NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 10 March – 5 Mins read
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- Election Commissioner Arun Goel Quits.had a tenure until 2027 and was in line to replace Rajiv Kumar as CEC; differences on various issues; CEC left with only one member
- Sources: Lok Sabha Election Dates May Be Announced On Thursday or Friday after visiting J&K
- Italy: 49 pieces of art worth 1.2MN euros stolen from the exhibition called “Like a warm, flowing gold,” opened at the end of Dec and scheduled to close on Friday
- Petrol Pumps In Rajasthan Begin 2-Day Strike Demanding Tax Reduction; facing losses due to increased VAT; Rajasthan Cop Stabbed To Death While Trying To Stop Fight Between 2 Groups
- Farmers, who resumed marching towards Delhi on March 6, are all geared up to hold the nationwide ‘Rail Roko’ agitation today; train services to be affected
- Netanyahu’s Approach To Gaza War “Hurting Israel More Than Helping”: Biden; 5 Killed After Israeli Strike On Lebanese HouseIsrael Says Mossad, CIA Chiefs Met to ‘Advance’ Hostage Release Deal, US-Led Coalition Responds to Large-Scale Red Sea Attack, Shoots Down 15 Yemeni Rebel Drones
- Kerala: 2 Children Among 13 Injured After Wave topples Floating Bridge; None of the injured are in critical condition. A 14-year-old girl, however, is under observation
- Lufthansa Cabin Crews To Strike In German Cities; 100,000 travellers would be hit by the stoppages; salaries not kept pace with earnings, even as inflation eroded spending power
- NPCI Launches UPI In Nepal, Paving Way For Swift Cross-Border Payments; FPIs quizzed on ‘loans’ for tradingIndian Banks’ Association agree on 17% wage hike, saturdays off for employees
- Five-day work week, big hike: Bonanza for bankers awaits government nod; PSU banks ordered to test purity of gold loan book
- Pharma market grows 9% in Feb on price increase, new products; AstraZeneca bets on licencing deals, public-private partnerships for India growth
Ministry of Coal exceeds expectations with performance in FY 2023-24; Coal India production hits record 703.91 MT this fiscal until March 7 - NCLT denies interim relief to IFFCO; asks Triumph Offshore to discuss issues raised in IFFCO’s plea before April 4; High-end EVs to cost more in Karnataka as govt to levy additional tax
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Open access solar capacity addition at record 3.2 GW in 2023; First cargo of ONGC’s crude oil from KG basin block reaches Mangalore refinery; Gas distributor AG&P Pratham cuts CNG price by Rs 2.5 per kg in Kerala - Bengaluru Cafe Blast: NIA Releases Fresh Photos of Suspect, Seeks Help to Identify Man In Pink T-Shirt
- Real-Life ‘Phunsukh Wangdu’, Who Inspired Aamir Khan’s Role in ‘3 Idiots’, is on 21-Day Fast in Ladakh till Union Govt accepts his demand of implementing the Sixth Schedule and giving Ladakh statehood
- Bengaluru Water Crisis: Months Ahead Of Summer, Bengaluru Is Already Reel From Water Scarcity with apartment owners scrambling for water, amidst dried-up borewells and overburdened tanker services
- Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez Dominate to Secure Red Bull 1-2 Finish at Saudi Arabian GP
- Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Urges Swift Aid Delivery to Prevent War Spillover; Ukraine’s “Objection To Battlefield Advice” Frustrates US As Zelensky Focuses On Low-Value Fronts
- IND vs ENG: Dominant Hosts Conquer ‘Bazball’ to Seal Series 4-1; Kuldeep gets man of the match award while young Jaiswal gets the player of series award
- Today’s Word – Zeugma – Use of a word to modify two or more words in different ways
