The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Sh. G. Kishan Reddy begins his 3-day visit to Assam and Manipur from  today. He reached  Guwahati (Assam) and started the trip by offering prayers at the Kamakhya temple for the peace and prosperity of the region.

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Union Minister of state for Culture & Tourism (IC) Shri Prahalad Singh will attend the “Digital Bharat – Digital Sanskriti” program organised by Rashtriya Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (Ministry of Culture) tomorrow at CCRT Head Quarter located at Dwarka, Delhi.

The Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu today presented ‘Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award’ to legal luminary, scholar and former Attorney General of India, Shri K. Parasaran at a function at the India International Centre in New Delhi.

1.      I am delighted to be visiting the Philippines.  Our ties with your country and your people are not just special, but one that we keep very close to our hearts. It is a friendship that we celebrate and cherish always.

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, attended the Indian Community Reception hosted by Shri Jaideep Mazumdar, Ambassador of India to the Philippines in Manila today (October 20, 2019).  

Addressing the gathering, the President said that Indian community in the Philippines has been a strong bond of friendship between our two countries for decades.

In an event organized at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, released four cultural videos marking the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

The event was attended by the members of the Indian film and entertainment industry including Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Rajkumar Hirani, Kangana Ranaut, Anand L Rai, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sonam Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Sonu Nigam, Ekta Kapoor, members of Tarak Mehta group, ETV group.

 I am pleased to address the India-Philippines Business Conclave and the 4th ASEAN-India Business Summit. I thank the business organisations and government bodies from the Philippines and India for organising today’s event.

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai said that the development of North East region has been the priority for the Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.

Infantry celebrates 27th October each year as Infantry Day to commemorate the first engagement with an armed adversary post independence. In response to the threat posed to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our nation, on this day in 1947, the leading elements of the Indian Army  air landed at Srinagar and fought Pakistani tribesmen from the erstwhile North West Frontier Province gallantly.

South Africa were reeling at 9 for 2 in their first innings against India when bad light forced early stumps on the second day of the third and final Cricket Test in Ranchi.

All arrangements have been put in place for assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra tomorrow.

In Britain, After the UK Parliament forced him, Prime Minister Boris Johnson sent three letters to the European Union to request another Brexit delay.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to the entertainment fraternity to harness the immense power of creativity for the nation-building.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL) premises today in connection with a loan that reached D-company in Dubai.

India is facing Great Britain today in their final round robin league match of the Sultan Johor Cup Junior Hockey Tournament in Malaysia.

People of the area came out in large number to protest after the post went viral on social media. While the police were trying to control the crowd which wanted to vent its anger out on the minority community and their properties, some people started pelting stone on the police.

SP of Bhola district today said that the Facebook account was hacked and the person from the minority community had lodged a complaint with the police on Saturday about the hacking. The persons who hacked his account also asked for ransom from him. Persons linked to hacking and posting of the derogatory content have been arrested.

Four platoons of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have been deployed in Borhanuddin Upazila area since this evening to maintain law and order there.

Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, who represented India at the conference in Okayama City, also highlighted PM Modi's vision of FIT India Movement and Eat Right campaigns.

The deliberations of the G20 Health Ministers focused on four major global health issues like the achievement of Universal Health Coverage, response to population ageing, management of health risks and health security management including Anti-Microbial Resistance and its containment. 

Dr Vardhan said that New Delhi is on the path to Universal Health Coverage and will contribute effectively in sustaining UHC at the global level.

On Response to population ageing, Dr. Vardhan, during his intervention, shared India’s vision for its projected 20 per cent elderly population by 2050. He also told the G20 countries about the efforts made by India to provide accessible, affordable, and high-quality long-term comprehensive health care services to an ageing population.
 

Rohit scored 212 runs from 255 deliveries before losing his wicket to Kagiso Rabada. His stellar innings had 28 fours and six sixes. He is the first Indian opener to register two 150-plus scores in a single Test series and also the fourth Indian batsman to score a double century against South Africa.

The Indian opener got to his double hundred with a six off Lungi Ngidi’s delivery.

India were 419 for 6 when the last report came in.

