US Independence Day Parade Shooting: Prime Suspect Arrested After A Brief Car Chase

Highland Park Police arrested Robert Crimo (22) on the suspicion of the mass shooting at a US Independence Day parade in a wealthy Chicago suburb. Earlier the police identified him as a “person of interest” and launched a manhunt to arrest Robert Crimo.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Robert Crimo was arrested for the US Independence Day parade shooting incident
• The mass shooting left six dead and scores of others injured
• It was the third incident after the Black supermarket and elementary school incidents
• US Gun Violence Archive has 309 mass shootings in 2022

Who Is Robert Crimo?

Robert Crimo calls himself a musician. In the music world, he goes by the online moniker “Awake the Rapper”. He emerged as a key suspect in the mass shooting incident and the police combed the entire town of Highland Park in Illinois to nab Crimo. On Monday, Crimo was nabbed after a brief car chase but without any incident.

What Is The History Of Gun Violence In The US?

History Of Gun Violence In The US

The data on the Gun Violence Archive website shows that gun violence is plaguing America and that no one feels safe now. The website reported 309 mass shootings including at least three others on July 4 when two police officers were wounded during a fireworks display in Philadelphia.

What Is The US Government Doing To Control The Violence?

Just days after the Supreme Court upheld the right of Americans to carry a handgun in public; President Joe Biden signed the first significant federal bill on gun safety in decades.

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Google Doodle: The Diary Of A Young Girl By Anne Frank Completes 75 Years

Today’s Google Doodle is dedicated to the publication of The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. It has been 75 years since the diary was first published. The diary contains moments from her life and it has been an inspiration for many plays and films.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Anne Frank was a Jewish Holocaust victim and wartime diarist
• She wrote a diary while hiding behind a bookcase
• The diary is full of her routine little battles that every adolescent has to go through
• Her father Otto got the diary published in 1947

Who Was Anne Frank?

google doodle Anne Frank Diary

Born on 12 June 1929 to Edith (mother) and Otto Heinrich Frank (father) in Frankfurt, Germany, Anne Frank was a victim of the Jewish Holocaust in 1942. After Adolf Hitler-led Nazi Party gained power in Germany, her family moved to Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1934. But they have to take shelter in concealed rooms behind a bookcase in a building where Otto worked as persecution increased in 1942. They remain in the concealed rooms until their arrest by the Gestapo (Nazi secret police) in 1944. The Franks were then sent to detention camps where Anne and her sister, Margot, died due to illness.

How Was Anne Frank’s Diary Published?

Otto the only surviving member of the Frank family received the diary from his secretary, Miep Gies. He knew that Anne Frank wished to become a writer. He fulfilled her last wish by publishing the diary in 1947. Originally written in Dutch, the diary was first translated and published in English in 1952 as The Diary of a Young Girl, and then it was published in more than 70 languages.

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Lionel Messi Is Called ‘La Pulga’ For This Reason

Argentinian footballer Lionel Andrés Messi is called different names and each name has a history. For some, he is Leo Messi and for others he is Messiah. But his family and childhood friends call him ‘La Pulga’ which translates into ‘the flea’ in Spanish.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Lionel Messi is called ‘La Pulga’ since he was a kid
• Messi had a growth hormone disorder that led to this moniker
• Some would call him ‘La Pulga Atomica’ or the atomic flea for his explosive talent

Why Is Lionel Messi Called ‘La Pulga’?

Lionel Messi Called ‘La Pulga

The Rosario native got this moniker while he was just a kid. Youngest of three brothers, Lionel Messi got this name due to his short stature. His two elder brothers called him ‘the flea’ and so did his childhood friends. But some Spanish media called him ‘La Pulga Atomica’ because of his explosive talent on the ground.

Did Lionel Messi Experience Problem With Growth?

It is learned that the footballer was suffering from growth hormone disorder (GHD) during childhood. It is due to GHD that he appeared short in stature and got the nickname ‘La Pulga’. But he got treated for GHD with financial help from Barcelona.

The story behind Spanish media calling him ‘La Pulga Atomica’ is equally interesting. Messi could be short in stature but his upper body strength is in no way smaller than his opponents on the ground. On the contrary, his short stature helps him maintain balance while dribbling. He has a low center of gravity that prevents him from falling while he dribbles or sprints with the ball.

Few More Names Of Lionel Messi

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Look Who Is Guarding The NDA’s Presidential Candidate Ms. Droupadi Murmu

CRPF commandos will provide Z+ security cover to Ms. Droupadi Murmu (64) as soon as her name was announced as NDA’s presidential candidate for the upcoming presidential elections on July 18.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Ms. Droupadi Murmu is made NDA’s presidential candidate
• Her security is also beefed up to Z+
• Ms. Murmu has served as Jharkhand governor
• The presidential election will be held on 18 July

Who Is Ms Droupadi Murmu?

