NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 5 November- 5 Mins read
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- ODI World Cup 2023: Fakhar Zaman’s Brilliance Helps Pakistan Beat New Zealand, Stay in Contention for Semis Spot; Kiwis 1st nation to lose a match after scoring 400+ runs; Australia Knock Out Rivals England With 33-run Triumph, March Ahead in Semis Race
- Elvish Yadav Detained In Kota, Taken In For Questioning In Connection With Snake Venom Case
- Manipur violence: Tribal MLAs seek police commandos’ removal in Moreh, Meitei group chief fired at
- Turkey Recalls Ambassador From Israel Over No Ceasefire In Gaza; No Record Of Hamas Blocking Or Seizing Aid says US Special Envoy; Post-War Gaza Must Be Part Of Independent Palestine: Turkey’s Erdogan; WhatsApp’s AI Shows Palestinian Children With Guns And Israelis With Books
- World Stunned as Ambulance Leaving Gaza Hospital Bombed: US Urges Restraint, Israel Presses Forward; Continues To Bombard Gaza Despite US Calls To Ease Humanitarian Crisis; 15 Killed At Gaza UN School In Israeli Strike; US Asks Israel To Explain Attack On Gaza’s Biggest Refugee Camp
- India Saw 19 Accident Deaths Every Hr in 2022; Over 70% on Straight Roads, in Sunny Weather
- An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude jolted Nepal late on Friday, killing 157+ people. The earthquake, originated in the country’s Jajarkot district
- Trade Body CTI Writes To PM To Call Emergency Meeting Over “Severe” Air Pollution; Air quality ‘Severe’ In Some Places In Haryana, ‘Poor’ In Parts Of Punjab; Delhi’s RWAs Ban Trash Burning, Issue Advisories; AQI Again Over 900-Mark in City; Experts Call It ‘Massive Health Emergency’
- Delhi HC imposed a fine of ₹ 20,000 on Union Govt for “lackadaisical approach” in paying pension to a 96-year-old freedom fighter and making him wait for 40 years; Women’s quota only after Census: Plea for dropping time frame, SC says very difficult
- ISRO Chief S Somanath Says Won’t Publish Autobiography Amid Controversy over some of his allegedly critical remarks about his predecessor K Sivan in the book
- CJI: Legislature cannot overrule court judgment, can enact fresh law; fact that Judges are not elected is a “strength of our process”, not a deficiency
- Gujarat: 15-year-old Girl Dies of Suspected Cardiac Arrest Before Appearing for School Exams
- Fast-Tracking Nostalgia: Rlys to Mix Old World Charm With Modern Amenities in Steam Heritage Spl Trains
- Kerala POCSO Court Convicts Accused in Aluva Rape and Murder Case Within 100 Days in one of the speediest trials in the country
- No significant financial implication on bank due to ‘bob World’: Bank of Baroda MD; UCO Bank realigns growth strategy with focus on profitable corporate lending; Banks raise unhedged currency risk issue with RBI
- Tanishq opens boutique in Singapore, plans 50 stores globally; India’s 5G smartphone shipment grows to 57% in Q3, Samsung leads
- Air India enters into interline partnership with Alaska Airlines; Western Railway to operate 17 new AC local trains in Mumbai from Nov 6; First section of Delhi Metro Phase-IV to open by July 2024, fresh targets set due to Covid
- US Nurse Heather Pressdee Charged With Killing Patients With Insulin Admits To 17 More Murders; charged with two counts of first-degree murder, 17 counts of attempted murder, and 19 counts of neglect of care-dependent individuals
- Elon Musk’s X Is Selling Old, Defunct Twitter Handles For $50,000; already sent solicitations to potential buyers
- Italy Plans for Possible Mass Evacuation as Earthquakes Continue around a Supervolcano that has caused around 2,500 earthquakes since Sep 2023
- 9 Terrorists Killed After Attack On Pakistan Air Force Base, 3 Aircraft Damaged a day after 17 soldiers were killed in three separate terror strikes
- Today’s Word – Farandole – Lively Provençal dance in which men and women hold hands
