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- Published: Saturday, 24 July 2021 06:42
News Digest (24th July 2021, Saturday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Headlines
Tokyo 2020: Japan's Emperor Naruhito declares Tokyo 2020 Olympics open; Naomi Osaka lights Olympic cauldron to conclude subdued Opening Ceremony; Indians led by Mary, Manpreet; Tonga flag-bearer Taufatofua appears shirtless for his 3rd straight Olympics opening ceremony
DRDO successfully flight-tested the latest surface-to-air Akash (Akash-NG) Missile for 2nd time in 2 days
Sri Lanka beat India by 3 wickets in 3rd ODI to lose series 1-2; reached 227 for 7 in 39 overs
2003 terror attack martyr Vivek Saxena's family awaits Govt compensation for 18 years in UP's Lucknow
US secretary of state Antony Blinken to visit India on July 27-28, will meet PM Modi
Tibet-China, Afghanistan-Pakistan, and climate change jostle for attention in US-India meet under pandemic cover
Discussing indemnity, other issues with foreign Covid vaccine manufactures: Government
Pegasus spyware: French President Macron switches phone
Morocco files French libel suit over Pegasus spyware claim
Madhya Pradesh: Goons in Bhopal surround 2 Cops, stab them; 3rd attack on Policemen in recent past
Relief for Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari, Karnataka High Court quashes UP Police notice; says Provisions can't be harassment tools
A new "weird-looking" species of catshark, Apristurus manocheriani, has recently been discovered in southwest Indian Ocean
Put ATF under GST: Aviation Ministry asks MoF, Parliament Committee wants GST Council to resolve issue
IED-laden Drone shot down by J&K Police was Hexacopter with 2 GPS installed: Forensic Analysis
Navy declares 'No-fly Zone' for Drones, UAVs around installations in West Bengal
Editors Guild of India: Concerned about IT raids at newspaper Dainik Bhaskar and news channel Bharat Samachar
With the requirement of blood for medical procedures being high & Facing shortage, Bengaluru blood banks urge people to donate blood before vaccination
Mumbai rains: Toll crosses 136; Military, NDRF Teams on Rescue Ops; Rain in Maharashtra breaks 40 year record | Floods across Ratnagiri & Raigad; Water level rises by over 57% in 7 reservoirs supplying water to Mumbai; Red Alert in Karnataka as floods hit several districts, more rain predicted
With salt-water crocodiles stealthily sneaking into farmlands, farming activities has been hit in several river-side villages in Odisha's Kendrapara district
TMC MPs unanimously choose Mamata Banerjee as its parliamentary party’s chairperson
Graded reopening of schools is advisable: AIIMS director Randeep Guleria
Financial & Business News
Road ahead is more daunting than during the 1991 crisis: Manmohan Singh on eve of 30 years of economic reforms
Exports rise 45% during July 1-21: Commerce ministry data
After Amazon, Microsoft planning $2 billion data centre in Telangana
AGR case: Telcos’ plea rejection does not bode well for sector recovery, says ICRA
SC dismisses telecom companies plea for correction of ‘errors’ in AGR calculation
Reliance Industries profit slips over 7% to Rs. 12,273 crore in Q1
Forex Reserves rise by $835MN to record high of $612.73BN; Rupee gains for 3rd session, settle higher to 74.40 against Dollar
Realty projects around Navi Mumbai Airport with valid height NOC to get CIDCO’s development nod
Indian Bank declares Lanco Infra, Basundhara Green Power as fraud a/cs with Rs 589 crore exposure
Dismissal of plea on re-computation of AGR dues body blow for debt-laden VIL, say analysts; Vi gets approval to raise up to ₹15,000 cr FDI
Loot or priests? Skeletons from Mughal Era recovered during excavation Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain
RBI allows loans up to Rs 5 crore to other banks' directors without board approval
Maruti Suzuki Nexa sells 14 lakh cars in 6 years
MG One SUV teased, global reveal on July 30
Tesla lobbies India for sharply lower import taxes on electric vehicles: Report
As Zomato made a stellar debut on Dalal Street, its Founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal said this was a big day for the company; A new day Zero
