Introduction
The article Current Affairs One-Liners November 2019 includes One-Liners with an explanation, analysis, and issues of current events, including political or industrial controversy or public policy issues in the month of November.
Nov 2019
1. International News
- Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Emmanuel Macron’s warning that NATO was dying reflects a “sick and shallow” understanding, telling the French president “you should check whether you are brain dead”.
- A U.S. congressional panel gave President Donald Trump a deadline in one week to say whether his legal counsel intends to introduce evidence and call witnesses in upcoming impeachment proceedings that could lead to formal charges of misconduct within a few weeks.
- Danica Martinez, 16, grew up in a house that grows taller every few years. Her father raises the stilts of their bamboo hut so water from the sea doesn’t reach the floor. They live in Sitio Pariahan, a coastal village in the Philippines that was once an island, and is now without land.
- Chinese state broadcaster CCTV was convicted of slapping an activist with Britain’s governing Conservative Party during a debate over Hong Kong.
- China has issued new rules banning online video and audio providers from using artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality technologies to produce "fake news."
- The US-registered single-engine Piper PA-32 plane departed Toronto’s Buttonville Airport and was apparently headed to Quebec City when it crashed on the approach path to the Kingston, Ontario airport just after 5 pm local time (2200 GMT), Transportation Safety Board (TSB) investigator Ken Webster told a press conference.
- The HL-2M Tokamak, China’s next-generation “artificial sun,” is expected to be operational in 2020 as installation work has gone smoothly since the delivery of the coil system in June.
- Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has told associates he plans to resign over the political and legal crisis stemming from the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, the Times of Malta reported.
- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed on Friday that Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio financed fires being set in the Amazon rainforest, without presenting any evidence, the right-wing leader's latest broadside in casting blame over forest fires that have generated international concern.
- The National Crime Agency (NCA) said the group was led by Wasim Hussain and Nazarat Hussain, who has been jailed by the Birmingham Crown Court for a combined sentence of nearly 44 years. The Thakhar brothers are due to be sentenced on January 20.
- The US-registered single-engine Piper PA-32 plane departed Toronto’s Buttonville Airport and was apparently headed to Quebec City when it crashed on the approach path to the Kingston, Ontario airport on Wednesday just after 5 pm local time (2200 GMT), Transportation Safety Board (TSB) investigator Ken Webster told a press conference.
- Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India will remain a “top priority” and no “third force” will hamper bilateral cooperation, people familiar with their discussions said, even as New Delhi announced fresh aid worth $450 million for Colombo.
- Sunanda Bhandare was one of the earliest feminist voices in the legal fraternity, legal scholar and former Delhi University vice-chancellor Upendra Baxi said, delivering the 25th Justice Sunanda Bhandare lecture.
- The Supreme Court observed that there can be no restrictions on alliances between political parties in a democracy as it dismissed a petition by the Hindu Mahasabha challenging the post-poll alliance in Maharashtra between the Shiv Sena,
- The controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, or CAB, which proposes to provide Indian citizenship to members of religious minorities from Muslim-dominated Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, is likely to be placed before Parliament next week, senior government officials aware of the development said.
- India and Japan are expected to explore ways to strengthen security cooperation during their first foreign and defence ministerial dialogue in New Delhi on November 30 to give greater depth to their special strategic partnership.
- The Union government announced that the December 1 deadline for all toll collection centres of its highways to switch to a cashless “FASTag” system will be pushed back by a fortnight, a decision meant to ease a transition that officials predict will come with significant teething troubles.
- The National Investigation Agency arrested Sumitra Punem, a Maoist commander involved in the May 2013 attack on the convoy of Congress leaders and workers in Chhattisgarh’s Darbha Valley, in which 27 people were killed including Mahendra Karma.
- Barring few incidents of EVM glitches, Maoist blowing a culvert and a clash between Congress and BJP supporters, polling election passed off peacefully
- Stalin sought to justify his move by saying Karunanidhi too, had aligned with the BJP when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was at the helm without compromising on its ideology.
- Indrani had applied for bail on health grounds around six months ago before special Judge J C Jagdale, and this is her fourth attempt at seeking bail.
- The Upper House turned out important business during the week leading Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and members of the House complimenting each other for the good work done.
- Javadekar said India has a little bit impact of economic slowdown and efforts to recover from it too have been hastened by the government.
- Priyanka Gandhi, in her letter to Yogi Adityanath, said the incident was heart-wrenching and it assumes importance in the context of the security of girls studying in various institutions in the state.
- While the CBSE has already introduced AI as an optional subject in schools, no full-fledged degree courses are available in the area in the country besides few short term courses.
- Vice-chancellor Soma Bandyopadhyay said that the iron chest, bearing the name of an old UK manufacturer of such chests and caskets, was found in a room closed for a long time during a drive to trace dumped objects which may have archival value.
- KSU state president K M Abijit and some other workers were injured in stone-throwing this evening as they took out a march to the Secretariat, demanding action against the alleged violence being unleashed by SFI inside the campus.
- JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh told IANS that the assurance from top HRD Ministry officials came after a massive protest by agitating JNU students outside the Ministry’s office at the Shastri Bhawan, a stone’s throw from the Parliament.
- APSSDC authorities have visited varsities like Viswakarma University, Bharatiya Skill Development University, Centurian University, Teamlease Skill University, etc to study the modalities to be adopted for the proposed university.
- The chairman of the All India Council of Technical Education was addressing a national conference on ‘Crisis in Technical Education here.
- India’s economy grew 4.5% in the July-September quarter (the second quarter of fiscal 2019-20), the slowest pace of expansion since March 2013, hurt by inadequate revival in consumption and stagnant investment, with only strong government spending preventing an even steeper slowdown.
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it has filed an application to begin bankruptcy proceedings against Dewan Housing Finance Corporation (DHFL).
- Steve Smith became the fastest man to score 7,000 Test runs, shattering a record that had stood since 1946, while moving past Donald Bradman to become Australia’s 11th highest scorer.
- Aruthless India raced to a 2-0 lead in their Davis Cup tie for the loss of just two games as Ramkumar Ramanathan and Sumit Nagal toyed with their teen rivals from Pakistan.
- Unai Emery said it had been an “honour” to coach Arsenal despite being sacked as manager of the Premier League club after just 18 months in charge.
- TVR Shenoy award for excellence in parliamentary journalism has been given to veteran journalist and political analyst Vinod Sharma, who is currently political editor, Hindustan Times.
- Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has congratulated his former co-star Usha Jadhav who bagged the Silver Peacock Award for Best Female Actor at the 2019 International Film Festival of India for her film Mai Ghat: Crime No 103/2005.
- Iraq’s prime minister announced that he would submit his resignation to parliament, a step that carried uncertainty for the entire government and stirred fears of a possible political crisis.
1. International News
- President Donald Trump has made an unannounced visit to American troops in Afghanistan and said the US and the Taliban have been engaged in talks.
- French President Emmanuel Macron said that European nations should be involved in any talks to forge a new pact limiting mid-range nuclear missiles held by the US and Russia, after a landmark Cold War-era accord fell apart this year.
- China slammed the US for signing into law a Hong Kong-related bill that supports the pro-democracy movement in the city, calling it a “severe interference” in the country’s internal affair.
- A world-renowned rock climber, US national Brad Gobright, fell to his death while climbing a sheer rock face in northern Mexico, authorities said.
- Chinese regulators have announced new rules governing video and audio content online, including a ban on the publishing and distribution of "fake news" created with technologies such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality.
- The National Crime Agency (NCA) said the group was led by Wasim Hussain and Nazarat Hussain, who has been jailed by the Birmingham Crown Court for a combined sentence of nearly 44 years.
- At least 29 people died in the southern city of Nassiriya when troops opened fire on demonstrators who blocked a bridge before dawn and later gathered outside a police station. Police and medical sources said dozens of others were wounded.
- Nearly 250 students were arrested or detained during January to July by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), taking up the total from 161 previously reported last March.
- Dunne, sitting MP in Ludlow, accused Sahota of “talking through his turban”, a remark that was described as racist. The remark prompted demands instead of an apology, the Conservative party should drop him as a candidate.
- The Home Office said Chinese and Indian nationals together accounted for over half of all Tier 4 visas granted to non-European Union citizens (43% and 11% respectively) in the year ending September 2019.
- The cabinet of prime minister Imran Khan approved a three-year extension for General Qamar Javed Bajwa in August, citing a worsening national security situation in the region over its rivalry with India.
- The controversy over the video, viewed 1.6 million times, comes as TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, faces an inquiry by a U.S. national security panel over its handling of personal data, while U.S. lawmakers fear it may be censoring politically sensitive content.
- The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has so far arrested more than 250 students, who were lured to enroll in the now-closed University of Farmington in the Detroit metropolitan area by the Department of Homeland Securit.
- Green Vault museum at Dresden’s royal palace said the items stolen included a sword whose hilt is encrusted with nine large and 770 smaller diamonds and a shoulder piece which contains.
- Foreign Minister S Jaishankar expressed confidence in the Rajya Sabha that India would become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) “one day” and said the work in this direction was progressing step by step.
- The Indian Army has successfully test-fired two Spike long-range anti-tank missiles at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh which is expected to further boost its combat prowess, officials said.
- The Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance said the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in the state would waive farmers’ loans and ensure 80 percent quota in jobs to local/domicile youth.
- India set the ball rolling for purchasing weapons and systems worth Rs 22,800 crore to enhance the military’s capabilities, a defence ministry spokesperson said.
- India lambasted Pakistan over its statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Supreme Court’s verdict on Ayodhya land dispute case and asked the country to rather work constructively and positively for education and upliftment of its own minorities instead of spewing lies for a self-serving malicious propaganda
- The Uttar Pradesh government has started discussions with the Centre to establish an airport in Ayodhya, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in Parliament.
- Srinagar Metropolitan Region will cover the areas in districts of Srinagar, Budgam, Ganderbal, Bandipora, Baramulla, Pulwama, Anantnag, Kulgam and Shopian, covering an approximate area of 2494.65 square kilometers.
- The Zurich Airport International AG was selected as the concessionaire for developing the Jewar airport, billed to be the biggest airport in India upon completion, officials said.
- The Indian Navy has commissioned its sixth Dornier aircraft squadron in strategically located Porbandar town of Gujarat, giving a fillip to coastal security near the sea border with Pakistan.
- Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who took over as the Sri Lankan President on November 18, has chosen India as the first country of his foreign visit, accepting an invitation extended by Modi soon after his election.
- BJP MP Pragya Thakur had apologized for her controversial remarks earlier on Friday morning before launching a stinging attack at her detractors, particularly the Congress’ Rahul Gandhi, for calling her a terrorist.
- The state Congress had staged protests against the Bhopal MP’s remarks and today a senior MP Congress functionary lodged a police complaint in Indore, alleging Thakur supported a terrorist by calling Godse a patriot.
- National Secretary and Bengal BJP leader Rahul Sinha said that the state machinery openly helped the ruling Trinamool Congress and that they will report this to the Election Commission.
- As soon as the hearing in the petition commenced in court 2 of Supreme Court, the bench of Justices NV Ramana, Ashok Bhushan, and Sanjiv Khanna made it clear that they were not inclined to entertain the case filed by Pramod Pandit Joshi.
- The Saamana editor claimed there will soon be “magic” in Goa as some MLAs supporting the BJP government there was now in touch with the Shiv Sena.
- Two IITs and the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) have joined hands to develop ‘Gandhipedia’, an online repository of books, letters and speeches written by Mahatma Gandhi, to commemorate his 150th birth anniversary.
- In a third successive notification, the first of which was released on November 14, Haryana Staff Selection Commission has made changes to the Instructor recruitment exam schedule.
- Institute of Cost Accountant of India (ICMAI) has changed the exam schedule for Foundation, Intermediate, and Final exam scheduled in December only for students in Jharkhand state.
- Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) has invited application from eligible candidates for recruitment as Archaeological Officer under Tamil Nadu General Subordinate Service.
- Domestic stock markets started Friday’s session on a lower note, after benchmark indices S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty ended at record closing highs for two straight days.
- A day after stock exchanges issued framework for the listing of commercial papers (CPs), Aditya Birla Finance (ABFL) on November 28 listed its CPs on the BSE and NSE.
- Chief Economic Adviser Krishnamurthy Subramanian said that the government recognised the need to cut the corporate tax to boost investments.
- Tom Latham’s unbeaten hundred and his century stand with Ross Taylor laid a solid foundation for New Zealand before rain brought an early end to day one of the second Test against England in Hamilton.
- Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga was elected today unopposed as the president of the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), the Joint Secretary of Media and Publicity of the MNF, Lallenmawia Jongte, said.
- Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Ravi Shanker Jha today administered oath of office to six additional judges in Chandigarh.
- Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Ravi Shanker Jha today administered oath of office to six additional judges in Chandigarh.
1. International News
- US President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill that supports pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
- China’s foreign ministry summoned the US ambassador, urging Washington to refrain from applying a bill supporting Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement to “avoid further damage” to relations.
- A US judge delayed the planned Dec. 18 sentencing hearing of President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn but did not set a new date.
- Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen vowed to step up the fight against climate change while expanding economic growth as EU lawmakers’ granted final approval for the bloc’s new executive she will lead from December 1.
- Economics team of Fitch ratings has said that global car sales are likely to decline by 3.1 million units in 2019. This, according to the study is a larger decline than in 2008.
- The cabinet of prime minister Imran Khan approved a three-year extension for General Qamar Javed Bajwa in August, citing a worsening national security situation in the region over its rivalry with India.
- The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has so far arrested more than 250 students, who were lured to enroll in the now-closed University of Farmington in the Detroit metropolitan area by the Department of Homeland Security.
- The extraordinary accusation came in an opinion piece published on The Washington Post’s website, three days after he was fired. Spencer called Trump’s intervention in the case of Navy Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher “shocking” and unprecedented.
- U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law congressional legislation backing protesters in Hong Kong despite angry objections from Beijing, with which he is seeking a deal to end a damaging trade war.
- President Trump is furious over media speculation following his sudden trip to a government hospital outside Washington and the startling tweet was his latest attempt to put talk of ill health to rest.
- Trump said in a radio interview this week that tens of thousands of Americans are killed every year because of drug trafficking and other activity by the cartels.
- France called on China to end “mass arbitrary detentions” in Xinjiang, where around one million ethnic Uighurs and other Muslim minorities are being held
- An uproar is expected in Parliament over BJP MP Pragya Thakur’s remarks on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse.
- Ashok Khemka, an IAS officer who has been transferred about 50 times in his career, reacted strongly to his latest posting, saying the “reward for honesty is a humiliation”.
- Mumbai’s transgender community members and rights activists have rejected the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019, passed by Rajya Sabha.
- Newly-elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will arrive here for a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to deepen strategic bilateral ties.
- Lok Sabha passed a bill that aims to ban electronic cigarettes even as health minister Harsh Vardhan said such a measure was necessary to protect the youth from a new intoxication being promoted by companies as a “fashion”.
- Aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that the airline would “have to close down if it is not privatized”, adding the government would soon invite takeover bids.
- Ajit Pawar’s visit comes soon after the Shiv Sena made it clear that the two ministers from the NCP quota who would take oath this evening would be Jayant Patil and Chhagan Bhujbal. Ajit Pawar isn’t on this list.
- Supreme Court had not given a deadline of 24 hours for the floor test, Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar wouldn’t have resigned. It was difficult to prove majority in a short span of 24 hours,” the Union minister said.
- Vellore including and Kancheepuram had declared holidays for schools and colleges due to the copious rainfall. Kancheepuram district which shares the boundary with Chennai’s suburban had witnessed the torrential downpour.
- The Trinamool Congress won the Kaliagunj assembly seat in north Bengal and the Kharagpur Sadar seat in West Midnapore district. The ruling party is winning both the seats for the first time.
- Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said that prime minister Narendra Modi had called Uddhav Thackeray to congratulated him and assured cooperation from the central government.
- Pragya Thakur’s remark had led to an immediate uproar in the House. Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla expunged her remarks from the House records but it did not help stop the barrage of criticism from political parties and on social media.
- TMC’s Bimalendu Singha Roy is leading by a margin of 4,200 votes against his nearest BJP rival Jay Prakash Majumdar.
- Around 78 percent of over seven lakh electorate had cast their votes in the by-polls to Kaliaganj, Karimpur and Kharagpur Sadar Assembly seats where 18 candidates were in the fray.
- The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the admit card for exam to recruit sub inspectors in Delhi Police, CAPFs and Asst sub-inspectors in CISF exam 2019 (Paper-1)
- UPSESSB has finally declared the much-awaited results of Hindi subject of Trained Graduate Teachers (TGT) and Postgraduate Trained Teachers (PGT) Recruitment Exam 2016.
- Tata Steel Europe has begun consultations with the European Works Council (EWC) on restructuring plans for its business, which would include up to 3,000 job losses - 1,000 of which will be in the UK.
- RPSC admit card for Asst Engineer Mains Exam 2018: The Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) released the admit cards for Assistant Engineer Combined Competitive (Mains) Exam 2018.
- Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) has released the recruitment advertisement for State Service Exam 2019.
- Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board (TNTRB) has announced recruitment of 1,060 Lecturers Government Polytechnic Colleges and Special Institutions.
- Country’s finance ministry wants the Reserve Bank of India to set up a fund to buy out stressed assets of the country’s top 25 shadow lenders, a government source told reporters.
- The total cost of the project, which would be taken up in the four Rayalaseema districts of Anantapuramu, Chittoor, Kadapa, and Kurnool besides Prakasam in south coastal AP, is expected to be around Rs 500 crore.
- The median of a poll of economists showed annual growth in a gross domestic product of 4.7% in the quarter, down from 5.0% in the previous three months and 7% for the corresponding period of 2018.
- Vodafone Idea Ltd, India's biggest carrier by user numbers, is widely regarded as most on the ropes, with parent Vodafone Group calling the situation "critical" after the unit was saddled with about $3.9 billion in fresh payments due.
- CRILC captures credit information of large borrowers having aggregate fund-based and non-fund-based exposure of Rs 5 crore and above.
- The economy grew at a 2.0% pace in the April-June period. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast third-quarter GDP growth would be unrevised at 1.9%.
- Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam triumphed in the compound mixed pair event to fetch India’s only gold at the Asian Archery Championships.
- Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) today became the first Indian company to hit the ₹10 lakh crore milestone in market cap, after its shares rose to a record high of ₹1,581 apiece.
- The Everstone Group said it has appointed Alok Oberoi, former partner at Goldman Sachs, as executive chairman in the private equity and real estate investors’ latest attempt to beef up its top management.
- Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray will take oath as the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra today.
- Clive James, the Australian writer and broadcaster known around the world for his dry wit, has died at the age of 80.
1. International News
Bolivia’s interim leader has appointed the country’s first US ambassador in 11 years, after vowing to overturn many of ex-President Evo Morales’ policies.
7. Resignations
- Congress has invited US President Donald Trump to its first impeachment hearing on 4 December.
- China has more diplomatic missions around the world than the United States, according to a study published that offered fresh evidence of Beijing’s global ambitions.
- European Union to establish a “carbon border tax” will damage global efforts to take joint action on climate change, China said, urging a push back against climate “protectionism”.
- China aggressively countered new international allegations on the “brainwashing” internment camps for Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, saying there were no ethnic, religious or human rights issues in Xinjiang and the crackdown in the remote province was against “violent and terrorist crimes”.
- There were 37.9 million people living with HIV in 2018 worldwide, up from 37.2 million in 2017, according to a new report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- A special anti-terrorism tribunal delivered the verdict in a crowded courtroom in the capital, with judge Mojibur Rahman saying the attackers wanted “to draw the attention of (the) Islamic State” group.
- Trump reserved special venom for American journalists, whom he called “some of the most corrupt people in the world.”
- Dramatic videos and photos shared on social media showed a large blast, with one resident describing waking up to a huge boom and “glass all over us”.
- The president caught a break, however, from the Supreme Court, which temporarily stayed an appeals court ruling that required President Donald Trump to hand over his financial records to a House committee.
- Intergovernmental Negotiations reform in the UNSC to make it more representative of a world that is far different from the time the world body was created in 1945, the process has yielded not even a document of proposals — called a “text” — for discussions.
- The leak of documents was followed by critical statements from the US, UK, Germany and the European Commission, who also demanded access to the camps in the remote and troubled region.
- The epicenter of the 6.4 magnitude quake was about 34 kilometers (about 20 miles) northwest of the capital Tirana, at a depth of 10 km, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
- Pro-tem speaker Kalidas Kolambkar will administer an oath to the 288 newly-elected lawmakers at a special session of the Maharashtra legislative assembly an official said.
- Seventeen opposition parties staged their biggest show of unity since the Lok Sabha elections at the statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar at the Parliament complex to protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- The government forced another 21 tax officials to retire over allegations of corruption, professional misconduct and possession of illegal cash, taking the total number of such officials to 85 since June this year, two finance ministry officials said requesting anonymity.
- India has informed the US and its other friends in the UN Security Council (UNSC) about blatant attempts by Pakistan with the help of its all-weather ally China to, first, accuse Indian ex-pats working in Afghanistan of terror crimes and then get them listed as global terrorists by the 1267 sanctions committee,
- Shutterbugs present at the sprawling Vidhan Sabha premises furiously clicked away, as Raja Pakar MLA Shiv Chandra Ram arrived with onion bulbs adorning his neck.
- The amended SPG Act also makes a case for providing security to a former prime minister and his family for a period of five years.
- In a circular sent to all schools, deputy director of education Shailesh Sinai Zingade has mandated that there shall be two compulsory water breaks of two minutes each every day.
- The ban, which comes into immediate effect, follows an order issued by the food safety department under clause (a) of Sub-section 2 of Section 30 of Food Safety and Security Act, 2006.
- Former finance minister P Chidambaram’s lawyer Kapil Sibal has pointed to the high court’s stress on holding Chidambaram in jail lest it sends a wrong message.
- Uddhav Thackeray is the Chief Ministerial nominee of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi comprising the Sena, NCP and Congress.
- Sanjay Raut said his responsibility is now over as his party’s chief Uddhav Thackeray is all set to take oath as the first member from the Thackeray family to become the chief minister of the western state.
- Bangladeshi migrants, who had allegedly crossed over from India, have been detained in Bangladesh and around 59 more are housed in a school in Howrah district of bordering West Bengal, they added.
- Maharashtra Vidhan Bhawan’s in-charge secretary Rajendra Bhagawat told PTI that during the last couple of decades, the chief minister was sworn in first followed by other members.
- Samsung India said it is set to hire more than 1,200 engineers from top institutions like IITs and BITS Pilani this year to create a robust Research and Development pool for generating innovative ‘Make in India’ products.
- Over 6.83 lakh posts are lying vacant in different central government departments, the Centre informed the Lok Sabha.
- EPFO Assistants marks: Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Wednesday, November 27 released the marks of candidates who had appeared for assistant section officer (ASO) Phase II exam.
- UPSC is facing constraints in getting precise Hindi translation of question papers, especially in technical papers like engineering and medical sciences, the government said, citing a report.
- A total of 350 additional seats have been approved for the MBBS course at seven medical colleges in Rajasthan, an official statement.
- As many as 47.18 lakh candidates appeared in the direct railway recruitment exams which were held in 13 regional languages, the government informed the Lok Sabha.
- Railways earned Rs 139.20 crore from the sale of platform tickets in 2018-19 and Rs 78.50 crore till September this fiscal, the ministry informed the Parliament.
- Indian stocks are set to rise further over the coming year, according to a Reuters poll of equity strategists, but those gains will be limited as fiscal stimulus and easy monetary policy fail to reverse an economic slowdown.
- Top gainers in the Sensex pack included Yes Bank which rose up to 1.57 per cent, Tata Steel 1.54 per cent, Sun Pharma 1.45 per cent, ICICI Bank 1.48 per cent, Infosys 1.10 per cent and RIL 0.76 per cent.
- Wicketkeeper Sanju Samson has been drafted into India’s squad for the three-match T20I series against the West Indies as a replacement for the injured Shikhar Dhawan, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement.
- England paceman Jofra Archer said he had “moved on” after being racially abused by a spectator in New Zealand and was ready to help the tourists bounce back from a heavy first Test defeat.
- Kerala cadre senior IAS officer Suman Billa will join the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) at its headquarters in Madrid, Spain.
- The boss of Australia’s second-largest bank, Westpac, has stepped down after the bank became embroiled in a money-laundering scandal with alleged possible links to child exploitation.
- The heavy-lift rocket PSLV-C47 carrying 14 satellites – one from India and 13 from the US – blasted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh this morning.
1. International News
- The UK has called on China to allow UN observers “immediate and unfettered access” to the Xinjiang region.
- A federal judge has ruled that White House staff can be made to testify before Congress, rejecting the Trump administration’s claims of immunity.
- The Chief Rabbi has strongly criticized Labour, claiming the party is not doing enough to root out anti-Jewish racism – and asked people to “vote with their conscience” in the general election.
- US impeachment investigators said they could present their report of presidential wrongdoing as early as next week but do not rule out calling new witnesses in the case against Donald Trump.
- China and the United States are “moving closer to agreeing” on a “phase one” trade deal, the Global Times, a tabloid run by the ruling Communist Party’s official People’s Daily, reported.
- US assertions on the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), China has claimed the debt incurred from the project stands at $4.9 billion, which is less than one-tenth of Pakistan's total debt.
- Papua New Guinea said armed men hijacked one of its planes Tuesday and forced the pilot to fly to a remote unused airstrip before they made off with the cargo.
