Satyendar Jain News live: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain’s custody to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was extended by five more days on Thursday. He is being probed in a money laundering case. Jain was produced before the Rouse Avenue Court by the ED officials, which had demanded that his custodial remand be extended by five more days. After hearing the argument, the court allowed the ED plea and extended the custodial remamd of Jain by five more days.
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Health Ministry closely monitoring Covid situation in 4 states
Union Health Ministry is closely monitoring the COVID19 situation in Maharashtra, Kerala, Delhi, and Karnataka and has asked them to follow the five-fold strategy, i.e, Test-Track-Treat-Vaccination and adherence to COVID Appropriate Behavior: Official Sources
Rupee hits record low tracking crude rise, weak shares
The Indian rupee hit a record low against the U.S. dollar on Thursday as the relentless surge in global crude oil prices raised concerns of a sustained rise in imported inflation, while weakness in domestic shares also hurt. The partially convertible rupee was trading at 77.78/79 per dollar after touching a record low of 77.81. The previous life low of 77.7975 was touched on May 17.
FIR against AIMIM chief
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi named in FIR registered by the IFSO unit of Delhi Police over alleged inflammatory remarks yesterday. Swami Yati Narasimhananda’s name also mentioned in the FIR.
Mumbai fire update
A fire that broke out in four scrap godowns in the Mankhurd area of Mumbai today has been contained, no casualties were reported in the incident, says police.
Election Commission to announce schedule for election for the next President of India at 3pm today
India is being considered the land of opportunities in the biotech sector. Mainly 5 reasons – a diverse population, diverse climatic zones, talented human capital pool, efforts towards ease of doing business & demand of bio products- are responsible for it.
– PM Modi
Sheena Bora murder case: Rahul Mukerjea appears before special CBI court
Rahul Mukerjea, son of Indrani and Peter Mukerjea has appeared before the special CBI court as a witness in the Sheena Bora murder case. Indrani Mukerjea and Peter Mukerjea are also present in the court.
Country’s current 70k startups have grown in 60 different industries; over 5,000 of them linked to biotech sector: PM Modi
Satyendar Jain’s custodial remand extended for 5 days
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain’s custody to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was extended by five more days on Thursday. He is being probed in a money laundering case. Jain was produced before the Rouse Avenue Court by the ED officials, which had demanded that his custodial remand be extended by five more days.
India’s ‘bio economy’ has grown eight times in last 8 years, it has reached 80 billion dollars from 10 billion dollars: PM Modi
Biotech Startup Expo 2022 will strengthen ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ movement in this sector: PM Modi at Expo
PM Modi attends Biotech Startup Expo 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Union Ministers Dr Jitendra Singh, Piyush Goyal and Dharmendra Pradhan attends Biotech Startup Expo 2022
Two more bodies recovered from Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project site
More than a year after a glacial disaster ravaged parts of the NTPC’s Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project, two disfigured bodies with the head of one missing were found in a tunnel at the project site, police said.
Anna University announces TANCET result 2022
Chennai-based Anna University has announced the result of the Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET) 2022.
American Airlines, IndiGo launch codeshare agreement
American Airlines and IndiGo have launched a codeshare agreement that allows the former to sell seats on the latter’s flights operating on Delhi-Bengaluru and Delhi-Mumbai routes, a statement said on Thursday. “American and IndiGo plan to expand the codeshare in the near future to include more than a dozen additional destinations in India (in addition to Bengaluru and Mumbai),” it said.
China shares fall on Shanghai’s new COVID curbs
Chinese shares fell on Thursday, as parts of Shanghai began imposing new COVID-19 restrictions, with growth stocks leading declines on profit booking. The CSI300 index fell 0.6%, to 4,193.01 by the end of the morning session, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.5% to 3,247.86. The Hang Seng index dropped 0.2% to 21,961.60. The Hong Kong China Enterprises Index lost 0.4% to 7,649.50.
Congress holds protest in Karnataka
Congress leaders stage protest against Karnataka government over textbook revision issue, at Gandhi statue, Vidhana Soudha
Fire breaks out in Delhi’s Jamia Nagar area
Fire broke out near Shah Masjid, Batla House in the Jamia Nagar area. 7 fire tenders rushed to the site. So far more than 20 people have been rescued, fire is under control: Delhi Fire Service
Fire breaks out at scrap godowns in Mumbai
Fire breaks out at four scrap godowns in Mankhurd area of Mumbai; three fire engines and two water tankers rushed to the spot, says Mumbai Fire Department.
