TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. PM Shri Narendra Modi will interact with the Indian contingent of the Asian Para Games 2026 at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, New Delhi, at about 4:30 PM today and address the gathering. India had its best-ever performance at the Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, where 97 para-athletes won 114 medals — 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze.
2. The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Modi, approved a ₹14,500-crore Viability Gap Funding scheme for 92 GWh of grid-scale energy storage from 2026-27 to 2030-31: 60 GWh of pumped storage, 30 GWh of battery storage (BESS) and 2 GWh of new technologies. BESS projects must use domestic content; India needs 411 GWh of storage by 2031-32.
3. The Cabinet approved a ‘Capex Support Scheme to Promote Critical Mineral Processing’ with an outlay of ₹2,814 crore over five years. It will give capital support to set up processing units in India for critical minerals such as lithium, nickel and cobalt, as the country now depends heavily on imports of refined, high-purity materials.
4. The Cabinet cleared the ‘VISTAR’ (Viksit Bharat Initiative for Statistical Transformation, Analytics & Research) scheme of MoSPI with ₹4,371.10 crore for 2026-27 to 2030-31. It covers statistical operations, support to States and the Economic Census, and MoSPI plans 59 surveys in this cycle against 43 earlier.
5. The Cabinet approved continuing the scheme for Fast Track Special Courts, including exclusive POCSO courts, from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031 with an outlay of ₹3,788.04 crore; the Centre’s share of ₹2,353.15 crore comes from the Nirbhaya Fund. The scheme provides for 850 such courts, each with a dedicated judicial officer, special public prosecutor and support staff.
6. CDS Gen N.S. Raja Subramani announced changes to the Agnipath scheme: the 75% of Agniveers who had to leave after four years will now get a two-year extension and another chance to become regular soldiers on merit. About 18,000 Agniveers of the first batch were due to leave in December 2026. Recruits will now take the written test before the physical test.
7. Panchayati Raj Minister Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh said welfare payments under the Ministry’s schemes will now need the voter ID (EPIC) number along with biometric checks, to stop fake entries. The rule comes with the rollout of the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana, which replaces the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan.
8. Sikkim’s Soreng district has been notified as India’s first Organic Fisheries Cluster under the PM Matsya Sampada Yojana, for chemical- and antibiotic-free fish farming. Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh also released an SOP for organic fisheries certification in the North-East and opened projects worth ₹3.75 crore.
9. Social Justice Minister Dr Virendra Kumar launched the ‘Vayo Samman Rashtriya Abhiyan’ under the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana. He said India’s population aged 60 and above will grow from about 10 crore in 2011 to 23 crore by 2036, and the campaign will reach every village and mohalla through panchayats, local bodies and schools.
10. Indian Railways loaded a record 145.07 million tonnes of freight in October, 8.32% more than 133.93 MT a year ago. Food grains loading rose 26.3% and domestic coal 16%, and coal supply to power houses was up 19.5%. Total loading for April–October reached 978.78 MT.
11. MoSPI released detailed results of the Annual Survey of Industries 2024-25: the manufacturing corporate sector grew 9.28% in Gross Value Added. Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh together account for over 54% of India’s manufacturing GVA.
12. The Health Ministry has proposed that a drug maker’s licence be suspended at once if its medicine is found ‘Not of Standard Quality’ on critical tests such as assay, dissolution, impurities or sterility. A suspended licence will be restored only after verified corrective action by the maker.
13. The Home Ministry plans to cut India’s main visa categories from 13 to nine and sub-categories from 49 to 23, and to remove about 70% of the fields in visa application forms, as part of a review of the Visa Manual, 2019, to make the process simpler for foreign visitors.
14. The fifth edition of Kashi Tamil Sangamam will be held in Varanasi from 28 November to 12 December on the theme ‘Thirukkural Payilvom – Thirukkural Abhyas Karen’. Higher Education Secretary Deepti Gaur Mukerjee reviewed the arrangements at BHU.
15. Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav released India’s guidelines for ‘Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures’ (I-OECMs), 2026, at the CBD COP-17 in Yerevan, Armenia. They help recognise areas outside forests and protected areas that conserve biodiversity, supporting the global ‘30×30’ target.
16. The toll from cyclone Murasu in Andhra Pradesh has risen to four — two each in Bapatla and Guntur districts. Murasu weakened into a depression near Khammam in Telangana but brought very heavy rain; Aswaraopet in Bhadradri Kothagudem district received 253 mm in five and a half hours on Wednesday.
