Current Affairs October 3
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1- Assam court(Guwahati) has awarded a death penalty to Bikash Das for r*pe and murder of a college student on a moving train in July 2018.
2-PBS- The pharmaceutical benefits scheme
* ITBP- Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force
* NEET- National Eligibility cum Entrance Test
* CAIT- The Confederation of All India Traders
* WYCC- World Youth Chess Championship
3-The Indian men’s hockey team has defeated the reigning world and European champions Belgium in the fifth and last match.
4-3 astronauts namely Hazzaa Ali AlMansoori, NASA astronaut Nick Hague, and Alexey Ovchinin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos have returned to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS).
* The first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is Hazzaa Ali AlMansoori.
5- Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered for setting up of new bench for minority rights.
6-Mayank Agarwal with a score of 215 has surpassed Australian star Steve Smith’s 211 to post highest Test score of the year.
* He has created a record in the first Test against South Africa in Visakhapatnam.
7-Kultar Malik was named President of the Haryana Cricket Association (HCA).
8-Youtube sensation Bhuvan Bam will be singing National Anthem at the first-ever NBA games in the country.
9-The Sikh community in Pakistan has demanded religious schools for children.
10-The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) has given a clean chit to the Tamil Nadu Premier League in T20.
11- Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will fly sortie on Rafale aircraft in France.
12-Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has released endangered cheer pheasants.
13-According to online food delivery platform Zomato, female delivery partners are highest in Chennai and Leh is the highest (altitude-wise) active point for food delivery.
14- A Delhi court has extended the judicial custody of ex-Finance Minister P. Chidambaram till October 17 in the alleged INX Media case.
15-Union Home Minister Amit Shah has Flagged Off Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express.
16-Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will join the delegation to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan on November 9.
17-Yes Bank’s senior group President Rajat Monga has resigned.
18-The new song Womaniya taken from the film ‘Saand Ki Aankh‘ has celebrated womanhood.
* The film features Taapsee Pannu-Bhumi Pednekar in the lead female roles.
19- Mayank Agarwal became the fourth Indian batsman to join the elite list with a maiden double ton.
* He achieved the feat while playing against South Africa at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
20-The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Bengaluru will showcase space science to students of seven colleges in Karnataka.
* It is aimed to mark the ‘World Space Week’ of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).
21- Former Union Minister Chinamayand’s judicial remand has been extended by 14 days.
22- Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram back has been permitted to have home-cooked food one time a day in Tihar Jail till October 17.
23-Mumbai Metro has stopped using single-use plastics from October 2, on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary.
24-Spanish cyclist Adria Noguera won Hero MTB Himalaya.
25-Southeast Asia’s Internet economy is likely to hit $100 billion in 2019.
26-India’s woman chess Grand Master Koneru Humpy is World No.3 in women’s chess.
27- According to the cybersecurity company Symantec, the Indian users 3rd(after the US and Australia) most exposed to form jacking attacks.
28-Rohit Sharma has equaled former India captain Rahul Dravid’s record of most number of fifty-plus scores in Tests at home.
29-American sprinter Carmelita Jeter, an Olympic medallist is an international ambassador for ADHM 2019.
30-Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has arrived in India(New Delhi).
31-The Poison Fire Coral, one of the world’s most deadly fungi identified in Australia.
32-Dubai’s iconic skyscraper, Burj Khalifa was lit up as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary.
* The images of the Father of the Nation was displayed.
33-Actor Akshay Kumar has revealed his look as Laxmmi from the upcoming film “Laxmmi Bomb’.
34-North Korea has successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM).
35- Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal became the third opening pair to put together a 300-run partnership in Test cricket, while playing against South Africa.
36-Grant Holloway of the US won a dramatic gold in men’s 110m hurdles at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Doha.
37-Typhoon Mitag hit the southern and eastern regions of South Korea.
38-Former India all-rounder Roger Binny is made the President of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA).
39-28 candidates to contest the by-election to Telangana’s Huzurnagar Assembly seat scheduled on October 21.
40-Mumbai teenager Apoorva Patil won gold at Commonwealth Judo Championships held in the United Kingdom.
41- Minister of State for the Commonwealth, UN and South Asia, Lord Tariq Ahmad of UK has arrived in India to boost ties.
42-The initial public offering of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is a huge hit among investors.
* It is likely to raise Rs 645 cr.
43-President Ram Nath Kovind has been presented credentials by the new French ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain and the European Union Ambassador Ugo Astuto at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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