In focus, 4th Jun 2021, News & Stories from India

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04 Jun 2021

In focus, 04 Jun 2021

Upinder not only brings the lyrics to life but also focuses on spreading love through his albums. — By arrangement

Singer Upinder Matharu causes a stir in the folk music industry

Upinder could be seen giving voice to Binder Birk’s compositions leading to a lot of his albums coming under the banner of UpBeat Music

04 Jun 2021 9:39 PM

This young businessman has started a segment that covers various topics on business, self-development, trends, and social issues. You name it and he talks about it! — By arrangement

The Entrepreneur That Is Changing Mindsets Of Millions In Just 29 Seconds – Kshitiz Adukia

Kshitiz is recognized through his speaking engagements and his exceptional insights on self-development and his power to connect with mind

04 Jun 2021 9:38 PM

Punit Balan said that while he is extending his resources and helping at various levels in Maharashtra, he feels it is his duty as citizen of the country to help in every capacity possible towards medical help required by the Army for the Awaam of Kashmir. — By arrangement

Punit Balan's Foundation donated oxygen concentrators to Indian Army in Kashmir

Under his Indrani Balan Foundation, he is supporting 5 Goodwill Schools at Uri, Tregham, Wayne, Hajinar and Baramullah

04 Jun 2021 9:35 PM

The panel will submit its report within 10 days. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

CBSE panel to submit report on basis for assessment of class 12 students in 10 days

The government on Tuesday cancelled the CBSE class 12 board exams amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic

04 Jun 2021 6:26 PM

The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is already approved for use in adults and adolescents aged 16 years and above. (Photo: AP/File)

UK approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID shot for 12-15 year-olds

Britain's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) today announced this decision

04 Jun 2021 6:00 PM

A beneficiary receives her first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at a parking lot in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Govt says will have enough vaccine doses by Aug to vaccinate up to a crore per day

The govt said ramping up of testing as well as containment at the district level 'has worked' in bringing down the cases

04 Jun 2021 5:16 PM

Official figures released late on Thursday showed 122 cases across the country for the second time in three days. (Photo: PTI/File)

COVID-19 outbreak builds in Myanmar near Indian border

Medics are concerned that few cases are being detected

04 Jun 2021 3:41 PM

Once the website is accessed, a user needs to click on a small icon at extreme right with the alphabet ‘A’ in a small box, right at the top of the website. (Photo: cowin.gov.in)

Cowin registration now available in more regional languages

Until now, the Cowin website was available in English and Hindi

04 Jun 2021 3:19 PM

Many universities are only accepting the students who have been vaccinated with a WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

US students who took India's Covaxin, Russia's Sputnik V, asked to get re-vaccinated

American students have access to the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines

04 Jun 2021 2:46 PM

Based on the antibody test results, out of the 634 people who had been previously infected, reinfections occurred in only four residents and 10 members of staff. (Representational image: PTI)

Prior infection cuts COVID-19 infection risk for up to 10 months: Lancet study

They found that residents with a previous infection were 85 per cent less likely to be infected during this four-month period

04 Jun 2021 1:38 PM

The hike - 18th in the last one month - took fuel prices across the country to a historic high. (Photo: PTI/File)

Petrol crosses Rs 100/litre mark in Leh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

Petrol price was increased by 27 paise per litre and diesel by 28 paise a litre

04 Jun 2021 1:36 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the scientific community, saying it is perhaps unprecedented that vaccines were prepared within a year. (Photo: PTI/File)

PM Modi hails Indian scientists for developing vaccine against COVID-19

PM Modi reiterated his call for an

04 Jun 2021 1:12 PM

Puri has always advocated for easing restrictions in aviation sectors to see how the virus behaves. (PTI)

Pre-Covid level normalcy to return next year: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri

In the midst of the COVID-19 second wave, the aviation sector is hit very badly and the passenger load factors have hit a recorded low

04 Jun 2021 1:08 PM

In April, the Reserve Bank had projected the real GDP growth for 2021-22 at 10.5 per cent. (PTI)

RBI lowers GDP growth projection to 9.5 pc for 2021-22

The RBI Governor said the RBI will 'continue to think and act out of the box', planning for the worst and hoping for the best

04 Jun 2021 11:55 AM

City Police commissioner Anjani Kumar feeds a carrot to a horse as he visits an awareness campaign on coronavirus in Hyderabad. (Photo: PTI)

India records 1.32 lakh new cases of Covid, 2,713 fresh fatalities

The weekly positivity rate has declined to 7.27 per cent

04 Jun 2021 10:28 AM

"Now everyone, even the so-called 'enemy', are beginning to say that President Trump was right about the China Virus coming from Wuhan Lab," said former US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Trump says he was right about 'China Virus coming from Wuhan Lab' remark

He also called for imposing fine on China for the death and destruction they have caused due to this 'lab leak

04 Jun 2021 9:37 AM

A Central Reserve Police Force soldier stitches a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suit for health workers. (Photo: AP/File)

New York hospital to send ventilators, PPE kits for COVID relief efforts in India

Jaipur Foot USA will be in-charge for sending the shipment to India and then distributing it across various states

04 Jun 2021 9:33 AM

The WHO and international bodies have now, belatedly, started an investigation into the origins of the virus, but its credibility has already hit rock bottom in the eyes of most people in the affected nations. (Representational image: AP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Why China needs to pay reparations to the world

No one is quite sure what lies in store for the world’s second most populous country six months from now

04 Jun 2021 1:55 AM

A doctor examines a man for the symptoms of mucormycosis at a government hospital in Mumbai, May 25, 2021. (AP /Rafiq Maqbool)

Why is medical care making Covid-hit sicker, poorer in India?

Indians with Covid-19 are advised to take a large assortment of minerals and vitamins that again have not been shown to be effective

04 Jun 2021 1:40 AM

Kamala Harris on Thursday made her first phone call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inform him the decision of the Biden Administration to send tens of thousands of doses of life-saving COVID-19 vaccines to India. (Photo: AFP)

Kamala Harris dials PM Modi on US decision to send vaccines to India

According to the White House, the sharing of millions of US vaccines with other countries signals a major commitment by the US government

04 Jun 2021 1:03 AM

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