17. Delhi’s average AQI rose to 377 (‘very poor’) on Wednesday, the worst in 288 days; 22 of 59 stations were ‘severe’ and IIT Delhi was worst at 458. Stubble burning contributed about 20% of the pollution. GRAP Stage 2 is in force, and air quality may turn ‘severe’ on 6–7 November.
18. Two more bodies were found on the Kedartal trek route in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, taking the number recovered to four from a group of eight trekkers who went missing six days ago. The bodies of two sisters from Lucknow were found buried in an avalanche on Tuesday; the search for the rest continues.
19. Uttarakhand will observe 28 November every year as ‘Disaster Management Day’ to mark the rescue of all 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi in 2023. Awareness drives, risk assessment and mock drills will be held from 25 to 28 November.
20. In Andhra Pradesh’s urban local body polls, the Telugu Desam won nine of the 13 mayor posts, Jana Sena two and the YSRC one. In Vijayawada, Jana Sena’s Vangaveeti Radhakrishna won the mayor’s post by over 1.3 lakh votes, and the NDA won 140 of the 162 wards in Vijayawada and Guntur.
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NEW APPOINTMENT
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1. Retired IAS officer Binoy Kumar has been appointed Chairperson of the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) for five years or until he turns 70, whichever is earlier, from the day he takes charge. He has served in the Union Ministries of Steel, Civil Aviation, Commerce and External Affairs, and was Principal Secretary to the CM of undivided Andhra Pradesh in 2012-13.
2. Bharti Airtel Executive Vice-Chairman Gopal Vittal has been re-elected Chair of the GSMA, the global body of mobile operators, for the 2027–2028 term. He has been on the GSMA Board for 10 years and has been its Chair since 2025. Vodafone CEO Margherita Della Valle and MTN’s Ralph Mupita will be Deputy Chairs.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. The Supreme Court issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea against Section 16 of the CEC and Other ECs Act, 2023, which gives the CEC and Election Commissioners lifelong immunity from civil and criminal cases for official acts. The Bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana heard the petition.
2. The Supreme Court said laws barring people with more than two children from panchayat polls have lost their relevance, and quashed a Maharashtra sarpanch’s disqualification. A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe referred the 2003 Javed v State of Haryana ruling to a larger Bench, saying, “We cannot ride into the future on a horse that is dead.”
3. A seven-judge Constitution Bench led by CJI Surya Kant held that the 1974 judgment upholding the power of States to levy additional sales tax remains good law, and said a reference pending for nearly 27 years has become academic after the change in tax laws.
4. The Supreme Court refused a plea for rotation of seats reserved for SCs and STs in Parliament and Assemblies, telling the petitioner he was “dialling the wrong number” as it is for the legislature to decide. It upheld Section 9(1)(c) of the Delimitation Act, 2002.
5. The Supreme Court stayed the Madras High Court’s 30 October order handing over the management of the Chidambaram Natarajar Temple to a five-member committee. A Bench of Justices Arvind Kumar and Vipul Pancholi heard the appeal of the Podhu Dikshitars and issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government.
6. Ravi Uppal (46), co-promoter of the Mahadev online betting app, has been arrested in the UAE on an Interpol Red Notice, and the CBI and ED are seeking his extradition. His partner Saurabh Chandrakar was brought back from Oman on 1 November and is in CBI custody.
7. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said he will consult leaders of political parties and examine the rules on the impeachment process against Justice Yashwant Varma, after an inquiry panel found the charges over the cash found at his official residence “proved”. Justice Varma’s resignation has not yet been notified.
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1. In Khammam, Telangana — Rescue Boats Capsize in Flooded Tank
About ten SDRF and Fire Services personnel went missing on 4 November after two rescue boats capsized in the overflowing Betupalli tank in Sathupalli mandal, while trying to save fishermen trapped by cyclone floodwaters. Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy later said rescue teams had found them safe at a nearby spot and were bringing them ashore.
2. In Kargil, Ladakh — Two Soldiers Killed in Gorge Fall
Two Army personnel, the driver and co-driver, were killed when their vehicle went off the road and fell into a 600-foot-deep gorge at Namika La on the Kargil–Leh National Highway at about 1:30 PM on 4 November.