- An Australian woman sentenced to death for drug-trafficking in Malaysia was acquitted after the Federal Court in Kuala Lumpur quashed her earlier conviction by a lower court.
- Chinese state media sought to downplay and discredit the results of Hong Kong elections that delivered a stunning victory for pro-democracy candidates and a stinging rebuke to the pro-Beijing establishment.
- Indian-American student was sexually assaulted and then strangled in Chicago, police said about a brutal murder that has shocked the community in the United States.
- A British man admitted plotting to assist unlawful immigration after 39 Vietnamese migrants were found dead in the back of a truck he was driving.
- Chinese woman was sentenced to eight months in prison in a federal court after she was convicted of bluffing her way into U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, sparking fears she could pose an intelligence threat.
- US impeachment investigators said they could present their report of presidential wrongdoing as early as next week but do not rule out calling new witnesses in the case against Donald Trump.
- Donald Trump made a surprise appearance with the dog he called the "world's most famous" - Conan, the Belgian Malinois injured in the raid that took down Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
- A Moroccan court sentenced rapper Mohamed Mounir, known as Gnawi, to one year in jail for insulting police on social media.
- A Sri Lankan detective investigating high-profile cases has fled the country after receiving death threats soon after the change of government, police and media reports said
- Rajnath Singh said the Air Force should focus on developing strategies to deal with future challenges facing India and lauded all air warriors for giving the country the most competent and combat worthy force.
- The construction of a railway track from Tripura to Bangladesh is underway to run the first train from the state to the neighboring country, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said.
- Jammu and Kashmir will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of India on November 26 for the first time after the scrapping of provisions of Article 370 that ended the J&K Constitution that was in place since 1957.
- President Ram Nath Kovind will address the joint session of Parliament, called to commemorate the Constitution Day.
- The Supreme Court is expected to give its verdict on holding a floor test that will decide the fate of the two-day-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Maharashtra.
- President Ram Nath Kovind remembered the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks on its eleventh anniversary and said that the nation is committed to defeating all forms of terrorism.
- Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal got its logo and motto after receiving over 6,000 entries through an open competition, a personnel ministry statement said.
- Maharashtra Congress president Balasaheb Thorat has been elected as the party's legislature wing leader, the Congress said.
- President Ram Nath Kovind and Speaker Om Birla were among the top leaders who greeted the countrymen on the occasion of Constitution Day.
- The law student, who has accused former Union minister Chinmayanand of rape, was stopped from appearing in her LLM third-semester examination due to low attendance, officials said.
- The Central government said that there is no ban on freedom of speech and expression in Jammu and Kashmir but inciting speeches must be stopped.
- Ajit Pawar is still the leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in the Maharashtra assembly and his whip will prevail, the BJP said as the Supreme Court ordered the party's Devendra Fadnavis to prove his majority tomorrow.
- The Samajwadi Party and the Congress staged protests outside the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, even as the state legislature held a special session inside to mark the 70th Constitution day.
- Supreme Court-ordered floor test in Maharashtra Assembly on Wednesday, NCP MP Majeed Memon took a swipe at the BJP saying after the floor test, the government in Maharashtra, which was "formed in the dark", will be "exposed".
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is finally attempting to overhaul India's most controversial labor laws to attract investment and make it easier to do business in a country where changing archaic rules is a challenge for any government.
- A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court announced the quantum of sentence for the 31 convicts in Vyapam recruitment and admission scam in the state.
- Sainik School Society has opened application portals only for girl students for admission to Sainik Schools at Bijapur (Karnataka), Chandrapur (Maharashtra), Ghorakal (Uttarakhand), Kalikiri (Andhra Pradesh), and Kodagu (Karnataka).
- Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will conclude Specialist Officer (SO) recruitment application today.
- As part of its Quality Mandate initiative, UGC has decided to introduce Life Skills curriculum in non-technical undergraduate education.
- The TN TRB marks of the candidates who had appeared in the exams in June this year has been released on the official portal of the Board, trb.tn.nic.in.
- The Calicut University result will be released on the official portal of the varsity at uoc.ac.in.
- The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), has waived fee for the students of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and North Eastern region for its CS Foundation and Executive programme.
- As many as 158 students have PPOs during 2019-20 with major recruiters coming from Core and R&D Sectors; Qualcomm, Intel and Samsung Research were the top recruiters
- National Testing Agency (NTA) will release official notification for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for undergraduate courses next week.
- On the better side of the report are the government schools of Chandigarh and Kerala where internet facilities are being provided in 100% and 84.07% schools, respectively.
- RBI has cut rates by 135 basis points this year to 5.15%, but inflation has remained low by historical standards and policymakers have barely moved the needle on growth.
- IRDAI, in draft guidelines on motor own-damage insurance, has said that the idea is to simplify the way the product is designed.
- Banks that are extending uncollateralized loans under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) must also closely monitor the repayment of such loans so as to prevent them from turning sour, a senior official from the central bank said on November 26.
- SBI minimum balance rules: SBI accounts are categorised into four types depending on their location: metro, urban, semi-urban and rural.
- Officials fear a parallel system from raw material to finished goods is in place to evade taxes. If properly addressed, 15-20 percent revenue could be added to government coffers
- Jasprit Bumrah posted a picture of a broken stump on Twitter that left cricket fans in awe of India's premier fast bowler.
- Virat Kohli's next Test assignment will commence from February 2020 which gives Steve Smith a chance to further consolidate his lead in Test rankings.
- Usman Khawaja decided to start the theatrics right at the toss in the Marsh Cup final between Western Australia and Queensland.
- According to Ravi Shastri, MS Dhoni's comeback to the Indian team will depend on his performance in the IPL 2020.
- Atanu Das clinched a bronze in the men's recurve individual event of the Asian Championships in Bangkok.
- All four Indian nominees — Sacred Games, Radhika Apte, Lust Stories, and The Remix — failed to win in their categories at the 2019 International Emmy Awards
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- Hong Kong’s opposition pro-democracy movement has made unprecedented gains in the Chinese territory’s district council elections, early results show.
- US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has fired Navy chief Richard Spencer over his handling of the case of a Navy Seal demoted for misconduct.
- Australian intelligence officials have confirmed they are investigating allegations of a plot to plant a Chinese spy in the nation’s parliament.
- The chief of the US Navy criticized Donald Trump after being sacked in a dispute over an elite SEAL commando whose demotion for misconduct was reversed by the president.
- Finders are not always keepers, as metal detectorists and coin dealers in Britain have learned. Four men face years of incarceration for failing to report Viking treasure worth an estimated $3 million.
- New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has applauded the contribution of Sikh-Americans in the development and cultural diversity of his state.
- Australia's prime minister insisted he was "not naive" to the threat of foreign interference, as authorities investigated an alleged plot by China to recruit a businessman and get him elected.
- Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk indicated in a tweet that the electric carmaker received 200,000 orders for its electric pickup truck within three days of its launch.
- Hong Kong is a part of China "no matter what happens" in the community-level elections that were held in the semi-autonomous city at the weekend, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.
- A Philippine Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after one of the engines on the Boeing 777 caught fire shortly after takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport.
- More than 60 doctors wrote an open letter published they feared Julian Assange's health was so bad that the WikiLeaks founder could die inside a top-security British jail.
- The chief of the US Navy criticized Donald Trump after being sacked in a dispute over an elite SEAL commando whose demotion for misconduct was reversed by the president.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran of planning attacks against the Jewish state and said everything possible would be done to prevent them.
- As the winter session of parliament enters the second week, discussion on BJP’s stunning comeback in Maharashtra over the weekend is expected to create uproar in both the houses of parliament today.
- The government will introduce two important Bills in the Lok Sabha the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill and the International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) Authority Bill.
- Bypolls will be held in three assembly segments in West Bengal, exactly six months after the BJP pulled off a shock result in the Lok Sabha elections in the state.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said governors as chancellors of universities should ensure that institutions of higher learning invest in research that fosters start-up culture and leads to job creation.
- A NIA court found six people, arrested in connection with a 2016 ISIS terror plot case, guilty of conspiring to carry out strikes across Kerala and neighboring states.
- A 70-year-old Sikh man has donated a piece of land for a mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district during the auspicious month of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.
- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar's switch helped the BJP's Devendra Fadnavis take power in Maharashtra, an investigation has been closed into some cases linked to the irrigation scam in which he is an accused.
- The SPG, an elite security force, will now only protect the Prime Minister of India and members of their immediate family living at the official residence, according to amendments in the SPG Act
- The Uttar Pradesh government has served a notice to IAS officer Rajiv Kumar, who was convicted by a CBI court in 2012 in the Noida plot allotment scam for his compulsory retirement, officials said.
- Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has disposed of 1,000 complaints received by it till September this year, an official from the Personnel Ministry said.
- The Supreme Court allowed the construction of a permanent structure for Guru Ravidas Temple in Delhi's Tughlakabad area, instead of a wooden portacabin which the central government had suggested.
- Amid slogan shouting by opposition members, a bill to amend the Special Protection Group (SPG) Act was introduced in Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishen Reddy.
- Devendra Fadnavis, who took oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister for a second term in an extraordinary move that left rivals stunned, got down to work.
- Lucknow University kicked off its year-long centenary celebrations with a morning walk by the students and teaching staffs from the Chhatrapati Shivaji sports ground on the campus.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Fit India School grading system in schools across the country.
- The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), has waived fee for the students of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and North Eastern region for its CS Foundation and Executive programme.
- As many as 158 students have PPOs during 2019-20 with major recruiters coming from Core and R&D Sectors; Qualcomm, Intel and Samsung Research were the top recruiters
- National Testing Agency (NTA) will release official notification for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for undergraduate courses next week.
- On the better side of the report are the government schools of Chandigarh and Kerala where internet facilities are being provided in 100% and 84.07% schools, respectively.
- IIFT MBA (International Business) 2020 exam will be held next week by National Testing Agency (NTA).
- JEE (Main) will be held in shifts from January 6 to January 11. This will be the first edition of JEE main 2020 and the next edition will be held in April.
- India’s economic growth is expected to slow further in the second half of the year, Singapore’s DBS Bank said.
- Karvy Stock Broking sent the trading community into a tizzy, markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is planning to put in place a news structure in which brokers will be barred from offering clearing and settlement services.
- Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen claimed his fourth title in three months, bagging the Scottish Open title with a thrilling win over Brazil’s Ygor Coelho in the men’s singles summit clash in Glasgow.
- Neil Wagner sealed a comprehensive innings and 65 runs victory for New Zealand over England late on the final day of the first Test in Mount Maunganui.
- Rafael Nadal put the finishing touches to his extraordinary year by clinching a sixth Davis Cup title for Spain as he beat Denis Shapovalov in Madrid to seal victory over Canada.
- Marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge and US hurdler Dalilah Muhammad were named the World Athletes of the Year in the track and field category.
- Radhika Apte, who’s nominated in the ‘Best Performance by an Actress’ category at the International Emmy Awards for her role in ‘Lust Stories’, received a nomination medal.
- The American Music Awards 2019 gave fans a chance at voting and choosing their favorite artists. As a result, the night was a big win for artists like Shawn Mendes, Camilla Cabello, Taylor Swift, BTS and many others.
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- Pakistan rejected United States’ notion of Beijing being the sole benefactor of its China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and asserted that its relations with China within the purview of the project will never fray.
- Pro-democracy protest groups in Hong Kong are urging people not to disrupt Sunday’s local elections in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
- A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand, the country’s seismic monitoring service GeoNet said.
- A US court ordered the government of Iran to pay nearly $180 million in damages to an Iranian-American journalist who was jailed by Tehran on espionage charges in 2014.
- Hong Kong voted in district council elections in a ballot the city's pro-democracy movement hoped would send a message to the Beijing-backed government.
- United States' notion of Beijing being the sole benefactor of its China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and asserted that its relations with China within the purview of the project will never fray.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's centrist rival Benny Gantz urged leaders of the premier's Likud party to join him in forming a government after their chief's indictment on corruption charges.
- A US court ordered the government of Iran to pay nearly $180 million in damages to an Iranian-American journalist who was jailed by Tehran on espionage charges in 2014.
- Paris calling for an end to gender violence and femicide in a country where at least 116 women have been killed by current or former partners this year.
- Egypt unveiled a cache of 75 wooden and bronze statues and five lion cub mummies decorated with hieroglyphics at the Saqqara necropolis near the Giza pyramids in Cairo.
- CIA case officer was sentenced by a federal judge in Virginia on Friday to serve 19 years in prison, after he pleaded guilty in May to conspiring to become a spy for China, federal prosecutors announced.
- Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is in London for medical treatment, will undergo further tests at a private clinic in coming days, Dunya News reported.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the centre will ensure every family in India has a house by 2022.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 59th edition of his monthly radio programme ”Mann Ki Baat” today.
- Legal experts have different opinions as to when the anti-defection law comes into play with one of them saying it has no “impact” at the time of government formation while another said it will apply irrespective of the fact whether MLAs have taken an oath.
- Amid criticism over high unemployment rate, a survey by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Saturday showed that urban unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level in four quarters at 9.3 percent during January-March 2019.
- Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar today tweeted a battery of thanks in a span of six minutes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and eight other BJP leaders, a day after he was made Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
- NCP MLAs Daulat Daroda and Nitin Pawar - against whom missing persons' complaints were filed after the chaotic events of - surfaced today and offered support to party chief Sharad Pawar.
- Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that the formation of Devendra Fadnavis-led government in Maharashtra is according to the wishes of people of the state.
- The Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, where the two-month-long annual pilgrim season is underway will remain closed for four hours on December 26 due to solar eclipse.
- Governor is not within the purview of Supreme Court, the Centre said today, objecting vehemently to a petition by the Shiv Sena, the Congress and Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party regarding the singular government formation in Maharashtra.
- Supreme Court order, the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party have demanded that newly-appointed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis should resign to end the political crisis in Maharashtra.
- Maharashtra, Supriya Sule, NCP leader and daughter of Sharad Pawar, today took time off to post a tweet expressing concerns about media safety while covering breaking news.
- Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said no power on Earth could get in the way of construction of a "grand" Ram temple in Ayodhya.
- The Congress, which approached the Supreme Court along with the Shiv Sena and the NCP over the way Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister, today said the BJP's "is an illegitimate government that does not have majority" and it can be proven only by a floor test.
- BJP made a swift comeback in Maharashtra, leaving the Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress in shock, the three parties have sequestered their MLAs in an attempt to protect them from poaching.
- BJP MLC Devendra Pratap Singh has opposed the changing of Gorakhpur's famous Vindhyavasini Park to Hanuman Prasad Poddar National Park. Mr. Singh has written a letter to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, asking him to revoke the decision.
- NCP leader Jayant Patil met the Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at the Raj Bhawan with a letter to inform him about the replacement of Ajit Pawar as the legislature party leader.
- The Centre must produce the letters of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis claiming a majority and that of the Governor inviting to form the government, the Supreme Court said today after hearing a petition of the Shiv Sena, Congress and Sharad Pawar's NCP against yesterday's extraordinary government formation in the state.
- BJP's Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra in a surprise move, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut claimed that his party can prove majority "even now" if called by the Governor to do so.
- Delhi recorded an improvement in the air quality due to a slight increase in wind speed.
- Platinium Jubilee celebrations, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that Rs 100 crore assistance has been sanctioned for the infrastructure development of Utkal University here.
- Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology has increased its BTech and MTech seats by 14%. The increase will come in to effect from 2020-21 academic session, informed institute officials.
- HPU along with other universities got such direction through University Grants Commission (UGC) a few months ago, HPU public relations officer Professor Ranvir Verma said.
- AIIMS RDA opposed the proposal, saying it strongly supports quality and affordable education for all sections of the society.
- Ganjam District Education Officer (DEO) Sanatan Panda said the water bells will be rung at 11.40 am, 1.30 pm and 3.15 pm from Mondays to Fridays.
- PE of 28 times, the Nifty is not exactly cheap and recent earnings may look optically better on account of the corporate tax cuts, said Rajmohan Krishnan, Principal Founder & Managing Director at Entrust Family Office Investment Advisors during an interview with Moneycontrol.
- Ambani along with four directors Ryna Karani, Chhaya Virani, Manjari Kacker and Suresh Rangachar had resigned from the company earlier this month.
- Reserve Bank of India has enhanced the scope of 'Special Non-resident Rupee' (SNRR) by allowing persons residing outside India to open such accounts for purposes like external commercial borrowing and trade credit in Indian rupee.
- Musk said 17 per cent of the orders are for the single-motor model, 42% are for the dual-motor version and 41 per cent are for the tri-motor model.
- Rafael Nadal inspired Spain into their first Davis Cup final since 2012 as he teamed up with Feliciano Lopez to secure a dramatic last-four victory over Britain in Madrid.
- Manchester City kept Premier League leaders Liverpool in their sights after battling back to beat Chelsea as Jose Mourinho ended Tottenham’s away-day woes in his first game in charge.
- India has been clubbed along with defending champions Argentina and world number one side Australia in Pool A of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics men’s hockey competition.
- BJ Watling scored a battling 205 and Santner added three second-innings wickets to his maiden Test century as New Zealand grabbed the advantage against England on Day 4.
- India recorded their third consecutive series win in the World Test Championship to further consolidate their top spot in the standings.
- Senior Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) leader and former West Bengal minister Kshiti Goswami died at a private hospital in Chennai due to old age-related illness, family sources said.
- Senior Chhattisgarh BJP leader and former MP Dr Banshilal Mahto died of a liver-related ailment, a party leader said here.
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- South Korea says it is to continue a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan that had been threatened by a long-running dispute.
- The UN has suspended work with Catholic charity Caritas in the Central African Republic (CAR) after it emerged that it is a country director was a convicted pedophile.
- Niger is changing its national anthem to remove references to former colonial power France almost 60 years after gaining independence.
- US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping both insisted they would resist pressure to give ground on a trade deal that Washington’s leader said could be “very close.”
- Tamil minority in Sri Lanka will prefer losing presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa to be the main Opposition leader in place of former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, the main Tamil party TNA said.
- Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton said the White House denied him access to his Twitter account after his dismissal in early September, in a series of tweets that signal his return to the social media site.
- Company wide emails are a dangerous thing, irking cubicle dwellers everywhere who grit their teeth whenever the use of the "reply-all" button gets out of hand and a stream of unnecessary messages slams their inboxes.
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling party was laid bare as her anointed successor came out swinging against internal rivals seeking to oust her as the party bleeds voters.
- The former CIA officer who may have devastated US intelligence collection in China by giving up its network of informants to Beijing agents was sentenced to 19 years in prison.
- British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn revealed for the first time that he will remain neutral in the second Brexit referendum that he has vowed to hold if he becomes prime minister next month.
- The US Treasury slapped punitive sanctions on Iran's communications minister, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi after the Tehran regime blocked internet communications amid violent protests triggered by a petrol price hike.
- US President Donald Trump claimed that were it not for him, Hong Kong "would have been obliterated in 14 minutes" by Chinese troops.
- President Xi Jinping said that China wants to reach an initial trade deal with the United States but is "not afraid" to fight back when necessary.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said his ministry has set a target of $26 billion for aerospace, defence services, and goods by 2025 under the Defence Production Policy and in that, approximately $10 billion is targeted for creating job opportunities for 20-30 lakh people
- President’s Rule was revoked in Maharashtra at 5.47 am mere hours before the BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis took oath as Chief Minister for a second term.
- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Australian counterpart Marise Payne along with Indonesia’s Menteri Luar Negeri and New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters and held talks on boosting India’s Act East policy.
- The opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu described the political developments in Maharashtra, where BJP formed the government with the support of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar, as "disgusting."
- Amit Shah, Union Home Minister and BJP chief, was described as "Chanakya" by his party after the Maharashtra coup, in which Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as Chief Minister with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP's) Ajit Pawar as his deputy just hours after a Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance seemed set to take power.
- Governors and Lieutenant governors have an important role to play in the constitutional system of the country especially when the emphasis is on cooperative and competitive federalism, President Ram Nath Kovind
- Four Chinese nationals, who visited India on a tourist visa a few months ago, have come under the scanner of security agencies.
- Union minister Nitin Gadkari today said there will be a "stable government" in Maharashtra under Devendra Fadnavis, who took oath early this morning.
- Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said then Shiv Sena, Congress and Sharad Pawar alliance was trying to capture Maharashtra through the "back door" which the BJP has stopped.
- Squarely blaming the Shiv Sena for the dramatic turn of events in Maharashtra, Union minister Ramdas Athawale urged NCP chief Sharad Pawar to walk over to the NDA camp, hinting that he might be rewarded with a plum portfolio at the Centre.
- Delhi in support of the students' protest against the hostel and mess fee hike in Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who was last month named by the Enforcement Directorate in the Rs. 25,000-crore Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank Ltd. the scam was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister
- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) appeared to have gone with the BJP overnight, hours after party chief Sharad Pawar announced a Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance to form the government, his daughter Supriya Sule's WhatsApp status conveyed a big message.
- The Ministry of Railways said that as many as 2643 km track renewal has been carried out up to October across the country.
- DGCA last week conducted surprise alcohol tests on some of the personnel as part of its recently introduced breath analyzer (BA) test norms for airside staff, Mumbai International Airport Limited.
- The University of Calcutta has included the ‘Third Gender’ option in its admission forms for the next academic session.
- University of Calcutta has released the B.A./B.Sc. Part II (Honours/General and Major) Examination results today.
- "The state government has sanctioned Rs. 100 crore to Utkal University for opening six centres of excellence."
- Under the third phase of CSS for 'Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals', which was approved on August 28, the centre envisages setting up 75 more medical colleges by 2022-2023.
- CAT 2019 will be held tomorrow. The exam will be held in two sessions - morning and afternoon.
- Australia is exploring the possibility of setting up offshore campuses of its premier universities across India.
- CBSE schools will be participating in the 'Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat' programme, a programme which will be held throughout the year.
- The University of Calcutta has included the Third Gender option in its admission forms from the next academic session, Vice-Chancellor Sonali Chakraborty Banerjee said.
- Approximately 2.44 lakh candidates are expected to appear for CAT 2019 on coming centres in across India.
- The RBI on November 22 expanded the scope of Special Non-Resident Rupee Accounts by permitting non-residents to open such accounts for rupee denominated overseas borrowings, trade credit and trade invoicing for popularising cross-border transactions in the domestic currency.
- State Bank of India or SBI, the largest commercial lender of the country, offers a zero balance savings account, which can be opened by customers who do not have know-your-customer (KYC) documents.
- Bitcoin slumped to a six-month low after China's central bank launched a fresh crackdown on cryptocurrencies, warning of the risks entailed in issuing or trading them.
- Asia Index, which is a 50-50 partnership between S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and BSE, listed companies like Titan, UltraTech Cement and Nestle India will enter the barometer as part of the reconstitution exercise.
- The Indian selection committee has decided to release Rishabh Pant to get some match time in domestic cricket ahead of the limited overs series against the West Indies next month.
- Rafael Nadal won back-to-back matches to propel Spain to a 2-1 victory over Argentina and a place in the semifinals of the new-look Davis Cup.
- Ambati Rayudu accused the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) of indulging in corrupt practices.
- Sasi Kumar Mukund, who was named as a reserve member in India's Davis Cup squad, pulled out after suffering an injury while playing in a tournament in Portugal.
- BJ Watling remained unbeaten on 119 on Day 3 of the first Test, helping New Zealand lead England by 41 runs.
- From an all-environmental shortlist, Oxford dictionaries has chosen ‘climate emergency’ as its word for the year.
- First woman pilot of Indian Navy will join Naval operations in Kochi on December 2, 2019 two days before the Navy Day.
- Shiv Sena was trying to canvas support from the Congress and the NCP to keep BJP out of power in Maharashtra, a stunning move by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wherein it roped in NCP’s Ajit Pawar and gave him the deputy chief minister’s post, has stirred the state’s politics and triggered reactions from top leaders across the country.
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- US President Donald Trump disregarded senior advisers and pushed a false theory that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election, an ex-White House aide has told the impeachment inquiry.
- The United States said that it supported continued Indian involvement in Afghanistan, even as President Donald Trump looks to withdraw troops.
- Jallianwala Bagh massacre, and hold a public review into Britain”s role in the Amritsar massacre,” notes the manifesto under the sub-head “Effective Diplomacy”.
- Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu became the country’s first prime minister to be indicted in office, on corruption charges, but defiantly condemned the “coup” against him and vowed to hold onto power.
- The United States urging the international community to ensure the succession process of Dalai Lama goes forward by normal methods.
- President Xi Jinping said that China wants to reach an initial trade deal with the United States but is "not afraid" to fight back when necessary.
- The US House of Representatives is wrapping up public hearings in its impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump and moving closer to charging him with "high crimes and misdemeanors."
- A Sydney man has been charged for punching and stomping on a heavily pregnant woman unprovoked, in what was described as an "Islamophobic" attack by a leading Australian Islamic association.
- The United States warned Pakistan that it faced long-term economic damage with little return if China keeps pursuing its giant infrastructure push.
- A Canadian teenager who used e-cigarettes developed a near-fatal lung condition that does not resemble the vaping-related illnesses that have swept the United States.
- The United States said that it supported continued Indian involvement in Afghanistan, even as President Donald Trump looks to withdraw troops.
- A British-born US national security expert never lost her cool during hours parrying heated questions from the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee and emerged as the latest star of the congressional impeachment inquiry.
- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan held a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump and discussed with him bilateral and regional matters, including the Afghan peace process and the Kashmir issue, his office said.
