TODAY’S TOP NEWS: 02 AUGUST, 2020 (GPN)

NATIONAL NEWS:
*HAPPY FRIENDSHIP DAY*

1. *Bureaucrat Hardik Shah appointed PM’s new Private Secretary*: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has picked a Gujarat cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Hardik Shah to be his new Private Secretary (PS) in place of Rajiv Topno, who has earlier been appointed as Senior Advisor to the Advisor to the Executive Director of the World Bank in Washington DC.

2. *Gadkari opens refurbished upstream carriageway of Mahatma Gandhi Setu in Bihar*: Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the refurbished upstream carriageway of Mahatma Gandhi bridge over river Ganga through video conference in Bihar.

3. *Ram Temple bhumi pujan:* Yogi Adityanath to visit Ayodhya on Monday; Diwali-like celebrations in Mathura, Varanasi on August 4-5

4. *South Western Army Commander visits Hisar*
Lt Gen Alok Kler Army Commander Sapta Shakti Command visited Hisar Military Station. He also reviewed the COVID-19 mitigation measures instituted by the Division and felicitated the COVID warriors.

5. *Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh has died after battling an illness. He was 64.* The Rajya Sabha MP had gone to a hospital in Singapore in March for surgery in a kidney- related illness. He had undergone a kidney transplant in 2011. *PM Modi* *and President* Kovind *condole loss* of ‘energetic parliamentarian’ Amar Singh.

6. *Heavy to very heavy rain likely in Mumbai between Aug 3-5* , Meteorological Department said.The places likely to get heavy to very heavy rainfall during this period, apart from Mumbai, are Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune, Kolhapur, Sangli, Beed, Latur and Osmanabad districts.

7. *PM Modi on Saturday said the new education policy announced by the government emphasises on making ‘job creators’* instead of ‘job seekers’ and is an attempt to transform the intent and the content of the country’s education system.

8. *Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution* Ram Vilas Paswan has *reviewed the progress of One Nation One Ration Card plan.* While taking note of the requisite technical readiness of 4 more States/UT of Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland and Uttarakhand, the Department of Food & Public Distribution has enabled the integration of these 4 States/UT with existing 20 States/UTs for the National Portability. With this, now a total of 24 States/UTs are connected under One Nation One Ration Card .

9. *The death toll in the Punjab spurious liquor tragedy rose to 86 on Saturday* , Punjab Police mon Saturday arrested 17 more people in a massive crackdown spanning more than 100 raids. The total number of arrests in the case has gone up to 25.

10. *Rajasthan Political crises* : Hinting at a breakthrough between Congress and miffed former Rajasthan Deputy CM Sachin Pilot, CM Ashok Gehlot said that he would be willing to forgive Pilot and the 18 rebel MLAs if the party’s high command decides to the same, while talking to reporters in Jaisalmer. Affirming that he has been a 3-time CM and a former Union Minister, he said that he served for the public.

11. *Heavy rains in UP* affect 331 villages, 1.90 lakh people including Barabanki, Ayodhya, Kushinagar, Gorakhpur, Bahraich, Azamgarh, Gonda, Sant Kabirnagar, have been hit by the floods but the situation is under control.

12. *Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur allocates portfolios to newly sworn-in ministers* after cabinet reshuffle. *Rajiv Saizal* was given the *health and family welfare* portfolio. The charge of the *urban development department* was given to *Suresh Bhardwaj* .

13. The *chief minister* has kept eight departments with himself, including *finance, home, tourism, excise and taxation and public works.* The *transport department* was allocated to *Bikram Singh.* The *agriculture department* was allocated to *Virender Kanwar* , who will also continue to look after the rural development and panchayati raj department.

14. *11 killed after giant crane collapses at Visakhapatnam shipyard* : A massive 70-tonne crane under trial run in the Hindustan Shipyard Limited came crashing down on Saturday Visakhapatnam, crushing 11 victims to death in the first such mishap in the public sector ship-building company’s 75 year old existence.

