NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 20 August – 5 Mins read
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- Khajuraho-Udaipur intercity train was halted at the Sitholi Railway Station in Gwalior after a fire was reported in its engine; stopped for two hours; Delhi-bound Air India flight suffers delay due to technical snag
- India’s Submarine INS Vagir On Extended-Range Deployment To Australia; Air Force Conducts Trials Of System To Para-Drop Vehicles, Heavy Loads from a cargo aircraft
- 1 Officer, 8 Jawans Killed After Truck Skids, Falls Into River In Ladakh; Severe Waterlogging In Gurugram After Heavy Rain, Traffic Disrupted; 78 Dead In Himachal Due To Rain So Far, Orange Alert Issued For 2 Days; Landslides Snap Road Links To Several Arunachal Districts; Fresh Cracks Appear On Rishikesh-Badrinath Highway, Vehicles Told To Go Slow
- Russia Space Agency: During Landing Manoeuvre By Luna 25 an emergency situation occurred on board automatic station, which did not allow carrying out of manoeuvre within specified conditions
- Manipur: 3 members of underground outfit arrested, tense situation in state; Misinformation is the trigger for violence; Tribals Protest Killing, Demand AFSPA Be Reimposed In Parts Of State; 10 Kuki-Zo MLAs to skip assembly session in protest
- ‘They never came to defend me’: Expelled tutor Karan Sangwan alleges Unacademy of no support during row
- Maoist couple involved in attack that killed 39 jawans & injuring another 50 in Bastar region, surrender; get new lease of life
- Woman exposes passenger who took indecent photos of air hostess on SpiceJet flight 157 (Delhi-Mumbai)
- Govt imposes 40% duty on onion exports till Dec 31 to improve local supplies; onion prices are likely to rise in Sep
- Ahead of state polls, EC once again asks parties not to use plastic, other non-biodegradable materials in campaigns
- ‘Valuable time lost’: SC on Gujarat HC adjourning rape survivor’s abortion plea; directed survivor be produced before the medical board itself for a fresh medical opinion and the report be placed before it on Aug 20, after which it will take up the case on Aug 21
- RBI: Income Tax Return Filling In UP Jumps From 1.65 Lakh In 2014 To 11.92 Lakh In 2023; UP tops with a share of 16.2% investment in terms of attracting funds from banks, financial institutions
- SUV craze: Rs 10-20 lakh segment now prime playing field for carmakers; Dalmia Group submits revised debt resolution plan for Birla Tyres
- Indian energy company ONGC Videsh secures 3-yr extension to explore South China Sea; Oil India Limited (OIL) is hopeful of starting exploration in Nagaland; Govt unveils Green Hydrogen standards, sets emission thresholds for production; NTPC starts trial run of hydrogen bus in Leh
- “Truth Will Shock You To The Core”, Says India-Origin Dr Ravi Jayaram Who Helped Catch UK’s Killer Nurse
- Mexico prepared for a powerful Pacific hurricane that triggered warning of potentially catastrophic” flooding in a northwestern tourist region and California
- Biden Says Still Expects To Meet China’s Xi Later This Year Amid Tensions; China Begins Military Drills Around Taiwan As “Stern Warning”
- Spain wildfires: Wildfires in Spain’s Tenerife have gone out of control and over 225 firemen are busy bringing the blaze under control
- Tensions between Cyprus and Turkey erupted once more this year as a posse of Turkish Cypriot police attacked UN peacekeepers
- US: Maryland resident tested positive for state’s first case of locally acquired malaria strain in more than 40 years
- As the worst wildfires in Canadian history continue to rage, Canada’s British Columbia announces state of emergency
- North Korea says it scrambled jets after ‘dangerous provocation’ by US aircraft; NK was considering measures to deter future incursions
- Today’s Word – Ichu – Andean alpine grass
