NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 13 Aug – 5 Mins read
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- In TN, Coimbatore Butterfly Park at Kulakarai With 103 Species Now Open To Public; park has been set up for Rs 66 lakh
- A rogue tax officer, a trio of lawyers and a few other people masterminded a fraud, swindling ₹ 54Cr from the Goods and Service Tax (GST) in Delhi
- Mamata Banerjee Says Will Hand Over Doctor’s Rape-Murder Probe To CBI If Cops not arrest accused by Sunday ; Rape-Murder Accused Posed As Cop, Said “Hang Me” On Arrest; Spectacles Shattered, Glass In Eyes’: Autopsy Report; Calcutta HC to Hear PIL Seeking CBI Probe into Kolkata Woman Doctor Rape, Murder Case
- Two coaches of Rani Kamlapati-Saharsa passenger train derail at Itarsi station in MP; no casualties
- Heavy Rains: 22 Killed Due In Rajasthan; 2 NH among 197 Roads Shut In Himachal; Bengaluru Flooded In 6 Hours Of Rain: Desilting, ‘K-100 Drain Model’ Are Ways Out, But Need Will
- Chinese Scientists Suggest Drilling Holes In Plane’s Wing To Reduce Sonic Booms; This innovative solution could revolutionise the aviation industry, enabling faster-than-sound travel while minimising the negative impacts associated with it
- PMAY Urban 2.0 fund boost set to accelerate affordable housing; Railways, NCRTC join hands to promote ‘One India-One Ticket’ initiative; Mumbai Airport withdraws passenger advisory on potential SpiceJet ops disruption; Delhi HC directs RBI, Sebi to expedite probe into alleged “fraudulent acts” by Max Life, Max Finserv
- Retail Inflation Eases To 3.54% In July, At Nearly 5-Year Low; Global Youth Unemployment Rate At Lowest Level For 15 Years, Says UN; Max Estates receives Noida authority’s approval to overtake ‘Delhi One’ project, to pay Rs 613Cr; Surat diamond units to shut ops for 10 days; Vi ARPU improves to Rs 146 in Q1 of FY25; up 4.5% YoY
- Avaada Group to set up two pumped storage power projects of 2,750 MW worth Rs 14,000Cr; Govt approves 20 pc premium for gas from new wells for ONGC; Kinetic Green raises US$25 mn for aggressive growth in its e2W, e3W biz; Jindal Stainless to supply high-end stainless steel to BrahMos Aerospace
- Monster Is Gone: Bangladesh Interim Leader Over Sheikh Hasina’s Ouster; Unrest In Bangladesh Hits Mustard Industry In Madhya Pradesh; Bangladesh Hindus Protest Targeted Violence, Yunus Calls Attacks “Heinous”; Power Demand Rises 7% Amid Protests And Economic Halt; Police Return To Dhaka Streets After Weeklong Strike
- Israeli Strikes In Gaza Risk Regional War As Ceasefire Efforts Falter; Israeli Minister Tells US That “Large-Scale” Iranian Attack Expected; High Hopes In Israel For “Super Hero” Cocoa That Has Survived War; Hamas Wants Biden’s Truce Plan Implemented In Gaza As Starmer, Scholz, Macron Urge Immediate Ceasefire
- Tropical Storm Maria Hits Japan, Disrupts Travel, Forces Evacuations; Smoke Seen On Singapore Airlines Plane During Landing In Japan, Runway Shut
- Iran Showcases Long-Range Drones At Russian Defence Exhibition; Ukraine Says It Now Controls 1,000 Square Km Area Of Russia’s Kursk; Putin Orders Army To “Dislodge” Ukraine; Fire At Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant, Russia, Ukraine Trade Blames
- 12-Year-Old Boy Admits Throwing ‘Missile’ At Police Van During UK Riots; Man Arrested For Stabbing Girl, Woman At Leicester Square In London
- Pak Ex ISI Chief Faiz Hameed Taken Into Army Custody Ahead Of Court Martial in connection with a housing scheme scandal
- Collapse Of Ancient Yacata Pyramid In Mexico Rain Sparks Fears Of Catastrophe Among Local tribe; Descendants of the Purépecha tribe, which built the twin pyramid in Mexico, sees it as a bad omen
- Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin Orders Submarine To Middle East, Tells Aircraft Carrier To Hasten Its Transit
- Spain’s ruling Socialists regained control of Catalonia’s regional government as a new cabinet was sworn in, ending over a decade of separatist rule in the region
- Sloth Borne Virus That Has Killed People In Their 20s Rapidly Spreading In Europe; virus primarily spread through insect bites, including mosquitoes, and originates from pale-throated sloths, non-human primates, and birds
- Today’s Word – Serendipity – Occurrence in a happy way
