NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 27 Jan – 5 Mins read
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- In A First, Bands From 3 Government Schools Perform At Republic Day Parade; National Flag Unfurled For First Time In 35 Years At J&K’s Tral; Manipur’s ‘Sagol Kangjei’ Tableau At Bharat Parv Shows Blend Of Heritage And Development
- 8 Manipur Police Officers Honoured With President’s Medal; Tableaux Focus On Development, Nari Shakti As India Celebrates Republic Day; At 23.7 Deg, Delhi Records Warmest Republic Day In 8 Years
- Doctors’ Body Flags Saif’s Mediclaim Approval, Cites “Troubling Trend – Seems to be a preferential treatment compared to the benefits available to common policyholders; Nav Bupa sanctioned 25 Lakhs for cashless treatment
- Curfew Imposed in Kerala’s Mananthavady After Fatal Tiger Attack On Woman; tiger has since been declared a man-eater and is scheduled for culling
- UP: Class 11 student of a girls school was allegedly made to stand outside her classroom for an hour after she requested a sanitary pad during her examination
- SC: Expressing disapproval for marriage does not amount to abetment of suicide under section 306 of IPC
- _Guillain-Barré Syndrome cases in Pune reach 101;
16 are on ventilator support – 68 patients are male, 33 are women; Suspecting contamination, water samples from different parts of Pune have been sent for chemical and biological analysis_ - Indore, Bhopal, and Udaipur nominated from India for Wetland City Accreditation (WCA) under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands; among them Indore & Udaipur got to join
- With depictions of ‘Samudra Manthan’, ‘Amrit Kalash’ and holy men bathing on the banks of Sangam, UP Tableau At Republic Day Parade Celebrates Maha Kumbh; Indian Flag Hoisted At Maha Kumbh In Prayagraj
- Govt proposes more sops for scrapping vehicles with BS-II, older emission standard; Private banks get access to Central Economic Intelligence Bureau data for loan verification; Corporates demand carbon-neutral office spaces amid sustainability push
- Pharma companies may get time till Dec 2025 to comply with schedule M norms; India dominates global mobile app market in downloads, time spent; Robust demand drives auto exports up 19%
- Apple in talks to Forge a new Bharat bond: iPhone giant looks to get Kalyani Group co on board for making its components; Soft drinks, ice creams, AC makers scaling up production to match early season demand spike; MSMEs: Govt may review import barriers that ‘protect’ big players
- Flights Suspended For Over 40,000 Afghans Approved For Special US Visas; Trump Lifts Biden’s Hold On Bombs To Israel, Says “Now On Their Way; January 6 US Capitol Attackers Are Rejecting Trump’s Pardon
- We Just Clean Out Gaza”: Trump Suggests Jordan, Egypt Take Palestinians; Israel’s Cease-Fire in Gaza Overcomes Snag but Appears Fragile in Lebanon; In Holocaust Day speech, Irish president decries ‘horrific loss of life’ in Gaza, sparks protest
- Trump Hits Colombia With Tariffs in Feud Over Military Deportation Flights; Belarus’s Strong-Arm Leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko, Cruises to Re-election; ‘On Foot, Bikes…’ South Lebanon ‘Residents March Home’ As Israel Opens Fire, ‘Kills 15
- Today’s Word – Yokel – Derogatory term for a person from the countryside
