TODAY’S TOP NEWS: 11th AUGUST, 2022 (GPN):

NATIONAL NEWS:

🇮🇳India is the largest democracy in the world with 91.2 crore eligible voters

1. President Murmu congratulates people on eve of Raksha Bandhan. Raksha Bandhan is an expression of love and affection of sisters for their brothers.

2. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu meets the officials of Rajya Sabha Secretariat at Parliament House. He thanks all officials for their love and support over the last five years.

3. Jagdeep Dhankhar will take oath of office as the 14th Vice President of India today. President Droupadi Murmu will administer the oath at 12:30 PM.

4. Jagdeep Dhankhar had received 528 votes as NDA candidate defeating the opposition’s, Margaret Alva, who got 182 votes in Vice Presidential election. The election was held on 6th of this month.

5. Over 207 crore total COVID vaccine doses administered so far.

6. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan says, Corbevax will be available as precaution dose after completion of 6 months from the date of administration of the second dose of either Covaxin or Covishield vaccines for population above 18 years.

7. Center has decided to remove the fare cap on air tickets from 31st of this month. The cap on airfares was imposed by the Civil Aviation Ministry in May, 2020.

8. *’Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign’* : In order to ensure easy availability of National flags to the citizens of the country, the Post Offices across the country are selling National Flags at 25 rupees.

9. The Union Govt released over one lakh sixteen thousand crore rupees to states as two installments of tax devolution. It is against the normal monthly devolution of nearly fifty nine thousand crore rupees. The top three devolution states are Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.

10. Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has said that India is committed to reduce its aggregate greenhouse gas emissions by one billion tonnes by 2030.

11. Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launches indigenous Lumpi-ProVac vaccine to protect livestock from Lumpy Skin disease. The vaccine has been developed by the National Equine Research Center, Hisar, Haryana in collaboration with the Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izzatnagar, Bareilly.

12. Union Cabinet approves continuation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban Housing for All Mission up to 31st December 2024.

13. Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav says Asiatic Lions population has shown a steady increase with an increased rate of nearly 29% @ World Lion Day

14. *BIHAR* : Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar sworn-in as Chief Minister of Bihar and RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav as Deputy Chief Minister.

15. A two day special session of Bihar Assembly will be convened on August 24 & 25. New speaker of the assembly will be elected on 24th August. Nitish Kumar will prove majority of the government on the floor of the House on 25th August.

16. *GOA* : Voting for all 186 Panchayats in Goa ended peacefully. Counting will take place on 12th August. 5038 candidates are in fray.

17. *HARYANA* : PM Modi has dedicated to the nation the Second Generation (2G) Ethanol Plant at Panipat in Haryana through video conferencing.

18. *KARNATAKA* CM Basavaraj Bommai informs the state surpasses target set for implementing Jal Jeevan mission that provides tap water in rural areas;

19. *KERALA* Cabinet decides to recommend to Governor to convene special session of State Assembly exclusively for lawmaking. The decision to hold special session comes in wake of crisis arising out of expiry of nearly dozen ordinances Governor Arif Mohammed Khan refused to assent.

20. *MAHARASHTRA* cabinet decides to double the amount of compensation that the farmers affected by the excessive rains in July are entitled to get. As per the current NDRF – ‘National Disaster Response Fund’ norms, a farmer receives Rs 6,800 per hectare as compensation.

21. *MEGHALAYA* Govt decides to set up isolation units for treatment of Monkey pox cases. Health Minister James P K Sangma says the units will be opened in all 12 districts across the State.

22. *RAJASTHAN* : Six labourers injured after an under-construction building collapsed in Nainwa town of Bundi district

23. *UTTAR PRADESH* : Govt to provide free travel to women above 60 years of age in state-run buses soon
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said.

24. *TELANGANA* : The State government’s dream concept of providing free education from kindergarten (KG) to post-graduation (PG) to the poor is going to materialize shortly. The construction of buildings, infrastructure and other facilities have been completed and the campus is ready for inauguration at Gambhiraopet mandal headquarters in Rajanna Sircilla district.

25. *NEW APPOINTMENT* : Justice Uday Umesh Lalit appointed as 49th Chief Justice of the country
President. He will take over the charge on 27th August. The present CJI Justice N V Ramana will retire on 26th August.

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*CRIME REPORT*
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Supreme Court grants regular bail to activist Varavara Rao , an accused in Bhima Koregaon case. He was given bail on medical grounds by a bench headed by Justice U U Lalit.

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1. Bollywood star Aamir Khan recently reacted to trolls calling to boycott his upcoming release Laal Singh Chaddha, which is a remake of the Hollywood Oscar-winner Forrest Gump. Laal Singh Chaddha releases in cinemas on August 11.

Kareena Kapoor Khan, who plays Rupa in the Advait Chandan directorial, was asked about her opinion on the social media trends of boycotting movies. Kareena had a different take on it as she said that people are going to say a lot of things, one just has to learn to ignore it, also adding that if a movie is well-made, it ‘will surpass anything.’

