Today’s News (3rd August 2021, Tuesday)
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Today’s News (3rd August 2021, Tuesday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Tokyo Olympics
India lose 2-5 to Belgium in men’s hockey semifinal, will now play for bronze
Tokyo Olympics: India's historic win in hockey, Mirza, Kamalpreet's creditable finishes
Wrestler Sonam Malik lost her 62kg freestyle pre-quarterfinal in VPO (cautions, 1-3) rule after the match ended at 2-2
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has become the first openly transgender woman to compete at an Olympics
Hassan eyes history as Camacho-Quinn makes one
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn gave Puerto Rico its first-ever gold in an Olympics track and field event, beating American world-record holder Keni Harrison in the women's 100 metres hurdles, clocking 12.37 seconds. Though Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, it fields a separate team at the Olympics.
Five years back at Rio, Camacho-Quinn had hit two hurdles and stumbled over in the semis. But she came to Tokyo with the three fastest times in the world this year and set an Olympic record in the semis. And now, she has the gold.
Sifan Hassan is one-third through her quest to a historic treble after winning the women's 5,000m gold. The Ethiopian-born 28-year-old who now competes for the Netherlands is aiming to become the first woman to win the 1,500m, the 5,000 and the 10,000m at Tokyo. Earlier in the day, she won the 1,500m heat despite falling on the final lap.
Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen wins badminton gold to break Asian stranglehold
Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur finishes creditable 6th in Tokyo Olympics
Gopi sir congratulated me, Saina ‘no’, says PV Sindhu
I felt pressure after being assigned to train Sindhu: Park
Simone Biles to compete in balance beam final
Headlines
Braveheart: Assam woman fights off molester (Madhusana Rajkumar) who attempted to grope her, gets him arrested; perpetrator was attempting to flee, the girl with boldness managed to apprehend him. She then shoved the culprit's motorcycle near a drain
Gujarat: Doctors (Tushar Vishwakarma) remove undeveloped embryo weighing around 400 gms from 18-month-old infan-t's stomach
Differently abled boy writes class 12 board exams with toes in UP, scores 70%
PM Modi launches new UPI payment mode called e-RUPI. Govt to send money via SMS vouchers to your Mobile; e-voucher or coupon; can be used without online banking, payment applications, other traditional payment modes
Ladakh leaders unanimously demand full Statehood, Autonomy under Article 371 from Centre; earlier Leh celebrated move to end special status of J&K
India, China inch closer to disengagement at Gogra-Hot Springs, no headway in Depsang
SC issues notices to states, HCs over cases under 66A
SC recently said begging can’t be banned
Malabar drill in August to send out Quad message to China
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai rushes to Delhi for cabinet expansion talks
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar demands probe into Pegasus row, first NDA ally to do so
Now, BJP leaders, NDA allies want Pegasus probe
Police files charge sheet against Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar, others in murder case
‘Will remain MP’, says Babul Supriyo after meeting BJP chief JP Nadda
Amarjeet Sinha (Bihar cadre 1983 IAS officer) resigns as special advisor (since 2020) to PM Modi, 3rd exit from PMO since 2019
Two Assam Ministers to visit Mizoram for discussion on Border Dispute; Assam withdraws Police case against Mizoram MP amid Signs of Truce
Tensions defuse but economic blockade of Mizoram continues
BJP MPs from Northeast meet PM Modi over Assam-Mizoram issue
After Social Media uproar, (FIR under sections 394 & 427 of IPC) against woman who thrashed cab driver in Lucknow
Police, Foreign Nationals clash after protest over death of Congo National (arrested for possession of drugs) in Bengaluru; lathi-charged, detained and taken away
Danish Siddiqui’s body was mutilated; head, chest crushed under a SUV by the Taliban; 12 bullets hit his body, and all of them were found in the torso and the back
Rising Yamuna water raise concerns, 100 families evacuated; widespread downpour takes Rajasthan from deficit rainfall category to normal within week; heavy rain trigger floods in parts of MP; rescue operations launched in villages
Financial & Business News
Unacademy raises $440MN in fresh funding (round led by Temasek, with super pro-rata participation from General Atlantic, Tiger Global & Softbank Vision Fund., now valued at $3.44BN
