NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 8 November- 5 Mins read
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- ODI World Cup 2023: Only (one) of the best of WC 2023 till date – One Man (Maxwell) Show; 201* is now highest score in ODI cricket in a chase; Just one catch missed, Afghan ensured Aussie into WC Semi Finals
- ISRO’s Aditya L1 Captures First High Energy X-ray Glimpse of Solar Flares; A solar flare is a sudden brightening of solar atmosphere
- SC: It is “troublesome” that Union Govt selectively picking, choosing and appointing judges whose names were recommended by the collegium for appointment to the higher judiciary
- SC: Observing that sexual harassment in any form at workplaces must be viewed seriously, quashed a Gauhati HC verdict setting aside an order of penalty of withholding 50% pension of Ex-employee of SSB in a sexual harassment case levelled by a woman, who was his junior
- Mumbai Air Like Smoking 1,000 Cigarettes In A Short Span; 1,500 Farm Fires In Punjab, Haryana Air Quality “Severe”; 4,700 Vehicles Fined In Delhi For Pollution-Check Violations; Behind Toxic Delhi Air, Local Factors’ Role Bigger Than Farm Fires; No Coal Burning in Hotels, LPG to All: IIT Kanpur Study Suggests 10 Ways to Curb Air Pollution in Delhi-NCR
- “Are We Going To Die…”: 9 Injured In Manipur Firing Amid Kidnapping Allegations; Kuki Groups Allege Excesses By Manipur Cops In Border Town Moreh, Request Assurances
- Influencer Elvish Yadav Gets Notice In Snake Venom Case, May Be Interrogated Soon after taking Rahul Yadav, one of those arrested
- Scientists across world worried about a new COVID-19 variant JN.1 – could be more infectious and could evade vaccine immunity
- One Month On, Israel Says Troops “In Heart Of Gaza City”; Antony Blinken Calls For G7 “Clear Voice” On War; Palestinian Reporter Killed In Israeli Strike On Gaza; Passenger Plane Flies Past Iron Dome Rockets to Land In Israel; Israel’s Deadliest Ever Gaza War Set To Intensify; “Raised Huge Number Of Questions”: Russia On Israel Minister’s Nuclear Remark
- UNSC still at loggerheads over pause versus ceasefire after Gaza meet; Already battling for political survival, Netanyahu is not restraining his coalition; Netanyahu’s Far-right Ministers Are His Assets, and for Israel a Liability; 35 Israeli Jewish and Arab Rights Groups Call for Ceasefire, Hostage Deal, Political Solution to Conflict
- After a tough year, Piramal Pharma hopes to regain vigour in 2nd half; Govt plans to offer support for treatment of rare diseases; Norwest Ventures announces acquisition of Rs 450Cr stake in Regency Healthcare
- IndiGo Expects Grounding of 35 Aircraft in Q4 Due To P&W Engine Issue; already has 40 aircraft on the ground due to other issues with P&W; Air India-Vistara Merger Remains On Course; Once done, Singapore Airlines (SIA) will have a 25.1% stake in Air India
- JSW, Vedanta’s Rs 10,000 cr investment in cement plants in Punjab stuck in red tape; Larsen & Toubro arm secures significant orders in Odisha, MP
- IBBI proposes smooth registration of occupied flats in insolvent realty projects; Vikram Puri acquires hotel in Goa for ₹60Cr; WeWork India to focus on growth, expects 30% jump in Revenue for FY2024
- DGCA issued a show cause notice to Air India for non-compliance with norms pertaining to facilities that are required to be provided to passengers; last year levied 10Lakhs as penalty
- Bank Of Baroda World App Mess Began With An Innocuous Reward; It’s the tale of a leaky app with poor security, and employees and third-party workers gaming the system to earn incentives
- Britain will make the makers rather than the owners of self-driving cars legally liable for any crashes under a framework for developing autonomous vehicles (AV); Cruise Ship Spirit of Discovery Forced To Return To UK After 100 Passengers Injured In Frightening Storm
- According to Russian Constitution, the President is elected for a six-year term. So, after the election in 2024, Vladimir Putin will remain President till 2030; NATO To Scrap Key Cold War Treaty After Russia Withdraws From Agreement
- 98% Of China Funding To Pakistan Were In “Less-Than-Generous” Loans with only 2% coming in the form of grants between 2000 and 2021
- Sweden Set To Become Europe’s First Smoke-Free Nation As Use Of Snus (a kind of moist snuff which is placed under the upper lip) Rises
- Airplane Takes Off And Reaches 14,500 Feet, Crew Discovers 2 Windowpanes Missing & the other two were misaligned; aircraft was used by luxury travel business TCS World Travel
- Today’s Word – Iconometer – Instrument for finding size of object by measuring its image
