Daily Curated News – 425

November 19, 2024 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 19 Nov – 5 Mins read
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  1. Jhansi Hero Yakub Mansuri Who Saved Many Babies From Hospital Fire Lost His Twin Daughters; broke through a window and managed to rescue some newborns
  2. Class 7 student Jeridisha set a new world record for performing 50 yoga asanas in just 20 minutes – while sitting on a bed of iron nails
  3. All Delhi School Classes Go Online After Top Court Rap Over Air Pollution; 14 Flights To Delhi Diverted Due To Poor Visibility, Bad Weather; sC Flags “Wrong Approach” In Enforcing GRAP Curbs; SC Asks About Delhi Construction Ban; Lawyer’s Reply mentioning construction happening in SC complex Stuns Judge
  4. Autopsy Of 5 Bodies Of Missing 6 From Manipur Done, 6th Body Found Floating In Assam; Internet Shutdown Extended For 2 Days In Manipur Amid Protests Over Jiribam Violence
  5. Dhaka, Islamabad Inch Closer With Historic Sea Link; implications on New Delhi’s security establishment especially due to Bangladesh’s proximity to India’s northeastern states
  6. ED seized ₹ 1,000Cr worth of cash, liquor and other inducements in the ongoing elections in Maharashtra, Jharkhand, 14 states where bypolls are being held; 7 Times More Than 2019
  7. Apple supplier Foxconn ordered hiring agents that recruit iPhone assembly workers in India to remove age, gender, marital criteria as well as manufacturer’s name in job Ads; Meta Fined $25.4 MN By India, WhatsApp Data Sharing Blocked For 5 Years
  8. K Sanjay Murthy (1989) To Be Next Comptroller And Auditor General Of India; of Himachal, will succeed Girish Chandra Murmu
  9. ED uncovers Amazon and Flipkart’s direct links with sellers; RBI extends supersession on Abhyudaya Coop Bank board for another year; Delhi HC seeks response from Norway’s Pure E&P on ONGC’s Rs 252Cr arbitration award; Chennai-Vladivostok maritime corridor becomes operational; Go for gold! Goldman predicts $3,000 breakthrough in 2025
  10. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank to sell Rs 270Cr in bad loans to asset reconstruction firms; Tyre makers to see 7-8 pc topline growth this fiscal; Delhi HC seeks response from Norway’s Pure E&P on ONGC’s Rs 252Cr arbitration award
  11. NGEL, OGL incorporate JV company to work in RE sector; Godrej Agrovet collaborates with Provivi to offer sustainable crop solutions for rice and maize farmers; IIT Guwahati, IRS launch India’s first underwater welding & deep diving certification programme
  12. Vodafone executives resign from Indus Towers board after Bharti Airtel gains majority stake; Bharti Global completes acquisition of 24.5% stake in BT Group; Two more insolvency pleas against SpiceJet, NCLT issues notice over Sabarmati Aviation plea
  13. IndiGo aircraft, which had 175 people on board including Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar, was delayed at Patna Airport due to an alleged puncture in the tyre
  14. 62,000 Dead In Sudan’s Civil War, Real Figure Might Be Far Higher; The ongoing war in Sudan has often been overlooked amid higher-profile conflicts raging across multiple continents
  15. Organic carrots, baby carrots sold in grocery stores across US being recalled after an E. coli outbreak that has left at least one person dead and 15 others hospitalized
  16. Justin Trudeau Says ‘Made Mistakes’ On Immigration, Plans Big Change; Canada immigration plan is very straightforward lower the No of immigrants — both permanent and temporary
  17. Ocean Plankton Survived Ice Age But May Not Cope With Climate Change Now; Models project a shift of plankton towards both poles, and losses to zooplankton in the tropics
  18. Woman-Owned Cafe In Indonesia’s Ultra-Conservative Sharia Stronghold Shakes Stigma; Aceh still catches attention for its ultra-conservative values, including by-laws that require Muslim women to wear hijabs
  19. Netanyahu Aide Under Suicide Watch In Prison, “Gave Hostage Data” to Bild to Help PM?; After Qatar Ouster, Hamas Shifts Base to Turkey? Israel Prez “Blocked” From Entering Turkey Airspace
  20. Today’s Word – Labyrinthine – Irregular and twisting; complex