NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 7 March – 5 Mins read
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- US Diver Recovers Hundreds Of Apple Watches, Warns About Watch Bands; Importantly, he makes it a point to return all recovered items to owners, never sold anything, including a valuable white gold ring
- Researchers have examined a man in Germany who claims to have received 217 vaccinations against COVID-19 and found that his immune system was fully functional
- It may have deadly animals and wild weather, but Palm Cove in Australia’s northeast has been named the world’s best beach, beating rivals in Hawaii, Greece and Fiji
- NASA’s James Webb Telescope Detects Earliest Known “Dead” Galaxy where star formation had already ceased roughly 13.1 billion years ago
- An Indian who was duped into joining Russia’s war against Ukraine has been killed; Mohammed Afsan from Hyderabad is allegedly one of 24 Indian men forced into fighting Russia’s war against Ukraine
- NIA Announces Rs 10 Lakh Reward For Info on Bengaluru Cafe Blast Suspect; shared a picture of the suspect captured on CCTV moments before the bomb exploded in the popular café
- Farmers Protest: Traffic Affected At Delhi Borders; Security Mounted; A huge jam was witnessed at Delhi-Haryana’s Singhu border, Delhi-Noida border due to heavy deployment of security personnel
- Public Trust In Waste Bin’: SC Raps Uttarakhand Over Illegal Structures, Felling Of Trees In Corbett Tiger Reserve
- Puducherry Man Designs Houses Inspired By Chola Period Architecture; In one house, the architect added elements of Tulsi courtyards, Madhavi Kitchens and Ponnoonchal
- As Chinese ‘Spy’ Ship Leaves, Maldives Severs Yet another Tie with India; no renewal to conduct hydrographic surveys; plans to acquire the facilities and machines required to do the exercise by itself
- A squadron of MH-60 Romeo helicopters was commissioned today at INS Garuda, a naval air station in Kochi; naval variant of the US Blackhawk helicopter, is one of the most potent anti-submarine choppers in the world; Navy’s New Base INS Jatayu In Lakshadweep’s Minicoy Will Boost Operational Reach
- Google Pay, PhonePe Gain Customers After RBI’s Curbs On Paytm; IIFL Finance to receive $200 mn liquidity support from Fairfax after RBI ban
- Govt likely to treat satellite broadband as telecom service, allow 100% FDI via automatic route; Big tech cos delisting small apps over fees but won’t pay fair share for network use; Telcos come out with tiered tariff plans to increase revenue per user
- M&M promoter group entity initiates sale of shares; sale will reduce promoters’ stake to 18.57% from 19.32%; Exide Industries further invests nearly Rs 40Cr in advanced chemistry battery cells making arm
- Share of Russian crude in India’s imports up at 32% in Feb; Nexgen Energia to invest Rs 3,000 cr to set up CBG plant in Gujarat; IOC to make fuel for Formula 1 – first by an Indian firm; KPI Green Energy secures solar projects totalling 9.4 MW
- ‘The Wait Is Finally Over’: DGCA Grants Air Operator’s Certificate to New Airline Fly91; Pilot Injured As Trainer Aircraft Crashes During Emergency Landing in MP’s Guna
- Israel PM Says No Restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque During Ramadan, Ignores Firebrand Minister’s Demand; Hamas Says “Showing Flexibility”, Will Continue Ceasefire Negotiations; Biden Calls On Hamas To Accept Ceasefire Deal Before Ramadan Begins; “Got To Finish The Problem”: Trump Supports Israel’s War In Gaza; Missile From Yemen Hits Bulk Carrier In Gulf Of Aden, 2 Dead, 6 Injured
- Russia Jails Journalist For 7 Years Over Articles On War Crimes In Ukraine; Russia Adds Ex-World Number 1 Chess Player On “Terrorists” List; Russia, China “Seriously” Planning Nuclear Reactor On Moon By 2035
- Study: The Arctic could see summer days with practically no ice could occur over 10 years earlier than previous projections, under all emissions scenario
- Nikki Haley To Drop Out Of US Presidential Race; Biden, Trump Reach Out To Nikki Haley’s Supporters After She Drops Out Of Race
- Pak Supreme Court: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Hanged To Death, Didn’t Get Fair Trial under the military regime of late General Zia-ul-Haq
- Today’s Word – Waulk – To full cloth
