NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 15 November- 5 Mins read
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- ODI WC 2023: “We Weren’t Even Born…” – On World Cup Semis Pressure, Rohit Sharma’s ‘1983’ Statement; IND vs NZ: Spectators Advised to Reach Mumbai Stadium by Public Transport
- Deep In Uttarakhand Tunnel, Walkie Talkies Connect Trapped Labourers, Rescuers; Trapped In Tunnel For Over 60 Hours, Labourer Speaks To Son using the pipe has been installed to ensure that oxygen reaches the trapped labourers
- Army confirmed dismissal of Captain Bhoopendra Singh for killing 3 civilians in a staged encounter in south Kashmir’s Amshipora in July 2020 and dubbing them terrorists
- “Inhuman, Bodies Everywhere”: Horror At Gaza Hospital, 179 In Mass Grave; bodies littered in the hospital complex. There is no more electricity; US, UK Impose New Round Of Sanctions On Hamas; Gaza Parliament, Other Hamas Govt Buildings Seized; 8 Killed in West Bank, Yasser Arafat Monuments Bulldozed, Biden Tells Hostages “We Are Coming”
- Indian Woman Evacuated From War-Torn Gaza Through Rafah Border Crossing; Biden Believes Deal On Hamas Hostages ‘Going to Happen; Israel’s Museums Enact War Protocol to Protect Precious Art, History From Rockets; IDF Confirms Hostage Soldier’s Death, US Post-War Gaza Vision “Different” From Netanyahu’s Comments
- Sahara Group Founder Subrata Roy Dies At 75 After Long Illness; survived by wife Swapna Roy and two sons, Sushanto Roy and Seemanto Roy, who live abroad
- RINL hopes asset monetisation may garner Rs 3000-4000Cr; India to invite bids for 20 critical minerals, including lithium, in 2 weeks; FY27 output target 1.4BN tonnes, need for power plants noted
- GST dept searches Aviva Life Insurance office for alleged tax evasion; Bad loan provisioning of PSU banks fall in Q2 amid improving asset quality; Govt looks to offload 5-10% in some public sector banks
- ‘Rs 10,000 for Each Teeth Mark, Rs 20,000 Per Wound’: Punjab and Haryana HC Order on Compensation to Dog Bite Victims
- Study: 1 in 5 Covid-infected people being treated with antiviral medication Paxlovid tested positive after an initial negative test result, and they were also found to be shedding live and potentially contagious virus that could make others ill
- SC come to the rescue of a 3yr Old US (citizen) boy, in critical need of liver transplant (decompensated biliary cirrhosis), by permitting his distant Indian cousin to donate the organ, saying it is not an appropriate case to consider the legal requirement in absolute terms
- Crowds Throw Stones At Punjab Station After Special Festival Train To Bihar Cancelled; Fire breaks out in Coach of Train Parked at Odisha’s Puri Station when the train had come to the coaching depot for servicing
- UN: Global Emissions Set to Fall Only 2% By 2030 Instead Of 43% Goal; The world is “failing to get a grip” on climate change
- Cash-Strapped Pakistan Sold Weapons Worth $364 MN To Ukraine; But Pak consistently denied that it has provided any ammunition; India Procuring Igla-S Anti-aircraft Missiles from Russia
- “Make Adultery Crime Again”: MPs’ Panel Contradicts Supreme Court Order because “the institution of marriage is sacred” and it must be “protected”
- Human Rights Watch: Handcuffs during pregnancy, separation from newborn babies, and Egeeginsufficient care for elderly inmates are among the abuses suffered by women incarcerated in Japan
- Myanmar Rebels, Battling Junta, Seek To Control Border With India; 40 Myanmar Soldiers Who Fled To Mizoram After Rebel Attack Sent Back
- 2nd Hand Clothing Gains Popularity in Argentina Amidst Economic Hardship; In Oct, AG statistics office reported an annualized inflation rate of 142.7%
- UK: Indi Gregory, a critically ill 8 month-old baby girl from Britain who was taken off life support over the weekend following a legal battle, has died overnight; UK: Right-Wing Tories to ‘Raise Hell’ Over Braverman’s Sacking, ‘Civil War’ on the Cards; Suella accuses Rishi of betrayal in scathing resignation letter
- King Charles III Celebrates 75th Birthday; will use the occasion to launch a new scheme to tackle food poverty and cut down on waste
- Today’s Word – Paleobotany – Study of ancient plants