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DEFENCE News
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1. India and Canada held their first-ever Defence Dialogue virtually on 3 November, co-chaired by Joint Secretary Dr Amit Telang and Canada’s Scott Millar. Defence industry, military-technical cooperation and defence R&D were named as priority areas, in line with the Modi–Carney Joint Statement of 2 March 2026.
2. The Armed Forces Medical Services held the 12th edition of ‘Operation DRISHTI’ at Rairangpur, Mayurbhanj (Odisha), from 2 to 4 November. Over 4,000 patients were examined and 365 eye surgeries were done; DGAFMS Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja visited the camp.
3. The Indian Army held a seminar, ‘Emerging Battlefield: Leveraging Space for Land Forces’, at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, with experts from ISRO, DRDO, industry and academia. It discussed space domain awareness, space denial and secure satellite communication for multi-domain operations.
4. IIT Delhi and DRDO have developed a 2.2-kg fire protection suit that can withstand up to 1,300°C. Present suits weigh 6–10 kg and imported ones cost ₹1–3 lakh, while the new suit is expected to cost about ₹30,000.
5. Army Chief Gen Dhiraj Seth is to move to the new Shaurya Bhavan in Delhi Cantonment, and Navy Chief Adm Krishna Swaminathan to Sena Bhavan, as the service headquarters shift out of the historic South Block.
6. India Optel Limited flagged off the first India-made batch of the SIGMA 30N inertial navigation system for the K9 Vajra self-propelled gun at Ordnance Factory Chandigarh, after technology transfer from France’s Safran. The ring-laser-gyro system gives position and targeting data without satellite signals.
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FINANCE
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INDIAN RUPEE VALUE
💷 GBP ₹128(Approx)
€ Euro : ₹106(Approx)
USD ₹ 95(Approx)
🇨🇦 Canada :CAD ₹68
🇦🇺 Australia : ₹ 66
🇦🇪 UAE Dirham : ₹ 26
🇨🇳 China Yuan ¥ : ₹ 14
🇲🇻 Maldives Rufiya : ₹ 6.13
🇧🇹 Bhutan ngultrum : ₹ 1.00
🇳🇵 Nepal Rupee : ₹ 0.62
🇧🇩 B’desh Taka* : ₹ 0.76
🇵🇰 Pak Rupee : ₹ 0.34
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Rupee : ₹ 0.29
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BSE SENSEX
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NIFTY
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Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai
GOLD : ₹ 14,280/ 01gm (24 krt)
SILVER : ₹ 2,00,000/KG
1. The Sensex rose 383.55 points and the Nifty 149.75 points on Wednesday, their fifth straight gain, to their highest close in over two months. The rupee closed slightly higher at about 94.6 against the US dollar as the dollar weakened after the US midterm results.
2. The HSBC India Services PMI rose to a four-month high of 55.8 in October from 55.2 in September, helped by new business and strong domestic demand. The Composite PMI rose to 56.2 from 55.9, and input prices rose at the slowest pace in over six years.
3. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved Kotak Mahindra Bank’s acquisition of Deutsche Bank’s retail banking, private banking and wealth management business run through its branches in India.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. ‘Ramayana: Part 1’ Releases Today
Nitesh Tiwari’s ‘Ramayana: Part 1’, starring Ranbir Kapoor as Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana, opens in theatres today. Audiences will also see the trailer of ‘Eetha’, in which Shraddha Kapoor plays the Lavani artiste Vithabai Narayangaonkar, which releases on 4 December.
2. ‘Parivarik ManuRanjan’ Trailer Out
The trailer of ‘Parivarik ManuRanjan’, starring Pankaj Tripathi and Aditi Rao Hydari, has been released. Aditi plays Helen in the comedy, which premieres on SonyLIV on 13 November.
3. Tamil Nadu Allows Six Shows a Day
The Tamil Nadu government has allowed theatres to hold special shows from 6 AM, taking the limit to six shows a day for big festive releases. Theatre owners’ association president Tirupur Subramaniam called it a ‘Deepavali gift’ and thanked CM C. Joseph Vijay.
5 Nov (Thursday)
Vedic Ritu/ Sharad
Drik Ritu : Hemant (Prewinter)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Samvatsara : Parabhava Nama
(Purnimanta)
Vikram Samvat – 2083
Month : Kartika 11
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1948
Month : Ashvina 26
Tithi : Ekadashi (up to 10:35 am)Dwadashi
Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni/
Hasta
Rahu : 01:27 PM – 02:49 PM
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