In focus, 15th Jun 2021, News & Stories from India

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15 Jun 2021

In focus, 15 Jun 2021

I believe in helping my clients with easy and doeable solutions. I don't want to stress them much. I want them to enjoy this healing journey. I'm glad I can help people with my knowledge, says Mitesh ji. — By arrangement

Pandit Mitesh Pandey guides people through astrology and vedic science

A learned scholar in astro science, Pandey helped many get a better understanding of life ahead

15 Jun 2021 9:38 PM

The second part of MeraBhaiTu, titled MeraBhaiTu 2.0 is also coming out very soon on the 16th of June. — By arrangement

SohailMonirulShaikh Portrays The True Qualities Of An Outstanding Digital Creator

One great example is his work MeraBhaiTu, which has over 32 million views on YouTube

15 Jun 2021 9:36 PM

650 tourists will be allowed inside the Taj Mahal premises at one point of time so that COVID-19 protocols are followed. (Photo: Reuters)

Taj Mahal to reopen from Wednesday, 650 visitors allowed at a time

All the centrally protected monuments, museums and sites closed for around two months due to the Covid pandemic will reopen on June 16

15 Jun 2021 7:50 PM

A medic holds a vial of Bharat Biotech's covid vaccine, Covaxin. (Photo: AFP)

Bharat Biotech says supply price of Covaxin to Centre at Rs 150 not viable

The manufacturer said it had so far invested over Rs 500 crore 'from its own resources'

15 Jun 2021 4:36 PM

A medic administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a man, at Nair hospital in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI/File)

Govt's AEFI panel confirms first death after Covid vaccination in India

The report stated that the man died on March 8, 2021, due to anaphylaxis after being vaccinated

15 Jun 2021 3:05 PM

BJP MLA 'Embalam' R Selvam is all set to be elected unopposed as Speaker of the Puducherry Assembly. (Photo: Twitter/ @embalamrselvam)

BJP's 'Embalam' Selvam set to be elected Speaker of Puducherry Assembly

AINRC and BJP are constituents of the NDA which formed the coalition government here with the AINRC having 10 members

15 Jun 2021 2:48 PM

Researchers at Public Health Scotland and the University of Edinburgh, UK, found that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine offered better protection against the Delta variant compared to the Oxford-AstraZeneca preventive. (AFP)

Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines protect against Delta variant: Lancet study

Pfizer vaccine offered 92 per cent protection against the Alpha variant and 79 per cent against the Delta strain 2 weeks after the 2nd dose

15 Jun 2021 1:11 PM

This photo taken on June 13, 2021 shows nearly 9000 graduates, including more than 2000 students who could not attand the graduation ceremony last year due to the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, attanding a graduation ceremony at Central China Normal University in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT

Masks off, mortarboards on: Wuhan sheds Covid for mass graduation

The city held limited graduation ceremonies last year, with Wuhan University hosting a mostly-online event in June last year

15 Jun 2021 12:07 PM

China's military budget -- the second largest in the world after the US, though still less than a third of Washington's -- is set to increase by 6.8 percent in 2021, the finance ministry announced in March. (Representational image: AFP)

Beijing accuses NATO of exaggerating 'China threat theory'

Military tensions have increased over the past year between China and rival powers including the United States and India

15 Jun 2021 11:53 AM

Twitter has to appear before the panel on June 18 at 4 pm and give representation on how to prevent misuse of social media and online news. (Photo: PTI/File)

Parliamentary committee summons Twitter on June 18

The parliamentary committee has summoned Twitter multiple times in the past on many issues

15 Jun 2021 11:38 AM

People line up to get inoculated against the coronavirus during a special vaccination drive held in the premises of a school in Hyderabad. (Photo: PTI)

India records 60,471 fresh cases of Covid, lowest in 75 days

The death toll climbed to 3,77,031 with 2,726 fresh deaths

15 Jun 2021 10:22 AM

The game is available on both the Oculus Store and on Steam. (Photo: YouTube)

Facebook acquires 'Population: One' maker, BigBox VR

'Population: One' has been a hit, earning more than USD 10 million on the Oculus Store

15 Jun 2021 9:54 AM

The temperature sensor could appear in the watch's 2022 refresh. (Photo: Apple.com)

Future Apple Watch models could feature body temperature, blood glucose sensors

The watch's ultra-wideband support could also be improved after getting its Apple wearable debut in last year's Series 6

15 Jun 2021 9:41 AM

Roy is expected to be appointed national vice-president of the TMC due to his nationwide contacts and the TMC’s ambition to expand in other states and become a formidable player in national politics ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. — DC Image

Mukul Roy likely to get key post in Trinamul, Rajya Sabha seat too

The BJP is planning to target him legally over his defection to the TMC as a legislator

15 Jun 2021 8:14 AM

Aakar Patel | Civil society & NGOs: Why they matter in run-up to 2024

Adivasi resistance to the Indian State is not understood and it is not very widely covered in the media

15 Jun 2021 7:19 AM

So is a Galwan likely to be repeated, and for that matter should one expect a deterioration of the situation in Ladakh anytime soon. (Representational image: AFP)

Syed Ata Hasnain | Ladakh standoff: Can Galwan occur again?

Yet a Galwan could always happen as a spinoff from other circumstances, given the unpredictability of the LAC

15 Jun 2021 7:17 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the UN ‘High-Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land degradation and Drought’, through video conferencing, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

India to restore 26 million acres of degarded land, says PM Modi

'Sadly, land degradation affects over two-thirds of the world today,' Modi said

15 Jun 2021 6:59 AM

A medic administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a man, at Nair hospital in Mumbai, Monday, June 14, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Covid recovered people need only one dose of vaccine: AIG Study

The study concluded that the single dose of vaccine does offer protection and creates the immune memory required to fight the virus

15 Jun 2021 12:45 AM

At the end of the four-hour and 11-minute final, Djokovic handed his racquet to the youngster who was then pictured on TV jumping for joy and in shock at the gesture. (Photo:Twitter)

Djokovic gives match-winning racquet to boy 'with right tactics'

Novak Djokovic said he gave away his French Open winning racquet to a young boy watching courtside for 'giving me the right tactics'

15 Jun 2021 12:21 AM

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