TODAY’S TOP NEWS: 26 OCTOBER, 2020 (GPN):

NATIONAL NEWS:

1. PM Modi will inaugurate the National Conference on Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, on the theme सतर्क भारत, समृद्ध भारत (Vigilant India, Prosperous India) at 4:45 pm today via video conferencing.
2. The Central Bureau of Investigation organizes this National Conference coinciding with ‘Vigilance Awareness Week’, which is observed in India every year from 27th October to 2nd November . Activities in this conference would be focused on Vigilance issues aimed at raising awareness and reaffirming India’s commitment to promotion of integrity and probity in public life through citizen participation.

3 . Campaigning for first phase of assembly elections for 71 seats in Bihar ends yesterday : In Bihar, campaigning for the FIRST phase of assembly elections in 71 assembly constituencies spread over 16 districts .

4. In Ladakh, BJP swept Nubra region in the Sixth General Council Elections of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh. Out of the 15 results declared so far, BJP has bagged 11 seats while Congress has won two seats and two independent candidates have also emerged victorious.
5. Rs 3,600 crore recovered from Vijay Mallya, SBI-led consortium of banks tells Supreme Court : The State Bank of India-led consortium of banks also informed the Supreme Court that Rs 11,000 crore were still needed to be recovered from fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya.
6. A train was made to run non-stop from Lalitpur to Bhopal to rescue a 3-year-old girl who had allegedly been abducted. The accused kidnapper was allegedly fleeing in the train but the police department of the railways worked together to nab them in the nick of time. The accused allegedly abducted the child and stepped onto the Raptisagar Express which was on its way to Bhopal. The incident came to light when the family of the girl reached the railway station.
7. Coal scam: A Special CBI court on Monday sentenced former union minister Dilip Ray to three years’ imprisonment in a coal block allocation case. Ray was a minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in 1999. The case pertains to allocation of 105.153 hectares of non-nationalised and abandoned coal mining area in Jharkhand’s Giridih district.
8. Police in Rajasthan’s Alwar, on Sunday, recovered badly burnt body of a 23-year-old man from the deep freezer of a wine shop.
   The now-deceased man, identified as Kamal Kishor of Kumpur village, was a salesman at the wine shop.
9. Jammu and Kashmir Police, on Monday, detained Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers who were allegedly trying to hoist the national flag at the clock tower in Lal Chowk, Srinagar. Workers chanting slogans of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and unfurling the tricolour in the city. Shortly later, BJP workers were also seen hoisting the national flag at People’s Democratic Party (PDP) office in the city. Mehbooba Mufti said that she will not raise the tricolour until J&K flag was restored She also announced that she won’t contest elections till the time J&K’s special status was revoked Srinagar.
10. Three senior leaders of Jammu and Kashmir’s Peoples Democratic Party quit the party allegedly in a protest against party president Mehbooba Mufti’s comment on the Indian flag. PDP leaders TS Bajwa, Ved Mahajan and Hussain A Waffa sent their resignations.
11. Every inch of Indian land that is occupied by Pakistan and China will be taken back, even if it means using military might, Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina said
12. The Allahabad High Court has raised concerns over misuse of the anti-cow slaughter law in Uttar Pradesh to target innocent persons and lack of forensic evidence to prove that the recovered meat is beef. Granting bail to one Rahmuddin who was allegedly involved in cow slaughter.
13. An unidentified terrorist was killed, while another surrendered during an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, a defence spokesperson said. A joint operation was launched by the security forces at Noorpora in the district’s Awantipora area
14. Kerala gold smuggling case: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Rabins Hameed, one of the absconding accused in the gold smuggling case, at Kochi airport after the Interpol issued a Blue Corner notice against him.
15. Farmer organisations across Punjab burnt effigies of PM Modi and business tycoons Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani during Dussehra celebrations on Sunday as a mark of protest against the Centre’s new farm laws.
16. The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the contempt proceedings initiated against Union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal for alleged non-compliance of the Uttarakhand High Court’s last year order on payment of rent by former chief ministers of the state for occupying government accommodation.
17. The Customs Department probing the Kerala gold smuggling case has submitted a report to the Centre, naming MLA Karat Razak in the case. The LDF-backed Independent MLA from Koduvally, Kozhikode district, has denied the charges.
18. Indian Digital Media Association (IDMA)- India’s largest digital news association launched IDMA is a pro-nation, Indian-owned, Indian-edited and Indian-controlled digital news association.
19. Supreme Court refuses to entertain a plea seeking a court-monitored Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s former manager, Disha Salian . The Court asked the petitioner to withdraw the plea and approach Bombay High Court with it. Disha Salian died on June 8 after falling from a Malad highriseSushant Singh Rajput was found hanging at his Bandra residence on June 14
    New Delhi:
20. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat has asked the three services to curb all peace-time activities in deference to deployed troops and be ready in case of a worst case scenario.
21. Navy’s marine commandos have been asked to be deployed in East Ladakh where the Indian Army is locked in a stand-off with People’s Liberation Army (PLA) at Gogra-Hot Springs and both banks of Pangong Tso lake. The MARCOS will be deployed with the Indian Special Forces to gain experience in polar desert conditions with high wind chill factor and heavy snow.
22. Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar tests positive for coronavirus ; admitted to hospital
23. New coronavirus infections reported in India in a span of 24 hours dropped below 50,000 for the second time this month, while the new fatalities registered during the same period fell under 500 after 108 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data
24. Coronavirus Cases :
    7,940,120
    Deaths: 119,403
    Recovered: 7,185,076

✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS:

1. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark T Esper have landed in India for the third 2+2 ministerial dialogue between the two countries.
2. Over the next 48 hours, the two senior officials of the Trump administration will have extensive meetings with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar. The dialogue is to be held between October 26 2020 and October 27 2020.
3. India-US to sign the BECA pact during 2+2 Dialogue : This agreement will allow India to use the Geo-spatial maps of the United States. This is an important precursor to acquire the armed unmanned aerial vehicles from the US. One such UAV is Predator-B.

