Daily Curated News –260

January 29, 2024 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 29 January- 5 Mins read
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  1. CJI: The judiciary’s ability to remain relevant as an institution requires it to recognise challenges and begin “difficult conversations; he flagged issues like “adjournment culture” and long vacations
  2. Just Changing Shirts – Nitish Kumar Exits INDIA, To Be Sworn In For 9th Time, 2 Oaths In 2 Years; New Alliance, Same Nitish Kumar; 2 Deputies From BJP, 6 Ministers Take Oath
  3. NASA’s Hubble Telescope Detects Water Vapour in the atmosphere of a small blazing-hot exoplanet GJ 9827d, 97 light-years from Earth.; twice Earth’s diameter
  4. Cold weather and dense fog continued to prevail in Delhi and several places in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar on Sunday, delaying flights, trains and other modes of transportation
  5. _Videos Show People Stopping Cars On Atal Setu Despite Warnings, Navi Mumbai Police Reacts; 30,000 travelled daily since inauguration€
  6. 3 US Troops Killed In Drone Attack In Jordan Amid Israel-Hamas War; Any UN Workers Involved In Terror Acts Will Be Punished, Vows UN Chief; US, Israel, Egypt, Qatar Officials In Gaza Talks In Paris
  7. US Negotiators Draft Deal for Release of Israeli Hostages, Two-Month Pause in Gaza Fighting; Israel’s Netanyahu Defiant after UN Court Ruling as Gaza Offensive Against Hamas Continues, Reports ‘Intensive Battles’ In South Gaza
  8. No Reserved Post Can Be De-reserved: After facing backalsh, Education Ministry Clarifies On UGC Draft Guidelines over SC/ST
  9. 1st Test: Ollie Pope scores 196 to help England recover from a 190 run deficit; Hartley takes seven wickets; ENG beats IND by 28 runs
  10. Maharashtra Guv Bais Calls for Promoting Marathi Language and Culture Across Globe; Agitation Will Continue Till Maratha Members Receive Benefits Under New Notification: says Jarange
  11. Flats getting bigger: Size in NCR increases by 37% in a year; reflects pandemic-driven demand; US fund Platinum in talks to buy Inventia Health; Pharma Cos seek one-time nod to delink from WPI, avert price cuts
  12. Oil regulator PNGRB launches drive to increase piped gas adoption; Coal India, WCL to set up green energy projects at closed mines in Chhindwara area
  13. India’s gas demand to rise 6% in 2024says IEA; Red Sea Crisis: No disruption in oil flows to India, only freight up, says HPCL
  14. Karnataka Bank to raise Rs 100 cr equity from ICICI Lombard; Piramal Enterprises to sell full 20% stake in Shriram Investment Holdings for Rs 1,440Cr; AIFs reject early exit pleas from banks, plan for ‘defaults’
  15. Govt may prune FY25 fiscal gap target to 5.3-5.4% on slower capex; Bank guarantees may be cut, consultants screened; Liquidity in deficit, FIs and companies turn to market repos for cash
  16. IT services hiring shows signs of traction, intent up 10% in Jan; Google, Facebook skim most data from apps for kids finds study; IT midcap firms find a seat at larger deal tables in slump
  17. Maldives parliament chaos: Brawl erupts between MPs during crucial vote on president Muizzu’s cabinet; Opposition Withholds Approval for 4 Members of His Cabinet
  18. Tshering Tobgay, 58, is Bhutan’s fourth freely elected Prime Minister since democracy was established 15 years ago
  19. King Charles Recovering After Surgery for an enlarged prostate, No Royal Duties For A Month
  20. Two protesters hurled soup at the bullet-proof glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” in Paris, demanding the right to “healthy and sustainable food
  21. UK: Ancient House Museum awarded 200,000 pounds in grant by National Lottery Heritage Fund to mark legacy of Maharajah Duleep Singh, the last ruler of the Sikh empire
  22. Iran Says It Launched 3 Satellites Simultaneously Into Orbit; carried by two-stage Simorgh (Phoenix) satellite carrier and were launched into a minimum orbit of 450 KMs
  23. ICC U19 WC2024: Arshin Kulkarni Notches Century As India Demolish USA in 201-Run Win; Ryan Hicks’ Onslaught Aids Australia to Seal Six-Wicket Win Over Sri Lanka
  24. China Is Watching US Drama Over Arming Ukraine says NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg; Ukraine’s SBU Security Service Uncovers $40MN Arms Scandal Amid War with Russia
  25. Divyansh Singh Panwar won gold as well as set a new finals’ world record in the men’s 10m air rifle at the ISSF World Cup
  26. US Forced To Turn To China & Iran To Rein In Houthis? UK Releases Sea Viper Video After Warship Row
  27. Nepal & China to Sign Implementation Plan of Beijing-backed BRI Projects says Nepal’s Deputy PM
  28. Jannik Sinner makes a stunning recovery from two sets down in the Australian Open finals to beat Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
  29. Today’s Word – Kemb – To comb