NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 14 Aug – 5 Mins read
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- India’s telecom watchdog directed service providers to stop all promotional calls from unregistered callers and blacklist them as it looks to tackle a surge in spam and phishing calls that has seen people lose millions of rupees
- DRDO has successfully test-fired the made-in-India ‘Man-Portable Anti Tank Guided Missile or MPATGM; test was conducted at the field firing range in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer
- National Aerospace Laboratories unveiled it is making potent indigenous Kamikaze Drones With 1,000 Km Range, do-and-die unmanned aerial vehicles with home-built engines
- Researchers have developed a novel computer algorithm that can predict various diseases like diabetes or stroke, just by analysing the colour of the human tongue with 98% accuracy
- Earth Hit By “Intense” Solar Storm, Likely To Trigger More Northern Lights; When these particles arrive on Earth, they disrupt its magnetic field
- Vinesh Phogat’s CAS Verdict Delayed Once Again; New Deadline is 16th August 9.30PM IST
- No Further Loss of Time”: CBI Takes Over Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case; Calcutta HC said it would have given more time to state police under “normal circumstances” but noted that there have been no significant conclusions; “Doctors Must Work Without Fear”: IMA Chief
- Patients Bang OPD Doors, Doctors Raise ‘Justice’ Slogans In UP; “Night Is Ours”: Bengal Women Plan Midnight Protest Over Doctor Rape-Murder; ‘No Safety, No Duty’: OPD Services Hit By Nationwide Doctors’ Protest
- Sheikh Hasina, in first comments after ouster, “Seek Justice From My Country – says those involved in Bangladesh violence should be investigated; Rights Equal For Everyone – Yunus After Meeting Hindu Leaders; Cancels Aug 15 Public Holiday Commemorating Slain Founding Father
- Tamil Writer Muthalankurichi Kamarasu Discovers 424-year-old Inscription On Thamirabarani River Bank; went to Tirunelveli district, to study and write more about the intersection of the Pachaiyar and Thamirabani River
- Water is considered essential for life, and geological studies show the planet’s surface had lakes, rivers and oceans more than 3 billion years ago
- Laxman Narasimhan Steps Down As Starbucks CEO, Brian Niccol To Replace Him; Bankruptcy court okays SKS Power Generation’s Acquisition by Sarda Energy & Minerals; Vi may diverge from rivals on 5G, likely to price it cheaper; LIC sees red over policy ‘trading’ by ACESO, to take legal action
- RBI’s Michael Debabrata Patra urges deposit insurers, other such entities to enhance crisis preparedness; Apple’s India business surpasses $23BN as manufacturing growth reaches 50-year high; Essar Oil to invest Rs 3,000 cr in Raniganj CBM block to increase gas production; Govt awards 18 coal mines to private operators
- SpiceJet’s Ajay Singh to dilute stake by over 10% to raise Rs 3,000Cr amid financial struggles; Alembic gets USFDA nod for generic medication; Torrent Pharma is said to seek raising $3BN for KKR’s stake in JB Chemicals
- Direct Tax Collections Surge 22.5%; AI In Indian Healthcare Market To Reach $1.6 Billion By 2025; Maharashtra Think Tank Roadmap Aims To Make State “AI Capital Of India”
- Hamas Targets Israel With ‘M90 Rockets’, Explosions Heard In Tel Aviv; 3-Month-Old Girl Survives Israeli Airstrikes That Killed Her Family Of 10; Gaza Ceasefire Deal Can Delay Iran’s Response To Israel; No More Negotiation: Hamas Demands Gaza Truce Deal Implementation; Netanyahu, His Defence Minister Clash Over Gaza Hostage Deal
- Ben-Gvir Leads Hundreds Of Israelis Into Al-Aqsa For Jewish Prayers, Netanyahu Slams “Deviation”; Imposed restrictions for Muslims to offer Prayers; Egypt, Jordan slams move
- UK Vows To Overhaul Mental Healthcare After Fatal Stabbing In Nottingham; 13-Year-Old Girl Pleads Guilty To Threatening Violence During Recent Unrest, Released On Unconditional Bail
- Mpox Declared Public Health Emergency By Africa After Massive Outbreak that spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries
- Judge Rules RFK Jr’s Name Should Not Appear In New York’s Ballot, Says He Is Not A State Resident; Harris Features On Time Magazine Cover, Trump Calls Her ‘Beautiful’
- Today’s Word – Taciturn – Saying little
