NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 19 October – 5 Mins read
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- ODI World Cup 2023: Dominant New Zealand Thrash Afghanistan by 149 Runs to Move Top of Table
- A “horned” comet three times bigger than Mt Everest exploded for 2nd time in 4 months and is now hurtling toward Earth; named 12P/Pons-Brooks, is a cryovolcanic – or cold volcano – comet, measures a colossal 30KMs in diameter, and it erupted on Oct 5
- Judgement Day Looms For Netanyahu As Palestine Conflict Spirals; Egypt’s Sisi Rejects Gaza Refugee Influx, it would set a precedent for displacement of Palestinians from the West Bank into Jordan; Blames Israel For Aid Block; Israel Army Puts Out Before-After Footage Of Gaza Hospital Bombing; Israel Agreed To Let Aid Into Gaza “As Soon As Possible
- US Vetoes UN Security Council Resolution On Israel-Hamas War; US was the only vote against, but as one of the body’s 5 PMs its vote counts as a veto; US says “errant rocket” fired by a “terrorist group” caused a devastating explosion at a Gaza hospital that left hundreds dead
- Biden Tells Israelis ‘Majority Palestinians Not Hamas’, Pitches for 2-state Solution; Russia Asks Israel To Prove It Didn’t Attack Gaza Hospital, 22 Arab Nations Call For Ceasefire; ‘Collected Hands, Legs, Eyes of The Dead’: Gazans Take Stock of Hospital Strike Damage; “Day Of Rage”: Protests Erupt In Arab Countries After Gaza Hospital Strike
- Man Runs Car Over 5 On Footpath In Mangaluru, 1 Woman Killed; In six seconds, the accused rammed the car into five people, killing one and injuring four and then drove off; 5 Convicted For Murder Of Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan In Delhi In 2008; 4 accused were held guilty of murder and loot; 5 guilty of helping the others
- An IndiGo flight en route to Bengaluru returned to Singapore after take-off as the airline had forgotten to offload the baggage of passengers of an earlier flight
- Raghubar Das New Governor Of Odisha, Indra Sena Reddy Nallu Of Tripura; SC Collegium Suggests Names Of 13 Advocates As High Court Judges; Days After SC Concern, 17 Judges Appointed In 8 HCs
- Union Govt approved setting up of a ₹ 20,773Cr-transmission line for evacuation of solar power from a 13 GW renewable energy project in Ladakh to Kaithal in Haryana
- At 36.4 Deg, Mumbai Records Hottest Day Of 2023; High-level of humidity added to people’s woes in the metropolis, making the heat more oppressive, especially during the day time; Mercury falls in Delhi; Dry weather conditions likely to prevail over Northwest, South India
- Energetic Orange, Turquoise”: Air India Express’ New Brand Identity; The airline’s ‘Patterns of India’ theme encapsulates the spirit of the nation and shares its stories through a visual journey; Akasa Air Gets Traffic Rights For Riyadh, Jeddah, Doha, Kuwait; Air India Group to Take Delivery of One Aircraft Every Six Days on Average Till 2024-end
- Traders’ Body: 35 Lakh Weddings In India To Generate ₹ 4.25 Lakh Crore Business in 2023; between Nov 23 and Dec 15, nearly 3.5 million weddings are slated to take place
- Provide insurance cover to staff travelling in employers’ vehicle: Irdai tells insurers; Ambani’s luxury real estate bet gets HSBC financing boost; Security clearances for prospective IDBI bidders likely by Oct end
- Man jumps four floors after fire breaks out at Bengaluru cafe, hospitalised; fire was followed by an explosion, likely resulting from a domestic gas cylinder within the cafe.
- Manipal HealthMap completes acquisition of Hyderabad-based Medcis PathLabs; Biocon Biologics’ Malaysia insulin facility classified by US FDA for official action; Glenmark launches triple-drug combo for type 2 diabetes
- REC along with Bank of India to co-finance projects worth Rs 30,000 crore in next 5 years; We anticipate to have 60-70 pc share of electric two-wheelers on road by 2030: Heavy Industries Secy
- Cambridge University Artist Creates Unique Ink From Clone Of Isaac Newton’s Apple Tree; clone was planted at Cambridge Universitys Botanic Garden in 1954 and fell in high winds in Feb 2022
- Japan Airlines Forced To Add Extra Flight After Sumo Wrestlers each weighing 120KGs Make Aircraft Too Heavy
- 6 French Airports Evacuated After “Threat” Email; The evacuations at Lille, Lyon, Nantes, Nice, Toulouse, Beauvais airport would allow to “clear up any doubts” that the threats might be real; Manchester Airport Closed After Suspicious Package Found On Emirates Flight
- Putin Guest Of Honour In China, Xi Jinping Hails Friendship With Russia; met 42 times in the past decade; China Announces Over $100 Billion Funding For Its Belt And Road Initiative
- Today’s Word – Obtend – To put forward or allege
