NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 25 March – 5 Mins read
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- Bharat Biotech Begins Clinical Trials Of TB Vaccine Mtbvac On Adults In India; It is a giant step to test in adults and adolescents in the country where 28% of the world’s TB cases accumulate; 1st vaccine against Tuberculosis derived from a human source by the Spanish biopharma company, Biofabri
- Northern Command of the Indian Army successfully conducted field firing of Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) and rocket launchers amid freezing conditions
- Traffic police in Haryana’s Kaithal seized over fifty modified silencers installed in bullet motorcycles and crushed them using a road roller
- CEAT’s Winter Tyre Tests conducted 300 km north of the Arctic Circle at Finland’s Ivalo; tested these tyres on both external snow as well as the interior snow tunnel
- 3-day Hunger Strike Demanding Statehood for Ladakh Begins in Kargil; hunger strike led by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk in Leh entered 19th day as he expressed his displeasure over “breach of trust” from the Union home ministry
- JNU Goes Red Again: Left Dashes ABVP’s Hopes In Students’ Union Election, Retains All 4 Posts
- First Time In 147 Years: Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis – 1st cricketer ever in the history of Test cricket to score two centuries in the same match while batting at No. 7 or below
- Lok Sabha Polls 2024: ₹ 1.88 Crore Cash, Liquor Worth ₹ 87.19 Lakh Seized In Karnataka In A Day; 1,500 Poll Code Violation Complaints From Rajasthan Registered On cVigil App In 7 Days
- Public sector banks’ dividend payout may exceed Rs 15,000Cr in FY24; Harassment and drugs plagued a Citigroup division for years; RBI to conduct special audit for regulatory breaches by IIFL Finance, JM Financial Products; IL&FS seeks NCLAT nod to sell insolvent companies with haircut, without shareholders’ approval
- India aims for 30% of all vehicle sales to be electric by 2030: Care Edge Ratings; E-bus battery swap norms likely to roll out soon; GTRI says India’s push for EVs may lead to large-scale entry of Chinese firms in domestic market
- Gucci hit hard as Chinese luxury shopping slowdown sends shockwaves through industry; French envoy inaugurates Phase II of Cryolor’s Tamil Nadu plant; Vedanta touts $6BN investment pipeline as growth driver
- Aid To Gaza Requires Israel “Removing Obstacles”, Says UN Chief; US Makes “Bridging Proposal” In Gaza Truce Talks, Israeli Official Says; Deep Gaps In Truce Talks With Israel, Says Hamas Official
- 2 Russian Military Ships Hit In Overnight Strikes On Crimea, Says Ukraine; Ukraine Had “No Involvement” In Moscow Concert Hall Attack says US; Russian Cruise Missile, Fired At Ukraine, Breaches Polish Airspace
- DNA From Chewing Gum Leads To Arrest Of 60-Year-Old In 1980 Murder Case; 19-year-old Barbara Tucker on Jan 15, 1980, was kidnapped, sexually assaulted, beaten to death near a campus parking lot by Robert Plympton
- US Man Buys 12-year lease for a flat on board the MV Narratives Cruise Ship, Says It’s Cheaper Than Purchasing A Home; he could travel the globe and work remotely
- In Sudan, 150 Families Risk Lives To Feed Each Other; Sameh Makki’s soup kitchen is barely 100 metres from the market, but it can take two hours to make the journey through Sudan’s war-torn streets, often through hails of bullets; Nearly 300 Abducted Schoolchildren In Northwest Nigeria Freed After Over Two Weeks In Captivity
- Joe Biden signed into law a long-awaited funding bill passed by Congress, keeping federal agencies running through Sep and averting a damaging partial Govt shutdown
- US Mother filed a lawsuit against Adams 12 Five Star Schools alleging that her 12-year-old son, who has special needs, sustained leg injuries while unsupervised
- Kate, Princess of Wales, and Prince William ‘Extremely Moved’ by Support Since Her Cancer Reveal
- IPL 2024: RR beat LSG comfortably thanks to Sanju Samson brilliant knock; GT beats MI in last over thirller
- Today’s Word – Observationalism – Belief that all knowledge is based on observation