Coal India issues 2.42 million MT imported coal tender
Coal India has issued 2.42 million MT imported coal tender, the company said in a statement. Total quantity of imported steam coal shall be delivered till September 30, it said. Successful bidder shall arrange vessels, storage, port clearances, trains, transportation, delivery at power stations, the company further said. Bidders can submit final bids by June 29.
Shanghai to lock down and test 2.7 million
Shanghai will lock down a district of 2.7 million people on Saturday to conduct mass coronavirus testing, city authorities said, as the Chinese metropolis struggles to fully emerge from punishing curbs. The city eased many restrictions last week, after confining most of its 25 million residents to their homes since March as China battled its worst Covid outbreak in two years.
Sidhu Moose Wala murder case
Punjab Police detains 2 persons -Keshav &Chetan from Bathinda. Keshav is suspected to have supplied weapons to those who attacked Sidhu Moose Wala. Before the attack, Keshav was with another accused Sandeep aka Kekda who had conducted a recce: Sources
Rajnath hands over 12 high-speed guard boats to Vietnam
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hands over to Vietnam 12 high-speed guard boats built under USD 100 million Line of Credit granted to the Southeast Asian country by India.
Rajya Sabha elections
JD(S) fields Kupendra Reddy as its first candidate in the Rajya Sabha elections, says JD(S) leader and former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy.
Griffin Global announces mandate for purchase, lease of 5 Boeing jets with Akasa Air
Griffin Global Asset Management announces mandate for purchase and leaseback of five Boeing 737-8 Max aircraft With Akasa Air. Griffin Global aircraft deliveries are scheduled to begin in June 2022 and will include Akasa Air’s first several aircraft.
10 killed, 3 missing in central China flooding
At least 10 people have been killed and three are missing in flooding in the central Chinese province of Hunan, state media report. Storms have pummeled the province since the beginning of the month, with some monitoring stations reporting rainfall at historic levels.
Monkeypox cases top 1,000
Global cases of the monkeypox virus have surpassed 1,000, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said and urged people to take extra precautions. As of June 6, 1,019 confirmed and suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported in 29 countries, according to the CDC.
China’s trade rebounds in May as anti-virus curbs ease
China’s trade growth rebounded in May after anti-virus restrictions that shut down Shanghai and other industrial centers began to ease. Exports surged 16.9% over a year ago to $308.3 billion, up from April’s 3.7% growth, a customs agency statement said Thursday. Imports rose gained 4.1% to $229.5 billion, accelerating from the previous month’s 0.7%.
Naxal Commander killed in encounter
Naxal Commander Matlu Turi was killed in an encounter that broke out yesterday between SSB and Naxalites in Parasi village of Khaira PS area. After the encounter, the security forces recovered an INSAS rifle, several rounds of bullets and other materials: SSB Officials.
NIA conducts raids in Chennai
National Investigation Agency today conducted raids at multiple locations in Chennai in connection with its ongoing probe linked to a terror activity case, agency says. The case relates to campaigning for ISIS and fund raising. The main accused is already in jail and the searches are a continuance of the investigation.
I-T Department conducts searches at various locations of several business owners in Ranchi
ICICI Bank hikes external benchmark lending rate by 50 bps to 8.60%
Rupee slips 9 paise to 77.77 against US dollar in early trade
Sensex falls 277.91 points to 54,614.58 in opening session; Nifty declines 76.40 points to 16,279.85
440 new COVID-19 cases in Thane; jump of over 100 cases in one day
Maharashtra’s Thane district has reported 440 new COVID-19 cases, raising its infection count to 7,12,366, an official said on Thursday. These new cases were recorded on Wednesday, a steep rise of more than 100 cases compared to the tally on Tuesday.
India records 7,240 new COVID19 cases in the last 24 hours
Active cases rise to 32,498
Shanghai Disney Resort to reopen some areas, main park and hotels remain closed
Bihar couple begs to pay Rs 50,000 ‘bribe’ to get their son’s body released from hospital
A video of an elderly couple begging for Rs 50,000 to get their dead son’s body released from a hospital has gone viral. The couple, from Bihar’s Samastipur district, is out on the street seeking money to ‘pay off’ an employee to get the body released from the district’s Sadar hospital.
