NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 25 April – 5 Mins read
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- An Indian heart has given new life to a young Ayesha Rashan (19) from Karachi in Pakistan & her family, after a transplant surgery at Chennai’s MGM Healthcare; the surgeons, and the hospital, performed the procedure free, thanks to the city-based Aishwaryan Trust
- Study: Patients Treated by Female Doctors More Likely to Survive; mortality rate for female patients when they were treated by a female doctor was 8.15% compared with 8.38% & for male it is 10.23% vs 10.15%
- BRO reopened the 428-km Leh-Manali National Highway for vehicular traffic after the arterial road remained closed for nearly five months due to heavy snowfall during winter
- Bridge damaged in Manipur blast, over 150 trucks carrying essential goods stranded; “Light unloaded and light passenger vehicles may pass through strict regulation for the moment
- All Set For 3rd Space Mission – Sunita L. Williams, a distinguished NASA astronaut, is currently training to be the pilot of the Crew Flight Test mission aboardBoeing’sStarliner spacecraft
- RBI Curbs On Kotak Mahindra Bank: No New Online Customers, Credit Cards; due to absence of a robust IT infrastructure, the bank’s digital banking channels have suffered frequent outages
- Ramdev & Balkrishna put out a public apology in newspapers for not complying with SC directions in the misleading ads case against Patanjal; Second In Two Days
- Plea In SC Seeks SIT Probe Into Alleged Quid Pro Quo Between Parties, Corporates regarding electoral bonds; EC Extends Poll Timings in Some Assembly Segments of 4 Bihar LS Seats; EVM-VVPAT Case: Can’t Control Election Or Dictate ECI Functioning, Says SC
- In Mangaluru, Python with 11 Air Gun Pellets Found Entangled In Net indicating that attempts had been made to kill this 12 kg python by shooting it with an air gun from some time back; Rescued
- A new footwear sizing system, specifically designed for Indians, is in the works. Named ‘Bha’ for ‘Bharat’, it aims to replace existing UK/European and US size
- Grew Energy bags order to supply 200 MW solar equipment; Goldman Sachs taps BofA bankers for India dealmaking roles; India’s first multi-purpose green hydrogen pilot project inaugurated; REC to extend term loan of Rs 1,869 cr for Kiru Hydro Electric Project in Kishtwar; Sampling and grading of coal at 427 mines completed; new grades to be applicable for FY242
- Trai pushes for spectrum sharing among telcos in bid to promote optimum resource utilisation; DishTV jumps on the built-in OTT services bandwagon alongside Jio, Airtel; Govt favours level playing field in telecom amid satcom entry; ASK Automotive, AISIN Group enter into JV for passenger car segment
- Bullet Train: Completion date depends on award of all tenders, says Railways in RTI reply; Railways targets raking in Rs 5,400Cr from scrap sale; Faridabad Noida Ghaziabad Expressway: 30mins travel time, route, distance, IIT link
- NIPER Guwahati signs MoU with ASEAN-India Network of Universities on Faculty and Student Exchange, Joint Research; SKA Group to invest Rs 592Cr to develop a luxury residential project in Greater Noida; India’s pharma exports rise 10% to USD 27.9 bn in FY248
- Israeli Army Claims Strike On 40 Hezbollah “Terror Targets”; After Columbia, Pro-Palestine Protests At Other Top US Universities; US Warns Pak Of “Potential Risk Of Sanctions” Over Trade Deal With Iran; Israel-Hamas War Enters Day 200, Displaced Gazans Taking Refuge In Rafah Fear Fierce Military Ops; US Senate Approves $95 Billion War Aid To Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan With Bipartisan Backing
- Russian Priest, Who Led Putin Critic Navalny’s Memorial Service, Suspended; Russia’s Deputy Defence Minister Detained On “Large-Scale” Bribe Allegations
- So Hot, Can’t Breathe’: Schools Go Online Amid 47 Degrees In Philippines; Extreme Heat Warning Issued In Bangkok, People Urged To Stay Indoors
- Swiss Air Jet Nearly Collides With Four Other Planes At US Airport; FAA revealed Swiss Air flight aborted takeoff due to four unidentified aircraft crossing the very same runway at JFK; A Boeing 737 plane of South African carrier FlySafair packed with passengers made an emergency landing as smoke erupted after a wheel fell off
- UAE rains: Vehicle repair bills may go as high as Rs 9 lakh as owners battle insurance woes; repair costs vary depending on vehicle’s make, damaged components, spare part replacements, duration of repairs
- China to launch 3 astronauts to space station; Shenzhou-18 marks 32nd flight mission of China’s manned space program, 3rd manned mission during application & development stage of China space station
- Migaloo M5 – Luxury Superyacht For ”Visionary Billionaires” – equipped to hold 20 passengers and 40 crew members, dive to a depth of 820 feet (250 metres), and stay submerged for four weeks
- IPL 2024: Rishabh Pant Stars as DC Edge Past GT In High-Scoring Thriller in last over
- Today’s Word – Raisonneur – Person in a play or book embodying author’s viewpoint
