In focus, 3rd Aug 2021, News & Stories from India

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03 Aug 2021

In focus, 03 Aug 2021

SAVAGE is a story of a doctor turned serial killer who is on death row where the judge’s daughter, aided by a mysterious informant, is pushed into fighting the doctor’s case. — By arrangement

Noted Doctor Rachna Chaurasia Authors Thrilling Crime Drama

Apart from being an author, she is also running her own diagnostic centre which is well known for women imaging in the Bundelkhand region

03 Aug 2021 11:51 PM

Right after he graduated from Berkeley, he took time to reflect upon the things that took him to where he was. — By arrangement

How A University Of California Graduate Is Generating 7 Figure Revenue

Coming from an Indian family with a conservative mindset, Rishi was prepared to bear the burden of his parents’ expectations

03 Aug 2021 11:47 PM

Karan who hails from Delhi made his acting debut in 2017 in a Nepali Film- ‘The Karma.’ He was accoladed for his work. — By arrangement

Karan Verma- The next acting power house on OTT platforms

Bhuj- The Pride of India also features celebrities like Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt and Sonakshi Sinha

03 Aug 2021 11:41 PM

The juice business delivered about USD 3 billion in revenue for PepsiCo last year, but at operating profit margins that were below the company's overall margins. (AFP Photo)

PepsiCo to sell Tropicana, other juices, in $3.3B deal

PepsiCo bought Tropicana in 1998 and the Naked juice brand, also part of the sale Tuesday, about 10 years later

03 Aug 2021 8:02 PM

"We will always promote localisation," Deepak Jain, ACMA president told reporters on Tuesday, when asked about the industry body's views on Tesla's demand. (AFP Photo)

Indian auto part makers want Tesla's entry to benefit local companies

Tesla Inc Chief Exec Elon Musk said in July that the company was likely to set up a factory in India if successful with imported vehicles

03 Aug 2021 7:26 PM

Agarwal further said that a high number of COVID cases are being reported across the world and the pandemic is far from over. (Photo: AFP)

Covid 2nd wave not over yet, 'R number' high in 8 states: Centre

These eight states include Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram, Karnataka, Puducherry, Kerala, he informed

03 Aug 2021 7:19 PM

Locals would perceive the shrine as the "only visible sign of human existence" in Satabhaya village. (Photo: Twitter)

Giant sea waves swallow centuries-old temple in Odisha's Kendrapara district

The state government had in 2018 relocated as many as 571 vulnerable families to a rehabilitation colony at Bagapatia

03 Aug 2021 4:22 PM

In order to substantially augment the production of Remdesivir, the Drugs Controller General of India granted expeditious approval to 40 new manufacturing sites of licensed manufacturers of the drug. (PTI Photo)

India's Remdesivir prod'n capacity rises to 122.49 lakh vials per month in June: Govt

The MoHFW has also supplied around 29 lakh Remdesivir vials free of cost to states and UTs

03 Aug 2021 4:07 PM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. (Photo: PTI)

Rajya Sabha adjourned for day, passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Bill

The chair called Amar Patnaik (BJD) to initiate the debate on the bill

03 Aug 2021 4:05 PM

Flag bearers Boxer Mary Kom and Hockey player Manpreet Singh with other Indian athletes at the Oympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics 2020, in Tokyo. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi to invite Indian Olympics contingent to be special guests at Independence Day

Prime Minister Modi will also invite all Olympics participants to his residence for the interaction

03 Aug 2021 3:16 PM

A Twitter support page does mention the ability to disconnect their Apple or Google account, but it's web-only, which Apple users can't log into yet. (ANI Photo)

Twitter enables Apple, Google third party sign up

This feature reportedly showed up in Twitter beta last month, but now it appears to be more widely available

03 Aug 2021 2:38 PM

Forensic experts collect evidence from the spot where police shot dead four accused in the rape-and-murder case of a 25-year-old woman veterinarian. (Photo: PTI)

Telangana encounter killings: SC grants Sirpurkar panel 6 months to file report

The four accused were shot dead on NH-44 near Hyderabad

03 Aug 2021 2:33 PM

Modi accused them of having "undemocratic" attitude and said they are not keen on meaningful debates. (ANI)

'Parliament insulted': PM slams Opposition for tearing papers

PM expressed anger at the conduct of some opposition members and noted that those who tore papers, threw it around have remained unrepentant

03 Aug 2021 2:05 PM

This photo taken on August 2, 2021 shows people buying items at a supermarket in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province, as authorities said they would test its entire population for Covid-19 after the central Chinese city where the coronavirus emerged reported its first local infections in more than a year. (STR / AFP)

China's Wuhan to test 'all residents' as COVID returns

Major cities including the capital Beijing have now tested millions of residents while cordoning off residential compounds

03 Aug 2021 1:32 PM

A pregnant woman is inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 at a vaccination center in Medellin. (Photo: AFP/File)

COVID-19 not linked to increased preterm births: Study

The findings of the study were published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal

03 Aug 2021 12:43 PM

Pauline Schaefer-Betz, of Germany, performs her floor exercise routine during the women's artistic gymnastic qualifications at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP)

Aakar Patel | The reasons why world’s interest in Olympics is falling are many

Yet another aspect of the decline of the Olympic Games is the ending of hostility between nations on a global scale

03 Aug 2021 12:02 PM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a delegation level meeting, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | India must avoid getting entangled in US crusade

It was a warning that despite PM Modi’s right-wing bias, too close a relationship with the US is not in India’s long-term interest

03 Aug 2021 11:59 AM

Class 10 results to be announced by 12 noon .(Representational image: Twitter@PIBBhopal)

CBSE class 10th results: Girls outshine boys, over 99 per cent students pass

CBSE has also added that no merit list will be announced this year

03 Aug 2021 11:25 AM

Late on Monday evening he posted on Facebook, “I am happy to reverse my earlier decision to Quit as a MP and shall continue to honour my CONSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES as the Member of Parliament of Asansol." — ANI

Buckling under party pressure, Babul retracts decision to step down as MP

Experience of serving as a member of his Council of Ministers shall always remain a Priceless Treasure in my Memory, he said

03 Aug 2021 11:07 AM

BJP workers also allegedly hit Banerjee’s car with the batons of their party flag but there was no damage to the vehicle. — PTI

Mamata says TMC’s Khela Hobe slogan has become very popular

BJP workers stop Abhishek’s convoy many times on the way to Tripureshwari temple

03 Aug 2021 11:05 AM

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