One dead in Mumbai building collapse
One person died after a three-storey building collapsed in suburban Bandra, a fire brigade official said on Thursday. The ground plus two storey structure in Shastrinagar locality collapsed shortly after midnight, the official said. A few persons are believed to be under the rubble, the official said, adding rescue operations are underway.
US: House passes gun control bill after Buffalo, Uvalde attacks
The House passed a wide-ranging gun control bill Wednesday in response to recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, that would raise the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic rifle and prohibit the sale of ammunition magazines with a capacity of more than 15 rounds.
PM Modi to inaugurate Biotech Startup Expo 2022 today
USA passes a wide-ranging gun control bill that would raise the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic rifle
IMF’s Gita Gopinath sees risk of de-anchoring US inflation expectations
U.S. inflation could remain above the Federal Reserve’s targets for a long time based on current projections, and there is a risk of inflation expectations “de-anchoring,” International Monetary Fund First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath said on Wednesday. Based on current projections of what the interest rate path may be, inflation will stay above the Fed’s 2% target “for a long time,” said Gopinath, speaking at an online event hosted by the Financial Times.
Delhi police registers case against several persons including Nupur Sharma for spreading hateful messages on social media
In a move to curb falsehood and misinformation on social media, the IFSO unit of the Delhi police has registered a case against several persons including Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal under various provisions for spreading hateful messages, inciting groups and creating an atmosphere detrimental to the maintenance of public tranquillity, FIR registered on Wednesday said.
Risk of Monkeypox emergence in non-endemic countries ‘real’: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
“Over 1,000 #monkeypox cases have been reported from 29 countries where the disease is not endemic, with no deaths reported so far in these countries. @WHO urges affected countries to identify all cases and contacts to control the outbreak and prevent onward spread,” tweeted Tedros.
China reports 240 new confirmed COVID cases
China reported 240 new coronavirus cases on June 8, of which 70 were symptomatic and 170 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Thursday. That compares with 216 new cases a day earlier – 67 symptomatic and 149 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately. There were no new deaths, keeping the nation’s death count unchanged at 5,226.
Brookings places retired general John Allen on leave amid FBI probe
The prestigious Brookings Institution placed its president, retired four-star Marine Gen. John Allen, on administrative leave Wednesday amid a federal investigation into his role in an illegal lobbying campaign on behalf of the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of Qatar.
Iran prefers ‘no limits’ for expansion of ties with India: Abdollahian
India and Iran on Wednesday held wide-ranging talks focusing on enhancing trade, connectivity and counter-terror cooperation even as Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian raised the issue of controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad made by two former BJP spokespersons.
Rajnath approves enhancement of funding support for development of indigenous equipment
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved enhancement of funding under a DRDO scheme supporting indigenous development of defence equipment to Rs 50 crore per project from existing Rs 10 crore. The Technology Development Fund scheme of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) supports indigenous development of components, products, systems and technologies by MSMEs and start-ups.
China and Russia defend North Korea vetoes in first at UN
China and Russia defended their vetoes of a strongly backed US resolution that would have imposed tough new sanctions on North Korea at a first-ever General Assembly meeting Wednesday that is now required for any measure that sparks a veto in the Security Council by one of its five permanent members.
DU, JNU, Jamia slip in QS World University Ranking; IIT Delhi up by 11 places
Prominent universities like the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi University and Jamia Millia Islamia have slipped in the coveted QS World University ranking, while the Indian Institute of Technology here has risen 11 places to 174th rank. Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), global higher education analyst, on Thursday released the 19th edition of the world’s most popular comparative data about university performance.
Reports: Twitter to provide Musk with raw daily tweet data
Twitter plans to offer Elon Musk access to its “firehose” of raw data on hundreds of millions of daily tweets in an effort to push forward the Tesla billionaire’s agreed-to $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform, according to multiple news reports. Lawyers involved in the deal would not confirm the data sharing agreement. Musk made no comment on Twitter, although he has previously been vocal about various aspects of the deal. Twitter declined to confirm the reports and pointed to a Monday statement in which the company said it is continuing to “cooperatively” share information with Musk.
IMF MD names Krishna Srinivasan to head Asia-Pacific dept
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Wednesday announced the appointment of Indian national Krishna Srinivasan as Director of the Asia and Pacific Department (APD) from June 22. According to an IMF announcement, Srinivasan will succeed Changyong Rhee whose retirement from the Fund was announced on March 23.