Earlier, India resumed its innings at the overnight score of 224 for 3 on Day 2.On Saturday, bad light and rain forced early end on the play. India lead the three-match series 2-nil.

President Kovind took part in the event at the Centre for Peace Education in Miriam college in Manila, the Philippines, during his five-day visit to the Southeast Asian nation.

Algerian film Abou Leila directed by Amin Sidi-Boumedine, Korean film Romang by LEE Chang-geun, Romanina film Monsters by Marius Olteanu, US film My Name is Sara by Steven Oritt, female filmmaker Eva Cool’s Cleo are the films which made it to Debut Competition this year.

The National Award winning film Hellaro by Abhishek Shah and Malayalam film Uyare by Manu Ashokan are the Indian films competing for the Award for the Best Debut feature film of a director at 50th IFFI.

Award carries Silver Peacock, a certificate and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000,00/- to be given to a feature film that reflects a new paradigm in motion pictures in terms of aesthetics, technique or technological innovation.

Panghal beat Douglas Andrade of Brazil 4-1, while Chirag (56kg) defeated Zambia's Katanga Christopher 5-0.

In the men's light fly category (49kg), Deepak got a walkover against Iran's Abaszadeh Ali while Satish Kumar also won his super heavyweight category (91kg) bout against Brazil's Nascimento Cosme 3-2.

However, Sandeep Kumar lost his 64kg bout against Uzbekistan's Rasulov Jakhongir 0-5. Aman (60kg) and Harsh Lakara (81kg) also suffered defeats.  

India had sent a contingent of 54 participants in nine sports -- Archery, boxing, diving, modern pentathlon, shooting, track and field, gymnastics and tennis -- in the competition.

A total of 9,308 military personnel from 109 countries are competing in the World Military Games.

Mary Kom claimed her eighth world medal at the recently-concluded championships in Russia and the BFI now plans to send the Manipuri boxer for the Olympic qualifiers in China, moving away from the previous decision to give direct selection only to the gold and silver winners.

They streamed into the streets around the country's parliament in Beirut, as well as elsewhere across the country, despite calls for calm from politicians and dozens of arrests on Friday.

The demonstrators are demanding a sweeping overhaul of Lebanon's political system, citing grievances ranging from austerity measures to poor infrastructure.

They have crippled main roads and threatened to topple the country's fragile coalition government.

The current unity government has the backing of most Lebanese political parties, including Hezbollah.

The life and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated by performing Dandi Yatra. Participants in huge number took part in the Yatra which was made vibrant by young students and their enthusiasm.A stall featuring books of Publications Division at the  Book Fair on the 150 Years of the Mahatama Gandhi has been one of the major attractions this year.

Speaking at the occasion the Consul General of India in Frankfurt Pratibha Parkar said that the whole world is celebrating the 150th Birth anniversary of Gandhiji to re-emphasize his message of truth and non violence.

She also distributed away the prizes to the students who participated in the event.

The event concluded with the pledge by participants to follow the path shown by Bapu to make the world a better place.

Addressing the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund in Washington, the Finance Minister said, India is firmly committed to the path of fiscal consolidation.

She further added that India has taken diverse policy levers as part of the Modi government's series of reforms to address the challenges being posed by slowdown in country's growth.

As against India's real growth rate of 6.8 per cent in 2018, the IMF in its latest World Economic Outlook, projected the country's growth rate at 6.1 per cent for 2019 and noted that the Indian economy is expected to pick up at 7 per cent in 2020.

The Finance Minister said India has provided impetus to growth by rationalising and reducing corporate tax rates that will stimulate private sector investment in infrastructure and industry.

Noting that there are risks at various levels which can adversely affect the growth momentum, Sitharaman said it is pertinent in global economy to mention that external factors like trade tensions and other geopolitical uncertainties can have overwhelming deleterious effects.

As a dynamic economy, the minister said, India believes it has a key stake in nurturing global cooperation.

The finance minister told the IMF that with persistent efforts, the overhang of stressed assets in the banking system has declined.

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is proving to be a game changer. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with members of the creative and entertainment world on ways to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

The interaction was held at his residence at Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi.