Philips to invest Rs 300 crore, hire 1,500 people in India, says global CEO Frans Van Houten
Union Govt sanctioned loans of ₹ 15.5 Lakh Crore under its flagship Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana ever since its inception in April 2015
ABB India ties up with Audi India to provide charging solutions for Audi e-tron, e-tron Sportback
Union Govt sanctioned loans amounting ₹ 15.5 lakh crore under its flagship Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana ever since its inception in April 2015
The hunger for internet grows in Bharat, data consumption rises by 400% in the past one year
DoT may get 5G auction rolling by seeking a fresh base price for 3300-3750 MHz as well as floor prices for other bands that can support this nextgen technology
Google says Android Phones with Version 2.3.7 or lower won't let users sign-in from Sep 2021; might face errors running Google products and services
Google launches its own Tensor chipset to power Pixel 6 phones
NHAI’s borrowing increased 4-fold in 5 years
PNB net profit rises over three-fold to Rs. 1,023 crore in Q1
Exports up 47.91% in July to $35.17 billion
High GST, acquisition cost slowing down car demand, says Maruti chairman
IOC may sell some petrol pumps to JV with Petronas
Unemployment rate stood at 13.3% in September 2020 quarter: NSO survey
Reliance slips 59 places on Fortune list, SBI jumps 16 notches
Forging industry seeks PMO’s intervention over high steel prices
Adani Wilmar plans to raise up to Rs. 4,500 crore through IPO; files draft papers with Sebi
Ola founder: Outsourcing tech jobs from India to US may be cheaper
Corona Updates
Republican Party report says coronavirus leaked from Wuhan lab
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu urges scientists to focus on paediatric Covid-19 vaccine
Covid tests per million population: Kerala tops, Rajasthan at bottom
IIT Hyderabad & Kanpur team that predicted India’s 2nd Covid pandemic peak sees another wave coming; 3rd wave will be a 'hill' if second was a steep mountain, says Virologist Gagandeep Kang
Forecaster who predicted India’s Covid peak sees new wave coming
India’s 7-day average of Covid cases crosses 40,000 again; 41,649 new cases, 593 deaths in last 24 hours
Delta spreads ‘like wildfire’ as doctors study whether it makes patients sicker
CDSCO expert panel recommends nod to study on mixing doses of Covaxin, Covishield
Maharashtra relaxes Covid-19 restrictions except for 11 districts; BMC issues revised guidelines, permits non-essential shops to operate till 10 pm on all days
US: Report by Republicans climb that Coronavirus Leaked from China Lab, Chinese Scientists worked to modify virus to Infect Humans
Thousands of lives lost due to China’s Covid cover-up: US Republican report
With 10,207 patients, Florida in US breaks record for Covid-19 hospitalisations as infections surge; Australia tightens Covid-19 curbs as Brisbane extends lockdown, Army patrols Sydney
A recent study by Govt Medical College, Amritsar has found that Covid-19 infection can be transmitted through tears of patients as SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in conjunctival secretions
Johnson & Johnson withdraws proposal for speedy Covid vaccine approval in India - indemnity issues; without giving additional details
Germany to offer Covid-19 shots for all kids over 12
Millions under virus lockdown as China battles Delta outbreak
England changes Covid-19 app so fewer people need to isolate
World: 199,553,274; Active 15,282,393 (7.66%); Recovery 180,022,925 (90.21%); Vaccinated 4.18BN
India: 31,725,399; Active 411,469 (1.30%); Recovery 30,888,702 (97.36%); Vaccinated 472.22MN
State News
161 higher education institutions in Odisha approved under Rashtriya Uchchattar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme
Delhi University to increase college seats, cut-offs likely to soar
Construction of 17 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV) on hold due to non-receipt of land from states
55% OBC posts vacant in Central universities / research institutions
The Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU) to pay way for professional training in various fields after class 10
Under attack, doctors dither on conducting critical operations in Telangana
Hyderabad: Grand celebration of Bonalu at Lal Darwaza Temple
Andhra Pradesh resorting to ‘Dadagiri’ over Krishna waters issue: KCR
'Telangana Congress will come out with new strategy to reconnect with minorities in Greater Hyderabad’
Demand for tankers trickles down in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A district consumer forum has directed FIIT JEE to refund Rs. 4.35 lakh and pay Rs. 50,000 compensation to a complainant, whose son discontinued the course a week after joining in it.
