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

NATIONAL NEWS:

1. *A tremor of 5.4 magnitude occurred in Ladakh at a depth of 10 kilometres* . This was reported by National Centre for Seismology. There were no reports of injuries and damages.

2. *Govt removes requirement of Minimum Qualifying Service for Defence personnel for Enhanced Family Pension*

3. *The BJP on Tuesday released its first list of 27 candidates for the three-phase Bihar assembly polls, starting from October 28.*
The names include international shooter Shreyasi Singh from Jamui constituency and former MP Hari Manjhi from Bodhgaya. Ms Singh had joined the party on Sunday. All the candidates are for the election’s first phase in which 71 seats of the 243-member assembly will go to polls.

4. Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) commissioned the largest HPC-AI supercomputer. HPC-AI is High Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence.

5. *Govt appoints Dinesh Kumar Khara as SBI chairman for 3 years effective from 7 October.* Khara will replace SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar.

6. *Cinema halls to reopen from October 15! Broadcasting Ministry lays down guidelines* : Union Minister for the Broadcasting ministry Prakash Javadekar has released Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the working of cinema halls to prevent the transmission of novel Coronavirus.

7. Air conditioning in halls will be maintained in the range of 24-30°C and relative humidity is expected to be in the range of 40-70%. All cinemas and multiplexes are not allowed to have more than 50% of their capacity. Hand sanitizers will be arranged at all entrances and exits. People have been asked to enter and exit the theatre in a row and avoid crowding.

8. *Addressing a rally in Haryana. Rahul Gandhi said if the Congress party was in power, India’s security forces would have thrown the Chinese 100 km back from the border within 15 minutes* . Rahul Gandhi was in Punjab and Haryana as part of his three-day ‘Kheti Bachao Yatra’ against the three farm bills that were recently passed by Parliament.

9. *Controversial BJP leader Ranjeet Bahadur Srivastava, made a shocking statement about the Hathras case*. *he claimed that the 19-year-old woman was “having an affair with the accused”* and called him to the millet field on September 14 (the day of the crime). Srivastava implies that the Hathras victim’s death was an honour killing. (Hidden msg: shubodhay news is manually made by ch naveen kumar: Just for Info) Srivastava goes on to defend the four men accused of the crime, saying they should be released from prison till the CBI files a chargesheet in the case.

10. *Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has sparked off fresh speculation about his YSR Congress party joining the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA)* with two high-profile meetings in two weeks. Jagan Mohan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday after having met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on September 23-24

11. *Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday clarified on an ‘incorrect claim’ on the death case of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.* The senior BJP leader said a section of the media has reported that he offered to take personal cognisance of the case. Meanwhile, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) forensic chief Dr Sudhir Gupta has allegedly said that it’s difficult to reach to a conclusion whether Sushant Singh Rajput death is a case of suicide or murder.

12. *The Indian Air Force Day will be celebrated on October 8.* On this day, IAF’s frontline warplanes like Rafale, Su-30MKI, Apache, Tejas, ‘Gajraj’ will showcase its lethal firepower. 56 aircraft, including 19 fighters and seven transport aircraft along with 19 helicopters, would be taking part in aerial display during this year’s Air Force Day Parade.

13. *Atmanirbhar Bharat:* *Indigenously built 5th generation fighter aircraft to be included in Air Force by 2029.* : India will now manufacture the fifth-generation fighter aircraft on its own under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. Currently, Rafael fighter jets coming from France are of 4.5 generation, while America, Russia, and France have developed next-generation aircraft. India has decided to manufacture the fifth generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft on its own, while reducing the dependence on foreign companies and promoting ‘Self-reliant India’ and ‘Make in India’ mission.

14. *Defense contractor Boeing has announced its interest in supplying the F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet fighter jet to the Indian Navy* . The jet has earned a reputation of being among the most lethal, advanced, combat-proven, multi-role frontline fighters in service.

15. Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala tests positive for COVID-19

16. Karnataka to fine people Rs 1,000 for not wearing masks as COVID cases climb

17. *Coronavirus Cases:*
6,737,544
Deaths: 104,179
Recovered: 5,718,802

*✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS*

1. *QUAD meet: Leaders express commitment to rule-based world order and inclusive Indo-Pacific* : The Second India-Australia- Japan-USA Ministerial Meeting underscored the collective visions of the quad on maintaining a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific. External Affairs Minister S Jaishakar was leading the Indian Delegation in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue known as QUAD. The meeting which was being hosted by Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi was also attended by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne.

2. *India and Myanmar have agreed to work towards the operationalization of the Sittwe port in the Rakhine* state in the first quarter of 2021.

3. China’s Lenovo launches Motorola Razr 5G foldable phone in India priced at Rs 1,24,999.

4. hina is helping Pakistan set up sites for surface-to-air missiles as troops from two armies are carrying out joint patrols in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, recent Indian intelligence reports say.

*WORLD NEWS*

1. *The Nobel Prize, 2020 for Physics* has been awarded to Andrea M Ghez, Roger Penrose and Reinhard Genzel for their research on black holes.

