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June 22, 2023 0 Comments

NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 22 Jun – 5 Mins read

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  1. PM Modi holds discussions with Prof Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Author Robert Thurman; invites G20 delegates to witness ‘festival of democracy’ during 2024 Lok Sabha election; In Washington; Dinner With Bidens, US Congress Address Ahead; Big “Techade” Pitch For Entrepreneurs, Jill Biden By His Side
  2. PM Leads Yoga Event In New York, Next Stop Washington; “Yoga Free From Copyright, Patent, Royalties”: says PM; Event Sets Guinness World Record for Most Nationalities in a Yoga Session; CJI Chandrachud leads SC judges, staff in performing yoga asanas on Yoga Day
  3. A Canadian military surveillance aircraft detected Underwater noises in search for submersible missing with 5 aboard near Titanic; An Underwater Trip to Titanic for Rs 2 Crore But Was it Ever Safe Enough?
  4. Alert Bus Driver’s Swift Maneuver Saves Woman In Mangaluru From Being Crushed; locals praised the bus driver for his presence of mind
  5. Manipur: 4 UNLF cadres held; Internet ban extended; SC declines petition seeking urgent hearing of ethnic violence; 15-20 rounds of automatic weapon fire were heard at 11.45 p.m. on Tuesday before it fell silent
  6. New Delhi: Roseate House 5 star hotel alleged to have suffered a loss of ₹ 58 lakh when a guest colluded with some hotel staff and stayed for almost two years without making any payment
  7. Bengaluru Police Install 30 ‘Safety Islands’ for Women, Complete with ‘SOS’ Button, Speaker & CCTV Camera; Mumbai bans on Paragliding, Air Balloons in Free Flight Zone Around Airport from June 23 to Aug 21
  8. Railway Minister Vaishnaw visits Odisha train accident site, pledges Rs 2 crore for development of Bahanaga village
  9. Facing criticism, Union Govt withdrawn the draft Live-stock and Live-stock Products [Importation and Exportation] Bill, 2023
  10. 9 states, UTs to start merged child helpline by month-end with the women’s helpline and Emergency Response Support System (112), under its “One Nation, One Helpline’’ policy
  11. India climbs eight places to 127 in global gender index, says WEF report; India, Turkey and China have less than 7% women ministers while those like Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon have none
  12. India slams China at UN for blocking move to designate 26/11 accused Sajid Mir as global terrorist
  13. Ola electric scooter survives the water test again, but try it at your own risk; Elon Musk sets sights on India; says Tesla to accelerate investment journey as soon as ‘humanly’ possible
  14. Alliance Air flight takes off with open fuel tank, probe ordered; Dehradun-bound IndiGo flight makes emergency landing at Delhi airport due to technical issue
  15. Vizhinjam Port to be commercially commissioned in May 2024, says Kerala Ports Minister; Vistara shines as only Indian airline to feature in top 20 best airline list; Indigo ranks 43rd; Akasa Air places order for four additional Boeing 737-8 jets
  16. Women’s contraceptive products maker Pregna International raises 130Cr from India Life Sciences Fund; MedPlus to sell over 500 off-patent drugs at huge discounts
  17. Tibet Leader Calls On China To Avoid Crisis Of Two Dalai Lamas; Current Dalai Lama, 87, is the 14th reincarnation of leader of Tibetan Buddhism, when he dies there will be a search for his successor
  18. US Restaurant Ordered To Pay $140,000 Fine After Hiring Fake Priest To Extract Confessions Of Workers
  19. Singapore Airlines has unseated rival Qatar Airways as the world’s best airline in 2023, according to an annual poll of fliers
  20. New York Passes Bill To Protect Doctors Prescribing Abortion Pills; shipping abortion pills to patients in states that ban the procedure
  21. Carlos Ghosn, credited with reviving Nissan, was arrested in Japan in 2018 on a number of charges; Sues Nissan For $1 Billion In Defamation Suit
  22. Lost Rubens Painting Expected To Be Sold For $7.7MN At Auction; painting depicts the story of the Roman soldier, pierced by soldiers’ arrows and left to die after he converted to Christianity, before angels miraculously intervene
  23. Kyiv’s Allies Vow to Make Russia Pay for Ukraine Invasion; EU Agrees New Measures Targeting Russia Sanctions Evasion; Russia Claims it Downed Three Ukrainian Drones Near Army Base in Moscow
  24. Today’s Word – Camorra – Group United For Nefarious Or Traitorous Ends