NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 20 Jan – 5 Mins read
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- Indian men’s team beat Nepal 54-36 & Indian Women’a team beat Nepal 78-40 in the final to win the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup
- Prayagraj: Fire broke out after two gas cylinders exploded inside a tent; 100 Tents Catch Fire At Maha Kumbh, PM Modi Dials Yogi Adityanath
- Gaza Ceasefire Comes Into Force After Delay, Hamas Hands Over First Israeli Hostages; “Feel Alive Again”: Gazans Cheer & Celebrate; First Trucks Carrying Aid Arrive; Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners from Israel’s Ofer Prisoner; returning Gazans find communities smashed to rubble
- Far Right Smotrich Vows To Overthrow Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir’s Party Quits Govt Over ‘Disgraceful’ Gaza Ceasefire
- Bengaluru biotech start-up CrisprBits founded by former IISc professor opens lab to develop disease diagnostics with gene editing tech
- Moon Joins World Heritage Risk List due to the increasing pace of lunar activities in the new Space Age
- 57 Of 59 Accused Arrested In Alleged Sexual Assault Of Dalit Teen In Kerala; several accused met the girl at a private bus stand in Pathanamthitta; taken to various locations in vehicles and subjected to abuse
- Meitei Apex Body Condemns Killing Of Man Allegedly By ‘Arambai Tenggol’ Members; Implement NRC In Manipur, Start Ops Against Kuki Militants
- 2 ‘Russian citizens’ among 3 held in Thrissur for ‘illegal recruiting’ days after Kerala man killed in Ukraine war frontlines; Promised Security Guard Jobs, Sent To Russia Border; 12 fom Azamgarh and Mau districts travelled in hopes of a good life; 3 died, 2 injured & returned; no new on rest
- Bengaluru Metro Rail Set For Major Fare Hike Amid Rising Operational Costs; the hike would be somewhere between 30 to 40%, to be made effective this Jan itself
- Delhi AQI remains ‘very poor’ but Grap 3 not invoked due to a declining trend towards the evening
- Study finds Young women under 50 are 82% more likely to develop cancer than men; surge has escalated from 51% higher than men in 2002 to 82% higher in 2021
- As ‘mystery illness’ claims another life in J&K village, authorities seal water body, deploy security to stop its usage
- A DAY after fasting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal agreed to take medical aid after a delegation from the Govt invited protesting farmers for talks; 221 farmers who began an indefinite fast at Khanauri since Jan 15 in solidarity ended their hunger strike
- Securities Transaction Tax collection jumps 75% despite market volatility; In calibrated move, RBI loosens grip, lets rupee depreciate against US dollar; Govt clears Rs 11,440-cr plan for reviving Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd; Outward foreign direct investment rises by 17% to $37.68 bn in 2024
- Mobile phone cos answer record $20.4-bn export call; BBC Studios weighs exiting India content production business amid challenges; JSW steel arm to raise ₹2.6kCr for Thyssenkrupp unit buyout; Sarala Aviation unveils prototype for India’s first air taxi; Aims to launch in 2028
- Delhi-NCR sees highest 30 pc increase in housing prices during 2024 among top 7 cities; Digital Edge DC in talks to raise ₹2,400 cr for Mumbai project; Rising funding costs may hit NBFC margins; With no revival plan in place, NCLT orders liquidation of Tulip Hotels
- Ticketless Passenger Clings To Cable Of German High-Speed Train For 30 Km, Survives; The man, a Hungarian national, told police he had left his luggage on the train during his cigarette break
- Trump vows to halt ‘illegal invasion’ of US, prevent World War 3 in inauguration eve MAGA speech; TikTok Comes Back Online Moments After Trump Pledged To Delay Ban; Two federal inmates reject Biden’s commutation, prefer death sentence to life in prison
- Canada: Hindenburg’s Nate Anderson Under Cloud Over Alleged Links With Hedge Fund in preparing reports targeting companies
- No Red Lines’: Houthis Warn US, Israel of ‘Consequences’ After 4 Yemen Attacks Post-Gaza Truce Deal
- Today’s Word – Raconteur – A person who tells anecdotes in amusing way.
