TODAY’S TOP NEWS 4th NOVEMBER

NATIONAL NEWS:

1. Over 54% voter turnout recorded in 2nd phase of Bihar assembly elections Chief Electoral Officer HR Srinivasa said,
2. Jal Shakti Ministry organises virtual conference with all states, UTs to review progress made under JJM : About 2.55 crore rural households have been provided tap connections since the launch of Jal Jeevan Mission in August last year.
3. Now, you will have to dial a new number to refill your LPG cylinder anywhere in India : According to the Indian Oil Corporation, the new number for SMS-IVRS refill booking 7718955555 has been configured across India for Indane customers.
4. A special court of Thane, Maharashtra on Tuesday granted bail to four persons including a man and his two sons in the Palghar mob lynching case. District Judge P P Jadhav ordered that the four accused by released on a bail of Rs 15,000 each. On April 16, 2020, a mob lynched two sadhus — Chikne Maharaj Kalpavrukshagiri (70) and Sushilgiri Maharaj (35) — and their driver Nilesh Telgade (30) at Gadchinchale in Palghar district.
5. A Naxal was killed in a gunfight with police in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Tuesday . The encounter took place around 9:30 am in a forest near Kamalpur village under the Usoor police station area when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxal operation.
6. Onions were hurled at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar at Halanki in Madhubani district on Tuesday while he was addressing a poll rally.
7. Onions were hurled at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar at Halanki in Madhubani district on Tuesday while he was addressing a poll rally . Accused was later nabbed by the cops. The CM’s security personnel shielded the CM who continued his speech.
8. Violin maestro and Padma awardee TN Krishnan passed away in Chennai at the age of 92. Krishnan was born in 1928 in Tripunithura in Kerala to A Narayana Iyer and Ammini Ammal and later settled in Chennai. He died on Monday evening.
9. India’s first solar-powered miniature train launched at Veli Tourist Village in Kerala it was inaugurated at the Veli Tourist Village by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The train, which would be an attraction for children especially, was part of a string of projects totally worth Rs 60 crore.
10. The government on Tuesday quashed all the media reports alluding to steep increase in service charges by certain Public Sector Banks (PSBs). In this regard, the Ministry of Finance issued a “factual position”. “No service charge is applicable on the 60.04 crore Basic Savings Bank Deposit accounts, including 41.13 crore Jan Dhan accounts opened by the poor and unbanked segments of society, for the free services prescribed by RBI
11. The proposed Mumbai-Pune-Hyderabad bullet train, when completed, can reportedly cover 711 kilometres between the two metro cities in just 3.5 hours, saving 9.5 hours of travel time for commuters. Presently, the trip takes over 13 hours by train. The pre-bidding for the land survey and feasibility of the project is expected to commence on November 5.
12. The State Government of Tamil Nadu recently notified that it will grant 100% motor vehicle tax exemption for Electric Vehicles . Earlier, the State Government had issued orders for 50% concessional rate to EV taxes. It has now been made to 100%.
13. The National Green Tribunal issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and four state governments to ban fire crackers between November 7 and November 30
14. Fortification of Rice Scheme to be implemented in 15 states : The State Governments have identified the districts where the scheme is to be implemented and have notified the same to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
15. According to the World Health Organisation, fortification of rice is done by adding micronutrient powder to the rice. This powder adheres to rice grains.
    The distribution of fortified rice is already being implemented by five states namely Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu.
16. Reacting to the shocking incident where two Muslim men offered Namaz in a Mathura temple, UP Minister Laxmi Narayan said that the entire incident had been orchestrated to create ‘tension’ in the state.
17. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced that he would lead a relay dharna of MLAs at Delhi’s Rajghat on Wednesday to highlight the state’s power crisis and critical essential supplies situation amid the Centre’s adamant refusal to allow movement of goods trains
18. Unlock 5.0: Schools in these states to reopen – Haryana, Odisha, Tamil Nadu are planning to reopen educational institutes from November 16.
19. Mumbai Police have issued a second notice to Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel in connection with a case of allegedly promoting enmity between communities through their remarks
20. Kangana also took to her Twitter handle to react to Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut’s tweet highlighting that a defamation case was filed against the actor by lyricist Javed Akhtar on Tuesday. Javed Akhtar filed a complaint against the actor in a local court for allegedly making defamatory and baseless comments against him.
21. Indian Coast Guard Ship C-452 to be commissioned in Indian Navy. the ICGS C-452, designed and built by L&T. The ship was indigenously built in India under the Make in India initiative.
22. Ganga Utsav was begun virtually. The festival is to continue till November 4, 2020. The Ganga Task Force as a part of celebration conducted afforestation drives with NCC cadets. The Ganga Utsav is being organised by the National Mission for Clean Ganga celebrating the 12th anniversary of declaring River Ganges as National river. The event was organised jointly by the Ministry of Jal Shakti. The Ganges is the longest river of India. It flows over 2,510 km.
23. Covid recovery rate has improved to 91.96% in country : Health Ministry said, the total number of recoveries has gone up to over 76 lakh
24. Coronavirus Cases:
    8,272,903
    Deaths: 123,179
    Recovered: 7,605,971

✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS:

1. The First Phase of the 24th edition of the Malabar Naval Exercise has begun in Visakhapatnam, Bay of Bengal yesterday . Indian Navy, United States Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force and Royal Australian Navy are taking part in the Naval Exercise.
2. Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of US President Donald Trump while predicting results of the 2020 presidential elections, shared a distorted map of India, showing Kashmir to be a part of Pakistan.
   Predicting a “red wave”, Donald Trump Jr posted a world map with majority of countries filled in with red, the Republican Party’s colour, to indicate that his father will emerge victorious in the election.
3. Priyanca Radhakrishnan (41) was appointed as the first-ever Indian-origin minister of New Zealand by the country’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. She was appointed as the Minister for the Community & Voluntary Sector and Minister for Diversity, Inclusion & Ethnic Communities.
4. Chief Minister of Assam, Sabananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone of Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence for vegetables Protected Cultivation in Khetri in the outskirts of Guwahati, Assam.
5. The eighth round of corps commander level and diplomatic talks between India and China to resolve the Ladakh standoff is scheduled for November 6.
6. International Space Station celebrates 20 years of human existence in outer space on 03 Nov : Astronauts from 19 nations have been to the space station so far.
7. Indian Naval Ship Airavat carrying a consignment of 100 Tonnes of food aid arrives in Sudan with food aid as part of Mission Sagar-2
8. Mission Sagar-II follows the first ‘Mission Sagar’ undertaken in May-June 2020, wherein India reached out to Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar and Comoros, and provided food aid and medicines. As part of Mission Sagar-II, Indian Naval Ship Airavat will deliver food aid to Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti and Eritrea.
9. A day ahead of his three-day crucial trip to Nepal, Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane on Tuesday said he was eagerly looking forward to the visit and exuded confidence that it will go a long way in strengthening the ‘bonds of friendship’ between the armies of the two countries

🌎WORLD NEWS🌍

1. At least 16 people have died and three are reported missing in the Philippines as typhoon Goni, hit the Philippines. The super typhoon Goni weakened after barrelling through the southern part of the Philippines’ main island of Luzon.
2. Voters in several US states have received mysterious robocalls urging them to stay home on Election Day, according to state and party officials.
3. The ISIS group claimed responsibility Tuesday for a deadly shooting rampage in Vienna Austrian capital that left four people dead.
4. North Korea is building two new submarines, including one capable of firing ballistic missiles , a South Korean lawmaker said on Tuesday, following a closed-door briefing by the South’s National Intelligence Service.
5. French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday a new coronavirus lockdown until at least December 1, hoping to bring under control an outbreak that is poised to overwhelm hospitals in a matter of days.
6. Hurricane Zeta slammed into the southern United States as a Category 2 storm on Wednesday, bringing dangerous winds and surging ocean waves to Louisiana, which has been hit repeatedly during a busy hurricane season.
7. The United Nations observed the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists . The day is observed to promote a safe environment for journalists to help them deliver their work independently without interferences.
8. Australia’s longest operational diamond mine in the remote Western Kimberley region announced on November 2 that it has exhausted its economic reserves and hence will be shutting down after 40 years of a successful business. The iconic Argyle mine that holds a record of producing 865 million carats of rough diamonds, including rare pink and blood diamonds celebrated its final day after diamond production that totaled 138.2 million carats (MCTs) in 2019 dropped drastically Coronavirus Cases:
   47,471,409
   Deaths: 1,213,667
   Recovered: 34,118,586
   ACTIVE CASES 12,139,156

🚣🚴🏇🏁🏊 SPORTS:

