TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. President Smt Droupadi Murmu greeted citizens in India and abroad on the eve of Diwali, saying the festival marks the victory of virtues over negative tendencies and the end of suffering. Recalling Bhagwan Shri Ram’s return to Ayodhya, she urged people to preserve the environment, live in harmony and help build a Viksit Bharat guided by Indian values.
2. PM Shri Narendra Modi extended Diwali greetings in a video message, saying the festival of lights reflects the resolve to overcome darkness, and said he would continue his tradition of celebrating Diwali with the country’s soldiers. He also met Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan at Uprashtrapati Bhawan and exchanged Diwali greetings.
3. Vice-President Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan attended the 10th Deepotsav at Ayodhya on Chhoti Diwali, where more than 30 lakh earthen lamps lit the 56 ghats of the Saryu; the Ram Janmabhoomi complex had one lakh diyas. With Governor Anandiben Patel and CM Yogi Adityanath he took part in a symbolic coronation at Ram Katha Park; the CM led the Saryu Aarti, and a laser and cultural show was held at Ram Ki Paidi.
4. Revised prices of 137 anti-cancer drugs will come into effect from 9 November after the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) capped trade margins on their MRP. So far 76 companies have reported revised MRPs for 1,225 formulations; 600 brands show cuts above 50%, with estimated annual savings of ₹3,502.31 crore for patients.
5. The Ministry of Education has invited 1,000 higher education institutions to register and nominate one student each under Kashi Tamil Sangamam 5.0, which encourages study of the Thirukkural in a language of choice. Selected students will get an internship with a stipend of ₹10,000; registration is on kts.cict.in.
6. The Uttar Pradesh government has doubled the compensation for a death in a natural calamity from ₹4 lakh to ₹8 lakh under revised SDRF/NDRF-linked norms. Crop-loss aid rises to ₹22,000 per hectare in irrigated and ₹11,000 in rain-fed areas, with all assistance to be paid through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
7. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann announced a 40% hike in the Dearness Allowance of 6,507 computer teachers of the Punjab ICT Education Society (PICTES), from 181% to 221%, as a Diwali gift. Salary benefits will also be extended to 1,007 regularised non-teaching employees under Samagra Shiksha.
8. The Jammu and Kashmir government has notified the Private Universities Rules to attract reputed national and international institutions. The rules provide for preliminary scrutiny of proposals within 30 days, at least 25% reservation for J&K domiciles in admissions and teaching and non-teaching posts, and stiff penalties for irregularities.
9. Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed Gujarat’s law and order and internal security in Ahmedabad, stressing tighter surveillance along the State’s nearly 2,340-km coastline with better BSF–Police–Coast Guard coordination. He praised the filing of 92% of chargesheets within 60 days under the new criminal laws and ordered a drive to clear over 25,000 pending forensic cases.
10. The Petroleum Ministry rejected Karnataka’s claim of excess ethanol in petrol, saying E20 supplied by IOCL, BPCL and HPCL conforms to BIS standard IS 17021. All 893 samples tested across 27 States and UTs, including 56 from Karnataka with 19–20% ethanol, met specifications; Kerala has ordered checks at pumps in four districts as a precaution.
11. IRCTC has launched an enforcement drive against unauthorised e-catering websites and apps on the railway network, naming operators such as RAILRESTRO.COM and RAILRESTRO.IN. Passengers have been advised to order meals only through the official IRCTC e-Catering website, the Food on Track app or authorised aggregators, and to report illegal vendors on RPF helpline 182.
12. EPFO concluded Special Campaign 6 (October 2026) by disposing of 2,36,021 public grievances against a target of 2,05,000, and 10,343 CPGRAMS appeals against 5,758. It also freed 68,178 sq ft of office space and reviewed 41,875 physical files.
13. Delhi’s average AQI stood at 369 (‘Very Poor’) on Diwali eve, with 16 of 59 stations in the ‘Severe’ band and the worst reading of 452 near IIT Delhi; GRAP Stage-III curbs remain in force across NCR. Forecasts for Diwali (8 November) and 9 November stay in the ‘Severe’ band amid calm winds, fireworks and peak stubble burning.
