🛎Top Headlines – 24th October 2020

◼️Finance Ministry releases Rs. 6,000 crore to states to address the shortfall in GST revenue

◼️Electioneering in full swing in Bihar; PM Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi address election rallies

◼️Govt imposes a stock limit to check the rise in onion prices

◼️The next three months will be decisive to contain COVID-19 in the country: Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan

◼️COVID recovery rate in the country improves to 89.53%

National

◼️Ministry of Earth Sciences dedicates Flash Flood Guidance services for South Asian countries

◼️Centre extends ESI Scheme to Arunachal Pradesh from Nov 1

◼️NIT-Trichy gets two fellowships under PM’s Research Fellows Scheme

◼️India assumes Chairmanship of Governing Body of ILO after 35 years

◼️PM Modi to share his thoughts with people in ‘Mann Ki Baat’ program at 11 AM on Sunday

International

◼️U.S. Secretary of State to meet FMs of Azerbaijan & Armenia to end the conflict between two countries

◼️The USA imposes sanctions on Iranian Ambassador to Iraq

◼️Pakistan to remain on the grey list of global anti-terror financing watchdog FATF

◼️MEP from France Maxette Pirbakas joins Indian diaspora during a silent protest near Pakistan embassy in Paris

Sports

◼️WADA weightlifting probe finds evidence of doppelgangers providing samples

State

◼️Maharashtra Govt announces Rs. 10,000 crore package for districts affected by excessive rains

◼️International Snow Leopard Day celebrated in Himachal Pradesh yesterday

◼️Central Team visits several flood-affected areas in Hyderabad & other districts of Telangana to assess the extent of damage

◼️Telangana Govt to purchase maize at a price of Rs. 1850 per quintal through Markfed

◼️A major explosion in a firecracker unit in Tamil Nadu kills five women workers

Business

◼️RBI to conduct the purchase of Govt securities under OMOs for Rs. 20,000 crores

◼️Sensex gains 34 pts to settle at 11,930; Nifty surges 34 pts at 11,930

◼️Gold, Silver prices fall in Delhi bullion market

Indians ruling Britain!! 👍👍🇮🇳