India’s coronavirus epidemic is now growing at the fastest in the world, increasing 20% over the last week to more than 1.4 million confirmed cases, according to Bloomberg’s Coronavirus Tracker.
Today is the 128th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded 15,31,669 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 34,193 deaths. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat have reported the highest number of cases.
While India is still the third-worst affected country in the world, following the US and Brazil, growth in new cases is the fastest in India.
Also, Pune’s BT Medical college and Sassoon General Hospital has claimed to have reported India’s first documented case of vertical transmission of coronavirus from a pregnant women to her unborn body.
US deaths from Covid-19 rose for a third week in a row to more than 6,300 people in the seven days ended July 26, though the number of new cases fell 2%, dropping for the first time after rising for five weeks, a Reuters analysis found.
Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s father has filed an FIR in Patna against actor Rhea Chakraborty and five others, including three of her family members, for provacaction in suicide, police said on Tuesday.
Inspector General of Police, Patna Central, Sanjay Singh confirmed that the FIR was filed on Saturday.
“My son was at the peak of his acting career till May 2019. During that period, Rhea and her relatives developed an acquaintance with my son, under a deliberate conspiracy, so that Rhea could establish herself in the film industry and with an eye on Sushant’s wealth… He was later made to rent a house that was haunted, and that had an impact on my son,” Rajput’s father, K K Singh, has said in the FIR.
The First Information Report (FIR) also has names of six others including her family members. A four-member team of Patna Police has already left for Mumbai to investigate the case.
This is the first time the family have gone public with their accusations.
Earlier this month, Rhea Chakraborty, had called for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, even she tagged Union Home Minister Amit Shah in her instagram post.
“Whatever help we need, we will get it from here. The police will help the police. They have come to Mumbai for research. Right now I will not be able to tell much about research,” Bihar Police Inspector said.
Even 4 officers of Bihar Police are already present in the office of Mumbai Crime Branch and waiting for the DCP Akbar Pathan.
Meanwhile bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty moved to Supreme Court seeking transfer of an FIR lodged against her in Patna to Mumbai, where investigation in the death case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput is going on.
Advocate Satish Maneshinde, who is representing Chakraborty, said he has filed a petition in the apex court seeking transfer of the case from Patna to Mumbai.
In her plea, Chakraborty has also sought stay on probe by Bihar Police on the FIR lodged by Rajput’s father till disposal of her plea in top court, the lawyer said.
Ankita Lokhande has been paying tribute and remembering Sushant Singh Rajput via her social media pages. She broke her silence a month after her ex-beau passed away by sharing a photo of lighting a diya. Now, as Sushant’s father registered a complaint against Rhea Chakraborty in abetment to Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide, Ankita posted a cryptic note on her Instagram page. The post read as “Truth Wins”.
Delhi: The monsoon is having a clear impact on the AQI in Delhi. On Wednesday, the air quality in Delhi returned to the ‘satisfactory’ category with overall AQI dropping to 72, according to the latest estimates updated by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
Most of the areas in Delhi recorded air quality in the ‘good’ category on Wednesday morning. According to SAFAR Alipur, Anand Vihar, Mathura Road, ITO Delhi, RK Puram, Lodhi Road, IGI (Terminal 3) and Bawana witnessed air quality in the satisfactory category with an AQI of 97, 95, 96, 66, 73, 71, 85, 100 respectively.
Although some areas in Delhi including Bawana and Mundka recorded air quality as moderate category with an AQI of 100 and 119 respectively.
“The overall AQI in Delhi was in the higher end of the ‘satisfactory’ category on Tuesday as forecast. Delhi AQI is likely to be at higher end of satisfactory to the moderate category for Wednesday. Winds are forecast to change back to Esterly by late 29th July and improvement in AQI towards the lower end of the ‘satisfactory’ category is forecast for 30th July. Monsoon is active over Konkan and influencing AQI positively. Air quality continues to be in the good category for Pune, Mumbai, and Ahmedabad. Under good rainfall, AQI is likely to stay good for the next two days. Pune AQI is the best among all four SAFAR cities,” SAFAR forecast said.
India’s coronavirus epidemic is now growing at the fastest in the world, increasing 20% over the last week to more than 1.4 million confirmed cases, according to Bloomberg’s Coronavirus Tracker.
Today is the 128th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded 15,31,669 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 34,193 deaths. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat have reported the highest number of cases.
While India is still the third-worst affected country in the world, following the US and Brazil, growth in new cases is the fastest in India.
Also, Pune’s BT Medical college and Sassoon General Hospital has claimed to have reported India’s first documented case of vertical transmission of coronavirus from a pregnant women to her unborn body.
