#📰ଆଜିର ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଅପଡେଟ💻 #🗞ଲାଟେଷ୍ଟ ଅପଡେଟ🎙 #ଖବର ଆଜିର #📰ଦେଶ-ବିଦେଶ ଅପଡେଟ #today's top headlines 🗞️ *20 Aug (Thursday)* ______________________ *TODAYS TOP NEWS* ------------------------------------ 1. Sadbhavana Diwas is observed today on 20 August to mark former PM Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary. The meaning of the word “Sadbhavana” is translated as goodwill, harmony, and mutual understanding. 2. The Union Cabinet approved five projects, including four railway projects and one highway project. Briefing media after the Cabinet meeting in New Delhi, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the projects worth Rs 13,041 crore were approved today by the Union Cabinet under the leadership of PM Modi. 3. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the government’s foremost priority is to provide high-quality infrastructure while maintaining cost-effectiveness. He emphasized that there can be no compromise on the quality of infrastructure development. 4. Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) has started a new service of the Joint Parcel Product – Rapid Cargo Service (JPP-RCS) on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC). The service marks a key milestone towards strengthening rail-based parcel logistics and providing faster, reliable and scheduled transportation solutions for cargo transportation. 5. In Ladakh, Indian Army organised the ‘Adab Aur Saqafat – Literary Festival 2026’ in Kargil to celebrate the rich literary heritage, cultural traditions and artistic spirit of Ladakh under the theme “Celebrating the Culture of Ladakh Highland” at GDC Kargil. 6. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the Southern Zonal Council (SZC) meeting tomorrow in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu. The council comprises the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Keralam, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, and the Union Territories of Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep. 7. Union Minister of Education Pralhad Joshi met with senior officials of the Department of Higher Education to review the implementation of the initiative to provide free online coaching to youth preparing for competitive examinations. 8. The Ministry of Science and Technology informed about a new smart drug that can replace traditional chemotherapy. The drug named RK-251 is designed to target cancerous cells without damaging healthy cells. 9. West Bengal hosted its first Kaushal Mahotsav on 18 August 2026 at Balurghat Stadium in Dakshin Dinajpur district. It was the 11th Kaushal Mahotsav held in India and was organised by the Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, the National Skill Development Corporation, and the Government of West Bengal. 10. The National Medical Commission (NMC) issued the draft Registration of Medical Practitioners and Licence to Practice Medicine (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 on 11 August 2026. The draft proposes a centrally generated Unique Identification (UID) number for registered medical practitioners in India through the Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB). 11. Maharashtra declared snakebite a notifiable disease on 18 August 2026 under the state public health framework. The order makes reporting mandatory for government hospitals, private hospitals, medical colleges, and healthcare practitioners for every suspected, probable, or confirmed case and death. 12. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for very heavy rainfall over Chhattisgarh, Eastern Madhya Pradesh and Western Uttar Pradesh. ------------------------------------ *LEGAL REPORT* ------------------------------------ 1. The Department of Telecommunications has directed telecom operators to deny new mobile connections to subscribers who already have nine SIM cards registered in their name. From 23 August, a representative image of each subscriber who has reached the prescribed limit will also be made available on the DIP. 2. Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said that the Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI) Fund Conflict of Interest policy was protected by stringent safeguards to ensure protection of Taxpayers’ Money as well as private capital. 3. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has foiled an attempt to illegally export around 56 kilograms of methamphetamine from India to Saudi Arabia and arrested two persons in connection with the case. According to DRI, during the operation the powder form of methamphetamine was recovered from an export consignment at Nava Sheva Port. 4. The Supreme Court stressed the need to institutionalise the NTA with secure infrastructure and robust systems to prevent future paper leaks. 5. In Jharkhand, the 26-day-long student agitation over irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment examinations has been called off following the state government’s decision to cancel several recruitment exams and order investigations into the issue. 6. A court in West Bengal’s Nadia district has ordered the issuance of an arrest warrant against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for failing to appear before it in an alleged hate speech case. The Krishnanagar court also directed that a report on the execution of the warrant be submitted by the 28th of August. 