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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

22 Oct 2018

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Ireland Woos Indian Companies

Ireland is wooing Indian companies, currently having United Kingdom (U.K.) as their EU headquarters, to shift base to the country.
According to Tanaz Buhariwalla, director, India, IDA Ireland, Indian companies in the U.K. and particularly, those using the U.K. as a gateway to the EU face some important strategic and operational decisions.
As per IDA's estimates India's trade with the EU, minus the U.K., as more than trebled since 2000.

Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia Suspended

Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced the suspension of German arms sales to Saudi Arabia, saying they cannot be undertaken in the current circumstances, a reference to the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi who disappeared on October 2 and whom Riyadh has admitted, died inside its consulate in Istanbul.

U.S. to Pull Out of Russia Missile Pact

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that the U.S. would pull out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia, a crucial Cold War-era treaty banning the development, testing and possession of short and medium range ground-launched nuclear missiles with a range of 500-5,000 km.
The treaty was signed in 1987 to end the arms race between the two superpowers, and protected America's NATO allies in Europe from Soviet missile attacks.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

JNPT May Acquire 3 Ports

The country's largest container port Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) is mulling to acquire three ports in Maharashtra.
The three ports that JNPT is looking to acquire are Vijaydurg, Revas and Dighi Ports.
JNPT is also going ahead with its efforts to develop an offshore port at Wadhawan, north of Mumbai.

Diesel Costs More than Petrol

With diesel becoming costlier than petrol in Odisha, the ruling Biju Janata Dal and the opposition Congress blamed the "faulty" policy of the central government for the rise in price of diesel.
A litre of diesel costs 12 paise more than that of petrol in Bhubaneswar.
According to Utkal Petroleum Dealers Association general secretary Sanjay Lath, this was the first time that the price of diesel surpassed that of petrol in Odisha.
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SPORTS

Denmark Open 2018

Saina Nehwal lost the women's singles final of Denmark Open 2018 to world number one and nemesis Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

National Police Memorial Unveiled

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Police Memorial in New Delhi.
The National Police Commemoration Day is observed every year this day to pay homage to the 10 policemen who were killed in an ambush by Chinese troops in 1959 in Ladakh's Hot Spring area.
The proposal to have a national memorial for police personnel was first mooted by the Atal Behari Vajpayee in 2002.

National Award in Netaji's Name

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that a national award in the name of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose will be given every year to police personnel who do excellent work in rescue and relief operations during any kind of disaster.
The award will be announced on January 23, Netaji's birthday.
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