NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 03 May – 5 Mins read
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- IPL2023: DC Defend 130 to Stun Table-toppers GT; Kohli’s Shoe Gesture For LSG Star Naveen-ul-Haq Gets Twitter Talking
- ‘Operation Kaveri’: India Brings Back Home 559 People; 3195 Indians Evacuated, Embassy Relocated; Warring Generals in Sudan Agree to 7-Day Ceasefire, Diplomatic Efforts Intensify to End Conflict; 430,000 Have Fled Homes
- Sushil Reddy bags Guinness Book Record for longest journey on electric car, gets warm welcome in J-K; 5,000-kilometre, 55-day journey
- IISc: dengue virus evolved “dramatically” over the last few decades in India; stressed the need for developing a vaccine against the strains found in the country
- High-Water Mark: Srinagar’s Dal Lake May Get World’s Tallest Fountain, Reaching 250-300 Metres; even taller than Dubai fountain at the Burj Khalifa or King Fahd’s Fountain in Saudi Arabia
- Bilkis Bano Case: In a U-Turn, Union Govt, Gujarat Agree to Produce Files on Release of 11 Convicts to SC
- India, France Carry Out Joint ‘Exercise Orion’ Drills With Rafale Jets; IAF Contingent comprising four Rafale, two C-17, two ll-78 aircraft and 165 air warriors
- AP: Officials at Tirumala temple wielded brooms instead of pens, a week after nearly 1000 sanitation workers went on a flash strike without notice over alleged pay discrepancy
- Cash-strapped Go First Cancels All Flights From May 3-5, Files Insolvency Plea; Blames US Engine-Maker P&W For Troubles; DGCA Sends Notice ; Not Just Passengers, Even Crew Stranded in Different Parts of India, Abroad; Scindia Says ‘Unfortunate…Govt Assisting Airline’; Offers Full Refund After Cancelling Flights Over Next 3 Days
- Press Freedom Under Attack Worldwide’: UN Chief Denounces Targeting of Journalists; calling Press the “foundation of democracy and justice” and the “lifeblood of human rights
- India rejects “biased and motivated” US commission report on its religious freedom that had yet again proposed to blacklist New Delhi and urged it to develop a better understanding of India
- Punjab Govt Lists New Office Timings – 7:30 am To 2 pm, Not 9-To-5, No Lunch Break; CM says move will not just save power but result in many other benefits
- Silver imports in 2023 expected to fall a third to 6,000 tonnes as high prices hit demand; NTPC coal output from captive mines rises over two fold to 2.75 MMT in April; Hindustan Zinc’s all-cash bid for Vedanta’s assets lapses
- Maruti Suzuki plans to produce over two million vehicles this fiscal year; Safety certification delay hits EV sales; Ducati drives in Monster SP priced at Rs 15.95 lakh
- Reliance, Adani, Vedanta among companies in race for Bhadreshwar Vidyut; Monsoon management plan in works to ensure coal at power plants; India will achieve 20% ethanol-blended petrol target by 2025; maize to play important role
- Large companies may get margin breather on derivatives deals with banks for hedges; Public sector banks weigh consolidating foreign business at Gift City; 39% Indian families claim to be victim of online financial fraud
- UK: Man Arrested Outside Buckingham Palace For Throwing Suspected Shotgun Cartridges; they have been recovered and will be taken for specialist examination; Puneri Pagadi, Shawl: Mumbai Dabbawalas Upbeat Over Attending King Charles’ Coronation, Buy Gifts
- US to Deploy Additional 1,500 Troops to Mexico Border to Combat Migrant Surge when Covid-era restrictions are lifted next week
- Chinese FM Qin Gang to Visit Pakistan for Strategic Talks and Trilateral Meeting involving Afghan to discuss the regional situation
- Israeli Strikes on Syria Kill Seven, Knock Out Aleppo Airport putting the area’s international airport out of service
- Russia Summons Polish Envoy Over Embassy School Closure; both have historically had tense relations, which have plummeted even further since the Ukraine offensive
- Gangster Goldy Brar, who is allegedly the main conspirator in the killing of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala, has been added to the Canada’s list of top 25 most wanted fugitives
- China’s contribution to the global economy has not only increased but its international indebtedness also rose significantly, especially among the developing world
- Today’s Word – Fandango – Lively Spanish dance performed by a couple