7. Tamil Nadu announced 365 days of maternity leave for women state government employees for a third child. The policy applies to women government employees in the Tamil Nadu state service and gives the same leave period as the first two deliveries. ------ *MISHAPS*---------- 1. In Maharashtra, two elderly women were killed and 31 passengers injured when a State Transport bus collided with a truck near Bodhe Phata on the Malegaon-Chalisgaon road in Nashik district. 2. Flood situation in northern Odisha remains a major concern, with the Subarnarekha River rising rapidly in Balasore and heading towards a major flood threat. 3. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda, who underwent angioplasty on Monday, has been discharged from AIIMS Delhi. Last week, Mr Nadda was admitted to AIIMS after experiencing uneasiness. ------------------------------------ *DEFENCE News* ------------------------------------ 1. DRDO and the Indian Air Force will conduct carriage and release flight trials of the indigenous PGB-500 precision-guided bombs from the Su-30MKI fighter aircraft during September and October 2026, marking a significant step in expanding India’s precision strike capability. 2. The Defence Research and Development Organisation has set out demanding parameters for a high‑altitude heavy‑fuel vertical take‑off and landing logistics drone to support Indian Army posts along the Line of Actual Control and the Line of Control. 3. Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, inaugurated the Launch and Recovery System (LARS) Test Plinth at the Submarine Rescue Unit (East), Visakhapatnam. 4. Pakistan is expanding its defence engagement beyond its immediate neighbourhood through a new security agreement with Somalia. ------------------------------------ ✈ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS* ------------------------------------ 1. US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor described the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir as an important part of India and said the governments at the Centre and in the region have taken significant steps to improve security. 2. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has dismissed as false the claim that China has entered 60 kilometres into Arunachal Pradesh. In a social media post, Mr Rijiju said photos and videos from Bangladesh were being used to falsely portray Chinese entry into Arunachal Pradesh. 3. Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu has said that government aims to triple the country’s air cargo volume by 2030. The current air cargo volume of country is around 3.5 million metric tonnes. 4. As part of India’s BRICS Presidency 2026, the Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, is hosting the BRICS Youth Council Meeting and the BRICS Youth Summit in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The two-day event highlights ‘Yuva Shakti’ as a central force for innovation and sustainable development. 5. A 12-member high-powered committee has been formed in India for the assessment of the restoration and management of Teesta Barrage Project (TBP) in West Bengal as the Teesta River is gaining strategic importance. The committee will look into water availability, existing utilization, future demands and the status of the barrage and infrastructure. 6. The Ministry of External Affairs has emphasised that the ongoing Uttar Pradesh–Japan Business Summit, scheduled until 23 August, will help both nations leverage direct state-to-prefecture engagements to drive investment, manufacturing and technology transfer at the ground level. ------------------------------------ 🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍 ------------------------------------ 1. Iran’s Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Major General Ali Abdollahi, has warned that countries on the southern shores of the Persian Gulf should not assist or facilitate US military forces. 2. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned Britain over its military support for Ukraine, saying Moscow considered British missile forces direct involvement in strikes against Russian territory as participation in the war. His remarks came after British-made drones were reportedly used in long-range attacks against targets inside Russia for the first time. 3. Pakistan’s Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said that the government would seek a review of the Supreme Court’s order directing the transfer of former Prime Minister Imran Khan to a hospital for a comprehensive medical examination. 4. China has achieved a historic milestone in its reusable rocket program with the successful launch and recovery of the Zhuque-3 Y2. The rocket lifted off from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone in northwest China on 19 August 2026 at 7:35 a.m. ------------------------------------ 🚣🚴🏇🏊 *SPORTS* ------------------------------------ 1. Tingong Wangpan, a CM Aces athlete from Arunachal Pradesh, has been selected to represent India at the Asian Para Games 2026 in the Men’s 400m T37 category. 2. Boxer Narender Berwal Selected for Prestigious Arjuna Award Narender Berwal, an international-level boxer from Sorkhi village in Hansi district of Haryana, who has brought glory to the country, has been selected for the Arjuna Award. 