TODAY’S TOP NEWS SATURDAY, 31st OCTOBER, 2020: (NEWS, EDUCATION, JOKES, ENTERTAINMENT AND MORE)

NATIONAL NEWS:

1. PM Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Gujarat, on Friday (October 30) inaugurated four new tourist attractions , Arogya Van, Ekta Mall, Children’s Nutrition Park and Sardar Patel Zoological Park/ Jungle Safari, near the Statue of Unity at Kevadiya in Narmada district.
2. The Fifteenth Finance Commission headed by N. K. Singh will submit its report to President Ram Nath Kovind on 9th of next month.
3. Keeping in view the Diwali festival, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched a Limited Edition of two-layered “Happy Diwali” printed face masks made of pure Muslin fabric.
4. The Minister of Science and Technology Dr Harsh Vardhan launched the SERB-POWER initiative. The scheme mitigates gender disparity in science and engineering research funding programmes in Indian academic Institutions and Research and Development Laboratories.
5. Making his pitch against the revocation of Article 370, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday said that “our fight is not against the country but against the Bharatiya Janata Party and its ideology “.A delegation of the People’s Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration met leaders of the Kargil Democratic Alliance on Friday.
6. Terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was behind the killing of three BJP leaders in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said and appealed to the protected persons in the valley not to move around without their security
7. Chief Minister of Delhi, Shri Arvind Kejriwal launched the Green Delhi mobile application . The application will help the citizens to inform the state government about the pollution causing activities. It is to act as a platform of communication between the Delhiites and the State government.
8. Highway to Mizoram Remains Blocked as Aizawl Refuses to Pull Back Forces from Disputed Areas Agitators in southern Assam refused to call off their blockade – now in its third day – of NH-306, the lifeline of Mizoram, seeking withdrawal of security personnel from Assam’s territory.
9. The Railway Protection Force recently launched “Meri Saheli” initiative. The initiative will focus on the safety of women passengers
10. Tamil Nadu governor Banwarilal Purohit has assented to a bill envisaging 7.5 per cent reservation to government school students who have cleared the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test in admission to undergraduate medical courses. Chief Minister K Palaniswami said efforts were afoot to implement the reservation from the current year.
11. Indian Air Force on Friday successfully test-fired an air launched version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi fighter aircraft in the Bay of Bengal.
12. The Indian Navy on Friday successfully test fired an anti-ship missile from its guided missile corvette INS Kora in the Bay of Bengal as part of a drill that reflected its combat readiness in the strategic sea lanes around India.
13. A truck carrying CRPF jawans overturned in Jharkhand’s Giridih on Friday injuring 11 personnel. In a different part of the state, three SAP constables suffered injuries after Maoists triggered an IED blast and fired at them in Jharkhand’s Lohardaga district.
14. The Maharashtra government may recommend actor Urmila Matondkar’s name for nomination to the state Legislative Council . Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will take a final decision on it, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said on Friday as speculations of the Bollywood actor’s nomination were rife.
15. Coronavirus Cases :
    81,13,993
    Deaths: 121,393
    Recovered: 7,398,979

✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS:

1. India will hold the first phase of the Malabar naval exercise with navies of the United States, Japan and Australia from November 3 to 6 in the Bay of Bengal off Visakhapatnam coast.
2. India and Mexico recently held the eighth Joint Commission Meeting. The countries appreciated the recent progress in the bilateral trade between them.
3. Doing business in India getting easier for British firms, says UK India Business Council’s Doing Business in India Report 2020 . India, UK ink pacts on infrastructure, financial services and sustainable finance.
4. Government has banned exports of onion seeds with immediate effect. In a notification Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) announced about prohibiting the export of onion seeds.
5. In a sensational admission, a senior Pakistani Minister on Thursday admitted that Pakistan was responsible for the Pulwama terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir in 2019 that killed 40 CRPF personnel and brought the two countries to the brink of a war.
6. “ Humne Hindustan ko ghus ke maara (We hit India in their home). Our success in Pulwama, is a success of this nation under the leadership of Imran Khan. You and us are all part of that success,” Science & Pak Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry said in the National Assembly during a debate.
7. A Punjabi truck driver, who killed 16 Canadian junior hockey players and injured 13 others by jumping red light in April 2018, faces deportation to India. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, 31, crashed his semi-trailer into a bus carrying the hockey players at an intersection near the town of Armley in Saskatchewan province on April 6, 2018.

🌎WORLD NEWS🌍

1. France has gone back into a nationwide lockdown in a bid to contain the COVID-19 pandemic that is again threatening to spiral out of control. Just ahead of slipping back into lockdown, the city of Paris witnessed traffic jams for hundreds of kilometres
2. Four killed, over 100 injured in Turkey as earthquake of magnitude 7.0 strikes Aegean Sea
3. Typhoon Molave set off landslides that killed at least 19 people and left 45 missing in central Vietnam, where ferocious wind and rain blew away roofs and knocked out power in a region of 1.7 million residents,
4. Several places in Bangladesh witnessed protests against the French President Emmanuel Macron for his comments over the caricature of prophet Muhammad. In Dhaka, members of Islamic organisations including Hefazat-e-Islam and Jamat-e-Islami brought out protest march after the Friday prayers from Baitul Mokarram national mosque.
5. Coronavirus Cases:
   45,674,388
   Deaths: 1,190,415
   Recovered: 33,115,957
   ACTIVE CASES 11,370,859

🚣🚴🏇🏁🏊 SPORTS:

1. 30 October, 2020 Kings XI Punjab Vs Rajasthan Royals At Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi,

Kings XI Punjab
185/4 (20.0 ov)

Rajasthan Royals
186/3 (17.3 ov)
Rajasthan Royals beat Kings XI Punjab by 7 wickets

2. Saturday, 31st October 2020
   DELHI CAPITALS

MUMBAI INDIANS

15:30 IST (10:00 GMT), 14:00 LOCAL
Match 51 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
Vs
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD

19:30 IST (14:00 GMT), 18:00 LOCAL
Match 52 Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

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🇮🇳Facts about India🇮🇳

India on 31 Oct is observing the 144th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who played a major role in the country’s struggle for independence and subsequently guided its integration into a united, independent nation.

