NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 24 April – 5 Mins read
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- 2G spectrum case: Govt moves SC seeking modification of 2012 verdict to avoid auction of Satellite Spectrum & intended for Administrative Pricing; many biggies eyeing allotment of Trillions of Dollars spinning Satellite Spectrum allotments, lobbying hard to avoid auction; Swamy approaches SC on Govt move
- India Successfully Tests Air-Launched Medium Range Ballistic Missile; learnt that the missile is not from the ‘Agni’ family of weapons systems; DRDO Develops India’s Lightest Bulletproof Vest against 7.62 x 54 R API (level 6 of BIS 17051) ammunition; based on a new design approach where novel material along with new processes has been used
- Chinese Woman Diagnosed With ‘Love Brain’ After Calling Boyfriend 100 Times Daily; girl’s obsession escalated to extreme levels, resorting to drastic actions like hurling household items and even making self-harm threats
- Patanjali case: ‘Is Apology Same Size As Advertisements?’ SC Raps Ramdev, Balkrishna In Pantanjali Misleading Ads Case; SC intensifies focus on misleading ads by FMCG Cos
- Today Bengaluru residents are in for a celestial treat. will witness a rare phenomenon called ‘Zero Shadow Day’ which happens when sun is directly overhead, making objects cast no shadows at noon
- Pune Doctors Perform Life-Saving Surgery On 4-Year-Old Boy With Midgut Volvulus — a condition in which the intestine gets twisted
- Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Senior Andhra Cops Transferred Days After Stones Thrown At Jagan Reddy; Free Poha, Ice Cream, Jalebi For Early Voters In Indore; ₹ 5,785 Cr Assets TDP’s Guntur candidate Chandra Sekhar Is Wealthiest Contestant So Far
15 Flights Diverted From Delhi Due To Bad Weather Conditions; Rain, Strong Winds In Parts Of Delhi Bring Relief From Sweltering Heat; In Asia, Devastating Floods Claimed Most Lives in 2023; WMO Report Sounds Alarm Over Extreme Weather
- DGCA mandates airlines to allocate seat for children under 12 years with parents/ guardian; Air India enters into codeshare pact with Japan’s All Nippon Airways
- A portion of an under-construction bridge across the Manair River in Telangana’s Peddapalli district collapsed due to strong winds; casualty was averted as the incident occurred past midnight
- Outbreak of avian flu reported in some districts of Kerala, the border areas of Karnataka, including Mangaluru, have been put on high alert
- Mass Arrests At New York University Campus As Gaza Protests Spread; After Iran’s “Harsher Response” Vow, Hezbollah Launches Rockets At Israel; Israel Orders Gazans To “Evacuate” As Army Intensifies Attacks In North; Israel Army Unit Facing US Sanction Threat Has History Of Abuses; Gaza War Enters 200th Day As Fears Of Israeli Invasion Mounts
- “Hi, It’s Me”: NASA’s Voyager 1 Phones Home From 15 Billion Miles Away; spaceship stopped sending readable data back to Earth on Nov 14, 2023, even though controllers could tell it was still receiving their commands
- David Pecker – The first witness in Trump’s criminal hush money trial, testified that he had a “highly confidential” agreement to use his supermarket tabloid to help Trump’s 2016 presidential bid; Losing All Credibility”: Judge to Trump’s Lawyer In Hush Money Trial
- Ukraine to Get Largest-Ever Military Aid Package from UK; pledged almost £12BN in support to Ukraine since Feb 2022, of which £7.1BN is for military assistance; Ukraine Suspends Consular Services For Men Of Fighting Age
- Britain’s new law allowing the deportation of undocumented asylum seekers to Rwanda is sparking fear among migrants who have come to France in the hope of crossing the Channel to England
- Irish PM Gives State Apology To Families Of 48 People who were unlawfully killed in a fire at a Dublin nightclub in 1981
- 100,000 people evacuated due to heavy rain and fatal floods in southern China, with the government issuing its highest-level rainstorm warning for the affected area
- EU Parliament Votes Forced Labour Ban With Eye On China; Legislation iexpected to be used to block imports from China’s Xinjiang involving the region where the Uighur Muslim minority lives
- Coal Ministry targets nearly 20% higher stock at power projects by June 30; L&T manufactures hydrotreating reactor for refinery in Mexico; Expect capex for EV components to cross Rs 25,000 cr in next 3-4 years
- Govt receives seven bids to set up giga-scale battery manufacturing facilities – RIL, JSW Neo among bidders; ONGC plans June drilling for India’s 1st geothermal project in Ladakh; Reliance wins govt nod for additional investment to raise KG-D6 gas output
- IPL 2024: CSK Slump To 2nd Loss In A Row As Stoinis Powers LSG To Historic Win
- Today’s Word – Quaedam – Disparaging term for a woman