3. In Men’s Cricket, India beat host Sri Lanka by 165 runs in the first Test of the two-match series in Galle yesterday. India now leads 1-nil in the series. Chasing a target of 372, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 206 in 77.4 overs during the post-lunch session, handing India a comfortable victory. 4. In Hockey, India registered a comprehensive 5-3 victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in the FIH World Cup at Amstelveen in the Netherlands yesterday, to qualify for the next round. India had earlier opened their campaign with a 3-1 win over Wales before suffering a 4-2 defeat against England. India and England advanced to the next round from Group D, while Pakistan’s campaign came to an end. ------------------------------------ *FINANCE* ------------------------------------ *INDIAN RUPEE VALUE* 💷 *GBP* ₹128(Approx) € *Euro* : ₹109(Approx)  *USD* ₹ 96(Approx) 🇨🇦 *Canada* :CAD ₹68 🇦🇺 *Australia* : ₹ 67 🇦🇪 *UAE Dirham* : ₹ 26 *🇨🇳 China Yuan ¥* : ₹ 14 🇲🇻 *Maldives Rufiya* : ₹ 6.17 🇧🇹 *Bhutan ngultrum* : ₹ 1.00 🇳🇵 *Nepal Rupee* : ₹ 0.63 🇧🇩 *B'desh Taka** : ₹ 0.77 🇵🇰 *Pak Rupee* : ₹ 0.34 🇱🇰 *Sri Lanka Rupee* : ₹ 0.30 ------------------------------------ *BSE SENSEX* 76,909.68 −325.78 (0.42%) 🔻 *NIFTY* 24,078.30 −76.60 (0.32%)🔻 ------------------------------------ *Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai* *GOLD* : ₹ 15,500/ 01gm (24 krt) *SILVER* : ₹ 2,45,000/KG 1. Lakshmanan Meyyappan has been awarded the title of a Chartered Accountant, having received the Guinness World Record as the world’s youngest male Chartered Accountant at the age of 16 years and 141 days in Dubai. Notably, his achievement is not limited to his age but also represents an impressive speed and breadth of his academic and professional path in finance. 2. India is getting ready to host Semicon India 2026, which will be the fifth installment of the largest event held in the country related to its semiconductor industry from September 17th to 19th at Yashoobhoomi (IICC), Dwarka, New Delhi. ------------------------------------ *ENTERTAINMENT NEWS* ------------------------------------ Superstar Rajinikanth completed 51 years in Indian cinema on August 15. The actor marked the milestone with the team of his upcoming film Dharman. He started in 1975. ------------------------------------ 🇮🇳 *FACTS ABOUT INDIA* ======================= *Dwarka* is an ancient city in the northwestern Indian state of Gujarat. It’s known as a Hindu pilgrimage site. The ancient Dwarkadhish Temple has an elaborately tiered main shrine, a carved entrance and a black-marble idol of Lord Krishna. Dwaraka, possibly meaning having many gates, it is a sacred historic city in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. The name Dwaraka is said to have been given to the place by Bhagavan Krishna, it is one of the Sapta Puri (seven sacred cities) of Hinduism. According to Puranas Lord Krishna summoned vishwakarma(deity of construction) to build a beautiful city at the western coast of Saurashtra. Visvakarma asked lord krishna to request 12 yojanas of land from Samundra dev(Diety of sea) for the construction of a magnificent city. During the reign of lord Krishna, Dwaraka was said to be very beautiful with charming ponds, enchanting gardens, deep moats and architectural palaces. ======================= *😀Thought of the day* ======================= Lust, anger and greed are the three gates to self-destructive hell. Kama, krodh and lobh have done us no good. Unreasonable craving for sex will turn you into a pervert, anger will drive people away from you and greed will never let you be satisfied. ======================= *😳WHY❓❓❓* ======================= *WHY WE WILL GET FEAR* ?* The universal trigger for fear is the threat of harm, real or imagined. This threat can be for our physical, emotional or psychological well-being. While there are certain things that trigger fear in most of us, we can learn to become afraid of nearly anything. Long-term stress can cause feelings of anxiety and depression, and reduce your ability to cope in particular situations. This can make you feel more fearful or anxious about being in those situations again and, over a long period, could lead to you developing a phobia. If you avoid the object or situation that is making you phobic, this will often make your fear worse over time. However, it can be extremely difficult to face your phobia, and you may need professional help to enable you to do this. Fear exists to keep us safe. It is not inherently bad or good but a tool we can use to make better decisions. Fear isn’t designed to keep us inactive, but to help us act in ways that generate the results we need and want. Embrace fear as instruction and let it inform your actions, but not control them.We are afraid of nothing so much as the unknown. If your fear is based on a lack of information, then get the information or knowledge you need to examine the situation based on facts rather than speculation. ======================= *LEARN Sanskrit*🙏🏻 ======================= कृष्णा:* Krishna is derived from *karshati =* akarshati(attracts). krish of meaning *vilekhan(attraction)* . which is primarily an adjective meaning " *black", "dark", "dark blue ======================= 🤔 *HOW IT WORKS* ⁉ ======================= *Solar panel* ☀️ A solar panel works by allowing photons, or particles of light, to knock electrons free from atoms, generating a flow of electricity. Solar panels actually comprise many, smaller units called photovoltaic cells. (Photovoltaic