Daily Curated News –163

October 12, 2023 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 12 October – 5 Mins read

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  1. ODI World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma’s Record Ton, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah Take India To Huge Win; Rohit shatters Kapil Dev’s 1983 World Cup Record With Huge Ton; Ugly Spat A Thing Of Past! Virat Kohli, Naveen Ul Haq Hug It Out
  2. 4 Dead After North East Express Train Derails In Bihar, Rescue Teams At Site; derailed while it was on its way to Kamakhya in Assam from Delhi
  3. Israel Army Says “Suspected Infiltration” From Lebanon, Then Cites “Error”; Putin Says Need To Avoid “Expansion” Of War, Calls For Talks; Electricity In Gaza Goes Out After Sole Power Station Stops Working; Hamas’ Off-The-Shelf Drones Destroy Million Dollar Hardware
  4. 20,000 Indians Live In Israel, Don’t Know About Any Death”: Israeli Consul General; India Launches “Operation Ajay” To Repatriate Indians From Israel; Iran’s President, Saudi Crown Prince Discuss Conflict; Turkey’s Erdogan In Talks With Hamas For Release Of Israeli Hostages
  5. NASA: Sample Collected From 4.5-Billion-Year-Old Asteroid Contains Water, Carbon; exactly the kinds of material that we wanted to find
  6. Delhi HC: Denial of maternity benefits to a female employee is inhumane and against the principles of social justice as well as her fundamental rights as it stands in the way of her choice to bring life into the world
  7. SC Collegium Recommends 13 Judicial Officers, 5 Advocates for Appointment as Judges of Different HCs
  8. EC changed the date of polling for the Rajasthan assembly elections from Nov 23 to Nov 25 citing “large-scale” weddings and social engagements; Home Ministry Gives Security Cover through CRPF  to 24 Leaders in Poll-bound Chhattisgarh over Naxal Threat
  9. NIA Tightens Grip on Khalistanis, Terrorist Lakhbir Singh Rode’s Properties to be Confiscated; property is situated in Kothe Gurupura (Rode) villagein Punjab’s Moga
  10. Count in the Sikkim flash flood has increased to 37, while 78 people remain missing six days after the deluge was triggered by a cloudburst; Sikkim: Lhonak Lake Early Warning System Delayed by Year, ‘Too Late’ to Raise Alarm for Flash Floods
  11. Madras HC: Refusal by Hospitals to Perform Organ Transplants If Donors Are Not Relatives Plainly Illegal
  12. GST Authority Imposes ₹ 36,844 Fine On LIC as it paid 12% GST instead of 18% on certain invoices; TCS Q2 Results: Net Profit Rises 8.7% YoY To Rs 11,342 Crore, Rs 9 Interim Dividend Declared
  13. GMR lines up Rs 4,000-crore loan to build Vizag international airport; India’s Go First airline gets expression of interest from Jindal Power: Sources; Bengaluru airport to add 12,000 jobs in 2 years
  14. Manappuram aims to de-risk cyclicality and allocation stress with microfin arm listing; Banks request RBI to advance time for reporting CRR status
  15. 5G to help Jio, Airtel corner up to 85% of private telco revenue in 2024: Fitch Ratings; Competition heats up in the telecom space as players eye higher ARPU via bundled services
  16. Pricol announces supply partnership with China-based firm; Maruti Suzuki commences export of Jimny five-door version; Maruti Suzuki signs MoU with IDBI to provide dealer financing solutions
  17. 90% of those killed in a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan were women and children, UNICEF said, as fresh tremors terrorised residents of villages flattened by the disaster
  18. Paraguay’s Largest Prison Set On Fire, Inmates; rioters took 10 guards hostage, as well as about 30 women who came to visit detained relatives
  19. 2016 Pathankot Attack Mastermind Shahid Latif Killed ‘Likely Over Land Dispute; His relatives have been caught
  20. Russia’s Shoigu Inspects Military Transport Aircraft Plant As Ukraine Conflict Fuels Demand; workload now exceeds what the Soviet Union faced even at its most intense time
  21. Britain’s King Charles III faced calls Wednesday to apologise for colonial-era atrocities in Kenya when he visits the country later this month
  22. Today’s Word – Fantasticate – To fantasize over something