2. *Russia, France, US call for ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh region* : Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday called for a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

3. *Armenia, Azerbaijan clashes resume over separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh* : Armenian military officials on Monday reported missile strikes hitting Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh. The region lies in Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since the end of a separatist war in 1994.

4. *Several student’s organisations in Bangladesh came out to protest against the gang rape of a woman in Noakhali.*

5. A woman was gang-raped in Begumganj area of Noakhali on September 2. The perpetrators made a video of the crime and threatened to put it up on social media if the family did not pay ransom. After the family of the woman refused to pay ransom, the video of the crime was uploaded on the social media on October 4 which led to a huge uproar in the country. A few days earlier on September 25, a woman was gang-raped inside the MC College premises in Sylhet.

6. *World Teachers’ Day celebrated on October 5;* theme: ‘Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future’

7. *Japan and South Korea have agreed to recommence business travel between the countries starting Thursday* , in an attempt to improve their historically poor relations. The bilateral agreement states that visitors on short-term business trips will not be required to observe 14-day self-isolation periods provided they test negative for the novel coronavirus.

8. *Coronavirus Cases* 35,906,521
Deaths: 1,051,414
Recovered: 26,998,654

* SPORTS:*

1. *Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Match 20* : Mumbai Thrash Rajasthan by 57 Runs

Chasing a challenging 194/4 for victory, Mumbai Indians bowled Rajasthan Royals out for 136 in 18.1 overs

Bumrah’s figures of 4 for 20 from his 4 overs are the best. Suryakumar Yadav is the MAN OF THE MATCH.

2. *IPL, 2020*
*Kolkata vs Chennai,* Match 21
• 07 October, 2020 • 19:30(IST)
• Sheikh Zayed Stadium, in Abu Dhabi

*USD 73.44 GBP 95.08*
_In Mumbai _(MH)
*Gold ₹52,800@10 gm 24 (Krt)*
*Silver ₹60,700@ Kg*
⛽ *Petrol ₹ 87.74*
⛽ *Diesel ₹ 76.86*

* FACTS ABOUT INDIA*

Esplanade Kolkata, known as Elphinstone Picture Palace, and later called Chaplin Cinema was founded by Jamshedji Framji Madan in 1907 was the first cinema theater in India.

* THOUGHT OF THE DAY*

EGO is like dust in Eyes, Without clearing this dust you can’t see anything Clearly.

JOKES OF THE DAY

1)*Boy* – Tumhari kameez fati Hui Hai
*Girl* – nahi Ye Fashion ha
*Boy* – Acha Khud Faado toh Up Town Fashion

Hum Faade Toh Down Town Gareeb Nation

2) As the old man lies dying in the bedroom, out in the parlor the family discusses funeral arrangements.

Son Gary says, “We’ll make a real big thing out of it. We’ll have five hundred people. We’ll order fifty limos.”

Daughter Grace says, “Why do you want to waste money like that? We’ll have the family and maybe a few friends. One limo just for us.”

They proceed. Grandson Jeff says, “We’ll have lots of flowers. We’ll surround him with dozens of roses and lilies, dozens and dozens.”

Daughter Alice says, “What a waste! We’ll have one little bouquet, that’s enough.”

Suddenly, the voice of the old man is heard, wafting weakly from the bedroom, “Why don’t you get me my pants? I’ll walk to the cemetery.”

3) Decent Thief:

After shopping for most of the day, a couple returns to find their car has been stolen. They go to the police station to make a full report.

Then, a detective drives them back to the parking lot to see if any evidence can be found at the scene of the crime. To their amazement, the car has been returned.

There is an envelope on the windshield with a note of apology and two tickets to a music concert.

The note reads: I apologize for taking your car, but my wife was having a baby and I had to hot-wire your ignition to rush her to the hospital. Please forgive the inconvenience. Here are two tickets for tonight’s concert of Garth Brooks, the country-and-western music star.

Their faith in humanity restored, the couple attend the concert and return home late. They find their house has been robbed. Valuable goods have been taken from throughout the house, from basement to attic.

And, there is a note on the door reading: Well, you still have your car. I have to put my newly born kid through college somehow, don’t I?

4) An elderly couple walk into a fast food restaurant. They order one hamburger, one order of fries and one drink.

The old man unwraps the plain hamburger and carefully cuts it in half. He places one half in front of his wife. He then carefully counts out the fries, dividing them into two piles and neatly placing one pile in front of his wife.

He takes a sip of the drink, his wife takes a sip and then sets the cup down between them.

As he begins to eat his few bites of hamburger, the people around them keep looking over and whispering: That poor old couple – all they can afford is one meal for the two of them.

As the man begins to eat his fries a young man comes to the table. He politely offers to buy another meal for the old couple.

The old man replies that they`re just fine – they`re just used to sharing everything. The surrounding people noticed the little old lady hadn’t eaten a bite. She sits there watching her husband eat and occasionally taking turns sipping the drink.

Again the young man comes over and begs them to let him buy another meal for them.

This time the old woman says, “No, thank you, we are used to sharing everything.”

