Новости за 15.07.2020

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday made a scathing attack on his former deputy Sachin Pilot, accusing him of conspiring with the BJP to defeat Congress candidates during the Rajya Sabha elections held on June 19. Gehlot claimed he had proof that a Rs 20-crore deal was in the making.

A high-level trade and investment dialogue between India and the European Union, set up after the first virtual India-EU summit on Wednesday, is expected to move to a broad-based free trade agreement that has held out promise but has been stalled for the past seven years.

Military de-escalation in Pangong Tso, Depsang and other areas of eastern Ladakh is still some distance away, with India and China yet to fully agree on modalities and time-lines for the stepwise process that should eventually also lead to de-induction of massive troop and weapon deployment along the unresolved border by the two sides.

The CBSE Class 10 results declared on Wednesday came as a surprise for many, with a falling number of high-scorers. Contrary to the Class 12 results, the number of students scoring 90% and above in Class 10 dropped to 1,84,358, a drop of over 40,000. The ones scoring 95% and above this year was 41,804, a drop of 15,452.

The Covid crisis has meant that many from the middle class have seen the inside of a government hospital for the first time in their lives. For many, what they saw confirmed their impression of government hospitals as places with filthy toilets and an all-pervasive stink, but some were pleasantly surprised.

Mukesh Ambani announced new frontiers of expansion in the digital and telecom space and sealed a mega Rs 33,737 crore ($4.5 billion) deal with Google for a minority stake in Jio Platforms, managing to score a rare distinction of getting the American search giant walk into a company where social media major Facebook is also present.

TV actor and 'Bigg Boss' participant, Harshad Arora has come out supporting TV actors in their safety concerns as they resume shootings

At least 99 doctors have died of Covid-19 and 1,302 were affected in India, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) said on Wednesday. The doctors’ body said the case fatality rate stood at a significant 8%. Maharashtra accounted for over 20% of the deaths in doctors, highest among states.

Pacers James Anderson and Mark Wood have been rested for the upcoming second Test of the three-match series against West Indies. The team management has brought in Stuart Broad and Sam Curran in place of Anderson and Wood in the squad. England are trailing 0-1 in the three-match series as they lost the opening Test by four wickets at the Ageas Bowl.

Dutee Chand on Wednesday said she is selling her luxury car not to fund her training but because the vehicle's maintenance cost is beyond her, trying to douse the controversy that erupted when she put the car on sale. "I don't have the resources to maintain luxury cars... I never expressed that I am selling it to fund my training," Dutee said.

India has got its first locally developed pneumonia vaccine, reducing its dependence on imports for immunisation against a disease that contributes to most deaths in children under five years of age. The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Tuesday approved Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine developed by Serum Institute of India. The Pune-based company can now manufacture the vaccine in India for use.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) remains fully committed to staging the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 and is considering multiple scenarios for them to take place safely, IOC president Thomas Bach said on Wednesday.

Former Australian pacer Brett Lee has said that the saliva ban would not matter when matches are being played with the Kookaburra ball as it does not naturally swing much.

Responding to Pakistan's "invite" to seek a review of Kulbhushan Jadhav's sentencing, and also its second consular access offer, India has asked Islamabad to first provide unimpeded and unconditional consular access if it really wants to fulfil the mandate of the ICJ judgment in the case.

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was taken back to his childhood memories as he posted a video taken by daughter Sara on Wednesday where he is seen getting wet in the rain.

Television actress Tejasswi Prakash talks about how her experience while doing Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 and clears the rumours of her being part of the reality show Bigg Boss

Actor Kabeer Sharma, who was finalised to play a pivotal character — Rajeshwari Sachdev’s son — in Shashi and Sumeet Mittal’s next show, which is tentatively titled ‘Shaadi Mubaarak‘, has opted out of it. His decision has come in the wake of rising number of COVID-19 cases. The makers have roped in one of their most trusted artistes, Gaurav Sharma, to step in.

Actress Rakhi Vijan, who has resumed shooting her final scenes for the show, talks about the safety measures taken on the sets.

Bigg Boss 13's Asim Riaz is one lucky man. He has not only got the support and love of his fans but also quite an affectionate lady by his side. Yes, we are talking about Himanshi Khurana, whose latest gesture towards Asim is winning the hearts of their fans.

Bigg Boss 13 fame Himanshi Khurana is the latest television celebrity to have undergone a Covid-19 test. The actress' manager informed fans about her health through her social media account, but requested everyone to stop spreading rumours of her testing positive.

Former England off spinner Graeme Swann on Wednesday rated the Jasprit Bumrah-led Indian bowling as the one which has the ability to bowl out any side cheaply. "... this Indian team right now would bowl out any team in the world cheaply with this bowling attack. The way they're bowling right now, and I stand by that it's incredible," Swann said.

Urvashi Dholakia talks about her character Komolika in Kasautii Zindagii Ki which was first aired 20 years ago

Even though China is showing flexibility in military-level talks with India, it seems that Beijing is a bit reluctant to move back completely out of Finger area and wants to maintain some presence there. However, sources said the Chinese have agreed for complete withdrawal from other friction points including the Galwan valley, Hot Springs, and Gogra post area in Ladakh.