NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 3 November- 5 Mins read
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- ODI World Cup 2023: Shami, Siraj decimate Lankan Batsmen; India seals SF berth, 1st to do so; also 4th consecutive SF 2011, 2015, 2019 & 2023; Shreyas, Kohli & Gill sing with the bat; Kohli Makes History, Shatters Sachin Tendulkar’s World Record In ODI Cricket of making 1000Runs (8 times) in a single calendar year
- CMIE: Unemployment Rate Rises To More Than Two-Year High; overall rate rose to 10.05% in Oct from 7.09% in Sep, the highest since May 2021
- ‘Can’t Demand 70-Hour Work At 40-Hour Salary”: CureFit Founder Mukesh Bansal; stated that one cannot virtue signal or shame people into putting in more hours at work
- 3 Men On Bike Harass, Strip IIT-BHU Student, Make Video Of Her Near Hostel; students held protest; claimed outside elements involved; demanded outsiders be banned from entering the campus
- Delhi Air Quality “Severe”, Pollution May Spike Over Next 2 Weeks; Non-essential construction activity, diesel trucks banned in Delhi as pollution levels near “severe” category
- SC to Poll Panel: Give Up-To-Date Numbers On Funds Received By Parties Through Electoral Bonds; During a hearing, Kapil Sibal Unwell, CJI Pauses Hearing, Offers Help; says could use SC conference room and join via video link
- “Notice Sent To Apple, Probe Started”: IT Secretary On iPhone “Hacking” Charges; Cyber Watchdog CERT-In To Probe iPhone “Hacking” Attempt Charges
- Egypt To Reopen Rafah Border To Evacuate 7,000 Foreigners From Gaza; 2 Hamas Commanders Killed In Gaza Refugee Camp Attack; 20,000 Injured People Still Trapped In Gaza, Says Relief Group; Israeli MP, News Channel Feud Over “Settler Blood Redder” Remarks As West Bank Violence Slammed
- IDF estimates at least 3,000 Hamas fighters took part in the Oct 7; Biden Believes that Israeli PM Netanyahu’s political career is about to end, as per Politico; US journalist Seymour Hersh claims PM ordered intelligence agencies to assassinate all Hamas leaders two weeks ago
- People In Queue To Exchange ₹ 2,000 Notes After Last Date Quizzed At RBI by ED to find out whether they were acting as agents for others; Now, you can send Rs 2,000 notes via post directly to RBI; Kotak Mahindra Bank to sell 51% stake in Kotak General Insurance to Zurich Insurance for Rs 4,051Cr
- Giving away Rs 5.6 cr a day, Shiv Nadar top donor in 2023 philanthropy rankings; total contributions surge 56%
- IIT-Delhi Abu Dhabi campus to open in January, offer course on energy transition & sustainability as its first course
- EPFO: Net new female members added under the retirement fund body more than doubled to 2.8 million in FY23 from 1.30 million in FY19
- Move from ‘Volume’ to ‘Value’: Draft National Pharma Policy Plans Big Boost to AI, Blockchain & Patents; No more painful insulin shots: Hyderabad company develops oral insulin spray for diabetes
- Zika Virus in Mosquito Near Bengaluru; Samples of 30 Pregnant Women, 7 People Sent for Testing
- Delhi University PhD Fee hike: From ₹ 1,900 To ₹ 23,000: Delhi University Teachers Claim 1,200% PhD Fee Hike; SFI alleged that administration imposed a strict one-day deadline for fee payment
- Telcos say “same-service-same-rules” principle should be adopted for regulating OTT apps like WhatsApp, Telegram
- Record sales in sight for 2023, Mercedes-Benz India bullish on 2024 outlook; Ashok Leyland strengthens LVC presence by driving in West Bengal; Minda inks pact to form JV with Taiwan firm to produce sunroof for passenger vehicles
- Putin signed off on a law revoking Russia’s ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, a move he says is designed to bring Moscow into line with US
- Victory for rideshare drivers’ rights – Uber and Lyft forced to pay $328MN settlement in New York; both companies had deprived drivers of rightful earnings and benefits, impacting thousands of hardworking individuals
- Petroleum Project, $1.5 Billion of FDI: Will Cash-Strapped Sri Lanka Fall into China’s Trap Once Again?
- Today’s Word – Deadstock – Farm equipment
