TODAY’S TOP NEWS, 18 NOVEMBER, 2020 (GPN):

NATIONAL NEWS:

1. PM Modi will inaugurate Bengaluru Tech Summit, 2020 on 19th November at 11:00 AM via video conferencing. The summit is organised by the Government of Karnataka along with Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS), Karnataka government’s Vision Group on Information Technology, Biotechnology & StartUp, Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) and MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications.
2. First Solar Powered Textile mill in Asia to come up in Parbhani district, Maharashtra
3. Second successful flight test of Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile air defence system conducted
   India on Tuesday successfully testfired the Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile air defence system. The Missile system secured a direct hit on its target during the trial. The missile destroyed an unmanned target aircraft at medium range. Defence minister Rajnath Singh congratulates DRDO for 2 successful test trials of Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile.
4. The Mumbai civic body on Tuesday put restrictions on mass celebration of Chhath Puja at natural water bodies in the city and asked devotees to avoid crowding in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival dedicated to the Sun god will be celebrated on Friday and Saturday by people who originally hail from north India and are residing in the metropolis.
5. Lakshmi Vilas Bank placed under moratorium; withdrawal limit for customers capped : Private sector lender Lakshmi Vilas Bank on Tuesday (November 17) was brought under moratorium with immediate effect till December 16, 2020, thereby, staying all actions and proceedings against that banking company during this period. During the month-long moratorium, the cash withdrawal limit has reportedly been capped for customers at Rs 25,000 in a month.
6. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar distributed the portfolios among his new council of ministers on Tuesday . The decision for portfolio distribution was taken during the meeting of the new cabinet ministers.
7. Nitish Kumar – Chief Minister – Home, General Administration, Vigilance, and all other departments which are yet to be allocated any minister. Tarkishore Prasad – Deputy CM-Finance, Commercial Taxes, Environment and Forest, IT, Disaster Management, Urban Development. Renu Devi – Deputy Chief Minister – Panchayati Raj, Backward Caste Uplift, Extremely Backward Class Welfare, and Industry.
8. The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini’s petition seeking anticipatory bail in the 1991 Balwant Singh Multani murder case. Multani – a junior engineer with Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Corporation – was allegedly picked up by the police in December 1991 after a terror attack on Saini that left three policemen killed. Saini was injured in the attack.
9. Telangana announces 50% rebate in property tax, 13L owners to benefit in Hyderabad The rebate will be applicable to those who pay tax of up to Rs 15,000 a year in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) are and up to Rs 10,000 in other municipalities.
10. The Telangana High Court on Monday denounced the Wakf Board and charged that its Chief Executive Officer Md. Kasim was involved in rampant encroachments of Wakf properties by conniving with land grabbers. The court asked the government to replace the officer with an individual who could save the properties dedicated to Allah.
11. L&T delivers India’s first launch hardware for human space programme
    Larsen & Toubro has delivered the first hardware, a booster segment, for the Gaganyaan Launch Vehicle to the Indian Space Research Organisation ahead of schedule, in a virtual flag-off ceremony presided by Isro chairman K Sivan.
12. Kris Gopalakrishnan, the former co-chairman and co-founder of Infosys was appointed as the first Chairperson of Reserve Bank Innovation Hub. He was appointed by the Reserve Bank of India. The Reserve Bank Innovation Hub aims to promote innovation across financial sector
13. Sea trials of India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Vikrant set to begin in Jan 2021
    The Indian Navy is set to begin sea trials of its new aircraft carrier named after the erstwhile INS Vikrant which was decommissioned in January 1997. The new INS Vikrant which is yet to be commissioned will be India’s first-ever Indigenous Aircraft Carrier.
14. Eleven men wearing the Indian Army uniform were arrested near Guwahati’s LGBI airport after they couldn’t show their official identity cards, police sources said on Tuesday , adding their activities were “highly suspicious”.
    The police are yet to find out the motive behind their movement in the high-security zone in Army fatigues.
15. Major Terror Attack Foiled in Delhi, Two JeM Terrorists Arrested. The special of Delhi police has arrested two Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists from the Sarai Kale Khan area of the national capital on Monday. They have been identified as Abdul Latif Mir and Mohammad Ashraf.
16. Coronavirus Cases:
    8,900,008
    Deaths: 130,797
    Recovered: 8,318,778

✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1. PM Modi on late Tuesday night wished United States President-elect Joe Biden and congratulated him on his victory in the recently concluded Presidential polls, underlining increased focus on Indo-US ties.
2. The members of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) held a ministerial meeting virtually. During the meeting, the members committed to pursue free and open trade and investment towards the economic recovery from the impact of covid-19 pandemic.
3. China used ‘microwave weapon’ against Indian soldiers deployed on 2 strategic hilltops in Ladakh
4. India slams China for stalling UN reforms
   by not allowing the Intergovernmental Negotiations process to have basic rules of procedure and records.
5. Phase 2 of Malabar exercise begins in northern Arabian Sea
   The navies of India, the US, Australia and Japan on Tuesday began the second phase of the Malabar naval exercise in the northern Arabian Sea involving two aircraft carriers and a number of frontline warships, submarines and maritime reconnaissance aircraft.
6. Hold countries that support terror guilty, says PM Modi. Putin endorses him With the Brazil- Russia- India- China- South Africa (Brics) grouping set to adopt a new counter-terrorism strategy,
7. Security Council an ‘impaired’ organ; handful of countries stopping UNSC reform: India
   A handful of countries are using the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) as a “smoke-screen” and stopping progress on reforming the Security Council, which has become “impaired”, India has said, asserting that it is time for a “decisive movement” to achieve the long-delayed reform of the powerful UN body.
8. The 12th BRICS annual meeting is about to get underway .
   Unfortunately, the world has drastically changed since the previous BRICS summit. The coronavirus outbreak, the worsening of India-China ties, and increasing hostility between the US and other western countries have led to calls for China’s isolation.
9. Air Passengers test positive, India-Oman flight seats cut by half Oman has cut by half the number of total seats to and from India, which means that under the air bubble agreement, its seats have been cut from 10,000 to 5,000. The move was necessitated after a few passengers tested Covid-19 positive on landing in Oman and has been implemented from November 9.
10. How the Biden administration will improve US-India relations
    Now that the all-consuming debate on who will be better for New Delhi — Donald Trump or Joe Biden

🌎WORLD NEWS🌍

1. Former President of the United States Barack Obama published a memoir called “A Promised Land”. It is the first of the two volumes that Obama had written during his tenure as President of United States which is between 2009 and 2017.
2. The book concludes with the killing of Osama bin Laden in 2011. The book is to be translated in several foreign languages such as Chinese, Polish, Vietnamese, French, German, Hungarian, Hebrew, etc. The former president has mentioned Ramayana and Mahabharata in his book. Also, he has included his fascinations about Mahatma Gandhiji. He has spoken about the Gandhis and BJP as “Divisive Nationalism”.
3. Trump asked for options for attacking Iran’s main nuclear site last week, but held off, with two months left in office, last week asked for options on attacking Iran’s main nuclear site, but ultimately decided against taking the dramatic step,
4. The World Health Organization is to celebrate Antimicrobial Awareness Week between November 18, 2020 and November 24, 2020 . The week aims to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance. Also, it encourages best practices among health workers, general public and policy makers to stop the spread of drug resistance infections.
5. China-Pakistan CPEC project has long road ahead as Beijing puts hold on projects: The Covid-19 pandemic, ongoing political unrest and foreign debt limits have resulted in a slowing of Chinese investments in Pakistan as Beijing has put a hold on projects that are part of the USD 62 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
6. Coronavirus Cases:
   55,609,801
   Deaths: 1,336,759
   Recovered: 38,785,291
   ACTIVE CASES
   15,487,751

🚣🚴🏇🏁🏊Sports:

1. FIFA cancels U17 women’s WC in India, allots it 2022 edition : Under-17 World Cup which was to be held in India, but was postponed to 2021 due to pandemic, was cancelled by FIFA and the country was handed hosting rights of the 2022 edition.
2. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) of Bangladesh on Tuesday arrested the person in South Sunamganj who had threatened to kill Bangladeshi star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan in a live Facebook post. A case was earlier filed against the person under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for issuing death threat to Shakib for attending Kali Puja event in Kolkata.

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🇮🇳Facts about India🇮🇳

The great Ashoka is referred to as Samraat Chakravarti: Ashoka – the “Emperor of Emperors Ashoka.” His name “Aśoka” means “painless, without sorrow” in Sanskrit

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Definition Of Happy Couple

HE Does What SHE Wants…SHE Does What SHE Wants.

😇 GK Today
River side cities

Ayodhya…Sarayu UP Badrinath…Alaknanda..Uttarakhand
Kolkata….Hoogly .W. B Cuttack…..MahanadI……Orissa Delhi………….Yamuna

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What causes hiccups?

A hiccup is a sudden, involuntary contraction (spasm) of the diaphragm muscle. Common causes of hiccups include eating too quickly, eating or drinking too much. Home remedies for hiccups include: holding your breath, drinking a glass of water quickly, pulling hard on your tongue, biting on a lemon, gargling with water, and using smelling salt

🕵 On this day 😴

18-Nov-1994 17 Chief of Army, General, Bipinchandra Joshi,(54 yr) passed. He was due to retire in 1995. He is the only Chief of Indian Army who died in harness

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Like poles of a magnet repel each other. This is because when the two magnets of like poles are kept facing each other the lines of forces are in opposite directions. … When the unlike poles of a bar magnet face each other the magnetic lines of force are in the same direction and hence unlike poles attract each other.

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Currency of Afghanistan ;
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🛕 VEDIK GYAN

Vishnu word can be broken into two components: VIsh + Onu. “Vish” means poison and “Onu” means atom. It’s the human’s painful (blue) existence which extends in 4 days, or 4 Vedas till Kalki (Kal-Ki, Kal-ke, or tomorrow) Avatar in conscious state. Kalki also known as Nara (genderless)

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Wash Your Face Before Going to Bed. it’s time to focus on getting a better night’s sleep

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