NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 08 Jan – 5 Mins read
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- A gram panchayat in Punjab’s Bathinda district has announced to give a cash incentive of Rs 21,000 to families who would not serve liquor and play DJ music at wedding ceremonies
- GDP Estimated To Grow At 6.4% In 2024-25 Compared To 8.2% In 2023-24; projection is lower than recent RBI estimate of 6.6% for current fiscal year ending March 2025
- Your Posts Could Get Someone Killed”: TED Chief Chris Anderson To Elon Musk – Musk has been frequently bashing Intl Govts whose politics he dislikes and praising far-right figures; ‘Tell Him To Get Lost’: Elon Musk’s Father Errol Urges Britishers To ‘Ignore’ His Son
- SC pulled up Army for acting with prejudiced mind, not considering an “outstanding” SSC officer for permanent commission; this is the reason why people do not like to join force
- Tensions Erupt As BSF, Border Guards Bangladesh Clash Over Barbed Wire Fence; ‘Not An Inch’: BSF Rejects Reports Of Bangladesh Border Guards Taking Control Of Indian Land
- V Narayanan head of LPS Centre at ISRO Appointed New ISRO Chief, Will Take Over From S Somanath; VN played a key role in India’s development of cryogenic engine, a technology that was denied to the country
- Not A Snowball’s Chance”: Trudeau’s Sharp Retort To Trump’s Idea Of Merging Canada, US; Anita Anand Might Replace Justin Trudeau As Canadian PM should her Liberal Party appoint her to the post; Shall become 1st Indian descent to hold top post
- In Rare Sighting, 12 Endangered Great Indian Bustards Spotted Together In Rajasthan Desert National Park
- How Was 60-Kg Bomb Missed? After Bastar Maoist Attack, Questions On ‘Lapses; 5 Out Of 8 Policemen Killed In Chhattisgarh Blast Were Former Maoists; Bijapur Attack Shows Last Leg Of Anti-Naxal Operation In 2025 May Require Recalibration
- Nirma Group company outbids Ambuja in insolvency sale of Vadraj Cement; Vodafone Idea readying rollout of 5G from March; Airtel may race past Reliance Jio & Voda Idea in Q3 revenue growth; Chemists’ apex body against RailTel’s plan to get bids from e-pharma
- Temperatures In Delhi Likely To Drop To 5 Deg; 300 Flights Delayed At Delhi Airport Due To Low Visibility
- Water Level Rises To 100 Feet In Assam Coal Mine, 9 Labourers Still Trapped; Indian Navy divers flown from Visakhapatnam; expected to reach Umrangso soon
- Microsoft To Invest $3BN In India For Cloud And AI Expansion; ‘Never Been A Better Time To Come Together’: Rivals Getty Images, Shutterstock To Merge; Bulls back in China cos’ India shop: Firms from neighbouring country see robust sales growth despite tighter scrutiny
- Advik acquires German braking system manufacturer Powersports MTG; Hartek wins 117Cr order from Power Grid; Aadhaar-based payments using face scan yet to fall into place; VoltUp partners Revamp Moto to deploy 40,000 e-2wheelers across India
- Signature Global sales bookings jump over 2-fold to Rs 2,770Cr Q3 on high housing demand; Airport readiness first stop in UDAN course correction; Road ministry to extend cashless treatment facility for road accident victims pan-India; Govt draws up Rs 57,000 crore plan for ship building and Kandla port expansion
- A powerful earthquake struck Tibet near Mount Everest on Tuesday, killing 126 people and injuring over 130; Tremors felt across North India
- Motivated By My Threats’: Trump On Meta’s Decision To End Fact-Checks In US; New York Appeals Court Rejects Trump Bid To Delay Hush Money Sentencing; Says NATO Members Should Raise Defense Spending To 5% Of GDP; Threatens ‘Economic Force’ Against Canada
- Qatar Plans To Help Boost Syrian Govt’s Salaries; allowing for transactions with governing institutions in Syria for 6 months; 1st Qatari Flight Lands In Damascus After 13 Years
- Iran Rushes IRGC To Natanz Nuclear Site As It Starts ‘Eqtedar’ Drills Over ‘New US, Israel Threat
- UK’s Richest Woman Takes 45% Pay Cut But Still Earns More Than Apple’s Tim Cook; marks a significant decline from her 2023 earnings of £270MN, which included salary and dividends
- Today’s Word – Farrago – Confused mixture; a hodgepodge
