In focus, 14th Jun 2021, News & Stories from India

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14 Jun 2021

In focus, 14 Jun 2021

While the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation rose from 4.23 per cent in April to a six-month high of 6.3 per cent, food inflation soared from 1.96 per cent to 5.01 per cent in May. (Representational Photo:AP)

Retail inflation hits 6-month high of 6.3 pc in May on costlier food, fuel

Wholesale price-based inflation too accelerated to a record 12.94 per cent in May

14 Jun 2021 11:55 PM

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan arrives to meet party leader Pashupati Kumar Paras at his house, in New Delhi, Monday, June 14, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Coup in LJP; Chirag Paswan gets ejected, uncle in saddle

The group of five MPs has conveyed their decision of electing Paras as the LJP leader in Lok Sabha to the Speaker

14 Jun 2021 10:05 PM

Vikash Chaudhary is a pivotal figure in Indian hacker culture and has influenced a new generation of young hackers, many of whom have gone on to achieve great success. — By arrangement

HackersEra Is a Well-Known Cybersecurity Company Based In India That Started As a Modest Startup

An APP that necessitates abundant safety measures to safeguard your videos from piracy

14 Jun 2021 9:17 PM

His journey till now was an epic ride in which he has done some of the fantastic things like camping the event in Mulshi, first event post-pandemic at a club was at the House of Medici and further joined a new joint Kynd cafe and bar as an artist and host-manager only for Sunday’s sundowner. — By arrangement

Artist Manager Rishabh Lund proves age does not define success

Rishabh Lund a talented artist manager is the perfect example of the success that can be achieved at any age

14 Jun 2021 9:15 PM

She really feels enshrined; it's one of the best things in her profession to meet people of so many different mentalities and knowledge and to take good from it. — By arrangement

Priyah Prakash Pawani came forward to spread awareness in the crucial time of COVID

Priyah Prakash Pawani is known as Piya Pawani as that is her on screen name

14 Jun 2021 9:13 PM

The monument of love built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a tomb for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal reopened in September with restrictions on the number of visitors before shutting again in mid-April. (Photo: Reuters)

Taj Mahal to reopen as India eases Covid-19 restrictions

The Taj Mahal was shut down in March last year as India imposed one of the world's strictest lockdowns at the start of the pandemic

14 Jun 2021 7:42 PM

Delta plus: New Covid variant identified, experts say no cause of concern for now

Delta plus is resistant to the monoclonal antibody cocktail treatment for COVID-19 recently authorised in India

14 Jun 2021 6:11 PM

Health worker participating in the trial of Covaxin (Image source: PTI)

AIIMS to start recruitment for Covaxin clinical trial in 6-12 age group from Tuesday

This will be followed by the clinical trial of children in the age-group of 2-6 years

14 Jun 2021 4:58 PM

Globally, gold traded 1.09 per cent lower at USD 1,859.20 an ounce in New York. (Representative Image: Reuters)

Gold, silver prices fall as demand decreases

Gold contracts for the August delivery traded lower by Rs 476, whereas silver contracts for the July delivery tumbled by Rs 713

14 Jun 2021 4:34 PM

Two-thirds received two doses of the vaccine, three weeks apart, and the rest got dummy shots. (Photo: AP/File)

Novavax holds vaccine trials in US, Mexico, says shot 90% effective against Covid

Novavax's study involved nearly 30,000 people aged 18 and up in the US and Mexico

14 Jun 2021 4:19 PM

Beneficiaries pose for photographs after receiving a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a 24 hours vaccination center in Patliputra Sports Complex in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

India records 70,421 COVID-19 cases, lowest in 74 days; 3,921 deaths registered

The count of active cases has further declined to 9,73,158 which is 3.30 per cent of the total infections

14 Jun 2021 10:47 AM

P.V. Narasimha Rao (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

Sanjaya Baru | India’s Great Helmsman: Salute to Narasimha Rao

Rao lent his prime ministerial imprimatur to the sweeping industrial and trade policy reforms that set India on a new growth path

14 Jun 2021 9:20 AM

A file picture of the farmers protest in Singhu Border (Image Source: Prakash Singh/AFP)

Amit Shah to focus on talks with farmer unions

Farmers agitation has an important political aspect to it as elections to the UP and Punjab Assemblies are due in the next few months

14 Jun 2021 8:37 AM

The US embassy has decided to start an intensive two months of interviews starting July 1. (AA file photo)

US resumes visas for students

Parents will not be allowed to accompany the students to the US to help them settle as tourist (B1/B2) visas are still not being issued

14 Jun 2021 8:34 AM

Lt Governor Manoj Sinha performs rituals during bhoomi pujan ceremony of Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) at Majeen, Jammu. (PTI Photo)

Work on ₹33.22 crore TTD temple in Jammu begins

The TTD has been allotted this land on lease for a period of 40 years

14 Jun 2021 12:26 AM

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