TODAY’S TOP NEWS: 28th AUGUST, 2022 (GPN):

NATIONAL NEWS:

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1. India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses 211.62 crore mark.

2. PM Modi addresses Khadi Utsav in Ahmedabad; Says, Khadi can inspire India to become developed & self-reliant.

3. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit sworn-in as Chief Justice of India. President Draupadi Murmu administered him oath as the 49th Chief Justice of India at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Justice UU Lalit will be in office for 74 days till 8th November, 2022 . Justice U U Lalit has succeeded Justice NV Ramana.

4. PM Modi will share his thoughts with the people of the country and abroad in the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme on All India Radio @ 11 am . It will be the 92nd episode of the monthly radio programme.

5. *GUJARAT* : PM Modi to inaugurate pedestrian-only ‘Atal Bridge’ on Sabarmati river.

6. The Gujarat Congress unit on Saturday promised free medical treatment of up to ₹10 lakh in government and approved private hospitals in its healthcare manifesto ahead of state elections. Titled ‘Jan Arogya Sankalp Patra’.

7. *KARNATAKA* : India’s first 3D-printed post office is slated to come up in Bengaluru, Karnataka and will cost around one-fourth of the amount spent on a traditional building. The new post office building in Cambridge Layout in Halasuru, Bengaluru will be built using 3D printing and is likely to be completed within the next month. The Post Office building is being constructed by Larsen & Toubro.

8. *MANIPUR* : The 50th All Manipur Shumang Leela Festival 2021-2022 kicked off at Iboyaima Shumang Leela Shanglen at Palace Compound in Imphal.

9. *MAHARASHTRA* : Historical Marabat procession begins in Nagpur.

As a symbolic voice of the masses against the British rule, Tarhane Teli community in Nagpur is celebrating the Marbat festival since 1885 and drawing attention to the evil customs and socio-political issues of the society through different effigies .These effigies are burnt after procession to mark the victory of good over bad.

10. *MEGHALAYA* CM Conrad Sangma on Saturday said the National People’s Party (NPP) will not form an alliance with any party for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state. Sangma added that the party would also contest the upcoming Assembly polls in Odisha and Chhattisgarh on its own. Elections in Meghalaya are likely to be held early next year.

11. *NAGALAND* : North-east state, Nagaland got its second railway station after a gap of more than 119 years with the commissioning of a new facility at Shokhuvi. Dimapur Railway Station, in the heart of the commercial hub of the state, was inaugurated in 1903.

12. *UTTAR PRADESH* : A tractor-trolley carrying 24 farmers fell into a river in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi district on Saturday morning. 14 people rescued, while six are still missing.

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⚖️*CRIME REPORT*⚖️
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1. BJP leader Sonali Phogat’s family members met Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar at his residence on Saturday. Rupesh, Sonali Phogat’s sister, said that CM Khattar assured them that there will be a CBI probe into Sonali’s death case.

2. A day after security camera footage showed Sonali Phogat struggling to walk out of a nightclub in Goa, hours before her death, a new clip has emerged that shows her being forced to drink on the dance floor. The man in the video appears to be Sudhir Sangwan, one of her two associates named as accused in her murder case.

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💰*FINANCE*💰
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1. FM Nirmala Sitharaman says Indian Economy will grow at 7.4% this fiscal and next year.

2. HDFC Bank and Tata Neu announced their collaboration to introduce co-branded credit cards. Both the RuPay and Visa networks will support card’s two variations.

3. BOB Finance launched a Yoddha co-branded RuPay credit card for Indian Army troops by Bank of Baroda-backed BOB Financial Solutions in collaboration with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). The new co-branded credit card will be made available on the RuPay platform and have contactless characteristics.

4. Bank credit growth increased from 6% in the quarter that ended in June 2021 to 14.2% in the quarter that concluded in June 2022 as per the data released by RBI (RBI Report).

5. HDFC Bank inaugurated an all-women branch in Kozhikode, north Kerala. Mayor of the city Corporation Beena Philip opened the branch of HDFC Bank. As of March 31, 2022, women made up 21.7% (21,486) of the workforce, according to the bank. By 2025, the private lender wants to raise it to 25%.

6. The RBI said the licence of Deccan Urban Co-operative Bank, Karnataka, has been cancelled as the lender does not have adequate capital and earning prospects. As per the data submitted by the bank, more than 99 per cent of the depositors are entitled to receive the full amount of their deposits from Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC),

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Actor Allu Arjun will reportedly start shooting for ‘Pushpa: The Rule – Part 2’ from the third week of September. According to reports, director Sukumar is currently working on the final draft of the film. The sequel to ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ will also feature Rashmika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil

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🛰️⚓⚔️*DEFENCE*
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1. Indian Naval Ship, INS Sumedha on Saturday visited Port Klang of Malaysia. The ship is on her return passage from Perth, Australia where she participated in the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.

