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Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) has said he is not in favor of vaccine mandates, though suggested an "incredibly deadly disease" could change his mind. Johnson was speaking to Fox News ' Brian Kilmeade, who was guest hosting Laura Ingraham 's The Ingraham Angle on Friday, when he was asked about the possibility of requiring COVID vaccines. There have been than 610,000 COVID-related deaths in the U.S. over the course of the pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ), while there have been more than 34 million infections. Kilmeade discussed the pandemic with Johnson and the topic turned to mandatory vaccination. "Could you ever get behind a vaccine mandate for everybody?" Kilmeade asked. Johnson replied: "No, not unless there's some incredibly deadly disease. I mean, much higher infection-fatality rates than we have with COVID. "We don't know the final infection-fatality rate but right now it's looking like it's not going to be much …

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A cat's adorable reaction to seeing gymnasts perform at the Tokyo Olympics on television has gone viral and delighted viewers. The video, posted under the username teenybellinitheprettypittie introduces the ginger tabby as "Grappa: 2024 Olympic Gymnastics Cat." It's a moniker Grappa more than lives up to in the ensuing clip. Perched high up on a mantelpiece, besides the television screen, Grappa is filmed following along with the action. The cat paws at the TV as the gymnast on screen completes a perfect front somersault on the beam. Moments later, Grappa looks to be attempting to copy the gymnast's every move in an impressive show of synchronization for a feline. In an accompanying clip, appears to try to push another gymnast along the bar, occasionally raising a paw to the figure on screen as if willing them to jump forward. A third video shows Grappa mesmerized while a male gymnast completes the horizontal bar. First posted to Instagram on Thursday, the …

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The Government hopes to ring in fresh changes to the 1961 Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation law in the monsoon session, after the Cabinet nod this week. From savers’ perspective, the most significant modification on the anvil is a 90-day deadline for the Corporation (DICGC) to remit the insured deposits of customers in troubled banks. As per the plan, once the RBI imposes curbs on a bank, the clock will start ticking and by the 91st day or thereabouts, account holders will get their outstanding balance back with a cap of ₹5 lakh. While Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said this will not apply retrospectively, she did indicate that this would apply to cases of lenders already under a moratorium. In the last two years, Yes Bank, Lakshmi Vilas Bank and the PMC Bank, have faced such a bar on depositors seeking to withdraw. PMC Bank accounts still face such curbs, even as savings parked in other co-operative lenders that have gone under continue to elude their rightful …

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A major tragedy was averted on Saturday with timely detection of a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir's border district of Rajouri, officials said. The IED was found planted by suspected terrorists under a culvert at Bathooni-Dilogra on Jammu-Rajouri national highway and was subsequently defused by the bomb disposal squad of the Army at 9.10 am, the officials said. The traffic on the vital road remained suspended for over three hours after the detection of the IED by the Road Opening Party (ROP) of the security forces, they said. The terrorists are believed to have planted the IED during the intervening night under the cover of darkness, the officials said, adding that a massive search operation is on to arrest the terrorists who were planning to set off the blast. The officials said the experts removed the IED from the road to a secluded place in the nearby forest and later detonated it in a controlled explosion without causing any damage. …

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned an attack on the UN’s main compound in Herat, Afghanistan, saying assaults against personnel and premises of the world organisation are prohibited under international law and may constitute war crimes. The main UN compound in Herat was attacked by “anti-government elements” on Friday and at least one security guard was killed, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). “The Secretary-General strongly condemns attack against a United Nations compound in Herat, Afghanistan, which resulted in the killing of an Afghan security forces guard and injuries to other officers,” a statement issued Friday by the Secretary General’s spokesperson said. Mr. Guterres recalled that attacks against UN personnel and premises are prohibited under international law and may constitute war crimes. Expressing condolences to the bereaved family and wishing those injured a speedy recovery, Mr. Guterres …

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Seven police personnel in Bhopal have been suspended after an audio clip of their purported conversation with bookies surfaced on social media, an official said on July 31. Sources in the police department said that action was taken against the cops posted at the city’s Aishbagh police station on July 30 evening after the audio clip of their conversation with bookies emerged on social media and reported in a section of local media. In the audio clip, the policemen can be heard demanding money from the bookies, they added. Superintendent of Police (Bhopal South) Sai Krishna Thota told PTI on July 31 that following a preliminary inquiry into the case, seven personnel were suspended and a show-cause notice issued to the in-charge of Aishbagh police station. Further investigation into the case was underway to find out if any more personnel were involved in it, he said. Ten other personnel have been posted on duty at Aishbagh police station as a replacement to the suspended …

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Israeli cybersecurity company NSO Group, which is at the centre of the Pegasus snooping scandal, has temporarily blocked several government clients around the world from using its spyware technology as the firm probes its alleged abuses, according to a US media report. The alleged use of the Pegasus software to spy on journalists, human rights defenders, politicians and others in a number of countries, including India, triggered concerns over issues relating to privacy. The suspensions are in response to an investigation by the Pegasus Project, a consortium of media outlets that reported the company's Pegasus spyware was linked to hacks and potential surveillance. "There is an investigation into some clients. Some of those clients have been temporarily suspended," National Public Radio (NPR) quoted a source in the Israeli company as saying. Also read | NSO Group | The spy who came in for the phone The source, a company employee, did not name or quantify the government …

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U.S. Navy explosive experts believe a “drone strike” targetted an oil tanker that came under attack off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea, killing two on board, the American military said on Saturday. The strike on Thursday night on the oil tanker Mercer Street marks the first-known fatal attack after years of assaults on commercial shipping in the region linked to tensions with Iran over its tattered nuclear deal. While no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, Israeli officials alleged Tehran launched the drone strike. While Iran did not directly acknowledge the attack, the strike comes as Tehran now appears poised to take an even tougher approach with the West as the country prepares to inaugurate a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as president. The American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and the guided missile destroyer USS Mitscher were escorting the Mercer Street as it headed to a safe port, the U.S. Navy’s …

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The federal government has sued Kaiser Permanente, alleging the health care giant committed Medicare fraud and pressured doctors to list incorrect diagnoses on medical records in order to receive higher reimbursements, officials said Friday. The U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in San Francisco, consolidates allegations made in six whistleblower complaints. Kaiser, based in Oakland, California, is a consortium of entities that together form one of the largest nonprofit health care plans in the U.S. with more than 12 million members and dozens of medical centers. The lawsuit said Kaiser entities gamed the Medicare Advantage Plan system, also known as the Medicare Part C program, which gives beneficiaries the option of enrolling in managed care insurance plans, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice. The lawsuit contends that Kaiser “pressured its physicians to create addenda to medical records," often months or more than a …

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What are the amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code passed by Parliament and will it ease the process for distressed MSMEs? The story so far: On July 28, the Lok Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill 2021 , making into law amendments made to the IBC, 2016. The latest amendments allow the use of “pre-packs” to resolve insolvency proceedings involving micro, small and medium-scale enterprises. According to the amendments, the government has notified a threshold for default – not exceeding ₹1 crore -- at which point a pre-packaged resolution process may be initiated. Pre-packs, which are popular in many developed countries, are seen as a smoother way to resolve bankruptcies unlike the conventional insolvency resolution process. What is a pre-pack? A pre-pack is a way of resolving the troubles of creditors and owners of a distressed business. Under a pre-pack resolution, creditors and owners of a business agree to sell the business to an …

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