NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 2 December- 5 Mins read
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- Mizoram Assembly Election Vote Counting Day Changed To Dec 4; comes amid protests in the state organised by Mizoram NGO Coordination Committee
- 15 Jharkhand Workers Rescued From Uttarakhand Tunnel Receive Grand Welcome who were flown to Ranchi from Delhi
- Scientists recall India’s 1st Antarctic Mission Top Secret, Felt Like James Bond Film; 1st Indian scientific expedition to Antarctica was launched in 1981 with a 21-member team under the leadership of Dr S Z Qasim; set sail from the shores of Goa
- As Cyclone Michaung Nears, Thunderstorm Likely In 12 Tamil Nadu Districts; 2023 Shatters Climate Records, 2024 To Be As Bad, Concerns For India; north India has registered a rapid surge in mercury compared to the southern parts; UN Chief, COP28 President Clash Over Future Of Fossil Fuels
- Hamas Reneged On Commitments”: Blinken On Why Gaza Ceasefire Ended; Israel Army Says 5 Gaza Hostage Deaths Confirmed; PM Modi Meets UAE President, Discusses Israel-Hamas War; Meets Israeli President, Emphasizes On Support For 2-State Solution; 3 Killed In Lebanon As Israel And Hezbollah Resume Fighting
- Hamas Says 178 Killed In Israeli Strikes In Gaza Since Truce Ended; Over 100 Killed, 200 Targets Struck As Israel Resumes Gaza Bombardment; Israel Army Publishes Map Of “Evacuation Zones” In Gaza As Truce Expires; US To Impose Visa Ban On Violent Israeli Settlers Soon
- Mysterious White Lung Syndrome Spreads Globally, Cases Reported Worldwide; A new strain of bacterial pneumonia has emerged in China and spread to Denmark, US & the Netherlands
- Bihar Teacher Abducted, Forced To Marry Kidnapper’s Daughter At Gunpoint; Mr Kumar’s whirlwind journey from being a bachelor to entering an unplanned wedlock is the latest addition to Bihar’s history of ‘Pakadwa Vivah’ or groom kidnapping
- Navy Appoints 1st Woman Commanding Officer In Naval Attack Ship in sync with its philosophy of ‘all roles-all ranks’ for female personnel
- Tamil Nadu ED Official Ankit Tiwari Arrested in Rs 3 Crore Bribery Case, Raids Conducted for 13 Hours; sent to Judicial Custody till Dec 15
- PM Modi Meets Maldivian Prez Muizzu, Agrees to Set Up Core Group to Further Deepen Ties in economic relations, development cooperation and people-to-people
- Mahua Moitra to be Disqualified? Ethics Panel to Table Report on MP’s Expulsion, ‘Ruckus Expected’; item was in the list of business for the winter session
- GAIL Seeks $1.8BN From Ex-Gazprom Unit Over Gas Contract Breach for “non-supply of LNG cargoes under long-term contract; Pulses, onions to stay under the weather; near-6% inflation seen over next 3 months; Russian crude oil imports to India fall 4% in Nov; SC probes Union Govt response over Acme Solar’s 1200 MW project & transmission line dispute
- RBI Says ₹ 2,000 Notes, Now Withdrawn, Worth ₹ 9,760 Crore Yet To Return; ₹ 2,000 bank notes continue to be legal tender
- In a major drug haul, cocaine worth ₹ 220Cr seized from a ship at Paradip port in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur
- Hybrid cars overtake EVs, rapidly gain huge popularity in India; Passenger vehicle & two-wheeler sales grow in Nov on festive demand
- Passengers travelling on a SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Patna created a nuisance, confronting the airline staff at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Friday after the flight got delayed for 7 hrs
- Judge Rejects Donald Trump Immunity Claim rejecting a bid by the Republican to toss out the case accusing him of conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss
- In a dramatic \event, two planes (EMB-120 Brasilia aircraft 5H-FLM and 5H-MJH) veered off the same runway in Tanzania in East Africa just hours apart
- 30 people were feared trapped Friday in a mine collapse in a Zambian region known for illegal open-cast digging for copper
- Ukraine Claims Railway Sabotage Attacks In Russia’s Siberia; Russia Says Army Progressing In All Areas Of Ukraine Front As War Rages
- Seoul’s Military Spy satellite, carried by one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets, lifted off from the Vandenberg US Space Force Base in California Amid North Korea Threats
- Switzerland: Woman Survived 14,000-Feet Fall After Parachute Failed To Open; Emma Carey rushed to hospital where doctors found her spine was broken in two places. The operated on her back and pelvis
- Axar Patel’s three-wicket haul helped India clinch a 20-run win against Australia in 4th T20I match get an invincible 3-1 lead in the five-match series; Ruturaj Gaikwad Makes History, Surpasses KL Rahul (117 Matches) To Claim fastest 4,000 runs in T20 (116Matches)
- Today’s Word – Gallize – To bring wine to standard proportions