Ms Droupadi Murmu

Msr Murmu is a senior party functionary from Odisha and has served as Jharkhand governor. She will get Z+ security cover that consists of a squad of 14-16 personnel of CRPF detachment based in Odisha from the date of announcement of her candidature. The security personnel will also take over the security of her home in Rairangpur in Odisha.

How Is Ms. Murmu Made Presidential Candidate?

BJP President JP Nadda announced that Ms. Murmu has been made NDA’s presidential candidate after a meeting of the party’s parliamentary board Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior leaders on Tuesday.

Ms. Murmu will travel extensively over the next month to meet various leaders to seek their support. And her possibilities of winning the presidential election are high as BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has already reached the winning numbers.

What Is Z+ Security?

Droupadi Murmu Z+ Security

It is the highest level of security provided on the instructions of the Union Home Ministry. CRPF provides Z+ security to VIPs like Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The force has a squad of trained ‘Black Cats’ to guard VIPs belonging to different parties and groups.

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Tata Group Buying 300 Narrowbody Aircraft From This Company

Tata group-owned Air India Ltd. is in the talks with Boeing for 300 narrowbody jets. If the deal is finalized, it will be one of the largest aircraft deals in history and a coup for Boeing as well.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Air India Ltd. considering buying 300 737 Max aircraft from Boeing in the largest aircraft deal ever
• Tata group is also talking with Airbus for Airbus SE’s A320neo
• The company could buy a mix of both aircraft or choose one

Which Aircraft Is Air India Ltd. Considering?

Ever since Tata group bought Air India Ltd. in the most high-profile privatization under PM Narendra Modi, it has been trying to increase its share in the Indian aviation industry. It is a premium group with lucrative landing slots at most major airports but it is facing tough competition from foreign airlines including Middle East carriers that provide non-stop services to India.

Earlier Bloomberg reported that the Tata group is close to finalizing a deal of Airbus A350 long-range jets capable of flying as far as the US West coast from New Delhi. But an official revealed on condition of anonymity that Tata group could order Airbus SE’s A320neo family jets or Boeing Co.’s 737 Max models, or a mix of both.

Tata Group Buying 300 Narrowbody Aircraft

What Is The Payment Plan For Buying Aircraft?

If closed, the Boeing deal would cost the Tata group $40.5 billion at sticker prices. But production and delivery of 300 jets could take a decade or more. Airbus has the capacity to produce about 50 narrowbody jets in a year. But it has plans to boost its production to 65 by 2023 and 75 by 2025.

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World Music Day 2022: What Are Your Preparations?

The world is gearing up to celebrate World Music Day on Summer Solstice on June 21. And this year is going to be great for music lovers in many ways. For the last two years, music was the only companion and mode of communication between people who are stuck in their homes due to the pandemic.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The world is gearing up to celebrate the World Music Day on June 21
• Countries are opening public places for musical performance by both professionals and amateurs
• Pianos are provided for people to play their music
• People are urged to listen to a piece of music every day

History Of The World Music Day?

The tradition to celebrate World Music Day began in France in 1982 when the government supports artists through the Fete De La Musique portal. The portal invites music lovers to choose their preferred locations and order posters to take their music to the masses. The longest day of the year has to be celebrated with music every hour.

How Are Other Countries Supporting Music Lovers?

Brazil and the Philippines have allowed musical performances by both professionals and amateurs in public parks, recreation areas, and common walkways. In England, artists like Luke Jerram placed pianos in public areas including airport concourses to encourage people to play music. These musical instruments have the catchword “Play Me, I’m Yours” to give the message. And it is surprising to know that over 20 million people in over 70 cities across the globe played those public pianos. Bhutan, the world’s happiest country, also pays ode to music with its ‘yak songs’ made popular by the movie Lunana.

World Music Day 2022

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Americas Summit: Joe Biden Hopeful Of Positive Outcome Despite Open Criticism

US President Joe Biden’s Americas summit with leaders from across the hemisphere is a carefully choreographed bid to show that democracy can work. Biden welcomed the leaders in Los Angeles for the summit but faced open criticism for being selective in inviting leaders.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Joe Biden was criticized for calling Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela autocrats
• Belize, the smallest nation in hemisphere, came in open criticism of Biden
• Biden met Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for the first time at the summit
• Biden is closing the summit on Friday

Why Was Joe Biden Criticized?

Joe Biden Criticized

Biden’s decision of excluding the leftist leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela on the grounds that they are autocrats didn’t go down well with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador who called for a boycott of the summit.

Argentina’s center-left president, Alberto Fernandez, said dialogue was the best way to promote democracy but criticized Biden for imposing a right of admission on member countries of the continent for being the host country of the summit.

But the hardest criticism was from Belize whose representatives told Biden that not inviting all countries was “inexcusable”. They further called the US pressure campaign against Cuba a “crime against humanity.”

Belize Prime Minister John Briceno even questioned whether the US President would follow through financially on lofty promises made at the summit.

