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Bhima Koregaon: NIA files charge-sheet against eight people, Fr Stan Swamy sent to judicial custody

Mumbai: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed a charge-sheet against eight people, including activists Gautam Navlakha and 82-year-old Father Stan Swamy, for their alleged involvement in inciting a mob to violence in Bhima Koregaon near Pune on January 1, 2018, officials said.

GDP likely to contract 9.5 pc in FY'21: RBI

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India said the economy is likely to contract by 9.5 per cent in the current fiscal.

COVID-19: Active cases in India fall below 9 lakh after one month

New Delhi: India''s COVID-19 tally of cases went past 69 lakh with 70,496 infections being reported in a day, while active cases of infection fell below 9 lakh after a month comprising 12.94 per cent of the total caseload, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated.

Tripura reports 223 new COVID-19 cases, 7 fatalities

At least 223 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Friday, pushing the tally in the state to 27,982, a health department official said.

International

Brazil strains at quarantine as virus cases pass 5 million

Rio De Janeiro: Dozens of people converged on the cobblestone streets of downtown Rio de Janeiro for its traditional Pedra do Sal samba party the first since the pandemic began and it seemed Brazil was returning to normal.

Trump still contagious? Experts say it's impossible to know

President Donald Trump has said he doesn''t think he''s contagious anymore, but medical experts say that''s impossible to know a week after his diagnosis with COVID-19.

Iran foreign minister on China visit following US sanctions

China says Iran''s foreign minister will visit the country from Friday to Saturday, a day after the Trump administration blacklisted virtually all of Iran''s financial sector in the latest step aimed at the oil-rich country''s economy.

Protests against new labour law turn violent across Indonesia

Protests in many Indonesian cities turned violent Thursday as thousands of enraged students and workers criticized a new law they say will cripple labour rights and harm the environment.

Business

Sensex rises over 100 pts ahead of RBI policy outcome

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 100 points in opening trade ahead of the Reserve Bank of India''s monetary policy decision.

Chhattisgarh cabinet approves amendments to industrial policy

The Chhattisgarh cabinet has approved amendments to the Industrial Policy 2019-24, offering a slew of incentives to units, and announced a special package for entrepreneurs from the Scheduled Caste/Tribe category and also startups, an official has said.

Changes in H1B work visa will attract best and brightest minds: US official

The changes to the US H-1B foreign workers visa will help attract the best and the brightest minds from across the world, a top US official said on Thursday.

Entertainment

Helena Bonham Carter to narrate animated version of Quentin Blake's Clown'

Los Angeles: Actor Helena Bonham Carter is set to narrate a new animation based on celebrated writer-cartoonist Quentin Blake''s kids book Clown .

Megan Thee Stallion launches scholarship fund for women of colour

Rapper-singer Megan Thee Stallion has launched a scholarship fund to support women of colour pursuing an associate''s, bachelor''s or postgraduate degree in any field. Megan has partnered with Rap

Rotation, Amazon Music''s flagship global hip-hop brand, to start her Don''t Stop Scholarship Fund''.

Kate Mulgrew to return as Captain Janeway in animated series Star Trek: Prodigy'

Veteran actor Kate Mulgrew will reprise her iconic role of Captain Janeway in animated series Star Trek: Prodigy , Nickelodeon and CBS Studios have announced. The casting was revealed as a surprise announcement during the Star Trek Universe virtual panel at New York Comic Con.

Benedict Cumberbatch to play Doctor Strange in Spider-Man 3'

British star Benedict Cumberbatch is set to reprise his role of Marvel''s magic-wielding superhero Doctor Strange in the much-anticipated third installment in the Spider-Man franchise, led by actor Tom Holland.

Sports

Venezuela defender meets 7-month-old daughter before match

Venezuela defender Wilker ngel was eager for South American World Cup qualifiers to start this week despite the COVID-19 pandemic still having a hard impact on the region.

Georgia beats Belarus, advances to Euro 2020 playoff finals

Tbilisi (Georgia), Oct 9 (AP) Georgia became the first team to advance to the European Championship playoff finals by beating Belarus 1-0.

Kenin, 21, will face unseeded Swiatek, 19, in French final

Sofia Kenin entered 2020 with an 11-11 record in Grand Slam action. Never had made the quarterfinals at any clay-court tournament until this trip to Roland Garros and lost her only tuneup match on the surface 6-0, 6-0 last month. Look at the 21-year-old American now.

GK Snapshots on 9 October 2020
 

1. Indian Air Force Day Observed on October 8 2020

2. World Sight Day 2020: October 8

3. Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament Elected Sadyr Zhaparov as Acting PM After the Resignation of Former PM Kubatbek Boronov

4. Government Appoints M Rajeshwar Rao as the New Deputy Governor of RBI

5. Jordan’s King Abdullah II Appointed Bishr al-Khasawneh as PM; Succeeds Omar al Razzaz

6. India’s GDP to Contract by 9.6% in FY 21: World Bank

7. Zurich International Signed Concession Agreement with UP Government for Jewar Airport

8. Amazon India in Partnership with IRCTC launches Online Reserved Train Ticket Bookings
9. Union Minister Smriti Irani Launches First-Ever Brand & Logo for Indian Cotton
10. Union Minister Harsh Vardhan, Yesso Naik Launches National Clinical Management Protocol based on Ayurveda and Yoga
 

COVID-19
11. PM Modi Launches ‘Jan Andolan’ Campaign for COVID-19 Appropriate Behaviour
12. COVID-19 to push 150 Million People into Extreme Poverty: World Bank

13. Mario Molina, The Only Mexican Scientist to Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry Passed Away at 77

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