Addressing the gathering, Prime Minister said that Gandhi Ji is synonymous with simplicity. His thoughts reverberate far and wide.

PM Mod also said that the power of creativity is immense and it is essential to harness this spirit of creativity for our nation.

He hailed the efforts of people from the world of films and television in popularizing the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi.

The Prime Minister shared with eminent film personalities that their work has reached all corners of the world. He said that he would be happy to help in anyway to ensure maximum impact of their creative initiatives.
 

Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera said in a statement that FATF in Paris informed the removal of Sri Lanka's name from the blacklist commending the new measures taken by the country on financial security.

Sri Lanka was first included in the blacklist in 2011. By 2012, Sri Lanka was listed in the list as a dangerous country with no commitment to the financial security plan.

The statement said the government together with the Central Bank and other financial institutions, has taken several measures since 2016 to ensure the financial security of the country.

As a result, Sri Lanka was declared a cooperating state in 2016 and the FATF put Sri Lanka on a grey list from November 2017.

Sri Lanka set out a sound framework to bring the commitment of all the stakeholders to enhance the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) standards in order to improve its compliance and the country rating. 

It reported the progress achieved in the implementation of the action plan regularly to the FATF.

He has come up with numerous eco-friendly projects for the nation. In this contemporary epoch, energy resources are depleting in an excessive manner, which is also degrading the environment in a shoddy way. To curb this menace, Verma, with his untiring efforts, has attained over 60 IPRs which have developed numerous technology projects that are spreading like fire.

These technologies are very eco-friendly and do not harm the environment in any way. An all-inclusive recognized business person Mr. Himansh Verma has tapped into the eco-obliging endeavors, and his innovative and extraordinary contemplations are flourishing in the field of eco-pleasing Companies.Spread across various industries, the Group has rights to exigent technologies like SUNSUL Technology, Navrattan Green Crete, Navrattan Composite Electric Bus, Thermo Chemical Gasification Technology, Sewage Sludge Incinerator, Basalt Rebar and Cholesterol Immunization vaccine, to name a few.

Along with the developing science & technologies, the Group; has also ventured into providing affordable housing schemes for the economically weaker section of the society and is working towards improving and contributing to the infrastructural development of the country.In today's era, with the large scale urbanization, industrialization, and ever-increasing population have put enormous pressure on the industries to meet the ever-increasing demands of the people. To fulfill the markets more and more industries are exploring and exploiting the natural, non-renewable resources.

"The resources are being used at such a rate that it does not seem that we are going to save some for our future generations," said Mr. Verma. Exactly here comes the role of the Navrattan group. The business group, and it's six independently operating verticals, provides a wide range of industries with the most revolutionary and innovative alternative to present non-renewable resources. The over-dependence on electricity and power has been recognized by Navrattan Green Power Co. Ltd. that has developed and introduces SUNSUL technology, an innovation that is a fully equipped system that generates continuous energy by using industrial waste as its feedstock. The innovation is much more efficient and effective that the presently available Solar PV cells. 

Verma says, "I am in discussion with our team of researchers to come up with more such technological ways through which we can completely reverse the damage and hugely reduce our future carbon emission rate. There is so much carbon in the atmosphere that it is having adverse effects on the health of people."

There are 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra. The main contest is between BJP-Shiv Sena alliance and Congress-NCP combine. MNS, BSP, CPI(M) and CPI are among other parties contesting. A total of 3,237 candidates are in the fray. The number of voters in the state is 8,98,39,600.  

In Haryana, the main contest is between the BJP and the Congress. Other parties fighting in the polls are INLD, Aam Aadmi Party, Swaraj India Party, JJP, BSP and LJP. 

A total of 1,169 candidates are in the fray for the 90-member Assembly. Of them, 1,064 are male and 105 female candidates. The number of voters between 18 and 19 years of age has increased from 3 lakh to 3.82 lakh after the recently held Lok Sabha elections. 

Incidentally, Mr Johnson's plan to get Parliament to approve his divorce deal with the European Union was thrown into doubt today, as lawmakers were first given a vote on whether - yet again - to delay their final decision on Brexit.

