NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 21 January- 5 Mins read
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- Bengaluru’s Warning Against Smartphone ‘Zombies’ is Wake-up Call We Needed; comes as reality check for every ‘cell-coholic’ today; can’t wait for 30 to 60 (avg signal seconds ) without using mobile
- Major Jerry Blaize and Captain Supreetha CT set to become 1st couple to march down the Kartavya Path as members of two different contingents in R-Day parade; 1st in the history of the R-Day parades
- 4-Man Crew Including Turkey’s First Astronaut Arrive at ISS for a 2week stay in the latest such mission arranged entirely at commercial expense by Texas-based startup company Axiom Space; “India Looks Forward To Cooperation”: PM Modi On Japan’s Soft Landing On Moon; NASA Loses Contact With Its Mini-Helicopter On Mars During 72nd flight
- India Open Super 750 Badminton: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat Tokyo Olympics bronze medallists Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia; enters final; Erratic HS Prannoy Bows Out
- U19 World Cup: Saumy Pandey, Musheer Khan Shine As India Outclass Bangladesh By 84 Runs; KS Bharat Slams Ton As India A Play Out Draw With England Lions
- Aus Open: World No. 1 Iga Swiatek Crashes Out After Losing To Linda Noskova; Daniil Medvedev On Fire At Australian Open Despite Late Finish Taking Toll, enters into last 16
- ‘Falsely Promised Hotel Stays, Alternate Flights’: Passenger Shares Harrowing Experience on Diverted (to Kolkata) IndiGo Mumbai-Ranchi Flight
- Torture of 5 more civilians slipped under radar in Poonch, J&K police seek their medical records; All are residents of Topa Pir village admitted to another hospital on night of Dec 22, discharged on Jan 13
- “Face Of Evil”: Israeli Protesters Call For Early Polls To Oust PM Netanyahu; Fighting Across Gaza As Israel Drops Leaflets To Help Locate Its Hostages; Anti-Israel Protesters Fire Smoke bombs, Flares In Clash With Cops In Italy; Israel Rejects Palestinian Sovereignty In Gaza, Netanyahu Tells Biden
- Women and children main victims of Israel-Hamas war with 16,000 killed, says UN; 3000 women have become Widows; 10,000 children may have lost their fathers; Israeli drones attack hospital in southern Gaza; Hostage families protest outside Israel PM home, ramping pressure for truce-for-hostages deal
- EC Estimates Rs 10,000 Cr Needed Every 15 Years for New EVMs if Simultaneous Polls Held; a total of 11.80 lakh polling stations required for 2024 LS polls; if simultaneous polls two sets of EVMs would be needed per polling station
- Moti Mahal or Daryaganj? Delhi HC to decide who invented Butter Chicken, Dal Makhani with restaurant chain Moti Mahal suing renowned eatery Daryaganj for taking credit for the two world famous dishes
- Union Govt To Fence Myanmar Border, End Free Movement Into India; comes amid a high number of Myanmar soldiers fleeing into India to escape ethnic clashes
- AI Startup in Paris: Google DeepMind scientists in talks with with potential investors about a financing round that may exceed ₹ 1,800Cr; Startup may be focused on building a new AI model
- Devotees Splurge On Jets, Gold-Plated Idols; Ayodhya Temple Chief Priest Reacts Sharply After Ram Lalla Idol Photo Leaked Online, Demands Probe; AIIMS Delhi To Remain Shut Till 2.30 PM; ‘Jan 22 not a state function’: Unscheduled holiday declaration irks banking unions & market players; says blatant misuse
- Nikky Haley Questions Trump’s Mental Fitness After He Confuses Her With Nancy Pelosi; accused her of failing to stop the violent assault on the US Capitol on Jan 6, 2021
- A 14-year-old Maldivian boy died amid allegations that Prez Mohammed Muizzu denied permission for the use of an Indian Dornier aircraft that could have potentially saved his life
- ‘Murderer!’ – Peruvian Prez Dina Boluarte faced fierce backlash from residents during a visit Ayacucho, where 10 people were reported killed during anti-Govt protests in Dec 2022; She has faced a constitutional complaint and probe on charges of genocide
- “Simulated” Hypersonic Missile Attack On US Warship, Radar Blocking China’s Preparation For War?
- NATO will launch its biggest military exercises, with 90,000 personnel set to take part in months of drills aimed at showing that the alliance can defend all of its territory up to its border with Russia
- Zelensky Invites Trump To Kyiv “If He Can Stop War” | Ex-Russian Lawmaker Calls For Putin’s Ouster; Nepal requests Russia not to recruit its nationals into army; UK Tests “DragonFire” Laser That Cuts Through Targets With “Pinpoint Accuracy” From Miles Away
- Bracing cold followed a week of storms blamed for at least 61 deaths around the US, many involving hypothermia or road accidents
- Today’s Word – Calamus – Quill or reed used as a pen
