NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 26 March – 5 Mins read
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- UN Security Council For The 1st Time Demands Immediate Gaza Ceasefire that leads to a “lasting” truce, went through, with all other 14 SC members voting yes; US has abandoned its policy in UN today, says Israel
- Insensitive, Unacceptable”: Singapore Makes Israeli Embassy Delete Post about Palestinians over weekend after warning it could inflame tensions
- Violence-Hit Manipur’s Mega 5-Day Holi Muted, Colourless This Year – solemn recognition of gravity of situation, and a powerful display of solidarity with those affected by the violence
- SC Appoints Committee To Look Into Preservation Of Great Indian Bustard which is “non-negotiable” “need for sustainable development towards promoting renewable sources of energy
- IRS has 940,000 unclaimed tax refunds from 2020 that are about to expire; warning taxpayers that they may be leaving $1BN on the table
- 14 Injured in Massive Fire at Ujjain Mahakal Temple; CM Yadav Orders Special Probe, Meets Victims
- La Nina Likely To Return To India, Weather Agencies Predict Above-normal Rainfall During Monsoon
- Boeing CEO to Step Down This Year, Board Chairman to Exit, Head of Commercial Airplanes Retires; Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi may steer clear of India’s new EV policy
Nissan targets 1 million car sales growth over next three years; BYD takes fight to EV laggards with China price cuts - Public sector banks’ dividend payout may exceed Rs 15,000Cr in FY24; Six ARCs acquire 55% of KSK Mahanadi Power’s Rs 29,330Cr debt; Banks get ready to count int’l credit card spend in liberalised remittance scheme
- Ready-to-eat market in India may grow 45% in 5 years; LNG importers rush to buy spot cargoes as price hits 3-year low
- Novo Nordisk to buy Cardior Pharma for up to $1BN; Lung cancer: ICMR invites researchers to conduct meta-analyses for evidence-based guidelines
- IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature approved the name ‘Statio Shiv Shakti’ for the landing site of Chandrayaan’s Vikram lander
- Trump Gets Lifeline In $454MN Civil Fraud Case, another 10 days more to pay; got news while he was sitting in court for another case criminal trial over paying hush money to a porn star
- On Alleged Security Failure, Russia Says No Country Immune To Terrorism; 4 Moscow Attack Suspects Charged With Terrorism
- EU To Probe Apple, Google, Meta for potential breaches of the landmark EU tech rules; also Amazon’s ranking practices on its marketplace
- 5 Killed, 1,000 Homes Destroyed In Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake In Papua New Guinea; Dozens of villages nestled on banks of Sepik River already dealing with major flooding
- Japan PM Fumio Kishida Has Requested Summit With Kim Jong Un but any meeting was unlikely without a policy shift by Tokyo
- Indian-Origin Ex Minister Ishwaran In Singapore Faces 8 New Charges Of Corruption taking total charges to 35; he pleads not guilty
- IPL 2024: Kohli 1st Indian to 100 fifty-plus T20 scores; Karthik saves Virat Kohli’s 77-run knock from going in vain, leads RCB to season’s first win over PBKS
- Today’s Word – Palaeosophy – Ancient learning or thought