1. Tuesday, 3rd November 2020
   SUNRISERS HYD – 151/0 won by 10 wkcts
   Vs
   MUMBAI INDIANS – 149/8
2. Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar Urges ICC To Make Helmets Mandatory After Vijay Shankar Escapes Grave Injury During IPL Game : Tendulkar’s remark came after a recent incident in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) where SunRisers Hyderabad all-rounder Vijay Shankar was hit on the helmet while trying to take a quick single but was saved by the grille on the protective gear.
3. Argentine football great Diego Maradona will undergo brain surgery for a blood clot in Buenos Aires on Tuesday

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🇮🇳 FACTS ABOUT INDIA 🇮🇳

The Qutub Minar is the second tallest minaret in the world made up of bricks. metre (239.5 feet) tall tapering tower of five storeys, with a 14.3 metres (47 feet) base diameter, reducing to 2.7 metres (9 feet) at the top of the peak. It contains a spiral staircase of 379 steps. Qutab Minar was established along with Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque around 1192 by Qutab-ud-din Aibak, first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate.

😀 THOUGHT OF THE DAY 

Create a life that feels good on the inside, not just one that looks good on the outside.

Jokes of the day

1)Teacher : “If I gave you 2 cats and another 2 cats and another 2, how many would you have?”

Johnny : “Seven.”

Teacher : “Let me put it to you differently. If I gave you two apples, and another two apples and another two, how many would you have?”

Johnny : “Six.”

Teacher : “Good. Now if I gave you two cats, and another two cats and another two, how many would you have?”

Johnny : “Seven!”
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Teacher : “Johnny, where in the heck do you get seven from?!”
Johnny: “Because I’ve already got a freaking cat!”😆🤪

2)एक रिपोर्टर को एक बहुत बड़े नेता का इंटरव्यू लेने का मौका मिला रिपोर्टर ने उनसे पूछा,”सर आपकी सफलता का राज क्या है?”

उसने कहा, “सिर्फ दो शब्द।”

रिपोर्टर: और सर वे कौन से हैं?!

नेता: सही निर्णय।

रिपोर्टर: पर आप सही निर्णय कैसे लेते हो?

नेता: सिर्फ एक शब्द।

रिपोर्टर: सर वो कौन सा?

नेता: अनुभव।

रिपोर्टर: और आप अनुभव कैसे प्राप्त करते हैं।

नेता: सिर्फ दो शब्द।

रिपोर्टर: और वे कौन से?

नेता मुस्कुराते हुए बोला, “गलत निर्णय”।

😳Tell Me Why❓❓❓

Why people wear rudraksha or spatik (quartz crystal) mala?

Rudraksha beads are actually the seeds of a plant named Elaeocarpus ganitrus.Rudraksha can balance the vital forces within the body and fights all kinds of contaminations. Rudraksha can protect your body against the negative energies.

people have been depending on these seeds to remedy the pain due to scorpion bite. Especially the five faced Rudraksha is rubbed on a grinding stone and the paste is applied over the affected parts.

Rudraksha beads have strong electromagnetic properties. This is a highly useful quality to control blood pressure. By relieving the heat from the body, Rudraksha also relaxes the body.four faced Rudraksha is known to improve the memory power and intelligence. Hence students will find wearing Rudraksha highly useful in furthering their academic performance.

Those who wear Rudraksha on their bodies regularly will possess a radiant skin. They will overcome skin diseases

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stone = अश्मन् | ashmn.

🤔 HOW IT WORKS ⁉

What is the logical explanation behind the Hindu ritual of Karva Chauth

Karwachauth fast is linked the effect is seen on the health & fertility of married women.

The moon has got an effect on the human body just like it has on oceans. Apart from our mental health/ mood it also affects our sleep pattern and hunger. Do you know we tend to feel more hungry as the full moon approaches? And this hunger slowly subsides as the moon starts waning.

Fasting helps in breaking down the stored fat in producing energy. It eliminates toxins from our organs thereby aiding in body cleansing.
Ovulation takes place 14 days after menstruation. Early fertilization of egg post ovulation increases the chances of fertilization and transforming into a zygote. As reproductive health gets hampered due to monsoon, karwachauth presents a green signal to start progeny. It regularizes reproductive strength, increases fertility/ sexual energy, and delays menopause. Delayed menopause indirectly presents an active life for couples.

