NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 16 April – 5 Mins read
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- IMD: India Likely To See Above-normal Rainfall of 106% from Jun-Sep, La Nina Conditions To Set In By Aug-Sep
- In compliance with SC order, Environ Ministry released reports from 22 state Govt & 4 UTs identifying the forest areas under their jurisdiction, but data in several of these reports appear to be incomplete or lacking details sought by the apex court
- SC Seeks Replies from Union Govt, States & Others on PIL for 4% Quota for Disabled in District Judiciary
- Historic First For A Former US President: Trump’s ‘Hush Money’ Trial Opens In New York; Trump struck a defiant tone on arrival at the courthouse, telling journalists that his trial was an “assault on America”
- Kuki National Assembly (KNA) condemned the killing of two “village defence volunteers” in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, allegedly by an armed group from the valley; Call For Election Boycott
- Odisha: 5 Killed, 40 Others Injured After Kolkata-Bound Bus Falls Off Flyover in Jajpur as driver lost control of the vehicle
- In a letter to CJI Chandrachud, 21 former Supreme Court and High Court former judges raise concern about attempts to ‘undermine judiciary’
- DM cannot parrot police version… India not a police state: J&K High Court quashes man’s detention under Public Safety Act
- DCP Crime Branch Delhi claims IndiGo Flight Landed in Chandigarh With 2 Minutes Of Fuel Left, Airline Denies; pilot attempted landing twice, but couldn’t due to bad weather and still wasted a lot of time deciding the next course of action
- Delhi HC: The right to be identified by one’s name or as the daughter or son of one’s parents is fundamental to an individual’s identity
- On Mangaluru’s Ullal Beach, Hoarding Warns Visitors Of ‘Evil Forces’ In The Sea; Don’t venture into the sea after dark; two fatalities in the last three months have occurred
- There are at least 22 routes where the base airfares are less than Rs 1,000 per person; The cheapest one way base fare is Rs 150 for a flight to and from Lilabari to Tezpur (Assam) operated by Alliance Air
- Bear Attack On D-Street: Sensex Sinks 845 Points, Nifty Below 22,300; Juniper Networks India Faces 10-15% Job Cuts Amid HPE Merger; Tesla To Lay Off More Than 10% Of Its Staff; Exide Industries Hit 52-Week High, Analysts Predict Further 30% Upside
- US agrees to provide $6.4BN to Samsung for making computer chips in Texas Washington; Mahindra Group To Invest ₹ 1,200 Crore For Hybrid Project In Maharashtra; Fairfax arm infuses Rs 500Cr into IIFL Finance; SC to examine validity of Rs 33,000Cr I-T claim on Jaypee Infra
- US, European buyers begin asking for source of Indian diamond exports; GAIL plans to double capacity at its Dabhol LNG terminal; Govt raises windfall tax on petroleum crude; Coal keeps powering India as booming economy crushes green hopes; ChrysCap buys small stake in La Renon for Rs 600Cr
- Ola Electric Cuts Cheapest E-Scooter Prices By 12.5% as the loss-making company tries to boost sales after Govt reduced subsidies; Global smartphone shipments climb nearly 8% in 1st Qrtr as Samsung retakes lead; India’s engineering exports edge up to USD 109 bn in FY24 despite geo-political tensions
- Biden hosts Iraqi leader after Iran’s attack on Israel throws Mideast into greater uncertainty; Israel Presses On In Gaza As World Awaits Reaction to Iran Attack; US-made F-15EX Israel’s Weapon of Choice As It Weighs Options; Amid anxiety for Indians in Israel, Delhi to wait and watch before sending next batch of workers; UN Worried Israel Could Target Iran’s Nuclear Sites, Urges Restraint
- 2nd Stabbing In Sydney In 3 Days, Attacker Targets Church; “He Wanted A Girlfriend”: Sydney Attacker’s Father On Why He Killed Women; victims include a mother who saved her baby, a Chinese grad student and an architect
- US President Joe Biden & Jill Biden publicly released their 2023 tax return (Earned $620,000 In 2023), carrying on a tradition of transparency temporarily interrupted under predecessor Trump
- Russia Deploys ‘Kh-69’ Cruise Missile To Ramp Up Strikes On Ukraine’s Critical Energy Infra; More civilians die in Ukraine as analysts warn that delays in US aid will hamper Kyiv’s forces
- Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong, 72, will hand over power to his successor, Lawrence Wong, on May 15; Wong, 51, is currently Deputy PM & finance minister has been prime minister-in-waiting since 2022
- Greece Facing “Population Collapse” As Unexpected Deaths Soar; Data by Greece’s national statistical agency ELSTAT showed Greece’s population will fall by over a million by 2050
- IPL 2024: Head ton leads SRH Script Massive Record, Notch Highest Ever IPL Score as RCB fall short despite Dinesh Karthik heroics
- Today’s Word – Iconism – Imagery; metaphor