14. India’s first dedicated green methanol bunkering facility at V.O. Chidambaranar Port, Thoothukudi, is expected to begin commercial operations by end-November. Built under the National Green Hydrogen Mission with ₹35.34 crore from MNRE, it has 1,500 cubic metres of storage and can transfer about 1.2 lakh litres of methanol an hour to ships.
15. The Tamil Nadu government has discontinued the High-Level Committee on Union–State Relations headed by former Supreme Court judge Kurian Joseph, set up in April 2025, saying its work overlaps with the State Law Commission. The committee had submitted Part I of its report earlier this year; its records will be handed to the Law Commission.
16. Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has sought President Droupadi Murmu’s intervention, alleging in a video message that the Lieutenant Governor-led Ladakh administration is pursuing ‘anti-people and pro-corporate’ land, industrial and tourism policies and running a smear campaign against him. The administration has not yet responded.
17. Asma Banu, an English teacher from Sanur village in Karkala taluk of Karnataka’s Udupi district, has been selected for the Plant Genome Saviour Farmer Recognition for conserving about 1,540 traditional rice varieties with her husband Abubakkar over 12 years. The award will be presented in New Delhi on 12 November.
18. The Ministry of Steel reported strong results under Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters (SCDPM) 6.0 (2–31 October): over 21,000 physical files reviewed and more than 17,000 weeded out, 301 cleanliness drives held and about 17,500 sq ft of office space freed, with 100% of grievance and appeal targets met across the Ministry and its CPSEs.
19. Residents of more than 10 villages around the Vellode Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu’s Erode district are celebrating a cracker-free Deepavali for the 20th straight year so that nesting birds are not disturbed. The 240-acre sanctuary hosts painted storks, pelicans and migratory birds from as far as Siberia between October and March.
20. With toxic foam resurfacing on the Yamuna near the Kalindi Kunj barrage, cleaning operations have begun ahead of Chhath Puja. Delhi LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu has directed the DDA to provide its ponds and spaces on the Yamuna floodplain and in parks free of cost to devotees for Chhath ghats.
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NEW APPOINTMENT
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1. Former Supreme Court judge Justice Rajesh Bindal has been appointed Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). Elevated to the Supreme Court in February 2023, he retired on 15 April 2026; the post had been held on an officiating basis by Justice Yogesh Khanna since July after Justice Ashok Bhushan’s term ended.
2. Sunil D’Souza, MD and CEO of Tata Consumer Products, has been appointed Chairman of Voltas with effect from 12 November 2026. He succeeds Noel Tata, who retires on 11 November on reaching 70 and becomes Chairman Emeritus; Jayant Balan will take over as Managing Director from 25 May 2027.
3. Indian diplomat Shivani Gupta has been elected to the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) for 2027–2029 and will begin her three-year term in January 2027. The 21-member ACABQ, a subsidiary body of the UN General Assembly, examines the UN’s administrative and budgetary matters.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. The Supreme Court held that the National Book Trust (NBT) is ‘State’ under Article 12 of the Constitution because the government exercises ‘deep and pervasive’ control over its creation, governance, finances and audit. A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Augustine George Masih upheld a 2012 Delhi High Court full Bench ruling.
2. The Karnataka High Court said the PMLA does not empower the Enforcement Directorate to file a private complaint over a scheduled offence and then investigate on its basis, as that would make the ED a ‘super cop’. Justice M.I. Arun quashed money-laundering proceedings against Malur MLA K.Y. Nanje Gowda and others.
3. The Allahabad High Court called the civil liberties situation in Uttar Pradesh ‘shameful’ and said police appear to have little regard for citizens’ rights, while ordering the release of a man allegedly detained two days before his formal arrest by Bijnor Police. It held that police cannot plead CCTV malfunction in unlawful detention cases and imposed ₹20,000 costs on the State.
4. The Rajasthan High Court upheld UAPA charges against eight accused in the 2022 murder of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal. A Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal and Justice Sameer Jain said courts need not hold a ‘mini-trial’ at the charge stage and that a conspiracy can be inferred from circumstances.
5. The Uttarakhand High Court directed the State to form a committee within four weeks to verify certificates used to claim the freedom-fighter dependants’ quota in admissions and jobs, after allegations that 16 of 24 such certificates in NEET-UG 2026 counselling were fake. The committee must report within six months.