- Virginia gynecologist Javaid Perwaiz of performing unnecessary surgeries on women to collect insurance kickbacks, hundreds of distraught former patients have contacted federal authorities, concerned they might be among the people who allegedly endured invasive procedures they did not want or need.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was formally charged with bribery, fraud, and breach of trust, making him the first Israeli premier to be indicted while in office and sending Israel's already stalemated political system into further disarray.
- A Utah woman may have to register as a sex offender after her stepchildren saw her topless in her home, allegedly violating part of a state law that forbids women from showing their breasts in a private place under certain circumstances.
- Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg filed federal papers declaring himself a Democratic candidate for president, a potentially disruptive move that could upend the party's nomination fight this spring.
- Twitter began letting users "hide" tweeted replies that could be seen as abusive or harassing in the latest effort by the online platform to create a more welcoming environment.
- Britain's Opposition Labour Party launched its manifesto for the December 12 General Election with a pledge to institute an audit into the country's colonial past, which would include an apology to India for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar 100 years ago.
- A 12-year-old boy became the youngest protester to be convicted in the six-month-long pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong as a court in the former British colony reserved orders to place him under counseling and supervision for up to three years.
- Sri Lanka off-spinner of yesteryear is tipped as a governor of Northern Province following the presidential elections that gave a clear majority to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a former defence minister of the island nation.
- Bangalore emerged as India’s highest-ranked city at No. 83 in a new index of the world’s 113 cities in terms of economic and social inclusivity, topped by Zurich in Switzerland.
- A debate on pollution in Parliament went musical with a union minister belting out a Bollywood number for clean air and a member echoing similar songs.
- First woman pilot of Indian Navy will join Naval operations in Kochi on December 2, two days ahead of Navy Day on December 4, a Defence source told PTI.
- Slamming the government over the appointment of controversial BJP MP Pragya Thakur to a consultative committee on defence, the Congress today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi “not forgiving” her for the “Nathuram Godse patriot” remark was “only for the elections”.
- The Telangana High Court granted an interim stay on the Home Ministry's order canceling the citizenship of TRS MLA Ramesh Chennamaneni.
- Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of provisions of Article 370, the center said that due to the preventive steps taken neither a single life was lost nor a single bullet fired
- The US has extended its support to India's opposition to China's ambitious One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative, saying it shares New Delhi's concern over the multi-billion dollar project while questioning the economic rationale behind it.
- BHU Chancellor Giridhar Malviya, who is the university founder Madan Mohan Malviya's grandson, backed the Muslim professor whose appointment at the Sanskrit department triggered a row, saying had the leader been alive he too would be approved.
- NCP leader Jayant Patil said the smaller pre-poll allies of his party and the Congress have backed the idea of forming a government with the Shiv Sena to keep the BJP away from power in the state.
- The Supreme Court sought the response of the center on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the amendments made in the law allowing private entities to use the Aadhaar data for voluntary authentication of customers.
- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has admitted that he was taken aback by ally BJP's decision to drop Saryu Roy, his old friend, and senior BJP leader, as a candidate for the Jharkhand election.
- The Central Bureau of Investigation carried out searches at nine locations in three states in connection with alleged misappropriation of development funds of Rs. 332 crore in Manipur, officials said.
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today suggested that the members of Parliament should take a pledge to ban single-use plastic in a bid to encourage people for the same.
- Maharashtra Chief Minister will be from the Shiv Sena and the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has not demanded the top post during state-level meetings on government formation, Congress leader Manikrao Thakare said.
- Nationalist Congress Party and Congress inch closer to announcing an alliance to form a government in Maharashtra, Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam today again cautioned his party and warned of "political instability", adding that the move may end up benefiting rival BJP.
- BJP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members clashed in Rajya Sabha over the quality of water being piped to households in the national capital, prompting an angry response from Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu who asked members to maintain decorum.
- Board of Secondary Education (BSE) Odisha has released the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) result today.
- The Common Law Admission Test or CLAT 2020 will be held on May 10, 2020 (Sunday), according to an official release from the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs).
- Minister OF Human Resource Development (MHRD) Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ in the Rajya Sabha today, the representation of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) faculty in IIMs is less than 1 per cent, 0.96 per cent to be precise.
- AIIMS PG 2020 result has been released on the official website. Mock counselling process may start on December 2.
- Approximately 2.44 lakh candidates are expected to appear for CAT 2019 on coming centres in across India.
- Former Reserve Bank of India Governor C Rangarajan feels that the reaching the $5-trillion GDP target by 2025 is “simply out of question”.
- ICRA expects India’s growth rate to fall to 4.7 percent in Q2 of FY20, amid weak demand and tepid investment.
- Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) share price was down more than 1 percent in the early trade on November 22 after CRISIL downgraded the company rating.
- SBI FD rates: SBI offers retail domestic term deposits in eight options of terms, ranging from seven days to 10 years.
- India are all set to enter the pink-ball Test era when they take on Bangladesh in the second and final match of the series in Kolkata, starting.
- Australian side led by Tim Paine will look to bat Pakistan out of the game as they go after the visitors’ first-innings score of 240 at the Gabba Stadium in Brisbane. Follow ball-by-ball updates of the match.
- Australia finished the day on 312 for the loss of just one wicket, 72 runs ahead of Pakistan's first innings total of 240 and already in the driving seat
- Manoj Bajpayee is having quite a year. First, he received the Padma Shri in recognition of a career full of noteworthy performances including that of Bhiku Mhatre in Satya.
- Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa sworn in as prime minister his brother and the former president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, capping a victorious return to power of the brothers credited with a military victory over Tamil rebels but also implicated in human rights violations.
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- Bolivia’s interim president has asked Congress to approve new elections as violence rages following the resignation of Evo Morales.
- A top US diplomat has told an impeachment inquiry that he followed President Donald Trump’s orders to put pressure on Ukraine to investigate his Democratic rival Joe Biden.
- US lawmakers overwhelmingly approved legislation that supports human rights and democracy in Hong Kong and also backs the territory’s anti-China protesters, sending the measure opposed by Beijing to President Donald Trump.
- Mexico’s government said it has helped 10 Mexican citizens file lawsuits against Walmart over an August shooting at a store in El Paso, Texas, where a suspected white nationalist killed 22 people.
- North Korea rejected an invitation for leader Kim Jong Un to attend a planned summit in Seoul with Southeast Asian nations next week, saying "now is not the time" due to strained ties, North Korean state media reported.
- Indian-origin US Senator Kamala Harris and Hindu Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard engaged in a war of words during the Democratic primary presidential debate.
- Australia's Prime Minister denied his climate policies had caused unprecedented bushfires ravaging the country and insisted his government was doing enough to tackle global warming.
- An independent UN expert has apologized for misspeaking during a news conference in Geneva this week, correcting his claim that more than 100,000 children were being held in migration-related US detention.
- President Donald Trump engaged with journalists as he regularly does when he departs the White House at the start of a trip, only this time he had some help with what he wanted to say.
- The US Navy began a procedure that could remove from its elite SEALs unit an officer accused of war crimes whom President Donald Trump pardoned last week.
- US lawmakers overwhelmingly approved legislation that supports human rights and democracy in Hong Kong and also backs the territory's anti-China protesters, sending the measure opposed by Beijing to President Donald Trump.
- Mexico's government said it has helped 10 Mexican citizens file lawsuits against Walmart over an August shooting at a store in El Paso, Texas, where a suspected white nationalist killed 22 people.
- Uber said plans to test a safety feature that lets passengers and drivers record their conversations and share them with the rideshare service.
- U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States is continuing to talk to China but gave no other details, as both sides tried to hammer out a phase one trade deal ahead of looming U.S. tariffs due next month.
- General Motors is suing Fiat Chrysler, alleging its rival benefitted from bribes to auto union officials that gave FCA an unfair benefit in labor talks, GM announced .
- In an October 8 tweet, Donald Trump had described his ambassador to the European Union as "a really good man and great American."
- The United States aviation regulator is under no time pressure to give permission for the troubled Boeing 737 MAX to return to the skies, its chief said.
- The US ambassador to the European Union told an impeachment hearing that he followed President Donald Trump's orders in seeking a "quid pro quo" deal for Ukraine to probe a political rival in exchange for a White House summit.
- The world’s first Muslim yoga camp began at Kanva Ashram in Kotdwar town of Uttarakhand, with 500 Muslim men and women from different countries participating in the event.
- The BJP named eight more candidates for the Jharkhand Assembly polls, replacing rebel party leader Saryu Roy with Devendra Singh in the Jamshedpur West constituency.
- Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today said his government has a zero-tolerance policy on corruption and anyone found involved in such acts will not be spared.
- UK and Indian universities have launched the world’s largest study on babies with brain injuries in India this week to help prevent epilepsy.
- Supreme Court that it had been relaxing the curbs imposed in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 and claimed that the pleas alleging "complete clampdown" were incorrect and irrelevant.
- Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said that a comprehensive air plan for Delhi NCR has been developed identifying the timelines for abating and controlling air pollution.
- The proposed Ram temple in Ayodhya, for which the Supreme Court gave a green signal earlier this month, was pitched as a theme for the Jharkhand assembly poll by BJP chief Amit Shah
- Prahlad Patel said that all iconic tourist sites of the country will now mandatorily have a room dedicated for mothers going there with young children.
- BJP president Amit Shah kicked off his party's campaign for the Jharkhand assembly polls with the promise of catapulting the state to the top position in terms of development.
- India's ancient traditions of non-violence and compassion are needed in today's world where people are fighting on the basis of religion and countries over territorial disputes, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said in New Delhi.
- Parliament's winter session, opposition members raised slogans in the Lok Sabha during Question Hour, prompting Speaker Om Birla to intervene saying that the dignity of the House should be maintained.
- There is no proposal to make access to potable water a fundamental right, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat informed Lok Sabha.
- New Education Policy (NEP) are being extensively examined besides widespread consultations with states to come out with a holistic policy, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said in Rajya Sabha.
- The motive behind the training programme is to bring together representatives from these three fields, help them understand one another's problems and find solutions.
- A total of 220 seats are open for admission commencing in 2020 at AFMC Pune, CH (EC) Kolkata, INHS Asvini, AH (R&R) New Delhi, CH (CC) Lucknow and CH (AF) Bangalore.
- More than 1.23 lakh out of 15 lakh candidates who took the UP Police Constable exam in January have qualified the exam, reports say.
- The S&P BSE Sensex reached another milestone by touching a record high of 40,816 on November 20, but experts feel that the real wealth could now be generated in small & midcaps which are in a bear market.
- Kerala-based private sector lender CSB Bank (earlier known as The Catholic Syrian Bank) will launch its initial public offering for subscription on November 22.
- Pat Cummins claimed the wicket of Mohammed Rizwan during the first Australia-Pakistan Test but replays showed what looked like a no-ball that was missed by the TV umpire.
- Pakistan were rescued from complete disaster by Asad Shafiq who played a lone hand, scoring 76 well-made runs.
- Kidambi Srikanth was knocked out of the Korea Masters after losing 14-21, 19-21 to Japan’s Kanta Tsuneyama in their round of 16 clash.
- India’s Manu Bhaker fired her way to the gold medal with a junior world record in the women’s 10m air pistol event of the World Cup Finals in China’s Putian.
- Greta Thunberg was awarded an international children’s peace prize, for her work in the struggle against climate change which has resonated with schoolchildren across the world.
- Britain’s Prince Andrew Steps Down From Royal Duties After Epstein Furore
- Oxford Union resigned after weeks of mounting pressure following the ill-treatment of a blind Ghanaian postgraduate student who was forcefully evicted by security personnel during a crowded debate in October.
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- Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn have clashed over Brexit in the first TV election debate of the campaign.
- The White House attacked its own top Ukraine official as he testified to an impeachment hearing that a phone call made by the president was “improper” and had left him in “shock”.
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe became Japan’s longest-serving premier – a remarkable feat for a leader who once quit in humiliation – amid economic worries and allegations that he violated election laws.
- The reported attack comes a week after an Israeli airstrike against Akram al-Ajouri, a top Palestinian militant in exile.
- Newly-elected Sri Lankan President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has accepted Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's invitation to visit his country, the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo said today.
- US President Donald Trump's visit to Apple's Texas manufacturing plant represents a truce in the White House war on Silicon Valley and an unlikely "bromance" with chief executive Tim Cook.
- China's foreign ministry summoned a top US diplomat over the Senate's passing of a Hong Kong rights bill, warning of "strong" countermeasures against the United States should the legislation be signed into law.
- The world's major fossil fuel producers are set to bust global environmental goals with excessive coal, oil, and gas extraction in the next decade, the United Nations and research groups said in the latest warning over climate crisis.
- Electricity firms cut off power to thousands of people, more than 100 schools were closed and residents in high-risk regions were poised to evacuate on Wednesday as Australia's devastating bushfires opened up a new front.
- The US Senate unanimously adopted legislation supporting "human rights and democracy" in Hong Kong and threatening to revoke its special economic status, prompting China to angrily threaten countermeasures.
- Climate change could directly cost the world economy $7.9 trillion by mid-century as increased drought, flooding and crop failures hamper growth and threaten infrastructure, the new analysis showed.
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe became Japan's longest-serving premier a remarkable feat for a leader who once quit in humiliation - amid economic worries and allegations that he violated election laws.
- US lawmakers moved to prevent a crippling government shutdown as the House of Representatives passed a short-term spending bill that funds federal operations until December 20.
- The White House is holding up security assistance to Lebanon valued at more than $100 million, leaving lawmakers and policymakers in the dark, a senior State Department official publicly confirmed.
- ‘Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act’ that makes the Congress president permanent member of the trust which manages Amritsar’s Jallianwala Bagh massacre memorial, was passed in Rajya Sabha by voice vote.
- A partnership between two democracies like India and Australia should be “far easier” to build than one between Australia and a one-party communist state like China, former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott said.
- All the obstacles that stalled talks of alliance formation in Maharashtra have been cleared, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut told reporters, hinting that his party will form a government along with Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress in the state.
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has pulled up officials including three municipal commissioners, DDA Vice Chairman and CEO of Delhi Jal Board who were not present at the meeting of Parliament’s standing committee on Urban Development which was called over Delhi air pollution.
- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), all want the government to focus on the rural economy in the forthcoming Union budget, three people familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity.
- The Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) department has arrested four persons for allegedly making false input tax credit (ITC) claims to cause loss to the exchequer to the tune of at least
- The Supreme Court directed the Kerala government to frame exclusive legislation regarding the administration of Sabarimala temple. The top court said the exclusive law, also covering the aspects of the welfare of pilgrims visiting there, should be similar to the one in Guruvayur temple, the southern state's other famous temple.
- The Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut has written to Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu complaining that his seating in the Rajya Sabha has been changed to "humiliate" him and "deliberately hurt sentiment and suppress our voice".
- The Defence Ministry is deliberating revising no-objection guidelines for buildings in the vicinity of defence establishments and ensure that security is not jeopardized while accommodating development needs.
- Indian Navy is inducting a large number of highly capable and state-of-the-art assets and equipment, President Ram Nath Kovind said as he highlighted the strategic importance of the seas in the well-being of people of the country.
- Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) 2019 application process will conclude today. The last date to submit the application fee after completing the registration is November 21.
- A total of 31 institutes have been recognized by the selection committee appointed by the government to provide free coaching in competitive exams to SC, OBC students.
- The minister informed the Parliament that no Kendriya Bal Shramik Vidyalayas have been opened in the country since the inception of NCLP scheme.
- The Indraprastha School in Uppinangady town of Dakshina Kannada district has introduced a separate water bell.
- Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog in association with UNICEF and MyGov has announced top 30 winners of the Gandhian Challenge.
- On receiving invitation from the Cambridge Union, Mr Anand said "it is a dream that has come true for me as I get an opportunity to speak where I once so much wanted to study, but could not go due to poor financial condition."
- Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is within stone’s throw of the Rs. 10 lakh crore market capitalisation milestone hovering at Rs. 9.92 lakh crore – after its wholly owned subsidiary Reliance Jio announced plans to hike the mobile phone call and data charges.
- Yes Bank informed the exchanges that Rana Kapoor and promoter entities Yes Capital and Morgan Credits have sold their remaining 0.8 per cent stakes in the company.
- India’s economic growth probably hit a new low last quarter, with early forecasts showing expansion below 5 per cent.
- India vs Pakistan, David Cup Tie: Pakistan's senior players Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan pulled out protesting against the tie being shifted to a neutral venue.
- India made a promising start at the Korea Masters tournament with shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma advancing to the second round of the men’s singles competition in Gwangju.
- New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson is still not over the dramatic loss which his side suffered in the 2019 World Cup final against England, saying deciding the result on boundary count was “not really cricket”.
- Aaron Ramsey sent Wales to Euro 2020 with a brace to give them a 2-0 win over Hungary and a spot in next summer’s finals, while Belgium completed their perfect qualifying campaign with a mauling of Cyprus.
- India and Bangladesh will face off in a historic match starting on November 22 at the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata.
- Microsoft's India-born Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella has occupied the top spot in Fortune's Businessperson of the Year 2019 list, an annual compilation that also includes Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga and Arista head Jayshree Ullal.
- Asia's richest person Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has surpassed BP to become the world's sixth most valued oil company. Reliance is now valued at $138 billion, compared with the British energy giant's $132 billion value at the close of trading.
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- About 100 protesters remain barricaded inside a Hong Kong university campus surrounded by police, as the standoff enters the third day.
- Russia has returned three navy boats to Ukraine almost a year after they were seized in the Black Sea off the Crimean Peninsula, officials say.
- The United States announced it would halt sanctions waivers for Iran’s Fordow plant, likely ending a key component of a landmark nuclear deal after Tehran said it had resumed enrichment activities.
- The United States no longer believes that Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories are illegal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced in the latest pro-Israel shift by Washington.
- Hong Kong to “breaking point,” Singapore’s Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said, warning a similar situation could “easily happen” in his country if the government is complacent.
- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the U.S. decision to end its sanction waiver for Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility
- Israeli air defense systems captured the projectiles, the military said, and no harm was caused to Israeli communities in the Golan Heights after warning sirens awoke residents there early in the morning.
- The report says the FBI should be more effective and consistent in warning colleges and universities about the threat of Chinese economic and industrial espionage.
- President Donald Trump’s unscheduled weekend visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center raised suspicions about his health.
- The U.S. ambassador to the European Union has said he cannot recall many of the episodes involving him that other witnesses have recounted in vivid and colorful detail.
- The statement puts the United States at odds with virtually all countries as well as UN Security Council resolutions and was hailed by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, a close ally of US President Donald Trump who is days away from potentially losing office.
- Donald Trump urged Kim over the weekend to “act quickly” to get a nuclear deal done, suggesting the two leaders could meet again “soon.”
- President Donald Trump last year withdrew from the denuclearization accord and reimposed sweeping sanctions on Iran, aiming to inflict economic pain and reduce the Shiite clerical regime’s influence in Arab countries.
- El Paso, Texas, Walmart and injured 26 others. He is accused of deliberately targeting Mexicans and has pleaded not guilty.
- Donald Trump has tried, with limited success, to block officials from testifying before the House intelligence committee, which is conducting the first stage of the impeachment inquiry.
- Rajya Sabha allowed many leaders from various parties, instead of just the Chairman of the House, to pay tributes to five parliamentarians, including former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
- In the first cabinet meeting of the newly formed BJP-JJP regime, the Haryana government today decided to double the House Rent Allowance (HRA) admissible to ministers.
- India was committed to achieving $26 billion defense industry by 2025, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Thailand capital Bangkok.
- Centre moved the Chit Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2019 for passage in the Lok Sabha to facilitate orderly growth of the chit fund sector, but this was opposed by Trinamool Congress which suggested it be “scrapped” and questioned its need as there is already an existing law.
- NITI Aayog is considering building up a healthcare system for the middle class which is still not covered under any public healthcare system, the government think-tank said.
- The assistance was last enhanced to Rs 40,000 which was fixed by the then Chandrababu Naidu government in 2016.
- Assembly elections are due in West Bengal in 2021 and Owaisi has clearly expressed his intention to contest from the state. The AIMIM’s Bengal foray comes at a time when Mamata Banerjee is already under considerable pressure from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
- Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard at 20, two years into his college education, to start the tech company Microsoft, the business that propelled him into millionaire status by age 26.
- The Sena has been in talks with the Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress after it broke up with the Bharatiya Janata Party, which emerged as the single largest party in last month’s state elections, over its refusal to share the chief minister’s chair.
- Raising the issue in Lok Sabha, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the family faces threat to life and their SPG security should not have been withdrawn.
- The polling was held to elect more than 2,000 ward councillors in 49 municipal bodies.
- India’s losses from air pollution increased more than four times to $560 billion between 1990 and 2013, according to the World Bank, which attributed the economic burden to the rising costs of public health-care and workforce disruption.
- The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 and amendments to the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 will be tabled on the second day of the winter session of the Parliament.
- Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD), the formation of an ideal “Internet Consortium” to propose recommendations for online child safety and launch of ‘We Think Digital’, the company’s global digital literacy program.
- Even as the issue reverberated in the Rajya Sabha, Twitter was abuzz with hashtags JNUBachaoAndolan, StandWithJNU, EmergencyinJNU, TaxPayersWithJNU, JNULootTaxPayers, JNUProtests etc.
- The move by several private schools to resume classes came as public transport has started to ply in the Valley and life was fast returning to normalcy, they said.
- In the revised results, 80 candidates have been shortlisted for the main examination in addition to the previous shortlisted candidates.
- The recruitment examination was conducted on November 17, 2019. Candidates who want to challenge the answer key are advised to provide appropriate representations by November 20, 2019, till 5 pm.
- The recruitment drive is being conducted to fill 168 vacancies of specialist officers in various posts. The recruitment examination is scheduled to be conducted on November 30, 2019.
- West Bengal Police has declared the result of the final combine competitive written exam for the recruitment of Sub-Inspector and Lady Sub-Inspector of Excise under Department of Finance, Govt of West Bengal, 2018.
- Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy had earlier taken the decision of introducing English medium in all government schools in the state.
- Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) claimed that they met a senior HRD Ministry official over the hostel fee hike and submitted a memorandum of demands, including for sacking the vice-chancellor.
- Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said mobile phones have brought a revolution in the world and students should contribute to nation-building through constructive use of these gadgets.
- The Delhi High Court has directed the center to take action in accordance with law after “looking” at a July 2016 HRD ministry notification to phase out the private schools running in several IIT campuses in the country and replace them with Kendriya Vidyalayas.
- ICICI Bank is looking to raise around Rs 20,000 crore by selling six-to-seven percent stake to institutional investors and has approached at least 10 investment banks for the same, reports Mint.
- Denmark and Switzerland secured spots at Euro 2020 at the expense of the Republic of Ireland as Roberto Mancini’s Italy completed a perfect qualifying campaign by scoring nine.
- Mohammed Shami, who has been in terrific form, returned with the figures of 3/27 and 4/31 in the first Test at Indore to achieve his career-best ranking, said he intends on keeping things simple for the historic Test.
- Ravindra Jadeja has been bumped up the order to number 6 ahead of Wriddhiman Saha and the wild slogger of the years gone by has shown tremendous application and has put a price tag on his wicket.
- Darjeeling Tea Association said green and white tea of the hills have been registered as geographical indication (GI) products in the country.
- The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2019 will be conferred on renowned naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.
- Uber Chief Product Officer (CPO) Manik Gupta announced today he is leaving the ride-hailing giant, with December 13 as his last day.
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would launch its earth imaging and mapping satellite Cartosat-3 along with 13 commercial nano satellites from the US, on November 25, the space agency said.
- Indian “gaganauts” selected for the country’s first manned space mission in 2022. They will start their training sessions at Russia’s Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center next year, a senior Russian space official said in Dubai today.
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- Chinese government documents have shed new light on a security crackdown on Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region, where President Xi Jinping ordered officials to act with “absolutely no mercy” against separatism and extremism, The New York Times reported.
- Venice more than half a century ago, one reader in Scotland wrote to the Guardian newspaper in London to express worry about the fate of the “astonishing, but soon-to-vanish” Italian city.
- North Korean nuclear test in 2017 was so powerful that it moved the surface of Mount Mantap, the test location, as the explosion was 17 times more powerful than the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima, a team of researchers from the Indian space agency said.
- Donald Trump is so concerned that the impeachment hearings are stacked against him, he should get off Twitter and testify.
- Presidency Minister Jerjes Justiniano said that the negotiations proposed by envoy Jean Arnault would involve lawmakers from Morales political party, mobilized groups and representatives of interim leader Jeanine ĭũez and be mediated by the United Nations and the Roman Catholic Church.
- The European Union has offered technical assistance to Pakistan for the implementation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) action plan by the country, according to a media report.
- North Korea will not offer anything for U.S. President Donald Trump to brag about without receiving anything in return, a statement on its state news agency KCNA said.
- Airport Authority Hong Kong reported an October decline of 13% in passengers and 6.1% in the number of inbound and outbound flights - the steepest falls since the unrest began.
- Sri Lanka's new president and the scourge of the Tamil Tigers Gotabaya Rajapaksa urged minorities unnerved by his election victory to work with him, as he was sworn in at a ceremony steeped in symbolism for his core supporters.
- U.S. military to stop flexing its muscles in the South China Sea and to avoid adding "new uncertainties" over Taiwan, during high-level talks that underscored the tension between the world's two largest economies.
- China confirmed that its first domestically built aircraft carrier had sailed through the Taiwan Strait for "routine" training and tests after Taipei accused Beijing of intimidation around upcoming elections.
