NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 10 Jan – 5 Mins read
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- Dense Fog Envelops Delhi-NCR Again, AQI Drops To “Severe” Category; Pollution Curbs Under GRAP 3 Re-Imposed; Reduces Visibility To Zero, Flights Ops Hit
- Only vishwas, no vivad: Just 1% of ITRs face scrutiny – based on credible info available with IT through third-party reporting
- World Most Powerful Passports 2025 – Singapore (195 destinations) – Japan (193) – France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Finland, South Korea (192)Indian passport weakens 5 places – holders can travel visa-free to 57 destinations, sharing the 85th rank with Equatorial Guinea and Niger
- Why Not Rename Sunday To Sun-duty?’: Netizens Slam L&T Chief’s 90-Hour Work Week Proposal
- Pakistan, Bangladesh Invited For An ‘Undivided India’ Event, Islamabad Confirms; first-of-its-kind initiative by Govt to keep differences aside, celebrate shared history of Indian subcontinent in unison
- ISRO To Launch Communication Satellite LVM3-M5 mission Of US-Based Firm AST SpaceMobile; plans to provide space-based cellular broadband network services on smartphones
- No Error: Supreme Court Rejects Pleas On Review Of Same-Sex Marriage Verdict in refusing legal grant; no “interference is warranted
- 3 Days, 8 Trapped Workers, 1 Body – Several teams, including divers from the Navy, are involved in the rescue operation – “Lay Down, Water Took Me To Safety”: Survivor Of Flooded Assam Mine
- Lancet: Deaths In Gaza During First 9-Months Of War 40% Higher Than Recorded – were between 55,298 and 78,525 deaths from traumatic injuries; Israel Blocks Probe Into ‘Hamas’ Sexual Crimes’ on Oct 7, Rejects UN Access to Palestinian Prisons
- 3 Maoists Killed In Encounter With Security Forces In Chhattisgarh; 9 Maoists killed so far in 2025; STF, CoBRA & Dist Revenue Guard involved in Operation
- Tirupati Stampede: CM Chandrababu Naidu Promises Jobs, Financial Aid to Victims’ Families; 7 lost lives – 31 were seriously injured
- Akasa Air Pilots Seek Probe Into Airline’s Hiring Practices, Other Lapses – operating crew do not report to work on time and claimed that there are issues with reporting of On Time Performance; Jefferies thinks IndiGo may give ₹1,000/share profit; Govt may give ₹35,000 cr subsidy to IOC, BPCL, HPCL
- NRAI to block Zomato, Swiggy from 10-min delivery; Wall Street may slash 200,000 jobs as AI erodes roles; Visa Chinese checkers on, companies like BYD and Midea forced to enlist Indian players for board game; Ultra luxury homes demand at new peak in 2024 with sales of 59 units for Rs 4,754Cr
- Telcos want DoT to take Trai’s international call; Airtel adds revenue market share, closes gap with Jio; Hindalco arm Novelis raises $750 million via 5-year bonds; Credit market in for a tough time in FY26, liquidity is key; Indian Overseas Bank to sell Rs 11,500Cr NPAs to boost asset quality
- Amid surge in MFI defaults, small borrowers binge on debt; TVS Mobility raises Rs 1,800Cr debt from multiple investors; RBI accepts 77% of Jan Govt-security buyback bids; Senco Gold & Diamonds eyes over Rs 6,000Cr sales mark with 19-20pc growth in FY’25
- Children of Noel Tata – Maya, Leah Tata Join Sir Ratan Tata Industrial Institutes Board Of Trustees – quietly assuming larger responsibilities; TCS’ Q3 profit jumps 12%, in line with estimates
- Paris Hilton, Adam Brody Among Stars Who Lost Homes In Los Angeles Fires; US Millionaire Keith Wasserman Slammed For “Tone-Deaf” Plea For “Private Firefighters” To Save Mansion Amid Palisades Wildfire; Most devastating in California History – Likely To Hit $60BN
- US SC denied a last-minute bid by Trump to halt sentencing in his hush money case; China’s Xi Jinping To Send Top-Level Envoy To Trump’s Inauguration; “Canal Is Ours”: Hundreds Of Panamanians March Amid Trump’s Threats; Putin Open To Contact With Trump After January 20, Says Kremlin
- A staunch Kremlin critic Sir William Browder says Putin’s “No. 1 Enemy” Says Russian Leader Stole Over $1TN From His Own People; Ukraine Pilot Shoots Down ‘6 Russia Missiles’, Putin Deploys ‘Entire’ S-500 Regiment At Kerch Bridge
- Lebanon Army Chief Joseph Aoun Elected As President By Parliament – enjoys US approval and showing the diminished sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group after its devastating war with Israel
- Today’s Word – Hubris – Excessive pride or self-confidence
