Top GKToday’s News Headlines – 2 OCTOBER 2019

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Here are the top News Headlines of 2 October 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.

SC recalls directions of its March 2018 verdict diluting provisions on arrest under SC/ST Act
Book ‘The RSS: Roadmaps for the 21st Century’, written by Sunil Ambekar of RSS student wing, launched
IAS officer Abhishek Singh appointed CEO of MyGov India, government’s citizen-centric online platform
AIM (Atal Innovation Mission), NITI Aayog’s Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) and UNICEF India launch ‘The Gandhian Challenge’ for school children
IRCTC to compensate Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express passengers for delay

BSE Sensex 38,305 (–362), NSE Nifty: 11,360 (–115)
India crosses one-crore LED street light mark, installed under the Street Light National Programme (SLNP)
Ch S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao appointed new MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank
Govt appoints economist Surjit S Bhalla as Executive Director for India at IMF
Union Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan launches ‘Consumer App’ for registering consumer grievances
TRAI prescribes rate of Rs 6.46 for mobile number portability service
Elgi Equipments wins 2019 Deming Prize for Total Quality Management (TQM)
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) acquires 51% stake in Indian business of Ford Motor Company of US
Book by Indian Ambassador to the Netherlands Venu Rajamony titled ‘India and the Netherlands – Past, Present and Future’ released

PM Imran Khan appoints Munir Akram as Pakistan’s new Permanent Representative to the UN
WTO cuts global trade growth forecasts for 2019 to 1.2% amid slowdown
International Day of Older Persons observed on October 1, theme: ‘The Journey to Age Equality’

In Men’s 5000 metres, Muktar Edris of Ethiopia won gold medal in 12 min 58.85 sec.
In Men’s 400 metres hurdles, Karsten Warholm of Norway won gold medal in 47.42 sec
In Men’s Triple jump, Christian Taylor of US won gold in 17.92 metres
In Men’s Discus throw, Daniel Ståhl of Sweden won with a throw of 67.59 m
In women’s 100 m, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica won gold medal in 10.71 sec
In women’s 800 m, Halimah Nakaayi of Uganda won gold medal in in 1 min 58.04 sec
In women’s 3000 metres steeplechase, Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya won gold in 8 min 57.84 sec
In women’s 20 kilometres walk, China’s Liu Hong won gold in 1 hr 32 min 53 sec
In women’s High jump, Russia’s Mariya Lasitskene won in 2.04 metres
In women’s Pole vault, Russia’s Anzhelika Sidorova won in 4.95 metres
In Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay, United States won gold in 3 min 9.34 sec