NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 13 March – 5 Mins read
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- SBI Meets Supreme Court’s Deadline, Sends Data on Electoral Bonds To Poll Body; But ECI says Raw data received, difficult to upload by Mar 15
- Meet ‘Divya Putri – Sheena Rani, Scientist Behind Agni-5 Missile With Multiple Warheads; been working on the Agni missile systems since 1999
- First Accident of Tejas in 23 years: IAF’s Light Combat Aircraft Crashes In Jaisalmer; Initial Report Suggests Engine Failure
- Big Win for Meghan Markle As Judge Dismisses Defamation Suit Brought by Her Half-sister Samantha of spreading “malicious, hurtful, and damaging lies” during a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey
- Nayab Singh Saini: MLA in 2014, MP in 2019, CM in 2024; BJP Picked OBC Face to Lead Haryana as the state has nearly 44% OBCs; replaced Manohar Lal Khattar, ahead of the assembly election that coincides with LS polls; “His Name Was On Ministers’ List”: ML Khattar As Anil Vij Skips Nayab Singh’s Oath
- Govt: no Indian citizen would be asked to produce any document to prove his citizenship after this (CAA) Act; CAA Applicants Can Attach 9 Documents to Prove Country of Origin, 20 Documents on Arrival Date in India
- Study finds Northern Winter Storms in India Now More Frequent in Summer, Raise Risk of Heavy Flooding; underscores the urgent need to respond to the far-reaching impacts of climate change in this sensitive region
- Rural Development Ministry Ties Up With IIT-Delhi for Using AI, Geospatial Tech to Fine-tune MGNREGS for its project BhuPRAHARI
- A local court in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur convicted all 10 people accused in the 2018 mob lynching case and sentenced them to life imprisonment
- India, Russia in discussions to collaborate on a range of activities including research on controlled thermonuclear fusion and joint development of the transit potential of the Northern Sea route
- Union Govt Bans Jammu Kashmir National Front for 5 Years with Immediate Effect under UAPA; found carrying out secessionist activities
- 20 People Injured in Stray Dog Attack in Himachal’s Bilaspur; stray dog bit several people within the span of a few hours near Gandhi Chowk in the Ghumarwin market
- President Murmu Conferred with Honorary Degree of Doctor of Civil Law by University of Mauritius demonstrating the depth of bilateral ties
- RBI asks for info on gold loan frauds; Sebi seeks report on action taken by rating firms against IIFL Fin & JM Fin; Slice gets CCI’s clearance to merge with North-East Small Finance Bank; Utkarsh Small Finance Bank may have to pay Rs 52Cr more as IT
- E-Car sales fall to 5-month low in February despite steep price cuts; Better supply and demand drive PV sales to new monthly record; By 2030, coal companies to up renewable energy capacity to over 9 GW
- Vi eyes 40% of revenues from 5G in over two years; OneWeb hopes for quick spectrum allocation, aims to start commercial services by June
- NSA Doval Meets Israel PM, Discusses War in Gaza, Release of Hostages; US Army boats head out on a mission to build a floating pier off Gaza’s shore for food deliveries; War Kills More Children Than In 4 Years Of Global Conflict; Israel To Deploy Thousands Of Police In Jerusalem For Friday Prayers; Tension Between Israel & US Rising With Gaza Death Count
- UK’s First Laser Weapon That Can Hit A Coin From A Kilometre Away; military said it can “engage with any visible target
- Pilot Said My Instrument Panel Just Went Black”, Passengers’ Horror After LATAM Airlines Boeing 787’s Mid-Air Drop
- Biden, Trump Poised To Secure Nominations In Tuesday’s Contests, Paving Way For Rematch as the 2024 fight for the White House moves into a new phase
- Haiti Gang Leader “Barbecue” Vows “Bloody Revolution” as US Offers Refuge to Outgoing PM Ariel Henry; PM agreed to step down once transition council, temporary replacement have been appointed
- Russian IL-76 Military Plane Crashes With 15 On Board Amid Ukraine Drone Attacks, Militia Incursion; Russia Says Border Incursion Foiled As Pro-Ukraine Militias Claim Capture Of Kursk Village; US Announces $300 Million Military Aid Package For Ukraine
- Sarfaraz Khan’s Brother Musheer Khan Breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s Historic Record In Ranji Trophy Final; youngest Mumbai batter to score a century in a Ranji Trophy final
- Today’s Word – Caesaropapism – Control of the church by a secular ruler
