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DH Evening Brief: July 20, 2021

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Last Updated : 20 July 2021, 14:06 IST

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No oxygen-shortage deaths reported during second Covid wave: Centre

No deaths due to lack of oxygen were specifically reported by statesand UTs during the second Covid-19 wave, the Centre informed Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.But there was an unprecedented surge in demand for medical oxygen during the second wave and it peaked at nearly 9000 MT compared to 3095 MT in the first wave following which the Centre had to step in to facilitate equitable distribution among the states, it said. Read more

Pegasus snooped on Karnataka ministers, their aides just before Congress-JD(S) government toppled in 2019: Report

A possible link of using Pegasusspyware to topple theJD(S)-Congress government in Karnataka two years ago emerged on Tuesday with a leaked database showing that G Parameshwara, close aides of H D Kumaraswamy and Siddaramaiah, and a policeman attached with former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda were chosen as targets for surveillance just before the coalition lost power. Read more

'India may become 1st nation to have DNA-based vaccine'

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said several Indian companies are increasing their production of Covid-19 vaccines and that the country may become the first in the world to develop a DNA-based vaccine. Read more

Raj Kundra lured helpless girls with the promise of film roles, say police

A day after businessman Raj Kundra was arrested by the Crime Branch-CID for running a pornographic content racket, it has emerged that his company allegedly lured girls on the pretext of acting opportunities in short films and web series and forced them to shoot nude and semi-nude pictures. Read more

Blue Origin capsule carrying Jeff Bezos touches down

A Blue Origin capsule carrying Jeff Bezos and three crewmates touched down in the west Texas desert after breaching the boundary of space, the company's live broadcast showed. Read more

Published 20 July 2021, 14:03 IST

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