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Row in Nepal after R&AW chief meets KP Oli, party seeks details Nepal’s embattled Prime Minister,  K P Sharma Oli , came under fresh attack Thursday, including from three former Prime Ministers and his own party leaders, for meeting Indian R&AW chief Samant Kumar Goel without keeping them in the loop. Calling it “improper” and “objectionable”, former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, who is also executive chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party, Jhalanath Khanal and Madhav Kumar Nepal, former Deputy Prime Ministers Bhim Bahadur Rawal and Narayan Kaji Shrestha held separate group meetings, and some took to social media to criticise Oli. They asked him to provide details of the meeting with the R&AW chief that lasted more than two hours, almost till midnight Wednesday. Goel and team had flown to Kathmandu on a special flight. They were said to have also met Leader of Opposition Sher Bahadur Deuba, former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and Madhes-based l...

 1.  Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)  successfully flight tested the  Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART)  from Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha on 5th October 2020.  SMART: ♦ SMART missile is the assisted release of lightweight Anti-Submarine Torpedo System for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations for far beyond torpedo range.  ♦ This test demonstration are significant in establishing ASW capabilities. ♦ Parameters including missile flight upto the range and altitude, the release of Torpedo, separation of the nose cone, and deployment of Velocity Reduction Mechanism (VRM) were tested successfully.  2.  World Teachers Day is observed on 5 October The day aims to provide a great opportunity to appreciate and thank all the teachers of the world who have gone out of their way to make sure no one is left behind. 3.  Justice A S Dave passed away on 5 October In November 2018, Justice Dave was a...