- The United States condemned the "unjustified use of force" in Hong Kong and called on Beijing to protect Hong Kong's freedom, a senior official in President Donald Trump's administration said.
- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is amplifying her unfavorable comparison of President Donald Trump to fellow Republican Richard Nixon, saying that disgraced president at least cared enough about the country to leave office before his impeachment.
- Maharashtra has been placed under the President’s rule and even after weeks since the Maharashtra election results were announced, there is no government insight in the state.
- The parliament will begin its winter session shortly where key bills like the Citizenship Bill, Personal Data Protection Bill (2019), and Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019 will be tabled.
- India has granted visa-on-arrival facility to the citizens of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with an aim to enhance people-to-people contacts and trade relations, officials said.
- Indian American and former Pepsico head Indra Nooyi was inducted into the prestigious Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery along with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in recognition of their accomplishments, impacting America’s shared history, development and culture.
- Delhi Assembly polls, the Aam Aadmi Party said a mega mass contact campaign will start from November 18 which will be spearheaded by AAP MLAs in their respective assemblies, senior party leader Gopal Rai said.
- Rajya Sabha Chairperson M Venkaiah Naidu appealed to parties to ensure that members attend the Parliamentary Standing Committee meetings regularly.
- Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan hit back at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today in an escalating war of words over the 'poor' quality of drinking water in the national capital
- A day after the NCP core committee resolved to form an alternative government in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has put off his November 24 visit to Ayodhya, a Sena leader said.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shout-out for Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in parliament, at a time the party is engrossed in all-out efforts to form a BJP coalition to take power in Maharashtra, drew much comment
- The Enforcement Directorate approached the Delhi High Court seeking rectification of an "inadvertent" error in the order denying bail to former Union finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case.
- Rajya Sabha may be the second house, but it is never the secondary house, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today in his tribute to the upper house of parliament as it completed 250 sessions today.
- India is committed to working toward achieving a $26 billion defence industry by 2025, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said today.
- CGPSC Librarian and Sports Officer admit card 2019: The Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) has released the admit card for Librarian and Sports Officer exam on its official website.
- NTA or The National Testing Agency is expected to release the IIFT Admit card 2020 soon. Concerned candidates can check their admit card at the official website of NTA IIFT iift.nta.nic.in.
- CSIR-CSIO Recruitment 2019: Attention candidates, CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIR-CSIO), Chandigarh have released an official notification for the recruitment process of SMO and technical assistants.
- RBI governor almost a year ago, Shaktikanta Das decorated his 18th floor office overlooking the Arabian Sea with two statues of Lord Jagannath, a form of the Hindu god Vishnu.
- The S&P BSE Sensex index rose as much as 185.71 points to touch 40,542.40 in the first few minutes of trade, and the broader NSE Nifty benchmark climbed to as high as 11,946.15, up 50.7 points from the previous close.
- The Indian rupee appreciated by 19 paise to 71.59 against the US dollar in early trade tracking gains in domestic equity market and weakening of the American currency vis-a-vis other currencies overseas.
- Saina Nehwal pulled out of the Korea Masters World Tour Super 300 tournament, which starts with the qualifiers in Gwangju, Korea.
- The Indian eves once again dominated the West Indies women as they registered a 5-run win over them to take a 4-0 lead in the five-match rubber in Guyana. Anisa Mohammed won the toss for the fourth time and West Indies elected to bowl first, a decision that paid dividends in a match reduced to 9-overs aside because of the weather disruption.
- Gareth Southgate believes England still have room for improvement despite the “ruthless” 4-0 rout of Kosovo that ensured they will be among the top six seeds at Euro 2020.
- Max Verstappen underlined his potential as a champion of the future with a commanding victory for Red Bull in an astonishing and crash-hit Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos.
- The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will now officially be known as World Athletics, a statement said.
- Supreme Court Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde was sworn in as the 47th Chief Justice of India by President Ram Nath Kovind.
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- Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards won the Louisiana governor’s election on Saturday evening after a tightly fought race.
- Sri Lanka’s former wartime defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been elected president, his spokesman said following a fiercely fought election seven months after terror attacks killed 269 people.
- Chinese People’s Liberation Army briefly left their Hong Kong barracks to help the clean-up after a week of violence and disruption caused by pro-democracy protests, a rare and highly symbolic movement in a city lurching deeper into crisis.
- US President Donald Trump began his annual physical exam on Saturday, visiting the doctor several months ahead of schedule in anticipation of the busy 2020 election season, his spokeswoman said.
- U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned two Army officers accused of war crimes in Afghanistan and restored the rank of a Navy SEAL platoon commander who was demoted for actions in Iraq
- The European Union has offered technical assistance to Pakistan for the implementation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) action plan by the country, according to a media report.
- A top US official restricted access to the summary of Donald Trump's Ukraine call that triggered an impeachment probe, fearing it would damage the president, testimony released.
- US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo accused Iran of using its terrorist proxies to target Israel.
- Britain's Prince Andrew insisted he has "no recollection" of meeting a woman who has accused him of having sexual encounters with her when she was 17 at the behest of the now deceased, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
- Sri Lanka's former wartime defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa took an early lead in a fiercely fought presidential election conducted under high security seven months after deadly Islamist attacks.
- US President Donald Trump began his annual physical exam, visiting the doctor several months ahead of schedule in anticipation of the busy 2020 election season, his spokeswoman said.
- A US ambassador ousted by Donald Trump told a riveting impeachment hearing she felt intimidated by the president after he launched an extraordinary real-time attack midway through her testimony to Congress.
- Hong Kong's former chief executive CY Leung has warned of "lone wolf" attacks even as China mulls over its strategy to deal with the violent agitation by pro-democracy protestors in the former British colony which has now entered its sixth month.
- Heavy snowfall blanketed the streets of north Tehran, causing traffic chaos and forcing the closure of schools, authorities in the Iranian capital said.
- Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates officially surpassed Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos at world's richest person on Earth with a net worth of $110 billion - according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
- A European think-tank report said that "Pakistan did not take sufficient action against externally-focused groups such as Lashkar e-Tayyiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), which continues to operate, train, organise, and fundraise on its soil."
- Union Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik praised both pilots of the Navy MIG trainer for directing the aircraft away from populated areas before it crashed.
- All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) held a brainstorming session with different Muslim parties over the Supreme Court verdict in the Ayodhya case, ahead of a crucial meeting to decide whether to go for a review of the top court’s judgment.
- Amidst the political stalemate in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik said that a 21-member meeting of his party, with Sharad Pawar at its helm, will be held in Pune.
- The opposition today flagged several key issues including the economy, unemployment and the continued detention of Kashmiri leaders at the all-party meeting ahead of parliament's winter session that was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- The Supreme Court will be requested to review its landmark verdict in the Ayodhya temple-mosque dispute case, the Muslim Personal Law Board said today, announcing that a review petition will be filed within a month.
- The Congress fielded its national spokesperson Gourav Vallabh to take on Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das in the upcoming assembly elections.
- The Jawaharlal Nehru Students’ Union (JNUSU) will take out a march to Parliament to protest against the hostel fee hike.
- The Shiv Sena will fulfill the promise made to its founder Bal Thackeray of having a Maharashtra chief minister from the party, its leader Sanjay Raut said.
- Shiv Sena MPs are being allotted seats on the opposition side in both houses of parliament as its minister has resigned and the party is "working out" alliance with the Congress and NCP to form government in Maharashtra, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi.
- Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari said he is not against the odd-even scheme of the Aam Aadmi Party government but the lack of public transport, for which the Arvind Kejriwal government did nothing.
- Pakistani troops targeted forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, a defence spokesperson said.
- India has the potential for "very rapid" economic growth over the next decade which will lift people out of poverty and allow the government to invest in health and education priorities in an "exciting way", billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said.
- The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), which spearheaded the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, clarified that it is not collecting any fund for the construction of the proposed Ram Temple.
- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has invited applications for recruitment to various group ‘A’ and group ‘C’ posts.
- Months after University Grants Commission (UGC) notified an increase in the fellowship amount of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Senior Research Fellowship (SRF), the Commission has now increased the fellowship amount for scholarships awarded to SC, OBC and Minorities.
- The Election Commission of India decided to establish and fund a visiting chair on an interdisciplinary approach to Electoral Studies in the Centre for Curriculum Development at India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management( IIIDEM) at New Delhi from 2020-2025.
- Air India and Bharat Petroleum Corporation, two debt-ridden state-owned companies, are expected to be sold by the government by March next year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in an interview with The Times of India.
- Buoyancy in the banking index is pointing towards a strong possibility of the Nifty50 testing a new high in weeks to come, Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Religare Broking, said in an interview with Moneycontrol’s Kshitij Anand.
- West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on November 16 said the World Bank has prepared and submitted a conceptual master plan for development of logistics infrastructure within the city metropolitan area.
- The Netherlands, Germany and World Cup finalists Croatia expanded a list of big hitters to qualify for Euro 2020 as the trio booked their places at next summer’s finals.
- Max Verstappen secured the second pole position of his career to mark his Red Bull boss Christian Horner’s 46th birthday in style when he topped the qualifying times for Brazilian Grand Prix.
- Formula One appear to have taken on board six-time champion Lewis Hamilton’s concerns over the environment and have announced plan to become carbon neutral by 2030.
- Indian film actor, Manoj Bajpayee (50) starrer film “Bhonsle” has won 2 awards for ‘Best Screenplay’ and ‘Best Director’ at the 7 Asian Film Festival Barcelona (AFFBCN) 2019 held in Barcelona, Spain from October 30 November 10, 2019.
- Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi (59), the Bombay High Court judge, was sworn in as the 5 Chief Justice (CJ) of the Tripura High Court(HC). Governor Ramesh Bais administered the oath of office at old Raj Bhavan in Agartala.
- Tomas Berdych confirmed at the ATP Finals in London that he was retiring 17 years after turning professional.
- Anil Ambani has resigned as director of the bankrupt Reliance Communications (RComm), thus ceasing to be the chairman of the mobile phone company he had led since 2006.
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- Britain’s main opposition Labour party promised free, fast broadband internet for everyone, in the most eye-catching of a series of big spending pledges ahead of next month’s election.
- Russia returned two Lithuanians and a Norwegian convicted of espionage to Vilnius in an espionage swap that also saw NATO and EU member Lithuania free two Russians jailed for spying in an exchange reminiscent of the Cold War.
- US President Donald Trump will visit Britain for NATO’s 70th-anniversary summit next month, the White House said, in a trip that falls days before the country votes in a general election.
- Sri Lanka will go to the polls to choose a new president, an election that will decide the future of the country that struggles with security challenges after the Easter Sunday bombings and increasing political polarisation.
- Hong Kong for the first time since the unprecedented pro-democracy protests began in the former British colony more than five months ago over a proposed extradition law, with soldiers in plain clothes clearing the roadblocks.
- European think-tank report said that "Pakistan did not take sufficient action against externally-focused groups such as Lashkar e-Tayyiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), which continues to operate, train, organize, and fundraise on its soil."
- The Trump administration is set to issue a two-week extension of a license allowing US companies to continue doing business with China's Huawei Technologies, two sources familiar with the deliberations said.
- The heavy downpours also elevated prices of vegetables such as onions and tomatoes and lifted food inflation to 7.89% in October from a year earlier.
- The Microsoft co-founder had briefly topped Bezos as the world's richest man last month after Amazon's lackluster Q3 results.
- An air traffic controller from Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority reportedly saved a plane flying from Jaipur to Muscat, the capital city of Oman, after its pilot sounded alert due to bad weather.
- Turkey bought S-400 missile defense systems from Russia to use them, not put them aside, the head of the Turkish Defence Industry Directorate said on Saturday, days after talks between President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump.
- The Modi government is set to push for the passage of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
- The Madhya Pradesh government plans to soon open air-conditioned drinking spaces next to wine shops selling branded alcohol in a bid to boost excise revenue, officials said even as the move drew flak from the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which termed it as “retrograde”.
- Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project being built by the Telangana government on Godavari River at a cost of Rs 80,000 crore, the Andhra Pradesh government has appealed to the Supreme Court to direct the Centre not to grant national project status to it.
- China said it has never recognized the state of Arunachal Pradesh and opposes any visit to the region by Indian leaders, a statement that coincided with defense minister Rajnath Singh’s two-day visit to the region to review the security situation along the Sino-India border.
- The Indian Ocean is emerging as a focus area for defense cooperation between India and the UK, with the two sides planning sophisticated naval exercises and London deploying an officer to a key Indian surveillance facility.
- The Congress hit out at the government over a BJP minister's remark that economy is doing fine with people getting married and trains full, alleging that such statements were being made in a planned manner to divert attention from reality.
- Indira Gandhi National Open University has invited online applications for admissions in graduate, postgraduate, diploma and certificate courses for January 2020 sessions. Candidates interested and eligible for the courses can apply online at, ignou.ac.in.
- The Gujarat High Court issued a notice to its registrar in response to a petition claiming that an advertisement for recruitment of civil judges did not mention the 10 per cent EWS quota.
- Delhi Metro users track live announcements to developing an app for managing scrap at home, students from the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) showcased 18 innovative projects at an event held here.
- SBI accounts are categorised into four types depending on their location: metro, urban, semi-urban and rural.
- A case was registered against two employees of a nationalised bank here for allegedly swindling money to the tune of Rs. 25.8 lakh from the account of a deceased customer.
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman said the government will bring legislations on raising insurance cover on bank deposits from the current Rs 1 lakh and regulating multi-state cooperative banks.
- Finland qualified for the first major tournament in their history with a 3-0 win over Liechtenstein while Sweden sealed their place at the Euro 2020 finals following a victory in Romania.
- Rafael Nadal was unable to crown his season with a first ATP Finals title but he ends it as world number one and with a chance to lead Spain to Davis Cup glory.
- Lionel Messi struck on his return to international duty following a three-month ban as Argentina defeated fierce rivals Brazil 1-0 in a friendly in Riyadh.
- India declared the first innings at their overnight total of 493/6, taking a 343 runs lead against Bangladesh in the first Test in Indore.
- The Uttar Pradesh Police has been awarded the third prize in emergency response category during an international call centre event organised by the Dubai Police.
- The Tobacco Board of India was awarded the Golden Leaf award 2019 in the ‘Public Service Initiative’ category for its efforts in undertaking various ecological initiatives towards Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco cultivation in India.
- Senior journalist Rajat Sharma resigned from the post of president of Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA), citing his inability to continue amidst “various pulls and pressures” within the organisation.
- Tony Mann, the legspinning all-rounder from Australia who was only the second nightwatchman to score a Test century, passed away in Perth at the age of 74 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
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- Five of the biggest emerging economies railed against protectionism as they vowed to overcome “significant challenges” facing multilateralism, in a swipe at US tariffs and unilateral action.
- Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to bar a prosecutor from obtaining his tax returns, arguing that as president he has blanket immunity.
- India and China have decided to step up efforts to address trade-related issues, with President Xi Jinping telling Prime Minister Narendra Modi the two countries must add “new growth points” in sectors such as medicine and infrastructure.
- Bolivia’s most important city paralyzed by demonstrations against leftist President Evo Morales, the police unit tasked with securing the presidential palace met to help decide the nation’s future.
- Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain he will "absolutely guarantee" that his government will not extend the Brexit transition period before the end of year.
- The US House of Representative in a release has expressed strong concern about the threat posed to democracy and human rights by "theocratic groups" operating in South Asia.
- North Korea has launched another volley of insults at former vice president Joe Biden, calling him a "rabid dog" who is greedy for power and deserves to be beaten to death.
- Venice has experienced some of the worst floodings in its history this week, with flood levels of over 6 feet submerging the city's most revered and trafficked historical sites.
- President Donald Trump asked the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to reverse a lower court ruling that directed his longtime accounting firm to hand over eight years of his tax returns to New York prosecutors.
- North Korea said it had turned down a U.S. offer for fresh talks, saying it was not interested in more talks merely aimed at "appeasing us" ahead of a year-end deadline Pyongyang has set for Washington to show more flexibility in negotiations.
- Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. "cannot be trusted," U.S. Attorney General William Barr said, labeling the Chinese firms a security threat as he backed a proposal to bar U.S. rural wireless carriers from tapping an $8.5 billion government fund to purchase equipment or services from them.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to stay out of RCEP keeping in mind India's economic interests, especially of northeastern states, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said today.
- Union Minister Debasree Chaudhuri was greeted with "go back" slogans by a group of TMC activists when she visited South 24 Paraganas to assess the extent of damage caused by Cyclone Bulbul.
- The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board said it was taking legal opinion on whether to accept a five-acre plot that is to be allotted by the center for a mosque as per the Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict.
- The Banaras Hindu University backed the appointment of a Muslim professor in the Sanskrit faculty, saying it is committed to providing equal opportunities to everyone irrespective of religion, caste, community or gender.
- Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that the Supreme Court's verdict on the Rafale deal is a ''vindication'' of his late predecessor and former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's clean politics.
- The Banaras Hindu University backed the appointment of a Muslim professor in the Sanskrit faculty, saying it is committed to providing equal opportunities to everyone irrespective of religion, caste, community or gender.
- Ranjan Gogoi, the outgoing Chief Justice of India, presided over Court No 1 of the Supreme Court for one last time this morning before he steps down from the position
- A government booklet describing Mahatma Gandhi's death as an "accident" has triggered a row in Odisha, with political leaders and activists demanding an apology from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and immediate measures to correct the "blunder".
- India has pledged to contribute USD 13.5 million for various operational activities of development across the UN agencies for the year 2020.
- Maharashtra chief minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis called on Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and urged him to release funds for farmers affected by unseasonal rains.
- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress government will be formed and it will complete a full term in Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said.
- West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said some people are using their "tongue too often and very loosely" but that will not deter him from serving the people of the state.
- Maharashtra's next government will be led by the Shiv Sena and the common minimum program (CMP) being worked out along with the Congress and the NCP ahead of its formation will be in the "state's interest", said party spokesman Sanjay Raut.
- Hinting at holding Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir in the near future, Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu said the election process will begin soon.
- A delegation of officials from the United States will travel to India next week to give final touches to the India-US trade deal.
- Telangana’s first ”child-friendly” police station was inaugurated at the Rachakonda Medipally station by D Ishan, a 7-year-old boy who had wished to become the Police Commissioner for a day.
- Children’s Day celebrations, Assam launched Northeast India’s first-ever dedicated mobile application to register complaints of child abuse and violation of child rights online.
- West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has postponed the internal exams in schools in cyclone-hit areas.
- Madhya Pradesh Civil Service Exam will be held on January 12. The exam also referred to as the MP State Service Exam is conducted by the State Public Service Commission along with State Forest Service Exam.
- GATE 2020 exam will be held on February 1, 2, 8, and 9, 2019. The exam will be conducted for 25 subjects.
- Samsung India has announced scholarships for 560 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) students under its Samsung Star Scholar program.
- Fixed Deposit Interest Rate: State Bank of India, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank provide a range of maturity options to retail customers for setting up fixed deposits, starting from seven days to as long as 10 years.
- Domestic stock markets jumped tracking a firm trend in global peers. The S&P BSE Sensex index soared as much as 363.58 points to touch 40,650.06 during the session, and the broader NSE Nifty benchmark climbed to as high as 11,973.65, up 101.55 points from the previous close.
- The Indian benchmark indices are trading on a positive note with Sensex up 213.98 points or 0.53 percent at 40500.46, and the Nifty gained 53.10 points or 0.45 percent at 11925.20.
- England manager Gareth Southgate revealed in his side’s ruthlessness as a 7-0 thrashing of Montenegro sealed qualification for Euro 2020 in style in the Three Lions’ 1,000th match.
- Indian women beat West Indies women by seven wickets in the third T20I at the Providence Stadium in Guyana to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the ongoing five-match series between the two sides.
- Esha Singh, who left a remarkable feat in 14th Asian Shooting Championship in Doha, Qatar by bagging three Gold medals in the junior category, as she had to give up her social life for shooting.
- India toured Australia earlier this year, the hosts were without the services of Steve Smith and David Warner, who were serving suspensions for their involvement in the infamous ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.
- Mayank Agarwal converted his third Test century into a double hundred in the longest format of the game.
- Ravi Prakash, an Indian scholar from Bangalore won $25,000 (equivalent to Rs. 18 lakh), BRICS-Young Innovator Prize, 2019.
- Anjali Singh became the first woman officer to be appointed as an attaché at the Indian embassy in Moscow, the Indian Navy has recently appointed another lady officer hailing from Assam as an attaché to an Indian embassy in Russia.
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- Aung San Suu Kyi is among several top Myanmar officials named in a case filed in Argentina for crimes against Rohingya Muslims, the first time the Nobel Laureate has been legally targeted over the crisis.
- President Donald Trump seemed to care more about his own political interests than about Ukraine’s welfare as the U.S leader assessed ties with that country.
- Venezuela’s former military intelligence chief has gone missing in Spain just days after a court approved a request for his extradition to the United States on drug trafficking charges, police said.
- US President Donald Trump has said countries like China, India, and Russia are doing “absolutely nothing” to clean up their smokestacks and industrial plants and the garbage that they drop in sea floats into Los Angeles.
- New Zealand lawmakers voted in favor of making euthanasia legal, paving the way for the issue to be put to voters in a referendum next year.
- Hong Kong's government was to announce a weekend curfew, after some of the worst violence in months of pro-democracy unrest.
- A 19-year-old male student shot and killed a fellow student and wounded three others at a vocational college in Russia's Far East on Thursday before committing suicide, Russian investigators said in a statement.
- Wildfires in New South Wales and Queensland states have killed four people, destroyed hundreds of homes and wiped out 2.5 million acres (1 million hectares) of farmland and bush over the past week.
- The UK chapter of the Baloch National Movement or BNM and associated organizations called on the Indian government to highlight the atrocities of the "rogue state of Pakistan" and assist Balochistan's freedom movement.
- Japanese Emperor Naruhito will be ushered into a dark wooden hall to celebrate his last major accession rite after becoming emperor this spring: spending the night with a goddess.
- Britain will lose influence in international affairs and become a "second-rate player" after it leaves the European Union, European Council President Donald Tusk said.
- Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in an interview admitted that Kashmiris were "trained in Pakistan" as Mujahideen to fight against the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir. He also called jihadi terrorists as Pakistan's "heroes".
- A US ambassador's cellphone call to President Donald Trump from a restaurant in the capital of Ukraine last summer was a stunning breach of security, exposing the conversation to surveillance by foreign intelligence services, including Russia's, former U.S. officials said.
- U.S President Donald Trump said that he would deliver on his promise to release the transcript of an April call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
- House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Democrats have scheduled testimony from the person who said he overheard a telephone conversation in which President Donald Trump asked US ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland about investigations
- U.S. President Donald Trump will reach a critical juncture when lawmakers launch their first televised public hearings, marking a new phase that could determine the fate of his tumultuous presidency.
- The US House of Representatives launched momentous televised impeachment hearings as Democrats seek to make the case to the American public that President Donald Trump abused the powers of his office.
- Two people in Beijing have been diagnosed with the pneumonic plague -- a rare instance of the highly-contagious disease that is fatal if left untreated.
- Sri Lanka's presidential election is turning out to be a showdown between a man offering free sanitary pads and a former soldier dubbed the "Terminator" by his own family.
- Saudi Arabia's state security agency distanced itself from a promotional video that categorized feminism, homosexuality, and atheism as extremist ideas, blaming it on the action by individuals.
- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations next year.
- In a move that may positively impact over 10 million people living on the coastline, India kicked-off a USD 43 million project to boost climate resilience in three coastal states in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
- India is the world’s most “open and investment-friendly” economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here as he wooed the BRICS business leaders and urged them to invest in the country’s infrastructure development.
- The Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on a bunch of pleas seeking a review of its September 2018 order allowing the entry of women of all ages into Kerala’s Sabarimala Temple that triggered protests by traditionalists in the state.
- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar virtually defended the decision to impose President's rule in Maharashtra, saying what one should have done when no party was able to form the government in the state.
- Indian refiners have resumed buying Malaysian palm oil after a gap of nearly a month and contracted around 70,000 tonnes of shipments in December as Kuala Lumpur has been offering a $5 per tonne discount over supplies from rival Indonesia, five traders told Reuters.
- Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to refer the "vexed" Sabarimala issue to a larger bench and said issues involved have implications for the practice of all faiths.
- The BJP reacted with jubilation to the Supreme Court's decision to reject review petitions for probing the Rafale deal, saying truth has triumphed and that it is a huge victory for the Modi government.
- Supreme Court dismissed Rafale review petitions, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the allegations of corruption were aimed at maligning Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded that the party apologize for it.
- Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan said talks for government formation in Maharashtra were at a "preliminary" stage and no decision was taken so far.
- Britain's Prince Charles, who is on a three-day visit to India, celebrated his 71st birthday with school children at the iconic Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai.
- The Uttar Pradesh government removed Amethi District Magistrate Prashant Sharma, a day after a video clip of him meeting the grieving family of Vijay Kumar Singh alias Sonu Singh went viral on the social media.
- A Delhi court deferred by a month its judgment in the case of alleged sexual and physical assault of several girls at a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur.
- The Supreme Court has closed a contempt case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for wrongly attributing his "chowkidar chor hai" remark in Rafale case against Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the top court
- The Supreme Court dismissed petitions seeking a review of its verdict refusing a CBI investigation into the Rafale fighter jet deal with French firm Dassault Aviation and giving the government a clean chit.
- India has issued a strongly-worded response to Pakistan's "juvenile" propaganda over the Supreme Court's verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute and the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into union territories, saying the "fabricated lies" were interference with its internal affairs.
- Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has released the second dummy admit card today, on November 14, 2019.
- Uttarakhand Board of School Education (UBSE) has released the answer key of UTET 2019 exam on its official website.
- The CA exams were postponed due to the closure of examination centres in the wake of Ayodhya verdict.
- Teachers from various universities of the national capital took out a protest march from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar against the New Education Policy.
- IIT-Hyderabad's Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship (CfHE) has announced its fully-paid Fellowship for the Year 2020.
- Bihar Board has released the second dummy admit card for students who would sit for the intermediate exams next year.
- The Greenfield University will be renamed as the Darjeeling Hills University, as West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has given assent to a bill in this regard.
- SoftBank’s Yahoo Japan, one of Japan’s top internet firms, confirmed it is in talks to merge with Line, a $27 billion union that would bring the messaging app operator under the SoftBank umbrella in a major tech shake-up.
- HDFC Bank requires its customers to maintain a certain minimum balance in their regular savings accounts.
- Indian fast bowlers were too good for Bangladesh’s top order as the hosts finished the first session on top in Indore.
- BVR Subbu is a well-known personality in the Indian auto industry and after having worked with prominent automakers like Tata Motors and Hyundai Motors India he has now found interest in future mobility.
- Unilever named non-executive director Nils Andersen as its new chairman, to utilise his deep experience across consumer goods and logistics industries to help the Dove soap maker navigate a dip in emerging market sales growth and fix its foods business.
- India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) has appointed G Kamala Vardhana Rao as the new Chairman and Managing Director.
- Union minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Minister of Information and Broadcasting (I&B), Shri Prakash Keshav Javadekar (constituency- Maharashtra)
- KKR India Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sanjay Nayar has resigned from the board of Coffee Day Enterprises, which operates India’s largest coffee chain Café Coffee Day.
- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released new three-dimensional images from the moon’s surface captured by the Chandrayaan -2.
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- A new Tesla auto factory for the European market will be based in Germany, chief executive Elon Musk said.
- Hong Kong battled pro-democracy protesters at several university campuses in sometimes savage clashes, as parts of the city were paralyzed including Hong Kong’s Central financial district that was tear-gassed for a second day running.
- Senate’s second vice president, Jeanine Áñez is moving to take temporary control of the Senate, which could elevate her to the post of national president.
- Much of Italy has been pummelled by torrential rains in recent days, with wide-spreading flooding, especially in the southern part of the country.
- Donald Trump faces the most perilous challenge of his three-year presidency as public hearings convened as part of the impeachment probe against him open under the glare of television cameras.
- Sri Lanka's presidential election is turning out to be a showdown between a man offering free sanitary pads and a former soldier dubbed the "Terminator" by his own family.
- Florida man who was pulled over for driving recklessly on Sunday night (local time) told police that he was rushing to get home because he was cheating on his wife, as per an arrest affidavit.
- Bushfires raging across Australia's east coast destroyed two buildings on a rural property owned by Russell Crowe, the Oscar-winning actor said.
- Indian-origin US Senator Kamala Harris is in favor of lifting the existing per-country caps for employment-based green cards, her presidential campaign has said, asserting that 95 percent in line for legal permanent residency is primarily from India, China, the Philippines and Vietnam.
- Kabul Blast: At least seven people were killed and ten wounded, including four foreigners, when a minivan packed with explosives detonated during Kabul's morning rush hour Wednesday, an interior ministry spokesman said.
- Israeli security forces killed a senior leader of the militant Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in a targeted airstrike in the Gaza Strip early, sparking retaliatory rocket fire from the enclave and raising fears of escalating reprisals.
- Mina Chang sports a subtle smile on the cover of a Time magazine "Special Edition," with a swaggering headline that reads, "We change the world: Modern humanitarian in the digital age."
- Michigan boy facing "imminent death" from vaping injuries has undergone a double lung transplant, the first in a patient suffering from the effects of e-cigarettes, a Detroit hospital said.
- Greta Thunberg will gaze down at people from a building in downtown San Francisco from when an artist formally unveils a giant mural of the teenage activist, hoping it will remind residents of the dangers posed by climate change
- Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton said that she is under pressure from "many, many, many people" to pursue a 2020 White House bid, but she signaled that she isn't planning to run - at least, not at the moment.
- A cool change brought relief for firefighters battling massive bushfires in eastern Australia which destroyed 50 homes and saw flames come within meters of homes on the outskirts of Sydney.
- US President Donald Trump jokingly told the world's dictators, saying he's happy to deal with any kind of foreign leader able to help the United States.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had prequalified an Ebola vaccine for the first time, hailing a "critical step" towards its licensing, access and roll-out in countries most at risk of outbreaks.
- Speakers acting against the "constitutional duty of being neutral" in addition to political parties indulging in horse-trading and corrupt practices due to which citizens are being denied stable governments, the Supreme Court said.
- Justice Muhammad Rafiq, was sworn in as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.
- The Supreme Court indicated today that it might order an inquiry into the alleged "social boycott" of the Dalit community in a Haryana village for over two years due to a dispute with the "dominant" community overdrawing water from a hand-pump.
- Pneumonia killed more than 14 children under the age of five years every hour in 2018 in India, which was among the top five countries responsible for over half of the child deaths due to the disease globally that year, a study has said.
- India has pledged to contribute USD 5 million in 2020 to the UN Palestine refugee agency, even as it voiced concern over the agency's "dire" financial situation due to the funding gaps that risk its core services to the refugees in the fields of education and health.
- The Supreme Court today issued a notice to the Delhi government on a plea challenging the odd-even road rationing scheme in the national capital.
- BJP's youth wing clashed with the police in Kolkata today as they held protests against the Municipal Corporation over the spread of dengue in the city.
- Britain's Prince Charles, who arrived today on a two-day official visit to India, has hailed the "inspiring" principles of Sikhism and the contribution of the Sikh community in the UK.
- US President Donald Trump has said countries like China, India, and Russia are doing "absolutely nothing" to clean up their smokestacks and industrial plants and the garbage that they drop in sea floats into Los Angeles.
- The Central Bureau of Investigation told the Delhi High Court that it is filing a "massive charge sheet in the AgustaWestland case".
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Brazilian capital to take part in the BRICS summit which will focus on building mechanisms for counter-terrorism cooperation and strengthen India's ties with the world's five major economies.
- Odisha Chief Minister and ruling Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik asked his party MLAs to remain present in the House during the Winter session of the state assembly.
- Maharashtra Congress MLAs, who had been camping at a resort in Rajasthan capital Jaipur for the last five days amid a political impasse in their state, left for Mumbai.
- Uddhav Thackeray met Maharashtra Congress leaders in Mumbai and said talks over government formation in the state were progressing in the "right direction" and a decision will be taken at an appropriate time.
- The Chief Justice of India is a public authority and his office comes under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Supreme Court ruled today in a landmark judgment, emphasizing that "in a constitutional democracy, judges can't be above the law".
- Congress leaders from Maharashtra met Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray today to discuss the modalities of a 'common minimum program' or CMP for a possible alliance to form government in the state.
- NCP chief Sharad Pawar at a public function in 2011 has been arrested by Delhi Police. He was declared a Proclaimed Offender by a Delhi court in 2014 after he went missing during the course of trial.
- Pakistan will amend its Army Act to enable Indian convict Kulbhushan Jadhav to appeal his death sentence in a civilian court, reports said.
- The Supreme Court confirmed the disqualification of 17 Karnataka MLAs whose revolt triggered the collapse of the Janata Dal Secular-Congress government and the subsequent takeover by the BS Yediyurappa-led BJP.
- Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has started the online registration process for class 11 exam for session 2019-21.
- Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) will begin online application process for state Civil Services exam today.
- Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) will approach University Grants Commission (UGC) with signatures of JNU students against fee hike and new hostel manual.
- Over 1,000 schoolchildren from Delhi-NCR joined a national movement for clean air and pledged to conserve the environment.
- JIPMER PG 2020 entrance exam admit card is available for download on the official website. The JIPMER PG entrance exam will be held on December 8, 2019.
- CAT 2019 is scheduled to be conducted at 376 test centres spread across 156 cities in India.
- IIT Guwahati researchers have devised a paper-based sensor which can instantly determine the freshness of milk.
- WBJEE 2020 application process will conclude today after which form correction process will begin.
- HumAIn witnessed participation by over 30,000 students from over 1,000 colleges across India.
- The Central Board of Secondary Education or CBSE has released a new circular detailing the Class 10 and Class 12 pass marks criteria.
- The draft report, "Enabling and Enhancing University Linkage Programme", is prepared by a Working Group constituted by the UGC.
- An SBI reserach report that was published on November 12 sharply cut the country’s GDP growth forecast to 5 percent for FY 2019-20 from the earlier projection of 6.1 percent.
- After remaining net seller of the US dollar for two consecutive months, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) turned net purchaser of the greenback after it bought $5.614 billion in September, RBI data showed.
- India vs Bangladesh: Mominul Haque said that being captain will not bring any change to his batting style.
- Badminton head coach Pullela Gopichand backed PV Sindhu to fire when it matters, while also blaming the crammed schedule making life difficult for shuttlers as there is Olympic qualification at stake also besides taking part in the mandatory meets.
- Dominic Thiem produced a scintillating display of attacking tennis to beat Novak Djokovic and qualify for the last four at the ATP Finals, leaving the Serbian facing a shootout against Roger Federer.
- Saina Nehwal crashed out of the Hong Kong Open after a 13-21, 20-22 defeat to China’s Cai Yan Yan.
- Suranga Bawadi was selected as the World Monument Watch List for 2020, by the New York-based non-governmental organisation.
- Reliance Chairperson, Mukesh Ambani’s wife Nita Ambani was recently elected to the Board of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
- Mini Mercury skipped across the vast, glaring face of the sun Monday in a rare celestial transit.
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- Former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has said that Pakistan harbors terrorists who "go out and try to kill American soldiers."
- More than 50 people, mostly children, were injured by a man who broke into a kindergarten in southwest China and sprayed them with corrosive liquid, local authorities said.
- The US is readying for a Siberia kind of week ahead with an Arctic Blast likely to set record-low temperatures all the way from areas east of the Rocky Mountains to the North East states.
- The owners of a jewelry store in suburban Ghatkopar have been arrested by Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) for allegedly cheating customers to the tune of Rs. 300 crore, an official said.
- Hillary Clinton said it was "shameful" that the British government had not published a delayed parliamentary report into possible Russian interference in British politics ahead of December elections.
- At the 2012 opening of Trump Towers in Istanbul, real estate mogul Donald Trump sang the praises of Tayyip Erdogan, telling a mostly Turkish audience that their leader, prime minister at the time, was "highly respected" around the world.
- The sky was gray and the ground was white and the passengers knew they were in for something after American Eagle Flight 4125 landed at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
- Ethan Crispo was hungry after a friend's birthday party, and he stopped at his local Waffle House restaurant in Birmingham, Alabama, to get a midnight snack.
- Dozens of fires fanned by gale-force winds, scorching temperatures and tinder-dry bushland burned out of control in eastern Australia, as residents up and down the coast were warned it was now too late to leave.
- US President Donald Trump placed the Islamic State group's new chief in the crosshairs as he marked Veterans' Day by celebrating the killing of the jihadists' former leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was admitted to an Atlanta hospital for a procedure to relieve brain pressure from bleeding caused by recent falls, the Carter Center said in a statement.
- A legendary Canadian ice hockey commentator was fired from a longtime broadcasting gig over an on-air rant chiding new immigrants for not wearing poppies to honor fallen soldiers and veterans.
- When Armando Gutierrez learned he was HIV positive last December, he struggled to share the information with his employer.
- Uber chief Dara Khosrowshahi apologized after he called the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in which Riyadh admitted responsibility, a "mistake."
- Jonathan Pinkard desperately needed a heart transplant. But Pinkard was homeless, and he did not have a support system to help care for him after a transplant - and that disqualified him from the waiting list for a new heart.
- Former secretary of state Rex Tillerson denied that he sought to undermine or work against President Donald Trump, as former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley claims in a new memoir of her time in the administration.
- Australia's east coast was bracing for "catastrophic" conditions, with searing heat and high winds expected to fan scores of already burning bushfires, threatening residential areas.
- Alphabet Inc's Google is teaming up with a health-care company on a secret project to collect personal health-related information of millions of Americans across 21 states, the Wall Street Journal reported.
- A promotional video published by Saudi Arabia's state security agency categorizes feminism, homosexuality, and atheism as extremist ideas, even as the conservative Muslim kingdom seeks to promote tolerance and attract foreigners.
- Spain's Socialists faced tough talks to form a government after the party emerged on top but weakened from a repeat election that produced an even more divided parliament and propelled far-right Vox into third place.
- Sri Lanka's president has pardoned a death-row prisoner who murdered a Swedish teenager just a week before he leaves office, officials said, in a move that sparked national outrage.
- Boeing said it expected the 737 MAX airplane, which was grounded after two crashes killed 346 people, to resume flying in January, delaying its return by one month.
- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the over 10 lakh Rohingya refugees who ran away from Myanmar to her country in the wake of "persecution" are a "threat to the security" of the entire region as she urged the global community to resolve the issue.
- A new study from the National Foundation for American Policy shows that the US government is making things worse for major Indian IT companies.
- Myanmar faced accusations of genocide in a landmark lawsuit filed by the Gambia at the UN's top court over the Southeast Asian nation's treatment of Rohingya Muslims, Gambia's government said.
- Since becoming the US president, Donald Trump has openly complimented Tayyip Erdogan and his combative ruling style, calling him ‘a friend’ and ‘hell of a leader.’
- The Ram Janambhoomi Nyas has said that it wants Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to head the trust that will oversee the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
- Haze returned to Delhi and its suburbs due to raging farm fires in neighboring states and a fall in temperature and the wind speed.
- The Supreme Court will pronounce the verdict on whether the office of Chief Justice of India (CJI) comes under the ambit of Right to Information (RTI) Act.
- The Shiv Sena went to Supreme Court today after reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet has recommended President's Rule for Maharashtra.
- BJP leader NV Subhash said Asaduddin Owaisi is setting a platform for not protecting the interest of the country. As an MP, he has taken an oath to protect the constitution and the people of the country.
- Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam said that it is the "failure" of the BJP and Shiv Sena which has brought the state on the doorstep of President's rule and hence holding Congress responsible for the instability is meaningless.
- Maharashtra should be placed under President's Rule, the Union Cabinet has recommended amid uncertainty over government formation even 20 days after state election results on October 24.
- The Uttar Pradesh Police is on constant alert mode "as long as required" and also keeping an eye on various social media platforms to quell rumors and fake messages in the wake of the Supreme Court verdict in the Ayodhya case, Director-General of Police OP Singh said.
- Over 1,800 NGOs and academic institutes found to be violating laws have been banned by the government from receiving foreign funds this year, officials said.
- Hours before the Union Cabinet recommended President's Rule in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar stopped short of blaming ally Congress for the "delay" in deciding on whether to support the Shiv Sena in a non-BJP government in Maharashtra.
- Jawaharlal Nehru Students'Union (JNUSU) over fee hike, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and said that the institution must protect itself from such "controversies".
- A Delhi court has issued a bailable warrant against senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a criminal defamation case filed by BJP leader Rajiv Babbar over the former's scorpion remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- NCP chief Sharad Pawar today visited Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut at a hospital in Mumbai where Mr. Raut underwent angioplasty.
- Punjab Police arrested two terrorists, including a woman, who were trying to revive terrorism in the state, officials said.
- PM Modi, leaders extended wishes on the 550th Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti, celebrated on the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism.
- Maharashtra where the BJP's longtime ally Shiv Sena didn't agree to form government with it, the BJP in Jharkhand is also facing pressure from its allies AJSU and LJP on agreeing to a seat-sharing formula for the assembly election to be held in five phases from November 30.
- President Ram Nath Kovind said Guru Nanak spread the light of wisdom with his teachings and preached ‘Sarbat Da Bhala’ (welfare of all) asking people to rise above considerations of inequalities, caste, and creed.
- This Cabinet decision came even as the Nationalist Congress Party was in a huddle and the Congress top leaders were on way to Mumbai to streamline the arrangement for the government formation in the state.
- On the eve of Sanskrit Day on August 14 this year, Dr. Firoze was the only Muslim to be awarded the ‘Sanskrit Yuva Pratibha Samman’ by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
- The judge also imposed a cost of Rs 500 on Babbar for his not appearing in court. The hearing has been scheduled for November 27.
- The decision has been communicated to the Punjab government and Chandigarh administration, said sources, adding the remission order will be pursued by the Chandigarh administration.
- AAP leader Preeti Sharma Menon blamed Congress party for the delay in government formation in Maharashtra, saying that the leadership “always put the party before the nation”.
- BJP and its ally AJSU have announced candidates for Simaria, Chakardharpur and Sindri assembly constituencies for the upcoming Jharkhand assembly elections.
- A Home Department official said, “the security of the litigants and religious leaders was analyzed after the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya dispute.
- The Bharatiya Janata Party’s erstwhile ally Shiv Sena, NCP, and the Congress are in talks to explore the possibility of forming the government in the state
- Board secretary Neena Srivastava said the list of remaining 12 districts were also released by the list of all proposed exam centers of 75 districts were now available online on the official website of the board— https://upmsp.edu.in/.
- According to the circular, class 12th students have to obtain at least 33% in both, theory and practical exam in addition to 33% marks in aggregate in each subject.
- Here is a list of the top 10 schools from Navi Mumbai that were ranked highest on our survey based on diverse parameters
- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)students and administration have been engaged in a fresh standoff over the increase in hostel fee and a new manual of rules.
- The CM also cited various initiatives undertaken by the state government for promotion of education among girls like cycle scheme, scholarships to girls, uniform scheme, etc.
- Karnataka State Police (KSP) recruitment board has released the hall ticket for the written exam that will be conducted for recruitment on the post of civil police constable (men and women). KSP had invited applications for the recruitment of 3026 constables.
- Out of the 20 schools covered under the ambit of the project, 17 are in Gurugram and three in Rewari. In half of these schools, English is taught through smart classes, while in the remaining 10 schools, students have been given tablets for use.
- Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) released the schedule of registration and fee deposition for Class 11 students of Bihar intermediate examination 2019-21.
- CAT comprises Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude.
- Candidates who have registered for the exam can download the admit cards from the official website of the exam conducting agency, NTA, at nta.ac.in as and when it is released.
- Of the 240 subjects the CBSE offers in both the classes, last year the exam was held for 30,000 combinations of subjects.
- Claiming to be an employee in the $11-billion company’s finance department, the whistleblower complained that he was unable to disclose his identity fearing retaliation for the damning disclosures he was making against Parker.
- The 737 MAX planes have been grounded globally since mid-March, following the deadly Lion Air crash of October 2018 and the Ethiopian Airlines crash in March this year.
- Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank (PMC) where customers have not been able to withdraw more than Rs 50,000 since late September when the central bank found violations of banking rules and under-reporting of bad loans.
- Once the International Monetary Fund board gives the go-ahead, the Washington-based lender will provide $450 million to help right the South Asian nation’s economy, on top of the $1 billion released in July.
- State Bank of India (SBI) joins all other global agencies -- the ADB, World Bank, OECD, RBI and the IMF -- in downgrading India's FY20 growth rates.
- Raheem Sterling was dropped from England's squad for the Euro 2020 qualifier against Montenegro.
- Mitchell Starc managed to get a delivery to hit the bat, both pads and then the stumps as he claimed a wicket in a Sheffield Shield match.
- Steve Smith got out trying to play an upper-cut off Marcus Stoinis bouncer after scoring his slowest-ever first-class century.
- Kieron Pollard hilariously pulled out of his run-up after umpire called a no-ball for over-stepping during the third ODI against Afghanistan.
- The BCCI's plans to dilute reforms mandated by the Supreme Court amount to "ridiculing" the country's highest judicial authority, asserted Lodha committee secretary Gopal Sankaranarayanan.
- The Indian cricket team will play their first ever day-night Test match when they take on Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata.
- Nitish Kumar lauded the contributions of the first central education minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad towards enrichment of academic excellence in the country and reiterated his resolve to bring about qualitative change in the academic standards in the state.
- President Ram Nath Kovind accepted the resignation of Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant from the Union council of ministers with immediate effect, a Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson said.
- Veteran British lawmaker Keith Vaz has announced he is standing down from parliament, just weeks after he was censured in a cocaine scandal.
- SpaceX’s plans to bring global internet coverage to the world just took another leap forward as its 9th Falcon 9 rocket flight of the year launched 60 new Starlink internet satellites into orbit Monday (Nov. 11).
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- Spain’s governing Socialists (PSOE) won the most seats in, but fell short of a majority – and right-wing parties made major gains.
- Malaysian ex-leader Najib Razak’s first trial linked to the 1MDB scandal will proceed after a judge ruled prosecutors had made a sufficient case, boosting efforts to bring him to justice over the mammoth fraud.
- Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Inc said that sales for its annual Singles’ Day shopping blitz hit 84 billion yuan ($12 billion) within the first hour, up 22% from last year’s early haul of 69 billion yuan.
- The United States urged Iraqi authorities to hold early polls and carry out electoral reforms and called for an end to the violence against protesters that has left hundreds dead.
- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo agreed to go to the UK for the treatment, heeding doctors’ advice and accepting his family’s request.
- Wexit moved from cyberspace into the real world after the October 21 general election results came in, with Trudeau poised to form a minority government in Ottawa.
- In his battle against the ongoing impeachment inquiry that enters a new phase of public hearings that will be aired live, Donald Trump said he will release the transcripts.
- “We see this as a positive example of neighbors working together for mutual benefit,” US state department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a video message.
- China accused the US of using the United Nations to "meddle" in Tibet, as Washington intensifies its bid to prevent Beijing from handpicking the Dalai Lama's successor.
- A Hong Kong police officer shot a masked protester in an incident shown live on Facebook while a man was set alight, during one of the most violent days of clashes seen since pro-democracy unrest erupted more than five months ago.
- The announcement by Hassan Rouhani comes as Iran faces crushing American sanctions after the U.S. pulled out of its nuclear deal with world powers last year.
- Authorities upgraded the forecast for the greater Sydney region to catastrophic fire danger the first time the city has been rated at that level since new fire danger ratings were introduced in 2009.
- Malaysian ex-leader Najib Razak's first trial linked to the 1MDB scandal will proceed after a judge ruled prosecutors had made a sufficient case, boosting efforts to bring him to justice over the mammoth fraud
- The United States urged Iraqi authorities to hold early polls and carry out electoral reforms and called for an end to the violence against protesters that has left hundreds dead.
- Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Inc said that sales for its annual Singles' Day shopping blitz hit 84 billion yuan ($12 billion) within the first hour, up 22% from last year's early haul of 69 billion yuan.
- Two of President Donald Trump's senior advisers undermined and ignored him in what they claimed was an effort to "save the country," former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley claims in a new memoir.
- A Hong Kong police officer shot at masked protesters hitting at least once in the torso during clashes broadcast live on Facebook, as the city's rush hour was interrupted by protests.
- Over 10,000 people turned out north of Paris for a march against Islamophobia that drew criticism from both the government and the far right.
- French police arrested British rocker Pete Doherty after a drunken brawl in Paris Sunday, a day after they released him following cocaine bust, prosecutors and his lawyer said.
- A prominent Saint Petersburg-based Napoleon expert has confessed to murdering his young lover and former student and dismembering her body in a grisly crime that sent shock waves across Russia.
- Iran's Foreign Ministry rejected as a "trap" reports that the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN's nuclear watchdog, found traces of uranium at an Iranian site that Israel called a "secret atomic warehouse".
- British royals Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Prince William, and Kate Middleton attended the Festival of Remembrance Service at Royal Albert Hall together.
- Tens of thousands of flag-waving spectators cheered Japan's new Emperor Naruhito during a rare open-top car imperial parade that was rescheduled after a deadly typhoon.
- Iran has discovered a new oil field containing 53 billion barrels of crude, President Hassan Rouhani, a find that would increase Iran's proven reserves by over a third.
- Sri Lanka's president has pardoned a death-row prisoner who murdered a Swedish teenager just a week before he leaves office, officials said, in a move that sparked national outrage.
- The incident of placing of idols inside the Babri Mosque in 1949, which was followed by attachment of the disputed land by a magisterial court, led to the filing of the first of five suits in connection with the controversial site, the Supreme Court has said in its historic verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute.
- After the BJP said it did not have the numbers to stake the claim of the government, the state Governor has invited the Shiv Sena, which is the second-largest party, to form the government in the state.
- The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) announced its first list of three candidates for the assembly polls in the state.
- The draft code on social security, which subsumes eight existing laws covering provident fund, maternity benefits, and pension, is being further worked upon after a recent round of public consultations, officials of the Labour and Employment Ministry have said.
- The lawyers’ strike would continue as a meeting, held on the orders of the Delhi High Court after the lawyers-cops clash, between the members of all district courts associations, representatives of Delhi police.
- At least 1,950 Sikhs from Maharashtra could not go to Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan after the opening of the Kartarpur corridor as they are facing financial crunch due to a scam at the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank, a senior community leader claimed.
- Raut, who has been fronting the Sena attack ever since the Maharashtra election results were announced on October 24, has been advised rest by doctors at the hospital.
- India's power demand fell 13.2% in October from a year ago, posting its steepest monthly decline in over 12 years, government data showed, reflecting a deepening growth slowdown in Asia's third-largest economy.
- Sharad Pawar’s party NCP hasn’t announced its support to the Shiv Sena yet and is waiting for the Congress, its pre-poll ally, to formalize its stand by later in the evening.
