TODAY’S TOP NEWS: 14 OCTOBER, 2020 (GPN)

NATIONAL NEWS

1. The Allahabad high court on Tuesday granted bail to Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan , his wife and son in a case of alleged forged birth certificate.
2. Swapna Suresh, the prime accused in the gold smuggling case in Kerala, was on Tuesday granted bail by a court in Kochi in a case registered by the (Enforcement Directorate. The smuggling case came to the fore when Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate, Kochi, seized 30 kg of gold worth Rs 14.82 crore found camouflaged in diplomatic baggage from the United Arab Emirates on July 5.)
3. The Allahabad high court has observed that the late-night cremation of the Hathras woman who died after alleged gang-raped was a violation of human rights for which the responsibility should be fixed.
4. BJP on Tuesday held protests outside temples in various cities in Maharashtra demanding reopening of places of worship, which have been shut since March in view of the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
5. People’s Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti is being released from detention , says Jammu and Kashmir Administration spokesperson Rohit Kansal. Mufti will be released more than a year after being detained post the abrogation of Article 370.
6. A special court in Mumbai on Tuesday remanded Deepak Kochhar, husband of former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) till October 17 . Deepak Kochhar was arrested bythe ED in September under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in the ICICI Bank-Videocon money laundering case.
7. Heavy Rain In Andhra Pradesh, Telangana; At Least 6 Dead In 48 Hours. According to the latest weather bulletin, “light to moderate rainfall” is expected in parts of Maharashtra and heavy downpour is likely in the Konkan and Goa region. Heavy rainfall will continue in north Andhra Pradesh, interior Karnataka, southern parts of Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha, the India Meteorological Department said.
8. Aadhaar PVC Card : The New Aadhaar card will now come in a completely different avatar as the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has allowed it to be reprinted as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) card. So, now you will be able to carry the Aadhaar card in your wallets, just like your ATM or debit cards.” Loaded with the latest security features, your Aadhaar is now more durable, convenient to carry, instantly verifiable offline,” UIDAI said.
9. The Central Crime Branch probing the August 11 violence in Bengaluru over an alleged inflammatory social media post, has filed a preliminary chargesheet in a local court, naming former Congress mayor R Sampath Raj as an accused.
10. All 31 farmers unions in Punjab, who had shown a historic solidarity against the controversial agriculture laws passed by Parliament last month, have agreed to hold talks with the Centre on Wednesday
11. Candidates who could not take Joint Entrance Examination Advanced this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic will get a chance to reappear directly for the exam next year , the Joint Admission Board (JAB) said on Tuesday. JEE Main is conducted for admission to engineering colleges across the country, JEE Advanced is conducted for admission to 23 IITs in the country.
12. Supreme Court has ordered the declaration of NEET exam results on the 16th of October. NEET is one of the highest competitive exams, opening opportunities for students to get into the most prestigious medical colleges.
13. After helping migrant labourers return to their home during the Covid-19 pandemic, actor Sonu Sood has now come up with an initiative to sponsor the education of students from different parts of the country.
14. The state-run Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) will partially resume its interstate bus service , which was suspended in March to contain COVID-19 spread, from Wednesday.
15. The state government of Haryana launched “Lab on Wheels” to test the water quality in the state. The water quality of Haryana is mainly affected by fluoride, iron, nitrate and alkalinity. Lab on wheels is a mobile laboratory. The mobile laboratory has been launched under Jal Jeevan Mission.
16. The Tanishq ad triggered a furious backlash on social media, demanding a ban on the advertisement and a boycott of the brand, a Tata product. : wherein a Hindu girl was shown as the daughter-in-law of a Muslim family. The interfaith love triggered a furious backlash on social media with some accusing the jewellery brand of promoting ‘love jihad’, prompting the company to withdraw the film citing hurt sentiments. People, on the contrary, opined that the storyline of this advertisement should have been inverted. Tanishq has issued a statement to clarify that the idea behind the Ekatvam campaign “is to celebrate the coming together of people from different walks of life, local communities, and families during these challenging times and celebrate the beauty of oneness”.
17. The President Ramnath kovind assented the Gujarat Distributed Area act (Amendment) Bill 2019. The amendment will prohibit transfer of assets that is the immovable property in disturbed areas. Also, it will protect the tenants from vacating the property. The main objective of the act is to check on elements that cause demographic imbalance and to stop polarisation. The act will prohibit sale of property from one religious community to another religious community in the disturbed areas.
18. Mumbai Police on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Republic TV’s Editor in Chief Arnab Goswami over his alleged communal comments during his news shows on Palghar lynching case and the Bandra migrants gathering incident in April this year.
19. Ladakh’s ‘Fire & Fury’ 14 corps gets new commander in Lt Gen PGK Menon amid China tensions. He will replace Lt. Gen. Harinder Singh, who completed his one-year tenure as the corps commander, and will take over as the Commandant of the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun.
20. The Indian Army and Maharashtra police organised a joint anti-terror exercise to coordinate their drills and procedures to counter any terrorist attack in Pune , The joint anti-terror exercise was organised by Agnibaaz Division (41 Artillery Division) of Southern Command of the Indian Army at Lullanagar, Pune.
21. A top commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) from Pakistan was among the two terrorists killed by security forces in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar on Monday . The two killings took the number of terrorists killed in Srinagar this year to 18. Since October 6, as many as 10 terrorists have been killed across Kashmir valley in four different operations and an attack.
22. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said that vaccine against coronavirus COVID-19 is expected in India by early 2021.
23. About 47% of the COVID-19 deaths in the country have been recorded among those aged below 60 years, the Centre said on Tuesday and cautioned against any laxity towards taking precautions, stating that respiratory diseases escalate in winter. 35 per cent deaths were recorded in the age group of 45-60 years, 10 per cent in the age group of 26-44 years and one per cent each in the age group of 18-25 years and below 17 years,.
24. According to the declaration of the Hathras victim, she was raped and badly beaten up by four men on September 14. She was moved to Delhi’s Safdarjung hospital on September 28 in a serious condition and died early on September 29. At 2.30am the next day, the police cremated the body without the family’s consent in a field near the village.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an advisory to all States regarding “mandatory action by police in crime against women”.