‘Malafide, arm-twisting’: Karnataka HC quashes UP cops’ notice to Twitter India MD for personal appearance
IPOs will drive startup revolution in India: Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant
Investors’ wealth grows by over Rs. 4 lakh crore in two days; BSE-listed companies’ m-cap at record Rs. 235.11 lakh crore
Indian Bank MD & CEO Padmaja Chunduru reveals two crises in her life and success mantra
Merc powers up e-car race with Tesla
Amazon hid info in 2019, says CCI
High court quashes Amazon, Walmart’s Flipkart bid to stall antitrust probe
India to see higher salaries as firms look beyond Covid hit
Biocon Q1 profit slips 44% to Rs. 84 crore
Star Health and Allied Insurance, files prospectus for IPO
Delhi court grants bail to Chinese national in Rs. 1,000 crore money laundering case
Covid Updates
Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in country surpasses 41 crore
Union Health Minister: No fixed timeline can be indicated for completion of Covid-19 vaccination drive but all beneficiaries aged 18 years and above will be vaccinated by Dec 2021
No delay in entering into purchase pacts with domestic Covid vaccine manufacturers: Govt
3rd Covid wave may occur either due to mutations in virus or pool of susceptible population: Govt
Premature to conclude health complications due to Covid-19 rising: Government
Covid vaccination drive speeds up; Tamil Nadu, Bengal & Gujarat top performers; Bihar sees max wastage
Bharat Biotech scraps MoU for supply of 20MN vaccine doses with Brazilian partners Precisa Medicamentos, Envixia Pharma, after graft allegations
Indian government’s expert group in talks with Pfizer over Covid vaccine: Health minister
Jharkhand urges Centre to allot 95 per cent of Covid-19 vaccines through government route
Govt citing CSIR study says Coronavirus could be detected up to 10ft in air around infected person
UK warns of increased risk of Covid reinfection with Delta variant; EU watchdog approves Moderna's vaccine against Covid for teenagers
Australian Clothing chain Lorna Jane fined ₹27Cr for claiming its clothes could stop Covid-19 spread
Study: Chinese vaccine offers poor protection from Covid-19 among the elderly
EU to donate more than 200 million vaccines by end of the year
Italy to require Covid-19 ‘pass’ for many activities
World: 193,888,134; Active 13,677,716 (7.05%); Recovery 176,096,585 (90.80%); Vaccinated 3.80BN
India: 31,331,145; Active 415,755 (1.33%); Recovery 30,495,352 (97.33%); Vaccinated 423.42MN
State News
CM must honour promise, says Delhi HC as cop’s wife seeks Rs. One crore ex-gratia on husband’s death
Delhi govt has released Rs. 293 crore for North Delhi Municipal Corporation: Satyendar Jain
May need Covid vaccine booster shots for emerging variants: AIIMS chief
Delhi reports 58 new Covid-19 cases, one death
CM Captain Amarinder Singh meets Navjot Singh Sidhu at Punjab Bhawan; with a ‘big hit’ gesture, Sidhu starts his new innings as Punjab Congress chief
Uttar Pradesh: Woman shoots self in Hardoi while clicking selfie with gun; father suspects foul play
Uttar Pradesh: Gang involved in online money fraud busted; 11 arrested
Uttar Pradesh: Couple killed in road accident, man electrocuted
At least three dead as building collapses in Mumbai's Govandi
Maharashtra floods: Over 84,000 shifted to safer places in Pune
Locals in Hyderabad catch fishes in the Gandipet outflow
Delhi-Haryana water war: SC dismisses Delhi govt’s contempt plea over water supply issue
Delhi’s AIIMS hospital patient recites Hanuman Chalisa while undergoing brain surgery
Delhi: Markets in Tilak Nagar closed till July 27 for Covid norm violations
No interference, acted in public interest, says Delhi LG Anil Baijal
Unable to repay loan, man kills relative, his friend in Delhi
Man, his accomplice arrested in case related to attempt to murder of Delhi police constable
‘Kisan sansad’ near Parliament enters second day
Maximum temperature in Delhi likely to settle around 35 degrees Celsius
Maharashtra: Water released from Koyna dam worsens flood situation
Shilpa Shetty will not be served summons in Raj Kundra case, says 'I will survive challenges' in her latest Instagram post
