TODAY’S TOP NEWS: 07 SEPTEMBER, 2020 (GPN):

NATIONAL NEWS:

1. *Metro services will resume from today* in a graded manner in Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad.Passengers will have to follow preventive measures against COVID-19 by maintaining social distance and wearing face masks. Sanitizers will be made available at entry points of stations for use by passengers.

2. *President Ram Nath Kovind and PM Modi will address the inaugural session of the Governors’ Conference* on National Education Policy through video conference

3. *Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, announced the 4th edition of Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) ranking of states and UTs.* The rankings are an indicator of the ease of doing business
Andhra Pradesh remained the top ranked state followed by UP and Telangana.

4. *Coal India to invest over 1.22 Lakh Crores on 500 Projects by 2023-24:* All projects related to coal evacuation, infrastructure, project development, exploration and clean coal technologies, said Union Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi.

5. *Centre proposes full refund in 15 days on air tickets booked before lockdown* : The proposal by the Centre states that if any airline is in financial distress then the fare amount shall be saved in a credit shell which would be availed by the passenger for travel by the same airline on any route of his/her choice before March 31, 2021.

6. *Dawood man’ threatens to blow up Uddhav’s house, security scaled up* : Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s personal residence ‘Matoshree’ in Bandra in Mumbai has received calls in which the caller allegedly threatened to blow it up,

7. *New mosque in Ayodhya will be the same size as Babri Masjid, says trust* : A mosque that will come up in Ayodhya pursuant to the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi case will be of the same size as Babri Masjid, said an office-brearer of the trust formed for its construction.

8. *Arunachal MP Kiren Rijiju assures ‘Indian Army contacted PLA’ on ‘abduction’ of 5 teens* :. Rijiju said that response from China’s border force was awaited. The issue caught the spotlight when Congress MLA Ninong Ering raised the issue on Twitter.

9. *Rise above family: Another letter ‘bomb’ to Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi, this time from 9 expelled leaders* : Adding to Congress’ woes, nine expelled leaders have written to party’s interim president Sonia Gandhi, asking her to “rise above the affinity for the family. “Parivaar ke moh se utho” — the four-page letter sent by expelled party leaders In the letter, the nine Congress leaders, including former MP Santosh Singh and former minister Satyadev Tripathi, former MLAs Vinod Chaudhary, Bhudhar Narayan Mishra, Nekchand Pandey, Prakash Goswami and Sanjeev Singh.

10. *Kerala Finance Minister Dr T M Thomas Isaac tested positive for COVID-19* on Sunday, the first in the cabinet to contract the infection.

11. *Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday (September 6, 2020) started the “10 Hafte, 10 Baje, 10 Minute” campaign* which is aimed at combating and preventing Delhites from the dengue and other vector-borne diseases

12. *The second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine after INS Arihant, the INS Arighat is set to be deployed* into service by the end of 2020. The submarine is capable of carrying more missiles than INS Arihant, and it comes with the ability to cruise at a maximum speed of 12-15 nautical miles on the surface of water and can achieve a speed of 24 nautical miles while submerged.

13. *The ongoing war of words between Kangana Ranaut and politician Sanjay Raut flared up on Sunday* . The actor hits back at the Shiv Sena leader saying he doesn’t represent the entire Maharashtra. “ *Sanjay Raut ji, if I criticise Mumbai Police or if I criticise you, then you can’t say I am insulting Maharashtra. You aren’t Maharashtra,”* Ranaut said in a video message. ‘ *Sanjay Raut, you called me haramkhor ladki* … It is this mindset which you very shamelessly displayed in front of the entire country. *The daughters of this country will never forgive you,” Ranaut said in the video*

14. *Actor Malaika Arora tests positive for COVID-19 hours after beau Arjun Kapoor* : A few days back, it was reported that the 7-8 unit members of Malaika’s dance reality show India’s Best Dancer tested positive for the novel virus after which the shoot was suspended.

