NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 16 May – 5 Mins read
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- IPL 2023: Shubman Gill hit his maiden IPL century as GT Enter Qualifier 1 Of IPL 2023 With 34-Run Win Over SRH; Crosses 500-Run Mark In IPL 2023; GT lose 4 Wickets in last over Courtesy Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- People will be able to block, track lost or stolen mobile phones across India with rollout of a tracking system by Govt; CDoT running the pilot of the CEIR system in some of the telecom circles
- Will Decide Soon, But…’: Maha Speaker on Sena UBT Leaders’ Request on MLA Disqualification Plea
- Karnataka’s new MLAs: 55% with criminal backgrounds and 97% Crorepatis; 35% declared serious criminal cases; 2018 – 35% MLAs criminal backgrounds & 24% were facing serious charges; average assets per winning candidate – Rs 64.39Cr, as compared to Rs 34.59Cr in 2018
- ‘Same Font, Colour, Pictograms’: Over 7,300 Railway Stations to Have Standard, Divyang-friendly Signages
- IMD to Launch New Forecast System for Heavy Rains, And Impact On Public Infra In Real-time; not just alert people of heavy rainfall events, but its potential impact in their local areas
- ‘Manipur’s Unity and Territorial Integrity Unaffected’: CM Rejects Demand for Separate Admin for Kuki Areas; ‘Thought I’d Never See My Family Again’: UP Students Pulled Out of Manipur Share Tales of Trauma, Terror
- WHO Guideline: Avoid Non-Sugar Sweeteners for Weight Control, Disease Prevention; NSS does not confer any long-term benefit in reducing body fat in adults or children
- RuPay introduced CVV (Card Verification Value) free payment experience for its debit, credit, prepaid cardholders who have tokenized their cards on the merchant application or webpage
- Wrestlers To Take Their Protest To Global Forum, Approach Olympians in Other Nations For Support
- India Ripe Target for EV Companies but Domestic Takeup Slow Despite Rise in EV Sales; Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Launches Pro Honda Engine Oil Range for 2-Wheelers; General Motors recalls 42,000 vehicles in Canada for air bag defect
- Govt cut application fee by 80% for solar equipment makers, doubles enlisting period under approved list; NTPC to start feasibility study for 130-MW floating solar power plant in Tripura
- Go First backs emergency arbitration in Pratt & Whitney dispute in US;NCLAT to pass order on aircraft lessors’ petitions on May 22NuRe Bharat, Railtel tie up for PIPOnet passenger services app on revenue share basis
- India cuts windfall tax on local crude to zero from Rs 4,100 per tonne; Proposed change to forest law will boost oil exploration; Russia’s seaborne flows of crude oil climb to new high
- 120 villages in tribal Kinnaur, Lahaul &Spiti districts to get 4G connectivity says BSNL; ZestMoney founders to exit troubled fintech firm post PhonePe deal falling through
- At Tatas iPhone plant in Hosur, Make in India is still a long distance dream; Apple unlikely to make iPads, Macs here; eyes production of AirPods
- “Not Xenophobic To Say That Mass Migration Is Unsustainable”: UK Minister Suella Braverman; called on her governing Conservative Party to renew its commitment to bring down immigration
- “Are You Joking?” Sudha Murty Says Immigration Officer Refused To Believe Her London Address when she wrote in the form ’10 Downing Street; simple appearance can often be deceptive to people
- US Man Loses $6MN Jackpot, But Still Managed To Win $100,000; The man who chose to remain anonymous managed to win thousands of dollars with a losing ticket; US Truck Driver Wins Lottery Jackpot That Will Pay Him $1000 Payouts Every Week For Life
- New AI-Based Technology Can Programme Robots to Help People Locate lost Essential Items such as medicines, glasses, phones and other items they have lost; US Lawmakers Grapple With AI Regulation With No Clear Consensus on Governing Rules
- ECB has fined US financial giant Goldman Sachs €6.63MN $7.2MN for misreporting its capital needs; EU Backs Microsoft’s $69BN Activision Blizzard Takeover just weeks after British competition regulator blocked the deal, putting it at risk
- Crypto Firms Bagged $2.6BN in 2023 Q1 Investments, Number Down by 78% from 2022: Pitchbook; Mudrex Crypto Firm Enters Italy, Lauds Appealing ‘Regulatory Clarity’ in EU
- Pak National Assembly Passes Resolution to File Reference Against Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial; Imran Khan’s Arrest Weakens Asim Munir’s Position, Splits Pakistan Army
- Big Decision By ICC Ahead Of World Test Championship Final, ‘Soft Signal’ By On-field Umpires Scrapped
- Today’s Word – Salacious – Indecently erotic; lecherous
