🛎Top Headlines 30th October 2020

◼️Cabinet approves Mechanism for procurement of ethanol by Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies

◼️India has taken a science-driven approach in response to COVID-19 pandemic: PM Modi

◼️COVID-19 recovery rate reaches close to 91%

◼️Govt procures Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers for over Rs. 33,951 crore

◼️Govt extends last date for submission for Air India bids to Dec. 14th

NATIONAL

◼️People- to-people relationship important foundation of the special relationship between India & US: MEA

◼️President Ram Nath Kovind greets people on Milad-un-Nabi eve

◼️PM Modi strongly condemns recent terrorist attacks in France

◼️Indian Army develops messaging application ‘Secure Application for the Internet’

◼️EAM Dr. S Jaishankar holds virtual consultations with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias

INTERNATIONAL

◼️Joe Biden leading over Donald Trump in US presidential election

◼️PM Hasina confers highest civilian award of Bangladesh to 8 individuals, 1 institution

◼️China: Xinjiang’s Kashgar under restrictions with 183 coronavirus cases

◼️Knife-wielding attacker beheads woman, kills two other people at Church in France

◼️Bangladesh extends closure of educational institutions till Nov. 14

SPORTS

◼️IPL: The Super Kings win against Kolkata in a thrilling finish. CSK needed 30 from the final two overs against KKR and somehow Ravi Jadeja and Sam Curran got Chennai over the line as they successfully chased down 173

◼️Divij-Bambridge reach quarter-finals at Astana Open

STATE

◼️Campaigning intensifies for 2nd & 3rd phase of assembly elections in Bihar

◼️BSP suspends it’s 7 MLAs in UP for anti-party activities

◼️Record 78.62 lakh samples tested in Andhra Pradesh so far

◼️Vice President condoles demise of former Gujarat CM Keshubhai Patel

◼️Trinamool Congress MLA from Jhargram Sukumar Hansda passes away

BUSINESS

◼️Sensex falls 173 pts to end 39,750; Nifty slips 59 pts to 11,671

◼️Delhi bullion market witnesses fall in Gold, Silver price

◼️SBI raises USD 1 billion untied loans with JBIC, other lenders

WHO blamed for late actions leading to pandemic