NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 9 February- 5 Mins read
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- Lucknow: 5 girls from a batch of 15 at UP Sainik School cracked NDA exam, representing an impressive 18.5% of the total 27 seats for female cadets at the prestigious military training academy
- ISRO Set for GSLV Liftoff to Launch New Weather and Disaster Warning Satellite on Feb 17; designed to bolster the IMD’s capabilities to predict weather and help issue disaster warnings
- Supreme Court Arguments Begin In Landmark Case Seeking To Kick Donald Trump Off Ballot Over Capitol Attack
- China Woman Earns ₹ 120 Crore A Week With 3-Second Reviews; With 5MN followers on Douyin – the Chinese version of TikTok – Zheng perfected unconventional, lightning-fast method of promoting a product
- ₹ 777-Cr Pragati Maidan Tunnel Beyond Repair, Needs Overhaul; delay in the tunnel’s completion and negligence in maintenance has led to cracks in the tunnel; not safe for commuters anymore; notice issued to L&T over alleged “glaring infirmities”
- Shoot On Sight Order, Curfew In Uttarakhand’s Haldwani After Madrasa Demolition Sparks Violence; curfew imposed, paramilitary deployed force to control the situation
- Former SC Judge Justice AM Khanwilkar is likely to be appointed the next Lokpal of India, which has been without a full-time chairperson since May 2022
- Silkyara Tunnel: Green Signal to Restart Work; served show-cause notices to officials, DPR consultant and EPC contractor, based on expert committee report that inspected the Silkyara tunnel collapse site
- Farmers Stir: Massive Traffic Jam In Noida, 3 Union Ministers Meet ‘Delhi Chalo’ Protesters In Chandigarh; Heavy Security Deployed Around Delhi-UP Border, Massive Traffic Jams Witnessed
- Govt Scraps Free Movement Between India, Myanmar To Ensure Internal Security; aims to maintain the demographic structure of the Northeastern states bordering Myanmar
- Six Multi Tracking Rail Projects worth ₹ 12,343Cr Approved By Cabinet in Rajasthan, Assam, Telangana, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Nagaland; ICF, Chennai to produce hydrogen-powered train
- Adani Power wins bid for Lanco Amarkantak at ₹4,101Cr; BPCL avoiding Russian Sokol crude oil purchases due to payment issues; Discoms outstanding dues reduce to Rs 50,000Cr in Jan; Essar Oil eyes 2X gas production from its coal bed methane block
- GFCL EV to invest for EV and ESS batteries for domestic and global markets; Aponyx Electric Vehicles to launch electric scooters and bikes in India; Bengaluru-based company Dynamatic Technologies bagged a contract from Airbus for manufacturing all the doors of its narrow body A220 family of aircraft
- BCCI seeks SC view on media rights sale as ‘franchise services; Disney’s India sports business records $315 million loss due to 2023 WC; Cabinet approves spectrum auction across multiple bands at base price of Rs 96K Cr
- 300k at risk of famine in north Gaza – UN; Israel Steps up Rafah Assault amid Netanyahu Order to IDF and US Call To “Put Civilians First”; strikes kill 13; Hamas “Open” To Discuss Ceasefire Despite Rejection Of Initial Offer
- King Charles Following Royal Canadian Air Force’s 5BX Exercise Plan along with the medical treatment after Cancer Diagnosis
- Pakistan Elections: Imran Khan’s Party-Backed Independents Pose Tough Challenge to Sharif’s PML-N
- India to Replace Military Personnel in Maldives with “competent Indian technical personnel” in two phases by May 10
- UK Girl, 9, Who Was Bullied For Having Only Eye Gets A Bionic Replacement; She spent most of her childhood undergoing more than 20 surgeries to expand her eye socket as she grew
- China’s J-10C Jets Fly 4,000KM Directly To Saudi Expo, Russia Makes Arab Countries New Su-75 Offer; can rival the US F-35 in terms of cost efficiency per flight hour
- Iceland’s Sylingarfell Volcano Erupts For Second Time In 2024; started on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland
- This Florida Home Is The Most Expensive Property For Sale In US, Price Is ₹ 2,448 Cr; luxurious estate boasts three sprawling houses, a private yacht basin, and 1650 feet of waterfront; property for sale is on a peninsula called Gordon Pointe
- Ukraine’s Popular “Iron General” Replaced By Zelensky Amid Raging War as he seeks to rally troops under a new army chief and change the dynamic of the war
- U19 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: Ali Raza’s 4-wicket haul in vain as AUS defeat PAK by 1 wicket, will meet IND in the final
- Today’s Word – Valuta – Comparative value of a currency
