NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 9 March – 5 Mins read
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- “I Couldn’t Move”: Male office workers at a telecoms firm in Tokyo experienced simulated menstrual pain to help them become more sympathetic toward female colleagues ahead of Intl Women’s Day
- Haryana: “Drugs As Easy As Getting Lollipop” “If Students Can Track Drug Dealers, Why Can’t Police?” Student’s Question To Cop Goes Viral
- On Camera, Delhi Cop Kicks, Shoves Men Offering Namaz On Road, Suspended; one cop trying to disperse the crowd that had gathered while the second – the one who was suspended – kicks one of the men who had knelt to pray
- A “mass bleaching event” is unfolding on Australia’s famed Great Barrier Reef, authorities said Friday, as warming seas threaten the spectacular home to thousands of marine species; 7th since 1998
- A Chennai-based entrepreneur Karthik Manikonda reportedly denied opportunity to pitch his startup on Shark Tank India For Lack Of Hindi Fluency
- Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe To Re-Open “Brighter”, 8 Days After Blast; NIA announced a reward of ₹ 10 lakh for information about the suspected bomber
- Bengaluru faces a water crisis exacerbated by depleting groundwater levels and a drought in Cauvery basin; “We Can’t Even Flush”: Water Crisis Takes Toll On Bengaluru Residents
- Army Officer Kidnapped from Manipur Home In 4th Such Incident since ethnic violence began in May 2023
- Indian Army to Establish 2 Sports Companies At Pune And Mhow to Train Young Girls; will undergo training at the Army’s COEs and can later join the forces as direct entry non-commissioned officers, direct entry junior commissioned officers, or Agniveers
- New Israeli Settlements Threaten Creation Of Palestinian State, Says UN; “Fired At Suspects Posing Threats”: Israel Reviews Gaza Aid Convoy Deaths; Biden Says US Will Build Temporary Port To Deliver Gaza Aid
- Gold nanoparticles, also called ‘gold bhasma,’ used in medicines and beauty products may not only protect the skin from external infestations but can also help arrest the effects of ageing
- US: Sun Pharma is recalling about 55,000 bottles of a generic medication to treat bowel disease due to “Failed Dissolution Specifications”.
- 5th Test: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill Excel To Put India In Control vs Eng; later, Sarfaraz Khan (56) and Devdutt Padikkal (65) added to England’s problems; Ends day 2 at 473/8
- US: A Boeing 777 jetliner bound for Japan had to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff, after a wheel fell off and plunged into an airport parking lot; Flattens Cars Parked Below
- Spectrum auction starts May 20, 5G airwaves in eight key bands worth Rs 96,317.65Cr on sale; 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, 2500 MHz, 3300 MHz, 26 GHz bands will be on sale
- India has been bestowed with the prestigious Measles and Rubella Champion Award in recognition of the country’s tireless efforts to combat these infectious diseases
- India Deports ‘First Batch of Myanmar Nationals’ Who Entered The Country Illegally via Northeast while fleeing a military coup in 2021
- Reconstruction and restructuring paying up finally? 7 PSU banks stocks with upside potential of up to 16%; ED attaches assets worth Rs 367Cr in Bhushan Steel ‘bank fraud’ case
- Garuda Aerospace trained over 500 rural women on drone technology; AI-Vistara merger: Singapore regulator’s nod to further help optimise airlines’ schedules, contracts; Tata Motors’ Sanand plant crosses 1 million car rollout milestone
- Torrent Gas announces reduction in CNG prices by Rs 2.50 per kg across all locations; LPG cylinder prices cut by Rs 100; Volvo brings XC40 Recharge single motor variant to India at Rs 54.95 lakh
- No Separate Quota But Priority to CAPFs in Train Travel Bookings, Railways Tells MHA; Road Min sanctions Rs 2,094Cr for widening, strengthening of various NH projects in J&K; NHAI inks 5-year contract with HLL Lifecare to strengthen incident management systems; assist road accident victims
- Putin Ally Medvedev Slams Biden, Calls Him “Mad” Disgrace To America; Promised Jobs, Sent to Fight Russia’s War: As CBI Busts Trafficking Racket, MEA Seeks Action, Warns Youth; Russia Can Wage Ukraine War for At Least 2 More Years, Lithuania Warns, Readies To Host US Patriots
- China will adopt wide-ranging security laws in 2024 to “resolutely safeguard” its sovereignty; Xi seeks to eliminate perceived threats to its rule
- Today’s Word – Yelting – Glass-eyed snapper
