Daily Curated News – 359

June 5, 2024 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 5 Jun – 5 Mins read
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  1. LS Polls 2024: A defeat in Victory for NDA (BJP) & a Victory in Defeat for INDIA. BJP unseats BJD in Odisha – Dharmendra Prathan mostly likely to be CM – Naidu dethrones Reddy – Returns as Andhra CM
  2. Naidu & Nitish now kingmaker in Govt formation; Complete washout for NDA – BJP in Tamil Nadu as DMK led India scores 40/40. Congress opens tally in Gujarat whiles BJP opens in Kerala; Rashtrapati Bhavan to Be Closed for Visitors Till Jun 9 for Swearing-in Ceremony Preparation
  3. Rs 33,60,00,00,00,000 gone! RIL, TCS, HDFC Bank tumble up to 10% on unexpected voting trends
  4. 30 Women Candidates Win Lok Sabha Polls, Compared To 78 In 2019; Separatist Amritpal Singh, Son Of Indira Gandhi’s Assassin Win As Independents; Menaka Gandhi, Smriti Irani, Rajeev Chandasekar, Ajay Mishra, Bhupesh Bhagel, Arjun Monda lost their seats
  5. Delhi Records Min Temp at 30.4 Deg C, Light Rain Hits City; Odisha Heatwave: Deaths Related To Sunstroke Rise To 34
  6. 402 well trained Agniveer recruits join Ladakh Scouts regiment of the Army at a passing out parade; 6 were awarded for outstanding achievements in training; Gaurav Padak’ presented to proud parents
  7. Pune Police held two persons in the Porsche car accident case for allegedly acting as middlemen and facilitating financial transactions
  8. Air Canada Delhi-Toronto flight gets bomb threat, screening process underway: Sources
  9. Microsoft Faces Complaints in EU Over Violating Children’s Data Privacyalmost impossible for children or parents to uncover extent of data collection & how they process
  10. Qatar Says No ‘Clear Position’ From Israel On Ceasefire Deal; Hamas wants Israel to commit to permanent ceasefire, full withdrawal from Gaza; Slovenia becomes latest EU country to recognise Palestinian state; US House Passes Bill To Sanction International Criminal Court Over Israel
  11. Closure of Gaza’s only route out leaves boy, 10, with no treatment for cancer; Israel strikes, shelling kill 19 in Gaza amid manoeuvring on ceasefire quest; Children Unfed, Thousands Share A Toilet: Oxfam Warns Of “Appalling Conditions” In Gaza
  12. China’s Chang’e6 probe has lifted off from the far side of the moon, to return samples from far side of the moon, which permanently faces away from Earth
  13. China Slams “Smear” As Taiwan’s Lai Attacks “Autocracy” On Tiananmen Anniversary, Hong Kong On Alert; Taiwan Detects 23 Chinese Aircraft Near Island In Under 3hrs; Tiananmen Crackdown Anniversary 2024: Security Tight in China and Hong Kong
  14. Muhammad Ali”s Childhood Home is for Sale in Kentucky After Being Converted into a Museum
  15. Russia Accused Of Olympics Disinformation Over Tom Cruise Fake Video, Slams “Absolute Slander
  16. US: Biden Labels Trump as ‘Convicted Felon’ for First Time; Trump asks judge to lift gag order after conviction in hush money case
  17. NCLT rejects JAL’s claim of liquidity crunch due to delay in govt approvals, litigations; Icra revises domestic steel demand growth rate to 10 pc for FY25; Welspun Corp associate company signs 3,670Cr contracts with Aramco for steel pipe supply
  18. Tata Motors Finance to be merged with Tata Capital; SC dismisses Adisri Commercial’s appeal against insolvency proceedings on SREI Firms
  19. Tata Power Solar System launches nationwide solar power drive from Jodhpur; Uno Minda all lit up with more content per car and focus on electric vehicles; Cairn Oil & Gas targets net zero by 2030
  20. Coal output increases 10% in May; Despite record peak demand, power exchange prices remain lower than last year’s peak period; SJVN’s 900 MW project in Nepal to start power generation from 2025
  21. Old planes, lack of engineering capacity test Tata’s mettle to turnaround Air India; AI ties up with Delhi Metro, DIAL to facilitate check-in for intl passengers; Indian Rlys registers highest ever freight loading in May 2024; IATA boss warns foreign airlines may quit India if taxation issues are not sorted
  22. 5G spectrum auction put off again till June 25; Mukesh Ambani faces pushback in Ghana over exclusive 5G deal; Telcos now targeting T20 cricket world cup to boost data usage, ARPU
  23. US-based Zeda plans to raise up to $200 million for India forayGSK blood cancer drug nearly halves risk of death in late-stage trial
  24. Jannik Sinner Reaches First French Open Semi-Final, To Become World No.1; could face rival Carlos Alcaraz; Djokovic Injury Shakes Up As Iga Swiatek Roars Into Semis
  25. New York Set To Restrict Social Media Algorithms For Teens:would also prohibit platforms from sending minors notifications during overnight hours without parental consent
  26. Australia Opens Armed Forces For Non-Citizens Amid Recruitment Shortage; ADF can count on 90,000 personnel, including reserves
  27. T20 WC 2024; Scotland and England share a point each as rain abandons match; Max O’Dowd Guides Netherlands To Victory Over Nepal; Kohli-Rohit as openers, Pant over Samson: India’s likely XI vs Ireland
  28. Today’s Word – Dation – Act of giving, conferring or donating