TODAY’S TOP NEWS: 24 JULY, 2020 (GPN):

NATIONAL NEWS:

1. *Permanent Commission for women in Indian Army: Govt issues formal sanction letter* : Union government issued a formal sanction letter for grant of Permanent Commission to women officers in Indian Army, paving the way for empowering women officers to shoulder larger roles in the organisation

2. Trials of helicopter-launched *anti-tank guided missile Dhruvastra held in Odisha* ; earlier called Nag missile (HELINA)

3. *Rajasthan* board Class *10th results likely this week* ; check rajresults.nic.in. This year, more than eight lakh students have appeared for the RBSE Class 10 exams.

4. *Security forces* on Wednesday *unearthed a terror hideout* and recovered a Pika gun among other arms and ammunition in Jammu and Kashmir’s *Rajouri district,*

5. 700 MW Kakrapar *Atomic Power* Plant-3 (KAAP-3) *in Gujarat* achieves criticality; *can now generate power*

6. *Govt. extends work-from-home* exemption for *IT & ITeS* industry till December 31, 2020

7. *Pakistan-ISI shadow on Bollywood? Film stars’ pictures with ‘Pak agents’ surface on social media* : A day after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice president and spokesperson Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda claimed that some Bollywood stars have links with ‘Pakistanis and NRIs’ having a track record of encouraging violence in Jammu and Kashmir, pictures of several movie stars posing with anti-India activists abroad started doing the rounds on social media.

8. Notably, pictures of ‘Baadshah *’ Shah Rukh Khan* and his wife Gauri Khan have *surfaced with Tony Ashai, the* California-based *Kashmiri separatist* who has been provoking Kashmiri youth to fight against India. Tony Ashai has designed Shah Rukh Khan’s “buildings in Dubai and apartments in Los Angeles”.

9. As the controversy erupted, some social media users dug out pictures of other Bollywood stars like Anil Kapoor, Karan Johar, Sonam Kapoor, and others with another UK-based anti-India activist Aneel Musarrat.

10. Aneel Musarrat, who raises funds for Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaaf in the UK, shares close ties with Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Army General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations Asif Ghafoor.

11. *Supreme Court orders* Income Tax department ( *IT Dept)* to *refund* Rs 833 crore to *Vodafone Idea*

12. The *Rajasthan High Court* will pronounce its *verdict at 10.30* am today on team Pilot’s petition *challenging disqualification notices*

13. *Assam, Bihar fight devastating floods* several rivers in North Bengal, including Teesta, Kaljani, and Mansai are in spate owing to heavy rains in the catchment areas over the past several days,

14. *Enforcement Directorate (ED) probes into the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) into alleged money laundering* , sources report that a transaction between controversial preacher Zakir Naik and Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust (RGCT) has been unearthed. The transaction details of the account, which has been frozen now, shows a fund transfer allegedly amounting to Rs 50 lakhs, from Naik’s account to Rajiv Gandhi Charitable trust during the UPA regime in 2011

15. *Bollywood actor Sonu Sood arranged a flight for stranded Indian students in Kyrgyzstan* , as it headed to Varanasi on Thursday. However, it was the actor’s help for migrants that made the nation took note of his efforts, calling him a ‘real life hero’ and even celebrities lauding his endeavours.

16. *Actor Sonu Sood launched “Pravasi Rojgar App”.* The application provides all necessary information to find jobs and offer specific job training programmes.

17. Alarming *rise in COVID-19 cases in 4 southern states:*
Andhra Pradesh with nearly 8,000 COVID-19 cases topped southern states in daily numbers for the second day on Thursday as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala also reported record single day tallies with the aggregate of the four breaching the 20,000 mark.

18. *Covid Cases in India*
CONFIRMED12,38,635
DEATHS 29,861

*✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS*

1. *India imposes restrictions on public procurements from neigbouring countries* , With an aim to keep Chinese vendors out from public procurements

2. A Pakistani and two Indian-origin persons based in the United States have been “blacklisted” by the government for their alleged anti-India activities.

3. The move came after Shiv Sena MP Rahul Shewale wrote to PM Modi and home minister Amit Shah apprising them about the alleged anti-India activities of Rehan Siddiqui, a US-based Pakistani, and Rakesh Kaushal and Darshan Mehta.

4. *India accused Pakistan* of blocking all legal remedies to Indian *death row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav.*

5. Pakistan had earlier this month said July 20 is the last date of filing a review petition by Jadhav against the death sentence handed down to him by a Pakistani military court.