The Ministry reiterated that the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, provides that the statement, written or v erbal, by a person who is dead shall be treated as relevant fact in the investigation.

District Magistrate Praveen Kumar Laxkar submitted before court that looking into the sensitivity of the Babri Masjid demolition verdict due on September 30 and the law and order situation, and “intervention of political parties” in the Hathras case, in consultation with Commissioner of Police-Aligarh; Additional Director General-Agra; Inspector General-Aligarh; Superintendent of Police-Aligarh, and himself, “a collective decision” was taken to cremate the body in the night itself.

If the cremation had been delayed and undertaken in the morning, a crowd of 10,000 people would have collected, and a caste and political issue made, the DM said.

1. Coronavirus Cases:
   7,237,082
   Deaths:. 110,617
   Recovered: 6,298,695

✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1. The seventh round of military talks between India and China was ‘positive and constructive’, a joint statement by the two armies said on Tuesday, but there was no breakthrough in sight for speedy disengagement of troops at friction points in eastern Ladakh
2. A 3,000-tonne Bangladeshi cargo vessel MV Maa drifted from the anchorage point and ran aground near Tenneti Park in Visakhapatnam early on Tuesday. As per the port authorities, the Protection and Indemnity authorities had been informed and an initial damage assessment would be made. Based on this, it would be decided whether the ship could be towed out or not.
3. India’s border infra development root cause for tensions: China has said that it does not recognise the Ladakh Union Territory and opposes infrastructure building by India in the region.
4. The fifth meeting of India Mexico bilateral high-level group on trade, investment and cooperation was held virtually. The countries reviewed their bilateral trade and commercial relations.
5. The National Maritime foundation of India and Taiwan Asia Exchange Foundation recently signed a memorandum of understanding to foster cooperation in the Indo-pacific region . The two groups are major think tanks of the countries.
6. The Union Minister of law and Justice Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad is to attend the seventh meeting of ministers of justice of Shanghai cooperation organisation. Justice ministers from the member countries of the organisation such as China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, Pakistan are to participate in the meet.

🌎WORLD NEWS🌍

1. European Union agreed to impose sanctions on Russia for poisoning the opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Imposition of sanction was initiated by France and Germany.
2. What is the issue?
   Navalny was an anti-corruption investigator. He was the major political opponent of Vladimir Putin the Russian president. He fell ill on August 20 2020 during a domestic flight. He was then flown to Germany E for a treatment and the still recovering there. The tests conducted by the organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons confirm that he has become a victim of the novichok nerve agent.
3. The Department of Health Services, government of Bangladesh has issued health guidelines to be followed during the forthcoming Durga Puja in view of the Corona pandemic. In Bangladesh the 5-day long Durga Puja celebration will begin on October 22 and conclude on October 26 with the immersion of the idols. It is the biggest religious festival of the Hindu Community in the country.
4. Police in Thailand have arrested several political activists who planned to camp out at the site of a rally scheduled for Wednesday (Oct 14). The rally site is along the route the country’s king is expected to travel for an unrelated royal ceremony. protest has been called by a coalition of mostly student-led groups that several months ago adopted three core demands: New elections, changes in the constitution to make it more democratic and an end to intimidation of political activists.
5. The US government has entered an agreement with life sciences company Cytiva, a unit of Danaher Corp, to expand the manufacturing of products needed to make COVID-19 vaccines , the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said.
6. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Tuesday (Oct 13) it has reached no firm conclusion about what caused the Aug 4 explosion in the port of Beirut that killed nearly 200 people and caused billions of dollars in damage. Other US and European government agencies closely following the investigations into the explosion strongly believe that the blast was accidental.
7. China, Russia and Cuba won seats on the UN’s premiere human rights body Tuesday despite opposition from activist groups over their abysmal human rights records, but another target, Saudi Arabia, los
8. Coronavirus Cases:
   38,315,673