Briceno said they know money wasn’t a problem as two countries of the hemisphere committed $55 billion to Ukraine in less than three months. He was referring to the US and Canada.

How Was Biden’s Meeting With Brazilian President?

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10 Highlights Of The QS World University Rankings 2022

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the global higher education analyst, released the 19th edition of the world’s most popular comparative data about university performance. But there is little to cheer for Indian universities as most slipped in the coveted QS world ranking.

Top 10 Points Of The 19th Edition Of QS Ranking For Indian Universities

QS World University Rankings 2022
  1. The Delhi University, the 10th best Indian University, slipped from 501-510 to 521-530.
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru University declined to 601-650 from 561-570.
  3. Jamia Millia Islamia now ranks between 801-1000 from 751-800 the previous year.
  4. Jamia Hamdard loses its ranking from 1001-1200 to 1201-1400.
  5. the University of Hyderabad (from 651-700 to 751-800), Jadavpur University (from 651-700 to 701-750), and IIT-Bhubaneswar (from 701-750 to 801-1000).
  6. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, gains 31 places and becomes the fastest rising South Asian University among the top 200 varsities.
  7. Indian Institute of Technology here has gained 11 places to 174th.
  8. 13 Indian universities improved on the Citations per Faculty (CpF) score which shows their research impact relative to global competitors has increased.
  9. But the QS’ measure of institutional teaching capacity of Indian Universities has further declined with thirty our of forty-one varsities slipping in QS’ Faculty and Student Ratio (FSR) indicator and only four varsities recorded improvement.
  10. Two Indian varsities placed among the top 250 for faculty and student ratio (FSR). These are Savitribai Phule Pune University (225th for FSR) and OP Jindal Global University (235th for FSR), and IISc Bengaluru (276th for FSR).

QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings of the world. Published by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the comparison is done at different levels and it is approved by the International Ranking Expert Group (IREG). But the ranking system is … Read the rest

Know Why Sheryl Sandberg Left Facebook In A Hurry

Sheryl Sandberg will leave Facebook after 14-day tenure but she will remain a board member of the company. Sandberg joined Facebook in 2008 when it was just a startup and she played a formative role in the development of Facebook as a multi-billion dollar company. She’s leaving the company when it is facing an uncertain future and fierce competition.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Sheryl Sandberg leaving Facebook after 14 years of service
• She drew fire over probing the billionaire investor, George Soros
• Mark Zuckerberg said Sandberg was there for many of the important moments in his life
• The next COO of Facebook would be different from the status Sandberg held

Who Is Sheryl Sandberg?

Sheryl Sandberg

A Harvard-educated, 52-year-old Sheryl Sandberg was the second most powerful executive on Facebook. She joined the company when it was just four years old and Zuckerberg acknowledged her help in running a company when he was just 23 and barely knew anything about running a firm.

Sandberg became a household name after writing the book “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead.” Published in 2013, the book encouraged women to “lean in” to their careers to overcome workforce obstacles.

In 2015, Sandberg was saddened due to the sudden demise of her husband, US tech executive David Goldberg, at an upscale resort in Mexico. But she managed to bring her life back to normal by engaging with marketing executive Tom Bernthal two years ago.

Why Is Sandberg Leaving Facebook?

Sandberg Leaving Facebook

Sandberg was long seen as the “adult’ at the youthfully managed firm and Facebook was increasingly seen as a place for older people. Also, she was in a center of … Read the rest

No Verdict In Johnny Depp And Amber Heard Defamation Trial

The bitter defamation trial between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard has yet to reach a verdict as the jury in the trial concluded deliberations for the day on Tuesday. The panel met for two hours on Friday and seven hours on Tuesday.

HIGHLIGHTS

• “Pirates of the Caribbean” star Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for describing herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse”
• “Aquaman” star Amber Heard countersued Johnny Depp for $100 million claiming “rampant physical violence and abuse” she suffered at the hands of Depp
• Hundreds of Depp fans watched the televised trial and also started a #JusticeForJohnnyDepp campaign on social media

What Amber Heard Wrote In That Op-Ed?

In December 2018, Amber Heard wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post where she described herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” While she didn’t name Depp in the article, Depp took it as an allegation and sued Heard for implying he was a domestic abuser. He sought $50 million in damages.

How Did Amber React To The Lawsuit?

Johnny Depp And Amber Heard Defamation Trial

The Texas-born 36-year-old Heard countersued Depp for $100 million claiming she suffered “rampant physical violence and abuse” at his hands. Heard was married to Depp from 2015 to 2017 and the history of their married life shows that Heard had already secured a restraining order against Depp in May 2016 for domestic violence.

Is Depp Leading A Normal Life

The 58-year-old three-time Oscar nominee is a guitarist and owns a band, the Hollywood Vampires, with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry of Aerosmith. On Sunday, he made a surprise appearance at the concert by Jeff Beck in Sheffield and at Royal Albert Hall in … Read the rest