NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 17 November- 5 Mins read
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- ODI WC 2023: It’s India vs Australia In Final After Pat Cummins’ registered a hard-fought victory over South Africa; Miller Becomes First South Africa Player To smash 100 in a knockout match
- India vs Kuwait Highlights, FIFA World Cup Qualifier: Manvir Singh Helps Blue Tigers Win 1-0
- Tunnel Escape Plan: Workers To Squeeze Through Pipes Less Than 3-Foot Wide; ‘I Am Okay, Tell My Family’: Labourer Trapped In Uttarakhand Tunnel Tells Official; Rescue Op Could Take 2-3 More Days, Drilling Begins
- Army Builds 200-Foot Bailey Bridge In 5 Days, Completes Linking North Sikkim; one of the longest and heaviest single-span Bailey bridges ever built by the Indian Army
- “Need To Establish a national reconstruction Govt…”Opposition Leader Says It’s Time To Replace Netanyahu; Israel Orders Evacuation Of 4 Towns In Gaza Strip Amid Fears Of War Escalation; With Tracker Robots And Blast Gel, Israel Wages War On Hamas Tunnels; Israel Drops Leaflets Overnight In East Gaza Asking People To Evacuate “Immediately”
- India Again Calls for De-Escalation of Situation in Israel-Hamas War in the face of increasing civilian casualties in the conflict; “Our Position Clear”: UN Chiefs Reject Unilateral Proposals To Create Safe Zones; In New ‘Total Communication Blackout’ Due To Lack Of Fuel; Army Fights Gun Battles With Hamas, Takes Control Of Key Gaza Port
- Manipur: Tribal Group Reimposes Indefinite Economic Blockade Of Imphal Valley over the alleged indifferent attitude of the concerned authority in dispensing law and order in Kuki-Zo inhabited areas; Illegal Poppy Farms The Size Of 40 Football Fields Destroyed; Low-intensity IED Blast Goes Off Under Assam Rifles Vehicle, No Injuries Reported
- Inside Railways’ Big Expansion Plans, Including Confirmed Tickets By 2027; new trains will be added every day; Domestic air traffic soars over 10% in Oct; DGCA transfers some officials amid graft allegations
- Madras HC: PG students who were on Covid-19 duty in government hospitals will also be eligible for the incentive marks for selection to the post of assistant surgeons
- Kerala Man Sreeju living and working in Fujairah, Working as Control Room Operator in UAE, Wins ₹ 45 Cr In Lottery
- Uncontrolled Re-entry’: Part of Chandrayaan-3 Enters Earth’s Atmosphere, Crashes in Pacific Ocean; rocket body was part of LVM-3 M4 launch vehicle
- Punjab Reports Over 1,200 Farm Fires despite Red Alert; Delhi’s Air Quality Severe, Vehicle Emissions Largest Contributor; Cyclone Midhili to Intensify; Rains Likely in Odisha, Bengal among These States
- Desi pharma pangs continue for India despite dose to fortify pharmacy of the world tag; Deferred umbilical cord clamping reduces death risk in premature babies; AstraZeneca Pharma India plans to sell Bengaluru plant
- Vi limits its mobile user loss to below 50,000 for first time in Aug; India’s telcos could lose $29.2MN in business messaging (SMS) revenue to apps over next 5 years
- Smartphone shipments rise up to 8% during festive season; Apparel companies upbeat on demand revival; Small regional FMCG players make a comeback, grabbing shares from big companies
- TVS Motor joins hands with Emil Frey group to foray into European market; Hero MotoCorp records highest-ever retail sales of over 14 lakh units in festive season
- Adani Unit, ArcelorMittal, JSW in race to buy Vadraj Cement; IL&FS Transportation sells entire equity in Jorabat-Shillong Expressway for Rs 1,343Cr; Coal power plants seen thriving at 65% PLF despite RE surge; SJVN inks pact with Solar Energy Corporation to supply 200 mw wind power
- China Ready To Be US’ Friend, Partner: Xi Jinping After Talks With Biden; Biden says not seeking to distance itself from China but in fact wanted an improved relationship
- Amazon to Block Employee Promotions Who Don’t Return to Office; a higher office-to-home ratio is a must for employees who wish to advance in their careers
- Pedro Sanchez Re-Elected Spanish PM By Majority In Parliament; had reached separate deals with a number of regional parties to earn their backing
- Developed nations may have achieved their overdue promise of $100BN to help poorer countries cope with climate change in 2022; Delhi-NCR Air Pollution Fuelling Rise in Miscarriages, Other Complications among Pregnant Women, Babies
- Highly-Decorated Russian General Who Once Criticised Putin Found Dead; No signs of violent death were found, and that the circumstances of the deaths are being looked into; UK’s Cameron Vows Military Support on Surprise Kyiv Visit, Holds Talks With Zelensky; Russia’s Nuclear-Capable Avangard That Can Hit Targets at 27X Speed of Sound Launched Into Silo
- Judge David Friedman issued an interim stay of the gag order imposed by another judge, who is presiding over the business fraud trial of the former president
- Today’s Word – Rampant – Heraldic animal portrayed on its hind legs
