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

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11 Aug 2021

In focus, 11 Aug 2021

WhatsApp tells that if you use it to migrate your chat history and then back it up, it'll overwrite any existing backups. (PTI Photo)

WhatsApp will now allow chat history transfers between iOS, Android

This feature will cover all transfers between iOS and Android phones, though it's unclear when it'll be available for all devices

11 Aug 2021 11:11 PM

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu (PTI)

Spent sleepless night after 'sacrilege in temple of democracy': Naidu slams RS ruckus

There were ugly scenes in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday as opposition MPs climbed on the officials' table, waved black cloth and threw files

11 Aug 2021 1:40 PM

Residents queue up to get inoculated with a dose of Covaxin vaccine at a temporary vaccination centre set up in a school in Mumbai on August 10, 2021. (Punit PARANJPE / AFP)

COVID-19: Active cases in country lowest in 140 days

The active cases comprise 1.21 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020

11 Aug 2021 11:53 AM

A recent study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) involving 98 people showed that combining these two COVID-19 vaccines elicited better immunogenicity than two doses of the same vaccine. (Representational image: AFP)

India's drug regulator approves study on mixing of Covaxin and Covishield doses

An expert panel of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation on July 29 had recommended granting permission for conducting the study

11 Aug 2021 11:36 AM

Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers. (Representational image: AFP)

Chinese attempt to recruit Arunachal youths in PLA?

Security agencies silent on sensational claim by state legislator

11 Aug 2021 10:33 AM

In the voting, 385 were in favour while no one voted against it. The amendments moved by the Opposition members were rejected by the House. (LSTV/PTI Photo)

OBC state lists' bill gets Lok Sabha nod

After an intense debate on the bill, it was supported by all political parties and the Opposition and was passed by a two-thirds majority

11 Aug 2021 8:54 AM

SC: HC nod must to drop MP/MLAs' criminal cases

SC also indicated that it will constitute a special bench to monitor progress in the probe and prosecution of cases involving legislators

11 Aug 2021 7:13 AM

Coelho’s characters are neither black nor white, rather they revel in being various shades of grey, yet they end up making the readers root for them. (Twitter)

Rachna Chhabria | Spooky treats that aim to please

By the time I finished reading the first story, I had built up a voracious appetite for the remaining tales

11 Aug 2021 1:42 AM

Mr Chahal is looking ahead and preparing to take on the dreaded “third wave” that is expected soon. (Twitter)

Dilip Cherian | Iqbal Chahal, ‘superbabu’ of Mumbai, & his amazing story

Iqbal Singh Chahal, a 1989 batch officer of the Maharashtra cadre, established a new benchmark in crisis management during the pandemic

11 Aug 2021 1:33 AM

Conscious that the effort required will be huge, Mamata Banerjee is insistent that time is running out to start this endeavour. (PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Mamata ‘antidote’ to Modi? Khela Hobe strikes a chord

It is not entirely incidental that she has taken possession of the empty slot of Opposition leader

11 Aug 2021 1:21 AM

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