Morning Digest: Government report flags ‘lapses’ in Nagaland bat study; G7 accommodates Indian stand on Internet curbs, and more

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June 15, 2021 08:10 am | Updated 08:10 am IST

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Government report flags ‘lapses’ in Nagaland bat study

More than a year after a probe into a filovirus study of bats in Nagaland by the Bangalore-based National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), the government has concluded that there had been “concerning lapses” in the conduct and protocols followed for the study, even as an inter-department row continues over where the bat samples should be stored.

May 28 order has no relation whatsoever with CAA: Ministry of Home Affairs to Supreme Court

The Ministry of Home Affairs maintained in the Supreme Court on Monday that its May 28 order delegating power to District Collectors in 13 districts across five States to grant citizenship to non-Muslims from neighbouring Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh has “no relation whatsoever” with the  controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019 .

G7 accommodates Indian stand on Internet curbs

Internet freedoms are subject to national security, said government sources, claiming that India’s tough negotiations on the joint communique issued by G7 and Guest Countries at the session on Open Societies, had ensured that the original language criticising “Internet shutdowns” had been amended to include New Delhi’s concerns.

COVID pushed men into informal labour, women out of workforce: study

A survey of young, semi-skilled migrants from rural Bihar and Jharkhand in April 2021 has found that last year’s lockdown led to an informalisation of labour among men, while most of the women simply dropped out of the work force altogether.

China, India, Pakistan expanding nuclear arsenal, says Swedish think tank

China is in the middle of a significant modernisation and expansion of its nuclear weapon inventory, and India and Pakistan also appear to be expanding their nuclear arsenals, according to Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Year Book 2021 released on Monday.

Indian labs widen net for new form of Delta variant

An emerging form of the Delta variant that allows the coronavirus to “escape” antibodies, in recently approved treatment regimes, is appearing on the radar of Indian scientists.

Choksi legal team releases videos and photographs to prove he was kidnapped from Antigua

A U.K.-based law firm looking after the case of  fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi  on Monday released images and videos purportedly showing individuals including Indian-origin men involved in an elaborate operation to take  Mr. Choksi from Antigua  to Dominica on May 23.

LJP implodes with five of the six MPs elbowing out Chirag Paswan

Less than a year after the death of  Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) founder Ram Vilas Paswan , his party is on the verge of a split, with five of its six Lok Sabha members replacing party president Chirag Paswan with his uncle, Pashupati Nath Paras, as the leader of the Parliamentary Party.

Chess fundraiser | Nikhil Kamath admits using computer in his win against Viswanathan Anand

Viswanathan Anand’s simultaneous  online chess games against celebrities on Sunday night  raised more than ₹10 lakh. Less than 24 hours later, the event, conducted by  chess.com  for COVID-19 relief, began to be talked about for all the wrong reasons: one of the players, it turned out, had resorted to unfair practices during his game against the five-time World champion.

Euro 2020 | Spain held to goalless draw by Sweden in Seville

Spain's new team struggled with the familiar problems on Monday as a string of missed chances allowed Sweden to hang on for a goalless draw in their Euro 2020 opener in Seville.

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