15. Former Union minister Arun Shourie, veteran journalist N Ram and activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan have moved the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of a legal provision dealing with criminal contempt for “scandalizing the court”, saying it was violative of freedom of speech and right to equality.

16. *Air Marshal VR Chaudhari assumes command of Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command* on Saturday (August 1, 2020)

17. *The Central government has relaxed certain provisions in the pension rules to ease the sanction and paymen* t of provisional family pension in cases where a government employee dies while in service.
Rule 80-A of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, which required the head of the office concerned to sanction and draw provisional family pension and death gratuity in favour of claimant after forwarding the case file and accompanying documents to the Pay and Accounts Office (PAO), has been relaxed.

18. The new orders state that if a claim for family pension along with death certificate and bank account details has been received and the head of office is satisfied that the claim is bonafide, he shall sanction provisional family pension immediately

19. The Central Industrial Security Force *(CISF)* *has issued a set of new social media usage guidelines* for its about 1.62 lakh personnel directing them to “disclose” their user IDs on all platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to the organisation

20. *COVID-19 IN INDIA*
TOTAL CASES 1695988
ACTIVE 565103
RECOVERED 1094374
TOTAL DEATHS 36511

21. *Maharashtra’s COVID-19* tally touches 4,31,719, total 15,316 deaths.Karnataka’s coronavirus total has now surged to 1,29,287, of which 73,218 are still active cases.

✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS:

1. *Reliance Power to build and operate 718 MW power plant in Bangladesh*: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on July 31, 2020 signed a $200 million financing deal with the Reliance Bangladesh LNG and Power Limited (RBLPL) to build and operate 718 megawatt combined- cycle gas-fired power plant in Bangladesh.

2. *The government has announced restrictions on import of colour television sets,* a move that is likely to push local manufacturing of television while also reducing imports from other countries, including China and Vietnam. “Import policy of colour television sets is amended from ‘Free’ to ‘Restricted’,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification issued.

3. *Complete disengagement by China Chinese People’s*
Liberation Army not showing any sign of moving out from the Finger area, the China Study Group met this week to discuss the present situation in the eastern Ladakh sector.

4. *Images of Lord Ram* and 3D portraits of the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya *will be beamed* across the giant billboards *in the iconic Times Square USA on August 5* to celebrate the temple’s groundbreaking ceremony,

WORLD NEWS:

1. *Australia to make Google and Facebook pay for news content* The Australian government said to give Google and Facebook three months to negotiate with Australian media businesses fair pay for news content. In case of no agreement, arbitrators would be appointed to make a binding decision.

2. Saudi Arabia, UAE and other Gulf countries celebrate Eid-Al Adha yesterday.The holy festival, also known as the ‘festival of sacrifice’ or Greater Eid, begins on the 10th day of the month in the Islamic lunar calendar.

3. *Brazil’s first lady Michelle Bolsonaro* and cabinet minister Marcos Pontes *test positive for COVID-19*

4. Herman Cain, (74 yrs) a *former Republican presidential candidate of US* and supporter of President Donald Trump *has died from coronavirus,*

5. At least *18 people, including Afghan security forces personnel, were killed in a suspected car-bombing* in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, hours before a three-day ceasefire was to begin in the country for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha,

6. 7 including state lawmaker killed in mid-air plane collision in United States. There were no survivors of the crash near the airport in Soldotna, a city on the Kenai Peninsula.

7. *All Party Parliamentary Group asks Pakistan to stop persecution of Ahmadis*
Ahmadi Muslims, who played a pivotal role in the creation of Pakistan, are facing severe persecution by the Pakistani government. This culminated in the events of 1974.

8. Donald Trump says US will ban Chinese video app TikTok.

9. A German shepherd, ‘Buddy’, which was the first confirmed case of Covid infection in a pet dog in the US has died.

10. Samsung Electronics Co will halt operations of its last computer factory in China, the South Korean tech giant.

*Sports:*

1. Members of the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams bound for Tokyo Olympics will join the National Camp at SAI’s National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) in Bengaluru from August 4, 2020, in preparation for Olympics to be held in 2021.

