NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 28 Aug – 5 Mins read
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- Mumbai Man Chinmay Prabhu Sets Guinness World Record by Solving Rotating Puzzle in a Bubble Without Bursting It; a cybersecurity expert by profession, he solved the rotating tetrahedron puzzle in a few seconds, showcasing his incredible precision and skill
- 12 Members Elected Unopposed To Rajya Sabha, NDA Touches Majority Mark; Rajya Sabha has 245 seats, currently 8 vacancies – 4 from JK, 4 nominated. current strength of 237, the majority mark is 119
- Global Warming’ Or ‘Too Many Tourists’? Debate Snowballs as 6,191-m Himalayan Peak Om Parvat Goes Bald
- Kolkata Rape-Murder: DNA, Forensic Reports Show Only Sanjay Roy’s Involvement, CBI To Seek AIIMS Opinion
- 280-Meter Bridge Over Vatrak For Bullet Train Completed; Total of 24 river bridges in the project, 20 are in Gujarat and 4 in Maharashtra. Out of 20 bridges in Guj, 10 completed
- 1992 Batch Bihar Cadre IPS Officer B Srinivasan To Head India’s Counter-Terrorism Force NSG; up to August 31, 2027, — the date of his superannuation
- Mumbai Cops’ Crackdown On Janmashtami Traffic Violations Generate Rs 1 Crore E-challan Fine
- Getting a Visa Through 39 Fake Travel Agents in Noida, Ghaziabad Could Get You Arrested; As of June 2024, 33 complaints were submitted to MEA by airport authorities
- SC Grants Bail To K Kavitha In Cases Linked To Delhi Liquor Scam, Says She Should Not Tamper With Proof; SC observed likelihood of trial being completed in the near future is impossible
- Discounts On Scrappage Certificate – Commercial vehicle manufacturers to offer discounts for a period of two years and passenger vehicle manufacturers willing to offer discounts for a period of one year
- An 85-year-old woman on Monday lodged a police complaint against her sons at Telangana’s Karimnagar, alleging that they had abandoned her and not provided her food
- Zee, Sony Amicably Settle Disputes Over Failed Merger, To Withdraw Claims; Fairfax, Bain look to buy Gujarat’s API Company Farmson; Airtel to shut down Wynk Music, offer Apple Music to users; Equity funding helps Vi clear its entire ₹700Cr statutory dues for Q1
- TRAI calls for joint effort from JCoR members to tackle increasing spam messages, calls; Samsung aims to lead premium washing machine segment, launches AI-powered lineup; Motilal Oswal PE buys 25% stake in Lal Sweets; 40% consumers use digital payment every day in Tier 3-6 cities
- HUL slapped with Rs 962Cr tax notice over TDS dispute in Rs 3,045Cr GlaxoSmithKline deal; Chatterjee Group seeks Indian state oil firms’ partnership for $10 billion project; AM Green firms up investment for 1 MT green ammonia project; Servotech Power enrols with 62 discoms under PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli scheme
- /ReNew, Microsoft sign 437.6-MW clean power sale agreement; Over 200 global players to take part in Bharat Battery Show 2025; ZF Wind Power’s Tamil Nadu plant rolls out 50 GW of wind gearboxes_
- Gaza Hostage Rescued After 10 Months “In Complex Operation”, Says Israel; Evacuation Order Impacts Humanitarian Work In Gaza Amid Truce Talks By US; Israeli Strikes Across Gaza
- Ukraine Test Fired 1st Indigenously-Made Ballistic Missile; Russia-France Ties Hit New Low After Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s Arrest; UN Atomic Head Visits Russian Nuclear Plant, Warns Of “Serious” Situation; Russia Fires “100 Shahed Drones” In “Most Massive” Attack, Zelensky Mulls Use Of F-16 Jets
- WHO said that droplets were a “minor” route of transmission for mpox compared to physical contact, saying that more research is required to understand how the virus spreads; New Mpox Strain Mutating Very Rapidly
- Australia announced that it will be limiting its international student intake to 2.7 lakh in 2025 in a bid to tackle record levels of migration that has led to skyrocketing house rental prices
- Today’s Word – Harbinger – Announces or signals the approach of another.
