NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 23 Sep – 5 Mins read
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- Agra child grows up to become lawyer, argues own kidnapping case after 17 years; Harsh Garg was abducted in Feb 2007; presented the closing arguments with the prosecution in a special judge’s court in the city
- 45th Chess Olympiad: Indian Men and Women Clinch Gold in Historic Budapest Campaign; Gukesh posted a resounding win over Vladimir Fedoseev; Arjun Erigaisi wins over Serbian Jan Subelj
- Army to launch ‘future warfare’ course to solve threats like pager blasts; provide crucial insights into the changing dynamics of warfare for officers across all military branches
- PM Modi in US: AI, Made In India Semiconductors, 2036 Olympics Bid; Boston, LA To Get New Consulates, Houston University To Have Thiruvalluvar Chair; Roundtable Meet With 15 Tech CEOs At MIT; Meets Palestinian President, Expresses “Deep Concern” Over Gaza
- India Pledges $7.5MN To Combat Cervical Cancer In Indo-Pacific Region; The Quad Cancer Moonshot is a “groundbreaking partnership” to save lives in the Indo-Pacific region by combating cervical cancer
- Snake Spotted Inside Jabalpur-Mumbai Garib Rath Express Train, Netizens Slam Indian Railways; the reptile was seen spiraling on the handle between the seats and trying to reach the AC duct of the coach
- Scandinavian Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Copenhagen After Live Mouse Found In Meal; Upon landing, the plane underwent a thorough inspection to locate the mouse
- Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayaka (55) Wins Sri Lanka’s President Election with 42.31% of the vote; Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa 2nd place with 32.7%; Wickremesinghe 17.7%
- Bengaluru Would be Empty If North Indians Leave’: Insta Influencer Sugandh Sharma’s Remarks Trigger Row, Locals Ask Her To Leave
- Detonators, Gas Cylinder Found On Rail Tracks In UP, Madhya Pradesh near Sagphata railway station when army’s special train travelling from J&K to Karnataka
- British rock band Coldplay added a third show to the Mumbai leg of its “Music Of The Spheres World Tour 2025” citing “phenomenal demand; Tickets Sell Out Fast
- Days after Apple launched its highly anticipated iPhone 16 series, CERT-In issued a high-risk warning concerning multiple vulnerabilities found in several Apple products
- Sony India to revamp SET, plug content gap; HC directs travel portals to take down listings by ‘orchid’ infringer; Investors home in on early-stage housing projects to diversify play; Nisus Finance to raise $200m from global investors
- Fusion Finance backers plan Rs 550Cr rights issue, management rejig to fight loan book stress; SpiceJet aims for fleet of 100 by end 2026; ENI deposits ₹296 Cr, High Court stays Arbitral Award enforcement; Reliance Power plans to raise ₹6,000 cr to expand operations
- Avaada plans Rs 2.5 lakh crore capex to charge up renewables business; Air India looks to upgrade inflight product to woo premium customers; Cash-strapped Vodafone Idea snags $3.6 bn network gear deal with Nokia, Ericsson & Samsung
- Trump says he won’t run again for president if he loses Nov 5 election; polls showing neck-and-neck in key battleground states that are likely to be decisive; even as Harris has begun to edge up in nationwide polls
- Won’t Tolerate…’: Netanyahu Warns Hezbollah After 100 Rockets Fired Into Israel Amid Rising Tensions; Israeli Jets Pound Lebanon As Deadly Beirut Strike Toll Rises To 45; 7 Killed By Israeli Strike On School Compound In Gaza
- Russia ‘Strikes NATO Shipment’ | “Unacceptable…” Quad Takes Implicit Dig At Putin’s Nuclear Threat; Putin was joking about election support for Harris, Kremlin says; Zelensky In US, Set To Explain War Plan To Biden, Harris, Trump
- 51 Dead, 20 Injured In Blast Caused By Methane Gas Leak At Iran Coal Mine; caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks, B and C, of the mine run by the Madanjoo company
- Ashwin Breaks 62-Year-Old Record With His Century & Five-Wicket Haul In 1st Test Against Bangladesh; Oldest Indian Cricketer to do so – broke Vinoo Mankad’s 1955 record
- Today’s Word – Hapless – Unfortunate
