NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 3 March – 5 Mins read
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- Indian Navy To Commission INS Jatayu Naval Base in Minicoy Islands on March 6; will strengthen its foothold in Lakshadweep islands, along with extending operational surveillance, reach, sustenance
- Delhi Wakes Up to Overnight Showers; IMD Warns of More Rainfall And Drop in Temp; Four National Highways Among 350 Roads Closed as Snow, Rain Lash Himachal; Traffic on Jammu-Srinagar Highway Suspended Due to Multiple Landslides
- NIA, NSG assist Bengaluru cops in blast; to probe the nature of the explosive that was placed; Café to reopen on March 8
- Baldev Singh Sirsa: Asserting that farmers will continue to protest peacefully in support of their demands; How long Govt will keep the roads blocked, ultimately they will have to resolve the issue
- Rly Minister: The driver and the assistant driver of one of the two passenger trains that collided leading to death of 14 passengers on October 29, 2023 were watching a cricket match on phone
- Aviation Ministry Introduces Helicopter Emergency Medical Services In India; redefine medical outreach, ensuring rapid emergency medical care within crucial golden hour following life-threatening incidents
- Chief Justice Spotlights “Tareekh Pe Tareekh” Syndrome In Judicial System; adjournment has become part of the judicial system is disheartening; it prolongs the agony of litigants and perpetuates the cycle of backlog
- SC to decide on March 4 if lawmakers have immunity from prosecution for taking bribe to make speech, cast vote in House
- Number of candidates contesting Lok Sabha polls jumped four-fold between 1952 and 2019 from 1,874 in to 8,039
- Tripura tables Rs 27,804.66Cr budget with Rs 410.69Cr deficit; Union Govt signs pact with Tripura Govt, Tipra Motha for tribal rights
- 2 of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case moved SC contending that its Jan 8 verdict cancelling remission of their sentence was “in teeth of” a 2002 constitution bench order
- Karachi-Bound Ship from China Stopped at Mumbai Port; suspected to be carrying dual-use consignment that could potentially be used in Pakistan’s nuclear and ballistic missile program
- Star-Viacom18 likely to post $200MN loss on sports, streaming – merger may face intense CCI scrutiny; Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages to invest 350Cr in Madhya Pradesh; PM to inaugurate first under-river tunnel of Kolkata Metro on Mar 6
- PM unveils oil and gas projects worth Rs 1.62 lakh cr across India; Coal production from captive, commercial mines rises 27 pc in Apr-Feb
- Ultra rich chase Rs 1 crore-plus supercars on luxury drive; Electric two-wheeler market sees huge 24% growth in February. Ola at top of sales chart
- US Makes Its First Gaza Aid Airdrop – No Water, Medicines In Gaza Aid; Israeli Airstrike Hits Gaza Tent, Killing 11-Gaza Health Ministry; US says Israel has agreed to framework for Gaza ceasefire. Hamas now must decide; Witnesses of aid convoy violence in Gaza describe shooting, panic and desperation
- A Ship Earlier Hit by Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Sinks in the Red Sea, First Vessel Lost in Conflict; The sinking of the Rubymar, (cargo of fertilizer, previously leaked fuel) could cause ecological damage to Red Sea
- Trump Wins Republican Vote In Three US States, Edging Toward GOP Prez Nomination; Democrats Angry At Biden Back Him Anyway to Stop Trump
- Russia Fumes After German Officials Heard Discussing Strike On Crimean Bridge With Taurus Missile; German Chancellor Orders Full Investigation Into Leaked Army Talks on Ukraine War; Weak Ukraine Defences Aiding Russian Advances | Avdiivka Fall To Prompt Leadership Shake-Up In Kyiv?
Motivation Or Warning? Xi Jinping’s Message To Chinese Officials As Rumours Fly Of Cabinet Reshuffle; asked them to show honesty and maintain a high degree of unity with the party at all times
- IMF Recommends Pakistan to Increase Taxes to Yield Additional Revenues of 0.5% of GDP; would double tax burden for salaried, non-salaried – impact middle, upper middle-income groups if accepted
- Couple on Holiday Find Out Wife Has Cancer, 4 Months to Live, Airline (Air New Zealand) Charges Rs 6.6 Lakhs for Flight Change
- US: Lawyers of a Tesla shareholder who helped void Elon Musk’s enormous 2018 compensation package asked a Delaware court for $6BN in legal fees, paid in company shares
- UK: An 89-year-old man died from an “overdose” of Vitamin D supplements that did not warn about the risks of excessive intake
- US: A North Carolina doctor, Dr Kai Sun, welcomed a very special delivery on Thursday-her daughter, Chloe, who arrived on the same rare day Dr Sun herself was born: Leap Day
- Today’s Word – Saltern – Salt-works
