NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 24 Jun – 5 Mins read
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- Kozhikode in north Kerala, known for its rich cultural heritage, was on Sunday officially declared as India’s first UNESCO ‘City of Literature
- First Parliament Session of 18th LS begins Today amid Pro-Tem Speaker, NEET Row; newly-elected MPs – including PM – taking oath; INDIA Bloc MPs May Not Assist Pro-tem Speaker
- First red flag that indicated the medical exam NEET-UG could have been compromised came when it became known that over 1,500 students were given grace marks; CBI Team Probing Alleged UGC-NET Paper Leak Heckled In Bihar’s Nawada; 750 Of 1,563 Students Skipped NEET-UG Retest; Live AI-Based CCTVs To Aadhaar-Based Fingerprint Check: UPSC Plans Upgrade Amid NEET, UGC Exam Mess
- Men Arrested From Bihar Handed NEET Paper To 30-Odd Students; After Bihar, Probe Into NEET Paper Leak Reaches Maharashtra As Cops Quiz Many In Marathwada Region; Police Confirm ‘Paper Leak’ in Bihar, Say Work of ‘Organised Interstate Racket’; IMA Welcomes CBI Probe into ‘Irregularities’, Thanks Govt for Prompt Response
- Ayodhya Rly Station: Many expressed shock over the collapse of the boundary wall at the slightest trigger of monsoons, while others raised questions over its durability; authorities clarify wall was a part of the old station, had collapsed due to excavation, and waterlogging
- In a hypothetical exercise, NASA has found that a potentially hazardous asteroid has a 72% chance of hitting Earth, highlighting potential gaps in Earth’s preparedness to prevent such an event
- 2 CRPF Personnel (CoBRA jawans) Killed After Naxals Target Convoy With IED Blast In Chhattisgarh’s Sukma; security personnel were on motorcycles while their luggage and rations were being ferried in the ill-fated truck
- ISRO achieves third consecutive success in ‘Pushpak’ safe landing, focus now on orbital entry trials
- Gujarat: In Navsari 3,000 Kg Of ‘Adulterated’ Ghee, Palm Oil Worth ₹ 14 Lakh Seized; also confiscated palm oil, which is believed to have mixed with the ghee to cut costs in Shiv Food Products; 340 Lts Illicit Liquor Seized, 9 Arrested in Kutch
- An influential students’ body of the Maring tribe in Manipur’s border Dist Tengnoupal alleged Myanmar nationals living in six Maring Naga villages have outnumbered the locals
- Gaza War Blocks Exams, Shatters Palestinian Students’ Dreams; 8 Palestinians Killed In Israeli Airstrike At Gaza Aid Centre, Say Witnesses; Israel’s PM Says Intense Fighting With Hamas In Rafah “About To End”; Israeli Military Regrets Soldiers Tying Wounded Palestinian To Jeep In West Bank Raid; Hezbollah Shows Israeli Targets Locked For “All-Out” War, Iraqi Resistance Vows To Join Fight
- China wants EU to scrap EV tariffs on EVs by July 4; Stop Nafed’s onion procurement till irregularities are investigated, demand farmers; Digital media growth to take Indian ad market size to Rs 1.2 lk cr in 2024
- Perform or perish: Govt asks PSBs to identify non-performing vendors, create negative list; SAIL rolls out work flexibility to net talent; to add 1,000 at entry level people in FY25; BoB aims to double tech team headcount to 3,000 by FY26-end
- Govt to launch fourth tranche of auction for critical and strategic mineral blocks; BIS introduced new safety standards for EVs in India; After 7 years and $1.2 bn investment, ONGC offers stake in Deen Dayal gas field
- Govt widens composition of drug, medical devices pricing reforms panel; Lupin, Eugia recall products from US market; Unusual T20 cricket world cup timings impact TV viewership; OpenAI buys database analytics company Rockset in 9-figure stock deal
- BIS introduces new safety standards for EVs in India; BII bullish on Indian EV ecosystem, expects to invest $300 mn in 3 yrs; Essar awaits final approvals to start work on $4.5BN steel plant in Saudi Arabia
- Aerial drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hits ship in the Red Sea, causing damage and injuries
- Gunmen Attack Churches, Synagogues In Russia; Cops, Priest Among 15 Killed; simultaneous attacks occurred in Dagestan’s largest city of Makhachkala and in the coastal city of Derbent
- Canara Bank Says X Handle “Compromised”, Hacker Changes Username to ‘ether.fi’; has around 2.55 lakh followers
- Hajj Deaths: No of mortalities reached 1,301, with 83% being unauthorised to perform hajj and having walked long distances under direct sunlight, without adequate shelter or comfort
- 9 Dead, Several buildings – police station, town hall, were set on fire in New Caledonia overnight – Govt responded by sending 3,000 troops; French Feminists March Against Far Right With Days Before Vote
- Today’s Word – Umbracious – Shady
