BUSINESS
Coffee Day Enterprises pays Rs 69 lakh to settle case with SEBI
The SEBI order said that post the settlement the pending adjudication proceedings initiated against Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd has been disposed of.
WORLD
Kabul airport to be ready for international flights in 3 days: Report
According to the report, the technical teams from Qatar and Turkey are working alongside Afghan engineers at the airport.
TECHNOLOGY
SpaceX's first all-civilian mission to launch on September 15
The Inspiration4 mission marks SpaceX's latest private astronaut mission.
INDIA
Farmers' body SKM calls for complete Bharat Bandh on September 27
Thousands of farmers have been protesting at the borders of Delhi for the past nine months seeking the repeal of the three contentious farm laws which they apprehend will do away with the MSP system.
INDIA
West Bengal CID summons Suvendu Adhikari in connection with bodyguard's death
Subhabrata Chakraborty allegedly shot himself dead in a police barrack in Purba Medinipur's Contai in 2018.
INDIA
'Third wave' may be a tsunami of 60 lakh cases, warns Maharashtra govt
Contending that the third wave has already started in the US, the UK, Russia, and other countries, the state Health Minister Rajesh Tope called upon people to take extreme precautions during the upcoming festivals like Janmashtami, Ganeshotsav, Navratri and Diwali to avoid a surge in the cases.
BUSINESS
NHAI to be flag-bearer of Centre's asset monetisation plan
The company officials indicated that the disruptions in wake of pandemic delayed some of its asset monetisation plan, but with traffic fast returning to near normal levels now, about Rs 10,000 crore of road assets would be monetised by NHAI in the current year (FY 22) and the exercise would kick up pace next year with doubling or tripling of the numbers in the next few years.
WORLD
Global COVID-19 caseload tops 214.5 million: Johns Hopkins University
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 38,374,252 and 633,479, respectively, according to the CSSE. In terms of infections, India follows in the second place with 32,558,530 cases.
BUSINESS
Apple delays return to office until January 2022 amid Covid surge
In June, Apple CEO Tim Cook had said that employees would need to return to offices three days a week starting in early September. That date was then moved to at least October.
BUSINESS
FPIs invest Rs 2,085 crore in Indian equities so far in August
With the investments in August, the net FPI investment in the equities segment in 2021 now stands at Rs 51,121 crore.
BUSINESS
OMCs continue to hold petrol, diesel prices as global crude rates ease
On Sunday, petrol price in the national capital continued to be sold for Rs 101.84 per litre, while diesel is also being sold at the unchanged price of Rs 89.87 a litre.
INDIA
499 children in Bengaluru test positive for COVID-19 in last 10 days
Out of 499 cases, 263 were reported in last five days. Among these, 88 are between 0 to 9 years and 175 are between 10 and 19 years old.
HEALTH-TRENDS
COVID-19 | Moderna 76% effective against Delta variant, Pfizer 42%: Study
From January to June, the vaccines as claimed remained effective around 90 per cent, but began dipping in June and largely dropped in July as the variant took hold in the US.
WEATHER-TRENDS
Extreme weather events in India bear climate change footprint
"For every degree Celsius of warming, monsoon rains will likely increase by about 5 per cent. Global warming is increasing the monsoon rainfall in India even more than previously thought," according to a recent study, 'Climate change is making the Indian monsoon seasons more chaotic' by Germany's Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.
WORLD
Govt officials world over among 1.4K Whatsapp users targeted In 2019: WhatsApp CEO
WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart disclosed the new details about individuals who were targeted in the attack after revelations this week by the Pegasus Project, a collaboration of 17 media organisations which investigated NSO.
BUSINESS
Jet staff to get plummeted relief, only Rs 52 crore earmarked for employees
According to employees, the airline owes at least Rs 3 lakh to each employee which may well go up to Rs 85 lakh, while now each employee is being offered a total of around Rs 23,000, which one employee, who did not want to be named, described as "peanuts".
INDIA
'Vishnu Avatar', Gujarat man demands Rs 16 lakh salary or else face drought
The former officer claims that he is the tenth avatar of Lord Vishnu, the Kalki avatar. Rameshchandra Fefar, a Superintending Engineer with the Sardar Sarovar Punarvasvat (Rehabilitation) Agency (SSPA) had stopped attending his office in 2018, claiming to be the tenth Avatar of lord Vishnu.
BUSINESS
CAIT against deadline extension for comments on e-commerce rules
The traders' body which has been at the forefront of the movement for a level playing field for offline traders in relations to e-commerce companies said that the draft e-commerce rules are competent to flush out the precedence of unethical and malpractices being conducted by foreign funded e-commerce companies.
BUSINESS
Jammu & Kashmir: Authorities ban use, possession & transport of drones in Srinagar
The order has been issued under section 144 of CrPc. The order says decentralised air space access has to be regulated in view of the recent incidents of misuse of drones posing threat to security infrastructure.
INDIA
'Vaccine availability will not be an issue, 20-22 crore doses next month'
Chairperson of National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation in India (NTAGI) Dr N.K. Arora made the announcement considering a record 85 lakh doses administered across the country till Monday midnight under new vaccination policy, in which Centre is procuring 75 percent of domestically available vaccines for free jabs to the 18-plus population.
BUSINESS
Rapper Raftaar is the first Indian artiste to accept cryptocurrency as performance fees
The virtual performance for which Raftaar accepted cryptocurrency is scheduled for the second week of July. The boutique 60-minute event will be hosted in Canada, Ottawa for a private gathering of 100 people.
INDIA
TV actor Pearl V Puri arrested for allegedly raping 5-year-old
The 31-year-old actor has been booked by Mira-Bhayander Vasai-Virar police, invoking charges of IPC Sec. 376 AB and POCSO Act, 4, 8, 12,19, 21 for the rape of the minor girl.
BUSINESS
Workers' safety can't be compromised for production volume: Madras HC to Renault Nissan
The court also asked the company workers to resume duty on Tuesday and the state government to depute a senior officer to the factory to see the Covid-19 safety protocols there.
WORLD
Sri Lankan Parliament passes Port City bill
The bill was passed on Thursday with 149 votes in favour and 58 against, reports Xinhua news agency. Under the legislation, a President-appointed commission will be established to govern the SEZ.