The Ministry of Defence in a statement said that INS Sumedha’s visit to Port Klang is aimed at strengthening bilateral ties, enhancing maritime cooperation and inter-operability between Indian and Royal Malaysian Navies.

2. Indian Navy received the first-ever completely made-in-India 30mm ammunition. The ammunition will be used in AK-630 guns, which is fitted on warships. This is a major achievement for the country that private industry has developed fully indigenous ammunition.

3. The Taurus Sainik Aramgrah was inaugurated by Lt Gen Nav K Khanduri, AVSM, VSM, GOC-in-C, Western Command at Delhi Cantt. The Taurus Sainik Aramgrah is the first of its kind project which is constructed by the collaboration of the Indian Army and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

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✈️ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS* ××××××××××××××××××××××××

1. Minister of State for External Affairs Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh will be visiting Jakarta, Indonesia on Sunday on an official visit to ASEAN Secretariat.

2. AirAsia India becomes the first airline to use CAE’s artificial intelligence-powered training system to train the airline’s pilots. CAE is the leading provider of pilot training solutions that are based on simultaneous technology. The CAE headquarters are in Canada.

3. United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Abdulla Shahid will be in India from August 28 to 29 to hold talks with the country’s leadership on issues of the world body and New Delhi’s engagement with it. Shahid is expected to meet Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra.

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🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍
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1. Bangladesh observed the 46th death anniversary of its national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam on Saturday, August 27. Programmes were held in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh to pay tribute to the prolific poet known as ‘Bidrohi Kobii’ or the ‘rebel poet’

2. Russia and Ukraine traded fresh accusations on Saturday for shelling around the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine,

3. South Korea has once again shattered its own record for the world’s lowest fertility rate. South Korean women were estimated, based on 2021 data, to have an average of just 0.81 children over their lifetimes, down from 0.84 a year earlier. The number of newborns declined in 2021 to 260,600, which equates to about 0.5% of the population.

4. The world’s first fleet of hydrogen-powered passenger trains was launched by Germany. The first fleet of hydrogen-powered passenger trains has replaced 15 diesel trains that were previously operated.

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🚣🚴🏇🏊 *SPORTS*
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1. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has invited applications for Sports Awards-2022 from the eligible sportspersons, coaches, entities and Universities. This year onwards, applications will be only in online mode through a dedicated Portal.

2. Football @ Durand Cup: The Kerala Blasters defeated North East United by 3 – 0 at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati.

In another match in the evening, Mohammedan Sporting Club defeated Indian Air Force by 2 – 0 at Kishore Bharati Stadium, Kolkata.

3. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty settle for bronze at BWF World Championships 2022 at Tokyo. This was India’s 13th world badminton championships medal and the first in men’s doubles.

4. The Asia Cup tournament kicked off on Saturday at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

The first match of the Asia Cup 2022: Afghanistan won by 8 wickets against Sri Lanka in 10.1 overs.

5. Indian Cricket Team Squad for Asia Cup 2022, Full Players List:-

The six featuring countries or teams are divided into 2 groups, A and B.

The matches are going to be held in two venues, Dubai International Cricket Stadium and Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

India’s Squad for Asia Cup 2022
Rohit Sharma (Captain)
KL Rahul (Vice-Captain)
Virat Kohli (Batsman)
Suryakumar Yadav (Batsman)
Deepak Hooda (Batsman and Bowler)
Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper)
Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper)
Hardik Pandya (Batsman and Bowler)
Ravindra Jadeja (Batsman and Bowler)
R. Ashwin (Batsman and Bowler)
Yuzvendra Chahal (Bowler)
Ravi Bishnoi (Bowler)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Bowler)
Arshdeep Singh (Bowling)
Avesh Khan (Bowling)

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*ANDHRA*
Capital : *Amaravathi*
*Districts* : 26
*Formed* : 01 Nov 1956
*Govrnr*: Biswabhusan Harichandan
*CM* : Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy
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🇮🇳 *FACTS ABOUT INDIA* 🇮🇳
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*WHY INDIA IS CALLED BHARAT**

The name India is derived from the river Sindhu which flows in the north west of the country. The Greeks used to call us Indoi meaning the people of the Indus. BHARAT etymology: The name Bharat is derived from the legendary king Bharat who was ancestor of kauravas and pandavas; According to the Vayu Purana, about 22 million years ago, in the beginning of the Treta Yuga, the grandson of Swayambhuva Manu and son of Priyabrata settled this Bharata Khanda. Since Maharaj Priyabrata had no son, he adopted his daughter’s son Agnindhra, whose boy was Navel.