2. *IRELAND IN ENGLAND, 3 ODI SERIES, 2020, 2ND ODI* :
Ireland 212/9 (50.0)
England beat Ireland by 4 wickets
England 216/6 (32.3)

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_*In Trivendram*_
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*Silver ₹65,010@ Kg*
⛽ *Petrol ₹ 82.16*
⛽ *Diesel ₹ 78.97*

FACTS ABOUT INDIA

*Which countries can directly support India if a war with Pakistan initiates?*

France, UK, Japan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Myanmar, South Korea, Vietnam, and Europen countries alongwith other SAARC countries will be supporting India except Pakistan, of ASEAN members. Israel would support India with its intel and information.

*Team Pakistan* : China, Turkey and other Middle Eastern countries.

*Team Neutral (possibly):* Arab countries, Russia, USA, Iran.

*Russia* : Although India and Russia have been close allies since India’s independence, Russia recently showed interest in Pakistan’s CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) deal which could force Russia to take a neutral stand and increase its ties with China.

*USA* : The US should be placed in the neutral team but the current leadership of Trump is pro India as trumps major supporters were Hindus as hindus r the highest earning forgien group in USA.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:*

“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”

JOKES OF THE DAY:

लड़की वाले पप्पू को देखने आए और कहा….
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लड़के को रहने दो, लड़के का मोबाइल दिखा दो। ….

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Rahul Gandhi( 1st Day in LokSabha) – मुझे बोलने नहीं दिया जा रहा।

स्पीकर – अच्छा बोल।
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राहुल – जब लोकसभा में स्पीकर है तो गाने क्यों नहीं बजाते ।

डीजे वाले बाबू मेरा गाना बजा डे।

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.स्पीकर – बाहर निकालो इसे।

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Aam Reporter:- PM sir; which fruit do you like?

Modi:- Apple

Aam Reporter:-Breaking news—
Modi does not like Mangoes; Banana; etc.

Let’s ask Congress their views on this.

Manish Tewari:- Modi like Apple means Red color.
This means he likes bloodshed
This means he does not want peace and harmony in the country

Ahmed Patel:- This means Modi is only promoting Hindutva.
He does not like green fruits means he is against Muslims.
This clearly shows Modi has no feelings for Muslims.

Nitish Kumar:- This attitude of Modi is what made us split from NDA.

Rahul Gandhi:- Modi never says which chocolate he likes.

Arnab Goswami :
The nation wants to know why Modi likes apple more than other fruits

The Nation has the right to know this.

Sonia Gandhi:- People of India please ask from where
Modi is going to get the money to buy such an expensive fruit.

Geelani:- This is Modi’s tactic to usurp Kashmir.
We will not allow this to happen.

Yechuri:- Selecting an expensive fruit like Apple shows Modi is pro- capitalist. It also means he is pro corporate and wants to promote Apple products indirectly. Why is he not saying about Samsung etc. We want a CBI enquiry.

KEJRIWAL: Traditionally Mango is considered the King of Fruits.
Modi is anti tradition. This is against the interest of the aam aadmi.

Foreign Media:- Modi’s communal policies are hurting the secular fabric of India.

Common man – God save this country
? This is beautiful..,, Couldn’t stop myself from forwarding this Excellent message … ???

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Rahul gandhi whatsapp status: Watching chhota bheem with bilawal Bhutto….

Kejriwal’s Whatsapp Status: Can’t Talk.. Cough only…

Sonia Gandhi’s status on WhatsApp: “Hey there, I’m using Manmohan!”

मोदी जी का WhatsApp Status:

““Hey there, I’m on Yatra!”. . . ?

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Priyanka: Smritu Irani & Modi Govt must answer why there is no IIT in Amethi.
Smrithi Irani: Teri to… ##@@$$%%^^$
When things get worse NAMO takes charge.

Modi: Relax Smritiben, Leave this to me !

