Today’s Top News- 20 October 2024

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*TODAYS TOP NEWS*
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1. PM Modi launched the ‘Karmayogi Saptah’-National Learning Week at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that through Mission Karmayogi, the goal is to create human resources that would become the driving force of our country’s development. Mission Karmayogi was launched in September 2020.

2. PM Modi will visit his Parliamentary Constituency Varanasi today. During the visit, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for projects worth around 6100 crore rupees and will address a public gathering.

3. करवा चौथ *KARWA CHAUTH* is a very grand festival observed by married Hindu women. It is observed on Chaturthi tithi, that is the fourth day of the Krishna Paksha in the month of Kartik. This is a one-day festival in which the female folks observe a strict fast from sunrise to moonrise for the longevity and safety of their husbands.

4. BJP released the first list of its 66 candidates for the upcoming Assembly Elections in JharkhandJharkhand and also the names of candidates for the upcoming Assembly bye-elections in Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal and one Parliamentary Seat in Kerala.

5. Seat sharing formula of I.N.D.I.A block has been decided for upcoming Jharkhand Assembly Elections. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Congress will contest on 70 seats.

6. In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, senior National Conference leader Mubarak Gul has taken oath as the Pro-tem speaker of the newly constituted Assembly.

7. Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said, the food grain production target in 2024-25 will be over 341 million tonnes. He said this while Inaugurating the National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign 2024 in New Delhi yesterday.

8. A special Khadi exhibition is being held at the Delhi Haat INA in the national capital. The exhibition is being held as part of the nationwide ‘Khadi Mahotsav’ to promote ‘Vocal for Local’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ campaigns as well as to enhance the income of Khadi artisans. The exhibition was inaugurated by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi.

9. Karnataka’s School Education and Literacy Minister, Madhu Bangarappa, launched “Shiksha Copilot,” a digital tool powered by artificial intelligence (AI). This tool aims to improve the education system in government schools, helping both teachers and students perform better academically.

10. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) launched two important guidelines in Hyderabad to help improve India’s Carbon Market, which is part of the country’s plan to fight climate change. These guidelines aim to make carbon credit trading more effective.

11. Bharatiya Janata Party announced on Saturday that Navya Haridas, a two-time councillor in the Kozhikode Corporation, will be the National Democratic Alliance candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election.

12. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall over southern parts of the country including Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karnataka during the next two to three days.

13. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged the junior doctors protesting the rape and murder of their colleague at R G Kar Hospital to end their fast-unto-death stir, stating that most of their demands have been addressed while rejecting their insistence on removing the state health secretary.

14. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has cleared a resolution passed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah-led cabinet urging the Centre to restore the statehood to the Union territory, officials said on Saturday.

15. Andhra pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu restarted works for AP’s world-class Amaravati Capital City at Rayapudi in Amaravati on Saturday. He said that, he will build Amaravati as the capital city of Andhra Pradesh in three years.

16. Senior IPS officer of 1989 batch Ajay Singh has been appointed as the new Director General of Police of Jharkhand.

17. Vijaya Rahatkar has been appointed as the Chairperson of National Commission for Women.

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*LEGAL REPORT*
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1. A flight operated by Vistara Airlines from Mumbai to Colombo landed safely at Bandaranaike International Airport in Sri Lanka today, following a bomb threat. A call regarding the threat was received by the authorities, after which an emergency was declared at the airport.

2. In Bihar, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested senior IAS officer Sanjeev Hans and former Rashtriya Janata Dal MLA Gulab Yadav in connection with a money laundering case.

3. The Meghalaya government has directed the University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) to postpone the opening of the PA Sangma International Medical College and Hospital until necessary legislation is passed.

4. Nineteen BJP MLAs of Manipur have reportedly written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking the removal of Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

Two leaked pages of an understandably six-page letter they wrote are circulating on social media. However, it was not clear if the letter was even submitted to the PM.

5. Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar was on Saturday detained by the police for staging a dharna in Hyderabad to express solidarity with aspirants of Telangana Public Service Commission (TSPSC) Group 1 services, who are seeking postponement of the Mains exam.

In a strong appeal to the Group-I candidates, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy urged them to cease the ongoing protests and attend the TGPSC Group-1 Mains exams starting on Monday.

6. Vikas Yadav, a former Indian government official who was arrested last December by the Delhi Police Special Cell in an unrelated extortion case, was thrust back into the spotlight on Friday after the DoJ formally charged him with murder-for-hire and money laundering in the alleged Pannun assassination plot.

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1. Abhyuday Jindal has been named the new President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

2. Meta, in partnership with the Indian government, launched a safety campaign called ‘Scam se Bacho’. This campaign will run for two months and is designed to help people in India learn how to avoid online scams.

3. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the United States is introducing a new rule called the “click-to-cancel” rule, aimed at making it easier for people to cancel subscriptions and memberships.

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*ENTERTAINMENT NEWS*
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1. Actor Rajinikanth’s latest movie Vettaiyan has not quite hit the mark at the box office, despite featuring a powerhouse cast that includes Amitabh Bachchan and Fahadh Faasil. The film managed to garner only Rs 207 crore worldwide in its opening week.

2. Salim Khan, the father of Salman Khan, has adamantly declared that his son has no need to apologize because he never killed the blackbuck, despite the star being threatened by Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang. Salim Khan recently said that the threats were merely a case of extortion over the years. Over the past year, Salman has received an increasing number of death threats; the situation has gotten worse recently, especially in the wake of Baba Siddique’s assassination.

3. Singham Again movie is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language action film written and directed by Rohit Shetty, who also co-produced it under Rohit Shetty Picturez, alongside Reliance Entertainment, Jio Studios and Devgn Films. The film stars Ajay Devgn in the title role, alongside Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Tiger Shroff, Arjun Kapoor and Jackie Shroff.

*Release date* :
1 November 2024

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*DEFENCE News*
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1. The Indian Army’s Sudarshan Chakra Corps is conducting a major exercise called “Exercise SWAVLAMBAN SHAKTI” at the Babina Field Firing Ranges near Jhansi. This exercise, which runs until October 22.

2. Two Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel were killed, and two personnel of the Chhattisgarh Police were injured in an IED (improvised explosive device) blast carried out by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Saturday (October 19, 2024).

3. The Indian Army is set to open a new culture and heritage museum in Arunachal Pradesh next week to establish the border state’s “deep rooted connection to Indian civilisation” contradicting China’s claims of the north eastern state as its own territory.

20 Oct (Sunday)*
*Vedic Ritu/* Sharad
*Drik Ritu* : Sharad (Autumn)
पक्ष :: *Krishnapaksh*
*Vikram Samvat – 2081*
*Shaka Samvat – 1946*
*Month* : Ashvina 03, (Purnimanta)
Ashvina 18(Amanta)
*Nakshatra*: Krithika (up to 8:31 am)Rohini
*Tithi :* Tritiya (up to 6:46 am)Chaturthi
*Rahu* : 04:27 PM – 05:53 PM
*Yamaganda*: 12:11 PM – 01:36 PM

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