NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 14 September – 5 Mins read
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- 2 Army Officers, Policeman Killed In Action In Kashmir, Encounter On; Col Manpreet Singh, Major Aashish Dhonchak and DSP Himanyun Muzamil Bhat were killed in action during the gunfight
- Kerala Scrambles All Resources To Save Boy Infected With Nipah, Critical; 24yr old man has become 5th confirmed case; 9 panchayats in Kozhikode district declared containment zones as contact list expands to 789
- Air Force introduces C-295 transport plane as the newest addition to its transport fleet; capable of performing special missions as well as disaster response
- New iPhone To Use ISRO’s Navigation Technology – India’s indigenous alternative to GPS, Confirms Apple; Developed by ISRO, NavIC became operational in India back in 2018
- Special Session’s Agenda – discuss the 75-year history of parliament; clear four bills including one on appointment of CEC; Govt called for an all-party meeting on Sep 17, Govt approved 75 lakh free LPG connections under Ujjwala scheme
- Union Govt to SC: Musk’s X is a “habitual non-compliant platform” and for years has not followed many orders to remove content, undermining Govt’s role; X Corp Deposits ₹ 25 Lakh In Court As Fine Over Govt Takedown Order
- India has 150 elephant corridors spanning 15 range-states across four elephant-bearing regions, with West Bengal topping the list with 26 such land strips
- Cop Shot Dead, 2 Locals Injured In Fresh Violence In Manipur’s Churachandpur adding an ominous dimension to the conflict
- Police disclosure must not result in media trial: SC directs MHA to prepare guidelines on briefings by cops
- Cultivation of ‘Red Ladies’ Finger’ Starts at Siliguri, Farmers Expecting Double Profit; favoured due to its high antioxidant and iron content
- Govt Team to Visit Himachal to Study Viability of 500-cr Satellite Town Project to Decongest Teeming Shimla
- Massive Traffic Jams Expected In Mumbai’s BKC As 2 Main Roads from Diamond Bourse to JSW Centre and trade centre near Motilal Nehru Nagar to Platina building to be Shut Till June 2024
- MG Motor, Toyota, Ola Electric, others sign up for recycling battery waste to push circular economy for EVs; Nissan Magnite KURO Special Edition Unveiled For ICC Men’s CWC 2023; Mahindra’s Classic Legends to pump in ₹1,000 crore till FY26 to rev up biz
- Volvo Car India starts deliveries of luxury electric car C40 Recharge; Fyn partners with Euler Motors to procure 2,000 fast charging 3-wheeler EVs
- TRAI reduces audit compliance burden for LSAs, to cover max tariff offerings in audit; plans consultation paper on OTT players
- Morocco quake survivors struggle even as aid response speeds up; 5,000 dead in Libya as dam collapses worsen flood disaster; floods wipe out quarter of city, 10,000 feared missing
- Fossil Found In Jaisalmer A 180-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Egg; could potentially belong to Mesozoic Era, an interesting period in Earth’s history often referred to as the Age of Dinosaurs
- North Korea’s Kim vows full support for Russia’s ‘sacred fight’ after viewing launchpads with Putin; US Approves Sale of F-35 Jets worth $5Bn to South Korea
- Pak Prez-tige & Polls: Alvi Announces Voting on November 6, Ignores Election Body; CEC says under the changed law, the head of the state has no role in determining the date
- Woman Dies Of Rare Disease (Botulism) After Eating Sardines In Popular French Town Bordeaux; It is a serious neurological illness typically brought on by eating food improperly preserved; 12 people were still receiving emergency treatment; 5 on respiratory support
- US Cop Daniel Auderer Caught On Tape Laughing joking After Indian Student Killed In Accident by a police patrol vehicle in Jan 2023, Probe Launched
- UK’s Security Service Tells Rishi Sunak’s Tories Two of Their Would-be MPs Could Be Chinese Spies
- UFO Proof? “Non-Human” Alien Corpses Retrieved From Peru Displayed At Mexico Congressional Hearing
- 56 Killed In Vietnam Apartment Fire, Country’s Deadliest In 20 Years; The complex’s small balconies were surrounded by iron bars, with the apartment block having only a single exit and no emergency ladder on the outside
- 3rd ODI: Ben Stokes slammed a brilliant 182 off just 124 b/w Eng & Kiwis Trent Boult kept Kiwis in the game with an impressive return of 5-51 in 9.1 overs; Eng lost their last 5 wickets for 20 runs
- Today’s Word – Hamble – To mutilate a dog by cutting of the balls of its feet