2. Actor Akshay Kumar has finally opened up about his upcoming film Raksha Bandhan being boycotted on social media. He says that India is a free country and everyone can do what they want.

3. KARTHIKEYA 2 Release — Following the film’s success, a sequel titled, Karthikeya 2, was announced by Mondeti in late 2019 and is set to release on 12 August 2022 Tomorrow.

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🇮🇳*DEFENCE*🇮🇳
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1. 2nd India-Bangladesh Tri-services Staff Talks (TSST) held in New Delhi

Discussions focused on the ongoing and new initiatives taken under the ambit of existing bilateral defence cooperation mechanism of all three services and further strengthening bilateral defence engagements

2. Army Chief General Manoj Pande felicitated Indian Army Participants of Commonwealth Games 2022. Indian Army sportspersons performed exceedingly well by clinching four Gold, one Silver and three Bronze Medals.

out of 18 participants from the Indian Army in the Commonwealth Games squad, eight sportspersons have earned medals for India.

The individual medal winners are Naib Subedar Jeremy Lalrinnunga (Gold)& Havildar Achinta Sheuli (Gold) in Weightlifting, Subedar Deepak Punia(Gold) & Recruit Havildar Deepak Nehra (Bronze) in Wrestling, Subedar Amit Panghal, VSM (Gold) & Subedar Mohammad Hussamuddin (Bronze) in Boxing and Naib Subedar Avinash Sable (Silver) & Subedar Sandeep Kumar (Bronze) in Athletics.

3. Lt. Gen. Ajai Singh flagged off Bike Rally by Army Component Port Blair to Diglipur under Har Ghar Tiranga.

The Rally comprises of 14 bikers led by Maj. Parambeer Singh. The contingent will travel 700 km touching villages & get back to Port Blairi
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✈️ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS* ××××××××××××××××××××××××

1. The Election Commission will be hosting a virtual meet of the Asian Regional Forum in New Delhi today (Thursday).

This Regional Forum meet on the theme Making our Elections Inclusive, Accessible and Participative, is precursor to the Global Summit for Democracy to be hosted by the National Electoral Institute of Mexico in the coming month.

2. Union Cabinet has approved the signing of an Audio Visual C0-Production Treaty, between India and Australia with a view to promote co-production of films. Such agreements are Umbrella Agreements under which private, government agencies enter into contracts to produce films together.

3. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is planning to submit a written proposal to the UN to create a commission, made up of three world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to promote a world truce for a period of five years.

The Mexican President proposed that the top commission should include Pope Francis, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, and Indian PM Narendra Modi.

The aim of the commission would be to present a proposal to stop the wars around the world and reach an agreement to seek a truce for at least five years.

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🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍
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1. Donald Trump was being questioned under oath Wednesday in the New York attorney general’s long-running civil investigation into his business dealings as a flurry of legal activity surrounds the former president.

2. Russia has successfully launched an Iranian satellite into orbit amid US concerns over its planned purpose.

The satellite, called Khayyam, was launched from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan.

3. Greek authorities say a big search and rescue operation has been launched east of the island of Karpathos after a boat reportedly carrying dozens of migrants and refugees sank overnight.

4. Bangladesh Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal warns developing countries from taking loans through Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of China. Kamal says developing countries must think twice before taking BRI loans.

5. One person killed, several others wounded as powerful explosions rocked Russian air base in Crimea. Russia’s Defense Ministry denies the base had been shelled and says instead that munitions had blown up there.

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🚣🚴🏇🏊 *SPORTS*
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1. PM Modi congratulates India B team (Men’s) and India A team (Women’s) for winning the Bronze Medal at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai.

2. The Indian Army sportspersons performed exceedingly well by clinching 4 Gold🥇, 1 Silver🥈 and 3 Bronze🥉 Medals in CWG 2022.
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🇮🇳 *FACTS ABOUT INDIA* 🇮🇳
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Pondicherry (or Puducherry), a French colonial settlement in India until 1954, is now a Union Territory town bounded by the southeastern Tamil Nadu state. The original name of the territory, Putucceri, is derived from the Tamil words putu (“new”) and ceri (“village”).

However, Puducherry is one of the three union territories in India (the other being National Capital Territory of Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir) that is entitled by a special constitutional amendment to have an elected legislative assembly and a cabinet of ministers, thereby conveying partial statehood.