- The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has announced its first list of five candidates for the Jharkhand Assembly elections.
- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee canceled a scheduled administrative meeting here to make an aerial survey of the cyclone-affected areas in South 24 Parganas district, a senior official said.
- Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said if the BJP was not willing to fulfill its promise of sharing the chief minister's post in Maharashtra, there was no point in continuing the alliance.
- The Maharashtra State Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices is planning to start a dedicated community radio channel to inform farmers about climate change and help in resolving their problems.
- Asha Singh, a member of the BJP's Uttar Pradesh executive committee, died in a road accident on the Chandausi-Aligarh road, the police said.
- Around 350 people from Baincha village have taken shelter in Balasore district in Odisha after Cyclonic storm ''Bulbul'' created havoc in the region.
- As the Congress considers providing outside support to a Shiv Sena-NCP bid to form the government in Maharashtra, Sanjay Nirupam has warned of political instability and potentially even mid-term elections in the state
- The incident of placing of idols inside the Babri Mosque in 1949, which was followed by attachment of the disputed land by a magisterial court, led to the filing of the first of five suits in connection with the controversial site, the Supreme Court has said in its historic verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute.
- Maharashtra, NCP leader Nawab Malik said it is the responsibility of "all of us" to give an alternative considering the plight of people in the state. Mr. Malik, however, said the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will take any decision in consensus with its ally Congress.
- Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused the government of "tampering with" and "suppressing" a report on farmer suicides.
- At least six children have died and seven others hospitalized over the past fortnight at a village in Odisha's Malkangiri district, a senior official said.
- Heavy rain and high-velocity winds triggered by cyclone "Bulbul" killed two people and wreaked havoc in most parts of coastal Odisha, officials said.
- Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had a five-minute bus ride with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on way to Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara during which the two discussed cricket and Singh recalled how Mr. Khan's uncle played cricket for Patiala and India under his father's captaincy in 1934-35.
- National Testing Agency (NTA) will not release the IIFT MBA 2020 exam admit card today.
- The National Education Day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Independent India’s first Education Minister, freedom fighter, scholar and eminent educationist Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
- Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated the third convocation of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
- West Bengal Police Recruitment Board (WBPRB) will release the admit cards for the Preliminary Written Test for recruitment to the post of Excise Constable (including Lady Excise Constables) in the subordinate Excise service under Finance Department of Government of West Bengal.
- As the summative Board exams loom near towards the end of the academic year, the students of grades 10 and 12 starts gearing up for the pre-board exams.
- 7,302 people had become literate in Wayanad through a special literacy drive while 3,760 had been initiated into the world of letters in Attapady block through an equivalency scheme.
- University of Waterloo, the device sends out radar signals that are reflected back by people, animals, and objects in the vehicle. The built-in AI then analyses the reflected signals.
- TMC supporters took out rallies across West Bengal protesting against the BJP government at the Centre, demanding that Bengali be also included as a language for conducting the JEE (Main) examination.
- Reasons for the action varies from having aided mass copying, distributing wrong question papers forcing a re-exam to even attempting to allow ineligible students to appear in the exams in the past few years.
- WB Police admit card 2019: The preliminary recruitment examination is scheduled to be conducted on November 24, 2019, from 12 noon to 1 pm.
- Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has declared the list of 9551 additional candidates who have qualified in the Paper I of MTS Exam 2019.
- Vice President M Venkaiah Nadu said the medium of teaching up to class X should be the mother tongue of the student and urged the government to take steps in this regard.
- The Chief Minister made the announcement at a function at the Punjab Technical University, in the presence of officials from all the 11 universities, seven of which are in Punjab, three spread across India and one in Iran.
- Top losers in the Sensex pack included Sun Pharma, HCL Tech, TCS, Infosys, RIL, Vedanta and Asian Paints, shedding up to 1.43%.
- The plans come in the wake of the crisis at Mumbai-headquartered Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank (PMC) where customers have not been able to withdraw more than Rs 50,000 since late September when the central bank found violations of banking rules and under-reporting of bad loans.
- Total two-wheeler sales in October declined 14.43% to 17,57,264 units compared to 20,53,497 units in the year-ago month.
- Shares of Bank of Baroda (BoB) jumped more than 5 percent on BSE in the morning trade on November 11 even after some brokerages cut the stock’s target price after the state-owned lender released its quarterly scorecard.
- Shares of IDBI Bank jumped almost 5 percent in morning trade on BSE on November 11 after the company the reported a year-on-year (YoY) fall in its losses.
- Shafali Verma continued with her prolific run as she helped India women defeat West Indies women by 10 wickets in the second T20I of the five-match series at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground.
- Top javelin thrower Sundar Singh Gurjar overcame a shoulder injury to claim the second gold for India with a season-best performance at the ongoing World Para Athletics Championships.
- Roger Federer faces an uphill task to qualify for the last four of the ATP Finals after defeating by Dominic Thiem following a masterclass by Novak Djokovic.
- India defeated Bangladesh by 30 runs to clinch the three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series in Nagpur. Deepak Chahar was the star of the night as he claimed his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.
- Britain's KSI edged American Logan Paul in a cruiserweight boxing rematch of YouTube celebrity stars that proved a hit with audiences and could help such fighters capture mainstream respect.
- Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola completely lost it after the referee decided there was no case of a penalty for his team early in the crucial Premier League clash with Liverpool.
- The India Today Group bagged top honours at the Indian Television Academy (ITA) Awards 2019 held in Indore. The India Today Group retained top awards for both English and Hindi news channels.
- Bolivian President Evo Morales has resigned amid turmoil following his disputed re-election last month. International monitors called for the election result to be annulled, saying they had found “clear manipulations” of the 20 October poll.
- Former chief election commissioner TN Seshan died, former bureaucrat SY Qureshi tweeted. He was 86 years old.
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- Authorities in Bangladesh have evacuated around 100,000 people from low-lying coastal villages and islands as Cyclone Bulbul crossed the coast of West Bengal with a maximum wind speed of 110-120 km per hour gusting up to 120 km per hour into Bangladesh.
- Woody Allen has settled a $68 million breaches of contract lawsuit against Amazon, which canceled a movie deal with him amid the #MeToo movement, court papers show.
- White House national security officials sounded alarms about improper pressure on Ukraine in early July, well before President Donald Trump’s bombshell phone call with Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky, according to impeachment testimony released.
- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged the United States to be a “mutually respectful partner” and reject nationalism, in a clear salvo aimed at US leader Donald Trump as Germany marked 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
- Iran has discovered a new oil field with 53 billion barrels of oil in the southwest of the country, President Hassan Rouhani said in remarks carried live on state television.
- Sri Lanka's president has pardoned a death-row prisoner who murdered a Swedish teenager just a week before he leaves office, officials said, in a move that sparked national outrage.
- Australian firefighters raced to contain widespread bushfires that have left three people dead and warned of "catastrophic" fire conditions ahead, including around the country's biggest city of Sydney.
- Icelandic seventh-grader Lilja Einarsdottir is on an unusual field trip with her class: they're measuring the Solheimajokull glacier to see how much it has shrunk in the past year, witnessing climate change first-hand.
- From a distance, it looked like any other protest winding its way through Lafayette Square - the homemade signs and pink pussy-hats, the chants and claps and fists raised high.
- Russian historian on suspicion of murdering a former student after he was hauled out of a river with a backpack containing a woman's arms, authorities said.
- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged the United States to be a "mutually respectful partner" and reject nationalism, in a clear salvo aimed at US leader Donald Trump as Germany marked 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
- Two White House national security officials sounded alarms about improper pressure on Ukraine in early July, well before President Donald Trump's bombshell phone call with Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky, according to impeachment testimony released.
- French bishops voted in favor of a plan to offer payments to people who were sexually abused as children by members of the Catholic clergy.
- US President Donald Trump hailed Germany as a "treasured" ally as commemorations were held marking 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
- Iran said it is now enriching uranium to five percent, after a series of steps back from its commitments under a troubled 2015 accord with major powers.
- Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal will begin a three-day visit to the United States next week to resolve bilateral issues over trade between the two countries.
- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor, saying the initiative paves the way for interfaith harmony and understanding.
- The core group of BJP is set to meet in Maharashtra a day after the party was invited by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari to form government in the state.
- Super 30 fame mathematician Anand Kumar has been invited to address a two-day ”World Tolerance Summit” beginning November 13 in Dubai.
- Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam has warned his party and the NCP against allying with the Shiv Sena to form the government in Maharashtra, calling it a "disastrous move for the party"
- The leaders of the Maharashtra BJP -- who met at the house of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis -- have failed to come to a conclusion regarding the Governor's invite for government formation.
- Former cricketer and East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir termed the Supreme Court's verdict on Ayodhya issue as a balanced decision and said that people should come together and work towards nation-building.
- The Sunni Central Waqf Board said a decision on whether to accept a five-acre land for building a mosque in Ayodhya will be taken at its meeting likely on November 26.
- Farmers continue to burn stubble in Jalandhar's Barwala village as despite the state government taking strict measures against the rising cases of stubble burning in Punjab.
- BJP MP from Garhwal Tirath Singh Rawat met with an accident near Bhimgoda-Pant Deep this morning. Mr. Rawat arrived at Haridwar railway station at 4 am from Nanda Devi AC special train coming from Delhi.
- A traffic advisory has also been issued keeping the procession in mind that will begin from Sheesh Ganj Gurdwara in Chandni Chowk at 10 am and end at Gurdwara Nanak Piau in Rana Pratap Bagh on GT Karnal Road at 9 pm.
- Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge met the party's newly-elected MLAs from Maharashtra, who are currently staying at a resort in Jaipur, to discuss the political situation in the state.
- Inspired by the thoughts of Prophet Muhammad, may this day further the spirit of harmony and compassion in society, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.
- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's efforts to mitigate the impact of Cyclone Bulbul was commended by the state Governor this morning.
- Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal will begin a three-day visit to the United States next week to resolve bilateral issues over trade between the two countries.
- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta welcomed the Ayodhya verdict, which cleared the way for the construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site, calling it "a rare combination of intellectual maturity".
- The CA body, however said, the ICAI exams scheduled for November 13 will be held as per the earlier schedule.
- UGC NET admit cardcan be downloaded from the official website of the examination, ugcnet.nta.nic.in.
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, was found dead in her hostel room, the police said, adding that it is suspected to a case of suicide. However, no suicide note has been found yet, they said.
- Schools, colleges and other educational institutions were closed in Jammu and Kashmir and some other states ahead of Supreme Court verdict in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case.
- Delhi University students held a protest against construction of a 39-storey building in the varsity’s North Campus, alleging that it will overlook six women’s hostels and invade their privacy.
- SBI home loan rates: SBI's marginal cost-based lending rate or MCLR now stands at 8 per cent for the one-year tenor, down from 8.05 per cent earlier.
- Leicester moved up to second in the Premier League as a 2-0 victory over Arsenal further dented the Gunners’ hopes of a top-four finish. Chelsea were also 2-0 victors against Crystal Palace as they too jumped above Manchester City into third.
- West Indies beat Afghanistan by 47 runs to claim their first one-day series win in more than five years as their bowlers took control amid an invasion of moths.
- Roy Krishna excelled for ATK as they handed Jamshedpur FC their first defeat with a 3-1 result in an Indian Super League (ISL) match between the two sides at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan here.
- Assam Civil Service officer Hitesh Dev Sarma has been appointed as the coordinator of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the northeastern state.
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- It was only in April that Spain held a general election in which the Socialists (PSOE) of incumbent Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez won.
- Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been freed after more than 18 months in prison.
- New York business tycoon Michael Bloomberg has paved the way for a shot at the US presidency, registering as a candidate in the Alabama Democratic primary race before Friday’s filing deadline.
- The IMF praised Pakistan’s economic performance and agreed on next steps, paving the way for the release of another portion of a $6 billion, three-year loan package.
- A French woman seeking permanent residency in Quebec was turned down on grounds on her French was not good enough.
- Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk and noted short-seller David Einhorn mocked each other in open letters published on Twitter on Friday, trading barbs clothed in polite language.
- US President Donald Trump has said that he was considering attending Russia's Victory Day military parade in May 2020, although he was unsure of his participation due to its timing.
- Catastrophic bushfires have killed at least two people and forced thousands from their homes in eastern Australia.
- US President Donald Trump said he wanted to raise the minimum age for the purchase of e-cigarettes from 18 to 21 as part of a plan to curtail youth vaping.
- New York business tycoon Michael Bloomberg has paved the way for a shot at the US presidency, registering as a candidate in the Alabama Democratic primary race before the filing deadline.
- A French woman seeking permanent residency in Quebec was turned down on grounds on her French was not good enough.
- The United States wants the United Nations to take up the Dalai Lama's succession in an intensifying bid to stop China from trying to handpick his successor, an envoy said after meeting the Tibetan spiritual leader.
- Brazil's leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walked free from jail Friday after a year and a half behind bars for corruption following a court ruling that could release thousands of convicts.
- US health officials said they had identified vitamin E acetate as the likely culprit behind a vaping-linked lung injury epidemic that has killed 39 people and sickened more than two thousand.
- An Iranian beauty queen sought by Tehran on criminal charges has been granted political asylum in the Philippines, an official said, ending a three-week standoff at Manila airport.
- US President Donald Trump mocked "little" billionaire and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, saying his potential opponent for the 2020 election would fail if he joined the race.
- The family of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif is trying to get a travel ban against him lifted so that he can go abroad for medical treatment, one of his close aides told AFP.
- The Iranian army shot down an unidentified drone near the port of Bandar-e Mahshahr on the Gulf coast, Iran's ISNA news agency reported.
- A British tourist was believed to have been eaten by a shark during a luxury trip to celebrate his wife's 40th birthday while swimming in what was deemed a "safe" lagoon, it was reported.
- A Hong Kong student who fell from a multi-story car park while police and protesters were clashing last weekend has died, hospital officials said, in a development likely to raise tensions after months of violent rallies in the city.
- A New York judge ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2 million in damages for misusing funds from a tax-exempt charity - taking the charity's money to pay debts for his for-profit businesses, to boost his 2016 campaign and to buy paintings of himself, according to court documents.
- The United States has announced the increase of H-1B work visa application fee by USD 10 as part of its revised selection process.
- Russian investigators launched a probe following social media posts by a woman who boasted about flying a passenger plane without training after the pilot gave her the controls.
- A division bench of Justices M Sathyanarayanan and N Seshasayee issued notice and posted the matter for further hearing to January 7 when the PIL came up.
- Flight operations at Kolkata airport will be stopped from 6 pm today till 6 am over safety concerns due to Cyclone Bulbul, Home Ministry officials have said.
- The razing of the Babri masjid by right-wing activists in December 1992 was illegal, the Supreme Court indicated today in its judgment in the decades-old politically sensitive Ayodhya title suit.
- Delhi Police used drones to carry out surveillance in parts of the national capital in view of the Supreme Court verdict in the Ayodhya land dispute, case officials said.
- Former Lok Sabha speaker and Member of Parliament from BJP, Sumitra Mahajan called Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict as 'balanced' and urged people to accept it in a calm and peaceful manner.
- Kartarpur Corridor inauguration was done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. He thanked Pakistan President Imran Khan for "understanding the sentiments of India".
- AIMIM chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi today said he was not satisfied with the top court on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case. "Supreme Court is indeed supreme but not infallible," he told reporters.
- Nirmohi Akhara, one of the litigants in Ayodhya case, welcomed the Supreme Court's decision of giving it an "adequate representation in the trust" to be set up by the Central government for making necessary arrangements for the construction of the temple.
- Ten diving and medical teams have been kept ready for augmenting rescue and relief efforts in Odisha and West Bengal.
- Mohan Bhagwat -- the chief of the BJP's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, today welcomed the Supreme Court verdict in Ayodhya dispute, saying "We will all build the temple together".
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Kartarpur Corridor as the first batch of Sikh pilgrims left for the shrine of Guru Nanak in Pakistan.
- The Congress said it respects the Supreme Court verdict in the Ayodhya case and is in favor of Ram temple construction.
- The Ayodhya verdict by the Supreme Court will "reaffirm people's faith in the judicial process", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, appealing for peace and unity.
- Mere moments after the Supreme Court announced its historic verdict in the decades-old Ayodhya land dispute case this morning, hashtags like #AyodhyaVerdict and #RamMandir began trending on Twitter
- The disputed land in Ayodhya will be given to a government-run trust for the building of a temple and Muslims will be given a five-acre "suitable" plot in the town, the Supreme Court announced today in a landmark verdict in a religious and political flashpoint that has cast a shadow over the country for decades.
- The Supreme Court said the faith of Hindus that Lord Ram was born at the said site in Ayodhya is "undisputed".
- A temple will come up on the 2.77 acres of disputed land in Ayodhya and a five-acre plot at an alternate site will go for the building of a mosque, the Supreme Court said today in a landmark verdict on the century-old politically sensitive temple mosque dispute.
- Top Congress leaders attended a crucial meeting of the party's working committee ahead of the Supreme Court judgment in the politically sensitive Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case.
- India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday, light to moderate rainfall is expected over north coastal districts of Odisha as the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Bulbul’ has moved towards the northwest and adjoining the west-central Bay of Bengal.
- In less than 100 days, approximately 1,500 delegates, including representatives of national governments, international organizations, scientists, conservation groups and other wildlife experts will gather in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar.
- The Kartarpur Corridor, connecting the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur, Punjab to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Pakistan, will be inaugurated today, allowing Sikh pilgrims in India year-round access to one of their holiest sites.
- Uttar Pradesh government transferred five IAS officers, with one of them being posted as Commissioner of Ayodhya.
- Border Security Force (BSF) has declared the result and also released the answer key of written exam conducted for recruitment of head constable radio operator (HC?RO) and HC radio mechanic (HC?RM) . The exam was held on September 22.
- UGC NET admit card and CSIR NET admit card will be released on the official websites of the examinations, ugcnet.nta.nic.in and csirnet.nta.nic.in respectively
- Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) has debarred 433 schools across the state from acting as examination centre for board examinations.
- GATE 2020 mock tests have been released on the official website. Exam is scheduled in February next year.The ICAI would announce the new exam date later for CA Foundation and other programmes.
- National Education Day is being celebrated on the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad who was also the first Union Minister of Education for India.
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday increased the household income limits for borrowers of NBFC-MFIs from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.25 lakh for the rural areas with an aim to strengthen credit to those in the bottom of the economic pyramid.
- Reserve Bank official blamed the presence of multiple regulators with disparate priorities for the ills plaguing the corporate bond market saying multiple regulators are leading to poor coordination and long delays.
- India’s top javelin throwers Sandeep Chaudhary and Sumit Antil secured the quota for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics by finishing at the top two spots in the men’s Javelin F64 finals at the ongoing Dubai 2019 World Para Athletics Championships.
- Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy put up a strong fight, especially in the second game, but it was not enough against the top-seeded duo of Marcus Fernaldi Gideon andKevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.
- Tejaswini Sawant earned the Tokyo quota by finishing fifth in the qualifications with a score of 1171.
- Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, Kumar Mangalam Birla was conferred with UAE (United Arab Emirates) govt.
- Sweden based company UBI Global has recognised the Kerala Startup Mission(KSUM) as the World’s top Public Business Accelerator.
- Dhaka Literature festival, West Bengal-based writer Abhishek Sarkar and Bangladeshi poet Rofiquzzaman Rony were given the Gemcon Young Literature Award and Gemcon Young Poetry Award.
- NASA, most prominent for its many Florida-launched exploits into space, showcased an early version of its first all-electric experimental aircraft, the X-57 “Maxwell,” on Friday at its lesser-known aeronautics lab in the California desert.
- Nabaneeta Dev Sen, a Bengali Writer passed away at her age of 81 in Kolkata due to cancer. She is a poet, a novelist, a columnist and a writer of short stories and travelogues. Dev Sen was well-known for her research on the Ramayana.
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- Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg is preparing to enter the crowded race to become the Democratic nominee for the 2020 presidential election, US media reported.
- Pakistan’s opposition leaders, led by firebrand cleric-cum-politician Maulana Fazlur Rehman, gave Prime Minister Imran Khan a 48-hour ultimatum to resign, saying the massive anti-government protest will take a new direction after two days.
- The United States has announced the increase of H-1B work visa application fee by USD 10 as part of its revised selection process.
- Cambodia’s self-exiled opposition leader – who vowed to return home this weekend – has said he was barred from checking-in for a flight from Paris.
- China has banned online gaming from 10 pm to 8 am for gamers aged under 18 to curb video game addiction.
- Up to 30 people have been trapped after a mine explosion in a town in eastern Germany, regional newspaper Mitteldeutsche Zeitung reported.
- A British tourist was believed to have been eaten by a shark during a luxury trip to celebrate his wife's 40th birthday while swimming in what was deemed a "safe" lagoon, it was reported.
- The world's richest people became a little less well off last year, according to a report by UBS and PwC, as geopolitical turmoil and volatile equity markets reduced the wealth of billionaires for the first time in a decade.
- A Hong Kong student who fell from a multi-story car park while police and protesters were clashing last weekend has died, hospital officials said, in a development likely to raise tensions after months of violent rallies in the city.
- A New York judge ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2 million in damages for misusing funds from a tax-exempt charity - taking the charity's money to pay debts for his for-profit businesses, to boost his 2016 campaign and to buy paintings of himself, according to court documents.
- The United States has announced the increase of H-1B work visa application fee by USD 10 as part of its revised selection process.
- Russian investigators launched a probe following social media posts by a woman who boasted about flying a passenger plane without training after the pilot gave her the controls.
- Saudi Arabia's King Salman hosted the Central Intelligence Agency's director, state media said, after three people were charged in the United States with spying on Twitter users critical of the royal family
- Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg is preparing to enter the crowded race to become the Democratic nominee for the 2020 presidential election, US media reported.
- A New York judge ordered Donald Trump to pay $2 million for using his former charity to further his political and business interests, adding to the president's legal woes.
- Pakistan's opposition leaders, led by firebrand cleric-cum-politician Maulana Fazlur Rehman, gave Prime Minister Imran Khan a 48-hour ultimatum to resign, saying the massive anti-government protest will take a new direction after two days.
- The Mayor of a small town in Bolivia has been attacked by opposition protesters who dragged her through the streets barefoot, covered her in red paint and forcibly cut her hair.
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected French President Emmanuel Macron's view that NATO was experiencing "brain death", saying there was no need for such "sweeping judgments".
- President Donald Trump paid the president's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani $500,000 on behalf of a company co-founded by a Ukrainian-American businessman who helped Giuliani investigate Trump's political rival Joe Biden, the supporter's lawyer told Reuters
- Mastodon is emerging as a popular alternative to Twitter. Unhappy with Twitter's policy on suspensions and verifications of accounts, users started switching to Mastodon recently.
- With the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Ayodhya case expected any day now, Uttar Pradesh is conducting surveillance with drones in the district.
- Nationalism today is often confused with patriotism but they differ in meaning and content, former vice-president Hamid Ansari said, describing nationalism as an “ideological poison” that does not hesitate in transcending individual rights.
- Senior advocate Kapil Sibal submitted to the Supreme Court that seven million Kashmiris had lost their fundamental right to move freely on August 4 merely because the government had “assumed” that the entire populace of Jammu and Kashmir would be opposed to the abrogation of J&K’s special status under Article 370 of the Constitution.
- The Telangana High Court directed the state government to hold discussions with the striking employees of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) to resolve the over the one-month long strike.
- State cabinet has given a nod for Rs 1,548 crore high-speed internet project in Kerala.
- Devendra Fadnavis resigned as Maharashtra Chief Minister on Friday with no sign of a new government and his BJP and its ally Shiv Sena no closer to forming one together.
- Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said in a major achievement, 100 percent digitization of Waqf properties' records across the country has been completed.
- The Gandhi family will no longer have Special Protection Group (SPG) cover, the government has decided, according to home ministry sources.
- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha or JMM has sought Rs. 51,000 from those seeking party tickets for the Jharkhand Assembly elections, a party leader said.
- An Indian ex-pat beat a compatriot to death for sleeping at his spot in a yard, the Dubai Court of First Instance has heard.
- Union minister and BJP leader Nitin Gadkari said there was no deal between his party and the Shiv Sena over the equal distribution of portfolios, including sharing the post of the chief minister.
- Indian Union, the BJP-led government in Tripura has notified the birthday of the state's last king Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya on August 19 as an official holiday from next year, a state official said
- Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that BJP has formed governments in states like Karnataka, Manipur, and Goa despite the numbers not being in their favor.
- Pakistan today said it will charge an entry fee of $20 from pilgrims who are coming to Kartarpur on the opening day of the corridor. It is a sudden change from the waiver that Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on November 1,
- A number of wishes poured on Twitter to wish the BJP stalwart. One of the earliest wishes came from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who called him "scholar, statesman and one of India's most respected leaders".
- The CBI has charged its own officer for allegedly extorting Rs. 5 crore from a Gujarat-based businessman by threatening him with action from the Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax department, officials said.
- The disqualified Karnataka MLAs moved the Supreme Court, seeking further postponement of the Assembly polls which are scheduled to take place on December 5.
- After the Shiv Sena, it is the Congress in Maharashtra that has sequestered its MLAs. Many MLAs have gone to Jaipur in Congress-ruled Rajasthan, a senior leader confirmed on Friday, accusing the BJP of pursuing Congress MLAs in its attempts to reach the majority-mark.
- The India Meteorological Department has said that several places over Odisha are likely to receive heavy rainfall due to the influence of cyclonic storm Bulbul.
