NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 17 February- 5 Mins read
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- US: Robert DuBoise spent 37 years in a Florida prison for a 1983 rape and murder he did not commit. Now, he’s set to receive $14MN as compensation for all those lost years
- BCG study: 84% of Indian smartphone users check phone within 15 mins of waking up. Time spent on smartphones more than doubled from 2010 to 2023; people check their devices 80 times a day
- Jailed Russian leader Alexei Navalny reported dead; his team awaits confirmation; Earlier in Dec 2023, he was moved to the IK-3 penal colony, nicknamed “Polar Wolf; Russia Warns Against Protests After his Death: Putin responsible for death says Biden
- Ashwin is the 9th bowler in the world,2nd Indian after Kumble (619) to take 500Wickets in Test Cricket. Muralitharan leads the list with 800 Test Wickets; Ashwin withdraws from ongoing test over family medical emergency
- SpiceJet’s Ajay Singh submits joint bid along with Busy Bee Airways for bankrupt Go First made in his personal capacity; would be the operating partner
- Kim Jong Un’s Powerful Sister Offers Rare Olive Branch To Japan saying she saw a positive tone in comments from PM Fumio Kishida, who is seeking a summit
- A New York judge l ordered former US Pres Trump and Trump Organization to pay a fine of nearly US$ 355MN in a civil fraud case
- With its efforts to form next Govt going nowhere despite winning maximum number of seats, beleaguered Imran Khan’s party decided to sit in the Opposition in the Centre
- A group of 20 tech cos announced they have agreed to work together to prevent deceptive artificial-intelligence content from interfering with elections across the globe
- Israel “Will Pay” In Blood For Killing Civilians, Says Hezbollah; National Level Alert”: 2 Killed After Gunman Opens Fire In Israel
- Switzerland is the world’s best nation to build multi-generational wealth. As per a new index by citizenship advisory firm Henley & Partners, Swiss has 85% of total opportunity score
- More than 1,000 people lined up at Thai embassy in Yangon as young people sought to leave Myanmar after the junta said it would impose military service
- Britain’s ruling Conservative Party lost 2 more parliamentary seats to Labour in by-elections, dealing an ominous new blow to embattled Rishi Sunak ahead of a full national vote
- An earthquake of 4.6 magnitude on the Richter scale was recorded in China’s Southern Xinjiang region depth of the quake was recorded at 180 km. Tremors Felt in Various Areas of Jammu and Kashmir
- J&K: 50 Detained Ahead of Protest in Lal Chowk in Support of Farmers’ Demands; Elderly Farmer From Punjab Suffers Heart Attack While Protesting At Haryana’s Shambhu Border, Dies; Farmers’ agitation to cause Rs 500 cr economic loss daily to northern states: PHDCCI
- Cartosat-2, ISRO’s first satellite in the second generation of high-resolution imaging satellites launched 17 years ago, has been brought down from space to the Earth’s atmosphere
- Air India Gets DGCA Notice over Death of 80-Yr-Old Flyer at Mumbai Airport amid Dearth of Wheelchairs; Vistara, Air India pilots to have uniform pay structure
- Heavy Torpedoes, Refuelling Aircraft: Indian Armed Forces to Get Rs 84,560 Cr ‘Made in India’ Equipment
- India has great growth potential, will find another opportunity post Zee merger collapse: Sony; Reliance Tata Deal: Ambani’s RIL may buy 30% Tata Play stake from Disney to strengthen television distribution & JioCinema
- Max Healthcare Institute acquires Alexis Multi-Speciality Hospital; Zydus Lifesciences gets USFDA nod for generic drug to prevent chest pain in heart patients
- MG Motor India plans festive season launch for third electric car model amid growing market competition; UP emerges as top state in total vehicle sales in Oct-Dec 2023; Maharashtra 2nd
- AIPEF leads power sector employees’ protests against ‘govt policies to privatise power assets; LNG imports to India jump 26% in January as price fall boosts demand; Tata Power to acquire Jalpura Khurja Power Transmission project for Rs 838Cr
- West Bengal govt authorises Bandhan Bank for collection of tax, non-tax receipts; NHAI names 9 banks to facilitate payments at 247 toll stations amid Paytm Payments Bank regulatory clampdown
- BSNL, MTNL nudged to monetise land faster to pare debt; China’s BBK connects with Indian companies for phone production
- Today’s Word – Debouchure – Mouth of a river or strait