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*😀Thought of the day*

Brothers & sisters are just born to bother about each : A brother is better than one thousand friends
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*JOKE OF THE DAY*
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*Pappu Bazaar Gaya.* Wahan Use Papa Ke Ek Purane Dost Mil Gaye.
Uncle: Pappu Beta, Kaise Ho ?
*Pappu* : Ji, Badhiya ……….
Uncle: Aur Papa ?
*Pappu* : Ji Vo Bhi Badhiya…..
Uncle: Bhai ?
*Pappu* : Vo Bhi Theek Hai…..
Uncle: Studies?
*Pappu* : Vo Bhi Theek Chal Rahi Hai.
*Uncle* : Aur Sunaao Pappu Beta, Kya Chal Raha Hai ?
*Pappu* : Bematalab Ke Sawaal Jawaab…..!🤔🤪😛
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*😳WHY❓❓❓*
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*Why an Aarti is given in Hindu tradition when a person comes after achieving success or going to do any important work)….⁉️*

There is a scientific reason behind this…..
Actually Aarti is just like a fire bath or Cleansing With Fire – Klesha Nashana Kriya, A humanbeing is made up of five Elements,(Puncha Bhoot) namely:- Aakash☄️, (Space), earth🌎, water💦, fire🔥 and air🌬️.

Have you noticed that when you have a shower – or a bath as we say in India –which is not a dip but involves water flowing over your body, if you pay attention, especially if you are showering with cold or cool water, you will see a shower is not just about cleansing the skin or washing whatever dirt or impurities that may be on your skin. It rejuvenates you and cleanses you of many things. Even if you went in angry and agitated, when you shower and come out, all the nonsense feels washed off. This is not just because of cool water flowing over your body and calming your nerves. That is also happening of course, but beyond that, there is a certain cleansing of the akashic dimension of who you are.

When you look at the human form, the outermost aspect of your body is akash. There is somewhere between twelve to eighteen inches of akash around almost everyone just like *AURA*

Even before your physical body touches something, your akashic body has already touched it. So, whether what comes from outside is nourishing to you or destructive to you, the first element that takes the beating is your akash. How much you gather there in terms of impurities or support depends on what you are exposed to. To cleanse this of impurities, as you can do a water wash for the body, you can do a fire wash too. This does not mean setting fire to yourself! Using fire as a way of cleansing yourself is a very powerful system. This is known as Klesha Nashana Kriya, which means “to destroy or burn up the impurities in the system.”
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*LEARN Sanskrit*🙏🏻
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*जागरूक* : Awaken
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🤔 *HOW IT WORKS* ⁉ ======================
*Process of the working of an electric bell*

Electric bell is based on the principle of electromagnets. When switch is pressed, electromagnet is activated and the hammer moves and hits the gong. As the hammer moves, circuit breaks and the electromagnet is disabled. This causes the hammer to go back to initial position due to the spring and the circuit completes again. This process is continuously repeated giving the ringing sound of the bell.
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💁🏻‍♂️ *GK TODAY*
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Mount Everest has two heights: a) 8,848 meters (with snow cover). This is the official height recognized by China and Nepal; b) 8,844.43 meters (geological height).
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💐 *BORN TODAY* 🐣
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Sadashiv Kanoji Patil (abbreviated as S.
K. Patil) (1898–1981) was a former Congress leader from Maharashtra.
A veteran freedom-fighter, he was a qualified journalist, scholar and orator.
He was thrice elected Mayor of Bombay and was known as “the uncrowned king of Bombay”.
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🛕 *VEDIK GYAN*
(This data is collected from internet, so if the actual facts differentiate plz info…) ==========================
*Rakshabandhan* .
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It Celebrated on the full-moon day of the Hindu month of Sravana (July/August), this festival celebrates the love of a brother for his sister. On this day, sisters tie rakhi on the wrists of their brothers to protect them against evil influences, and pray for their long life and happiness.

*Raksha Bandhan Festival History: Krishna and Draupadi*

For the protection of the Dharma on earth, Lord Krishna killed the devil King Shishupal. Lord Krishna was hurt in the war and left with bleeding finger. Seeing his bleeding finger, Draupadi had torn a strip of her saree and tied around his injured finger to stop the bleeding. Lord Krishna has valued to her concern and affection. He felt bounded by her sisterly love & compassion. He pledged to repay the debt of gratitude in her future. After many years, Pandavas lost their wife Draupadi in the game of dice to crooked Kauravas. They had attempted to remove the saree of Draupadi that was the time when Lord Krishna protected the dignity of Draupadi through his divine powers.
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🧬 *HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES*🩺
( *Note* : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not🙏🏻) ==========================
*Turmeric Milk (Haldi-Doodh) Benefits*

1. Having milk at night is anyway beneficial for health and it induces good sleep. When teamed with turmeric, it also acts as an anti-ageing tonic

2. Turmeric milk fastens the recovery from an injury. Most people drink haldi doodh after a physical trauma, sickness or surgery to speed up the healing.

3. Turmeric has antiseptic, anti-inflammatory properties, anti-microbial, anti-allergic properties

4. Having turmeric milk is also beneficial in treating joint and bone issues including arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

5. It also helps with fighting skin infections, disorders and allergies.
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