NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 30 Jul – 5 Mins read
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- At 16, Jiya Rai Becomes World’s Youngest Para Swimmer To Cross English Channel; Ms Rai swam from Abbot’s Cliff in England to Pointe de la Courte-Dune in France in 17 hrs 25 mins b/w July 28 and 29, covering a distance of 34KMs
- India at Paris Olympics 2024, Day 3: Manika Batra Scripts Historic Win, Lakshya Sen and Satwik-Chirag Advance, Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh Qualify for Mixed Team Final
- Govt Estimates Debt To Rise To ₹ 185 Lakh Crore or 56.8% of the GDP, In FY25; PSBs charged Rs 2k cr in FY24 for not keeping minimum balance; Fintech personal loan sizes decrease as youth borrowing rise; Banks face seven-year backlog in debt recovery cases
- Take It Down In 3 Days’: Delhi HC Orders Ramdev To Remove Online Post Claiming Coronil As Covid Cure
- Going vegan for eight weeks was found to be linked to lowering of biological age, according to a study published in the journal BioMed Central (BMC) Medicine
- Mumbai-Howrah Mail Derails In Jharkhand; 2 Killed, 20 Injured As 18 Coaches Go Off Tracks; 5 dead, Hundreds Feared Trapped As Massive Landslides Hit Kerala’s Wayanad
- India’s First Sunken Museum At Humayun’s Tomb Site Inaugurated – The museum, whose layout is inspired by the medieval ‘baolis’, or traditional water tanks, showcases the legacy of Mughal emperor Humayun including lesser-known facets of his life, and the heritage of the Nizamuddin area over the last seven centuries
- CJI DY Chandrachud chaired a Lok Adalat and shared the bench with Sr SC Advocate Kapil Sibal, a rare occasion at the court; solved Husband-Wife Fight
- Home Ministry Forms Panel To Probe Delhi Coaching Centre Deaths; Families Of Students Killed In Delhi Basement Flooding To Get ₹ 10 Lakh Each; MCD Starts Bulldozer Action Against Drain Encroachments, To Check Crowded Buildings
- A deadly rocket strike in Israeli-occupied Golan Heights added to concerns Israel & Hezbollah could be sucked into a full-scale war; Israel FM Calls On NATO To Expel Turkey; Lebanon Airport Flights Cancelled Or Delayed Amid Israeli Attack Fears
- SAR Televenture signs pact to deploy 4G sites for Vodafone Idea; India Cements buy to bolster UltraTech’s hold over South; Ahead of Air India merger, Vistara offers VRS to ground staff; Additional 60 rakes a day expected to be available for coal loading in FY25
- Private refiners RIL & Nayara Energy grow local market share as export margins dip; Power Grid planning Rs 40,000-cr subsea interconnection with Middle East in 5yrs; Hindustan Zinc to focus on batteries for energy transition
- Peru Orders Venezuelan Diplomats To Leave Within 72 Hours after Venzuela’s ruling party declared an election; President Nicolas Maduro Wins Reelection, Gets 51.2% Of Votes; Serious Concerns, Hard-To-Believe Results’: World Reacts
- Musk Faces Criticism Over Deepfake Kamala Harris Video – violated X own policies; Trump Agrees To Meet With FBI For “Victim Interview” About Rally Shooting; “No One Is Above Law”: Biden Announces Plans To Reform US Supreme Court
- Raging Park Fire Grows To California’s 6th Largest Wildfire Ever; destroyed more than 100 structures since it began five days ago continues to grow
- A 42-year-old Belgian tourist suffered third-degree burns after losing his flip-flops (Walking Barefoot) in the dunes of Death Valley; Hospitalised
- After Rail Network, Telecoms Installations Attacked In France Amid Olympics; Activist Arrested In French Rail Sabotage Case Before Olympic Games Opening
- Stabbing Spree In UK’s Southport: Two Children Dead, Nine Injured, Suspect Nabbed; King Charles, Queen Camilla ‘Shocked
- Today’s Word – Ebullient – Cheerful and full of energy.
