NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 26 August – 5 Mins read
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- First Selfie By Lander On Moon Shows Rover Pragyan Rolling Out; Chandrayaan-3 Rover Pragyan Travels For 8 Metres With Payload; PM Modi Meets Chandrayaan-3 Team At Bengaluru’s ISRO Centre; “Jai Vigyan, Jai Anusandhan”: PM Modi’s Slogan Before Meeting ISRO Scientists
- PM Modi Conferred With Greece’s Grand Cross Of The Order Of Honour; is bestowed by reason of their distinguished position, have contributed to enhancing the stature of Greece
- Indore on Friday bagged the best “National Smart City Award”, followed by Surat and Agra; Madhya Pradesh Awarded ‘Best State
- IIT Bombay Gets $18.6 Million Donation From Anonymous Alumnus for establishment of a Green Energy and Sustainability Research Hub
- IOC lines up ₹2.4 lakh crore to achieve net-zero emissions target; Power Finance Corporation to provide Rs 4,528 cr loan for DVC project in West Bengal; Indian refiner HPCL meets up to 23% of oil need with Russian grades
- 130 Ambulances, 66 Fire Engines, Foolproof Security For G20 Summit In Delhi; next 7 days so crucial; Over 1,000 flights to be cancelled at Delhi Airport to make space for G20 planes
- UP Teacher Asks Students To Slap Muslim Boy In Class, Sparks Row; Cops confirm usage of communal words & say Education Department Will Act Student Shamed, Forced To Sit On Floor For Not Paying School Fee In Kerala
- “Death Better Than This”: Himachal Landslide Victims After Rain Devastation; nowhere to go and no shoulder to cry on
- 10-Year-Old Makes Threat Call About Bomb On Plane At Mumbai Airport; found that the boy is suffering from some serious medical issues and has been undergoing treatment
- SC: Criminal Case Accused Under Obligation To Stand For Test Identification Parad; does not violate any constitutional right
- Swiggy restarts IPO plans, aims for 2024 listing; initially considered raising $800 million (nearly Rs. 6,600Cr) to $1 billion (nearly Rs. 8,260Cr) via the IPO
- “Handsome guy, wonderful guy,” Joe Biden Quips On Trump Mug Shot After Arrest; avoided commenting on Trump’s legal troubles, with White House officials saying they want to preserve judicial and prosecutorial independence
- The biggest search for the Loch Ness Monster in five decades takes place in the Scottish Highlands Saturday, as researchers and enthusiasts from around the world meet to try to track down the elusive Nessie
- Minister says Denmark To Ban “Fundamentally Contemptuous” Quran Burnings; unsympathetic act” that “harm Denmark and its interests”
- Days After Chandrayaan-3’s Moon Landing, Japan Set To Launch Lunar Mission; will carry a lander expected to reach the Moon’s surface in four to six months as well as an x-ray imaging satellite
- No Pilots Found”: Passengers Claim They Were Stuck Inside US Plane For 7 Hours; In a clip, a flight attendant told passengers aboard Flight 1736 that “we are not allowed to deplane even though you’ve been here for over an hour.”
- Iran’s Massive Desert Drills Flaunt Electronic Warfare Power Within Days Of Mohajer-10 Drone Launch
- Niger Gives US, Germany, France Envoys 48 Hours To Leave Country; amid escalating tension over the threat of military action from the West African bloc ECOWAS to reverse the coup
- China, Russia Block UNSC Bid to Stop North Korea from Launching Missiles; Russia Knew Of Assassination Plot Against Prigozhin, Lukashenko Claims; Flight Recorders Found; Putin Signs Decree Forcing Russian Paramilitary Fighters to Swear Oath
- Mexico’s Plans to Ban Biotech Corn Meets Opposition from US, Canada; US announced the establishment of a dispute settlement panel under the USMCA
- Italy’s Milan Records Hottest Day in 260 Years Amid Heatwave Woes; average 33 degrees Celsius; highest since it started registering temperatures in 1763
- HS Prannoy Assures India Of A Medal At Badminton World Championships; BCCI President Roger Binny, Vice-President Rajeev Shukla To Travel To Pakistan On PCB’s Invitation
- Today’s Word – Obsequious – Servilely ingratiating; fawning