15. *First case of coronavirus reinfection reported from Bengaluru, 27-year-old woman affected* : The woman had tested positive for coronavirus in July and was discharged after testing negative. However, she developed mild symptoms in a month and confirmed to have transmitted COVID again.

16. COVID recovery rate improves to 77.32%

17. *COVID-19 IN INDIA*
TOTAL CASES 4113811
TOTAL ACTIVE 862320
RECOVERED 3180865
TOTAL DEATHS 70626

*✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS*

1 *Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holds bilateral talks with his Iranian counterpart Brigadier General Amir Hatami in Tehran* :. Rajnath Singh was on a transit halt in Tehran enroute from Moscow to New Delhi. The meeting between the two Ministers took place in a cordial and warm atmosphere.

2. *India sending two teams to UN missions* for Covid effort to Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan.

3. *Amid the ongoing border row between India and China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, the Indian and Chinese militaries on Sunday held another round of brigade commander-level talk* s in an attempt to calm down the escalating tensions. Though, the nearly four-hour interaction could not produce any tangible outcome.

4. Japanese companies relocating from China to India, Bangladesh to get Japan govt’s subsidy

5. *Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his Chinese counterpart,* Defence Minister and State Councillor General Wei Fenghe on the sidelines of SCO meeting in Moscow.

6. *International Day of Charity observed on September 5;* is death anniversary of Mother Teresa who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta in 1950 and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979

*WORLD NEWS*

1. *Typhoon Haishen drew closer to Japan’s southern mainland* on Sunday, prompting authorities to recommend evacuation and warn of potentially record rainfall, unprecedented wind, high tides and large ocean swells.

2. Britain named former Australian PM Tony Abbott as a trade adviser.

3. *The death toll in the mosque blast in Narayanganj near Dhaka* in Bangladesh has gone up to 16.

4. *The deradicalisation programme launched by the Pakistan Army for surrendered militants in the restive Balochistan* province has an Islamist overhang, with leaders of hardline groups such as Jamaat-e-Islami being part of the training courses.

5. *COVID 19 Status :World*

CONFIRMED 27,052,131
ACTIVE 7,232,901
RECOVERED 18,936,054
DEATHS. 883,176

* SPORTS:*

1. *Freestyle Wrestler Rahul Aware (57kgs),* who had reported to the ongoing Senior Men Wrestling Camp at SAI Sonepat on 4th September and was given SAI’s mandatory COVID-19 RTPCR test on arrival, *has tested positive for the virus.*

2. *The IPL Governing Council on Sunday announced the schedule for Indian Premier League 2020 to be held in UAE* . The season will kickstart on 19th September in Abu Dhabi with a blockbuster clash between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.

3. *Saina Nehwal will return to the Pullela Gopichand badminton academy to train for the Thomas and Uber Cup* Finals after her husband, Parupalli Kashyap, was on Sunday named in the three-week long national camp for the tournament, scheduled to be played in Aarhus, Denmark from October 3 to 11. A total of 26 shuttlers, coaches and support staff personnel have been named for the camp from September 7 to 27 in Hyderabad

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* FACTS ABOUT INDIA*

The now capital of *Rajasthan, Jaipur* was built in 1727 AD by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II. It is from his name that the city extracts its name. Jaipur happens to be the first planned city of India. Maharaja Jai Singh, who was only 11 years old, came into power after the demise of his father Maharaja Bishan Singh.

* THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

Life can’t be changed in a minute but decision taken in a minute changes everything in life. Always stay calm before you decide

JOKES OF THE DAY:*

01 )चोरने एक घर पूरा लूट लिया, चोर तो पकडेगाय तब पुलिस ने चोर से पूछा….?

*पुलिस* : तुम्हें पता कैसे चला कि
इनके घर पर कोई नहीं है!
*चोर* : फेसबुक पर पूरे परिवार के 15 फोटो डाले थे… और लिखा था मस्ती With Full Family in Nainital.

02) This lock-down is getting old and frankly I’ve had enough.

I’ve discussed the matter over a cup of coffee with the kitchen sink, and we both agree that the experience is draining.

