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27 Jul

Six Assam cops killed, 80 hurt in border clash with Mizoram

editor0 CommentsAssam, MizoramAssam, border, mizoram

As many as six Assam Police personnel have died in an exchange of fire with their Mizoram counterparts, said Assam BJP MLA Kaushik Rai on Monday. Rai, who visited the Silchar Medical College where the injured are admitted said that at least 40 people were injured including three to four civilians. Tension has continued to flare along the Assam-Mizoram border after six police personnel were killed and around 80 people injured, so far. On Monday, stones were pelted, shots were fired, farmers’ huts were set ablaze, and government vehicles vandalised at the Mizoram and Assam border. The clash between the…

26 Jul

“Were Told To Delete Porn Clips,” Claim Raj Kundra’s Employees

editor0 CommentsBollywood, Crime, IndiaRaj Kundra

Four employees of businessman Raj Kundra, actor Shilpa Shetty's husband, have turned witnesses in the case involving production and distribution of pornographic films and told police that they were asked to delete clips, said sources. The employees said sources, also confirmed that the clips were uploaded from "HotShots", the businessman's controversial app that the police believe was used for streaming porn. The app, said police, was removed from the Google Play Store for Android phones and Apple's App Store, so the accused "activated Plan B" and launched another app, Bollyfame. Raj Kundra, 45, was arrested on July 19 by Mumbai Police.…

26 Jul

Pegasus case: West Bengal becomes the first state to order probe

editor0 CommentsIndia, West BengalMamata Banerjee, pegasus

The Pegasus row erupted last Sunday before the beginning of the current monsoon session of Parliament after an international investigative consortium reported that India was among the countries that used phone hacking software to potentially target politicians, journalists and activists, West Bengal has ordered an inquiry into the Pegasus snooping row that has rocked the nation since July 18, becoming the first state to do so, said chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday. “The Cabinet has approved the appointment of a commission of inquiry comprising former Supreme Court judge, Justice (retd) MB Lokur and retired chief justice of Calcutta high…

26 Jul

Mamata forms first Pegasus probe panel ahead of Delhi visit

editor0 CommentsWest BengalCM Mamata Banerjee, Pegasus probe

Ahead of her scheduled Delhi visit where she claimed of having an appointment with the Prime Minister, chief minister Mamata Banerjee has constituted a committee to investigate snooping charges through Pegasus spyware in Bengal. The probe committee will comprise two retired judges – Justices MB Lokur and Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya. Trinamul Congress has decried such acts during the Monsoon session of the Parliament assuming that the central government will take action on the allegations, she said, adding that since the Centre is unperturbed, she had formed the commission before her Delhi visit. The Trinamul supremo had attacked the Narendra Modi-led Centre…

26 Jul

By 2025, Covid will have cost world between $16 tn and $35 tn

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Covid-19, India, worldCovid-19, Lockdown

By 2025, Covid-19 will have cost the world between $16 trillion and $35 trillion, as per McKinsey. The world is unlikely to ever reach global herd immunity, but it can contain the virus with a combination of vaccines, improved testing, and smarter quarantining, based on known outbreaks, rather than large, blunt lockdowns, McKinsey said in a report. Obstacles to worldwide vaccination remain huge: while 49.6 per cent of inhabitants of high-income countries had received at least one dose of the vaccine as of July 14, only 1 per cent of those in low-income countries had. In the next two decades,…

26 Jul

No plan to print currency notes to tide over crisis: FM

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Indiafinanceminister, Nirmala Sitharaman

The government has no plan to print currency notes to tide over the current economic crisis triggered by the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Parliament on Monday. To a question on whether there is any plan to print currency to tide over the crisis, the Finance Minister said, “No Sir”. Many economists and experts have suggested the government to resort to printing more currency notes to support the economy ravaged by the spread of COVID-19, and protect jobs. India’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to have contracted by 7.3 per cent during 2020-21, Sitharaman…

26 Jul

Rs 1,060 cr spend on Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor project

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Indiabengaluru, Chennai

A total of Rs1,060.02 crore has been spent during the last three fiscal years for the Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor project, the government told the Rajya Sabha. Answering a question raised by MDMK General Secretary Vaiko, the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash said the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 30th December, 2020, approved the project cost of Krishnapatnam node (Andhra Pradesh) and Tumakuru node (Karnataka) as Rs 2,139.44 crore and Rs 1,701.81 crore respectively. The timelines for the construction of trunk infrastructure in these two nodes is 36-48 months, the government said.

26 Jul

India reach quarterfinals in men’s team archery

editor0 CommentsSportsarchery, Indian team, Tokyo Olympics

The Indian men’s archery team reached the quarterfinals beating Kazakhstan 6-2 at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. The Indian team of Atanu Das, Pravin Jadhav and seasoned Tarundeep Rai defeated the Kazakhstan team of Denis Gankin, Ilfat Abdullin and Sanzhar Mussayev in a close encounter in which all four sets were decided by a single point. They will now meet top seeds South Korea in the next round. The Indians, seeded ninth, won the first set 55-54, as Jadhav and Das scored a 10 each in the last two arrows at the Yumenoshima Park Archery Field. In the second round,…

26 Jul

West Bengal: Health worker was arrested for organizing fake COVID-19 vaccination camp.

editor0 CommentsCrimewest bengal

Staff Reporter: A health worker from West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district was arrested on Saturday on suspicions of running illegal Covid-19 vaccination camps in the state, according to a police officer. The arrest came a month after a person was arrested for allegedly faking an IAS officer and organising a vaccination camp in Kolkata's Kasba area, where actor and Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty also had her vaccination. Ms Chakraborty, who was invited to the camp, said she became suspicious about the vaccination process after not getting the standard SMS issued to everyone after they are given a shot,…

26 Jul

No revision in petrol, diesel prices

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBusiness, Fuel

Oil marketing companies (OMC) continued to pause fuel price revision for the ninth consecutive day on Monday, the longest period in weeks, as global development on oil production and rising US inventories has softened crude and product prices. However, they stopped short of reducing the retail price of petrol and diesel as more time will be required to study oil price movement before any downward revision. Already, crude has firmed a bit for last few days and this could prevent price cut by OMCs. With no change in prices on Monday, petrol continues to be sold in the national capital…