NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 11 October – 5 Mins read
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- ODI World Cup 2023: Ton-Up Dawid Malan, Reece Topley’s Four-fer Power England to a Clinical Win Over Bangladesh; Mohammad Rizwan scored 131 not out; Abdullah Shafique hit 113 as Pak Record Highest-Ever World Cup Chase, Beat Sri Lanka By 6 Wickets
- New Study – 220 Crore In India, Pak To Face Deadly Heat if global temp increase by 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels; Human bodies can take only certain combinations of heat and humidity before experiencing heat-related health problems, such as heat stroke or heart attack
- India Stands Firmly With Israel”: PM Modi Receives Update From Netanyahu; “After Intel Failure, It Was Operational Failure”: Israel Intel’s Ex-Head; “Failure Of US Policy In Middle East”: Putin; Israel Retakes Gaza Border Areas From Hamas, War Death Count Crosses 3,000
- Rumours: Iran’s Khamenei Denies Involvement In Hamas Attack On Israel; UN Chief says Israel’s total siege of the Gaza Strip is banned under international law; “Build Independent Palestine”: N Korea Blames Israel For War In Gaza; Israel Strikes Downtown Gaza City, Mobilises 300,000 Reservists
- Fire Breaks Out in Nehru Hospital Block of PGIMER-Chandigarh, Over 400 Patients Evacuated to Safety
- Raj Palace In Jaipur Has The Asia’s Most Expensive Suite; It Costs Rs 30 Lakh Per Night; The oldest mansion in Jaipur, originally named The Chaumoo Haveli, was built in 1727
- Sikkim Flash Floods: State Govt Asks Schools to Conduct Online Classes for Senior Students till Oct 15
- 35 lakh cases for issuance of refunds are currently “held up” with the IT owing to mismatch and validation of the taxpayers’ bank accounts; Gross Direct Tax at Rs 11.07 lakh cr for FY 23-24
- SC posted for hearing on October 31 a batch of pleas challenging the central government’s Electoral Bond Scheme which provides for funding to political parties
- Movie buffs are in for some fun on Friday, October 13, as the tickets will be priced at just ₹ 99 across the country, in celebration of National Cinema Day
- Mukesh Ambani overtakes Gautam Adani to emerge as the Richest Indian by Rs 3.3 lakh Cr; Cyrus Poonawalla retained 3rd position, while Shiv Nadar, Radha Vembu of Zoho also featured; Byju Raveendran among big names exiting 2023 Hurun India Rich List
- MG Motor to recast dealer network ahead of deal with Sajjan Jindal Co; Festival spirit gives a lift to auto retail as rural demand picks up
- Assam approved the construction of a 1000-km “High-Speed Economic Corridor” road project with a cost of ₹ 3,000Cr
- RBI stops Bank of Baroda from adding customers to its mobile app; Flood-hit Sikkim Urja looks to claim ₹11,400 cr cover; Free to raise commissions, insurers push annuity plans
- Encounter Breaks Out Between Security Forces, Terrorists In Kashmir’s Shopian; Terrorist Behind Kashmiri Pandit’s Killing Gunned Down In Anti-Terror Op
- IMF Hikes India’s 2023 GDP Growth Forecast to 6.3% in line with its unchanged outlook for 2024, Downgrades China
- Setback for IOC as Delhi HC closes options to settle claim of Rs 8,772Cr; Petrol consumption rises 8% YoY in September; diesel up 4%; India’s first bamboo-based biorefinery to start operations in March; India, Russia conduct major technical test of nuclear fuel & safety of Kudankulam power plant
- One Chinese National (MD of Lava International mobile company) among 4 Arrested In Vivo Money-Laundering Case; EV maker Tork Motors partners with Bolt Earth for charging points infra; Bridgestone ties up with Tata Power to install EV chargers
- Kabaddi Match Turns Into Violent Fight At IIT Kanpur; management took note of the same and said that the “concerned teams have been banned” from further participation
- Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan Becomes First Woman to Be Conferred Honorary Doctorate by JNU
- Man Rowing Across Pacific Ocean Rescued Naked, Dehydrated 14 Hours After Boat Capsized; Tom Robinson was reaching Vanuatu when a wave capsized his boat, he was “holding on to dear life” and the water was too cold
- Today’s Word – Kef – State of dreamy or drug-induced repose
