
Neeraj Chopra at Commonwealth 2022, Agnipath Protests, Sri Lanka T20 record: Top Headlines | Let's Catch Up Ep - 29
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Top Headlines of the week
Russia told Ukrainian forces holed up in a chemical plant in embattled Severodonetsk to lay down their arms by early Wednesday as it fights to maintain momentum in its battle for control of eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine is calling for an increase in Western heavy weapons after Russia committed the bulk of its firepower to the eastern Donbas region, a topic expected to feature prominently at a meeting of NATO defence ministers on Wednesday in Brussels.
The European Commission recommended on Friday that Ukraine should be granted EU candidate status, a first step on the long road toward membership for the war-torn country. The recommendation from the EU’s executive arm will now be discussed by leaders of the 27-nation bloc during a summit next week in Brussels. Launching accession talks requires unanimous approval from all member countries.
The British government has approved the extradition of Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, to the United States to face charges of espionage. Assange now has 14 days to appeal the decision of both the District Judge and the Secretary of State’s decision to order extradition. Assange has always denied any wrongdoing. According to a tweet by Wikileaks, Assange will appeal through the legal system to the High Court.
A third of Sudan' population is currently facing a food crisis due to the compounded impact of climate shocks, political turmoil and rising global food prices, the U.N. food agency said Thursday. A joint report by the World Food Program and the Food and Agriculture Organization said that 15 million people face acute food insecurity across all of the East African country's 18 provinces.
A huge lapse took place in the security of USA President Joe Biden. Suddenly a small plane entered the no-fly zone at Rehoboth Beach area where Joe Biden was holidaying with his wife. Security agencies were alerted after the incident and the President was taken to the safe house as a precautionary measure.
'We Condemn Offensive Comments Made By Two BJP Officials': US On Prophet Remarks Row Suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma and the party's former Delhi media head Naveen Kumar Jindal had allegedly made a controversial statement on Prophet Mohammed on May 26.Days after Islamic nations that include Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and Iran sent official notes raising objection over the controversial remarks made by two former BJP spokespersons on Prophet Mohammed, the United States Thursday condemned the remarks.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with partners and experts around the world on changing the name of the monkeypox virus, its clades and the disease it causes, to tackle the stigma and racism associated with it. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director General of the UN health agency, said Tuesday that the WHO will make announcements about the new names as soon as possible.
In case of the Agnipath Scheme, one person died and 13 others were critically injured after the police opened fire on youths protesting at Secunderabad railway station on Friday against the Central government’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme for recruitment in the armed forces. After the protesters went on a rampage at the station, setting a fire two trains and vandalising the station, police had to open fire to control the agitating crowd. The injured were taken to Gandhi Hospital for treatment.
As protests over the new military recruitment scheme, Agnipath turned violent in Bihar, and elsewhere in the country, the protestors on Friday vandalised Bihar BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal’s residence in Bettiah town. This was the second such incident in the state on the same day as earlier a mob attacked the residence of Deputy Chief Minister Renu Devi in the same town in Paschim Champaran district, although the state BJP leader.
US-based cosmetics brand Revlon on Wednesday applied for bankruptcy to manage its debt after the company faced global supply chain disruptions which drove up raw material costs and prompted vendors to demand upfront payments. which reportedly stood between $1 billion and $10 billion. Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries (RIL) is planning to acquire US-based Revlon Inc.
South Indian actress Sai Pallavi is receiving flak from Bajrang Dal in Hyderabad. The organization recently filed a complaint with the Sultan Bazar police station in Hyderabad over Sai's remarks on Kashmir. In an interview, Sai compared the Kashmiri Pandits' genocide in Kashmir to the lynching of a man suspected of cow smuggling.
