NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 16 February- 5 Mins read
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- In a historic judgment, SC struck down the electoral bonds scheme for political funding, holding that it violates the citizens’ right to information; scheme unconstitutional and arbitrary and may lead to a quid pro quo arrangement between political parties and donors; Bonds Not Encashed Yet Shall Be Refunded
- SC: Objective of fighting black money and maintaining the confidentiality of donors cannot defend the scheme. Electoral bonds, the court said, are not the only way to curb black money; also infringe on the principle of free and fair elections as stipulated in the constitution
- PM Modi Concludes Visit To Qatar After Meeting Top Leadership; added “new vigour” to bilateral friendship and underlined that India looks forward to scaling up cooperation
- Farmers’ March: Internet Services Suspended In Parts Of Punjab Till Feb 16; “Kites Won’t Affect Drones Over Farmer Protest Sites; Rail Roko Across Punjab, Big Govt-Farmer Leaders Meet; Farm Leader Says ‘Will Keep Haryana Toll-Free; Farmers, Trade Unions Call For ‘Gramin Bharat Bandh
- Kerala: Authorities suspended 3 teachers after a two-year-old left his daycare facility all by himself and walked for about one-and-a-half kilometres to his house here
- 1 Dead, 25 Injured After Mob Tries To Storm Police Station In Manipur’s Churachandpur Over Cop’s Sacking; The protesters alleged the head constable has been suspended unfairly, and should be reinstated
- Country’s First Swachh Bharat Academy to Come Up in Maharashtra’s Thane with Aim to Produce Skilled Manpower
- Mumbai’s Atal Setu Gets Nearly Rs 14 Cr Toll from Over 8 Lakh Vehicles in 1 Month; 368 high-speed cameras on the bridge recorded approx 1,200 vehicles crossing the permissible speed of 100KMs
- ‘Politics Not for Me’: Mimi Chakraborty Resigns As Trinamool Congress MP, Will Not Contest LS Polls; Sandeshkhali Situation ‘highly Reprehensible’, Police Hand in Glove with Rowdies says Bengal Guv
- Promoter sells 1.8% stake in Vedanta for over Rs 1,700Cr; Tejas Networks gets near Rs 28Cr sops in FY23 under design-led PLI scheme; Assam to get Rs 25000 crore semiconductor packaging unit
- Indian banks’ margins set to fall, credit growth to moderate in FY25: S&P; At Rs 6.84 lakh crore, HDFC Bank’s home loan book closes gap with SBI’s; RBI, Nepal Rastra Bank sign pact for UPI-NPI linkage
- India Yamaha Motor recalls 3 lakh scooter units to rectify brake parts; EV vs ICE price parity for luxury cars unlikely in near future; Tata group considering spinoff and listing of battery business Agratas Energy Storage Solutions
- India needs Rs 30 lakh crore investment by 2030 to meet COP pledges, says IREDA CMD; Gautam Solar supplies 60 GW solar panels for PM-KUSUM scheme
- Cipla partners with CSIR-CDRI to develop formulation for fungal keratitis; Arcatron Mobility raise growth capital from OrbiMed; Lupin launches Ganirelix Acetate injection in US; Russia close to making cancer vaccines?
- 99 Journalists Killed In 2023, 72 In Israel-Hamas War; Hezbollah Commander Among 10 Killed In Israeli Strike On Lebanon; Operation Underway To Secure Hostages From Gaza Hospital, Says Israel; Netanyahu Vows “powerful” Rafah Op, Vetoes Cairo Talks Without War Cabinet Meet, FBI Chief in Israel
- Scientists in South Korea have developed a new type of sustainable hybrid food — a “meaty” rice that they say could help solve food crises and climate change
- Russia Dismisses US Warning About Nuclear Capability In Space; 6 Killed, 17 Injured In Ukrainian Rocket Attack On Russia’s Belgorod; Russia’s Explosive Plan To Deploy Nuclear Weapons In Space Draws US Concerns
- Fans Stop Gunman At Super Bowl Rally, 49th Mass Shooting In US This Year; Police Seek Clues In Mass Shooting, 3 Detained
- Some 1,200 couples tied the knot in a mass ceremony on the outskirts of Mexico City, setting a record for the town of Nezahualcoyotl’s annual Valentine’s Day tradition
- Bangkok city employees have been told to work from home to avoid harmful air pollution, as a layer of noxious haze blanketed the city; Thailand’s New Scheme Will Offer Tourists Up To $14,000 In Medical Coverage
- Once forecast to become the world’s biggest economy, Japan slipped below Germany last year to fourth place; UK Economy In Recession In Second Half Of 2023
- Pakistan: Imran Khan’s PTI Nominates Party General Secretary Omar Ayub as PM Candidate; Imran Khan’s backed independents win 92 seats in recent election
- Judge Says Jury Selection in Donald Trump’s New York Hush-money Trial Will Begin on March 25
- IND vs ENG, 3rd Test Day 1: Ton-up Rohit and Jadeja, Sarfaraz’s Quick Fifty Help India Post 326/5 At Stumps; Sarfaraz Khan’s Father’s Admirable Patience Over Son’s India Test Debut is Truly Inspiring; “My Wrong Call”: Ravindra Jadeja’s Viral Apology After Sarfaraz Khan’s Run Out
- Today’s Word – Calceate – to shoe or fit with shoes