Cops beats up man for not wearing face mask in AP’s Nellore
Hyderabad: Friendship Day celebration had a tragic end after Canada returned woman dies in mishap
Hyderabad air quality improved during lockdown
Telangana Congress campaign for upliftment of Dalits and tribal people, Dalita Dandora will be launched on Aug 9
Andhra Pradesh second highest in snakebite deaths in India
Telangana Congress has charged K Chandrasekhar Rao of turning into a chief minister whose focus is more on by-poll-bound constituencies
Telangana: Power staff will hold four-day stir against the Electricity (Amendment Bill) 2021, in Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi
16 held for car driver’s murder in Telangana’s Karimnagar
Mrunalini Thakur to play Lt. Ram’s wife Sita in Dulquer Salmaan’s multi-lingual
Raj Kundra case: Shilpa Shetty receives support from Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Rakul Preet, and others as she breaks silence
HC reserves order in Raj Kundra, Ryan Thorpe’s petitions
Delhi govt issues new guidelines for spas, massage centres to prevent sexual abuse, trafficking
Fake call centre busted, 12 held for duping people by posing by Amazon tech support staff
High Court seeks Delhi govt’s reply on plea to resume all weekly markets
Send files with proper noting, citing relevant provisions for seeking LG’s opinion: Delhi chief secretary to HoDs
Woman ‘accidentally’ falls on Delhi Metro tracks, suffers minor injuries
Kuwait News
Kuwait 17th World Richest Country; 3rd in Arab World
Ministry ‘warns’ nurseries against flouting decision to shut facilities
National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim calls for Mosafer alternative, flights missed
The number of Kuwaiti employees in the oil sector who hold a petroleum engineering degree has reached 1,150. Most of them – about 963 in number are working in the Kuwait Oil Co
Decline in remittance from expatriates in Kuwait seen
Kuwait lists 805 new Covid-19 cases, 11 deaths
2.51 million people vaccinated in Kuwait
Public Holiday on August 8th and 9th for Islamic New Year
High school student commits suicide due to difficult exams
MoE processes Visas for 650 teachers stuck outside Kuwait
ICU occupancy drops by 8% as health situation stabilises in Kuwait
MoH launches the campaign ‘Together forever, Wall of the Nation 6’ to donate blood
EU Rules for Modernized Visa Information System now in force
Few expatriates send back from the Airport for not following new Travel procedures
3,518 passengers arrive Kuwait on first day of new travel total procedure
Gradual decrease in intensity of Delta wave in the country
Expats arrive at Kuwait Airport after 6 months of closure
Damage from 1990 Iraqi aggression still visible in Kuwaiti environment
International News
Bill Gates, Melinda French officially divorced: Court document
Afghan president blames worsening security situation on sudden US pullout
Asean diplomats discussing crisis envoy, aid to Myanmar
Nepal’s Cabinet expansion likely by Monday
Death toll triples (than previously announced toll) to more than 300 in recent China flooding; Zhengzhou Province worst affected
China’s putting pigs in 13-story ‘Hog hotels’ to keep germs out
EMSC: An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck about 203 km south west of Nabire, Indonesia
German court sets trial date for former Nazi guard, aged 100
Pro-Biden groups to spend $100 million on August ad blitz
Israeli cabinet advances budget, shores up new government
US to begin new Afghan refugee program
Taliban rockets target Kandahar airport, no causalities
Pak ‘jihadis’ join Taliban ranks, return as dead bodies
Pakistani police say polio team attacked, policeman killed
Pakistan ‘watchful’ as India assumes UNSC Presidency
Turkey battles wildfires for 6th day; 10,000 are evacuated
Belarus sends reporter for 1 ½ years to prison over deleted chat messages
Poland grants humanitarian visa to Belarus Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya
New UN envoy to Bosnia faces angry opposition from Serbs
Giant panda in French zoo gives birth to female twins
One year on, political interference besets Beirut blast probe
Philippines to extend night curfew in Manila amid Covid-19 surge
Australia city extends lockdown as clusters grow
EU investigates Facebook’s proposed purchase of Kustomer
US Senate pushes ahead with $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
Pelosi presses White House to reinstate Covid-19 eviction
Sports News
For us it is just pursuit of excellence: Virat Kohli
England players set to get IPL green-light as Bangladesh series postponed: Reports
India vs. England: Concussed Mayank Agarwal out of first Test after being hit by Siraj bouncer
Women’s hockey skipper Rani Rampal’s father credits coach Baldev for daughter’s success