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Justice Sanjeev Khanna will be the 51st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Mazhar Asif became vice-chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia. At the same time, Arjun became the second Indian chess player to cross the 2,800 mark in the Irrigci Elo ranking list.
Let’s take a look back at these big news stories today, which are important for students preparing for government jobs
Appointment
1. Justice Sanjeev Khanna will be the 51st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Justice Sanjeev Khanna will be the 51st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He will take the oath of office and secrecy on November 11. This information was given by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal late in the evening of October 25.
CJI DY Chandrachud had recommended Justice Khanna’s name to the government. CJI Chandrachud will retire on November 10, 2024.
There is a tradition that the sitting CJI recommends the name of his successor only when requested to do so by the Ministry of Justice. Justice Sanjiv Khanna’s name is in the seniority list after CJI Chandrachud, hence Justice Khanna’s name was proposed. Justice Khanna’s tenure will last only 6 months. Justice Khanna, aged 64, will retire on May 13, 2025. As a judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Khanna wrote 65 judgments during this period, he participated in around 275 judgments. He studied law at the Campus Law Center of Delhi University. After his graduation, he registered as an advocate with the Bar Council of Delhi in 1983. Before being appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court, he served as a judge of the Delhi High Court for 14 years. years. Was promoted to the Supreme Court in 2019.
2. “Mazhar Asif” becomes vice-chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia: On October 24, Prof. “Mazhar Asif” was appointed as the new Vice Chancellor i.e. Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University. He was a professor at the School of Languages of Jawaharlal Nehru University i.e. JNU. His term will be five years.
Pro. Asif was appointed as the 16th VC of JMI by the President.
This important appointment was made on the basis of the powers conferred by the Jamia Millia Islamia Act, 1988.Prof. Asif started his career at the University of Guwahati as an assistant professor in the department of Persian in 1996. He was appointed as an associate professor in 2005. In 2017, he joined JNU and has since been a professor at the Center for Persian Studies, Language School. Asif was a member of the drafting committee of the New National Education Policy, 2020. He is also an alumnus of JNU and hails from East Champaran district of Bihar. After the retirement of Najma Akhtar, the post of Vice Chancellor of JMI was vacant since November 2023. Iqbal Hussain was appointed as acting VC, but after the High Court order, he had to resign from the post . Mohammad Shakeel was appointed as acting VC, since then Prof. Shakeel was taking charge.
NATIONAL
3. German Chancellor Scholz, visiting India, met Prime Minister Modi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on October 25. During this meeting, the two leaders discussed numerous issues focused on strengthening bilateral strategic relations.
On October 25-26, Scholz and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will jointly chair the 7th “Intergovernmental Consultation” (IGC) between India and Germany.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in India on October 24 for a two-day visit. He was welcomed by Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai. During his visit, Germany will focus on economic and strategic cooperation with India. Indian policy wants to strengthen itself. Previously, Chancellor Scholz visited India twice last year for a bilateral state visit in February 2023 and to attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit in September 2023.
AGREEMENT
4. The Chief Election Commissioner signs a memorandum of understanding with the Central Election Commission of Uzbekistan: The Election Commission of India signed a memorandum of understanding with the Central Election Commission of Uzbekistan on “electoral cooperation” on October 25. The agreement took place during the visit of the Chief Election Commissioner of India, Rajiv Kumar, to Tashkent.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar visited Uzbekistan as an international observer for the elections to be held on October 27.
He arrived in Tashkent at the invitation of the chairman of the electoral body of Uzbekistan, Zanidin Nizamkhodjaev. Rajeev Kumar became the 25th Chief Election Commissioner of the country on May 15, 2022. He will remain in the post till February 18, 2025. Rajeev Kumar is a 1984 batch Bihar cadre who has been an IAS officer.
Sport
5. Arjun Irigasi became the second Indian chess player to cross the 2800 mark in the Elo ranking list: Arjun Irigasi made history by entering the 2800 club rankings in the live rankings of the European Chess Club Cup on October 24. Only 16 players worldwide in the history of chess have reached Mt. 2800 in the live rankings, which are updated in real time.
Arjun Irigasi is now the second Indian chess player after five-time world champion Vishwanathan Anand to cross the 2,800 ranking points mark.