As the old man finishes and was wipes his face neatly with the napkin, the young man again comes over to the little old lady who had yet to eat a single bite of food and asks, “May I ask what is it you are waiting for?” The old woman answers…, “THE TEETH.”

(MORAL-“Perception of Appearance is often deceptive” TEETH AND APPETITE BOTH DEGRADE WITH AGE)- Sharing remains the only option rather than waste..

5) आदरणीय पति देव साहब,

आपको सूचित किया जाता है कि आपके लम्बी आयु की वैलिडिटी खत्म होने वाली है और रिचार्ज की तिथि आ गयी है।

4 November 2020 को स्पेशल करवा चौथ रिचार्ज करवा कर लंबी उम्र पाएं।

प्लान्स इस प्रकार हैं:
मेगा प्लान – प्लेटिनम का सेट दीजिए और पाइए 100 साल की उम्र।
सुपर प्लान – हीरे का सेट दीजिए और पाइए 90 साल की उम्र।
बोनस प्लान – सोने का सेट दीजिए और पाइए 80 साल की उम्र।
रेगुलर प्लान – चांदी की पायल दीजिए और पाइए 70 साल की उम्र।
छोटू रिचार्ज – साड़ी देकर आप अपनी 10 साल उम्र और बड़ा सकते हैं।

विशेष नोट:
सभी प्लान्स की वैधता केवल एक साल के लिए यानी अगले करवाचौथ तक ही होगी।
मौके का भरपूर फायदा उठाएं।

6) एक कंपनी का मालिक अपनी एक फैक्टरी में विजिट करने गया।

वहाँ उसने देखा कि सारे कर्मचारी तो काम कर रहे थे लेकिन एक युवक एक कोने में आराम से खड़ा मोबाइल पर मैसेज पढ़ रहा था और मुस्कुरा रहा था।

मालिक को यह देखकर और भी हैरत हुई कि उसके आने के बावजूद भी युवक अपने काम पर लगने की बजाये ढीठता पूर्ण तरीके से वैसे ही खड़ा रहा।

मालिक को गुस्सा आ गया। उसने युवक को बुलाया और पूछा, “तुम्हें हर महीने कितनी तनख्वाह मिलती है?”

युवक: “6000 रुपये सर!”

मालिक ने जेब से 18000 रुपये निकाले और युवक को देते हुए बोला, “ये पकड़ो तुम्हारी 3 महीने की एडवांस तनख्वाह और दफा हो जाओ यहाँ से, तुम्हारे जैसे कामचोरों के लिए मेरी कंपनी में कोई जगह नहीं है।”

युवक ने शांतिपूर्वक रुपये लिए और मुस्कुराता हुआ चला गया।

अब मालिक ने वहाँ काम कर रहे लोगों से पूछा, “अब कोई मुझे बताएगा कि ये आदमी कौन था और क्या काम करता था?”

बड़ी मुश्किल से अपनी हँसी दबाते हुए एक कर्मचारी ने बताया, “सर, वो तो पिज्जा डिलीवरी करने वाला लड़का था। दरअसल आज सुपरवाइजर साहब अपना लंच बॉक्स लाना भूल गए थे।”

*TELL ME WHY ❓❓*

*Why diamond is so much costly, though it is a stone.*

Natural diamonds are created when carbon is subjected to extreme pressure over millions of years. Diamonds were first mined in India more than 3,000 years ago. Carats are the unit of weight used for diamonds.

Diamonds get their brilliance from three things: reflection, refraction and dispersion. Reflection is the light that hits the diamond and is immediately bounced back up, giving it an instantaneous shine.

*LEARN SANSKRIT*

*निधि* : ख़ज़ाना Treasure

*HOW IT WORKS* ⁉

*How gold will get protected in soil without rusting*

Gold is the most non-reactive of all metals and is benign in all natural and industrial environments. Gold never reacts with oxygen (one of the most active elements), which means it will not rust or tarnish.

Gold is the most non-reactive of all metals and is benign in all natural and industrial environments. Gold has a many unique properties that make it the perfect metal for many industrial uses. Some notable properties of gold are: resistance to corrosion, electrical conductivity, ductility (the extent it can be deformed plastically without fracture), malleability (how well it can be flattened into thin sheets without cracking), infrared reflectivity, and thermal conductivity. For these reasons, gold is used in many electronic products such as computers, high end technical equipment, spacecraft, and satellites

‍♂️ *GK TODAY*

In PAN-INDIA, word
*PAN stands for* Presence Across the Nation

*VEDIK GYAN*

*Dushala*
In the epic Mahābhārata, Jayadratha (Sanskrit: जयद्रथ) was the king of Sindhu Kingdom. He was married to Dushala, the only sister of the 100 Kaurava brothers.

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

*Bitter gourd* is a rich source of vitamins and minerals. It contains iron, magnesium, potassium and vitamins like A and C. It contains twice the calcium of spinach and beta-carotene of broccoli. Various anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds are present in bitter gourd.

Bitter gourd contains polypeptide, an insulin-like compound called and charantin, which has anti-diabetic properties. These components actively help in reducing the blood sugar levels.

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