NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 5 January- 5 Mins read
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- Three handloom saree items of West Bengal, namely Tangail of Nadia and Purba Bardhaman, and Korial & Garad of Murshidabad and Birbhum, have been registered and recognized as GI products
- IND vs SA, 2nd Test: Siraj, Bumrah Propel India to Historic Cape Town Win in Record-breaking Time; Rohit Sharma – Don’t Mind Playing on Pitches like Cape Town as Long as Everyone Keeps Their Mouth Shut in India*
- US Teen Willis Gibson, known online as “Blue Scuti Becomes 1st Person To Beat “Unbeatable” Video Game Tetris; achievement contradicts the beliefs of the original Tetris designers who deemed it unattainable due to the game’s endless desig
- Twins Born In Two Different Years After Arriving 40 Minutes Apart On New Year’s Eve; The boys were not only born on different days but also in different years, one in 2023 and the other in 2024
- Blinken to Visit 5 Arab Countries, West Bank in Addition to Israel, Hold Talks on Immediate Aid to Gaza; Houthis launch sea drone to attack ships hours after US, allies issue ‘final warning’
- China Holds Rival Drills With US In South China Sea; “Evolving Situation, Looking At All Aspects”: India On Red Sea Situation; Seoul, US Conduct Week-Long Firing Drills Amid Tensions With North Korea
- 8 Indian Navy Veterans In Qatar Get 60 Days To Appeal Against Prison Terms before Court of Cassation, which is the highest court in Qatar
- Active Covid Cases In India Stand At 4,423, 2 Deaths one from Kerala & Karnataka In Last 24 Hours; Karnatakas Fresh COVID-19 Infections Surge By 75%
- Delhi Police To Court: Sufficient Evidence To Put Ex Wrestling Body Chief and co-accused Vinod Tomar On Trial
- DGCA issued a show cause notice to Air India and SpiceJet for rostering non-CAT III compliant pilots during low-visibility at Delhi airport that led to many diversions of Delhi bound flights; IndiGo Removes Fuel Charges On Domestic, International Flights – Prices To Reduce By Up To Rs 1,000
- Indian banks disbursed some employee benefits through digital rupee in Dec, helping RBI meet its target of 1 MN daily transactions by end-2023; RBI penalises five Gujarat-based cooperative banks; AU Small Finance Bank reports 20% credit growth, 31% deposit growth
- 68 Rajya Sabha Members including 9 Union Ministers to Retire in 2024; Of 68, elections have already been called for 3 seats in Delhi
- Matter of Serious Concern: MEA on Reports of ‘Extortion Calls’ to Members of Indian Community in British Columbia
- VIL to seek reversal of Rs 10.7Cr penalty order received under CGST Act; COAI asks Govt to push LTGs to share 5G infra costs with telcos
- Pharma Sector: ICRA expects 9-11% growth in FY24 led by new launches, US rebound; Quadria in talks to buy into dialysis chain NephroPlus; Chennai-based hospital chain Medway raises $5 million from Kyra Ventures
- For Tata Motors PV business, vehicle registration data take driver’s seat for planning; India state fuel retailers raise maize ethanol purchase price; NHPC pledges to invest Rs 4,000Cr in 750 MW Kuppa Hydro Storage Project in Gujarat; Tesla Power India launches refurbished battery brand ReStore
- Indian Railways earns Rs 1.25 lakh crore freight revenue till Dec 2023; Govt reviews status of commercial, captive coal mines; urges allottees to increase production
- African crude makes up for fall in Russian imports; RECPDCL inks initial pact with Gujarat for smart metering projects worth Rs 2,094Cr; Jaishankar in Nepal: Pact inked for 10,000 MW electricity export to India
- A shooting at a high school in the midwestern US state of Iowa left “multiple gunshot victims,” local authorities said, adding the incident was over but without confirming if anyone had been killed
- ISIS Claims Responsibility For Iran Twin Bombings That Killed 84; two of its members “activated their explosives vests” at a gathering near the grave
- Putin Offers Citizenship To Foreigners Who Fight For Russia In Ukraine; Death Count In Russia’s Deadliest Strike On Ukraine’s Capital Kyiv Rises To 32; Russia flags supply of India-made 155mm artillery shells to Ukraine through Europe
- UK Family Hit With Over ₹ 1 Crore Medical Bill After Travel Insurance Error; family advises travelers to review their insurance, as an error in completing a form resulted in an invalidated policy
- Afghanistan: Taliban Arrest Women for ‘Bad Hijab’ in First Dress Code Crackdown Since Their Return to Power
- Today’s Word – Maenadic – Furious; bacchanalian