I didn’t mention anything to the washing machine as she puts the wrong spin on everything.

Same with the fridge. He only gives cold comfort.

I asked the lamp but she couldn’t shed any new light on the situation.

The vacuum cleaner was rather rude and told me to suck it up.

The threshold was no better, it suggested I get over it.

The carpet advised me to sweep my feelings under the rug.

But the fan was more upbeat and thought that the crisis would soon blow over.

The toilet looked a bit flushed and didn’t offer an opinion.

The wall didn’t say a word either, just gave me a blank stare.

The door knob was more forthcoming – told me to get a firm grip on the situation and move on.

The front door declared I was unhinged and so the curtains told me to…. you guessed it right – pull myself together.

Then the chair told me to table it, and the table remarked, I didn’t have a leg to stand on.

When I told the table to break a leg, the mirror said that my comments reflected poorly on my thinking.

However, in the end, the iron straightened things out. She said everything will be fine. No situation is too pressing for long anyways!

03) The Department of Tourism clean-up crew recently found over 200 dead crows off and along NH1 near Delhi, and there was concern that they may have died from some sort of Covid/Avian Flu.

A Pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and, to everyone’s relief, confirmed the problem was NOT Avian/Covid related. The cause of death in fact appeared to be from vehicular impacts.

However, during analysis it was noted that varying colours of paint appeared on the bird’s beaks and claws. By analysing these paint residues it was found that 98% of the crows had been killed by impact with motorbikes, while only 2% were killed by cars.

The ICMR then hired an Ornithological Behaviourist to determine if there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of motorbike kills versus car kills.

The Ornithological Behaviourist quickly concluded that when crows eat road kill, they always have a look-out crow to warn of danger. They discovered that while all the look-out crows could shout “Cah”, not a single one could shout “Bike”.

04) An absent-minded husband thought he had conquered his problem of trying to remember his wife’s birthday and their anniversary.

He opened an account with a florist, provided that florist with the dates and instructions to send flowers to his wife on these dates along with an appropriate note signed, Your loving husband.

His wife was thrilled by this new display of attention and all went well until next year, on their anniversary, when he came home, kissed his wife and said off-handedly, “Nice flowers, honey. Where’d you get them?”

05) Doctors are used to getting calls at any hour. One night a man phoned his doctor, waking him up.

“I’m really sorry to bother you so late,” he said, “but I think my wife has appendicitis.”

Still half asleep, the doctor reminded him that he had removed hs wife’s inflamed appendix a couple of years before.

“Whoever heard of a second appendix?” the doctor asked.

“You may not have heard of a second appendix, doc,” the man replied, “but surely you’ve heard of a second wife!”

06) Rahul had a fight (tussle) with Sonia, his mother, so he went to the movies to cool off.

Later that evening, he decided to phone home to see what the situation was and maybe even apologize.

“Hello, Mummy,” he said, “what are you making for dinner?”

“What am I making for dinner? After all the horrible things you said to me earlier, You want to know what I am making for dinner?? Poison, that’s what I’m making, poison.”

Rahul replies, “Okay then, just make one portion, I’m not coming home.”

07) Rahul an alumni of IIN once visited Harvard.

Rahul:” As you all know, there are 180 degrees in a circle.”

One of the students put up his hand and said: “But there are 360 degrees in a circle, Pappu Ji.”

“You idiot,” replied Rahul, “I am obviously speaking about a small circle!” You need to understand this.

Rahul rocked Harvard shocked.

08) BARBECUE SKILLS:

We are about to enter the summer and BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity, as it’s the only type of cooking a “real” man will do, probably because there is an element of danger involved.

When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into motion:

Routine…
1. The woman buys the food.
2. The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.
3. The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill – beer in hand.

Here comes the important part:
4. THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.

More routine…
5. The woman goes inside to organize the plates and cutlery.
6. The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is burning. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he deals with the situation.

Important again:
7. THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.