Priyankaben, sirf IIT ?? Think bigger!
Priyanka: Hmmmmm

Modi Govt must answer why there is no Harvard University in Amethi !
Modi: Think even bigger, Priyanka ben! Bigger than education! Bigger

Priyanka: Well then, Modi Govt must answer why there isn’t the White House in Amethi
Modi: Bigger, Priyankaben ! Bigger think of something rare ! Something unique.

Priyank: Rare ? Unique ??
Priyanka Gandhi: OK, got it ! Modi govt must answer why there isn’t a world wonder in Amethi.
Modi: But there is a world wonder in Amethi, Priyankben
Priyanka Gandhi: Really ???

Narendra Modi: Yes, of course!

It can be seen once in 5 Years it’s called Pappu!

Rahul Gandhi (Pappu): I’m a wonder in whole World! Super Cooool!

Sonia Gandhi: ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
*TELL ME WHY:❓❓❓*

Friendship Day is observed on July 30 every year to mark the importance of friends. Also known as ‘International Friendship Day’, people across the world celebrate the friendship and the relationship that exist between friends.

*Friendship Day was originated by Joyce Hall, the founder of Hallmark cards in 1930, it was too obviously a commercial gimmick to promote greetings cards.* But The idea of a World Friendship Day was first proposed on 20 July 1958 by Dr. Ramon Artemio Bracho during a dinner with friends in Puerto Pinasco,

The first World Friendship Day was proposed for 30 July in 1958, by the World Friendship Crusade (It is an international civil organization that campaigns in favor of Friendship as a way of fostering a Culture Of Peace). On 27 April 2011 the General Assembly of United Nations declared 30 July as official International Friendship Day. However, some countries, including India celebrate Friendship Day on the first Sunday of August.

*LEARN SANSKRIT:*

*सखिभाव* : Friendship

HOW IT WORKS: ⁉

*PARACETAMOL?*

Paracetamol has been in general use for more than 50 years. Paracetamol (also known as acetaminophen) is a well-known medicine that’s commonly used to relieve pain and bring down fever. It prevent the release of substances, called *prostaglandins* , that increase pain and body temperature.

It controls fever by affecting an area of the brain that regulates our body temperature (the hypothalamic heat-regulating center). Paracetamol is about as effective as aspirin and ibuprofen at relieving mild to moderate pain and reducing fever, but unlike these it doesn’t reduce inflammation.

‍♂️ GK TODAY:

The ISI *Indian Standards Institution* mark is a standards-compliance mark for industrial products in India since *1955* . The mark certifies that a product conforms to an Indian standard developed by the Bureau of Indian Standards

VEDIK GYAN:

*Krishna and Sudama friendship*

A long time after Krishna set himself as the king of Dwarka, a poor man came to his door asking for alms. He wanted to meet Krishna but when he saw the grandeur of the fort-city, he repressed his desire. The poor man was about to go away, when Krishna recognized him. He was Krishna’s childhood friend, Sudama.

Once, when they were young, Sudama had stolen Makkhan and had eaten it alone without sharing with his friends. Sudama was tall and his friends made him steal the pots kept on the higher places. He had done so because when they used to steal together in that manner, he often used to get the least share. Unfortunately, since that day, his family became poorer and poorer. By the time Sudama had reached Dwarka, he had nothing but thin clothes and not a morsel of food.

Seeing his friend and knowing his story, Krishna embraces Sudama and serves him well. Within a few days, Sudama looks better. Krishna then helps Sudama build a house within Dwarka so that he can meet his amigo frequently. Such a generous friend Krishna was!

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

*Best home remedies for fever?*

The average body temperature is around 98.6°F (37°C). However, body temperature fluctuates naturally throughout the day, especially with physical activity.A low grade fever occurs when a person’s body temperature reaches 100–102°F (37.8 to 39°C). A high grade fever occurs when a person’s body temperature exceeds 104°F (40°C).

*Drinking lots of fluids* : During a fever, the body needs to use more water to compensate for its elevated temperature. This can lead to dehydration.

*Resting* : Fighting an infection takes a lot of energy. People should rest as much as possible to help the body recover.

We can take a lukewarm or tepid bath to help the body cool off. A bath can also help soothe tired muscles.

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