simply means they convert sunlight into electricity.) Each photovoltaic cell is basically a sandwich made up of two slices of semi-conducting material, usually silicon. Solar panels use the photons produced by sunlight to generate direct current (DC) electricity. When the photons hit the panel they are absorbed by the panel's semiconducting silicon material. During this process electrons separate from the atoms and move around the solar cell. ======================= 💁🏻‍♂‍ *GK TODAY* ======================= The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON),* known colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement or Hare Krishna's, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu religious organisation. ISKCON was founded in 1966 in New York City by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada known to his followers as Guru and spiritual master. ======================= *BORN TODAY* 🐣💐 ======================= Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma (19 August 1918 – 26 December 1999) was an Indian lawyer and politician from the state of Madhya Pradesh who served as the ninth president of India, from 1992 to 1997. ======================= 🙏🏻 *IDIOMS & PHRASES* ======================= Not a Bit थोडा-सा भी नहीं ======================= *ANTONYMS* *Cunning* × Naive *SYNONYMS* *Cunning* : Acute """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 🛕 *VEDIK GYAN* (kindly inform, if given info is differ from actual facts🙏🏻) ======================= *A video on Facts about Srikrishna incarnation** According to the Vishnu Purana, Lord Krishna, who happened to be the eighth incarnation or avatar of Lord Vishnu, Krishna was born on the 8th lunar day of Asthami, in the month of Shravana in the Yadava clan of Mathura to Queen Devaki and her husband, King Vasudeva. ... Kansa had usurped the throne of Mathura from his father, the benevolent King Ugrasen. Kansa was the brother of Devaki , a tyrant, who along with some other demon kings was terrorising Mother Earth. Kansa agreed to let Devaki get married to Yadava prince Vasudeva in the hopes of taking over the Yadava clan too. When Devaki was getting married, Kansa was told by fortune tellers that one of the offsprings of Devaki would bring his end. In his paranoia, Kansa brandished his sword and decided to kill Devaki right there and then. But after Vasudeva begged for his wife’s life and promised to hand each child to Kansa as soon as it was born, Kansa let go of his sister, and instead imprisoned Devaki and Vasudeva, and made sure that none of Devaki’s children survived. As soon as a child was born to Devaki, Kansa would smash the child’s head against the walls of the prison. However, on the night of Krishna’s birth, as soon as Krishna was born, a bright light filled the prison and Vasudeva was woken up by a divine voice that guided him to take Krishna across the Yamuna and leave him with his dear friend Nandraja, the head of the Gopa tribe. Nandraja and his wife Yashoda had also given birth to a baby girl that night, so Vasudeva secretly carried baby Krishna across the Yamuna river, which was no longer in its calm state, but instead was raging as if it were the ocean. Just then Lord Vishnu’s Shesh Naag, the giant multi-headed snake came and helped Vasudeva carry Krishna safely across the river. Vasudeva went to Nandraja’s house and exchanged the babies. His heart was filled with a deep sadness, as if he had left a part of his soul behind. He headed back to the prison with the exchanged baby, who gave a loud cry as soon as she lay next to Devaki. The guards informed Kansa that Devaki’s eight child was finally born. Devaki begged Kansa not to kill the baby, she pleaded that the prophecy must have been wrong as her son was meant to bring the end of Kansa but to no avail. When Kansa tried to kill the exchanged baby, it transformed into Goddess Durga and warned him that his death had arrived in his kingdom, and would come back to punish Kansa for his sins. Later Krishna and his elder brother Balaram killed Kansa. ======================= 🧬 *HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES*🩺 ( *Note* : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not🙏🏻) ======================= *Bitter gourd** is a rich source of vitamins and minerals. It contains iron, magnesium, potassium and vitamins like A and C. It contains twice the calcium of spinach and beta-carotene of broccoli. Various anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds are present in bitter gourd Great for diabetics: Bitter gourd contains polypeptide, an insulin-like compound called and charantin, which has anti-diabetic properties. These components actively help in reducing the blood sugar levels. It also helps to prevent unpredictable spikes and drops in insulin levels by regulating the metabolism and use of sugar the body has consumed. Bitter gourd acts as a hypoglycemic agent. It is rich source of soluble fiber and is low in glycemic index, which helps in lowering the blood sugar level. Bitter gourd is low in calories, fat and carbohydrates. These properties together help in weight management. It keeps you full for longer, so you avoid over-eating. It stimulates the liver to secrete bile acids that are essential for metabolising fat in the body. Moreover, bitter gourd contains 80-85% water, which is a universal suppressant of hunger. It also improves metabolism ===================