NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 24 March – 5 Mins read
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- Silkyara Saviours – A group of men who rescued 41 workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand were honoured with NDTV’s India’s Heroes Award
- Renowned dairy brand Amul, whose tagline is ‘Taste of India’, goes international for the first time and is ready to cater to the people with its range of fresh products in the US
- Kerala Man KV Dayal Transforms One-and-a-half Acres Of His Land Into Lush Green Forest; Two decades ago, the area he acquired was nothing but a sandbar; In M Pudupatti Village, Tamil NRI Manivannan Donates Two Acres Of Land For Govt School; Telangana Man Anantula Ramesh Turned His House Into Special Habitat For Sparrows
- Ensconced between the Dal Lake and the Zabarwan Hills, Tulip Garden In Srinagar, Asia’s largest, Opens For Public
- Indian Navy: Over 100 people were rescued, including 27 from Pakistan and 30 Iranians, in different anti-piracy operations
- On Cam, Bejewelled Kerala Elephant Ran Amok on Seeing Fellow Tusker as people ran helter-skelter; another elephant too turned unruly later in Arattupuzha Pooram held in Thrissur
- Goa CM Work From Beach” Pitch To Attract Tourists – People can come to Goa, relax and also work, underscored Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, adding that his Govt is starting digital nomad concept
- Rajasthan: Drugs, Liquor Worth ₹ 227Cr Seized Since March 16 Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls; AAP Seeks Urgent Appointment With Poll Panel For “Level Playing Field”
- Kejriwal Challenges Arrest In High Court, Seeks Immediate Release; No Urgent Hearing, High Court To Hear Arvind Kejriwal’s Plea Next Week
- In an unusual move, Kerala Goes to SC against President Withholding Assent to 7 bills passed by the state assembly stating that conduct is “manifestly arbitrary.”
- Karnataka Approaches Supreme Court For Release Of Funds under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to the state, which is reeling under acute drought
- Chhattisgarh: Two Maoists killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bijapur, while two jawans were injured in an IED blast in the neighbouring Sukma
- 6 Killed, 2 Injured in Chemical Factory Fire Near Jaipur after an explosion in the boiler of the factory
- Energy firm Greenko used its web of 44 entities to buy bonds for YSRCP, BRS, BJP; Of its Rs 117Cr purchase, Rs 55 crore to YSRCP, Rs 49 crore to BRS, Rs 13 crore to BJP
- Niti Aayog: India’s water usage for per tonne crop production 2-3 times more than developed nations; Galaxy Health gets nod to launch health insurance business, IRDAI also okays setting up of insurance e-marketplace; 4.2 million car sales may blast their way to record
- Telcos play big for IPL: New mobile & broadband plans aim to boost revenue during cricket extravaganza; JioCinema attracts 11.3 crore viewers on IPL opening day
- India, Bhutan explore setting up of new hydropower projects; Govt allows UAE’s Adnoc to export oil from Indian strategic storage
- UN Chief Says It’s Time to ‘Truly Flood’ Gaza with Aid, Calls Starvation There an Outrage; Houthis Slam “Reckless” US Strikes, Israeli Negotiators Threatened To Skip Truce Talks Over Mandate
- Russian Soyuz Rocket with 3 Astronauts Blasts off to the International Space Station began a two-day, 34-orbit trip
- 143 Dead In Russia Terror Attack, All 4 Gunmen Among 11 Arrested – Putin Calls Attack “Barbaric Terrorist Act” – vowed harsh retribution to all those involved; ISIS K claimed responsibility; attackers used automatic weapons and “flammable liquid” to create chaos; Had Contacts” In Ukraine; US Warned Russia Of Planned Terror Attack A Month Ago
- 3-Year-Old Boy Mauled By Family Dog In The Latest XL Bully Incident In UK; Police Chief emphasised even registered XL bullies can pose a danger
- Taiwan has classified China’s TikTok as a dangerous product; poses a threat to national information and communication security according to Taiwan’s standards
- IPL 2024: Harshit Rana’s Fierce Death-bowling Gives KKR the Win by 4 Runs over SRH; Sam Curran’s Fabulous Fifty Propels PBKS to Thrilling 4-Wicket Win Over DC
- Today’s Word – Narquois – Mocking; malicious
