India
🛎Top Headlines 30th October 2020
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◼️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