NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 16 Aug – 5 Mins read
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- NCG Sr Scientist John Matthai says Most of disaster-hit Chooralmala in Wayanad district is safe for habitation, but it would be better to avoid living in Punchirimattom, the epicentre of the landslides, in the long run
- In A 1st, All Women India, Bangladesh Border Troops Exchange Independence Day Greetings; Bangladesh Tribunal Begins ‘Genocide’ Probe Against Sheikh Hasina, 9 Others; “Sending A Team…”: UN’s 1st Fact-Finding Mission To Bangladesh Since 1971; Bangladeshi Students On Alert, To Remain On Streets To Resist Chaos
- NMC Suggests Not More Than 74 Hours Work Week For Medics, Weekly Off Days; “Pivotal Moment”: FORDA Body Resumes Strike 2 Days After Calling It Off; CBI Summons 5 Doctors For Questioning In Kolkata Rape-Murder Case; “Don’t Expect Anything From Me”: Kolkata Hospital’s New Principal Loses Cool
- Cops Post Rioters’ Pics After Vandalism During Kolkata Rape-Murder Protest; 9 Arrested For Violence; Suspicious Death of Woman in Manali Sparks Outrage, Calls for CBI Inquiry
- Nurse – Mother of 11 year old Raped, Killed by Drunkard Dharmendra On Way Home From Uttarakhand Hospital, Body Found 9 Days Later In UP; He also stole her phone and ₹ 3,000 from her purse
- ED To Distribute Seized Properties Worth 2,215Cr To Buyers Who’ve Been Defrauded; 1st round verification done; begun registering, handing over properties worth Rs 20Cr to 78
- ULFA(I) Claims To Plant 24 Bombs Across Assam; Police Searching Every Place; but there is no report of recovery of any bomb or explosive;IPS Nalin Prabhat Sent To J-K As Special DG Of J-K Police, Will Take Over As New Chief On Sep 30
- Semiconductor Power, Global Gaming Market & Green Jobs: PM Modi Unveils ‘Dream India’ on 78th IDay; World Leaders, Including Meloni and Trudeau, Greet India
- Jio, Airtel SG&A costs rise signals cut-throat competition for acquiring high-value customersSingTel’s profit rises on exceptional gain from stake reduction in Airtel
- Toyota bets big on hybrid-only models as EV demand slows; Ola launches Roadster electric motorcycles starting from Rs 74,999, teases two more; Demand in slow lane, Auto Inc deploys discounts to clear inventory gridlock; Iconic motorcycle brand BSA makes India debut; launches 652-cc model at Rs 2.99 lakh
- SBI-led banks key to IBC case against Jaiprakash Associates; L&T Realty, Valor in pact for Rs 8,500-cr joint development in Mumbai’s Bandra west; 2,000 housing projects stalled across 42 cities comprising 5.08 lakh units
- SBI, PNB in talks with Karnataka govt for ‘amicable resolution’ of ban issue; Canara Bank jumps at opportunity to tap deposits as Karnataka snaps ties with SBI, PNB; India imports USD 2.8BN worth of crude oil from Russia in July
- Sweden Confirms 1st Case Of “More Grave” Type Of Monkey Pox Virus; More Monkey Pox Cases Likely To Hit Europe Soon, Says WHO; 548 died in DR Congo since start of 2024; Human Parvovirus B19 On The Rise In US, CDC Warns Of ‘Slapped Cheek’ Virus; Oropouche Virus Kills 2 In Brazil
- Will Go To Gaza Even If It Would “Cost My Life,” Says Palestine President; Gaza Ceasefire Talks Underway In Qatar As Deaths Top 40,000; Ceasefire Must Involve “Complete” Israeli Withdrawal From Gaza says Hamas; Israel To Build New Jewish Settlement Between Jerusalem, West Bank
- Akasa Air Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Bhopal For Sick Passenger; Probe Reveals Brazil Plane Crashed One Minute After Pilots Sensed Trouble
- Japan Lifts Megaquake Warning, Says Citizens Can Return To Normal Life; 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Taiwan; Buildings were shaking; quake had a depth of 9.7KM; North Korea Slams War Criminal Japan’s Nuclear Dreams | Seoul Vows Cooperation With Pyongyang
- Arizona’s SC ruled that a fetus can be described as an “unborn human being” on ballots when voters decide this Nov whether to make abortion a constitutional right
- A total of 39 candidates, including three minority Tamils and two Buddhist monks, are in the fray for next month’s presidential election in Sri Lanka; None Woman
- Ukraine, Russia Both Claim Advances In Kursk Region; US-Russian Citizen Sentenced To 12 Years For Treason Over $50 Donation To Pro-Ukraine Charity; Russian Physicist Urges Putin To Nuke NATO Weapons Route In Ukraine, Zelensky Ordered Nord Attack
- Trump’s Son Suggests Federal Job For Musk: “Can’t Imagine A Better Person”; Minnesota Jewish Leaders Back Harris VP Pick Walz Despite “Master Teacher” Praise For Pro-Hamas Imam
- Today’s Word – Voracious – Devouring great quantities of food