- LIC HFL result for the examinations held in October second week is available at lichousing.com.
- The course is open to teachers, teacher educators, school administrators and untrained guidance personnel from India.
- NCERT has announced Doctoral Fellowships for research with focus on education and other related disciplines.
- In November, CBSE-affiliated schools all over the country will be celebrating 'Fitness Week'.
- Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will release PO Prelim exam 2019 score cards.
- CBSE has suggested all its affiliated schools to encourage teachers and students to attend World Conference on sanskrit language which is being held in Delhi.
- Eight of 11 sector gauges compiled by National Stock Exchange ended lower led by Nifty Pharma index's 2.2 per cent gain.
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said that situation of Punjab & Maharashtra Co-Operative Bank (PMC) is being closely monitored.
- Two villages in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh respectively have finally got a bank to serve their banking needs.
- Khaleel Ahmed failed to hold the fort for Team India in absence of premier pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami as he conceded aplenty of runs in the first and second Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) against Bangladesh.
- Teenager Mason Greenwood scored as Manchester United cruised into the Europa League last 32 with a 3-0 win over Partizan Belgrade at Old Trafford, while Celtic stunned Lazio with a last-gasp goal in Rome to progress.
- FC Goa returned to winning ways and climbed to the top of the Indian Super League (ISL) table with a 4-2 win against Mumbai City FC at the Mumbai Football Arena.
- India chased down Bangladesh's total of 153 with 26 deliveries to spare, to level the T20I series 1-1.
- The Chairman of TVS Motor Company, Venu Srinivasan, has been conferred with the prestigious and storied Deming ‘Distinguished Service Award for Dissemination and Promotion Overseas’ honour.
- Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) announced the winners of the Infosys Prize 2019 in six categories today.
- The UAE’s Supreme Council of the Union has re-elected His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan as its President for a fourth five-year term, in accordance with the provisions of the UAE Constitution.
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- Two former employees of Twitter have been charged in the US with spying for Saudi Arabia.
- New Zealand passed a "zero carbon" bill that aims to reduce the country's carbon emissions to zero by 2050 and meet its commitment under the Paris climate agreement. "I...stand by the statement that climate change is the biggest challenge of our time," PM Jacinda Ardern said.
- Congressional Democrats have announced the first public hearings next week in an inquiry that may seek to remove President Donald Trump from office.
- Iran’s regional rivals have spent billions of dollars on Western weaponry, much of it from the UK.
- Iran briefly held an inspector working for the UN nuclear watchdog in the Islamic Republic and seized her travel documents, diplomats familiar with the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) work said, some of whom described it as harassment.
- A 25-year-old New Zealand lawmaker’s “OK, Boomer” response in parliament when heckled by an older colleague is being cheered by millennials around the world.
- ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi revealed "a lot of information" about the ISIS group's "inner workings" after she was captured last year, a Turkish official said.
- China and the United States have agreed a plan to remove tariffs imposed on two-way goods in stages, the commerce ministry said, as negotiators try to hammer out a trade deal.
- Rolls-Royce said that problems with its Trent 1000 plane engines will hit the British group's 2019 profits by about USD1.4 billion ($1.8 billion, 1.6 billion euros).
- A Japanese bidder may be feeling the pinch after forking out $46,000 at auction for a snow crab -- a price that "probably set a new world record", local officials said.
- Prime Minister Boris Johnson launched his Conservative Party's campaign for the general election. But there's a hitch.
- An undersea volcanic eruption in the Tongan archipelago has sunk one island and created another three times larger, according to a report by geologists released.
- A pilot accidentally set off a hijack alarm on a plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, triggering a huge security operation by Dutch police.
- An attack on a convoy transporting local employees of Canadian mining company Semafo in Burkina Faso left 37 people dead and 60 wounded, a regional governor said.
- Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to the United States next week to meet Donald Trump, the Turkish presidency said, amid heightened tensions between the two countries.
- The first open impeachment hearings into US President Donald Trump will begin next week, the congressman leading the probe said, as it heads into a highly-anticipated public phase.
- Pakistan's ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was shifted to his Jati Umra Raiwind residence after his two-week stay at a hospital for treatment of multiple diseases.
- The new leader of the ISIS group is "a nobody" with little apparent reputation but the United States hopes he will be killed soon, a US official said.
- Amid concerns over alleged technical defects in 737 Max planes, a senior Boeing official said on Wednesday that it was in discussion with various customer airlines and their pilots and cabin crew members to figure out how to communicate to passengers that the aircraft was "ultimately safe".
- Boeing Company chief executive Dennis Muilenburg said he will forgo "tens of millions of dollars" in compensation after asking the board to waive bonuses.
- State Department official appeared before the impeachment probe into President Donald Trump, the first witness to show up this week after a string of administration officials refused to meet with investigators.
- Lufthansa said it was scrapping 1,300 flights as German cabin crew pressed ahead with a two-day strike, plunging passengers into travel chaos amid an escalating row over pay and conditions.
- An American drug suspect and his Thai wife who went on the run after they shot and stabbed their way out of a courtroom were apprehended, authorities said, with the man shooting his wife and then himself as police closed in.
- Turkey has captured a wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, more than a week after the former ISIS chief killed himself during a raid by U.S. special forces.
- Ireland will impose a so-called "latte levy" on disposable coffee cups by 2021 in a bid to change consumer habits and cut the environmental impact from the use of single-use plastics, its minister for climate action said.
- Hundreds of schoolchildren led anti-government demonstrations across Lebanon, refusing to return to class before the demands of a nearly three-week-old protest movement are met.
- Finland Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto met External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and held talks on strengthening bilateral economic cooperation besides regional and global issues.
- BSNL has rolled out a voluntary retirement scheme for its employees and said it expects 70,000-80,000 personnel to opt for it leading to savings of about Rs. 7,000 crore in the wage bill.
- Delhi is worse than Faridabad in terms of cleanliness, the Supreme Court said today and questioned how the World Bank Funds are spent by the administration.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi today directed the Union Agriculture Ministry to give priority to farmers of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana in distributing equipment to prevent stubble burning.
- BSP supremo Mayawati said it was the constitutional and legal responsibility of the Centre and State government to guarantee the security of people and ensure that their daily life is not disrupted.
- Maharashtra topped the list of India's first-ever ranking of states on justice delivery among the 18 large and mid-sized states.
- A railway vendor, which alluded to caste preferences in its recruitment advertisement, has been ticked off by the IRCTC after severe backlash on social media.
- The Madhya Pradesh High Court has put a stay on the jail term of now-disqualified BJP MLA Prahlad Lodhi who was convicted in a criminal case and sentenced to two years in jail by a court in Bhopal last week.
- India will host the next edition of the ''No Money For Terror'' conference to be held in 2020, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said.
- The Meet aims to attract investment in the agri-business, food processing, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals, tourism, hospitality and civil aviation, hydro and renewable energy and other sectors.
- India and the US are "quite optimistic" that they will ink a trade deal before the end of this year, a senior Indian diplomat has said.
- The Shiv Sena today hit out at BJP's smaller allies for their recent meeting with Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari to express concern over the delay in government formation in the state.
- Indian Sikh pilgrims visiting the Kartarpur Sahib will need a passport to use the Kartarpur Corridor, which will be inaugurated this week, the Pakistan Army has said, according to a media report.
- A cyclone that formed over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a "very severe" cyclonic storm over the next two days and set to head towards the West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts, skirting Odisha, the weather office said.
- Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena moved its MLAs to a hotel in Mumbai amid reports that a faction could break away to support its ally BJP.
- The Indian scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for discovering the Raman Effect. Every year, National Science Day is celebrated to commemorate the discovery of the 'Raman Effect' on February 28.
- A man convicted of "horribly" gang-raping a 10-year-old girl before murdering her along with her little brother in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore in 2010 does not deserve mercy, the Supreme Court said today, dismissing his petition against the death sentence.
- Shiv Sena MLAs are committed to the party and do not need sequestering to keep them from defecting, Sena MP Sanjay Raut said today, rubbishing reports.
- A woman police officer in uniform was assaulted and her loaded gun is missing since the clash between policemen and lawyers at Delhi's Tis Hazari court, which has led to massive, unprecedented protests and allegations from both groups.
- Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said that India in 2020 will host the next edition of 'No Money for Terror' Ministerial Conference on Terrorism- Financing.
- A CRPF jawan was killed in an encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Thursday, police said.
- The new National Education Policy (NEP) will be the cornerstone for building a “new India”, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said.
- In order to provide library facility to its members and students, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has collaborated with 54 colleges and universities.
- The National Testing Agency (NTA), which is in its second year of functioning, has clarified that since 2013 the exam is being held in the Gujarati language as per the request of the state government.
- Feedback has been sought on major issues like the system/ structure of the exam, the format of question paper, the evaluation process of the answer sheet, marking scheme among others.
- With almost half of its population of 1.8 billion below the age of 24, led by India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, South Asia will have the largest youth labor force in the world until 2040.
- Chethan Koppa and Akshatha Kudla, a couple and teachers from Mangaluru, have entered into the Exclusive World Records for making the largest paper-cutting art using papers and stencil and making the highest number of mimicry sounds in one minute, respectively.
- CS study materials will be available in the libraries. ICSI has released the list of colleges/ universities where the library facility is available on its official website.
- Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) should focus more on providing retail loans instead of financing developers, State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman Rajnish Kumar said, calling out for a reversal in an earlier relaxation.
- Yes Bank shares fell nearly 4 per cent, a day after credit ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service said it had placed private sector lender’s rating under review for a downgrade.
- IndiGo – said the one-way agreement is in-line with its international expansion plans, and will enable Qatar Airways to place its code on IndiGo flights between Doha and Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad.
- Cristiano Ronaldo was clearly unhappy after being substituted for Paulo Dybala by Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri in the 82nd minute of the Champions League match against Lokomotiv Moscow.
- Indian Premier League (IPL) might not feature an extravagant opening ceremony in the seasons to come as an official placed at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly called the idea a “waste of money”.
- India vs Bangladesh: The second T20I between India and Bangladesh will not be affected as there is no chance of rain throughout the day.
- Under the captaincy of Faf du Plessis, South Africa were whitewashed in the three-Test series and faced the wrath of many in the cricket fraternity.
- China Open: Parupalli Kashyap lost to Denmark's Viktor Axelson in straight games in the second round.
- Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque said Virat Kohli is the best player in the world and thinking about taking on the India skipper makes him feel good.
- Under the captaincy of Faf du Plessis, South Africa were whitewashed in the three-Test series and faced the wrath of many in the cricket fraternity.
- Cricket Australia announced the appointment of former player Melanie Jones as their director.
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- The EU’s Court of Justice has ruled that Poland’s decision to lower judges’ retirement ages contravened EU law, in a new setback to the government’s bid to reform the judiciary.
- US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that he could sign a trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Iowa has set off a flurry of excitement in Muscatine, Iowa, a city on the banks of the Mississippi River that has hosted Xi twice since 1985.
- Mississippi has been found to be the most obese state in the US according to new findings that drew on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Testimony by two of the “three amigos” charged with running Ukraine policy for President Donald Trump will be made public as Democratic-led congressional committees release more transcripts from their impeachment investigation.
- Juli Briskman, whose one-handed salute that went viral, beat the Republican incumbent to a seat on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in state elections that saw Trump’s Republican party suffer a series of stinging defeats.
- Trade diversion effects for India were smaller compared some other countries, “but still substantial”, a research paper from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said.
- The study by the National Foundation for American Policy also reflects that denial rate for H-1B visas is highest among major Indian IT companies, thus giving credence to charges that Indian companies are being unduly targeted by the current administration.
- In its latest report on Afghanistan, the independent and bipartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) identified Pakistan as the most important neighbour of Afghanistan.
- Representative Adam Schiff, chairman of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, told reporters on Monday transcripts would be released of interviews with Kurt Volker, Trump’s former special representative for Ukraine negotiations, and Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union.
- President Hassan Rouhani said Iran would resume enrichment at the plant near the Shiite holy city of Qom that was suspended under a 2015 nuclear accord with the United States and five other powers.
- The United States can rejoin the accord should President Donald Trump change his mind, or is replaced by any of the Democrats running to defeat him in 2020.
- China’s President Xi Jinping and Carrie Lam’s meeting in Shanghai came in the backdrop of a weekend of violence in the special administrative region (SAR) of Hong Kong marked by a knife attack and the vandalizing of Xinhua’s office in the city.
- The North’s Foreign Ministry said the State Department’s terrorism blacklist report released last week proves again the United States maintains a “hostile policy” and “inveterate repugnancy” toward North Korea.
- The development is significant as the centrifuges previously spun empty, without gas injection, under the landmark 2015 nuclear accord. It also increases pressure on European nations that remain in the accord, which at this point has all but collaps
- The North’s Foreign Ministry said the State Department’s terrorism blacklist report released last week proves again the United States maintains a “hostile policy” and “inveterate repugnancy” toward North Korea.
- The United States presented its withdrawal letter to the United Nations on the first possible date under the accord negotiated by Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama.
- Rasmiya Awad, 65, was detained in a raid near Azaz, the official said, referring to a Turkish-controlled Syrian town near the border. When captured, she was also accompanied by five children.
- The local government in eastern China’s Shandong province is calculating how much to fine them for having a third child, breaking the limit of two children, as per China’s family planning policy.
- A member of Alternative for Germany (AfD) attacked the teenager, Benigna Munsi in a now-deleted Facebook post stating that the teenager’s “foreign” nose was a “slap in the face to friends of tradition”.
- The Khorasan group of the ISIS or the ISIS-K, which operates in South Asia, attempted a suicide attack in India last year, a top American official has told lawmakers.
- For decades, Pakistan has played an active but negative role in Afghanistan, a Congressional report has said, asserting that Islamabad wants a weak government in Kabul.
- Union Minister Rajnath Singh called upon the Russian defence industry to work jointly to modernize India’s defence platforms and manufacture equipment to give a massive boost to the two nations’ exports to third countries.
- Dalit community members from a Haryana village have knocked the doors of the Supreme Court against the “social boycott” they are facing for over two years due to a dispute with the “dominant” community overdrawing water from a hand-pump.
- Dressed in a blue sweater and freshly shaved, the 48-year-old was produced before Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London to make another attempt at being let out on bail until his trial in May next year.
- The imposition of a fee on tourists taking a single photograph ranges from Rs 100 to Rs 500, in the guise of a ‘Swachhta tax’ by the Parra village panchayat, has been severely criticised by tourism industry stakeholders, who want the “unfair” trend to be “nipped in the bud”.
- Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, received flak for showing the three separatists who were killed when Army stormed Golden Temple in June 1984 in Operation Blue Star to free it of terrorists holed up inside.
- An official said that Pakistan’s sudden change of heart “is a clear attempt to portray a false-sense of bonhomie for the Sikhs”.
- Admitting that the so-far announced measures have not helped revive the sentiment in the real estate, the finance minister said since August the government has been making various interventions to revive the market and consumer demand.
- NCP boss Sharad Pawar said people had given the BJP-Shiv Sena combine to form the next government, not the NCP, Congress alliance.
- India’s strong response came after Pakistan’s outgoing UN envoy Maleeha Lodhi commented on the situation in Kashmir, revocation of Article 370 and women’s rights in the Valley during the debate on October 29.
- While the BJP and Sena fought the elections together and secured 105 seats and 56 seats respectively, they have been having trouble in coming to an agreement about portfolios and about a shared Chief Minister deal.
- Shiv Sena insists that the two parties had agreed on rotating the chief minister’s position and 50:50 allocation of portfolios before the election, the BJP says no such agreement was discussed.
- Delhi’s PWD minister Satyendar Jain speaks to Hindustan Times’ metro editor Shivani Singh about the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government’s decision to redesign nine arterial roads in the national capital to streamline.
- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said government’s efforts last time were thwarted by the poor numbers in the Upper House.
- Kartarpur Corridor is set to be opened November 9 with India and Pakistan holding separate ceremonies to mark the occasion which will link Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur to Durbar Sahib gurdwara in Kartarpur.
- The Bombay High Court had taken suo motu cognizance of a photograph of an accused woman kneeling before two cops, published in news dailies in August this year.
- Milan talks with Snigdha Poonam, national affairs reporter for the Hindustan Times, on the startling rise of truly outrageous scams across India.
- BJP leader Vineet Agarwal Sharda said Pakistan was frustrated ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah took charge and was resorting to all sorts of tactics against India as it could not register a single victory .
- RSS have asked their leaders and cadre to maintain calm and refrain from either making inflammatory or emotive speeches in the wake of the verdict, which follows a 40-day hearing that concluded on October 16.
- The Delhi University organised the International Students’ Fair where a website was also launched to help foreign students seeking admission.
- IBPS SO 2019 recruitment has begun. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) had announced the recruitment details for Specialist Officer (SO) post on November 5.
- The recruitment drive is being conducted to fill 1356 vacancies of constable. Out of which, 1184 vacancies are for male candidates and 172 for female candidates.
- For admission to its various post-graduate and graduate courses, the institute conducts a National Entrance Test (NET), which is scheduled to be held in the first week of January.
- The Central Board of Secondary Education had added Urdu, Marathi and Gujarati in 2014 to the exam medium. However, in 2016, it dropped Urdu and Marathi but continued with Gujarati apart from Hindi and English. The National Testing Agency (NTA) took over the exam in 2019 from the CBSE.
- The online application process began on November 5 and the last date to register is November 4, 2019. Candidates can apply till December 4, 2019. Candidates can apply online at bssc.bih.nic.in.
- According to the final draft, the Indian education system produced scholars such as Charaka, Susruta, Aryabhata, Bhaskaracharya, Madhava, Chanakya, Patanjali and Panini.
- Mahanadi Coal Fields (MCL) has released the admit card for the written test for the posts of mining sirdar and other posts.
- Palghar district collector Kailas Shinde has ordered closure of schools and colleges for three days, said chief of the district disaster management cell Vivekananda Kadam.
- Around 71% of 2019’s unicorns are business-to-business (B2B) focused, while 57% are from emerging and nascent sectors such as gaming, automotive and supply chain/logistics, according to the report.
- Yes Bank was the biggest gainer, rallying over 5 pc, followed by Hero MotoCorp, Tata Motors, SBI, Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Auto, that rose up to 2 per cent.
- FIIs have bought a combined more than $2.06 billion in the last three sessions in domestic and bond markets. In the year so far, foreign investors have bought nearly $10.22 billion in Indian equities and $4.69 billion in debt.
- Infosys will disclose the summary of investigation once complete and will take corrective action if required, said Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani.
- Markets watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India has issued consolidated operational guidelines for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) and designated depository participants to facilitate implementation of the new FPI regulations.
- India have not had the kind of success in T20s as they have enjoyed in the other two formats of late and that is evident from the results this year.
- India’s ace shuttler Saina Nehwal crashed out of the China Open after she lost to Cai Yan Yan in the first round in Fuzhou, China.
- Jorginho scored two penalties as Chelsea came roaring back from 4-1 down to draw 4-4 with nine-man Ajax in a Champions League classic, while holders Liverpool claimed a narrow victory and a stuttering Barcelona were held.
- Delhi University concluded its 96th Annual convocation on November 4. About 3 Lakhs in-absentia and 592 doctoral degrees, 86 D.M./M. Ch. Degrees in person along with more than 305 medals and Prizes were awarded to the students of the University.
- Over 1,598 students created a Guinness World Record for the Largest astrophysics lesson and assembly of spectroscopes here, organisers said.
- Senior IPS officer Aditya Mishra was appointed as the chairman of the Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI), according to an order issued by the personnel ministry.
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- The United States has formally notified the United Nations of its intention to withdraw from the Paris Agreement.
- The new chief executive officer of McDonald’s is a Harvard University MBA who played a critical role in the revamp of the fast-food chain that has turned the stock into a Wall Street darling.
- Pakistan launched a special song ahead of the inauguration of the corridor connecting Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur in India to Darbar Sahib Gurdwara in Kartarpur, Pakistan this week.
- The United States imposed sanctions on nine people close to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, including his chief of staff, one of his sons and the head of the judiciary.
- The development is significant as the centrifuges previously spun empty, without gas injection, under the landmark 2015 nuclear accord.
- “Indo-Pacific oceans initiative” at the East Asia Summit in Bangkok to ensure security in regional waters and boost the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources.
- Nutrizen Wellness Ltd, based in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, has been wound up in the public interest in the high court and liquidated, officials said.
- Two more transcripts are slated for release, including that of US ambassador to EU, Gordon Sondland, whose testimony has been disputed and contradicted by many officials since.
- Eight MPs are running to replace John Bercow, who placed himself front and center of the Brexit saga by choosing amendments and introducing procedures that Leave-supporting MPs claimed were designed to frustrate Britain’s departure from the European Union.
- Closure of the visa section will come as a huge blow for many Afghans, hundreds of whom apply daily for permits to travel to Pakistan where they seek medical treatment, goods, and university educations.
- The bloody attack erupted outside one of those shopping complexes, Cityplaza on Hong Kong Island. Local media said the attacker told his victims that Hong Kong belongs to China.
- The fast-food giant said the former president and CEO Steve Easterbrook demonstrated poor judgment, and that McDonald’s forbids managers from having romantic relationships with direct or indirect subordinates.
- The court acquitted them after the family of Ayubi pardoned the suspects on the ‘wish’ of Mumbai attack mastermind Saeed.
- Categorising his ideas in what he calls four ‘buckets’, Tripathi has plans for infrastructure, programming, thought leadership and promoting the center as a brand.
- The Nitish Kumar government imposed a complete ban of state-owned vehicles which were more than 15 years old in Bihar, taking note of the surge in pollution levels that have been recorded during the recent festive season.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi held separate bilateral meetings with his Australian and Vietnamese counterparts with a focus on boosting counter-terror cooperation and forging deeper maritime ties in the Indo-Pacific region.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah said over three lakh people have lost their lives in SCO countries during different natural calamities in two decades beginning 1996 while two lakh of them died due to earthquakes.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced deep concern over the rising level of oceans and said the most vulnerable areas are in Japan, China, Bangladesh and India.
- Maharashtra, the impasse on government formation has entered 12th day after the BJP-Shiv Sena combine, which is comfortably past the 145-majority mark in 288-member Assembly, had a fallout over Sena’s demand of “50:50 arrangement”.
- The RCEP agreement was against India’s economic interest and national priorities, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said as the country decided not to join the China-backed mega free trade deal.
- Sena has insisted on a 50:50 power-sharing formula with both the parties sharing the chief minister’s post for two-and-a-half-years each. Fadnavis has said there was no such agreement with Sena.
- Late former Union minister Sushma Swaraj’s husband Swaraj Kaushal said that AIIMS doctors were not ready for her kidney transplant surgery in India. She, however, refused to go abroad.
- The rare protest by the police constabulary and officers had started with just a handful of cops. But as word spread, hundreds of police personnel left their posts to head to the old headquarters of the police force at the congested ITO area.
- A government order released announced that the awards were being renamed after the former chief minister and Jagan Mohan’s father YS Rajashekar Reddy or YSR, who died in a plane crash in 2009.
- A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said: “considering the overall situation and the facts, we direct the State Government to depute full-time Chief Administrator, not by way of additional charge forthwith”.
- The Andhra Pradesh government transferred chief secretary LV Subrahmanyam to what is considered an insignificant post, a development that came amidst internal squabbles in the administration.
- The Agra District Administration has installed two air purifier machines at the gates of the Mughal era monument Taj Mahal to combat air pollution in the region.
- The Centre sought a week’s time to implement the decision on an elevation of Bombay high court judge Justice Akil Kureshi as the chief justice of the Tripura high court, citing “administrative formalities”
- Pakistani Ranger opened fire from across the border in Manyara-Chorgali area in the Hiranagar sector, the official said.
- Justice Suresh Kait who fixed it for hearing. ED, in its written response, has opposed the bail plea saying the gravity of offenses allegedly committed does not entitle Chidambaram for the relief.
- Akash Vijayvargiya made the remarks during a protest against the Kamal Nath government over crop loss and inflated power bills.
- Venkaiah Naidu made a fresh push for the long-awaited Women Reservation Bill and major reforms in the functioning of Indian Parliament, delivering the first Arun Jaitley memorial lecture in Delhi University.
- A two-day consultation meeting is being held by the IISER here from as part of the process of framing a National Mission on Quantum Technologies and Applications by the Department of Science and Technology.
- IIT Mandi researchers have developed simple models to understand polymer looping processes. The theoretical models developed by the researchers will help in understanding the fundamental aspects of end looping mechanism in polymeric systems.
- National Testing Agency (NTA) has extended the online application date for IIFT MBA Admission Test 2020 for students from Jammu and Kashmir only.
- The court noted that the government stated that only 48 students got medical seats without attending coaching classes, whereas 3,033 secured admissions to government colleges after going to coaching classes.
- Alleging that the varsity administration has proposed an enormous increase in hostel fees, the students held the protest outside Vasant Kunj (North) Police Station after police stopped them from entering the police station.
- The India International Science Festival (IISF) 2019 is an annual event organized jointly by the science and technology-related ministries and Departments of the Government of India and Vijnana Bharati (Vibha), which is being held in Kolkata this year.
- Registration for the recruitment of level 1 and level 2 posts through Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC) Central Railways (CR)
- A panel led by former Indian Space Research Organisation chief K Kasturirangan submitted the draft NEP to the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) minister Ramesh Pokhriyal in May
- Yes Bank Ltd. has changed. In the past, the troubled lender kept quiet rather than tell shareholders the truth about its bad loans.
