In focus, 22nd Oct 2021, News & Stories from India

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22 Oct 2021

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The analysis found that the sales of smartphones have significantly jumped, with more and more discounts available on e-commerce platforms. — Representational image/DC

Festive smartphone sales to hit record

The highest-ever number is coming at a time when the global smartphone industry is facing component shortages

22 Oct 2021 7:17 AM

The High Court, in its judgement of April 6, had set aside an order of a Hyderabad civil court to suspend the decision of the apex council of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) to appoint Justice Verma as Ombudsman-cum-Ethics Officer of the HCA. — PTI

Row over Ombudsman: SC irked over functioning of Hyderabad Cricket Association, favours inquiry

Cricket has gone somewhere else and politics has taken precedence, a bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana said

22 Oct 2021 7:02 AM

DGP Singh said that the recent target killings in the Valley in which seven Hindus and a Sikh woman also lost their lives were apart from disrupting peace aimed at triggering a communal split in J&K. — Representational image/PTI

J&K Lt. Governor, police chief vow to root out terrorism

He alleged that militants were carrying out gory acts and other terror activities at the behest of their mentors sitting across the LoC

22 Oct 2021 6:52 AM

He greeted the crowd sitting outside the jail with folded hands, not once but twice, though the actor didn't address the media reporters stationed outside the jail. (ANI)

Netizens praise SRK for politely greeting crowd after meeting son Aryan Khan in jail

Taking to social media several people showed their support for the star and commemorated his heartfelt gesture

22 Oct 2021 3:56 AM

At a time when Sri Lanka is facing a severe economic crunch and struggling even to pay for food imports, India could make a grand gesture by giving the nod to a request for a $500 million line of credit for them to be able to pay for fuel imports. Representational Image. (DC File Image)

AA Edit | Be friend in need to Colombo

A historic turn of events came with the ending of the war with the Liberation Tigers in 2009 but India has lost much ground since

22 Oct 2021 3:49 AM

The State Minister further said that the Government of India is working on many policy initiatives and expressed confidence, there will be a thrust for the manufacturing of Silicon and Compound Semiconductor Chips in the country. (ANI)

Karnataka govt aims to make state hub of Indian startups: Minister Ashwathnarayan

The minister said this statement while addressing an event virtually on the topic 'India's Accelerated ESDM Growth'

22 Oct 2021 3:46 AM

The government informed the court that the state implemented the virtual queue system to solve the issue of the crowd and that was implemented after the consultation with the Devaswom Board. (ANI)

Kerala HC raises questions over virtual queue system at Sabarimala

The court asked the state that if there were specific orders that permitted it to place such a system and to proceed with it

22 Oct 2021 3:34 AM

India has not yet committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050, considered a vital goal in limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. (PTI)

PM Modi to attend Glasgow climate meet, environment minister says

Summit host Britain welcomed Modi's decision to attend

22 Oct 2021 3:15 AM

Floods and landslides have become nature’s habit in recent times and this is entirely due to plain disregard of recommendations of a series of expert committees set up by the government itself or by the Supreme-Court, typically after a disaster has struck. Representational Image. (PTI)

AA Edit | Govt put greed over need, brace for more disasters

Aerial surveys ministers are plain political gimmicks when what is needed is resolve to preserve fragile ecological structures

22 Oct 2021 3:08 AM

The CPC under its overlord Xi Jinping refuses to play 'second fiddle' to any global power. (AP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Is the Dragon’s national neurosis at a new level?

Today, a fearful and apprehensive world awaits its fate at the hands of the CPC

22 Oct 2021 2:41 AM

Priyanka’s resemblance to Indira Gandhi, the way she carries the sari, clear diction, combative demeanour, spontaneous anger, a capacity to connect with the audience, all these are useful attributes. (PTI)

Saeed Naqvi | To be or not to be Congress president, that is the question

Erasing public memory is a device in electoral politics which is given acceleration by television’s magic

22 Oct 2021 2:17 AM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. (AFP file Photo)

FATF says Pakistan will remain on its 'grey list'

Pak will remain on the 'grey list' of the FATF until it further demonstrates that action is being taken against Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar

22 Oct 2021 12:38 AM

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