6. *High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das* and Information Minister of Bangladesh Dr. Hasan Mahmud on Thursday jointly *inaugurated the Science block building* of Alipur Rahmania School and College, Chattogram, *Bangladesh* . The online inauguration was also attended by the local MP and former Minister Anisul Islam as special guest.

WORLD NEWS:

1. *US House of Representatives* passes legislation *urging China* to peacefully *de-escalate* the situation with India along the *Line of Actual Control*

2. *UK opens* route to obtaining British *citizenship for eligible residents from Hong Kong* from January 2021

3. *UK’s PM* Boris Johnson *launches* Jet Zero Council to *tackle aviation emissions*

4. *Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to resume talks* to break a deadlock on Ethiopia’s Grand *Renaissance Dam reservoir on Nile*

5. *World COVID Cases*
CONFIRMED 1,43,35,705
DEATHS 6,03,285

SPORTS:

1. *IPL to begin on Sept 19 in UAE* , players to travel 25 days prior for quarantine

2. *Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has slammed the BCCI* , alleging that the Indian cricket board played a role in the ICC *postponing the T20 World Cup* later this year to make room for the Indian Premier League (IPL).

3. The *postponement* of the men`s *T20 World Cup in* Australia — from *October 18 to November 15 — due to COVID-19* pandemic, has paved the way for IPL to take place this year. The BCCI is planning to stage the tournament in UAE.

4. *WADA extends suspension of India’s National Dope Testing* Laboratory (NDTL) by another six months citing non-conformation to international standards

5. *The silver medal that the Indian 4×400 mixed relay* quartet of Mohammed Anas, M.R. Poovamma, Hima Das and Arokia Rajiv *won at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta has been upgraded to gold.* Additionally, Anu Raghavan moved from fourth place to bronze medal position in the women’s 400m hurdles. This after the Bahrain squad, which finished first in the 4×400 mixed relay final, was disqualified with Kemi Adekoya of Bahrain being handed a four-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for failing a dope test.

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FACTS ABOUT INDIA:

*Indraprastha* is the old name of Delhi. According to the Great Epic Mahabharata, King Dhritarashtra gave a barren island to Pandavas. The Pandavas made a very beautiful castle and the city and name the place as *Indraprastha* . The Purana Quila in Delhi is believed to be the palace of Pandavas.

In 1192 the legions of the Afghan Muhammad of Ghori captured the Rajput town, Ghori attacked Delhi 17 times was defeated 16 times at the hands of Prithviraj Chauhan.

Due to lack support from Indian kings, Pritviraj was defeated and was brutally killed by Ghori. Later Delhi Sultanate was established . Delhi’s history begins with the onset of the Delhi Sultanate in the (1206-1526). After independence in
1947, New Delhi was officially declared as the Capital of India.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

A beautiful soul loves without condition, talks without bad intention, gives without reason and most of all cares for people without any expectation.

JOKES OF THE DAY:

कहते हैं कभी भी किसी की,
“परिस्थिति” पर मत हंसो!!
वही परिस्थिति हमारी भी आ सकती हैं।
इसलिए मैं रोज़ सिर्फ
“अम्बानी” की ही “परिस्थिति” पर हंसता हूँ..!!

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Hinglish Problem:पत्नी – मेरे बाल सफेद होते जा रहे हैं,

व्हाट शुड आई डू?
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पति – यू शुड डाई…!!

फिर क्या हो गई जमकर धुनाई..!Dhishoom

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शादी के दो दिन बाद दूल्हा उस ब्यूटी पार्लर में गया,
जहां से उसकी बीवी ने शादी के लिए मेकअप करवाया था।
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उसने पार्लर वाली मैडम को आईफोन 7 गिफ्ट किया और थैंक्यू बोलकर चला आया…
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मैडम ने खुशी-खुशी आईफोन का डब्बा खोला तो
उसमें  dummy piece पड़ा था।
साथ में एक पर्ची भी थी, जिसपर लिखा था…
मुझे भी ऐसा ही महसूस हुआ था’…!!

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Sonia- वाक्य में रिक्त स्थान भरो ‘900 चुहे खाकर बिल्ली……….चली।’
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Rahul – 900 चुहे खाकर बिल्ली ‘धीरे-धीरे’ चली
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Sonia- नलायक मजाक करता है,
मैंने आपको यह मुहावरा कई बार बताया है–

Rahul-मम्मी, ये बात भी मैनें आपका दिल रखने के लिए कह दिया,

वरना 900 चुहे खाकर बिल्ली तो क्या उसका बाप भी नहीं चल सकता…
बिल्ली को छोड़ दो यहाँ तक कि गधा भीया मेरे जैसा व्यक्ति इतने चुहे

खाने के बाद नहीं चल सकता
Sonia in Comma!!!!
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बहू रोए जा रही थी। सास ने पुचकारते हुए पूछा –
क्यों बेटी, रो क्यों रही हो?

