NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 16 October – 5 Mins read
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- ODI World Cup 2023: Battle Of David vs Goliath – Afghan Record Historic First Win Over England, Tame World Cup Defending Champions By 69 Runs
- Please Save Gaza, It’s Dying’: UN Staff Appeals for Help of Palestine Refugees; Iran Warns ‘No One Can Guarantee’ Control of Situation if Israel Invades Gaza; Blinken Woos Uneasy US Allies in Saudi, Egypt to Pressure Hamas; As Gaza Deaths Rise, Ice Cream Trucks Double Up As Morgues For Bodies
- Israel Acting “Beyond Scope Of Self-Defence” In Gaza says China; Strikes Targets Along Gaza Coast, Evacuates Border Towns, Arrests Over 50 In West Bank Raids; Gaza Deadline Over, Israel Forces Await Political Nod For Ground Assault; Entire Families Wiped Out As Israel Continues Heaviest-Ever Airstrikes On Gaza
- Without Closure: A US-based group of professionals from Manipur has requested Govt to find the bodies of two students who were murdered by miscreants in July
- Bombay HC: Wearing short skirts, dancing provocatively or making gestures cannot be considered obscene” acts per se that could annoy the public
- Ranchi: Security Personnel Walk 5 Km Carrying Injured Maoist on Their Shoulders to Save His Life; Moving Through Mountains, Jungles, Army Rescues 245 People stranded In Sikkim Rabom village due to flash floods; Army Jawan Gurucharan Singh Injured In Landmine Explosion In Jammu And Kashmir’s Rajouri as he accidentally stepped
- 3.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Haryana’s Faridabad, Tremors Felt Across Delhi-NCR; Delhi-NCR Trembles Twice in 15 Days; Landslides And Flooding In Kerala After Heavy Rain, ‘Orange Alert’ Issued; overnight rain created an unusual situation in the city of Thiruvananthapuram
- Irdai rejection raises more questions for Hinduja-led IIHL on source of funds for RCAP acquisition; Investment bankers see highest fee income at USD 968 mn in Jan-Sept; IDBI Bank has deferred tax assets of Rs 11,520 cr, 120 properties in 7 cities
- Yokohama bets on local production for sustainable biz in India; Indian Oil Corporation to invest Rs 1,660 cr in joint venture with NPTC; New investments worth Rs 2,755Cr pledged with Indian Biogas Association
- Production halt in Parsa East & Kanta Basan block in Chhattisgarh results in scarce fuel supply in Rajasthan; SAIL plans to begin trial production of special rails by month-end
- Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday flagged-in the first ever ship at the ₹ 7,700 crore deep-water international Vizhinjam port
- Air India Express flight diverted to Karachi due to medical emergency; passenger on board Dubai-Amritsar flight experienced a severe medical complication during the journey
- Radha Vembu Becomes India’s Richest Self-Made Woman; worth was recorded as ₹ 36,000 crore in the Hurun India report
- Stubble Burning Season is Back, So Is Poor Air For Delhi-NCR; AQI Plunges to ‘Poor’ Category reaching up to 400 in some places
- BR Ambedkar’s 19-Feet ‘Statue of Equality’ Unveiled in in a Maryland suburb of the US capital, Tallest Figure Outside India
- ‘Ae Halo!’: From Medical Emergencies to Women’s Safety, Gujarat Cities Ready to Host Garba Nights
- As India Makes Its Pitch, IOC Says Decision on 2036 Olympics Host Unlikely Before 2026; will be taken in three years’ time at the earliest
- Putin Sees Gains on Ukraine Frontlines, Including Avdiivka; “very heated” fighting around Avdiivka, saying Russian forces had “not stopped assaulting” it for days in their attempt to surround it
- Myanmar’s Military Seeks to Keep Ethnic Minority Allies on its Side with Anniversary of Cease-fire
- Biden and Democrats Report Raising $71 Million-plus for His 2024 Race from July Through Sep 2023
- Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has wished “happy Navratri” to the Hindu community in his country amid a diplomatic row with India
- Months After Titan Sub Implosion, Mission To Recover Titanic Wreckage Suspended; Mr Nargeolet has previously overseen the recovery of over 5,000 Titanic artefacts and had performed 37 dives to the wreckage
- Azerbaijan’s President Raises the Nation’s Flag in a Former Breakaway Region’s Capital which is known as Khankendi by Azerbaijan and Stepanakert by Armenians
- Kenya Officials Arrest Fake Lawyer Brian Mwenda Who Won 26 Court Cases; the attorney handled all these cases in front of Magistrates, Court of Appeal Judges, and High Court judges; judges did not doubt his abilities until after his most recent arrest
- 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Afghan Area Where 1,000 Died Last Week followed by a magnitude 5.5 aftershock. There were no immediate reports of casualties
- Today’s Word – Lambdoid – Shaped like the letter lambda (^) or “L”
