Daily Curated News –228

December 16, 2023 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 16 December- 5 Mins read

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  1. Lalit Jha, Parliament Breach ‘Main accused’, Sent To 7-Day Police Custody; Opposition Protests MPs Suspension Over Parliament Security Breach; Sagar Sharma smuggled them inside cavities cut into the left sole of custom-made sports shoes
  2. Police To Make Accused Breach Parliament Again, To Identify Security Flaws; Lalit Jha, Parliament Breach Planner, May Have Burned Key Evidence; Guns, Leaflets & Slogans: Amit Shah Reminds Oppn of ‘Nearly 40 Parl Security Breaches in Past’; Someone Motivated Them, Scope of Probe to be Widened, Say Sources
  3. CJI asked for a report after an open letter – purportedly by a woman judge in Uttar Pradesh alleging sexual harassment by a senior and requesting permission to kill herself – went viral on social media; Lok Sabha was informed 5Cr cases are pending in various courts of the country, including 80,000 in SC; Why Every Delhi vs Lt Governor Dispute Comes To Us? Asks Supreme Court
  4. Houthi Rebels In Yemen Hit Cargo Ship In Red Sea Causing Fire; “Must Stop This Terrorism…”: Israel Drops Leaflets In Lebanon Warning Against Hezbollah; Netherlands Can Continue Export Of F-35 Jets To Israel, Rules Dutch Court; Next Phase Of Gaza War Will See Precise Targeting Of Hamas Leaders says US official; 12 Palestinians Killed, West Bank Mosque Desecrated In Israel Raids
  5. Invisible Silent Killer (diarrhea, dysentery) Stalks Gaza Residents Who Survived Israeli Bombs; US Urges Israel To Scale Down Gaza Offensive As Death Count Mounts; Israel Cancels Mossad chief’s Qatar Trip To Restart Hostage Talks; Gazans Beg For Bread, Pay 50 Times For Food As Aid Deliveries Delayed
  6. Rs 51.37 Crore Aid Given To Families Of Odisha Train Accident Victims; 1,761 loco pilots failed breathalyser tests in 5 yrs; 8 Road Accident Deaths in Chenab Valley, Pir Panjal Since 2021; 2 of 4 Black Spots on NH-44 Fixed
  7. “Nothing Changed In 11 Years”: Nirbhaya’s Mother On Crimes Against Women; We got justice with everyone’s cooperation but cases are stuck in the lower court for 10 to 12 years
  8. Bengaluru has earned the title of “Cake Capital” with a whopping 8.5 million orders for cakes in 2023 on Swiggy; Biryani tops for 8th straight year – India ordered 2.5 biryanis per second; Ind vs Pak match Swiggy clocked 250 Biryani orders per minute
  9. Maldives Says Won’t Renew Pact With India On Water Survey Of reefs, lagoons, coastlines, ocean currents, and tide levels
  10. UP BJP MLA Ramdulare Gond Gets 25-Year Jail For Raping Minor, Faces Disqualification; took place in 2014 and the survivor’s brother said the MLA had pressured and threatened the family for over a year after the complaint was filed
  11. SC told the family of Nikhil Gupta – the man accused by US of conspiring to kill Sikh separatist Pannun – to approach a court in Czech for relief over claims his religious, human rights were violated
  12. India jumps 18 spots in annual house price movement in Q3-2023; Gurgaon property prices may jump sharply as Haryana govt proposes up to 90% hike in circle rate; India jumps 18 spots to 14th position globally in annual housing price growth
  13. *Adani Power’s ₹4,100Cr unsolicited offer for Lanco in queue for lenders’ votes; Lodha concludes sales of London projects, exits UK investments completely; Tata Power Solar Systems bags Rs 418 cr order to supply 152 MWp solar modules for NTPC project; NTPC Mining logs 23.22 MMT coal output in FY24 so far; India confirms buying oil from Venezuela after 3 years and US’ leeway&
  14. Go Air Troubles Mount As Billionaire Backed Airline Nears Shutdown; Air India gets DGCA approval for engineering line maintenance of A350 & A320 aircraft
  15. JetBlue Plane Scrapes Tail During Take-Off To Avoid Head-On Collision With Another Flight; a quick right-turn after take-off kept the planes from colliding
  16. Rooms With the View of Burj Khalifa Fireworks Priced Over 18Mn per Night Ahead of New Year; currently offering elegant two-bedroom flats with breathtaking views
  17. Hungary Blocks 50BN Euros In EU Aid For Ukraine After Membership Talks Agreed; “Nothing Like This In Ukraine”: Putin On Gaza “Catastrophe”
  18. South Korea’s total population is expected to drop from 51.75 million in 2024 to 36.22 million, a level not seen since 1977; Record-Low Fertility Rate To Fall Further, Warns Govt
  19. U19 Asia Cup 2023 Semi-final: Ariful Islam Shines As Bangladesh Beat India To Enter Final
  20. Today’s Word – Umber- brownish red