In focus, 23rd Aug 2021, News & Stories from India

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23 Aug 2021

In focus, 23 Aug 2021

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23 Aug 2021 10:23 PM

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ICCRC department Canada Penalised unlicensed Consultants of India

Hiring a fraud immigration consultant can be a nightmare for an aspirant and thousands of cases are still pending

23 Aug 2021 10:21 PM

How To Gain More Followers On Instagram

Promoting your brand and product will happen only if you have potential followers in your account

23 Aug 2021 10:18 PM

Taliban fighters stand guard at a checkpoint in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. (AP/Rahmat Gul)

Gunfire at Kabul airport kills 1; Taliban mass near Panjshir

The Taliban have pledged amnesty to those who worked with the U.S., NATO and the toppled Afghan govt, but many still fear revenge attacks

23 Aug 2021 1:57 PM

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (PTI)

Nitish, Tejashwi push caste census

After their meeting with the PM, the Bihar CM told reporters later that Mr Modi had heard them patiently

23 Aug 2021 1:34 PM

Gauhati High Court (Image credit: ghconline.gov.in)

'State's future assets': HC grants bail to IIT-Guwahati student accused of rape

Justice Ajit Borthakur said there is a clear prima facie case as alleged against the petitioner based on all the evidence

23 Aug 2021 1:22 PM

Lancet COVID-19 Commission India Task Force concluded that there is no current evidence that an anticipated the third wave will target children specifically. (PTI file photo)

COVID-19 third wave peak likely in October: NIDM report

There is no biological evidence that the current and the new Delta Plus variant will affect children more than adults

23 Aug 2021 12:51 PM

The government has ordered around 16 million doses of AstraZeneca Plc and Moderna Inc vaccines for this year but as yet only around 4 million of them have arrived. (Bloomberg)

Taiwan rolls out first domestic shots to bypass vaccine woes

President Tsai Ing-wen was among the first on Monday to get the vaccine developed by Taipei-based Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corporation

23 Aug 2021 11:53 AM

Human rights activist Sudha Bharadwaj after being arrested by the Pune police in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence. (PTI file photo)

NIA draft charges claim Elgar Parishad case accused wanted to wage war against nation

The NIA has alleged that the accused persons were active members of the banned terror outfit CPI (Maoist)

23 Aug 2021 10:49 AM

Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt arrived at Guam, an Island Territory of the USA, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021 as part of their on-going deployment to nations in South East Asia and the Pacific Ocean. The two ships are scheduled to participate in the annual Exercise MALABAR-21, between navies of Australia, India, Japan and the USA. (PTI)

Indian Navy to join big Quad exercise in Guam this week

India, the US, Japan and Australia are part of the “Quad" alliance, which Beijing considers as an anti-China grouping

23 Aug 2021 9:00 AM

TMC erupts after Bengal BJP calls Didi 'lady Taliban'

If anyone wants to see a ‘lady Taliban’, he should come to West Bengal, said BJP leader Sayantan Basu

23 Aug 2021 8:48 AM

What’s likely to impart energy on the ground to an Opposition line-up is the presence of prominent non-Congress chief ministers at the discussion. Representational Image. (Twitter)

AA Edit | Opp. grouping’s 1st test of unity

Joint protests have proved a good mobilising tool for decades if the demands being raised connect with the people

23 Aug 2021 4:19 AM

The manufacturers plan to make one crore doses a month and will make available five crore doses by the year-end. (Twitter)

AA Edit | 3-dose jab a breather for govt, hope for the young

The needle-free vaccine has shown an efficacy of 66.6 per cent in a late-stage trial of over 28,000 volunteers nationwide

23 Aug 2021 3:57 AM

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (PTI)

Finance Minister to unveil monetisation pipeline today

The plan aims to monetise brownfield infrastructure assets worth Rs 6 lakh crore across sectors

23 Aug 2021 3:02 AM

The LIC will offer a 20 per cent late fee concession up to Rs 2,000 if the total received premium is up to Rs 1 lakh. (Twitter)

LIC launches special campaign to revive lapsed policies

Policies which are in a lapsed condition are eligible to be revived in this campaign

23 Aug 2021 2:47 AM

As per the government notification, the onus of obtaining HUID number is on the manufacturer, and others in the supply chain, including the retailer, need not worry about it. (DC Image)

Small players, goldsmiths resent jewellers strike today

All-India Jewellers and Goldsmith Federation (AIJGF) said that small jewellers of the country are not involved in the strike

23 Aug 2021 2:08 AM

Tropical Storm Henri hit the coast of Rhode Island Sunday. (Photo:AP)

Tropical Storm Henri makes landfall in Rhode Island

The storm was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, and made landfall near Westerly

23 Aug 2021 1:35 AM

The Narendra Modi government has not said much officially about the way in which the United States has handled the retreat from Afghanistan and its consequences for India, but most foreign policy commentators and the media have been extremely critical. (PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | A mantra for all strategic pacts: ‘Trust, but verify’

It’s a thought that India has been forced to remember by the recent events in Afghanistan

23 Aug 2021 1:29 AM

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma. (Photo:Twitter)

Assam says Mizoram tried to construct bridge in its territory, stopped

The incident took place on Friday when a few workers from Mizoram were trying to construct a bridge at Kachurthal

23 Aug 2021 1:26 AM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (AP Photo)

Britain to convene G7 meeting on Afghanistan

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will convene a meeting of leaders from the Group of Seven nations on Tuesday

23 Aug 2021 1:12 AM

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