Morning Digest | Union Cabinet approves ₹76,000 crore incentive for semiconductor manufacturers; Two terrorists killed in J&K’s Kulgam, and more

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 76,000-crore scheme to boost semiconductor and display manufacturing in the country, taking the total amount of incentives announced for the electronics sector to ₹2.30 lakh crore, a government statement said.

two unknowns terrorists He was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday, December 16, 2021, police said.

Tamil Nadu on Wednesday reported the first case of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 after whole genome sequencing of a sample of a 47-year-old man, who had traveled from Nigeria to Chennai, tested positive. The genome sequencing results of samples of six family members and one co-traveller are awaited.

The Lok Sabha witnessed several disruptions on Wednesday after the Congress-led opposition demanded the sacking of Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra ‘Theni’ in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. Eight people including four farmers died,

Sai Krishna Kothapalli, founder/CEO of Hyderabad-based cyber security firm Hackru, says he stumbled upon the vulnerability while downloading his Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC), which gave him access to the registered phone numbers of other voters. A simple script can provide the phone numbers of all the voters in the Lok Sabha or assembly constituency.

A Hizbul Mujahideen commander was killed and a missing policeman arrested in two separate incidents in Kashmir on Wednesday.

A police spokesman said that Hizb commander Firoz Ahmed Dar from Hef-Shrimal in Shopian was killed during an anti-terrorist operation launched in Ujrampathri area of ​​Pulwama on Tuesday night following a specific input.

A fresh attempt by the opposition to break out of the impasse in the Rajya Sabha has failed. An opposition delegation on Wednesday met Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu and demanded that he arrange a meeting of both the sides. According to informed sources, when Mr. Naidu rejected the petition, there was a huge protest and the leaders walked out.

Investigative journalism is disappearing from the media canvas and “everything appears pink in our garden”, sharply remarked Chief Justice of India NV Ramana.

The country’s Supreme Justice himself, a former journalist, said that barring one or two, he did not remember a single article in the media that had created waves recently.

Russia and China must resolutely reject Western interference and defend each other’s security interests, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping agreed in a video call on Wednesday.

Their talks, eight days after Mr Putin spoke to US President Joe Biden in a similar format, underscored how a shared animosity with the West is bringing Moscow and Beijing closer.

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that preliminary evidence indicates that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against infections and transmission associated with the omicron coronavirus disease, which also have a higher risk of reinfection.

The US Navy announced on Wednesday that it tested a laser weapon and destroyed a floating target in West Asia, a system used to counter bomb-laden drone boats deployed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. can be done for.

A report by ICRA Ratings said the second wave of the pandemic has played a bad game for the domestic automotive industry.

The sector was expected to post a recovery in the current fiscal after witnessing a challenging period due to slowing volumes and pandemic-induced challenges in FY 2010 and FY 2011 respectively.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google told its employees they would lose pay and eventually be fired if they didn’t follow its COVID-19 vaccination rules, CNBC said Tuesday, citing internal documents. Will go

According to the report, a memo circulated by Google’s leadership said that employees had until December 3 to declare their vaccination status and upload documents showing evidence or apply for medical or religious exemptions.

Contrary to the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) version, India’s Test captain Virat Kohli has said that he was neither asked to continue as T20I captain in September nor before being replaced as ODI captain last week. was informed.

Manchester City are four points clear at the top of the Premier League as Kevin de Bruyne beat Leeds 7-0 on Tuesday, just hours after clubs were given strict new measures to contain the coronavirus threat. Belgian star De Bruyne delivered his first league debut since 6 November after recovering from a Covid-19 bout with a scintillating performance, including two goals.

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