Daily Curated News –305

March 14, 2024 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 14 March – 5 Mins read
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  1. Election Commission To Disclose Electoral Bonds Data On Time, Says CEC Rajiv Kumar; 22,217 Electoral Bonds Purchased, 22,030 Redeemed By Political Parties’: SBI To SC
  2. CJI DY Chandrachud Facilitates Court Cook’s Daughter Pragya Who Bagged Scholarship in Top US Universities – the University of California and the University of Michigan
  3. Pharma Firms Can No Longer Offer Travel Perks, Gifts to Doctors as UnionGovt Makes New Marketing Code Mandatory; Pharmaceutical bodies welcome move
  4. Maharashtra Cabinet Approves Proposal to Change British-era Names of 8 Railway Stations in Mumbai
  5. Farmers ‘Mahapanchayat’ at Ramlila Maidan: Delhi Police Allows Gathering of 5,000, No Tractors Allowed; Brace for Slow Traffic: Noida Police to Commuters Ahead of Farmers’ Stir
  6. CBI Probes Misuse of Body Scanner X-ray at Mumbai Airport Amid Allegations of Extortion, Corruption
  7. _Union Govt Proposes Ban on Import, Breeding, Selling of ‘Ferocious’ Dog Breeds
  8. MHA Writes to States Ahead of Campaigning for Lok Sabha Polls to Prevent Rerun of 2022 Breach in PM’s Security; SC To Hear Plea On Election Commissioners’ Appointments On Friday_
  9. Karnataka Drought: Special Prayers In Mosques During Ramadan, Poojas In Temples For ‘Good Rain’
  10. US House Overwhelmingly Passes TikTok Ban Bill, Big Setback For Chinese Video-sharing app; Biden’s fraying coalition and Trump’s struggle with moderates: AP data shows nominees’ challenges
  11. Hunter Biden gun case could go to trial as soon as June — if judge refuses motions to dismiss, Hunter Biden Rebuffs Republicans’ Invitation To Appear For A Public Hearing
  12. IMF to Hold Crucial Talks with Pakistan Over Release of Final $1.1B Tranche of $3B Bailout
  13. China Echoes India’s Tune on Border Issue, Hopes to Find ‘Mutually Acceptable’ Solution Soon
  14. British PM forced to defend the governing Conservative Party even as he admitted one of the party’s biggest donor’s comments targeted at an Opposition Labour Party MP were racist
  15. Russia “Repels Notional Enemy Aerial Attacks” Amid NATO Drills, Mounts Naval Drills With China, Iran; Putin Says Russian Nuclear Weapons ‘More Advanced’ Than in US; Germany’s Scholz Defends His Refusal to Send Ukraine Taurus Missiles, Says Prudence is a Virtue
  16. IDF Drone Attack Kills Hamas Member In Lebanon, UN Alleges Deadly Israeli Strike On Gaza Food Aid; Staffer Killed In Strike
  17. EU Approves Law To Protect Journalists From Political Interference; law includes protections for the secrecy of journalists’s sources and a ban on using spyware against journalists
  18. Was Let Down…”: Nepal PM Dahal Wins Parliamentary Vote Of Confidence, 3rd In 14 Months; week after he formed his 3rd coalition in just over a year to head a Govt which is dominated by liberal communists
  19. The Treated Discharge from Japan’s Ruined Fukushima Nuclear Plant is Safe, IAEA Chief Says on Visit
  20. Adidas Reports First Loss In Over 30 Years As Kanye West Fallout Weighs; ended contract after he triggered an outcry with a series of anti-Semitic social media posts
  21. Bird flu, a disease known as H5N1, has been gaining attention lately as scientists, governments, and conspiracy theorists gear up for potential pandemics; warning from a scientist suggests that another pandemic might already be underway
  22. Simon Hardy, a British Boeing 777 pilot, Claims MH370 Was “Buried In An Ocean Trench By Pilot; suggests the flight’s pre-departure documents hint at a deliberate act
  23. RBI Asks These South Indian Bank & Federal Bank To Stop Adding Customers To Co-Branded Credit Cards; Paytm Payments Bank To Shut Down After March 15
  24. DoT abolishes wireless operating licenses for ease of doing biz; Airtel, Jio hand out handset offers for 5G takeoff; Investors warm up to Vi, but put the call on hold amid stock fluctuation
  25. Tata Motors signs MoU with Tamil Nadu govt for manufacturing plant; to invest Rs 9,000 crore over 5 years
  26. Railways raises FY25 loco production target by 27%; Cabinet approves Lajpat Nagar to Saket G-Block and Inderlok to Indraprastha Delhi Metro corridors
  27. Dr Reddy’s gets Rs 74.22 cr tax demand from GST authority; Panel to review prices of drugs, medical devices; Zydus launches anti-cancer generic drug olaparib in India
  28. Govt announces Rs 500 cr scheme to promote e-mobility; BluPine Energy secures Rs 1,260 cr loan for wind project in Gujarat; Delay in DIPAM nod holds up Indian Oil’s Mercator buyout; Private oil companies grab bigger share of aviation fuel market
  29. RBI imposes penalty on Bank of India, Bandhan Bank; NCLT directs IIHL to complete Rel Capital’s resolution plan within 90 days; Reliance to buy 13% of Paramount’s stake in Viacom18 for Rs 4,286Cr
  30. Today’s Word – Dandle – move baby up & down in a playful or affectionate way