1,089,513 Recovered:
28,809,547 ACTIVE CASES
8,416,613 Currently Infected Patients

🚣🚴🏇🏁🏊Sports:

1. Indian Premier League 2020: 29th Match (Oct 13 2020,)

CSK 167/6 vs SRH 147/8

Chenai Super Kings won by 20 runs

2. 14-OCT-2020, 07:30 PM 30th Match (N), Dubai (DSC), Oct 14 2020,

Delhi Capitals
Vs Rajasthan Royals

3. The National Shooting Camp for core Olympic shooters will be taking place at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range as announced last week for a period of two months (October 15-December 17).

USD 73.43 💷GBP 95.31
In Gaya(Bihar)
🥇Gold ₹50,350@10 gm 24 (Krt)
🥈 Silver ₹63,100@ Kg
⛽ Petrol ₹ 85.62
⛽ Diesel ₹ 77.63
Price of Non-Subsidised LPG cylinders/14.2 kg today in Gaya is at ₹ 692.00

🇮🇳Facts about India🇮🇳

Gaya is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. It was officially established on 3 October 1865. Gaya is named after the demon Gayasur (meaning “the demon Gaya”). According to Vayu Purana, Gaya was the name of a demon (Asura) whose body became pious after he performed strict penance and secured blessings from Lord Shri Vishnu.

Confuse🧐 Gaya and Bodhgaya is 2 different places but now almost close as distance between both are only 13 kms.

Bodh Gaya is a village in the northeast Indian state of Bihar. Considered one of the most important Buddhist pilgrimage sites, it’s dominated by the ancient brick Mahabodhi Temple Complex, built to mark the site where the Buddha attained enlightenment beneath a sacred Bodhi Tree

😀Thought of the day

Smile can open a heart faster than a key can open a door. So brighten the world with your smiles

Jokes of the day

1. English के अलावा हिंदी में भी कुछ शब्द Silent होते हैं।
   जैसे की अगर ध्यान दिया हो तो…
   जब कोई दुकानदार भाव करते समय कहता है कि
   “आपको ज्यादा नहीं लगाएंगे”* तो इसमें..
   “चूना” शब्द Silent होता है..😂😃😅

2) एक आदमी की शादी को 20 साल हो गए थे लेकिन उसने आज तक अपनी पत्नी के हाथ से बने खाने की तारीफ नहीं की।

एक दिन जब वो दफ्तर से घर वापस आ रहा था तो रास्ते में उसे एक बाबा मिले। बाबा ने उस आदमी को रोका और कुछ खाने को माँगा तो आदमी ने बाबा को खाना खिला दिया। बाबा आदमी से बहुत प्रसन्न हुए तो उन्होंने आदमी से कहा कि अगर उसे कोई समस्या है तो बताओ, हम उसका हल कर देंगे।

आदमी बोला, “बाबा जी, बहुत समय से कोशिश कर रहा हूँ लेकिन काम में तरक्की नहीं हो रही।”

बाबा: बेटा, तुमने अपनी पत्नी के खाने की कभी तारीफ नहीं की। अपनी पत्नी के खाने की तारीफ करो, तुम्हें अवश्य तरक्की मिलेगी।

आदमी बाबा को धन्यवाद बोल कर चल दिया।

घर पहुँच कर उसकी पत्नी ने खाना परोसा, आदमी ने खाना खाया और खाने की जम कर तारीफ की।

पत्नी एक दम से उठी और रसोई घर से बेलन लेकर आई और आदमी की पिटाई शुरू कर दी।

आदमी: क्या हुआ? मैं तो तुम्हारे खाने की तारीफ कर रहा हूँ।

पत्नी: 20 साल हो गए आज तक तो खाने की तारीफ नहीं की और आज जब पड़ोसन खाना दे कर गयी है तो तुम्हें ज़िन्दगी का मज़ा आ गया।

3) एक आदमी ने दुर्घटना में दोनों कान खो दिए, कोई भी प्लास्टिक सर्जन उसका समाधान नहीं कर पाया, उसने किसी से सुना कि स्वीडन में कोई सर्जन है जो इसे ठीक कर सकता है और वो उसके पास गया!

नए सर्जन ने उस कि जांच की, थोड़ी देर सोचा और फिर कहा, मैं तुम्हें ठीक कर दूंगा!

