TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. President Droupadi Murmu will confer the 5th National Water Awards 2023 in New Delhi on Tuesday. Union Jal Shakti Ministry has announced 38 winners in nine categories including Best State, Best District, Best Village Panchayat, Best Urban Local Body, Best Water User Association and Best Civil Society. In the category of Best State, the first prize has been conferred upon Odisha, with Uttar Pradesh securing the second position, and Gujarat and Puducherry jointly securing the third position.
2. PM Modi yesterday laid the foundation stone and inaugurated multiple development projects worth over 6,700 crore rupees from his parliamentary constituency Varanasi.
3. The Prime Minister listed out various initiatives of the central government in healthcare, providing cheap and affordable treatment to people. He cited the establishment of over 5,500 Ayushman Arogya temples in Poorvanchal in last ten years, which have made medicines more affordable, reducing average spending on drugs by 25%.
4. The BJP has released the first list of 99 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will contest from Nagpur South West assembly seat, while Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule will be the party candidate from Kamthi.
5. Sameer Wankhede, the controversial IRS officer and former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) director, may contest the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra. Wankhede is likely to contest on Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena’s ticket from Dharavi.
6. Jharkhand Assembly elections, 70 seats will be shared by Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and the Congress under the I.N.D.I.A. block seat sharing formula while 11 seats will be given to RJD and CPI-ML.
7. In Bihar, the opposition Grand Alliance has announced its candidates for the upcoming by-election in four assembly seats. According to the seat sharing formula RJD will contest Imamganj, Belaganj and Ramgarh seat whereas CPI-ML will contest Tarari seat.
8. Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will inaugurate the International Workshop on Modern Technologies in Survey-Resurvey for Urban Land Records in New Delhi today.
9. Odisha will host the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Bhubaneswar from 8th to 10th of January next year. Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved a proposal in this regard sent by the Union Ministry of External Affairs.
10. Kashmir Valley hosted the first-ever International Marathon in Srinagar. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah flagged off the from marathon from Polo View in the city this morning. Over 1700 runners from across the country and 12 foreign nations participated in 42 km Full Marathon and 21 km Half Marathon.
11. Union Rural Development Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan will inaugurate the International Workshop on Modern Technologies in Survey-Resurvey for Urban Land Records in New Delhi.
12. The 15th edition of the ITU (International Telecommunications Union) Kaleidoscope Academic Conference will begin today in New Delhi. The three-day event, themed Innovation and Digital Transformation for a Sustainable World, aims to bring together the brightest minds of academia, industry, and government to discuss cutting-edge developments in 5G, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, quantum communications, and other transformative technologies.
13. Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the Maa Mahamaya airport in Darima village of Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district on Sunday.
14. The Congress’ central election committee will hold its meeting today to finalise candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls.
15. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched Mission Basundhara 3.0 in Guwahati to provide land rights to indigenous people. Under this, steps will also be taken to digitise various land-related services and publish maps for the benefit of the people of the state.
16. Central Railway to run 570 special trains from various places in Maharashtra to clear heavy rush of passengers during Diwali & Chhath Puja.
17. Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] veteran, freedom fighter and former Chief Minister of Kerala, V. S. Achuthanandan, turned 101 on Sunday (October 20, 2024).
18. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that a low pressure area is likely to form over the East central Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Andaman Sea during next 24 hours. It has also forecast heavy rainfall over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and South Interior Karnataka during the next three days. It has also predicted heavy rainfall over Karnataka and Madhya Maharashtra today.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. The Delhi Police has registered a FIR in connection with an explosion outside a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) school in Rohini area of the National Capital.
2. Government transferred Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Vikram Dev Dutt, amid rising bomb threats. Dutt has been transferred to the Ministry of Coal as Secretary. A new DG will be assigned next week.
