Daily Curated News –142

September 21, 2023 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 21 September – 5 Mins read

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  1. Women’s Quota Bill Passes Lok Sabha Test, Step Closer To Being Law; 27 Women MPs Joined Quota Bill Debate In Lok Sabha, All Backed It
  2. Tamil Nadu Auxiliary Nurse Midwife Suganthi Gets Florence Nightingale Award From President Of India; working in Sri Lankan Refugee Camp area under Reddiapatti PHC for the past 26 years
  3. Indian Medical Graduates Can Now Practice In US, Australia, Canada; WFME recognition will enable Indian medical graduates to pursue PG training, practice in countries that require WFME recognition
  4. Wake Up Vikram, Pragyan! ISRO Preps to Reconnect With Chandrayaan-3 After Sunrise at Shiv Shakti Point
  5. 25Cr Onam Bumper Lottery Results Announced In Kerala, Winner (TE 230662) Yet To Be Traced
  6. Huge Row Over World Evangelical Alliance’s Geneva Event On Manipur Violence; condemned over alleged “interference” in India’s internal matters
  7. Indian Buyers Queue Up for Luxury Homes at 10 Times the Price Under Revived Project on Dubai’s Palm Islands
  8. India To Host Indo-Pacific Army Chiefs’ Conclave, 22 Nations To Attend; will deliberate on the role of military diplomacy in mitigating various crises, ways to enhance collaboration among the armed forces of the region and boosting interoperability
  9. Nipah Virus: No New Cases in Kerala for 4th Day; Study on Recurrence of Infection to be Conducted; ICMR permits to conduct Truenat portable tests in boost for state’s Nipah containment response
  10. SpiceJet Flight Returns To Kolkata Post Take-Off; Mid-air, the plane’s cabin crew spotted the crack; Akasa Air Gets Approval For Starting International Flights; looking to fly to destinations in South Asia, SE Asia, Middle East; Akasa Air Goes To Court Against Pilots Who Resigned Without Notice Period
  11. Allahabad HC Directs CBI To Probe Into Recruitment For UP Assembly; raised doubts over fairness of examinations conducted to recruit staff
  12. Trai proposes over 50% cut in entry fee for licenses, rejects telcos call to scrap BGs; Telcos may seek DoT’s help as Trai refuses to discontinue bank guarantees
  13. Train Services Back on Track after ‘Rainwreck’ on UNESCO World Heritage Site Kalka-Solan Line; ‘Fast Forward’: After Brief Halt of 2.5 Months, 9 New Vande Bharat Trains to Hit Tracks on 24th Sep
  14. Railways Increases Relief Payments For Train Accident Victims By 10 Times – Death: ₹ 5 lakh (up from ₹ 50,000); Grievous injury: ₹ 2.5 lakh (up from ₹ 25,000); Simple injury: ₹ 50,000 (up from ₹ 5,000)
  15. India’s top-ranked men’s singles tennis player, Sumit Nagal, revealed that he isn’t in a healthy financial state – Just 900 Euros In My Account, Not Living A Very Good Life
  16. ATM manufacturers seek higher interchange rates; Delhi HC upholds SBI’s eligibility criteria for ATM caretaker services
  17. Pharma companies must adopt revised quality norms; CCI approves Blackstone, TPG stake buy in Quality Care India
  18. Modulus Alternatives infuses Rs 105 crore in Shivam Autotech, commits total investment of 150Cr; Auto dealers’ satisfaction improves; viability, policy concerns remain
  19. FAME II may need more fuel as EV sales rev up, heavy industries ministry seeks additional 1,700Cr; ISMA seeks long-tem policy, formula for ethanol price to encourage investment in capacity expansion
  20. PM Modi Invites Joe Biden As Chief Guest For 2024 Republic Day Parade; India is considering inviting leaders of the Quad nations to grace the R- Day celebrations
  21. Singapore: ”Speechless” Japanese Tourist Calls Police After Being Charged ₹ 56,000 For Crab Dish by Seafood Paradise Restaurant
  22. US Asks India To Cooperate In Probe Of Khalistani Terrorist’s Death; “Growing Hate Crimes”: New Delhi’s Advisory For Indians In Canada; Rapper Shubh’s India Tour Cancelled After Alleged Support For ‘Khalistan’
  23. ‘Father Dead, I’m Running for President in 2024’: Donald Trump Jr’s X Account Hacked, Makes False Announcement
  24. “Storm Shadow” Strike On Russia’s Black Sea Fleet As Ukraine Attacks Crimea; Putin’s MiG-31s Intercept Mock Enemy Missiles, NATO Practises Response to Russian Strike in Baltics
  25. Kim Returns To North Korea After “Goodwill” Russia Trip, Flaunts Comradely” Ties with Putin; Putin Says Accepted Xi’s Invitation to Visit China in Oct
  26. Today’s Word – Obelisk – tapered monolithic pillar, in pairs at entrances of ancient Egyptian temples