US deaths from Covid-19 rose for a third week in a row to more than 6,300 people in the seven days ended July 26, though the number of new cases fell 2%, dropping for the first time after rising for five weeks, a Reuters analysis found.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has expressed anger in reply to a troll who wished him death due to the novel coronavirus. Without revealing troll’s identity, Big B wrote, ” they write to tell me…I hope you die with covid.”
“Hey Mr Anonymous… you do not even write your Father’s name,… because you do not know who Fathered you… there are only two things that can happen… either I shall die or either I shall live. If I die you won’t get to write your diatribe anymore, by weathering your remark on a celebrity name… pity,” he wrote, slamming the troll.
He added: “The reason for your writing to be noticed was, because you took a swipe at Amitabh Bachchan… that shall no longer exist… !! If by God’s grace I live and survive you shall have to be ‘weathering’ the ‘swipe’ storm, not just from me, but on a very conservative level, from 90+ million followers.”
“I have yet to tell them to… but if I survive I shall… and let me tell you they are a force incensed… they traverse the entire World… from the West to the East from the North to the South … and they are not just the Ef of this page… that extended family shall in the flash of an eye become ‘extermination family’!! All I shall say to them is… ‘thok do saalon ko’.”
Earlier, he had penned an emotional note after his granddaughter Aaradhya and daughter-in-law and actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan tested negative for coronavirus and were discharged from hospital. “They go home, the little one and Bahurani .. and the tears flow out .. the little one embraces and tells me not to cry ..’you’ll be home soon’ she assures .. I must believe her…” he had written.
T 3607 – T 3607 – अपनी छोटी बिटिया , और बहुरानी को ,अस्पताल से मुक्ति मिलने पर ; मैं रोक ना पाया अपने आंसू 🙏 प्रभु तेरी कृपा अपार , अपरम्पार 🙏🙏
Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek tested COVID-19 positive on July 11. The next day, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and daughter Aaradhya were also diagnosed with the virus.
Ram returned to Ayodhya after 14 years of vanvaas along with Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman. The entire Ayodhya lit diyas in celebration, from that day know as ‘Deepavali’ .
And now for Ram Mandir, Sacred soil from prominent temples from across the country and water from almost all religiously-significant water bodies in India are going to take part in the construction of Ram temple.
The holy event is going to be in Ayodhya when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the ‘bhoomi pujan’ on August 5 for the construction of the temple.
The sacred soil was reportedly dug up by members of the Hindu Parishad (VHP) on July 27 and will now be taken to the site of the temple construction where it will be used in the foundation.
“Yesterday in the morning, the members of the VHP came and collected sacred water and some soil from the premises of the temple. This will be used during the auspicious ceremony that will be held shortly at the temple construction site in Ayodhya”, Ridip Sarma, a Kamakhya temple priest, told The Sentinel Digital.
The devotees have taken soil from the sacred Kamakhya temple in Guwahati city of Assam for the bhoomi pujan ceremony of the Ram Mandir construction in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
India’s first five Rafale fighters – 3 single-seat and 2 twin-seat – finally lands today. After a 7,000-km flight from France which includes an overnight pit stop in UAE and also midair refueling.
Also the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft were escorted by two Sukhoi MKIs as they entered the Indian air space.
“Welcome home ‘Golden Arrows’. Blue skies always,” the Indian Air Force tweeted with a photo of the Rafales in the “Arrow formation”.
Dubbed as “game-changers” by the Indian Air Force, the fighters have touched down in Ambala in the middle of the ongoing military confrontation with China which could stretch to the winter, or even beyond.
— रक्षा मंत्री कार्यालय/ RMO India (@DefenceMinIndia) July 29, 2020
“This aircraft has very good flying performance and its weapons, radar and other sensors and Electronic Warfare capabilities are amongst the best in the world. Its arrival in India will make the IAF much stronger to deter any threat that may be posed on our country,” Singh tweeted.
The Birds have landed safely in Ambala.
The touch down of Rafale combat aircrafts in India marks the beginning of a new era in our Military History.
These multirole aircrafts will revolutionise the capabilities of the @IAF_MCC.
Amit Shah tweeted- Rafale touchdown is a historic day for our vigorous @IAF_MCC and a proud moment for India! These are the world’s most powerful machines capable to thwart any challenge in the sky. I am sure Rafale will help our Air warriors to safeguard our skies with its mighty superiority.
Rafale touchdown is a historic day for our vigorous @IAF_MCC and a proud moment for India!
These are the world's most powerful machines capable to thwart any challenge in the sky. I am sure Rafale will help our Air warriors to safeguard our skies with its mighty superiority. pic.twitter.com/wTsK0XYcIX
Induction of these next generation aircrafts is a true testimony of PM @narendramodi's resolve to make India a powerful and secure nation.
