 series loss to second string England side has ‘unsettled’ team
Morgan returns to lead England in Pakistan T20s after squad Covid outbreak
Man arrested over online racist abuse of England players