Lula da Silva pips Jair Bolsonaro to become the new President of Brazil

He narrowly beat the outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro by 50.90% votes to 49.10% votes.
The event is being seen as a huge shift in the ideological landscape of South America as 6 of the continent's biggest economies: Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Brazil; will now be headed by left-wing governments.

Some interesting facts about Lula da Silva

A man who is now going to be the nation's president was in jail - serving a 12-year sentence - just 3 years ago having been convicted for corruption in state-run oil company Petrobras. He remained in Jail for close to 2 years.
Thanks to the Supreme Court - who absolved him of all charges - he could fight this presidential election 2022.
He has been the President of Brazil for two consecutive terms from 2003 to 2010. Brazilian constitution does not allow a third consecutive presidential term and so he had to drop out of the race with an approval rating as high as 90 per cent in 2010.
He heads a left-wing Workers Party (PT) and is fondly remembered for lifting some 25 million Brazilians out of poverty during his tenure as Brazil's President.

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National Affairs

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren summoned by the ED in a money laundering case

He has been called to record his statement in an illegal mining case worth over 100 crores. A few people close to Mr Soren have already been arrested in this corruption scandal.

Railways earns Rs 92345 Crores from Freight loading this financial year

The data is from the month of April to October 2022. The freight earnings are 17% more than in the same period last year.

Amrit Lal Meena becomes the new Coal Secretary

He replaces Dr Anil Kumar Jain who has retired from the post of Secretary in the Ministry of Coal.

Giridhar Aramane becomes the new Secretary of Defence

He is a 1988-batch IAS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Karnataka inaugural Global Investors Meet ‘Invest Karnataka 2022’ begins

The 3-day programme - to take place from 2nd to 4th November - in Bengaluru aims to attract foreign investment in the state. Some interesting facts on Bengaluru: Bengaluru is home to 400 of the Fortune 500 companies and out of 100 plus unicorns of India, over 40 are based in this city. The Tech-city is home to several industries in the field of IT, fintech, biotech, sustainable energy and more. Ministerial and industrial delegations from several rich countries like France, Germany, Netherlands, South Korea, Japan, and Australia are participating in the event. India received a record foreign investment of 84 billion dollars in 2021.

International Affairs

Twitter to charge you per month for a blue checkmark

The new Twitter boss Elon Musk is bringing in a lot of changes to how the company functions both from the inside as well as the outside. After firing all the topmost Twitter executives, he is now into plans to generate more income for the company. As per the new blue-tick subscription plan, in exchange for a blue checkmark against your name, you would get several benefits such as priority in replies, mentions and searches. One will also be able to post longer videos and audio and encounter only half as many ads.