Modi govt is committed to build on India’s defence capabilities. I thank honourable PM for providing this unprecedented strength to our IAF. pic.twitter.com/g9lIO0bl6d
A security blanket has been Spreaded around the air force station by the police, as IAF request to prevent any photography and videography of the arrival of the aircraft.
Further, Section 144 has also been imposed in four villages close to the Ambala airbase.
Thiruvananthapuram: Investigators are claiming that the smugglers have link between the Popular Front of India (PFI), a Kerala-based suspected radical organisation. The alleged gold smuggling racket busted in the state this month.
The smuggled gold may have been used to fund “anti-national” terror activities by the PFI . National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are also claiming that the money may have been used to fund against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protester that happened across India. The CAA law was passed in December 2019.
However the PFI has denied the allegations.
“There is a possibility that there is a PFI link here (in the gold smuggling case), which is being explored. It is suspected that the gold smuggling proceeds were being pumped in for anti-national activities by the PFI,” said a source in the security establishment.
“We are analysing the details of the PFI’s bank accounts to establish a trail,”.
“It was initially found that the PFI pumped in money to fund anti-CAA protests. It is a possibility that it was money sent to the PFI through this smuggling route,”the source added.
Few days back UAE consulate ex staff has been arrested by custom official at Thiruvananthapuram airport. Custom official has 30 30 kg of gold from diplomat bag.
Now the case is registered under section 15, 16, 17 and 18.
The decision came a day after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his “intervention for an effective investigation” into the seizure of gold worth crores of rupees from a “diplomatic baggage” at the airport in the state capital.
Reliance Brands, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries (RIL), has obtained the stake of Ronnie Screwvala-owned Unilazer Ventures in online lingerie retailer Zivame and is reportedly in conversation with other partners to take 100% control of the company.
Zivame was established by Richa Kar in 2011 and the famous shopping website has a valuation of $200 million and its revenue for FY19 stood at ₹140 crore.
People close to the development said Reliance Brands, which sells several premium and luxury labels such as Jimmy Choo, Tiffany, Diesel and Mothercare in India, could pay up to $160 million – or about Rs 1,200 crore – for acquiring Zivame. Zodius Capital and Malaysian sovereign fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad will exit the firm, these people added.
Currently, Zodius is the largest shareholder in Zivame with about 60 per cent stake. Malaysian sovereign fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd owns about 25 per cent.
Meanwhile, the obtainment from Reliance comes at a time when the alliance is doubling down on its retail offering, with one eye on Future Retail. The fashion and lifestyle category endorses just about 8% to Reliance Retail’s total revenue but has a margin of 24%.
Two Pakistani terrorists were encountered and another was injured on Tuesday night as Indian Army personnel foiled a major infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said.
The bodies of the slain terrorists were yet to be recovered. There is apprehension that their accomplices, who were pushed back, might have taken these with them from the spot.
Troops intercepted the group when it entered 400 metres into this side from across the LoC in Keri sector of Rajouri around 05:55 hours, triggering a gunfight, the officer said.
“The entire area along the LoC has been cordoned off and searches are going on,” a source said. On June 1, Army personnel had foiled a similar infiltration bid and killed three heavily-armed intruders in the same area.
Video sharing platform, TikTok, has reportedly told the government it’s ready to store data in India while denying any previous breach of user privacy and integrity. The Chinese app, owned by ByteDance, was one of the 59 apps banned by the Indian governement claiming these apps yse data illagealy, and secretly collect information from people’s phone when they download the apps.
According to a report by Times of India, TikTok’s move come after a detailed questionnaire of over 70 questions from the information technology ministry sought details from the company on issues including data management, unauthorized data access and data proeccing, and collection.
“We have submitted out response to the government and are working with them to provide clarifications to allay the concerns they have. Throughout the duration of our operations, we demonstrated unequivocal commitment to complying with local laws, including data privacy and security requirements,” TOI quoted a TikTok spokesperson as saying.
TikTok has also asked government to consider its plan to set up data centres in India following the breach allegations. Previously, Indian TikToker users’ data is mainly stored in third-party servers in the US and Singapore. The company has reportedly shown interest in building a global engineering centre in India.
RMeanwhile, the government of India has set up a high-level committe to look into the response by the Chinese company.
TikTok has been facing flak in several countries for quite some time now. Countries like Japan and the U.S. are also mulling the ban on the wildly popular app.
US President Donald Trump has once again said that use of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine is effective in the treatmen of novel coronavirus, contradicting his own public officials.
A week after pitching serious tone for the fight against the virus that has claimed hundred of thousands lives, Trump is again back to pushing unproven claims while arguing that malaria medication was only rejected as a potential covid-19 treatment because he had suggested it.
