India

08 Aug

Threat to human rights highest in police stations, even privileged not spared, says CJI N V Ramana

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Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Sunday (August 8) highlighted the issue of custodial torture by police that still prevails in the country. He said that the threat to human rights and bodily integrity are the highest in police stations and that even those from the privileged classes are not spared. The CJI was speaking at an event organised by the National Legal Services Authority of India (NALSA). “The threat to human rights and bodily integrity are the highest in police stations. Custodial torture and other police atrocities are problems that still prevail in our society. Going by…

08 Aug

UK eases travel restrictions for Indians, compulsory institutional quarantine rule removed

editor0 CommentsIndia, international

The United Kingdom has moved India to the ‘Amber’ category, reopening travel visas for Indian citizens. The U.K. had placed India under the ‘Red’ category in view of a surge in COVID-19 cases that came along with a stringent quarantine requirement, which too will be relaxed under the new set of rules. A statement from the British High Commission informed that as part of the ‘Amber’ list, visitor visas will be available to Indian travellers, along with “other long-term visas that have remained open”. According to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) all arrivals from India who have…

07 Aug

India sees single-day rise of 38,628 Covid-19 cases, 617 deaths

editor0 CommentsCovid Vaccine, Covid19, India

India recorded a single-day rise of 38,628 new coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 3,18,95,385, while the death toll climbed to 4,27,371 with 617 fresh fatalities, the Union health ministry said on Saturday. The active cases in the country have declined to 4,12,153 and comprise 1.29 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.37 per cent, the ministry data updated at 8 am showed.A decrease of 2,006 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, it said. The ministry also said that 17,50,081 tests…

07 Aug

No change in fuel prices in almost 3 weeks

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Oil marketing companies (OMC) continue to pause fuel price revision for the 20th consecutive day on Friday as a wait and watch policy continues amid fluctuating global crude prices. Global crude prices have swung in all directions in July starting with a low of $70 a barrel to quickly breaching to $77 a barrel, and then fall below $70 a barrel to crossing $75 a barrel later in the month. The oil prices have softened again to just over $70 a barrel on concerns of growing Covid cases, slowing industrial recovery globally and rising US oil inventory. With no price…

07 Aug

PNB MD & CEO CH SS Mallikarjuna Rao’s view on RBI’s Monetary Policy

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The RBI has rightly prioritized growth over inflation to rejuvenate economic growth on a durable basis and mitigate the extraordinary impact of Covid 19. The decision of keeping the repo rate unchanged along with maintenance of accommodative stance is on expected lines as low interest rates are critical to economic revival. Additional liquidity measures through extension of deadline of On tap TLTRO scheme till December 31, 2020 will have positive implications for stressed sectors like retail, MSME and real estate. Amendment of guidelines related to export credit in foreign currency and restructuring of Derivative contracts is a much needed move…

07 Aug

J&J’s single-dose Covid vaccine gets Emergency Use approval in India

editor0 CommentsBusiness, BUSINESS, Covid Vaccine, Covid19, India

Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine has been given Emergency Use approval in India, Union Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday. He said this will further boost the country’s collective fight against the novel coronavirus infection. “India expands its vaccine basket! Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine is given approval for Emergency Use in India. Now India has five EUA vaccines. This will further boost our nation’s collective fight against #COVID19,” the minister tweeted. “The US-based pharmaceutical company had applied for Emergency Use Authorisation for its jab on Friday and was granted the approval the same day by the…

07 Aug

LawSC Anguished Over Incidents of Threat to Judges, Says IB and CBI Not Helping Judiciary

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The Supreme Court on Friday expressed displeasure at the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Intelligence Bureau for not adequately responding to complaints regarding harassment and threatening of judges. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justice Surya Kant made scathing remarks against the CBI, saying "it has done nothing" and that expected change in its attitude has not happened. The remarks came while the bench was considering the suo motu case taken by it on the issue of protection of judges and courts in the wake of the killing of Additional District Judge Uttam Anand of…

06 Aug

Johnson & Johnson applies for emergency use authorisation of its single-dose Covid-19 vaccine in India

editor0 CommentsCovid Vaccine, India, international

Global healthcare major Johnson & Johnson today said it has applied for Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine in India.On Monday, the company had said that it remained committed to bringing its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine to India and looks forward to ongoing discussions with the Indian government. "On August 5, 2021, Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd applied for Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) of its single-dose covid-19 vaccine to the Government of India," read the statement. Johnson & Johnson claimed that its single-shot vaccine, in clinical trials, proved to be 85 per cent effective in preventing severe disease.…

06 Aug

Indian, Chinese armies disengage from Gogra, 6 months after Pangong pullback

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In a major breakthrough, India and China have withdrawn troops from the friction Patrolling Point (PP) 17A in Gogra along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, the Indian Army said Friday. The Indian Army said that both the countries have ceased forward deployments in this area in a phased, coordinated and verified manner. “The disengagement process was carried out over two days, i.e., August 4 and 5. The troops of both sides are now in their respective permanent bases,” the Indian Army said in a statement. The disengagement has taken place around Patrol Point 17A in eastern…

05 Aug

Pegasus row: SC pulls up lawyer, says no notice for Modi, Shah

editor0 CommentsCrime, India, Tech Byte

The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up advocate M.L. Sharma for making Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah as respondents in his petition seeking a court-monitored SIT probe into the Pegasus snooping issue. A bench comprising Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Surya Kant said: “You have included certain individuals (Prime Minister and Home Minister as respondents in the petition). We can’t issue notice like this. Don’t try to take advantage of things, you have a defective memo of parties”. Sharma had argued that the government is fabricating material in the computer through this software.