NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 24 October – 5 Mins read
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- ODI World Cup 2023: Noor Ahmad, Ibrahim Zadran Guide Afghanistan To Historic 8 wicket Victory Over Pak; Former India cricket team captain Bishan Singh Bedi (77) died 77 after a prolonged illness
- Separated By Partition, 2 Cousins From India, Pak Reunite After 76 Years; Mohammad Ismaeel and his cousin Surinder Kaur, both in their 80s, reached Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur from their respective cities in Pakistan and India and had an emotional reunion
- Hamas Frees 2 More Hostages Amid Israel’s 300 Strikes In 24 Hours; Some Of Israel’s Actions In Gaza May Backfire, Warns Barack Obama; US raises concerns over Israel’s Gaza plan, Keeps Qatar In Loop; Several Killed In Israeli Strike On Gaza’s Refugee Camp; Hamas Likely To Release 50 Hostages With Dual Citizenship
- Israel Uses ‘Iron Sting’ Mortar Bomb For First Time Against Hamas; Iron Sting’ is a 120 mm mortar munition equipped with both laser and GPS guidance and has a range of 1-12 km; China Affirms Israel’s Right To Self-Defense, Shifting Stance; Will Lose Babies “Within Minutes” If Electricity Is Out: Gaza Hospital
- Two women and a child died and more than ten people were injured in a stampede at a crowed pandal durga Puja celebrations in Bihar’s Gopalgunj
- Wagh Bakri ED Parag Desai (49) Dies After Fall, Was Reportedly Chased By Stray Dogs; admitted to the hospital last week and was being treated for a severe head injury
- Allahabad HC: Unless Couple Decides to Marry, Live-in Relationship is More of an Infatuation; such type of relationship often results in timepass, temporary and fragile
- A residents’ body in Noida to move SC against Allahabad HC recent order acquitting domestic help Surendra Koli and his employer Moninder Singh Pandher in the 2006 Nithari serial killings
- Deep Depression Over Bay Of Bengal Intensifies Into Cyclone ‘Hamoon’; Odisha Put On Alert
- Armies of India and Malaysia began a two-week military exercise in Meghalaya’s Umroi with an aim to enhance operational cooperation between the two sides
- World’s biggest money manager Larry Fink with over $9TN in assets flies to India, calls on Ambani & Modi
- Railway Board announces 4% hike in DA for employees from 42% to 46% of the basic pay effective from July 1, 2023; Indian carriers to operate 8 pc more weekly flights at 23,732 in winter schedule; DGCA Suspends Operations of Flight Training Institute RedBird After 2 Crash Incidents in One Week
- Power ministry may refuse World Bank’s coal transition fund plan; Plans afoot to ensure coal stock at pithead power units; ONGC wins bid to acquire PTC’s wind power unit for Rs 925Cr; NCLAT dismisses plea to initiate insolvency proceedings against Inox Wind
- Plans to create one of India’s biggest pharma cos derailed as Torrent’s $7 bn Cipla talks stall; Lupin gets USFDA nod to market generic antifungal tablets
- RBI likely to have rolled over a part of $5-billion forex swap to boost liquidity; Shriram Finance’s syndicated loan trebles to $400MN; Indian insurance companies cancel coverage for war damage
- Tata Motors’ plans to bifurcate the fossil-fuel based and EV biz take off as EV volumes expand; Toyota lobbies India to cut hybrid-car taxes as much as 21%; JLR opens UK EV test facility as it gears up for electric cars
- An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 on the Richter Scale hit Nepal’s Kathmandu at 4:17 am today
- Portugal: The world’s oldest dog dies; Born on May 11, 1992, Bobi (Rafeiro do Alentejo) at 31 yrs & 165 days recognised by Guinness World Record (GWR) as oldest dog ever in Feb 2023
- US Court Challenges Trump Appeal In Writer’s Rape Case; questioned why Trump waited more than three years to claim that he deserved absolute immunity
- Two airplanes had a terrifying near miss after almost colliding with each other in the stormy skies above Portland International Airport
- Off-Duty US Pilot Tried To Shut Down Plane’s Engines Mid-Flight; The plane, which was carrying 80 passengers, was diverted to Portland, Oregon, where it landed safely
- Pakistan’s National Carrier Resorts to Widespread Flight Cancellations Owing to Non-payment of Dues
- Bangladesh Train Crash: 20 Killed, Several Injured; Death Toll Likely to Rise As Rescue Ops Underway
- Today’s Word – Talliate – To impose a tax