More routine….
8. The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces, and brings them to the table.
9. After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes.

And most important of all:

10. Everyone praises the MAN and thanks HIM for his cooking efforts.
11. The man asks the woman how she enjoyed “her night off.” And, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there’s just no pleasing some women.

09) A school teacher was giving his pupils a lesson in logic on ‘Love has no boundaries’.

“Here is the situation,” he said. “A woman is standing up in a boat in the middle of a river, fishing. She loses her balance, falls in, and begins splashing and yelling for help about to drown. Her Husband hears the commotion, knows he can’t swim, but anyway runs down to the bank. Why do you think he ran to the bank?”

Rahul raised his hand and said proudly and loudly, “To draw out all her savings?”

Teacher: No wonder you are a Son of Congress 

10) Brandon, at a New Year’s party, turns to his friend, Justin, and asks for a cigarette.

“I thought you made a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking,” Justin responds.

“I’m in the process of quitting,” replies Brandon with a grin. “Right now, I am in the middle of phase one.”

“Phase one?” wonders Justin.

“Yeah,” laughs Brandon, “I’ve quit buying.”

*TELL ME WHY❓❓*

*Why do you get eye boogers ️when you sleep?*

Sleep crust is a mix of mucus, exfoliated skin cells, oils, and tears produced or shed by the eye during sleep. It’s a natural part of healthy eye function. During the day, all of that stuff is washed away by blinking natural tears, which keep it from sticking around.

If the discharge is yellow or green, that can be a sign of bacterial conjunctivitis (a common form of pink eye). In that case, you should see an ophthalmologist.

The best way to clean your eyes (and, it feels good!) is to lay a washcloth soaked with very warm water on your eyelids and lashes and gently clean them. If your eyes seem to be extra-sticky, relax and leave the washcloth on there for a few minutes.

*LEARN SANSKRIT*

*कन्त्वम्* : Prosperity

*HOW IT WORKS* ⁉

*How Is Marble Formed*

Marble is a metamorphic rock, which means ‘rock that has changed’. Metamorphic rocks are formed from other materials already existing on the earth’s surface. Igneous rocks are formed directly from lava or the earth’s molten core. Marble is formed from limestone. In geological terms, marble is a crystallized form of limestone or dolomite.

*Why is Marble different Colours?*
Milky white marble isn’t the only option. Thanks to the presence of various minerals and salts, marble takes on many stunning natural colours, from purest white to shimmering greens. Different colours are caused by different substances. As an example, black veins or grey shading is usually caused by carbon impurities while green is linked to serpentine.

‍♂️ *GK TODAY*

*Right to Information (RTI)* is an act of the Parliament of India which sets out the rules and procedures regarding citizens’ right to information. It replaced the former Freedom of Information Act, 2002. Under the provisions of RTI Act, any citizen of India may request information from a “public authority” (a body of Government or “instrumentality of State”) which is required to reply expeditiously or within thirty days. In case of matter involving a petitioner’s life and liberty, the information has to be provided within 48 hours.

*VEDIK GYAN*

*what is a kalasha?* A brass, mud or copper pot is filled with water. Mango leaves are placed in the mouth of the pot and a coconut is placed over it. A red or white thread is tied around its neck or sometimes all around it in a intricate diamond-shaped pattern. The pot may be decorated wit designs. Such a pot is known as a kalasha.

When the pot is filled with water or rice, it is known as purnakumbha representing the inert body which when filled with the divine life force gains the power to do all the wonderful things. The water in the kalasha symbolizes the primordial water from which the entire creation emerged.

The leaves and coconut represent creation.The thread represents the love that “binds” all in creation. The kalasha is therefore considered auspicious and worshipped.

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

*Amla:* Amla has one of the most important antioxidants called vitamin C. It not only helps boost immunity, but also strengthens your eyesight. Carrots with Vitamin A is also good for eyes️

 

*PLZ FOLLOW GOVT. NORMS, MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE, KEEP YOURSELF & YOUR FAMILY SAFE ENDS