India and the US will ink a landmark defence pact on Tuesday that will provide for sharing of high-end military technology, logistics and geospatial maps between their militaries.

4. Eight Indo-Canadians , have won elections in Canada’s British Columbia province as the ruling New Democratic Party (NDP) returned to power with a majority in the snap polls .: The NDP led by Jagmeet Singh, the first Indo-Canadian to lead a major federal party in Canada, increased its 41-seat minority into a 55-seat majority in the 87-member assembly.
5. The Indian government is sending food aid to four central African countries of Sudan , South Sudan, Djibouti and Eritrea. The 270 MT aid is to help these countries deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and also natural calamities

🌎WORLD NEWS🌍

1. The five day long celebration of Durga Puja ended yesterday in Bangladesh with the immersion of the idols in rivers, ponds and water bodies across the country. The Puja celebrations had started on the 22nd of this month.
2. United States announces new Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire as fighting persists : The United States on Sunday said a new humanitarian ceasefire will take effect on Monday in the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, even as fresh fighting erupted between the two sides.
3. The United Nations recently announced that around 50 countries have ratified the UN Treaty to ban Nuclear Weapons. This has triggered the treaty into force. The treaty was opposed by the United States and other nuclear powers
4. The state-run Israel Institute for Biological Research announced on Sunday that researchers will begin human testing on its coronavirus vaccine next week. The institute said clinical tests on an initial group of 80 people would begin on November 1. The testing is to expand to the second phase of 960 people in December.
5. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a new state of emergency on Sunday in an effort to curb soaring coronavirus infections, imposing local nighttime curfews and banning travel between regions in some cases.
6. Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov tests positive for Coronavirus
7. Coronavirus Cases:
   43,542,546
   Deaths: 1,161,694
   Recovered: 32,032,369
   ACTIVE CASES 10,348,483

🚣🚴🏇🏁🏊 SPORTS:

1. Monday, 26th October 2020
   KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS 149/9

KINGS XI PUNJAB 150/2(18.5)
Won by 8 wkts

2. Tuesday, 27th October 2020
   SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
   Vs
   DELHI CAPITALS

19:30 IST (14:00 GMT), 18:00 LOCAL
Match 47 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

3. BCCI announces ODI, T20I squads for Australia tour. Rohit Sharma has failed to make his return due to an injury.

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Karnataka: The region was popularly referred to as ‘Karnata desa’ in Indian history. The other accepted derivative comes from the Kannada words karu and nādu meaning elevated land, or from the Kannada words kal and nādu meaning rock country, referring to the rocky terrain of the state. Another etymological derivative of the name comes from lear or black—a reference to the black cotton soil of the region. Mysore state was renamed Karnataka in 1973.

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Girl : When we get married, I want to share all your worries, troubles and lighten your burden.

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Why should one not sleep under the trees at night.

During the day, in presence of sunlight, the plants use up the CO2 and release O2 in the process of photosynthesis. But during night, plants won’t perform photosynthesis so they are unable to use the CO2 and this further leads to increase in the proportion of CO2 in the air. During night the trees breathe in oxygen and release CO2. If one sleeps under the trees, the amount of increased CO2 in the air around will certainly affect the health. So it is inadvisable to sleep under trees during night.

LEARN SANSKRIT🙏🏻

bhoho atra aagachchatu (भोः अत्र आगच्छतु ) would mean ‘Hello, come here’.

🤔 HOW IT WORKS ⁉

How a Granite stone is formed

Granite is a light-colored igneous rock with grains large enough to be visible with the unaided eye. It forms from the slow crystallization of magma below Earth’s surface. Granite is composed mainly of quartz and feldspar with minor amounts of mica, amphiboles, and other minerals. Granite is a coarse-grained igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly solidifies underground. It is common in the Earth’s continental crust, where it is found in bodies called plutons.

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The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) is a multilateral treaty that bans all nuclear tests, for both civilian and military purposes, in all environments

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🛕 VEDIK GYAN

Surya wife’s name is Sanjna (evening). Their siblings are yam ( lord of death)and yamuna ( the holy river).Devi sanghya was not able to bear surya dev ‘s heat. So she decided to go for a thapasya. She made a devi who is exact her in all features to look after her siblings. That devi was made from the shadow of sanghya so she is named as chhaya. Later surya declared chhaya as his wife.

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

Drumsticks

The high blood sugar level is the main characteristic of diabetes, which in turn leads to heart diseases. Drumsticks are known to reduce spiked blood sugar levels significantly. Plant compounds such as isothiocyanates are responsible for reducing blood sugar levels as well as enhances gall bladder function. This helps in lowering blood glucose level as well.

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