NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 8 January- 5 Mins read
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- Maldives Suspends 3 Ministers Over “Insulting” Remarks Against India; earlier distanced itself from these remarks and said the opinions were “personal and do not represent Govt views
- Aviation Frim Firefly Green Fuels pioneered a jet fuel made entirely from human sewage. Scientists at a laboratory in Gloucestershire have successfully converted the waste into kerosene
- Mystery Person In The US Wins Lottery Worth ₹ Over 7,000 Crore On New Year’s Day; 10th-largest jackpot won in US lottery history & 2nd largest lottery jackpot ever won in Michigan
- Israel-Hamas Conflict Can Easily “Metastasize”, Warns Antony Blinken; After Wife, Children, Journalist Wael Dahdouh’s 3rd Son Killed In Israel Strike In Gaza; Displaced Palestinians Must Be Able To “Return Home” Soon says Antony Blinken; Ships Avoid Red Sea Amid Rising Houthi Attacks in Gulf
- Israel Finds “Evidence” Hamas Received Strategic Weapon Guidance From Iran; Al Jazeera, AFP Journalists Killed In Israeli Air Strike, Says Hamas; “War Must Not Be Stopped Until Hamas destroyed”: Israel’s Netanyahu As Fighting Intensifies
- Manipur: Hills-based insurgents attacked state police forces, who retaliated, resulting in a gunfight along the India-Myanmar border
- Tamil Nadu Signs Pacts Over $4BN With Apple Suppliers Tata, Pegatron; Pegatron will also invest 10BN rupees to expand production; JSW, Hyundai, VinFast, RIL, Tata Power also join the fray
- India Reports 756 Fresh Covid Cases, 5 deaths 2 from Kerala & Maha, 1 from J&K In Last 24 Hours
- Heavy Rain In Chennai Causes Traffic Jams, More Showers Expected Ahead; Amid Cold Wave, Delhi Extends Winter Break For Students Up To Class 5; 22 Delhi-Bound Trains Delayed Due To Fog, Minimum Temp At 8.2 Deg
- Brother, Sister Assaulted by 17 Men Who Assumed Them to Be Interfaith-Couple in Karnataka Belagvi, 8 Held
- “Lost Way”: Boat With Union Minister Parshottam Rupala Gets Stuck In Odisha Chilika Lake For 2 Hours; rescue vessel sent & all were brought back
- India, Saudi Arabia Ink Haj Agreement With Over 1.75 Lakh Pilgrim Quota For 2024; 1.4Lac by Hajj Committee & 35K by private operators
- JC Flowers ARC, Acre, Edelweiss among bidders for Yes Bank’s ₹4,200-cr NPA pile; Encore ARC acquires IndoStar Capital’s distressed loan book of Rs 292Cr; Bank borrowings increase by 67% in 2023
- Passenger vehicle makers miss fuel efficiency targets; Honda considers $14B EV plan in Canada; Ather 450 Apex launched with powerful motor offering over 100 kmph speed
- _Dr Reddy’s recalls 8,000 bottles of generic drug used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ
in US due to packaging error_ - Country’s first 31-metre U-girder successfully cast for Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project; Turkish Airlines, FAA orders Grounds 5 Boeing 737 MAX 9 Jets For Checks After Blowout; Go First lenders can check out new offers
- Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina Wins Re-Election For A 5th Term; Her Awami League party won more than 50% seats
- Golden Globe Awards 2024 Winners: Robert Downey Jr Wins For Oppenheimer; The Crown, Succession Win
- UK PM Vows Action Over compensation process in Post Office Scandal That Affected hundreds of sub-postmasters of fraud, many of them of Indian heritage
- North Korea Conducting Live-Fire Drills Near Border, S Korea Residents Warned; “Troops on Yeonpyeong Island currently responding, but residents are advised to be careful of outdoor activities
- Russia Launches 28 Attack Drones At Ukraine Overnight, Kyiv Says 21 Destroyed; No damage, casualties have been reported by both military and civilian authorities
- Hundreds of Birds Take Over Parking Lot In US Texas, Internet Calls It ”Creepy”; birds not bothered by people or cars and were likely picking through the trash for food
- Woman In Her 90s Rescued Alive 5 Days After Japan’s Deadly Earthquake; Japan PM Vows “Ceaseless” Aid As Snow Hampers Earthquake Relief Efforts
- France to Build ‘Beyond’ Planned 6 New Nuclear Plants, More Reactors Needed to Hit Carbon Reduction Targets
- Today’s Word – Palamate – having webbed feet