The son born to Meru Devi, a wife of Navel, was named Rishabh and, the son of this same Rishabh was Bharata and after this Bharata, this country was named “Bharatavarsha”.

*India is also called as Jambu Deewpa.* which means the whole island. That is why our ancient religious texts and various incarnations mention only “Jambudweep” because at that time there was only one island.
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*😀Thought of the day*
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You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself.

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* *JOKE OF THE DAY* 
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Ek baar Santa Gangubai k ghar jata hai aur darwaza knock karta hai.
Gangubai: Kaun ?
Santa: Mai !
Gangubai: Main kaun?
Santa: Tu Gangubai
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*😳WHY❓❓❓*
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*WHAT DOES 786 MEAN IN ISLAM?* ☪️*

Especially among the Muslims living in the South East Asia like Pakistan, India and Myanmar, there is a common practice of writing ‘786’ while starting anything in written. They too mention this number in their sign boards and other documents. It is believed that this number depicts the total numerological value of the Quranic expression ” *Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim* “. 786 is basically driven from the series of Arabic Numerology called “ *Abjad* “. The total value of the letters of Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim, according to the standard Abjadi system of numerology, is *786* . This number has therefore acquired a significance in folk Islam *but this number has not been mentioned anywhere in Holy Quran.* =======================
*LEARN Sanskrit*🙏🏻
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मन्थर* slow

Let us meet again
Punar milaamaha
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🤔 *HOW IT WORKS* ⁉ =======================
*HOW PAINT IS MADE**

The Ingredients in Paint.
There are four main components in paint, they are resin, additives, solvent, and pigment.
The resin and pigments fuse, forming a tough, solid that is known as paint film.

Enamel paint is made from an alkyd resin that is dissolved in a solvent. As the solvent evaporates in the first stage, it forms a tacky lacquer. The resin reacts with the oxygen in the air and forms a hard coating. Coating paints have two components that are unreactive alone. However, when they are placed together, they undergo a chemical reaction. The reaction may take some time, depending on the room’s temperature. The final result is a hard, tough coating that has great adhesion.
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💁🏻‍♂‍ *GK TODAY*
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Antarctica is continent not a country: it has no government and no indigenous population. Instead, the entire continent is set aside as a scientific preserve. The Antarctic Treaty, which came into force in 1961, enshrines an ideal of intellectual exchange.
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*BORN TODAY* 🐣💐
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Narayana Guru (August 28, 1855 – September 20, 1928) was a spiritual leader and social reformer in India.
Born into a family of the Ezhava caste in an era when people from such communities were regarded as Avarna.
He led a reform movement in Kerala, against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritual enlightenment and social equality.
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🙏🏻 *IDIOMS & PHRASES*
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Good mind, good find.
आप भले तो जग भला
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*ANTONYMS*
*Chastise × Cheer
*SYNONYMS*
*Chastise* : punish
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🛕 *VEDIK GYAN*
(kindly inform, if given info is differ from actual facts🙏🏻)

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*HOW DID INDRA GET VAJRAYUDHAM?**
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Vajrayudham means a weapon equivalent to that of a thunderbolt in swiftness and the destruction it can cause. Indra is the lone bearer of this weapon among all the devas in Hindu mythology. There are various stories prevailing regarding the making and introduction of Vajrayudham.

Earliest mention of Vajrayudham is in Rig Veda, it mentions as Indra bears the Vajrayudham made by Tvastar, weapon maker of devas. Puranic references yield a different story related to sage Dadhichi. Once Indra was thrown out of his Indraloka by an asura named Vritra. He has sought a boon that he would not be killed by any weapon made out of wood or metal. Unable to defeat Vritra, Indra sought the help of Vishnu along with Brahma and Shiva. Vishnu advised Indra to seek the help of sage Dadhichi as a weapon made out of his backbone only could slay Vritra. Indra appeals sage Dadhichi and in turn gives up his life through yoga. Devas make a weapon out of sage Dadhichi’s backbone called Vajrayudham and Indra slays Vritra and saves Indraloka.
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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🙏🏻)

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*PAPAYAS** are loaded with Vitamin A an antioxidants, which helps in improving eye health. Vitamin A protects the corneas whereas the antioxidants reduce the degeneration of the retina.

The papaya is a tropical fruit high in vitamins C and A, as well as fiber and healthy plant compounds. It also contains an enzyme called papain, used to tenderize meat.

The powerful antioxidants in papaya can help your skin recover from sun damage and may defend against wrinkling.
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*Regards*
*Sachin Murdeshwar..*.✒️

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