Currently, besides Arjun Irigasi, there are three players whose live rating is above 2800. These players are Magnus Carlsen (2831.0), Fabiano Caruana (2805.2) and Hikaru Nakamura (2802.0) who plays for his club, Team Alkaloid. He beat Dmitry Andreikin (2729) with white pieces in the 5th round of the European Chess Club Cup. Many Indian players, including Gukesh and Praggnanand, are also participating in this tournament. In the rankings released so far, only 14 players were in the 2800. club, which was another Indian chess player, Anish Giri, had reached the figure of 2800 in the live rankings, but when the monthly rankings released were published, it could not keep its place. In the coming days, world championship contender Gukesh can. also joining the 2800 club. Gukesh is currently at 2785.8, but he had reached his highest mark of 2794 earlier this month. Arjun Irigasi was undefeated at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest last month, where he beat India. third table with nine wins and two draws. He was the only player to play all matches in all 11 rounds of the Olympiad for the gold medal-winning Indian team.
THE STATE IN THE NEWS
6. Cyclone ‘Dana’ hits Odisha coast: Cyclonic storm ‘Dana’ originating from the Bay of Bengal hit the Odisha coast on October 24 at 12:05 am at a speed of 110 kmph. However, today i.e. October 25, the landfall process of the storm ended around 8:30 am. The speed of the storm increased from 110 km/h to 10 km/h in 8 hours and 30 minutes.
Due to the effect of ‘Dana’, it rains in Odisha and West Bengal.
More than 30 cm of rain is expected in Bhadrak, Kendrapara. 300 flights were canceled at Bhubaneswar and Kolkata airports from Thursday 5 pm to Friday 8 am, while South East Railway, East Coast Railway, Eastern Railway and South East Central Railway trains were cancelled. were canceled. 5.84 lakh people were shifted to relief camps. Trees were uprooted in many areas and vehicles were also damaged. Apart from Odisha, the impact of the storm was also seen in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu. The West Bengal government rescued 83,000 people. Saudi Arabia gave the name “Dana”, which means generosity. If the speed of a storm is greater than 62 km/h, then it becomes necessary to give it a special name if the wind of the storm reaches 137 km/h. or crosses it then we speak of a cyclonic storm.
7. Samples of 23 medicines manufactured in Himachal failed: 23 drugs manufactured in Himachal Pradesh did not meet the standards of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO). Their samples failed. These drugs are used in the treatment of life-threatening diseases like heart attacks, blood sugar, and cancer.
In September this year, the CDSCO and the State Drug Controller collected drug samples from various drug manufacturing companies in the state.
The CDSCO shared its report after the laboratory tests. 20 of 49 samples failed CDSCO testing and 3 of 18 samples failed Drug Controller testing. After the samples failed, the drug controller informed Himachal Pharma that instructions had been given to the drug controller. Pharmaceutical companies must recall their drug stocks. These drugs are supplied throughout the country. After the CDSCO alert, an advisory was issued to all pharmaceutical companies.
TODAY’S STORY
History of October 25: On this day in 1881, “Pablo Picasso” was born in Malaga, Spain. He was one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. Picasso had his first exhibition at the age of 13. He first visited Paris in 1900 and exhibited in a gallery on Rue Lafitte in Paris in 1901. Picasso’s blue painting, The Old Guitarist, painted in 1903, depicted the dark world of the poor. In 1907, Picasso exposed the influence of African mask art to the Demoiselles d’Avignon.
Picasso created more than 50,000 paintings, drawings and sculptures over 80 years.
In 2005, the new Iraqi constitution was approved by a majority in the referendum. On this day in 2000, the Space Shuttle Discovery (United States) returned after a 13-day mission. On October 25, 1995, the then Prime Minister Narasimha. Rao addressed the 50th anniversary session of the United Nations. In 1971, the United Nations General Assembly voted to include Taiwan in China. In 1964, the first indigenous tank ‘Vijayant’ was manufactured at the Avadi factory. elections began in 1945. At the end of World War II in 1945, China occupied Taiwan. On October 25, 1924, the British authorities in India arrested Subhash Chandra Bose and sent him to prison for 2 years. Communists) Vladimir Ilyich Lenin took power in Russia.
News October 24: 13 partner countries join BRICS; Panchayati Raj Ministry to launch weather forecasting initiative
The NIEPVD Institute signs a memorandum of understanding with 6 institutions dedicated to the empowerment of people with disabilities. Zimbabwe recorded the highest score in T-20. Meanwhile, Tarzan actor Ron Ely has died aged 86.
Current Affairs October 23: Modi-Jinping bilateral meeting took place after 5 years; The 55th IFFI will be held in Goa
Prime Minister Modi met Iranian President Dr Masoud Pazhakian. At the same time, Cyclone Dana will hit the coast of Odisha and West Bengal on October 24-25.