 At a rare weekend sitting of Parliament, Johnson implored legislators to ratify the deal he struck this week with the other 27 EU leaders. He said members of the House of Commons should come together as democrats to end this debilitating feud that has wracked the country for more than three years. He told lawmakers that now is the time for what he described as the great House to come together as he believed people at home are hoping and expecting. But he may not get the vote he craves. 

House of Commons Speaker John Bercow said he would first allow a vote on an amendment that essentially puts the vote on the deal off until another day. Those behind the amendment say it will remove the risk that the U.K. could stumble out of the bloc without a deal on October 31 because the law is not in place.

If the amendment passes, it also will force Johnson to seek a delay from the EU to Britain's departure, due to take place in less than two weeks on October 31.

PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojna hugely benefiting farmers of the country

According to the researchers, including those from Texas A&M University in the US, liquid water on Mars may have become unsustainable and evaporated as the planet's atmosphere became thinner, and the pressure at the surface became lesser.

The study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, noted that over 3 billion years ago the lake that was present in Gale Crater --  an immense 95-mile-wide rocky basin that is being explored with the NASA Curiosity rover since 2012 -- underwent a drying episode possibly linked to the global drying of Mars.

The Gale Crater formed about 3.6 billion years ago when a meteor hit Mars, the study noted.

"Since then, its geological terrains have recorded the history of Mars, and studies have shown Gale Crater reveals signs that liquid water was present over its history, which is a key ingredient of microbial life as we know it," said co-author of the study Marion Nachon from Texas A&M University.

According to Nachon, the salt ponds eventually formed during these drying periods. "It is difficult to say exactly how large these ponds were, but the lake in Gale Crater was present for long periods of time - from at least hundreds of years to perhaps tens of thousands of years," Nachon said.

The researchers said that the salt ponds on Mars are similar to some found on the Earth such as those in a region called Altiplano near the Bolivia-Peru border.

Nachon added that the Altiplano is an arid, high-altitude plateau where rivers and streams from mountain ranges "do not flow to the sea but lead to closed basins, similar to what used to happen at Gale Crater on Mars."

"This hydrology creates lakes with water levels heavily influenced by climate. During the arid periods Altiplano lakes become shallow due to evaporation, and some even dry up entirely," she said.

According to the researchers, the climate on Mars may have similarly fluctuated between wetter and drier periods.

The study also noted the types of chemical elements present in the liquid water that was present at the red planet's surface at the time, and the type of environmental changes any potential life forms on Mars may have had to cope with, had they existed. 
 

Addressing a press conference, UP DGP OP Singh said that three people have been arrested from Gujarat and investigations on to find more people from Lucknow who are involved in the murder conspiracy.

The DGP said that prima facie this was a radical killing where these people were radicalized by the speech he gave in 2015.

He also said the team is working in collaboration with Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad.

Making a joint statement with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at NATO Headquarters, Pompeo added, that his administration is "very hopeful" to "continue to be able to implement and execute it.

Pompeo also added,that "us is hopeful that both the Turks who were part of the agreement , as well as the the YPG fighters in the region, will take seriously the commitments that they made.

The voting will decide UK's departure from the European Union.

PM Boris Johnson appeals the house to free UK from the "never-ending Brexit saga", as It has been more than three years since the UK voted to leave European project.

PM Johnson will try to win parliament's approval on getting Brexit deal done by the latest deadline of October 31. And, on failing, he will have to face the humiliation of Brexit unraveling after repeated promises to get it done before deadline.

The Parliament will begin with PM Johnson's statement to lawmakers followed by a debate and votes on the amendments.

More than 200 films from various countries would be screened at the panorma section of the festival, which include 26 feature films and 15 non-feature films.

The festival will also showcase 12 films that have completed 50 years since their first screening. 

John Bailey, Cinematographer and Ex. President of Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, will chair the International Jury of 50th International Film Festival of India. French filmmaker Robin Campillo, who was also a member of Cannes International Jury 2019, renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yang and Lynne Ramsay,will be the co-jurors. Ramesh Sippy, Padma Shri winner is the Indian member in the International Jury.

