In focus, 7th Apr 2021, News & Stories from India

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07 Apr 2021

In focus, 07 Apr 2021

Story of Resilience: From Petrol Boy to a Stock Market Giant

The journey from being a nobody to a visionary aiming at helping individuals grow financially strong

07 Apr 2021 8:37 PM

The Skyesports League 2021 continues to have teams from eight prominent cities, namely Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, and defending champions Hyderabad.

Skyesports announces the AMD Ryzen Skyesports League 2021 powered by WD Black

The Skyesports League 2021 features a city-based model where eight teams will battle in Valorant for a share of the Rs. 15,00,000 prize pool

07 Apr 2021 8:33 PM

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope. (ANI)

Not enough vaccine doses in the state: Maharashtra Health Minister Tope

Talking to reporters, the minister said that people coming to centres for taking jabs were being sent back as there was no supply of doses

07 Apr 2021 3:40 PM

Going forward, the food inflation trajectory will critically depend on the temporal and special progress of southwest monsoon in the 2021 season, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said. (PTI file photo)

RBI targets 5.2 per cent retail inflation for first half of FY22, repo rate unchanged

Earlier, the central bank had projected retail inflation at 5.2 per cent for the 2021 March quarter

07 Apr 2021 12:28 PM

Justice Prathiba M Singh also refused to interfere with the Delhi government's decision to impose challans for not wearing a mask while driving a private vehicle alone. (PTI file photo)

Face masks mandatory even while driving alone: Delhi High Court

The court said the mask was like a 'suraksha kavach' (protective shield) during the prevailing pandemic

07 Apr 2021 12:11 PM

A health worker takes a swab sample for a Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) at a roadside market following restrictions imposed by the state government amidst rising Covid-19 coronavirus cases, in Mumbai on April 6, 2021. (Indranil Muukherjee / AFP)

India reports 1.15 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases: Biggest single-day rise so far

The single-day rise in coronavirus cases breached the 1-lakh mark for the second time in three days

07 Apr 2021 11:24 AM

Even if Mr Deshmukh had contemplated to quit, his party chief Sharad Pawar made his continuance a matter of prestige for the alliance government headed by Shiv Sena leader Udhav Thackeray. (Twitter)

AA Edit | Deshmukh: Will probe be fair?

It is clear that in a coalition government, relying heavily on NCP support, Mr Thackeray was not free to sack the home minister

07 Apr 2021 9:01 AM

Voters stand in a line to cast their vote outside a polling station during Tamil Nadu state legislative election in Chennai on April 6, 2021. (Arun SANKAR / AFP)

Polling peaceful in all five states, high voter turnout seals parties' destiny

Voting was held in 1.5 lakh polling stations across 475 Assembly seats in the four states and the Union territory of Puducherry

07 Apr 2021 7:59 AM

The government must address the production and supply bottlenecks and ensure that the inoculation programme becomes one of the massive healthcare movements India has ever seen. (AFP file PTI)

AA Edit | Ban all large gatherings, give everyone vaccines

It should consult all stakeholders and come to a consensus on banning every event that has the potential to become a super spreader

07 Apr 2021 7:37 AM

Mallika Srinivasan, chairman and MD of tractors and farm equipment (TAFE), is the first private sector specialist to be appointed as the head of PESB for a three-year term. (Image credit: Twitter)

Dilip Cherian | At last PESB has a chief; she has her task cut out

Hopefully, her appointment will now end the delayed crucial appointments to top management posts in central public sector enterprises

07 Apr 2021 7:20 AM

Security personnel pay tribute to CRPF jawan Shambhu Roy, who died in a gun battle with Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh, during his funeral ceremony at Dharmanagar in North Tripura district on April 6, 2021. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Need to rethink strategy to tackle Maoist menace

It is possible that some of the J&K separatists and the Naxalites are fanatical ideologues, but there are many others who are not

07 Apr 2021 7:16 AM

The Russian foreign minister said both his country and India had agreed to keep in close touch on the situation in the strife-torn nation, pointing to the contributions that neighbours and old powerful actors in the region can make in the Afghan peace process. — AP

Russia stresses on need for participation of Talibans in Afghanistan peace process

The exclusion of a group will not lead to implementation of peace agreement and that it is fraught with the risk of hostilities, says Lavrov

07 Apr 2021 2:22 AM

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