😀Thought of the day

Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.

 Jokes of the day 

1)In the exam hall.
Examiner : why you wrote the formula in your hand.
Student : Because my master told me that, formulas must be on finger tips.

2) Two beggars are sitting side by side on a street in Rome, Italy. One has a Cross in front of him; the other one is holding the Star of David.

Many people go by, look at both beggars, but only put money into the hat of the beggar sitting behind the Cross.

The Pope comes by. He stops to watch the throngs of people giving money to the beggar who holds the Cross while none give to the beggar holding the Star of David.

Finally, the Pope approaches the beggar with the Star of David and says, “My poor fellow, don’t you understand? This is a Catholic country; this city is the seat of Catholicism. People aren’t going to give you money if you sit there with a Star of David in front of you, especially when you’re sitting beside a beggar who is holding a Cross. In fact, they would probably give more money to him just out of spite.”

The beggar with the Star of David listened to the Pope, smiled, and turned to the beggar with the Cross and said, “Jignessbhai, look who’s trying to teach the Patel brothers about bijness!”

3) A distinguished young woman on a flight from Ireland asked the Priest beside her, “Father, may I ask a favour?”

“Of course, child. What may I do for you?”

“Well, I bought an expensive woman’s electronic hair dryer for my mother’s birthday that is unopened and well over the Customs limits, and I’m afraid they’ll confiscate it. Is there any way you could carry it through Customs for me? Under your robes perhaps?”

“I would love to help you, dear, but I must warn you, I will not lie.”

“With your honest face, Father, no one will question you.”

When they got to Customs, she let the priest go ahead of her.

The official asked, “Father, do you have anything to declare?”

“From the top of my head down to my waist, I have nothing to declare.”

The official thought this answer strange, so asked, “And what do you have to declare from your waist to the floor?”

“I have a marvelous instrument designed to be used on a woman, but which is, to date, unused.”

Roaring with laughter, the official said, “Go ahead, Father. Next!”

4) NEW HR POLICY POST LOCKDOWN-

Dress Code:
1) You are advised to come to work dressed according to your salary.
2) If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we will assume you are doing well financially and therefore do not need a raise.
3) If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better, so that you may buy nicer clothes, and therefore you do not need a raise.
4) If you dress just right, you are right where you need to be and therefore you do not need a raise.

Sick Leave:
We will no longer accept a doctor’s statement as proof of sickness. If you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work.

Casual Leave:
Each employee will receive 104 personal days a year. They are called Saturdays & Sundays.

Bathroom Breaks:
Entirely too much time is being spent in the toilet. There is now a strict three-minute time limit in the stalls. At the end of three minutes, an alarm will sound, the toilet paper roll will retract, the stall door will open, and a picture will be taken. After your second offense, your picture will be posted on the company bulletin board under the ‘Chronic Offenders’ category. Anyone caught smiling in the picture will be sectioned under the company’s mental health policy.

Lunch Break:
Skinny people get 30 minutes for lunch, as they need to eat more, so that they can look healthy.
Normal size people get 15 minutes for lunch to get a balanced meal to maintain their average figure.
Chubby people get 5 minutes for lunch, because that’s all the time needed to drink a Slim-Fast.

Thank you for your loyalty to our company. We are here to provide a positive employment experience.

The HR

😇GK Today💤

Longest road tunnel – St. Gothard Road Tunnel
(Switzerland)

😳TELL ME WHY❓❓❓

Goose bumps are created when tiny muscles at the base of each hair, known as arrector pili muscles, contract and pull the hair erect. The reflex is started by the sympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for many fight-or-flight responses.

However, goose bumps can also occur due to intense emotional arousal. Emotions such as excitement, awe, happiness, sadness, fear and sexual arousal can all stimulate physiological responses in the body which can stimulate this tingly, hair raising sensation

LEARN SANSKRIT🙏🏻

श्लक्ष्णक Smooth, soft. Beautiful, charming.

🤔 HOW IT WORKS ⁉

How does a whitish thick layer form over milk?

Milk forms a skin on top when heated because of a chemical reaction that affects how protein and fat molecules interact with each other. When milk is heated rapidly, some of the water in it evaporates from the surface. This exposes proteins and fat molecules, which bind and dry out as warming continues.

These proteins, casein and beta, clump together when the liquid reaches a temperature of around 113 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit (45 to 50 Celsius). As the heating continues, the soft protein layer begins to dry out, which is why the milk forms a skin on the liquid’s surface.

💁🏻‍♂️ GK TODAY

India made its debut as a Test-cricket-playing -nation in England in 1932 led by CK Nayudu, well before Indian independence

🛕 VEDIK GYAN

The boatman, who helped Lord Ram, Devi Sita and Lakshman crossed the river saryu when they were going for their 14 years of vanvas. It is said that he was the tortoise in his previous birth. There is a beautiful verse in Ramayana when Kevat washes the legs of Lord Rama. Kevat is caste used for Boatman,

🧬 HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES🩺
( Note : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not🙏🏻)

Cucumbers consist mostly of water, and they also contain important electrolytes. They can help prevent dehydration in hot weather or after a workout.

For people who do not enjoy drinking water, adding cucumber and mint can make it more attractive.

🙏PLZ FOLLOW GOVT. NORMS, MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE, KEEP YOURSELF & YOUR FAMILY SAFE🌼 ENDS