- HDFC has reported a consolidated net profit worth over ₹10,748 crore, up by 76.3%, in the second quarter ended September 30.
- PV Sindhu was knocked out after losing in a close contest to Pai Yu Po in Round of 32 in China Open Super 750.
- Shubman Gill became the youngest captain to lead a side in the Deodhar Trophy Final, achieving the feat by leading India C against India B at the age of 20 years and 57 days
- Nigerian popstar Burna Boy won the award for best African act at the MTV EMA awards.
- Facebook has unveiled a new company logo that will also appear on its acquired brands including Instagram and WhatsApp.
- The Ministry of Science & Technology is organizing a Science and Technology Media Conclave.
- Renowned Irish broadcaster Gay Byrne has died at the age of 85. A broadcasting giant in the Republic of Ireland, he hosted the Late Late Show for more than 30 years on the country’s national broadcaster RTÉ.
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- Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul said it was indefinitely closing its consular office in the Afghan capital due to security reasons, amid mounting tensions between the neighboring countries.
- US President Donald Trump has suffered a new legal setback after a federal judge temporarily blocked a measure that would have required immigrants to prove they had health insurance or could afford medical care.
- In Xi Jinping’s China, A New Hero For The Masses She was a selfless patriot who worked tirelessly for the motherland. She wasn’t interested in enriching herself but in helping others escape from poverty.
- Iran’s supreme leader again ruled out negotiations with Washington, a day before the 40th anniversary of the hostage crisis at the US embassy in Tehran.
- The Bronco will have a boxy, upright shape with minimal overhangs; which speaks volumes about its off-roader credentials.
- Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority said its board had approved the company's application for the registration and offering of a proportion of its shares.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump has been in continuous touch through "various means", China's Foreign Ministry said, when asked when and where the two leaders might meet to ink a trade deal.
- China has launched an ambitious effort to challenge the US dominance in blockchain technology.
- Seven years after 10 members of Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN and the bloc's six trade partners launched negotiations to forge world's biggest trade pact - Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, a key announcement will be made today on the success of agreement, Thailand, one of the ASEAN members, has said.
- Germany now has just 20,000 public charging points. Stephan Weil, the prime minister in Lower Saxony, where Volkswagen is based, said he wanted to see commitments for 100,000 public charging points in place by 2021.
- Eight MPs are running to replace John Bercow, who placed himself front and center of the Brexit saga by choosing amendments and introducing procedures that Leave-supporting MPs claimed were designed to frustrate Britain’s departure from the European Union.
- Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the firebrand leader of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), which is spearheading the ‘Azadi March, said it was not the NRO that he was after but the sacking of the government which was the only target of opposition parties.
- Thomas Cook India Chairman and Managing Director Madhavan Menon, further stated that the brand for the markets of India, Sri Lanka and Mauritius has been and continues to be protected for exclusive use by Thomas Cook India Ltd (TCIL) until November 2024.
- Boris Johnson had vowed he would rather be “dead in a ditch” than tolerate another extension to the tortuous Brexit process, which began in 2016 after a knife-edge public referendum.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day Thailand visit, will attend Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Summit today where the member countries will review the state of negotiations on forging what could become the world’s largest trade bloc.
- Ahead of the expected verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit by Supreme Court, Uttar Pradesh police chief OP Singh said that the state police is ready and if needed the National Security Act (NSA) will be imposed on elements who attempt to disrupt law and order.
- Congress in Karnataka said it would organize state-wide protests from November 4 to 14 on the economic situation in the country, which it described as being “in an ICU” as it accused the Modi government of pushing the country towards a ‘financial emergency.’
- ASEAN clearly appreciated New Delhi’s growing role in the Indo-Pacific region as the two sides, with a combined GDP of USD 5 trillion, vowed to further broad base strategic ties and deal with major challenges like of terrorism collectively.
- Ministry of AYUSH launched the National Research Institute of Unani Medicine for Skin Disorders (NRIUMSD), which was upgraded from the Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine (CRIUM) at Erragadda, Hyderabad.
- Led by India, South Asia is moving towards becoming center of global growth and could contribute about one-third of the world’s growth by 2040, according to the latest research by the International Monetary Fund.
- Congress leader Ajay Maken slammed BJP MP and former Union minister Vijay Goel for defying the Odd-Even scheme in the national capital and asked him to "grow up".
- The Samajwadi Party (SP) demanded a probe by a sitting high court judge into the investment of over Rs. 2,600 crores of UP power corporation employees' provident fund in scam-hit housing finance firm DHFL.
- India's largest airline IndiGo said its flights and check-in systems were running normally, after an hours-long outage hit operations at airports, leading to long queues and hassling passengers.IndiGo said earlier its systems had been down across the network since.
- Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia spoke to NDTV this morning as he cycled to work after the Delhi government implemented its 'odd-even' road-rationing scheme in an effort to combat the national capital's air pollution crisis
- The Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC) is yet to announce the exam dates for Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) recruitment.
- National Testing Agency (NTA) has opened application window for both CSIR NET and UGC NET only for candidates from Jammu and Kashmir.
- Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is expected to announce the result of the first stage exam held in August for Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) recruitment tomorrow.
- State Bank of India will auction non-performing assets (NPAs) worth Rs. 700 crore this month to recover its dues.
- Domestic stock markets started session on a positive note tracking gains in Asian peers, with the S&P BSE Sensex index clocking a new record high in early trade.
- World number one Ashleigh Barty spectacularly ended her jinx against defending champion Elina Svitolina to win the WTA Finals and scoop the richest prize in tennis history.
- Indian men’s hockey team coach Graham Reid said that the upcoming FIH Pro League is a great opportunity to decide upon the ideal squad for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by giving chances to as many players as possible.
- India’s Lakshya Sen bagged his second successive BWF World Tour Super 100 title with a thrilling win over China’s Weng Hong Yang in an exciting final at the SaarLorLux Open here.
- Andre Gomes' injury occurred as his momentum from Son Heung-min's trip saw him crash into Spurs defender Serge Aurier.
- The Indian Army organised a recruitment mega-rally for the youth at Sher Bachcha Stadium in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba which saw an overwhelming response with nearly 44,000 youth participating.
- Shubman Gill went past Virat Kohli to become the youngest-known captain to lead a side in Deodhar Trophy final.
- South Africa flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit was named World Rugby Player of the Year as the World Cup-winning Springboks swept the main awards.
- The Election Commission of India (ECI) appointed Shri B Murali Kumar as Special Expenditure Observer for the Legislative Assembly election of Jharkhand.
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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.
- Documents released by the US Department of Justice 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.
- 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.
- A federal judge in Oregon 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.”
- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan shared pictures of the Kartarpur complex and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, saying the revered venue is ready to welcome the Sikhs pilgrims for the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak.
- Airbnb Inc banned "party houses" after five people were killed in a shooting at a large Halloween gathering inside a rental home in Northern California that was advertised on the online listing service.
- Documents released by the US Department of Justice 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.
- Hollywood star Jane Fonda did in jail was given up her red coat. The wraparound, floor-sweeping garment - colored the exact shade of a winterberry - earned fame of its own over the past month, becoming a trademark feature of Fonda's weekly appearances on Capitol Hill to protest the United States' lack of action on reducing climate-altering greenhouse gases.
- The 6.6-magnitude and 6.5-magnitude quakes hit the island of Mindanao two days apart, destroying buildings and displacing tens of thousands of residents.
- People were arrested for offenses including unlawful assembly, possession of an offensive weapon, criminal damage and using facial covering while at an unlawful assembly, police said. Four men and a woman were held for possession of an offensive weapon.
- ‘Sawasdee PM Modi’ is being organized by Thai Indians, in close coordination with the Indian Embassy in Bangkok.
- Sharif, 69, was admitted to the Services Hospital from Pakistan’s anti-graft body’s custody after his platelets dropped to a critically low level of 2,000.
- Homeland Security is the third-largest department in the US government, overseeing a number of agencies including the Coast Guard, Secret Service, and FEMA, which handles disaster preparedness, coordination, and support.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day visit to Thailand, has a number of engagements today.
- The BJP and Shiv Sena, which contested the October 21 state elections together, have been locked in a battle over sharing of the chief minister’s post and are yet to start formal talks over government formation.
- Justice Bobde, who will assume charge as the 47th Chief Justice of India on November 18, also said the unrestricted criticism was not only scandalizing but also tearing apart judges’ reputation.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi 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.
- West Bengal’s opposition BJP named its state unit vice president Joy Prakash Majumder as the party candidate for the Karimpur assembly seat by-polls scheduled for November 25.
- 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 reorganizing of the state.
- Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu delivered the convocation address and lauded the institute for being among the top ten institutions in the country.
- A day after violent clashes between lawyers and police at Delhi's Tis Hazari court complex left several injured and at least 20 vehicles vandalized, the Delhi High Court has issued notices.
- Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said the political impasse in Maharashtra over the formation of a new government was like a "chariot stuck in the mud of arrogance".
- A probe official who did want to be named said investigation so far has suggested that the BJP leader, who is also the chairman of a district-level cooperative bank, allegedly helped the girl gather video evidence against Chinmayanand initially.
- The Union Cabinet had last month approved revival package for BSNL and MTNL which includes a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for their staff with the aim is to reduce employee cost of the two companies by offering VRS to their staff aged 50 years and above.
- Devotees were offering morning ‘arghya’, when the wall of an old Kali temple, situated on the banks of a pond in Badgaon village in Hasanpur police station area, collapsed on them.
- The MEA said Modi and Chan-o-cha reviewed the progress made in the bilateral relations and noted that frequent high-level meetings and exchanges at all levels have created positive momentum in the relationship.
- In his opening address at the India-ASEAN summit, PM Narendra Modi said enhancing surface, air and maritime connectivity between India and 10 nations of the bloc will significantly boost regional trade and economic growth.
- The two countries have decided that 5,000 pilgrims can visit the shrine every day and those additional pilgrims will be allowed on special occasions, subject to capacity expansion of facilities by the Pakistani side.
- After the elections in October, BJP emerged as the single largest party in the 288-member Maharashtra assembly with 105 seats. It is 40 seats short of the majority mark. Shiv Sena with 56 seats is the second-largest party. The Nationalist Congress Party has 54 seats and the Congress 44.
- Union minister Hardeep Puri clarified that the existing Parliament complex, which was completed in 1927, will not be demolished. New structures may be erected on vacant land within the complex and refurbishments will be made to suit contemporary requirements.
- Chairman AICTE, Professor Anil Sahasrabudhe said: "Innovations developed by these five teams are in an area of Affordable health care, Agriculture, Environment and waste management."
- Professor Rasal Singh, the media coordinator of the Committee, said, "I appreciate this gesture of DU. It signifies the importance of the work of the Committee and the task force."
- 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 University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed varsities and higher educational institutions to strictly comply with the government’s policy while installing jammers in examination center to check the use of unfair means.
- National Institute of Technology (NIT) Karnataka, Surathkal observed its 17th annual convocation on November 2. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu delivered the convocation address and lauded the institute for being among the top ten institutions in the country.
- Noting that the current assessment system in school education has "harmful effects", the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) will prepare guidelines for transformation in assessment by 2022, according to the HRD Ministry.
- 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.
- State Bank of India will auction non-performing assets (NPAs) worth Rs. 700 crore this month to recover its dues. There will be three auctions in the month and the total amount outstanding is Rs. 700.34 crore, according to SBI's auction plan.
- South Africa have defeated England 32-12 to win the 2019 Rugby World Cup at the Yokohama International Stadium in Japan.
- Indian women’s hockey team prevails over USA with a 6-5 aggregate; men’s team maul Russia 7-1
- The Netherlands clinched the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 title after beating Papua New Guinea by seven wickets in the final.
- 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.
- Former Minister and president of Hyderabad Karnataka Horata Samiti Vaijanath Patil passed away in Bengaluru early.
1. International News
- US Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke has announced he is ending his campaign.
- The world’s governments will meet in Madrid this December to discuss the climate emergency, it has been confirmed, after a last-minute intervention by the Spanish government to save the talks.
- Boris Johnson has rejected the suggestion from Nigel Farage and Donald Trump that he should work with the Brexit Party during the election.
- U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, a member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet who has played a pivotal role in the Ukraine controversy, will refuse to testify as requested next week in the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against Trump, an Energy Department spokeswoman said.
- A World Trade Organization arbitrator authorized China to slap tariffs on US imports worth up to $3.58 billion annually in a years-long dispute over US anti-dumping practices, a trade official said.
- The US has welcomed the ruling of the WTO’s dispute settlement panel which held that India’s domestic export incentive schemes, describing it as a “resounding victory” for America’s quest for a “level playing field” for its workers.
- The UN Security Council will not be discussing the issue of Kashmir this month, Karen Pierce, Permanent Representative of the UK to the UN and President of the Security Council for November has said, underlining that there are a lot of issues going on in the world.
- Prince Mohammed wants to eventually list a total of 5 percent of the company. An international sale is expected to follow the domestic IPO.
- Southeast Asian countries must stick together in the face of a trade war started by U.S. President Donald Trump, Malaysia's veteran leader said on Saturday at the start of a regional summit held in the shadow of U.S.-China tensions.
- Tens of thousands of Iraqis thronged central Baghdad demanding the root-and-branch downfall of the political elite in the biggest day of mass anti-government demonstrations since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
- A Palestinian was killed by Israeli airstrikes, the health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip said, in an attack launched in response to rocket fire.
- Pakistan has failed to "significantly limit" major terror outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) from funding, recruiting and training terrorists on its soil and has allowed some "overtly" affiliated with their front organizations to contest the general elections in July last year, according to a report released by the US State Department.
- U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, a member of President Donald Trump's Cabinet who has played a pivotal role in the Ukraine controversy, will refuse to testify as requested next week in the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against Trump, an Energy Department spokeswoman said.
- President Donald Trump's phone call with the leader of Ukraine, a top White House lawyer instructed a senior national security official not to discuss his grave concerns about the leaders' conversation with anyone outside the White House, according to three people familiar with the aide's testimony.
- Tesla chief Elon Musk fired off a tweet indicating that he is disconnecting from Twitter, perhaps in favor of popular news and discussion platform Reddit.
- President Donald Trump said that the United States knows who the ISIS group's new leader is, as the United States vowed to keep "unrelenting" pressure on the extremists.
- A second man was charged with manslaughter over the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a truck near London, British police said, as they confirmed they now believe all the victims were Vietnamese.
- The treatment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is facing the threat of extradition from Britain to the US on espionage charges, is putting his life "at-risk", an independent UN rights expert said.
- Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg had made it half-way from Sweden to Chile by boat, train and electric car when next month's UN climate summit was unexpectedly scrapped.
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is in India, will meet a business delegation at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Delhi.
- Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan inaugurated the 3rd edition of Global Ayurveda Summit 2019. As many as 400 industry leaders and delegates from SAARC, GCC, and African countries have gathered in Kochi for the Global Ayurveda Summit 2019.
- Amid power tussle with the BJP over government formation in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena sharpened attack on its ally saying that the “President’s rule threat” by BJP minister Sudhir Mungantiwar is an “insult” to the state and people’s mandate.
- The Uttar Pradesh cabinet gave approval to a proposal to build a digital museum on Lord Ram in Ayodhya to boost tourism.
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the backdrop of China’s rising economic and military influence over the region is expected to be the top focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s summit-level engagement with leaders of the powerful bloc during his three-day visit.
- The Indian Space Research Organisation will put in all efforts to demonstrate soft landing in space in the near future and Chandrayaan 2 is not the end of the story, ISRO Chief K Sivan said today.
- A day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accused his government of "forcing farmers to burn stubble" and thereby cause the pollution crisis in the national capital, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- As negotiations to finalize the long-overdue Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP enter its final stages, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India has put forward reasonable proposals in a clear manner and is engaged in the talks with sincerity for the free trade deal.
- As Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar celebrates Chhath puja, the biggest festival in the state, no celebrations are being observed at Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former chief minister Lalu Prasad's home in Patnathis year.
- Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal sought answers from the center over the controversy surrounding Israeli spyware Pegasus which has breached into mobile phones of government officials through WhatsApp.
- Investigating agency Enforcement Directorate filed a supplementary charge sheet before a Delhi court against Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, in a money laundering case related to the alleged AgustaWestland chopper scam.
- In a bid to protect the interest of tribal citizens, the Meghalaya cabinet approved the amendment to an act that seeks mandatory registration of outsiders for entering the state.
- BJP leader Sovan Chatterjee was accorded "Y-plus" category security cover by the state government, triggering speculations of his return to the Trinamool Congress.
- Stating "desperate measures" were required to "put things in order", aviation regulator DGCA told IndiGo airlines to replace the Pratt and Whitney (PW) engines under both wings of 97 A320neo aircraft "at all costs" by January 31 or they would be grounded.
- UPTET 2019 online application process has begun. The last date to register for the Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UP TET) is November 20, 2019.
- Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the list of candidates who have qualified in the Combined Defence Services Exam (II) 2019 and have been shortlisted for interview by the Service Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence.
- National Testing Agency (NTA) has begun online application process for GPAT 2020.
- West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has asked all recognized Secondary Schools in the state to declare November 4, 2019 as a holiday for Chhath Puja.
- As per reports, NCVT MIS ITI Results 2019 will be released for ITI Trainees who are in their first, third, fifth, seventh, ninth or eleventh semester.
- Private sector lender Yes Bank on November 1 said it is in discussions with investors who are willing to pump in over $3 billion in capital.
- >For the week under review, foreign currency assets, which are the biggest part of the reserves, increased by $1.642 billion to $410.453 billion, as per the data.
- Bank of India, that plans to access capital markets to raise funds by end of this financial year, expects bad loans to ease in coming quarters even as stressed assets spiked in the second quarter.
- Paris Saint-Germain suffered a shock 1-2 defeat at the hands of rock-bottom Dijon with coach Thomas Tuchel accusing his expensively-assembled team of “being too passive and not playing together”.
- They may have beaten Russia 4-2 in the 1st leg of their Olympic qualifier, but India needs to do better in penalty corner conversions and improve their energy levels in the second leg, said captain Manpreet Singh after the match at the Kalinga Stadium.
- Novak Djokovic produced a magnificent performance to thrash seventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-1, 6-2 and set up a Paris Masters semi-final against Grigor Dimitrov.
- Sergio Aguero holds the key to Manchester City’s bid to overhaul Premier League leaders, Liverpool, as the Argentine striker reaps the rewards of the “best decision of his life”.
- Hyderabad has been adjudged as ‘Creative City’ in gastronomy category by the UNESCO.
- Life Insurance Corporation of India on November 1 said Mukesh Kumar Gupta and Raj Kumar have taken charge as managing directors of the company.
- PYTHON WRANGLER Guido van Rossum has announced his retirement. The news is the final curtain on the career of the man behind the world’s most popular programming language.
1. International News
- Downing Street has defended the UK’s Brexit deal with the EU, following criticism from the US president.
- Stephen Biegun, a respected US foreign policy veteran in the difficult job of leading diplomacy with North Korea, was named as the State Department number two a role that could become even more key in coming months.
- China’s mobile operators have made 5G services available to consumers, as the country seeks to become a global technology leader.
- Britain’s government will not name a successor to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney before a national election due on December 12, a finance ministry official said.
- The JUI-F supremo is expected to present his demands at a rally after the Friday prayers, which will also be addressed by opposition leaders.
- According to a report from The New York Times, Trump -- who is a native New Yorker and his wife Melania filed individual declarations of domicile in September changing their primary residence from Manhattan to Palm Beach.
- State Mike Pompeo imposed the sanctions after the construction sector was identified as “being controlled directly or indirectly by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC),” spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement.
- The top three brands, Samsung, Huawei, and Apple, together cornered almost half of the smartphone market, with the rest of the market left for hundreds of other brands to compete fiercely.
- South Korea’s military said that the North had launched two short-range projectiles from South Pyongan province. They each flew approximately 370 kilometers.
- US President Donald Trump withdrew last year from the nuclear deal and has steadily ramped up sanctions on Iran that had been eased under the agreement.
- Growth for Knowledge said its key index fell by two points to minus 14. All five measures of confidence declined, with households’ view of their own finances over the next year slipping three points.
- Launching the poll campaign, Corbyn, who has so far pursued an ambiguous policy on Brexit in view of the party’s anti and pro-Brexit supporters, he for the first time offered clarity in the choice voters will be offered: to leave with a ‘sensible’ agreement or remain in the EU.
- The UK Parliament suspended Keith Vaz, one of Britain's longest-serving Indian-origin MPs, for six months after he was found to have "expressed willingness" to purchase cocaine for male prostitutes.
- A US congresswoman who resigned amid lurid revelations about her private life and the publication of nude photos without her consent used her final vote in the office to accuse President Donald Trump of "abuse of power over women."
- A farmer from Beed district in Maharashtra has offered to do what neither the Shiv Sena nor the BJP has been able to despite lakhs of farmers struggling to deal with mounting debts and crops destroyed by floods – name a Chief Minister.
- The opposition Congress announced names of 8 candidates for 15 Karnataka by-elections, to be held on December 5 and results would be declared on December 9.
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, their fifth meeting in a year. Nearly 20 agreements are expected to be signed between India and Germany during Ms. Merkel’s visit.
- Calling the $20 fee for Kartarpur Corridor visit as “too high”, SAD president Sukhbir Badal requested Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan not to make the corridor a source of income for his country as it is meant for pilgrimage.
- Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and health minister C Vijayabhaskar had made it clear that the government was ready to replace the agitating doctors if they didn’t relent
- Congress leader P Chidambaram had earlier this week requested interim bail for six days for his treatment by a family doctor at the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG) in Hyderabad.
- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had asked IndiGo to replace 16 A320neo planes’ PW engines, which have been used for more than 2900 hours, by November 12 but it found later that seven more aircraft are flying with such engines.
- BJP leader told a TV channel that the delay in talks between BJP and Sena was due to the Diwali festival, adding parleys will start in a day or two.
- The cross-border shelling, which spiked after August 5 when the Centre revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, has been giving sleepless nights to over 4,800 families in 40 villages along the Line of Control (LOC) in Uri tehsil.
- The agenda of the right of peoples to self-determination, however, has been sought to be misused once again by one delegation, said First Secretary in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN Paulomi Tripathi.
- Maharashtra may head for President's rule if the new government is not in place by November 7 in the state, Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar said.
- Amid standoff with ally BJP over the formation of the next government in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena demanded immediate relief for farmers affected by unseasonal rains in parts of the state.
- Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal told school children in Delhi that smoke emanating from stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana was causing air pollution in the city, and asked them to write letters to the chief ministers of the two states urging them to control stubble burning.
- Chief Minister of Puducherry V Narayanasamy, who has been at loggerheads with Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi on various administrative issues, said the Centre had posted a "demon" in Puducherry, as she has allegedly been impeding various welfare schemes.
- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan that no fee would be charged from Indian pilgrims on the opening day of the Kartarpur corridor on November 9.
- Facebook and Cambridge Analytica has provided additional information sought by the CBI in its probe pertaining to personal data harvesting of Indian voters from the social networking platform, which is being analyzed by the agency, officials said.
- Revoking its earlier decision to combine question papers and answer scripts in the plus two board examinations from 2020, the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education has decided to revert to the old system of providing separate answer scripts to examinees.
- 19.18 lakh out of 38.58 lakh registered candidates had appeared for the first stage exam for Multi Tasking Staff recruitment, a General Central Service Group ‘C’ Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial post.
- Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) has released a revised date sheet for the recruitment of first grade lecturer 2019. The recruitment will be done to hire 5000 lecturers.
- IBPS RRB scores for Officer Scale II, Officer Scale III exam 2019: IBPS will release the scores Officer scale 2 (GBO and Specialist) and Officer Scale III single examination 2019.
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here is going to set up a space technology cell in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
- Army Public School (APS) has declared the result for online screening test today, October 30 for the recruitment test of PGT, TGT, PRT posts.
- UPTET 2019 online registration process will begin today at updeled.gov.in. Candidates can apply online till November 20, 2019. The exam will be held on December 22.
- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan said that the Cabinet has decided to set up four new medical colleges in the state.
- Private sector lender YES Bank will report its September quarter earnings on November 1.
- This is the third consecutive month when GST mop-up remained below the Rs 1 lakh crore mark, despite October being a festive month.
- The Delhi High Court asked the Centre, the RBI and others to file response plea seeking directions for redressal of certain aspects, including insuring depositors' money blocked in the scam-hit Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank and to frame guidelines to safeguard deposited money.
- Lionel Messi was called up by Argentina for friendly games against Brazil and Uruguay next month, the country’s football association announced.
- A maiden half century from James Vince powered England to a convincing seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in the opening Twenty20 international in Christchurch.
- Australia vs Sri Lanka: Steve Smith and David Warner inspired a funny conversation between their respective Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises.
- BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said Virat Kohli is passionate about the National Cricket Academy (NCA) which is set to be transformed into a Centre of Excellence.
- The International Cricket Council (ICC) shared VVS Laxman's Test career highlights on his 45th birthday.
- A congressional resolution has been introduced in the US House of Representatives to honour Indian-American police officer Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, who was shot dead on duty during a traffic stop in Texas in September.
- Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been honoured with the prestigious Golden Dragon Award at the Cardiff International Film Festival for excellence in cinema in the global arena.
- Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom has been included in a 10-strong athlete ambassadors group to represent boxers in the build-up to next year’s Tokyo Olympic Games by the IOC’s Task Force for the sport.
- Film producer Champak Jain, who produced the Akshay Kumar starrer ‘Main Khiladi Tu Anari’, passed away due to brain haemorrhage.
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