NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 29 Jun – 5 Mins read
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- UP: Boy Walks 3 Km To Complain Against Drunk Father; headed for the Basoni Police Station after he saw his father, a 40-year-old Hariom, beating his mother with an iron pipe and belt
- RTI: 2.74 lakh posts in the Railways are lying vacant as of June 2023 with more than 1.7 lakh of them in the safety category
- History! Nathan Lyon Becomes First Bowler Ever To Play 100 Consecutive Tests; In 121 Test matches picked 495 wickets; avg of 30.99; best bowling return 8/50 in an innings; 13/154 in a match
- As Manipur Sees Dark Times, Babies Born In Relief Camps Are Shining Lights; As over 12,000 cross over from Manipur, Mizoram says need some help; Marginalisation of Kukis the main reason behind Manipur violence
- Chandrayaan-3: India’s Moon Mission Set for Launch in July; is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 to demonstrate end-to-end capability in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface
- At Rs 1,639 Cr, Indian Businessman Pankaj Oswal Buys One Of World’s Most Expensive Homes In Switzerland; once held by Christina Onassis, the daughter of Greek shipping mogul Aristotle Onassis, overlooks the snow-capped Alps in the Swiss village of Gingins
- Astronomers across world found 1st evidence of a long-theorised form of gravitational waves that create a “background hum” rumbling throughout the universe
- Mumbai Monsoon Mayhem to Continue As ‘Heavy to Very Heavy’ Rains Predicted; 7 Killed, 12 Districts Affected As Flood Situation Remains Grim In Assam; Biparjoy Cyclone Changed Path 9 Times, Made Prediction Difficult
- Govt Spending ₹ 40,000 To Remove ‘Black Spot’ On Roads; Vehicles Running 100% On Ethanol To Be Launched In Aug 2023
- Govt Approves Schemes Worth Over ₹ 3.70 Lakh Crore For Farmers; focused on the well-being and economic betterment of farmers by promoting sustainable agriculture
- 6, Including 2 Children, Die By Electrocution During Rath Yatra In Tripura; When the chariot came into contact with an overhead electric wire, it caused a surge of electricity, killing six on the spot
- Protein Drinks Should Carry Warning, Says UK Official After 16-Year-Old Boy’s Death; he suffered ‘irreversible brain damage’; boy’s father had bought his son the drink to help him build muscle – as his son was ‘quite skinny
- Tata Communications to Acquire Messaging Firm Kaleyra in an All-Cash Deal; Micron Signs MoU With India to Build First Semiconductor Plant in Gujarat
- Vande Bharat Express completes maiden Mumbai-Madgaon run in 9:30 hrs, reaches destination 24 minutes before schedule
- Zydus Lifesciences gets tentative nod from USFDA for generic breast cancer drug; CORONA remedies buys Sanofi India’s ortho brand Myoril
- Rs 1.4 lakh crore sops for power sector reforms; Hindustan Power Exchange sees 45% market share after coupling of power exchanges
- 160 Daily Flights, 78 Routes, 22 Airports: Go First Submits Revival Plan to DGCA, Assures Adequate Workforce
- Equity Investors Richer By ₹ 3.43 Lakh Crore In 2 Days Of Market Rally; Credit card NPAs for state-run banks zoom to 18 pc at FY23-end
- BMW rolls out updated M 1000 RR bike at Rs 49 lakh; Schaeffler India ramps up capacity at Savli plant in Gujarat; India produces 2.7 cr vehicles, valued at US$108-bn in FY23
- Russia Only Hits Military Targets: Kremlin After Ukraine Restaurant Strike; Convinced Putin To Not “Wipe Out” Wagner Group Chief, Says Belarus President; US Grants Ukraine $500MN In Extra Military Aid
- World Bank Approves $700MN For Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka; $500MN for budgetary support; $200MN for welfare support; strategy focuses on early economic stabilization, structural reforms, and protection of the poor
- Rishi Sunak Under Spotlight for ‘Using’ Pens With Erasable Ink in Meetings; UK PM’s Office Reacts
- EU Countries, Lawmakers Agree on Data Act, Set Governing Rules for Big Tech; Activision Blizzard to Set Up Shop in Barcelona Following EU’s Approval for Microsoft Acquisition
- US Consulate in Jeddah Under Lockdown After Deadly Shooting; Nepalese Guard, Gunman Dead; No Americans were harmed in the shooting
- 2nd Ashes Test: Steve Smith Stars For Australia Before Joe Root Double Revives England On Day 1
- Today’s Word – Jerboa – Nocturnal Deserr Dwelling Jumping Rodent