ओप्रशन के बाद पट्टियां खोली गयी, टांके भी खोल दिए गए और वो वापिस अपने होटल चला गया!

अगली सुबह उसने बहुत गुस्से में सर्जन को फ़ोन किया और जोर से चिल्लाया कमीने तुमने मुझ में औरत का कान लगाया है!

सर्जन ने कहा, तो क्या हुआ कान तो कान है, इससे कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता, औरत का हो या मर्द का!

ऐसा नहीं है, आप गलत बोल रहे हैं, मैं सुन तो सब कुछ सकता हूँ, पर समझ में कुछ भी नहीं आ रहा है!

4) मुसीबत में अगर मदद मांगो तो सोच कर माँगना क्योंकि मुसीबत थोड़ी देर की होती है और एहसान जिंदगी भर का।

मशवरा तो खूब देते हो “खुश रहा करो” कभी कभी वजह भी दे दिया करो।

कल एक इंसान रोटी मांगकर ले गया और करोड़ों की दुआयें दे गया, पता ही नहीं चला कि गरीब वो था या मैं।

गठरी बाँध बैठा है अनाड़ी साथ जो ले जाना था वो कमाया ही नहीं।

मैं उस किस्मत का सबसे पसंदीदा खिलौना हूँ, वो रोज़ जोड़ती है मुझे फिर से तोड़ने के लिए।

जिस घाव से खून नहीं निकलता, समझ लेना वो ज़ख्म किसी अपने ने ही दिया है।

बचपन भी कमाल का था खेलते खेलते चाहें छत पर सोयें या ज़मीन पर, आँख बिस्तर पर ही खुलती थी।

खोए हुए हम खुद हैं, और ढूंढते भगवान को हैं।

अहंकार दिखा के किसी रिश्ते को तोड़ने से अच्छा है कि माफ़ी मांगकर वो रिश्ता निभाया जाये।

जिन्दगी तेरी भी अजब परिभाषा है, सँवर गई तो जन्नत, नहीं तो सिर्फ तमाशा है।

खुशीयाँ तकदीर में होनी चाहिये, तस्वीर में तो हर कोई मुस्कुराता है।

ज़िंदगी भी वीडियो गेम सी हो गयी है, एक लैवल क्रॉस करो तो अगला लैवल और मुश्किल आ जाता है।

इतनी चाहत तो लाखो रु. पाने की भी नही होती, जितनी बचपन की तस्वीर देखकर बचपन में जाने की होती है।

हमेशा छोटी छोटी गलतियों से बचने की कोशिश किया करो, क्योंकि इंसान पहाड़ो से नहीं पत्थरों से ठोकर खाता है।

😳Tell Me Why❓❓❓

Why does your milk curdle?

Milk is composed of several compounds, primarily fat, protein, and sugar. … This is what happens when milk curdles, as the pH drops and becomes more acidic, the protein (casein and others) molecules attract one another and become “curdles” floating in a solution of translucent

Although the clumps form in spoiled milk, the chemical reaction that causes curdling also occurs in fresh milk, under the right conditions. … Milk is slightly acidic. When the pH is lowered even more by the addition of another acidic ingredient, the protein molecules stop repelling each other.

LEARN Sanskrit🙏🏻

eyes👁️ = दृशः | drush:
नयनं | nyn
नेत्रं | netr
लोचनम् | loch

🤔 How it works ⁉

How Memories are stored in brain…

Memories are stored as electrical and chemical signals in the brain. Nerve cells connect together in certain patterns, called synapses, and the act of remembering something is just your brain triggering these synapses. … Brain cells work together to make the brain as efficient as possible.

💁🏻‍♂️ GK TODAY

Buddhism: When Gautama passed away around 483 B.C., his followers began to organize a religious movement. Buddha’s teachings became the foundation for what would develop into Buddhism. In the 3rd century B.C., Ashoka the Great, the Mauryan Indian emperor, made Buddhism the state religion of India.

🛕 VEDIK GYAN

Satyavati was the queen of the Kuru king, Shantanu of Hastinapur and the great-grandmother of the Pandava and Kaurava princes. She is also the mother of the seer Vyasa, author of the epic. Her story appears in the Mahabharata, the Harivamsa and the Devi Bhagavata Purana.

Other names : Matsyagandha, Gandhavati and Yojanagandha.

Children : Vyasa, Vichitravirya, Chitrāngada

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

Garlic is one of the best home remedies to treat cold and flu. Just have garlic tea or have two to three raw garlic cloves to get relief from the cold. You can also add this flavorful spice in your soup to make it tastier and healthier.

Garlic contains allicin, a therapeutic compound, which relaxes your blood vessels, thus curing hypertension. It also helps treat thrombosis, which is a condition in which blood clots form in the blood vessel, by lowering the aggregation of platelets

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