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• The chief of the United Nations has warned Asia to quit its "addiction" to coal in a bid to tackle climate change.


• UN Secretary-General António Guterres said countries in the region were among the most vulnerable to global warming and should be on the "front line" of efforts to stop it.


• He cited a new study that found that Asian countries were at a particular risk of climate-driven flooding.

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• Documents released by the US Department of Justice on Saturday indicated that a top advisor to then-candidate Donald Trump said as early as the summer of 2016 that Ukraine, not Russia, was behind a hack of Democratic party emails.


• Trump and his surrogates have suggested that Kyiv hacked Democratic National Committee servers and planted evidence to frame Russia, as a way of undermining the legitimacy of the US leader's election.

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• Airbnb's boss announced that the online platform, which offers private homes for rent for short periods, is banning "party houses" after a deadly shooting at a Halloween event in California.


• Five people were killed and others wounded in shooting in Orinda, California, in a house that had been rented on Airbnb.

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• A federal judge in Oregon on Saturday temporarily blocked a Trump administration proclamation that would have required prospective immigrants to prove they would have US health insurance within 30 days of their arrival or enough money to pay for "reasonably foreseeable medical costs."


• Judge Michael Simon in US District Court in Portland, Oregon, granted a preliminary injunction that prevents the rule from taking effect on November 3. The legal challenge against it will continue.

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• Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day visit to Thailand, has a number of engagements today.


• PM Modi will participate in a business event and then co-chair the 16th ASEAN-India summit with Thailand Prime Minister. Later in the day, the Prime Minister will take part in the 14th East Asia summit.


• The agenda of the meet would be to review the future direction of East Asia cooperation and exchange views on regional and international issues.


• PM Modi arrived in Bangkok to participate in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), East Asia, and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) summits.

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• Prime Minister Narendra Modi today released a commemorative coin marking the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev besides releasing a Thai translation of the Tamil classic 'Tirukkural' at the "Sawasdee PM Modi" community event in Bangkok.


• PM Modi addressed the Indian community after reaching Bangkok.


• "Immense fervor at the 'Sawasdee PM Modi' community event in Bangkok," the Prime Minister tweeted.

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• West Bengal's opposition BJP named its state unit vice president Joy Prakash Majumder as the party candidate for the Karimpur assembly seat bypolls scheduled for November 25.


• The Left Front and Congress have entered into an alliance for the.


• Prem Chandra Jha would be the BJP candidate from Kharagpur Sadar and Kamal Chandra Sarkar from Kaliaganj assembly constituencies which would go to the hustings alongside Karimpur, the party announced.

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• India has eliminated a big reason behind sowing of seeds of terrorism and separatism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Bangkok, Thailand, in a clear reference to abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir and reorganising of the state.


• Addressing members of the Indian community in Bangkok, PM Modi said his government was working to fulfill those aims that seemed impossible. "You are aware that India has decided to eliminate a big reason behind sowing of seeds of terrorism and separatism," he said.

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• The newly-formed Campus Development Committee and the Institution of Eminence (IoE) team of the Delhi University (DU) will be part of a convocation procession that will be attended by HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'.


• The procession comprises Deans of departments, Vice-Chancellor, Chief Guest and other Guests of Honour, but this is for the first time that the two teams have been extended the invitation.

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• The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed varsities and higher educational institutions to strictly comply with the government's policy while installing jammers in examination centre to check use of unfair means.


• The government had in 2016 allowed statutory examination conducting bodies to deploy low powered jammers in examination halls in order to prevent the use of unfair means through radio frequency-based devices.


• "You must ensure adherence to the provision of government's policy on jammers in your university or college," UGC has said in a letter to vice-chancellors and college principals.

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• Eight of the 10 most valued Indian firms together added over Rs 1.34 lakh crore to their market capitalisation last week, with TCS emerging as the biggest gainer.


• Reliance Industries (RIL), Hindustan Unilever (HUL), HDFC, ITC, Infosys, HDFC Bank and State Bank of India (SBI) were the other firms which witnessed a rally in their market capitalisation (m-cap) for the week ended November 1, while Kotak Mahindra Bank and ICICI Bank finished with losses.

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• South Africa have defeated England 32-12 to win the 2019 Rugby World Cup at the Yokohama International Stadium in Japan.


• Tries by wingers Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe and the goalkicking of Handre Pollard earned South Africa their third Rugby World Cup title as the fly-half kicked 22 points to secure a 32-12 victory over an error-strewn England.

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• Indian women's hockey team prevails over USA with a 6-5 aggregate; men’s team maul Russia 7-1


• The Indian women were living a dream with a comfortable four-goal advantage against the USA and one foot through the door to Tokyo.


• It almost turned into a nightmare before Rani Rampal took a knee, half-turned and slotted the ball into the roof of the net in the 48th minute of the game.

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• The Netherlands clinched the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 title after beating Papua New Guinea by seven wickets in the final.


• Ben Cooper and Brandon Glover starred with the bat and ball, respectively, for the Dutch at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.


• Man of the match Brandon Glover took three wickets for 24 as Papua New Guinea were restricted to 128 for eight in their allotted 20 overs.

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• Eminent film personality & South Indian superstar Shri S Rajinikanth will be honoured with the first ‘Icon of Golden Jubilee Award’


• International Film Festival of India(IFFI) 2019 that is to be held in Goa from 20 November to 28 November, 2019. Icon of Golden Jubilee Award is a special award constituted by Government of India in the year 2019.

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• Former Minister and president of Hyderabad Karnataka Horata Samiti Vaijanath Patil passed away in Bengaluru early.


• Mr. Patil was suffering from age-related ailments and was recently admitted to a private hospital in Bengaluru.


• The final rites will be held in Chincholi, his native place, on Sunday. He is survived by wife, three sons and two daughters.