NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 17 September – 5 Mins read
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- Dr Payal Chhabra, 1st Woman Army Surgeon To Become Para Commando; completed her training and received the coveted Maroon Beret at the Paratroopers Training School in Agra
- 90 Hours And Counting: Here’s Why The J&K Encounter Is Dragging On – Well-trained terrorists, the challenging terrain, dense forests and inclement weather; Pak Cover For 3 Terrorists To Cross Line Of Control, All Shot Dead
- Jaahnavi Kandula’s Death: Comments Taken Out of Context, Says US Officer After Public Outrage; Will Be Awarded Degree Posthumously after Outrage Over Police Response
- Noida Worse Off in Lift Safety Than National Average, Shows Survey as Elevator Crash Toll Rises to 8
- Study: Wet-Hot Extreme Weather To Become Frequent Due To Climate Change; will also cover a larger area and be more severe than dry-hot extremes
- India to Procure 12 Sukhoi Su-30 MKIs; Defence Ministry Approves 9 Acquisition Proposals Worth Rs 45,000 Cr
- Standard Chartered Bank sets up private banking centre in Chennai; to serve ultra-high-net-worth clients; Being 5th largest economy ‘impressive,’ but India’s per capita income must also rise, says Ex RBI Governor Rangarajan; Indian Bank unveils ‘IB SAATHI’ to enhance banking services
- Engine, Power Coach Of Express Train Derail between Ratlam-Dahod rail section in Madhya Pradesh, No Casualty
- Air India Express rescheduled its Lucknow-bound flight from Mumbai by 10 hours, citing “operational reasons,” triggering protests and slogan shouting against
- Sidakdeep Singh Chahal (15) from UP, India, achieved a remarkable feat by securing a Guinness World Record for longest hair on a male teenager; measured astounding 4 ft, 9.5 inches in length
- Now approximate travel time between New Delhi and Terminal 3 of the Delhi Airport will be about 15 minutes and 30 seconds. Earlier, it was a little more than 18 minutes
- UK Visa Fee Hike For Visitors, Students To Be Effective From Oct 4; cost GBP 15 more and student visas will be GBP 127 more expensive for travellers from around the world, including Indians
- Floods In Arunachal After Cloudburst Damage Power Stations, Houses; Heavy Rain In Indore Causes Waterlogging, Rescue Operations Underway; Rain Brings Relief From Heat In Delhi, Minimum Temp 26.9 Deg Cel; Monsoon Enters Last Leg, But Water Storage Levels in Reservoirs Still Below Normal
- REC sanctions Rs 6,075 crore loan to Greenko, Rs 3,081 crore debt to Serentica ; UK firm secures lucrative order to supply Indian solar facility in Gujarat’s Mundra
- California Sues 5 Major Oil Companies (ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, ConocoPhillips and Chevron) Over Climate Risks Deception
- Railways To Roll Out Vande Bharat Sleeper And Vande Metro Next Year developed by ICF, Chennai; Centre hikes windfall tax to Rs 10,000 per tonne, slashes duty on diesel, ATF; Vi pays Rs 1701Cr to DoT for 5G spectrum acquired in 2022 auction
- Kim Jong Un Meets Russia Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Vladivostok; raises concerns of arms deals amid sanctions
- Chinese Defence Minister Gen. Li’s Absence at Top Military Meeting Heightens Speculation About His Removal
- 12 Passengers, 2 Crew Killed After Plane Crashed in the Brazilian Amazon in the northern town of Barcelos
- Poland’s Ruling Party Rocked By Visa Scandal “Bribes to Let 250,000 Migrants to Enter Europe, US
- Cash-Strapped Pak Airlines To Reduce Flight Operations By Upto 25%; Caretaker PM asked cabinet to fast-track the privatisation process of PIA
- Libya Dams, That Unleashed Floods, Had Decades-Old Cracks; Like much of Libya’s crumbling infra, two dams that had been built to hold back water from Derna fell into disrepair during years of neglect, conflict and division in chaos-ridden Libya
- Olympic & world champ javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra failed to defend his Diamond League champion’s title; finished 2nd with 83.80m; Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic new Champ 84.24m
- Today’s Word – Kedge – Small anchor to keep a ship steady
