| 1.India, EU to hold 14th summit talks on October 6 in New Delhi. India and the European Union will hold their 14th summit talks on October 6 during which both sides are expected to discuss a host of key issues including ways to remove hurdles for the long-pending free trade agreement. The Ministry of External Affairs (MAE) said the president of the European Council, Donald Franciszek Tusk, and the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, will be here on a working visit from October 5-7 for the summit. |
| 2.India has opened two immigration check posts along the borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh. India has opened two immigration checkposts along the borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh, a reflection of its growing closeness with the two eastern neighbours. In a gazette notification, the home ministry said the central government has designated Zorinpui land checkpost in Lawngtlai district of Mizoram as an authorised immigration checkpost for entry into or exit from India with valid travel documents for all classes of passengers to or from Myanmar. |
| 3. Burqa Ban Comes into Effect in Austria. Austria’s law banning face veils such as burkhas or niqabs has come into effect from now. according to the government, acceptance and respect of Austrian values are basic conditions for successful cohabitation between the majority Austrian population and people from third countries living in Austria. |
| 4. first US crude oil cargo barrels bought by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) from the US. India will tomorrow receive its first ever shipment of US crude oil when a very large crude carrier (VLCC) docks at Paradip port in Odisha. Indian Oil Corp (IOC) in early July booked the first US cargo, opening floodgates that saw other state-owned refiners including Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) rush to buy US crude oil. |
| 5.Ram Nath Kovind has declared the Rural Gujarat as Open Defecation Free. President Ram Nath Kovind has declared the Rural Gujarat as ODF (Open Defecation Free) at a function held at Kirti Mandir in Porbandar. He has felicitated rural women for achieving ODF status for rural Gujarat. President Kovind has also inaugurated the new Jetty and other facilities at Jafarabad Fishing Harbour and upgradation of Veraval and Porbandar fishing Harbour. |
| 6. Jagmeet Singh ,Sikh man becomes first minority politician to lead major party in Canada. A 38-year-old Sikh lawyer was on Sunday elected the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, becoming the first non-white politician to head a major political party in the country. Jagmeet Singh, the Ontario provincial lawmaker, was elected on the first ballot to lead the party into the 2019 election against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. |
| 7. Nation pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 148th birth anniversary on October 2nd. Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi promoted the principle of Ahimsa, very successful by applying it to all spheres of life, particularly to politics. In his message, President Ram Nath Kovind has said, Gandhi Jayanti is an occasion to rededicate to the ideals and values of Mahatma Gandhi. He said, Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence and peaceful co-existence is of increasing relevance in present times. President said, Gandhi believed that Cleanliness is next to Godliness and visualised cleanliness as having three dimensions- a clean mind, a clean body and clean surroundings. |
| 8. International Day of Older Persons observed on 1st October. The International Day of Older Persons is observed on 1st October every year. It is also a day to appreciate the contributions that older people make to society. The theme of this year is "Stepping into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Contributions, and Participation of Older Persons in Society." |
| 9. Jeffrey C Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W Young win 2017 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to award the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to the American trio of Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm. All three winners are from the US. |
| 10. President has appointed governors for 5 states. President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Governors in five states and Lieutenant Governor (LG) in one Union Territories(UT). Governor of Bihar - Satya Pal Malik Governor of Tamil Nadu - Banwarilal Purohit Governor of Assam - Jagdish Mukhi Governor of Andaman and Nicobar - Devendra Kumar Joshi Governor of Arunachal Pradesh - B D Mishra Governor of Meghalaya - Ganga Prasad. |
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