Health experts, meanwhile, keep emphasising that the drug, hydroxychloroquine, is not an effective treatment for the deadly virus. Additionally, U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently withdrew an order than allowed its use as an emergency treatment for Covid-19. The World Health Organization (WHO) also said, “there is currently no proof” that it is effective as a treatment to cure the virus.
Amid this, the US president’s remarks have received much flak from one and all.
Trump’s remarks come after Twitter banned his eldest son for posting a clip touting hydroxychloroquine. He even went on to saying that he had begun taking the unproven medication to halt the virus.
“I’ve been taking it. A lot of good things have come out. You’d be surprised at how many people are taking it, especially the front-line workers. Before you catch it. The front-line workers, many, many are taking it,” Trump told the reporters at the White House.
“I can only say that from my standpoint, and based on a lot of reading and a lot of knowledge about it, I think it could have a very positive impact in the early stages. I don’t think you lose anything by doing it, other than politically it doesn’t seem too popular,” he added.
Hydroxychloroquine was first touted as a potential drug by Trump in relation to covid in March. The drug also often used by doctors to treat rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Numerous clinical trials are looking to see if it’s effective in fighting the coronavirus, but it is not a proven treatment yet.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will address Grand Finale of the world’s largest-ever online hackathon- Smart India Hackathon 2020– on August 1, 2020. The Human Resource Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said, on July 28, 2020.
The HRD minister chaired a high-level meeting to give final shape to the plan for the finale of the hackathon event scheduled from August 1-3.
Smart India Hackathon is an enterprise to identify new and disruptive digital technology innovations for solving the challenges confronted by our nation.
The meeting was attended by Secretary, Higher Education, Amit Khare, Chairman AICTE, Anil Sahasrabudhe, Additional Secretary, MHRD, Rakesh Ranjan and Chief Innovation Officer, MHRD Abhay Jere.
During the grand finale, over 10,000 students will strive to solve 243 problem statements from government departments and industries.
China on Tuesday suspended Hong Kong’s extradition treaties with Canada, Australia and Britain in response to the similar decision made by those countries.
the three countries had announced the suspension of extradition treaties with Hong Kong this month after China introduced a new controversial security law.
“The wrong action of Canada, Australia and the UK in politicising judicial cooperation with Hong Kong has seriously hurt the judicial cooperation,” Hong Kong Free Press quoted Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin as saying.
“China has decided to suspend extradition treaties between Hong Kong and Canda, Australia and the UK, as well as criminal justice cooperation agreement.”he added.
Taking China’s newly enacted national security law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as an excuse, Canada, Australia and the UK unilaterally announced the suspension of their extradition treaties signed with Hong Kong, which has grossly interfered in China’s internal affairs and seriously violated international law and basic norms governing international relations,” Mr Wang said.
Western nation are angry over China’s implementation of new security law in Hong Kong’s security law that criminalizes many forms of political dissent.
Canada, Australia and Britain are part of the ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence alliance including New Zealand and the United States. While New Zealand has suspended the treaty with Hong Kong on Tuesday, the US has signalled that it is preparing to do the same.
Britain suspended its extradition treaty last week, saying the security law had “significantly changed key assumptions” fearing the new law gives China sweeping powers which can be a threat to basic freedom of former British colony.
Meanwhile, China has defended the security law as crucial to restoring order in Hong Kong following severity of he pre-democracy protests back since last year.
Realising his mistake, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s eldest son Yair has apologised to Hindus after he confronted flak from some Indians who found one of his tweets to be “quite offensive”.
Yair Netanyahu, 29, had on Sunday posted an image of Hindu goddess Durga, with the face of the prosecutor in his father’s conspiracy litigations superimposed on it. Later he deleted the post from his official Twitter handle.
“I’ve tweeted a meme from a satirical page, criticising political figures in Israel. I didn’t realise the meme also portrayed an image connected to the majestic Hindu faith. As soon as I realised it from comments of our Indian friends, I have removed the tweet. I apologise,” Yair said in a tweet.
I’ve tweeted a meme from a satirical page, critizing political figures in Israel. I didn’t realize the meme also portrayed an image conected to the majestic Hindu faith. As soon as I realised it from comments of our Indian friends, I have removed the tweet. I apologize>>
Attorney General Avichai Mandelbit’s face was superimposed over that of a tiger accompanying the goddess under a caption that said, “know your place, you despicable people”, as per the tweet.
The prime minister has made sustaining Israel’s ties with India, and his close connection to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of his crucial foreign policy goals and he would have been anxious not to have his diplomatic efforts upended by his son, who has a long record of prompting controversies on social media.
Netanyahu has frequently provoked controversy in current years with his social media posts.
