NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 19 Aug – 5 Mins read
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- SC Takes Up Doctor’s Rape-Murder Case, To Hear Matter tomorrow. case is already being heard by the Calcutta HC that transferred to CBI; Padma Awardee Doctors Write To PM, Seek New Law For Safety
- Fed Up With Stunt Riders, People Throw 2 Scooters Off Bengaluru in Nelamangala Flyover; 34 cases filed by police against 36 people – those performing stunts and those who threw the scooters off – for putting public safety at risk
- India named 84 athletes to compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, which is scheduled to be held from Aug 28 to Sep 8
- Newly discovered skeletons in Pompeii offer a harrowing glimpse into the last moments of victims of the Mount Vesuvius eruption in A.D. 79
- Slapped Cheek Virus – Parvovirus B19 On The Rise In US – highly transmissible in respiratory droplets: especially hazardous for pregnant women
- Hurting Shooters : Manu Bhaker’s Coach Blasts Olympics Selection Policy- hurt some of the most promising talents in past, will damage more youngsters if there is no consistency going forward
- Ukraine Says Struck 2nd Key Bridge In Kursk As Incursion Continues; Russia ramped up pressure in east Ukraine, claiming to capture another village just a few KMs from Pokrovsk
- 12% of tested spice samples failed to meet quality and safety standards, according to data obtained by Reuters of tests by FSSAI
- Jharkhand Truck Driver-Turned-YouTuber Rajesh Rawani Earns Rs 10 Lakh A Month From Cooking Videos; earns 25 – 35K per month as a truck driver
- 1,000 engineering faculty members in Tamil Nadu may soon be debarred & Legal action to be initiated after an Anna University probe, found that they had faked their identities to work at multiple colleges simultaneously
- US: Bistro Huddy never served a single customer, yet fictional restaurant created garnered 4.5MN followers & 252.9MN likes on TikTok; Makes $1MN A Year From His Completely Made-Up Restaurant
- Woman Removed From Flight For Assaulting 2 Co-Passengers, CISF Constable At Pune Airportinitially attacked a brother and sister who were seated in their assigned seats
- RIL may have just JioCinema as OTT platform post merger; DoT may ask Trai to take a call on backhaul spectrum based on usage
- National coal index drops 3.48% in June 2024 amid rising production and ample supply; Govt plans to provide financial incentives for development of critical minerals
- /Legacy companies speed in electric 2-wheeler lane; startups slow; Maruti to raise deferred tax liability provision by Rs 850 cr in Q2 on indexation removal; Escorts Kubota eyes land in UP for Rs 4500 cr manufacturing facility after pivot from Rajasthan_
- Home care products witness 27% surge from 2015-23; FMCG players expect volume trends to sustain amid rising demand in rural markets; Nestle, PepsiCo in talks with Godrej Agrovet to buy palm oil
- Tourism Finance Corporation looks to set up alternative investment fund; Macrotech net debt rises 43.5% to Rs 4,320 cr in Q1 on higher capex for land, construction
- Air India Air Hostess Attacked Inside Her Hotel Room In London While Sleeping, Intruder ‘Hit Her, Dragged Her On Floor; returned to India, undergoing counselling sessions: already many complaints raised earlier about safety inadequacy in the hotel
- IDF Jets Strike Hezbollah Sites As Rockets Hit Israel Spy Drone Entered Netanyahu’s House; Israel Strikes Gaza Killing 19; Hamas Again Accuses Israel’s Netanyahu Of “Obstructing” Gaza Truce Deal; Netanyahu Blames Hamas – Blinken Arrives In Israel
- 5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Japan, Tremors Felt In Central Tokyo; epicentre was located at depth of 10 km at a latitude 36.7 deg north & longitude 140.6 deg east
- Today’s Word – Yammer – To make a loud repetitive noise
