In focus, 21st Jul 2021, News & Stories from India

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21 Jul 2021

In focus, 21 Jul 2021

Having pursued a degree in MBBS, Dr. Niranjan Samani is currently pursuing a master’s degree.

Dr. Niranjan Samani is breaking the stereotypes with his phenomenal working style

The purpose of Dr. Samani has been to educate the audience about good health and how to stay away from a lethargic lifestyle

21 Jul 2021 8:31 PM

The surface-to-air missile was launched from the Integrated Test Range (ITR). (Photo: Twitter/PIB)

India successfully flight-tests New Generation Akash Missile off Odisha coast

Once deployed, the Akash-NG weapon system will prove to be a force multiplier for the IAF

21 Jul 2021 8:17 PM

Under the supervision of one such insightful entrepreneur Mukesh Mehta, The Silver Group, has revamped its outlook and emerged as Mumbai’s leading real estate development companies, yielding extraordinary results that have brought a positive impact in the industry.

The Silver Group turns up to take head amid the pandemic

Aiming to empower and enhance the experience that the stakeholders garner, They brought innovation, excellence and passion to its processes

21 Jul 2021 8:14 PM

The CBSE had informed that the tabulation portal for the moderation of Class 11 and 12 marks is open from July 16. (Photo: PTI)

CBSE extends last date for finalising Class 12 result to July 25

CBSE also requested the schools to continue working towards compiling the result by completing the moderation to avoid any last-minute rush

21 Jul 2021 7:12 PM

As part of the collaboration, Airtel will deploy Intel's latest 3rd gen Xeon Scalable processors and other components across its network to build a foundation for rolling out wide-scale 5G, mobile edge computing and network slicing. (PTI Photo)

Airtel, Intel announce collaboration for 5G technology in India

Bharti Airtel and other telecom operators are at present conducting 5G trials in select cities across India

21 Jul 2021 6:13 PM

Dhawan's unbeaten 86 in the first game of the ongoing three-ODI series in Colombo helped him accumulate 712 rating points and gain two slots, while Kohli has 848 points. (PTI Photo)

ICC ODI rankings: Dhawan moves up two places to 16th, Kohli remains second

ICC rankings: Another senior India batsman Rohit Sharma is at 3rd position with 817 points in the list headed by Pakistan's Babar Azam (873)

21 Jul 2021 5:32 PM

A girl wearing a mask walks near India Gate in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI/File)

Pandemic can have severe effect on children's mental, physical health, says doctor

On the impact of second wave on Children, he further said it had affected equally compared to adults

21 Jul 2021 3:17 PM

The IOC members took the decision at the 138th session in Tokyo on Wednesday. (Photo: olympics.com/ioc)

IOC elects Brisbane as host of 2032 Olympics

The IOC Executive Board (EB) had in June decided to propose Brisbane for hosting the 2032 Olympics

21 Jul 2021 2:23 PM

In this Wednesday, March 10, 2021 file photo, a couple walks through a park at sunset in Kansas City, Mo. According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II. (AP/Charlie Riedel, File)

US life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest drop since World War II

The decrease for both Black Americans and Hispanic Americans was even worse, three years

21 Jul 2021 1:15 PM

Snapchat profiles to feature full-body 3D Bitmojis, backgrounds

Snapchatters will be able to match their 3D Bitmoji to their every mood

21 Jul 2021 12:38 PM

Adobe has been fairly quick to get updates out the door for its biggest apps. (Photo: AFP)

Adobe launches Apple M1 support for Premiere Pro

Apple released its first computers with M1 chips in November

21 Jul 2021 12:22 PM

Former UP CM Kalyan Singh's condition critical: Hospital

Singh, 89, who is also a former governor of Rajasthan, was admitted to the ICU of the hospital on July 4 due to an infection

21 Jul 2021 12:03 PM

People make their way through a waterlogged street after heavy rainfall in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

IMD issues 'red alert' for Mumbai; says conditions favourable for heavy showers

Earlier, the MeT office had sounded an 'orange alert', but it is now been changed to 'red alert' because of 'favourable synoptic conditions'

21 Jul 2021 11:56 AM

A BMC health worker collects swab sample of a passenger for COVID-19 test, at the CSMT station in Mumbai, July 19, 2021. (PTI)

Two-thirds of Indians have coronavirus antibodies, survey shows

About 400 million of India's 1.4 billion people did not have antibodies, the survey showed

21 Jul 2021 11:16 AM

A health worker inoculates a man with a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus during a vaccination drive at a school in Hyderabad. (Noah SEELAM / AFP)

India records 3,998 new COVID deaths, highest in a month, as Maharashtra revises data

Maharashtra's positive case tally has increased by 2,479 while the death tally has surged by 3,509

21 Jul 2021 10:57 AM

A woman sitting on a fence on a flooded street following heavy rains in Zhengzhou in China's central Henan province. (Photo: AFP)

Severe rainstorms kill 12 in flooded China subway

President Xi Jinping described the situation as 'extremely severe' with flood control measures entering a 'critical stage'

21 Jul 2021 10:21 AM

The study estimates that 1,134,000 children lost a parent or custodial grandparent due to COVID-19. (Representational image: PTI)

1,19,000 Indian children lost caregivers to COVID during first 14 months of pandemic

The countries with the highest number of children who lost primary caregivers include South Africa, Peru, US, India, Brazil, and Mexico

21 Jul 2021 10:09 AM

This development comes at a time when COVID-19 cases in the country's north-eastern states are seeing a worrying rise. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Fully vaccinated doctor infected with two COVID variants in Assam

According to Dr BJ Borkakoti, the double infection will be similar to any other mono-infection

21 Jul 2021 9:41 AM

Due to a smaller population, the lifestyle of Hindus in Assam has become better, with spacious houses and vehicles, and children becoming doctors and engineers, the CM said. (PTI file photo)

Assam plans 'population army' to limit births in Muslim areas

The chief minister said that if population growth among Hindus in Assam was 10 per cent from 2001 to 2011, it was 29 per cent among Muslims

21 Jul 2021 7:08 AM

Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw seapks on Pegasus in Parliament. (ANI)

Pegasus rocks Parliament for second day as Opposition starts furore

The Opposition also demanded the sacking of the Union home minister Amit Shah

21 Jul 2021 7:06 AM

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