Raj Kundra pornography case live updates: Shilpa Shetty questioned during investigation; statement recorded
Raj Kundra's lawyer moves High Court, says 'arrest is illegal'
Kuwait News
Lara Dashti become Kuwait’s first woman Olympic flag-bearer
Kuwait lists 926 new Covid cases, nine deaths
Kuwait Embassy distributes sacrificial meat in several Indian states
Kuwait oil prices rises to USD 72.73 pb
International News
Chinese Prez Xi Jinping makes rare visit to Tibetan town bordering Arunachal Pradesh
China’s Xi Jinping visits Tibet amid rising controls over religion
Russia, China fail at UN in bid to shut down Bosnia peace envoy
Indian-American entrepreneur Shrina Kurani announces 2022 Bid for Congress from California
Death toll in Central China Floods rises to 51, losses mount to $10BN; villagers flee fresh floods in Central China as Typhoon threatens to bring more misery
Mystery illness Havana Syndrome affects 100 CIA officers, family members; likely caused by directed microwave radiation
Taliban: To reach a peace deal, Afghan president must go
Afghanistan President Ghani lashes out at Taliban, says they have ‘no will’ for peace
Sohail Pardis, an Afghan interpreter for US Army beheaded by Taliban
20 terrorists killed in airstrikes on Taliban hideouts: Afghan Army
US launches air strikes in aid of embattled Afghan forces, confirms Pentagon
Afghan President calls Danish Siddiqui’s father to extend condolences
Bangkok closes public spaces as virus surges in Thailand
Myanmar prisoners protest military with chants, songs
Covid-19: New Zealand suspends quarantine-free travel with Australia
Russia disconnected from global internet in tests: RBC daily
Netherland’s Arnhe city breaks ties with Wuhan over China’s handling of Uyghurs
BTS' 'Permission to Dance' makes it to the political discussion between the US and South Korea
Sports News
Tokyo Olympics: PM Modi catches glimpses of Opening Ceremony, urges all to ‘Cheer4India’
Pandemic-hit Tokyo Olympics open in low-key ceremony without fans
Guinea reverses decision to withdraw from Olympics
Some countries opt not to have male and female flagbearers despite IOC plea
Need joint effort from centre and state to make India a sporting powerhouse: Anurag Thakur
Olympics addict Kazunori Takishima, who spent $40,000 on tickets left on the sidelines
Tokyo Olympics: Israelis killed at 1972 Munich Games remembered in opening ceremony
Tokyo Olympics: Algerian Judoka Nourine withdraws to avoid facing Israeli opponent
Doodle Champion Island Games: Google launches series of games to celebrate Tokyo Olympics 2020
Tokyo Olympics: Czech cyclist tests positive for Covid-19
Tokyo Olympics: German cyclist Geschke tests positive for Covid-19, out of road race
Tokyo Olympics: Portuguese surfer frederico Morais tests positive for Covid
Tokyo Olympics: Pravin Jadhav to compete with Deepika Kumari at Archery Mixed Team event
Table Tennis: Can India do the unthinkable at Tokyo Olympics?
Tokyo Olympics: Not silver or bronze, my target is gold, says wrestler Ravi Dahiya
Mary Kom and Manish Kaushik will win boxing medals at the Tokyo Olympics for India: Vijender Singh
After struggles, sacrifices and success, Indian shooters eye Olympic glory
Youngest Tokyo Olympian Zaza from war-ravaged Syria living her Olympic dream
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Himanshi Khurana, Karanvir Bohra cheer for all the athletes representing India
Tokyo Olympics: On eve of Indian shooters’ events, coaches remain confident
India suffered a three-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in the third and final one-day international in Colombo but still won the three-match series 2-1. After winning the toss, India opted to bat first, but were bowled out for 225 in the rain-truncated contest. Sri Lanka chased down the revised target of 227 in 47 overs, in just 39 overs with three wickets in hand.
Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 23 runs to level T20 series
Top pick 22-year-old Rashid Khan ready to make his mark in the Hundred, as he makes his debut in English cricket’s new 100 balls per side competition
Shane Warne believes England’s Matt Parkinson ‘perfectly suited’ for Ashes trip
Youngest Tokyo Olympian Zaza from war-ravaged Syria living her Olympic dream