In focus, 11th Jul 2021, News & Stories from India

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11 Jul 2021

In focus, 11 Jul 2021

(Left-Right) England players Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jude Bellingham, Reece James and Raheem Sterling attend a training session on the eve of their EURO 2020 final against Italy. (Photo: AFP)

England ready to make history in Euro final as Italy aim to spoil party

Gareth Southgate's side have sent the nation into a frenzy by reaching their first European Championship final

11 Jul 2021 5:28 PM

Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra who qualified for Tokyo Olympics. (DC File Photo)

Missed the feeling of being in a world class event: Neeraj Chopra

Chopra pulled out of the June 13 Diamond League at Gateshead due to visa issues

11 Jul 2021 4:56 PM

This comes a day after the J&K government sacked it's eleven employees. (Photo: PTI)

Islamic State ‘conspiracy’: NIA conducts multiple raids in Kashmir, detains six

This comes a day after the J&K government sacked its eleven employees on charges of being involved in anti-India activities

11 Jul 2021 12:48 PM

Although the government has pledged to vaccinate 900 million citizens by the end of the year, the campaign has so far been hampered by the slow pace of rollout, supply shortage and vaccine hesitancy.

Vaccination program in India stalls as nation faces deadly third wave

Less that 5 percent of India’s population has been fully vaccinated since the program began in January

11 Jul 2021 12:22 PM

Lokesh Goyal - The Gen-next Entrepreneur Reaping Benefits Of His Skills

Lokesh Goyal is also a visiting professor at various IITS and a Duo in India, where he teaches courses in International Business

11 Jul 2021 12:12 PM

A medical worker holds a vial of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for Covid-19. (Photo:AP/File)

Sputnik V gives 90 per cent protection against Delta strain, says scientist

Russia became the first country in the world to register a vaccine against the coronavirus, dubbed Sputnik V, in August 2020

11 Jul 2021 12:00 PM

Mr.Vinoth Kumar, Founder & CEO of WEEXPOINDIA, is an Industry veteran and with about 20 years of experience in the automotive Industry.

Highlights of Night Show unveiled by Vinoth Kumar, CEO of WEEXPOINDIA Auto Show

WEEXPOINDIA is partnering with the Telangana government to host the new hybrid format of international auto show

11 Jul 2021 11:59 AM

People's uprising loyal to Ata Mohammad Noor, chief of Jamiat-e-Islami and a powerful northern warlord, stand guard at their office in Mazar-e-Sharif north of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)

India evacuates staff from Kandahar as Taliban captures new areas

A special aircraft of the Indian Air Force was sent on Saturday to bring back the Indian diplomats, officials and other staff members

11 Jul 2021 11:20 AM

The US-based company has been in the eye of a storm over its alleged failure to comply with the new IT rules in India. (Photo: AP/File)

Twitter appoints new Resident Grievance Officer for India amid row with govt

Vinay Prakash is the Resident Grievance Officer (RGO)

11 Jul 2021 10:48 AM

A health worker takes swab sample of a devotee who will be participatinng in an annual Rath Yatra or chariot procession of Lord Jagannath at Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad. (Photo: PTI)

India logs 41,506 new cases of Covid, 895 fresh fatalities

The active cases comprise 1.47 per cent of the total infections

11 Jul 2021 10:11 AM

Teammates lift Argentina's Lionel Messi after beating Brazil 1-0 in the Copa America final soccer match at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo: AP)

Messi's Argentina beats Brazil 1-0, wins Copa America title

Argentina's winning goal at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro came in the 22nd minute

11 Jul 2021 9:24 AM

Hizb chief's two sons in J&K among 11 sacked sacked in 'national interest'

Action against Syed Shakeel Ahmed and Syed Shahid Yusuf was taken in the light of the investigations done by NIA in a terror funding case

11 Jul 2021 7:54 AM

Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan. (Photo:PTI)

Cooperatives a state subject, says Congress

Several Opposition leaders feel that the move is to hijack the cooperative movement that currently falls under the state governments

11 Jul 2021 7:48 AM

The fact that it is headed by home minister Amit Shah, the second-most important leader in the Narendra Modi government, is a sure sign that the new ministry is politically important for this dispensation. (PTI)

Anita Katyal | Amit Shah’s secret of utmost ‘cooperation’; Twitter & Puri

It is said the new ministry is aimed at checkmating state leaders who derive political clout from the cash-rich cooperatives

11 Jul 2021 3:12 AM

Prime Minister Modi has been lucky so far. Very often his decisions, escape close scrutiny by the media and the public, because of his aura, and the ever-efficient publicity and propaganda departments of his party. (PTI)

Pavan K Varma | The method and madness of Modi’s Cabinet shuffle

The way portfolios have been combined leaves one, frankly, flummoxed

11 Jul 2021 3:00 AM

Shashi Warrier | To keep power, redouble effort, hire triple agents

Statistics need not have all the answers when it comes to people and politics

11 Jul 2021 2:52 AM

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