Starvation protects germline cells leading to extended reproductive longevity.It helps to regularize the fertility cycle. An irregular fertility cycle leads to early menopause.

A healthy reproductive system implies the potential for increased sexual energy and activity by women during a lifetime. High sexual energy indirectly corresponds to men’s health that can increase their life expectancy.

Moreover, with television and cinema, karwachauth has become a commercialized festival where women are shown dolled up and performing fasts without knowing the actual reasoning.

It is believed, that during these months, the moon is more powerful and emits good digestive power due to which even the shortest meals taken during the day become more nourishing & strengthening.

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Nick names

Bengali Tiger : Bipin Chandra Pal
Maratha Kesari : Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Punjab Lion : Lala Lajpat Rai
Sage of Sabarmati : Mahatma Gandhi

🛕 VEDIK GYAN

Karwa Chauth
According to Sanatan dharma, It is considered to be a romantic festival, symbolizing the love between a husband and wife. It is a 1-day festival celebrated by Hindu women from North India four days after purnima (a full moon) in the month of Kartika. … On Karwa Chauth, the married women, especially in Northern India, fast from sunrise to moonrise for the safety and longevity of their husbands. Married women begin their fast from sunrise and stays without consuming food and water until moon rise. They wives start fasting after having eating ‘Sargahi’ a pre-dawn meal earlier the beginning of fasting.

Fasting helps bring harmony inside the body, detoxify and balance the body.As we know from June the earth begins its downward journey. This reduces the sunlight in the northern hemisphere. Besides, monsoon leads to the cooling of the earth. The cooling of the earth leads to the slowing of the digestive system. This leads to an increase in Kapha and Vata dosha. Besides the equinox is a time when rain has bid adieu and people can once again begin eating delicious meals. Fasting in a way helps to build the reproductive system of women thereby increasing their childbearing capacity.This is one reason why it is recommended to keep Ekadashi fast. It helps in regulating our body from dehydration whereas one feels maximum hungry during full moon night.

The meaning of Karwa Chauth is offering Argya to the moon using an earthen pot known as Karwa on the Chaturthi of the Karthika month.

Fasting during the day helps in establishing self-control and focus. It is considered to be the perfect way of self-restraint and realization also. Fasting cures the disease of the body and it pures the digest system also. It also corrects you at the every aspect of life and it makes self-discipline and dedication. It is a kind of training given to the body and mind to withstand all hardships and make you strong enough to persist under extreme difficulties. Fasting for a limited duration (~12 hours) has scientifically proven to have positive results on both adult men and women.

Karwa Chauth Vrat Katha
Long time ago, a man named Vedsharma and his wife Leelavati lived a happy life with seven sons and a daughter named Veeravati. The daughter was the family’s favourite. After her marriage, when Veeravati observed her first Karwa Chauth, she had to face a lot hardship. She was unable to stay without food and water and fainted. After seeing her condition, the brothers decided to trick their sister into breaking the fast.

One of the brothers climbed a tree with a lamp. When Veeravati gained the consciousness, the other brothers told her that the moon had risen and brought her on the terrace to see the moon, so that she could break her fast.

Seeing the lamp, she believed that the moon had really risen behind the tree and Veervati broke her fast. According to popular belief, after her third morsel of food, she was called by her in-laws and told that husband had died. While she cried inconsolably, Goddess Indrani appeared and told her that she had broken the fast without giving argha or offering to the moon and that is why her husband died. The goddess also said that if she keeps chauth vrat every month, her husband would be back. When Veervati followed the rituals, as suggested by the goddess, with devotion her husband woke up.

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

 *Benefits of Cloves* 
Cloves contain fiber, vitamins, and minerals, so using whole or ground cloves to add flavor to your food can provide some important nutrients
Cloves are replete with powerful antioxidants that help fight free radical damage and boost our immunity. The oil obtained from clove is a good source of a compound called eugenol. The strong germicidal properties of clove help combat toothache, sore gums and ulcers.
The anti-inflammatory compounds help heal sore throats, cold and cough and headache. The eugenol present in clove helps ease digestion; healthy digestion is key to effective weight loss. Clove also helps rev up metabolism naturally. By fighting free radical activity, cloves may also help give you a beautiful skin
 *Note* : It is advised that you can consume not more than 1 to 2 cloves a day. Excessive consumption of cloves can cause fluid imbalances and liver damage_ 

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