NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 17 May – 5 Mins read
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NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 17 May Wednesday – updated at 0645HRS IST; 5 Mins read
IPL 2023: LSG Beat MI by 5 Runs in Edge-of-the-Seat Classic; Krunal Pandya’s Decision To Leave Field During LSG’s Batting vs MI Called ‘Cheating’. R Ashwin’s Retort Is Sharp
In A First, Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur Gets ‘Maternal Library’ with an aim to relieve the stress of expecting mothers and new moms
ADR: 76% of regional parties’ income came from unknown sources, of which 93% was from electoral bonds
8 in 10 urban Indians believe in existence of God, says Ipsos survey; 80% urban Indians polled claim to be comfortable around people of different faith
Visitors can now enter Rashtrapati Bhavan 6 days a week against 5 days earlier; journey through the complex is divided into three circuits
North Bengal University to Start Research Centre in Collaboration with Indian Army’s Eastern Command
G7 meet: Modi visit to Hiroshima first by Indian PM after Pokhran n-tests; priority agendas – Ukraine, nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, Indo-Pacific, economic resilience and economic security
Lawyer who fought Karnataka polls: SC ponders pulling out Nagendra Naik name for HC bench; Naik 1st recommended by SC Collegium headed by CJI S A Bobde on Oct 3, 2019, reiterated on Mar 2, 2021, Sep 1, 2021 & Jan 10, this year
For SC, Collegium names Andhra CJ, TN Sr advocate in line to be CJI in 2030; If appointed, Viswanathan would be in line to serve as CJI from Aug 12, 2030, till May 25, 2031; would be 4th CJI from the Bar
EU foreign policy chief: Act on India selling fuel made with Russian crude; MEA says My understanding of the Council regulations is that Russian crude, if substantially transformed in a third country, is not treated as Russian anymore
US religious freedom report names India, Russia, China as nations that continue to target faith community members; India Slams US Report on Religious Freedom as ‘Motivated and Biased’
Google search history helped convict man for Kerala woman’s murder in 2020; recovery of his search on how the spiritual guru killed his wife. Even after the murder, he had logged back online
9 Killed in Massive Explosion at Illegal Firecracker Unit in Bengal; CM announces 2.5 Lakh Ex Gratia; owner got arrested but later got bail
Sanchar Saathi: Ashwini Vaishnaw launches Portal to track, recover lost mobile phones; Jio on track to cross 500MN subscriber mark by FY26; Near 80 bps fall in Voda Idea mobile band user base a precursor to higher churn
Go First: Aircraft lessor moves Delhi High Court seeking directions to take back its leased plane; Vande Bharat Express: Indian Railways plans to operationalise 30-35 trains by August 15, 2023; ‘Vistara-AI merger to help boost Singapore Airlines Group presence in Indian market; Air India Express hires over 280 pilots, 250 cabin crew
INOX Air Products investing Rs 1,300 cr to set up air separation units at Tata Steel’s Dhenkanal plant; Tendulkar picks up small stake in AZAD Engineering
Hero MotoCorp launches OBD-II compliant XPulse 200 4V; Eveready Industries cuts number of direct distributors to 1,000 from 5,000 earlier; WagonR crosses 30 lakh sales mark; Sona Comstar inks licensing pact with Equipmake to produce EV components
Banks flag high overnight rates, liquidity terms; Proposal to blacklist ICICI Lombard sent to Maha Govt over crop insurance delay, says Akola collector; Care Ratings concerned about Bombay Dyeing’s ability to service Rs 3597Cr debt
GreenCell Mobility Flags Off Nuego Electric Bus with All-Women Staff from Kashmere Gate ISBT, Delhi to Agra; will be providing a luxurious and safest travel experience to the women passengers only
China says ready to ‘smash’ Taiwan self-rule as US prepares major arms package, sends advisers; claims the island as its own territory, to be brought under its control by force if necessary
Air strikes, artillery fire escalate as factions battle in Sudan capital; Sudan’s military chief freezes bank accounts of rival paramilitary group amid truce attempts
Packing winds of up to 195KMs per hour, Cyclone Mocha made landfall on Sunday, downing power pylons and smashing wooden fishing boats to splinters; Death Toll Rises to 60 in Myanmar
Russia launches ‘exceptional’ air attack in Kyiv with drones, missiles; Russia for the first time claims downing of British Storm Shadow missile; EU Creates ‘Register of Damages’ for Russia Harm to Ukraine
Turkey to go for a second presidential election; 2nd round will determine if Turkey will remain under an authoritarian and conservative president for a third decade, or will experience a new more democratic course under Kemal Kilicdaroglu
Pak Parliament adopts motion to form committee to file case against Chief Justice who ruled in favour of Imran Khan