Sunday 11 August 2024

*NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY

*NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY - 11 Aug Sunday - updated at 0700HRS IST; 5 Mins read* _Suspense Over Vinesh Phogat's Appeal For Olympic Silver Medal Continues, New CAS Verdict Date Is Aug 11_ *At over 10Cr, India’s diabetic population is surging, yet the country lags behind in prescribing new medicines* _US Man, Dubbed "Serial Record Breaker", Sets 15 Guinness World Records In Single Day According to GWR, David Rush from Idaho, US, broken 250 world records in his lifetime_ *2 Soldiers Killed In Gunfight With Terrorists In J&K's Anantnag; Terrorists targeted army patrol while carrying out an anti-terror operation in the forest in the Kokernag subdivision* Hindenburg Research alleges SEBI chair Madhabi Puri Buch had stake in obscure offshore entities used in Adani scandal _CJI Chandrachud underscored the need for empathy and compassion among young doctors for their patients as he cited a scene from the famous movie 'Munna Bhai MBBS'; IMA Demands Probe Into Trainee Doctor’s Murder, Alleges Incompetency Of Administration while accused being sent to 14 days Police Custody; Top Cop Confirms Sexual Assault, SIT Formed_ *Meghalaya Gives Punjabi Lane Settlers 15 Days To Decide On Relocation Package; ruling alliance has been seeking a solution since coming to power in 2018, identifying a new site for the settlers, who had resisted moving* _Heavy Rains Lash Himachal, 135 Roads Shut Due To Landslides, Flash Floods; Delhi Receives Rain For Fourth Day In A Row, More Showers Predicted_ *MEA Jaishankar Emphasises Deeper India-Maldives Ties For Regional Prosperity In Meeting With Muizzu* _No Agenda, Some Taking Advantage: Key Bangladesh Leader On Attacks On Hindus; Yunus Condemns "Heinous" Attacks On Minorities; Amid Protests, 12 Killed In Twin Jailbreaks; CJ Resigns After Massive Protests, One-Hour Ultimatum_ *Hezbollah Says Launched "Squadrons Of Explosive-Laden Drones" At Israel; "Children Torn Apart": Israel Strike Mosque; Strike On Gaza School Kills 93, Israel Faces Criticism Despite Claiming It Was Targeting Terrorists; Israeli Engineer's Iron Dome "Failed" Claim As Israel Braces For Another Attack From Iran* _India Inc goes all out to retain top talent amid rising attrition; Companies loosen purse strings to upskill top brass in Ivy League universities; FM urges banks to boost deposits as credit gap widens; Domestic food market expected to grow by 47% to touch USD 1,274 bn_ *Kai Group to invest 300 million yen to expand manufacturing facility in Rajasthan; Mobile phones priced Rs 10,000-20,000 dominate Indian smartphone market; CVC pips EQT, set to buy Aavas for Rs 7k Cr* _Seasonal infections take a toll on health insurance claims; Motor insurance share falls below 30% as health premiums surge; IHL transfers money to creditors in first step to take over Reliance Capital; Starlink, SES differ with Amazon’s Kuiper, Apple partner on Trai’s unified satcom licence proposal_ *Amara Raja sign MoU with Piaggio India to develop lithium-ion cells for electric vehicles; Tesla stops taking orders for cheapest Cybertruck, offers $100,000 version now; New 20-coach Vande Bharat train trial run conducted on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route; Faster service to start soon* _Trump's Campaign Says Hit By Hackers, Blames "Foreign Sources"; New Polls Give Kamala Lead Over Trump In 3 Key States_ *Zelensky Acknowledges Army Operation In Russia's Kursk Region For 1st Time; Russia Evacuates 76,000 From Kursk After Ukraine's Incursion; Russia Launches "Counter-Terror Operation" To Stop Advancing Ukraine Troops; Russia Says Working On ‘Early Identification, Release’ Of Indians Fighting In Ukraine War* _The ruling that Venezuela's Supreme Court will deliver on disputed presidential election will be "final," the body's president Carylsia Rodriguez said at a hearing on the July 28 vote_ *UK Man Andrew Malkinson Wrongfully Jailed For 17 Years Ordered To Pay ₹ 1 Crore For 'Bed And Board' Fees* _King Charles III Ends Silence On UK Far-Right Riots, Praises Police Efforts; Threat to UK PM Keir Starmer Persists as Riots Expose UK Social Divisions_ *Stranded Astronaut Sunita Williams’s Husband Michael Says Space Is Her ‘Happy Place’; not very disappointed with spending time in space* Today's Word - *Quixotic* - Exceedingly idealistic

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