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Delhi's air quality worsens, 10 monitoring stations enter 'severe' zone

New Delhi: Delhi''s air quality deteriorated morning with several areas in the national capital recording ''severe'' levels of pollution, according to authorities.

EAM Jaishankar holds talks with Moroccan counterpart

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held a virtual meeting with his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita, covering a range of key issues including ways to deal with threats of terrorism and climate change.

International

Pak's anti-corruption body approves fresh case against Nawaz Sharif

Islamabad: Pakistan''s anti-corruption body has approved a new case against deposed premier Nawaz Sharif, days after Prime Minister Imran Khan urged the authorities to dispose of major graft cases quickly.

China's Xi takes jabs at US in Korean War commemoration

Chinese leader Xi Jinping condemned unilateralism, protectionism and extreme egoism in a jab at the United States made during a rally Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of China''s entry into the 1950-53 Korean War.

COVID-19 vaccine ready & coming within weeks: Trump at final presidential debate with Biden

Washington: US President Donald Trump said that a COVID-19 vaccine is "ready" and going to be announced "within weeks" to combat the deadly disease that has killed over 223,000 Americans.

Trump accuses China, India and Russia of not taking care of their 'filthy air'

US President Donald Trump on Thursday accused China, India and Russia of not taking care of their filthy air as he justified America''s withdrawal from the landmark Paris climate agreement.

Trump 'pours fuel on racist fires', says Biden as two presidential candidates spar over racism

Donald Trump is one of the "most racist presidents" in modern history, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said, as he tore into the current US president during the final presidential debate and accused him of pouring "fuel on every racist fire".

Nov 3 US poll election of a lifetime, says eminent Indian-American

The November 3 presidential poll is an "election of a lifetime" for it being held amid a pandemic and seeing the "highest participation" of India-Americans, according to eminent community leader Swadesh Chatterjee.

COVID-19 to push 150-175 mn more people into extreme poverty: UN expert

Between 150 million and 175 million more people will fall into extreme poverty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an expert said at the UN.

Business

Sensex jumps over 200 pts in early trade; Nifty tops 11,950

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points in early trade, tracking gains in index majors HDFC twins, ICICI Bank and TCS amid positive cues from global markets.

Biden says he would push for USD 15 minimum wage

Washington: Former Vice President Joe Biden says he would push for a USD 15-per-hour minimum wage and rejects the idea that it would hurt small businesses.

Facebook, Twitter CEOs ordered to testify by GOP senators

The GOP push against Facebook and Twitter accelerated Thursday after Republican senators threatened the CEOs of the social media companies with subpoenas to force them to address accusations of censorship in the closing weeks of the presidential campaign.

Legal

SC Collegium approves appointment of 3 Additional Judges of Gauhati HC as Permanent Judges

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for appointment of three Additional Judges of Gauhati High Court as Permanent Judges.

Chopper scam: Court grants interim bail to middleman Rajeev Saxena

A Delhi court on Friday granted interim bail to Dubai-based businessman and alleged middleman Rajiv Saxena in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case.

NGT slams Centre over inadequate measures to prevent wastage of groundwater

The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Centre over inadequate measures to prevent wastage and misuse of groundwater saying there has to be specific time bound action plans and monitoring.

HC ends its blanket order extending bails, interim stays

New Delhi:: The Delhi High Court has decided that its blanket order extending all interim stays and bails granted prior to and during the COVID-19 lockdown would not remain in effect after October 31.

Entertainment

Scarlett Johansson to headline Sebastian Lelio's 'Bride'

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson will topline Apple and A24''s upcoming sci-fi drama "Bride".

Simon Kinberg to write, produce Battlestar Galactica' movie

Screenwriter Simon Kinberg, best known for his work on X-Men film franchise and 2009''s Sherlock Holmes movie, has signed on to write and produce Universal''s feature adaption of its sci-fi TV series Battlestar Galactica .

Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding' musical to open in India next year

Celebrated filmmaker Mira Nair''s stage musical adaptation of her 2001 movie Monsoon Wedding will premiere in India in November, 2021.

Sports

Kapil Dev suffers heart attack, undergoes angioplasty

New Delhi: India''s first World Cup-winning cricket captain Kapil Dev suffered a heart attack and underwent an angioplasty but is expected to be discharged in the next couple of days, said the hospital.

Kang, Song share lead in LPGA Drive On Championship

Danielle Kang leads the Race to CME Globe and, at No. 5 in the world, is the top-ranked player in the LPGA Drive On Championship-Lake Reynolds Oconee. She showed why Thursday.

Azhar Ali may not go to New zealand as Pakistan Test captain: Sources

Karachi: Pakistan Test captain Azhar Ali may lose his job as leader of the side when the team tours New Zealand amidst speculations that either white-ball skipper Babar Azam or Muhammad Rizwan could replace him.

Munoz in the lead and Woods with his worst score at Sherwood

The scorecards of Sebastian Munoz and Tiger Woods were unusual for different reasons in the Zozo Championship at Sherwood. That was only good news for one of them.

GK Snapshots on 23 October 2020

1. International Stuttering Awareness Day 2020 – October 22

2. Principality of Andorra Joins IMF as 190th Member

3. AAI plans to develop 100 Airports, Waterdroms, Heliports under UDAN Scheme by 2024

4. Dr Harsh Vardhan Virtually Addressed World Bank- IMF annual meeting 2020

5. India-Assisted Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project in Bhutan Won the 2020 Brunel Medal for Excellence in Civil Engineering at Annual ICE Awards 2020

6. ECI Constitutes Committee to Examine Issues on Expenditure Limits of Candidates

7. Hardeep Singh Puri , MoS for Housing and Urban Affairs launched “e-Dharti Geo Portal”

8. Indigenously-Built Stealth Corvette ‘INS Kavaratti’ commissioned into Indian Navy

9.  India Successfully Completes Final Trial of Nag Missile; Missile ready for Induction into Army

10. IMF cuts Asia’s Growth Forecast

11. Delhi Airport Emerges as Second Safest Aerodrome Globally based on Covid-19-related safety protocols: DIAL

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