NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 9 December- 5 Mins read
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- On the Bamanbore-Kutch national highway in Gujarat, a few strongmen cheated Govt officials for 1.5years by setting up a fake toll plaza by bypassing the highway on private land
- Indians Perform Garba At New York’s Times Square to celebrate its inclusion in UNESCO’s cultural heritage list
- Karnataka Teen Preetham Earns A Place In India Book Of Records For Blindfolded Harmonium Mastery; Science Teacher Sadanand Dabagar In Uttar Kannada District Writes With Both Hands
- “Unaccounted” cash ₹ 250Cr expected to be recovered through searches being conducted by IT Dept against a Odisha-based distillery group and entities linked to it
- ZPM’s Lalduhoma Takes Oath As New Chief Minister Of Mizoram; The ZPM, which was registered as a political party only in 2019, emerged victorious in the assembly elections bagging 27 seats
- Heinous Crime – Stripped, Blindfolded Gazan Men Surrendered Hamas Members, Claims Israeli Media. Report Says Some Are Civilians; Israel Says It Hit 450 Targets In Gaza In 24 Hours As War Rages; Presses Ground Offensive In Gaza, US Alarmed; 6 Palestinians Killed By Israeli Forces
- Salvoes Of Rockets Fired At US Embassy In Baghdad Amid Israel-Hamas War; Palestinian Poet Refaat Alareer Killed In Gaza In Israeli Strike; “Will Turn Beirut Into Gaza If…”: Netanyahu’s Warning To Hezbollah; Blinken condemns Israel: there is gap between Govt declared intentions to protect civilians and the casualties
- In A First, China Starts Operations At Fourth Generation Nuclear Reactor (200 MW high-temp, gas-cooled reactor (HTGCR); designed to use fuel more efficiently and improve its economics, safety, and environmental footprint
- Mos Health: Investigations into the reported data breach on the CoWIN portal have ascertained that there was no bulk data download from its beneficiary database
- 1.6 lakh road accident deaths in the country in 2022, with UP accounting highest No of fatalities among 37 states and union territories
- West Bengal: As many as nine newborn babies and a two-year-old died at the Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital in 24 hours; committee formed to investigate the cause of death
- Mahua Moitra Expelled From Parliament Over Cash-For-Query Row; Denied Permission To Speak During Discussion On Ethics Report; “Speakers Have To Follow The Precedent”: Om Birla
- India Bans Onion Exports Till March 2024 to increase domestic availability and to keep prices in check
- A medical student was allegedly injured after she was caught in a crossfire by two rival groups at the Aligarh Muslim University, prompting authorities to crack down on “illegal occupants” in its hostels
- Maruti Suzuki is offering discounts of up to Rs 2.3 lakh on select models like Jimny, Fronx, and Grand Vitara; Discounts in the form of cash discounts, exchange bonuses, and corporate benefits
- Tata Plans To Build iPhone Plants, Tapping Apple’s India Production Plans; Apple Aims To Build Over 5 Crore iPhones In India Every Year; ‘Loyalty Penalty’: 3 UK Telcos Vodafone, EE, Three and O2 Made Old Users Pay More Than New Users for Same Services, Face Lawsuit
- India’s Forex Reserves Surges Past $600BN Mark After Nearly 4 Months; RBI Keeps Key Lending Rate Unchanged At 6.5%; declares formation of repository for fintechs to expand digital payments
- Jindal Stainless targets 50% carbon emissions reduction before 2035; India’s urea production rises to 284.95 L tonne in 2022-23 from 225.08 L tonne in 2014-15; Nayara Energy to start PP plant in 1st half 2024; REC signs 200MN euro loan with German Bank KfW to propel distribution sector reforms
- Hyderabad office sector to witness an addition of 35-38 mn. sq. ft. of investment-grade business parks by 2023-25; Max Healthcare Inst to acquire Starlit Medical Centre at enterprise value 940Cr
- ‘Decision Had to Be Made’: Putin Says He Will Run for President in March Elections, Kremlin Plans Campaign
- Joe Biden’s Son Hunter Indicted On Federal Tax Evasion Charges; 2nd time this year he has been charged by a special counsel investigating his personal and business dealings
- ‘You Have Congress, I Have Parliament’: Erdogan Plays Hardball with Biden on Sweden’s NATO Bid
- Today’s Word – Nariform – Shaped like the nostrils or like the human nose
