News Today: 28 October 2021 - Quick Reference

News Today:

1. The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed retired apex court judge justice RV Raveendran to supervise a three-member expert committee that will investigate whether the Centre or any state government acquired and used Israeli spyware Pegasus for surveillance of Indian citizens. HT
2. Small cooking gas cylinders could soon be available for retail purchase at your nearby ration shop, as the Centre is coordinating with States and oil companies on the plan, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said on Wednesday. Hindu
3. India has applied for a $2 billion loan from Asian multilateral development banks to purchase around 700 million Covid-19 vaccines as it looks to boost the immunisation rate of the country’s eligible population. HT
4. Indian-origin Canadian politician Anita Anand was on Tuesday appointed as the country’s new Defence Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, over a month after his Liberal Party returned power in the snap polls and amid calls for major military reforms. Indian Express
5. India on Wednesday urged China not to undertake any actions under a new land boundary law that gives more powers to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), saying it could “unilaterally alter the situation” in the border areas. HT

Hindi News: ( so that you don’t miss out )

1. सीमा सुरक्षा और मिसाइल टेक्नोलॉजी के क्षेत्र में देश ने एक और बड़ी कामयाबी हासिल कर ली। बुधवार को ओडिशा के अब्दुल कलाम द्वीप पर अग्नि-5 मिसाइल का सफल परीक्षण किया गया। यह मिसाइल 5 हजार किलोमीटर दूरी तक लक्ष्य साधने की क्षमता रखती है। Bhaskar

2. NCB के जोनल डायरेक्टर समीर वानखेड़े की मुश्किलें खत्म होने का नाम नहीं ले रही हैं। नारकोटिक्स कंट्रोल ब्यूरो (NCB) के एक और गवाह ने बुधवार को एजेंसी के अधिकारियों पर धोखे से ब्लैंक पेपर पर साइन कराने का आरोप लगाया। शेखर काम्बले नाम के शिकायतकर्ता ने कहा कि बाद में इन कागजों का इस्तेमाल एक मामले के पंचनामे में किया गया।Bhaskar

3. जर्मन दवा कंपनी मर्क ने कहा है कि वो अपनी कोविड-19 पिल (टैबलेट) दूसरी कंपनियों को भी बनाने की मंजूरी देगी। कंपनी के इस फैसले से सबसे ज्यादा फायदा उन गरीब मुल्कों को होगा, जो कोविड-19 के महंगे वैक्सीन खरीदने में सक्षम नहीं हैं। Bhaskar

Relevant Google Trends Today

1. Despite a cold shoulder from Elon Musk, the richest person on the planet, meme cryptocurrency Shiba Inu continues to thrive higher with a spectacular rally
2. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA), has released the CAT hall ticket 2021 today. IIM CAT admit card 2021 is now available for download on the official website – iimcat.ac.in 2021.
3. MHT CET Result 2021 has been declared for PCM and PCB subjects at mhtcet2021.mahacet.org. Candidates can check the result using registration details.
4. Google Doodle on Wednesday paid tribute to Czech chemist Otto Wichterle who invented Soft contact lenses on his 108th birth anniversary.

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1. #AnnaattheTrailer
2. #PCAs
3. #Pegasus
4. CBI arrests six persons in connection with Rs 6,000 crore remittance scam in Bank of Baroda

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