NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 17 Jan – 5 Mins read
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- Powerful Beam From Ancient Black Hole 12.9 Billion Light-Years Away Targets Earth; The “blazar” is firing a super-powerful beam of energy straight towards us
- RBI injects ₹40,000Cr into banking system via 2 auctions; Halt illegal imports of refurbished medical gear says Drug regulator; Asset Reconstruction Cos seek nod to tap capital markets for equity; Banks plan to move Supreme Court for ways to lend against properties; Top music labels record high revenues in India
- According to scientific report, billions of ‘Brood XIV’ cicadas will emerge this spring after 17 years underground. These insects are expected to surface across over 13 US states
- Clean energy sector makes case for national council; PFC signs 120BN yen loan pact with Japan Bank for International Cooperation; Relief for home buyers, SC grants exemption to Unitech housing projects from RERA registration; Special trains from Mumbai to Ahmedabad for Coldplay concerts amid rising airfares
- DoT gets cabinet nod to refarm 1100 MHz spectrum across bands; Surge in tariff, users and data lifts Jio Net up 26%; Maharashtra Gets Rs 200Cr Boost To Support Innovation, Entrepreneurship
- CCI dismisses abuse of dominance complaint against HMSI; Hero Moto predicts 50% electric scooter market share by 2030 amid ‘Russian roulette’ race; HSBC gets RBI okay for 20 new branches; BPCL executes a loan agreement of Rs 31,802Cr with SBI Consortium, to finance projects planned at Bina
- Over 7 Crore Pilgrims Take Holy Dip At Sangam the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers Between Jan 11 To 16 On Maha Kumbh Occasion; GRAP 4 Curbs Lifted In Delhi-NCR After Dip In Air Pollution Levels
- Israel Accuses Hamas Of Reneging On Gaza Deal, Cabinet Delays Vote, US ‘Confident’ Of Resolution; Any Arrangement Trump Leaves Door Open, Iran Hardliners Slam Pezeshkian For ‘Abandoning’ Soleimani; ‘Loose End’ Tied, Gaza Truce To Start As Planned, Confirms Blinken As Israel, Hamas Trade Blame; Gazans Say Israel Killed 81 People 24 Hours After Accord Announcement
- Two special trains being run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad on Jan 25 & 26 by Western Railway set to provide relief for those wanting to attend concerts of renowned rock band Coldplay amid skyrocketing airfares between the two cities
- India To Build Bigger, Better 3rd Rocket Launch Pad In Sriharikota Ahead Of 100th Liftoff; will be ready in four years
- As many as 12 Maoists were killed in a fierce encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district; Myanmar Militant Group Leader Among 5 Arrested In Transnational Arms Bust
- US: Southwest Airlines Drunk Pilot David Paul Allsop failed a field sobriety test – Pulled From Cockpit Just In Time, Removed By Cops Ahead Of Takeoff
- NASA’s Stuck Astronaut Sunita Williams Steps Out On Spacewalk After 7 Months In Orbit; had to tackle some overdue outdoor repair work alongside NASA’s Nick Hague
- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto To Grace Republic Day Celebrations In New Delhi; India and Indonesia share warm and friendly ties spanning over millenia
- Fires that have ravaged Los Angeles over the past week were larger and burned hotter than they would have in a world without planet-warming fossil fuel pollution
- After Keir Starmer-Musk Row, UK Plans “Rapid” Inquiry Into Grooming Gangs; Keir Starmer Signs “Landmark” 100-Year Partnership Agreement With Ukraine
- Today’s Word – Pulchritude – Physical beauty.