The coveted film festival will see the best lot of 15 films representing 20 countries compete for the coveted Golden Peacock Award. The selection has been made from over 700 entries. Marathi film Mai Ghat: Crime No. 103/2005 directed by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan and Malayalam film Jallikettu directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery are the two Indian films competing at IFFI.

More than 200 films from various countries would be screened at the panorma section of the festival..Altogether 26 feature films and 15 non-feature films will be screened under this section....The festival will also showcase 12 films that have completed 50 years since their screening.

More than 10,000 cine'lovers are expected to participate in the festival this year.The Indian Panorama section showcases the best of contemporary Indian cinema..Abhishek Shah's directorial masterpiece Hellaro will be the opening feature film  for the Indian Panorama section , Nooreh directed by Ashish Pandey will be the opening in the non feature film category for the section.

The Golden Jubilee edition of IFFI has the best lot of 15 films representing 20 countries competing for the coveted Golden Peacock Award.

The selection has been made from over 700 entries. Pema Tseden's Balloon (China), Ali Aydin's Chronology (Turkey), Andreas Horvath's Lillian (Austria), Wagner Moura's Marighella (Brazil), Hans Petter Moland's Out Stealing Horses (Norway,Sweden,Denmark), Blaise Harrison's Particles (France,Switzerland), Gregor Bozic's Stories from the Chestnut Woods (Slovenia), Yosep Anggi Noen's The Science of Fictions (Indonesia,Malaysia, France), Erdenebileg Ganbold's Steed (Mongolia), Krist?f De?k's Hungarian Film Captives and Ben Rekhi's Philippines film Watch List are in competition.

Dadasaheb Phalke award winner Amitabh Bachchan's outstanding contribution to cinema will be honoured and celebrated through a package of his impactful and entertaining films in this edition of IFFI. The festival aims to provide a window of opportunities through its journey in the last 50 years. It is India's premier film festival and also has the distinction of being the first international film festival in Asia.
 

The Central Bureau of Investigation, told the Supreme Court today, that 15 accused, including Chidambaram, his son Karti and some companies have been charge-sheeted in the case.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for CBI told the bench headed by Justice R Banumathi, opposing Chidambaram's bail plea, that the country needs to go for a zero-tolerance policy on corruption. The Solicitor General informed the court that the offence of forgery has also been made out in the probe in the case against Chidambaram. He said that further probe on in the case and responses on Letters Rogatory (LRs) sent to Singapore and Mauritius are awaited.

The Solicitor General stated that the presence of Chidambaram was enough to intimidate witnesses and so he should not be given bail at least till material witnesses are examined.

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Chidambaram, countered Mehta's submissions. He said the CBI's apprehensions that Chidambaram may tamper with the evidence or influence the witnesses were false and baseless.

Born on January 10, 1946, in Faridpur district, he completed his graduation from the Government College of Fine Arts and Crafts in Kolkata in 1969.

An icon of modern art in Bangladesh, Kalidas was awarded Shilpakala Padak in 2016 and the Ekushey Padak in 2018 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to fine arts.

Solo exhibitions of his works were held in Dhaka and many countries, including the US, India, Japan, Iran, and Hong Kong. Apart from painting he was also known for his installation work in which he used diverse materials like wood, pottery, brass, utensils and others.

Kalidas was prolific in using new mediums and style for his art work while maintaining his signature style. He called his work alluvial art meaning the art of the delta land which gave expression to the precarious nature of the alluvial land and its people, their struggles and hopes.

Karmakar also experimented with performance art which combined artist's body as an object of art along with his paintings.
 

The decision has been taken following the success of the pilot project started by the Ministry for admission of girl children in Sainik School Chhingchhip in Mizoram two years ago. 

Rajnath Singh has directed concerned authorities to ensure availability of necessary infrastructure and sufficient female staff in Sainik schools for smooth implementation of the directive. The decision is in line with the objective of the government towards greater inclusiveness, gender equality, enabling greater participation of women in Armed Forces and strengthening the motto of ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao'.