NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 16 Jun – 5 Mins read
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- Kashmiri Teen Ahmad Ganai Goes From Rs 600 A Day As Labourer To Scoring 601 In NEET; is from Pulwama, was working as a painter in a neighbouring village when he got the news
- Cyclone Biparjoy: made landfall on Gujarat’s coastal area, also affected the train services; weakens after ramming India’s coast; broke electric wires and poles; to reach south Rajasthan today, heavy rains likely; 22 Injured, 940 Villages Plunge Into Darkness In Guj
- Gujarat HC Orders Production of Rape Accused to Explore Possibility of ‘Compromise’; court may not permit the termination of pregnancy if the survivor and the foetus were in good condition
- India Okays Move To Buy Armed Drones From US Ahead Of PM’s Visit; will buy 31 armed MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones made by General Atomics $3BN
- According to tradition, 10-months-old Baladeb, one-year-old Ekanshu and another kid of same age officially enlisted servitors of Jagannath Temple; to receive a one-time annual remuneration ranging Rs 1 lakh and Rs 2 lakh
- Study finds Sitting On Your Chair For Long from 30 minutes to 12 hours, Is A Threat To Your Health; more likely to die during the following four-year period
- Scientists Spot Star Transforming Into “Cosmic Diamond; The cosmic bling is taking place just 104 light-years away where a white dwarf is crystallising
- Manipur CM: holding discussions at multiple levels and assured that action will be taken against those involved in violence; MoS Rajkumar Singh’s Residence Set on Fire, 2 Attack at His Home in a Month
- Google Warns Employees Against Chatbot Usage, Including its Own; Flags Business Risks; AI-Powered LinkedIn Ads Looks to Expand Reach Amid Economic Uncertainty
- Rs 2,000 note withdrawal: Kotak Mahindra Bank garners deposits of Rs 5,400Cr; Global Stocks Surge, Dollar Weakens on US Data, ECB Rate Hike, and Fed’s Pause; India’s Exports Fall 10.3% To $34.98BN In May 2023
- IndiGo Plane Suffers Tail Strike At Ahmedabad Airport, DGCA Probe Ordered & grounding of pilots of the mishap-hit aircraft; NCLT directs Go First resolution professional to ensure protection of engine lessors’ assets; Air Traffic In India Jumps By 36% In Jan-May 2023
- Rural India revving up 2-wheeler demand; industry sees double-digit sales growth in FY24; Heavy industries ministry actions ‘sabotaging’ FAME-II: SMEV to Niti Aayog; Tata Motors evinces interest in green technology project in Jharkhand
- Ashok Leyland partners with Aidrivers for autonomous electric terminal trucks; Simple Energy plans to roll out 2 new affordable e-scooters in next quarter
- Unreal: 4 Killer Whales Spotted Swimming Together In Rare Sighting; pod consisted of one adult male, one adult female, and two juveniles
- China Carried out Cyber Espionage Campaign Globally for Its Interest; hackers targeted victims in 16 diff countries, striking organizations in public & private sectors
- Ex-UK PM Liz Truss Admits To “Mistakes” Over Her Disastrous Short-Lived Tenure; blamed economic “establishment” for torpedoing her policies
- Swiss Teachers Concerned Over 11-Yr-Old Children Wearing Diapers To School; important to distinguish it is developmental psychological disorder or person affected has never learned it
- EU: World just experienced its warmest early June on record, following May that was less than 0.1 deg Cel cooler than the warmest May on record
- UN in Talks about Possibly Handing over Afghan Teaching Projects to Taliban; received assurances that its community-based classes, which educate 500,000 students, would continue
- Ukraine Claims 100 sq km Gains, Russia Bombs Drone Factories, US Asks NATO To Brace For Marathon; Russian Oil Revenues Down Nearly 50% on Price Cap, Claims US
- US Man Sues Facebook for Banning His Account for No Reason, Wins $50,000; Jason Crawford sued FB in 2022 for terminating his account without a valid reason and refusing to address the situation
- Manchester United Negotiating Exclusivity with Qatari Bidders in Sale Talks; FIFA to Create Anti-Racism Taskforce Featuring Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior
- Today’s Word – Waywiser – Instrument for measuring distance travelled