3. In Uttarakhand, The Uniform Civil Code (UCC), expected to be implemented on November 9, the state foundation day, this year, It also includes provisions that make it mandatory for live-in relationship couples to register their marriages within a six-month time span. The UCC also suggests action against those who either delay the registration, provide false information, or do not register their live-in relationship.
4. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu expressed grief over the tragic death of a minor girl, an intermediate student, who succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment after being set on fire by a young man at Badvel in Kadapa district.
“”””””””” MISHAPS “””””””
At least 12 people killed in a road accident on National Highway in Rajasthan’s Dholpur. The incident occurred, when a sleeper bus and an auto-rickshaw collided. Most of the deceased were children and women. All victims were returning from a wedding ceremony.
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1. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has added 18 lakh 53 thousand net members in the month of August this year. The Labour and Employment Ministry said that around nine lakh 30 thousand new members have enrolled during the month. Out of the total new members, around 2.53 lakhs are female members.
2. Global index provider FTSE Russell has announced that India’s sovereign bonds will be included in its Emerging Markets Government Bond Index (EMGBI) starting September 2025.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. Star Hero Prabhas film, Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire, will re-release in the USA to celebrate his birthday on 23 October. Salaar is the 11th highest grossing Indian film in the circuit.
2. This Diwali, it’s a mega box office clash between Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor starrer Singham Again and Kartik Aryan’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. Bollywood has immense hopes that these movies could revive its glory at the box office.
3. Malayalam Super Star Mammootty’s classic film ‘Aavanazhi’ is making a return to theatres after 38 years. The film will be re-released in stunning 4K quality and is set to hit theatres on 3 January 2025. Originally released on 12 September 1986.
4. Producer Ekta Kapoor and her mother Shobha Kapoor have landed in legal trouble.
A case has been filed against them under the POCSO Act for allegedly showing inappropriate scenes involving minor girls in an episode of the ALT Balaji’s web series Gundi Baat.
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DEFENCE News
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1. The Quad group of countries — India, Australia, Japan and the U.S. — held back-to-back naval war games, deepening interoperability and honing, in particular, their anti-submarine warfare skills. ‘Exercise Malabar’, comprising the four countries, concluded on Friday off the coast of Visakhapatnam. Earlier, the four countries were part of the multilateral ‘Exercise Kakadu’ hosted by the Royal Australian Navy from September.
The Indian Navy termed Exercise Malabar 2024, held from October 8 to 18, as the “most comprehensive” of all editions so far, incorporating complex operational scenarios. The Harbour Phase’ was held in Visakhapatnam, followed by the Sea Phase in the Bay of Bengal.
2. INS Kalpeni, an Indian Navy Fast Attack Craft, arrived at the port of Colombo on a formal visit on Saturday, the Sri Lanka Navy said.The 49-metre-long Car Nicobar class Waterjet Fast Attack Craft (FAC) is manned by a crew of 70 and it is commanded by Lieutenant Commander Jonathan Sunil S Kothari.
3. Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman recently concluded their bilateral naval exercise, ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ off the coast of Goa.The exercise lasted from October 13 to October 18.
4. The Kashmir Valley, one heavily armed terrorist was neutralised in an encounter that broke out between security forces and terrorists after a suspicious movement was spotted by security forces along LoC in the Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
5. Malaysia has finally received the “green light” from the Kuwaiti government for the acquisition of second hand Kuwaiti F/A-18C/D Hornets for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) amid political indecision and budgetary problems surrounding the air force’s long-lagging Multirole Combat Aircraft (MRCA) program.
21 Oct (Monday)
Vedic Ritu/ Sharad
Drik Ritu : Sharad (Autumn)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2081
Shaka Samvat – 1946
Month : Ashvina 04, (Purnimanta)
Ashvina 19(Amanta)
Nakshatra: Rohini (up to 6:50 am) Mrigashirsha, Ardra
Tithi : Panchami/
Shashthi
Rahu : 04:27 PM – 05:53 PM
Yamaganda: 10:46 AM – 12:11 PM
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