In focus, 19th Jun 2021, News & Stories from India

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19 Jun 2021

In focus, 19 Jun 2021

As a social worker, Tushar Aggarwal is practicing public welfare services for the past many years in slum areas of Delhi. — By arrangement

Tushar Aggarwal- Serving humanity and mankind

Aggarwal being the pillar of AAP, was only individual who helped out people getting vaccinations during the emergency boarding of flights

19 Jun 2021 10:29 PM

Be it managing the budget, choosing the right location for the film or managing the day-to-day aspects of film production, Shaukat Shaikh explains that one needs to be a multitasker to work in the line production team. — By arrangement

Shaukat Shaikh to venture into the digital space soon

With an experience of almost 17 years, the line producer has been the first choice of some of the biggest production houses

19 Jun 2021 10:26 PM

Sandow spent a couple of years travelling Europe as a circus strongman. Eventually he ended up in Brussels, where he first met Ludwig Durlacher. — By arrangement

Who Was Eugene Sandow?

His ability to turn his body into a career, fame and fortune, is something that many fitness influencers are attempting to emulate

19 Jun 2021 10:24 PM

As soon as the new of his passing spread, people across India condoled the demise of the original sporting superstar, Milkha Singh. (AFP Photo)

Remembering 'Flying Sikh' Milkha Singh; a tribute to the legend

Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh passed away on Friday at the age of 91 after battling with COVID-19 for over a month

19 Jun 2021 4:09 PM

For the past three years, the state has been witnessing flood in Krishna and Bhima rivers following downpour in its catchment areas in Maharashtra. (Representative Image: PTI)

Karnataka, Maharashtra agree to resolve water sharing issues

The two states also agreed to complete the Dudhganga dam project at the earliest and Maharashtra will also fund it

19 Jun 2021 2:42 PM

Guruprasad Mohapatra (Image credit : Twitter)

Industry Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra passes away; PM Modi, ministers express grief

Guruprasad monitored the supply of medical oxygen across the country under very challenging circumstances during the second wave of COVID-19

19 Jun 2021 1:28 PM

The ministry said that the media reports allude to the fact that the figures reported are official figures reported by banks to the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and do not indicate the quantum of much-debated alleged black money held by Indians in Switzerland. (PTI Photo)

Finance Ministry refutes reports of alleged rise in Indians' funds in Swiss banks

The Ministry has sought relevant facts from Swiss Authorities along with their view on possible reasons for the increase/decrease in funds

19 Jun 2021 1:16 PM

It will also help in providing monitored medical support to those patients who cannot afford treatment or cannot isolate at home due to poor housing conditions. (Representational image: AFP file)

New software developed to help identify patients requiring ventilator support: Govt

It can also help in reducing hospital referral for those unlikely to require critical care support, thus freeing more beds

19 Jun 2021 12:22 PM

People sit in the observation area after being inoculated with a dose of the Covaxin vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination centre in Manipal Hospital in Bangalore on June 18, 2021. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

India should brace for third COVID-19 wave by October, say health experts

India has fully vaccinated about 5% of estimated 950 million eligible population, leaving many millions vulnerable to infections and deaths

19 Jun 2021 11:56 AM

Tweeting a list of 10 cases, fought by Mr Chanda as a lawyer for the BJP, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien wondered: “See what we found. Matters where Justice Kaushik Chanda has appeared for the Bharatiya Janata Party before the Calcutta high court. And now he has been assigned to hear the Nandigram election case. One big coincidence?” — DC Image

Mamata links HC judge to BJP, seeks transfer of case

TMC supremo’s plea under the Representation of the People Act was listed for mentioning before Justice Chanda

19 Jun 2021 11:08 AM

former Indian track and field sprinter Milkha Singh arrives for the gala screening of his life story, the Bollywood Film 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag', in central London. - Milkha Singh, one of India's most successful track athletes who overcame childhood tragedy to seek Olympic glory, has died aged 91 after a long battle with Covid-19, Indian media said on June 18, 2021. (AFP File)

Milkha Singh to be cremated on Saturday evening

The 91-year-old sporting icon died on Friday night after a month-long battle with COVID-19

19 Jun 2021 11:07 AM

Beneficiaries receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine during a special vaccination camp, at Vile Parle East in Mumbai, June 15, 2021. (PTI)

India records 60,753 fresh COVID-19 cases

The death toll climbed to 3,85,137 with 1,647 fresh fatalities and active cases comprise 2.55 per cent of the total infection

19 Jun 2021 10:57 AM

Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. (AFP Photo)

Farrukh Dhondy | BoJo, Dombo & Carrie: The ‘weird’ trio at 10 Downing St

One assumed at the time that Dombo was part of all these plans and failures as he was BoJo’s right-hand man

19 Jun 2021 7:16 AM

Twitter’s India experience also could fortify the brewing idea that after decades of enjoying the status of being the most unregulated and unfettered among modern media technologies, the social media’s growth may be cooling off. (AFP)

Shashidhar Nanjundaiah | Twitter vs Govt: Free speech, interrupted…

The role of social media in the current framework is not quite as simple, but whether they are completely hands-off is debatable

19 Jun 2021 7:07 AM

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