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Cyclone Yaas begins landfall, likely to cross Odisha-Bengal in 3 hours
Cyclone Yaas lay centred at 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday over northwest Bay of Bengal near latitude 21.21 degree north and longitude 87.1 degree east, about 45 km north-northeast of Dhamra, 60 km southwest of Digha and 40 km south-southeast of Balasore, said National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Subodh Kumar Jaiswal: Know all about the new CBI chief
The Centre had forwarded a list of three senior IPS officers for the position- Subodh Jaiswal, YC Modi, and Rakesh Asthana. Modi and Asthana lost the race after CJI Ramana pointed out that no officer with less than six months to retirement can be appointed as police chief in view of the Supreme Court judgement in the Prakash Singh case of March 2019.
4,157 die in 24 hrs as India logs 2.08L Covid cases
On Monday, India crossed a grim milestone of three-lakh deaths due to the coronavirus infections, thus becoming world's third country after the US and Brazil to cross three-lakh deaths. In the last 15 days India has recorded over 60,000 deaths. India's overall tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 27,11,57,795 with 24,95,591 active cases and 3,11,388 deaths so far. On Tuesday, India recorded 1,96,427 cases -- the lowest since April 14.
Shoddy probe led to Tejpal's acquittal on 'benefit of doubt': Court
The judgement was passed on May 21, but excerpts of the 500-odd page judgement were made available in the public domain late on Tuesday, that also pointed out to loopholes in the police investigation into the eight-year-old crime, in which Tejpal was accused of allegedly raping his junior colleague in the elevator of a five star resort in North Goa in 2013.
WhatsApp sues India over new IT rules, says user privacy supreme
Reliable sources told IANS on Wednesday that the messaging giant has filed the case against the Indian government in Delhi High Court, as the deadline to comply with the new IT (intermediary) rules 2021 meant for big social media platforms in India ended on Tuesday. WhatsApp said that new rules infringe on users' privacy.
Buddha's teachings still relevant: Dalai Lama
Offering greetings to fellow Buddhists to commemorate the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and entering into Mahaparinirvana, the spiritual leader said the Buddha's teaching is essentially practical. "It is not just for one group of people or one country, but for all sentient beings. People can follow this path according to their ability and inclination.
S Jaishankar offers backing for UN's Guterres re-election, discusses Covid vaccines, terrorism
The global crisis of the Covid-19 pandemic featured prominently in their discussions. Jaishankar tweeted that they emphasised the importance of finding "urgent and effective global vaccine solutions" and the critical need to ramp up the vaccine supply chain to "ensure greater production and fairer distribution."
Subodh Jaiswal appointed new CBI chief
"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has, based on the panel recommended by the Committee, approved the appointment of Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, IPS, (Maharashtra 1985) as Director, CBI for a period of two years from the date of assumption of the charge of the office or until further orders whichever is earlier."
Goa government moves HC against Tarun Tejpal acquittal
"The government has filed an appeal against the acquittal with the Bombay High Court bench in Goa,". The former Editor-in-Chief of the Tehelka investigative magazine had been accused by a junior colleague of sexually assaulting her at a five star resort in Goa. On May 21, the Additional District and Sessions Court in North Goa had acquitted Tejpal from all the charges.
Bharat Biotech expects WHO approval for Covaxin by July-Sep
The Hyderabad-based company stated that application for Emergency Use Listing (EUL) has been submitted to WHO, Geneva and regulatory approvals are expected by July-September 2021. It also said regulatory approvals for Covaxin are in process in more than 60 countries including the United States, Brazil and Hungary.
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