Topic: Lt. Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane
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Lt Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane will be India’s next Chief of Army Staff
Lt Gen. Naravane, currently the Army's Vice Chief, is set to take charge after Gen. Bipin Rawat retires on 31 December.
Trump-Biden debate had no highlights, only lowlights
The first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and his democratic challenger Joe Biden must have been one of the nastiest presidential debate in US history.
India will not meet its Rs 2.1 lakh crore disinvestment target in 2020-21, DEA secretary says
Govt retains its Rs 12 lakh crore borrowing limit for the full financial year, which means it can borrow Rs 4.34 lakh crore in the second half.
Defence
Ordnance factories hit back at Army claims, cite export orders, accidents of other equipment
In a statement, OFB said only 19 per cent of the accidents involving defence ammunition between January 2015 and December 2019 could be attributed to the board.
Partners dispensable in Modi-Shah construct if they do not bring additional votes
In the Modi-Shah construct, if partners do not bring additional votes, they are dispensable. However old or loyal, either they become supplicants, or die.