In focus, 3rd Jul 2021, News & Stories from India

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03 Jul 2021

In focus, 03 Jul 2021

Brazil's Fred reacts at the end of their Copa America quarterfinal match against Chile in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

Ten-man Brazil edge Chile 1-0 to set Copa America semi-final with Peru

Second-half substitute Lucas Paqueta helped Brazil book a Copa America semifinal showdown with Peru

03 Jul 2021 6:57 PM

Switzerland's Steven Zuber vies for the ball with Spain's Aymeric Laporte (right) during the quarterfinal match between the two teams in Russia on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Spain beats Switzerland, reaches Euro 2020 semifinals

Spain will play Italy in the semifinals on Tuesday at Wembley Stadium in London.

03 Jul 2021 6:27 PM

Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates after winning against Richard Gasquet of France in the Wimbledon Championships in London on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Federer bids to silence home support, Barty seeks to fire at last

The eight-time Wimbledon champion will take on British opponent Cameron Norrie in front of the home crowd on Saturday

03 Jul 2021 6:10 PM

Aditi Ashok poses after receiving the Hero Women's Indian Open Golf trophy. (Photo: AP)

Aditi Ashok keeps alive chances of weekend action

The Indian, who shot 71 in the first round, added a similar 71 in the second, with three birdies and as many bogeys

03 Jul 2021 5:59 PM

The petitioner also sought direction to Twitter Communication India Private Limited and Twitter Inc to implement Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Ethics Code) Rules 2021. (AP Photo)

In final stages of appointing Resident Grievance Officer: Twitter tells Delhi HC

The Court was hearing a petition seeking direction to the Central government to pass necessary instruction to Twitter

03 Jul 2021 5:59 PM

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government had inked a Rs 59,000-crore deal on September 23, 2016, to procure 36 Rafale jets from French aerospace major Dassault Aviation. (AFP Photo)

Rafale deal: BJP, Congress spar as France begins 'highly sensitive' probe

The Mediapart said the probe into the inter-governmental deal signed in 2016 was formally opened on June 14

03 Jul 2021 5:56 PM

Pushkar Singh Dhami elected as Uttarakhand BJP legislature party leader. (ANI Photo)

Pushkar Singh Dhami to be new Uttarakhand CM, to take oath in the evening

The change of guard came a day after Tirat Singh Rawat resigned from the post on Friday late evening

03 Jul 2021 5:53 PM

Ollie Robinson. (Photo: Deccan Chronicle)

England paceman Robinson free to resume career after tweet storm

The 27-year-old pace bowler will be available for England's forthcoming matches including the five-Test series with India

03 Jul 2021 4:53 PM

Italy defender Leonardo Spinazzola and goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma interact during the quarterfinal match against Belgium in Munich. The AS Roma defender made a crucial block before suffering an injury which ruled him out of the tournament. (Photo: AFP)

Italy aiming to honour injured Spinazzola with Euro 2020 glory

Spinazzola was stretchered off after 79 minutes and is expected to be sidelined for several months after injuring his achilles tendon.

03 Jul 2021 4:48 PM

Senior Congress leader V Narayanasamy (ANI)

Neither PM nor BJP interested in conceding statehood demand of Pondy: Narayanasamy

Narayanasamy recalled that the Congress alliance had launched a series of agitations for statehood during the previous government led by him

03 Jul 2021 1:21 PM

I am glad that things are coming back to normal slowly and I get to finish my debut feature in July in a 10-day schedule, she said.

Actress Geethika Tiwary flying off to Chennai to resume shooting for her Tamil film

It was earlier learnt that Geethika considers herself lucky to be a part of this 100-crore budget venture

03 Jul 2021 12:57 PM

All sport teams need leaders to show the way and help develop new or younger team members, he said

Pinjerla Satish Yadav selected as net bowler for the Punjab Kings IPL 2021

Pinjerla Satish says sports have been viewed as a way to stay healthy and fit

03 Jul 2021 12:53 PM

Mr. Robb had accomplished six president club in sales by the time he was 24.

Tips to become a creative entrepreneur with motivated spirit by Robb Quinn

Authenticity, according to Mr. Quinn has been and will always be the founding stone of success

03 Jul 2021 12:47 PM

We are reshaping the cybersecurity mindset and fundamentally altering the way job seekers and employers view the market, Sanjay Sengupta said.

Cybersecurity - The new age career option for students

WhizHack offers the first and only dual certificate programme combining deep conceptual training by IIT Jodhpur faculty

03 Jul 2021 12:40 PM

Nurses at a 100 bed Covid Care facility inside the campus of Karnataka Power corporation Limited (KPCL), at Yelahanka in Bengaluru, Thursday, July 1, 2021. (PTI/Shailendra Bhojak)

India records 44,111 new COVID-19 cases, 738 deaths

The active cases, 4,95,533, were recorded below five lakh after 97 days and comprised 1.62 percent of the total infections

03 Jul 2021 11:19 AM

A woman is tended by a nurse at a COVID-19 unit of the Honorio Delgado Hospital in Arequipa, Peru, on June 24, 2021. Due to increased cases of COVID-19 and the Delta variant of the disease, the city has been closed under a strict lockdown for 15 days beginning June 21. (AP/Guadalupe Pardo)

Delta variant is dangerous and is continuing to evolve and mutate: WHO chief

Delta variant is expected to rapidly outcompete other variants and become the dominant variant over the coming months

03 Jul 2021 11:07 AM

Phase 3 clinical trials of the vaccine was an event driven analysis of 130 symptomatic COVID-19 cases, reported at least two weeks after the second dose, conducted at 25 sites across India. (PTI)

Final analysis of Covaxin efficacy out; 65.2 per cent effective against Delta

The efficacy analysis demonstrates Covaxin to be 93.4 per cent effective against severe symptomatic COVID-19 cases

03 Jul 2021 10:50 AM

The NIA plea to invoke Section 16 and Section 18 of The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019 was accepted by the court. (Representational image: PTI)

Darbhanga railway station blast case: NIA gets custody of 2 accused LeT terrorists

The duo has been sent to Beur central jail before the NIA takes custody and starts questioning them from Saturday

03 Jul 2021 7:37 AM

IAF erupts as Chief of Defence Staff calls it Army's 'supporting' force

Chief of the Air Staff, R.K.S. Bhadauria, countered this, saying the IAf is not just a supporting arm but has a wider role

03 Jul 2021 7:10 AM

Tirath Singh Rawat quits as Uttarakhand CM

The BJP legislature party is due to meet in the state capital on Saturday to choose his successor

03 Jul 2021 1:21 AM

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