बहू – क्या मैं चुड़ैल जैसी दिखती हूं?

सास – नहीं, बिल्कुल नहीं।

बहू – क्या मेरी आंखें मेंढ़की की तरह हैं?

सास – नहीं तो।

बहू – क्या मेरी नाक पकौड़े जैसी है?

सास – नहीं…

बहू – क्या मैं भैंस जैसी मोटी और काली हूं?

सास – नहीं बेटी, बिल्कुल नहीं। 

बहू – फिर सारे मोहल्ले के लोग क्यों कहते फिरते हैं कि
तू तो अपनी सास जैसी दिखती है…!!!

TELL ME WHY❓❓❓:

*Why are airplanes usually painted white?*
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The main reason why aircraft are painted white or light colours is to reflect sunlight. Other colours will absorb most of the light. This is crucial as when sunlight is absorbed by an aircraft, this heats up the body of an airplane. Painting a passenger plane white minimises both the heating and potential damage from solar radiation not only when the airplane is in flight, but also when it’s parked on the runway.

When flying at high altitudes, airplanes are completely exposed to various atmospheric conditions. Coloured aircraft tend to fade over time, and thus require repainting to maintain their aesthetic appeal. Aside from the fact that paint adds significant weight to an aircraft –meaning more fuel is burned. White exteriors can enhance aircraft visibility and potentially increase its detection and avoidance by birds strike.

LEARN SANSKRIT:

*विस्मर्* : Forgetting

HOW IT WORKS: ⁉

A *siren* is a loud noise-making device. Generally used in factories and industries. Fire sirens are often called “fire whistles”, “fire alarms”, or “fire horns”.
It consists of an electric motor which turns a fan called the “rotor” or “impeller”, spinning inside a slotted drum called the “stator”. … Each time the rotor and stator holes align, a burst of air is forced through. The frequency of these bursts is the pitch of the siren.

‍♂️ GK TODAY:

The All India Institutes of Medical Sciences *(AIIMS)* are a group of autonomous government public medical colleges of higher education. AIIMS New Delhi, the fore-runner institute, was established in *1956* .

*Originally proposed* by the then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru for establishment *in Calcutta* , it was established in New Delhi following the Chief Minister of West Bengal Bidhan Chandra Roy refusal

VEDIK GYAN:

*WHY ARE THE BEL LEAVES SO IMPORTANT FOR WORSHIPPING LORD SHIVA ?*

*Bilwa Patra* leaves are important as their trifoliate shape signifies Shiva’s three eyes as well as the three spokes of the lords Trishul . Since they have a cooling effect, they are offered to the Shivalinga to soothe this hot-tempered deity.

The three segments of Bel leaf symbolically represents the three Gunas i.e. Tamas (physical body), Rajas (emotions) and satvic (intellect). The proportion of satvic component is more, hence the bel leaf has more capacity to absorb and emit satvic frequencies.

According to Brihaddharma Purana says Lakshmi prayed to Shiva every day and offered him 10,000 lotus buds. One day she fell short by two buds. Remembering that Vishnu had compared her breasts to lotus buds, she cut one off and offered it humbly. Before she could cut the other, Shiva, pleased with her, stopped her. Her cut breast became the fruit of the bel.Bhavishya Purana says after the samudra manthan, Lakshmi, emerged from the ocean on the ninth day of Bhadra and rested on the bel tree, so the bel is worshipped every year on that day.

HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES:
( *Note* : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not)

*Benefits of Cloves*

Cloves contain fiber, vitamins, and minerals, so using whole or ground cloves to add flavor to your food can provide some important nutrients

Cloves are replete with powerful antioxidants that help fight free radical damage and boost our immunity. The oil obtained from clove is a good source of a compound called eugenol. The strong germicidal properties of clove help combat toothache, sore gums and ulcers.

The anti-inflammatory compounds help heal sore throats, cold and cough and headache. The eugenol present in clove helps ease digestion; healthy digestion is key to effective weight loss. Clove also helps rev up metabolism naturally. By fighting free radical activity, cloves may also help give you a beautiful skin

_*Note* : It is advised that you can consume not more than 2 to 3 cloves a day. Excessive consumption of cloves can cause fluid imbalances and liver damage_

*PLZ FOLLOW GOVT. NORMS, MAINT SOCIAL DISTANCE, KEEP YOURSELF & YOUR FAMILY SAFEENDS