In focus, 16th Jun 2021, News & Stories from India

Saturday, Apr 20, 2024 | Last Update : 04:29 PM IST

16 Jun 2021

In focus, 16 Jun 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: Twitter/ @PMOIndia)

PM Modi invites world to invest in India, offers what innovators and investors need

PM talked about how technology and digital have become the emerging areas of cooperation between India and France

16 Jun 2021 11:31 PM

After building his expertise in StarCraft, Michael moved on to Warcraft 3, where he is known to pioneer the high creep Tower strategies, resulting in him breaking the world solo ladder record with 145 victories and just 10 defeats. — By arrangement

Why Gaming Fans Love ‘Starbeast’, One Of The Leading Facebook Gaming Partners

During his initial days as a gamer, Starbeast, a pro-Zerg player, often found himself ranked among the top players in the world

16 Jun 2021 9:47 PM

In February 2021, Taal Mell was recognized as the Swatch Bharat Ambassador by the government for its continuous and conscientious efforts towards eradicating plastic by offering attractive and cheaper sustainable product alternatives were honoured and much appreciated. — By arrangement

How Taal Mell Is Trying to Save Our Planet from Plastic?

Good quality and eco-friendly products that are also perfect plastic product alternatives are the need of the moment

16 Jun 2021 9:46 PM

No calf serum is used in the formulation of the final vaccine, according to the statement. (Photo: PTI/File)

Twisted facts on social media, no newborn calf serum in product: Centre on Covaxin

Newborn calf serum is used only for the preparation and growth of vero cells

16 Jun 2021 3:39 PM

The team infected lab-grown human airway tissue with the virus and found that for the first three days, viral load in the tissue doubled about every six hours. (Representational image: AFP)

Exposure to common cold virus may protect from COVID-19: Study

They found evidence of rapid growth of SARS-CoV-2 in the first few days of infection, followed by activation of the body's defences

16 Jun 2021 1:37 PM

The NTAGI chairman also stated that Canada, Sri Lanka and few other countries are using 12 - 16 weeks interval for the AstraZeneca vaccine which is the same as the Covishield vaccine. (ANI)

Decision to increase gap between Covishield doses based on scientific evidence: NTAGI

Dr Arora said that the earlier decision of four weeks was based upon the bridging trial data available then

16 Jun 2021 12:45 PM

Sources in the government confirmed that Twitter has lost the safe harbour immunity. (Photo: PTI/File)

Twitter loses 'safe harbour' shield in India over non-compliance to IT rules

Earlier this month, the government had given one last chance to Twitter to comply with the new IT rules

16 Jun 2021 12:37 PM

Singh was virtually addressing the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus. (Photo: Twitter/@rajnathsingh)

Terrorism, radicalisation gravest threats facing world: Rajnath Singh

The defence minister said India remained committed to combating financing terrorism

16 Jun 2021 11:51 AM

The FIR alleges that the video was shared with an intention to provoke communal unrest. (Photo: Screengrab from video)

UP Police books Twitter, journalists for circulating video of Muslim man

In the video clip, the elderly Muslim man alleges he was thrashed by some young men and asked to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'

16 Jun 2021 11:46 AM

The court also issued notice to the counsel of the Indian High Commission to appear before the court on the next date of hearing. (Photo: PTI/File)

Pakistan court adjourns Kulbhushan Jadhav's case till October 5

Jadhavwas sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism in April 2017

16 Jun 2021 11:34 AM

A student holds a mobile phone for another so that he can listen to instructions from a teacher as children wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus attend online classes at a slum on the outskirts of Jammu. (Photo: PTI)

India reports 62,224 fresh cases of Covid, 2,542 new fatalities

The active cases further declined to 8,65,432 comprising 2.92 per cent of the total infections

16 Jun 2021 11:29 AM

Dilip Cherian | EC & UP: All 3 commissioners from state; Arora yet to find a role

Prepare for more babu surprises to emerge in and around Uttar Pradesh as the polls draw near

16 Jun 2021 9:14 AM

New Delhi must officially declare that the Indian government will stand by the Dalai Lama’s decision, while he should keep in mind the Indian population on the borders with Tibet. (PTI)

Claude Arpi | India must back Dalai’s choice on his successor

Viewed from a political angle, many issues would be solved if the Dalai Lama decides to go for an 'emanation'

16 Jun 2021 9:03 AM

The 50 BJP MLAs on Monday pressed for the use of the anti-defection law on Krishnanagar North MLA Mukul Roy for his return to the TMC from their party last week and his calls to 10 others to follow him. — DC Image

West Bengal Governor in Delhi as 24 BJP MLAs skip meet

Dhankhar urged Mamata Banerjee in a letter to deliberate on the post-poll violence in her Cabinet and sought a discussion with her

16 Jun 2021 7:45 AM

A statue of Col. Babu was unveiled Tuesday at Suryapet by Telangana minister K.T. Rama Rao. Col. Babu was from Suryapet, 140 km from Hyderabad. (DC)

Tributes paid to Galwan Valley martyrs on 1st anniversary

The Leh-based Fire and Fury Corps also remembered the martyrs of Galwan on the first anniversary of the clash

16 Jun 2021 7:38 AM

Both factions moved swiftly to take control of the party a day after Mr Paras, the youngest brother of Chirag Paswan's father and party founder Ram Vilas Paswan, was recognised by the Lok Sabha secretariat as the leader of the LJP in the Lower House on Monday evening. — PTI

Lok Janshakti Party's Chirag faction expels five party MPs

Paswan expelled his uncle, Paras, and four other MPs from the party, signalling that the battle for reins of the LJP is not over

16 Jun 2021 7:31 AM

It has been noted that those who were vaccinated and infected in the second wave have suffered from mild disease only. — PTI

India’s vaccine hesitancy is at a high of 74.53 per cent

Those who had seen friends suffer from side-effects of vaccination are not willing to give up their productive days at work for vaccination

16 Jun 2021 7:29 AM

Terming as “somewhat vague” the definition of a “terrorist act” under the stringent UAPA law and warning against its use in a “cavalier manner”, the high court set aside the trial court orders rejecting bail to JNU students Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita and Jamia’s Asif Iqbal Tanha, allowing their appeals and admitting them to regular bail. — PTI

Line between right to protest and terrorist activity blurred: Delhi HC

Court grants bail to three students from JNU, Jamia Millia Islamia

16 Jun 2021 7:24 AM

PLA soldiers who died in Galwan clash were never recognised by China or given honour by their country, as the fallen Indian soldiers received. (CCTV/AFP)

Probal DasGupta | Galwan, 2020: The Night that Changed the Neighbourhood

Galwan began a clamour for India to widen its sphere of rivalry with China and take advantage of the oceans

16 Jun 2021 7:18 AM

1 of 1

Columns

Shobhaa De