One of world’s wettest places, Cherrapunji in Meghalaya saw a record rainfall of 972 mm in the last 24 hours, the highest in June since 1995, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. According to reports, Cherrapunji had recorded 811.6 mm of rainfall two days back
Delhi again recorded over 1,000 cases with 1,323 infections, 1,016 recoveries and 2 deaths being logged in last 24 hours. With this, the active cases in the city reached 3,948. Positivity rate of Delhi also surged to 6.69 per cent. Over 7,100 cases of Coronavirus have been reported in Delhi in the last 10 days as doctors and other medical experts cautioned people to not lower the guard and follow all Covid-appropriate behaviour.
Days after road connectivity was disrupted after collapse of parts of National Highway 06 at Meghalaya due to massive landslides triggered by the incessant rains, the Tripura government on Friday announced that it will soon start four new buses on the Agartala-Dhaka-Kolkata route for people who want to travel outside the state. Currently, a bus service is operational in the route.
These were the political updates from this week.
Let’s now catch up with the latest events from the world of sports.
Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has been selected in the 37-member squad nominated by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for the Commonwealth Games 2022 to be held in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8 this year. The team includes three male javelin throwers in Neeraj Chopra, DP Manu and Rohit Yadav and three triple jumpers in Abdullah Abubakar, Praveen Chitravel and Eldhose Paul.
One of the heroes of India's epic Thomas Cup triumph, HS Prannoy continued his rich vein of form as he stormed into the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament with a straight-game win over Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus on Thursday.
Following the end of the IPL media rights auction 2022, Nita Ambani, Director of Reliance Industries Ltd., stated that they had a "mission to bring IPL to cricket lovers all over the world. The IPL TV and digital rights for the 2023-2027 cycle were sold at e-auctions on Tuesday to Star India and Viacom18 for a record Rs 48,390 crore for 410 matches. In terms of pre-match value, the IPL is presently the world's second most valuable sporting competition.
Sri Lankan cricket team scripted history in the third and final T20 International against Australia at Kandy. Sri Lanka on Saturday scored 59 runs off 17 deliveries in a successful run-chase. With this, Sri Lanka registered a new record in T20Is. Sri Lanka scored the most runs scored by any team ever in T20 cricket in last three overs to win a match.
Commonwealth eSports Championships will be held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Games 2022, set to take place in Birmingham, England. The inaugural eSports tournament will be held from August 1 to August 7. The DOTA 2 team, comprising five players — Moin Ejaz (captain), Ketan Goyal, Abhishek Yadav, Shubham Goli, and Vishal Vernekar — won four of the six matches in the regional qualifiers to secure a spot at the Commonwealth eSports Championships.
So, these were the sports updates.
Let’s now catch up with the happenings of the entertainment world.
On Friday, June 17, Janhvi Kapoor revealed the release date for her next flick ‘Good Luck Jerry’ and also posted two posters from the film. As the actress is seen trembling while clutching a pistol, the posters hint at a great deal of suspense, action, and criminal activity.
ZEE5, India’s largest home-grown video streaming platform, has all the reasons to celebrate post the release of its recent original series, ‘The Broken News’. Premiered on 10th June, the series not only marked Sonali Bendre’s return to acting but now a week post its release ‘The Broken News’ has become the most viewed original series of 2022 on ZEE5.
In a video going viral on social media the audience has got to witness actor Tom Hanks' anger in one of the rarest moments, when the actor lost his cool after his wife, Rita Wilson, nearly fell down on being pushed by a fan. The celeb couple was leaving a restaurant in New York, on Wednesday, when they got flocked by fans.
Priyanka Chopra's mother Madhu Chopra celebartes her birthday today, on June 17. On the occasion, Priyanka shared a heartwarming post for her mommy dearest. The actress took to her Instagram and shared an endearing picturing featuring three generations in one fame, as she extended her heartfelt birthday wishes to her mother.
Justin Bieber announced his paralysis in a three-minute video on June 10 due to Ramsay Hunt Syndrome. Hailey Bieber Shared a Health Update about Justin and said that He's doing really well, he's getting better every single day. He's feeling a lot better. And obviously it was just a very scary and random situation to happen, but he's going to be totally okay. And I'm just grateful that he's fine.
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