6. The Delhi High Court permitted advocates and court staff residing in NCR to ply their non-Delhi-registered, below-BS-VI vehicles to the capital on court working days from 1 November 2026 to 31 January 2027 despite winter pollution entry curbs, if they hold valid Bar parking stickers and ID. Justice Amit Mahajan held that assisting courts is an essential, sometimes emergent, duty.
7. West Bengal Police arrested 378 people and registered 212 NDPS Act cases in a week-long anti-drug drive from 31 October to 7 November, seizing narcotics worth about ₹64 crore and destroying ganja cultivation on 300 bighas, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said. Properties worth ₹1 crore were attached.
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1. In Old Delhi — Building Collapse Toll Six; Owner Arrested
The death toll in the collapse of an under-construction three-storey building in Gali Shahtara near Chawri Bazaar rose to six; all victims were labourers from Bihar, with one person still feared trapped. Police arrested owner Saimullah alias Ayub and three contractors; the MCD has suspended an assistant engineer and a junior engineer over alleged unauthorised construction.
2. In Dibrugarh, Assam — OIL Tank Farm Fire Toll Rises to Three
Two more workers, Tapas Gogoi and Rupam Gogoi, died in hospitals in Dibrugarh and Guwahati, taking the toll in Friday’s fire at Oil India Limited’s Intermediate Tank Farm in Tengakhat to three. Four injured workers remain critical; OIL’s internal inquiry committee is probing the cause.
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DEFENCE News
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1. Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh, interacting with IAF personnel at Air Force Station Bagdogra on the eve of Diwali, urged the forces to keep the highest operational readiness with focus on domain awareness, cyber resilience and information integrity. He called the ‘second tour of duty’ a Diwali gift and said all Agniveers will be eligible for regular enrolment after the two-year extension, subject to willingness and selection criteria.
2. Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh reviewed the operational preparedness of the Trishakti Corps (33 Corps) at Sukna, West Bengal, and was briefed on infrastructure along the LAC and induction of new equipment. Army Chief Gen Dhiraj Seth and Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen VMB Krishnan were present; he called Sukna a vital logistics link for Eastern India.
3. An IAF IL-76MD ‘Gajraj’ heavy-lift aircraft landed at Nyoma airbase in eastern Ladakh at 13,629 ft, the highest-altitude landing ever achieved by the type anywhere in the world. Nyoma, operational since November 2025 after a ₹218-crore upgrade, has a 2.7-km runway near the LAC.
4. Bulk production has been cleared for 307 Advanced Towed Artillery Gun Systems (ATAGS) for the Army; Bharat Forge will build 60% of the guns and Tata Advanced Systems the rest. Deliveries are expected to start in the first quarter of FY28; the 155mm gun weighs about 18 tonnes.
5. Kalyani Strategic Systems, a Bharat Forge subsidiary, has completed Pokhran desert trials of its indigenous Mounted Gun System (MGS) with the Indian Army. The truck-mounted artillery system will next undergo winter trials in Sikkim to test high-altitude and cold-weather performance.
6. MoS Defence Sanjay Seth was chief guest at the closing ceremony of the All India Sainik Schools National Games 2026 (3–7 November) at Sainik School Bijapur, Karnataka. Navy Chief Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, an alumnus of the school, urged cadets to keep pushing their limits.
7. Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) said advance qualification testing and first-of-production-model work could speed up execution of the expected Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) contract. More than 200 MSMEs are expected to take part, handling around 70% of the work alongside L&T and public-sector suppliers.
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✈️ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. US President Donald Trump took part in a ceremonial diya-lighting at the White House Oval Office to mark Diwali with Indian-American community members, with India’s Ambassador Vinay Kwatra present. Governors of five US states — Idaho, Nebraska, Montana, North Dakota and Washington — celebrated Diwali at official venues for the first time.
2. UAE Vice-President and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum extended Diwali greetings, wishing that the festival bring peace, hope and prosperity. EU Ambassador Jean-Eric Paquet and the envoys of Norway, Denmark and Germany also conveyed wishes, while the Korean and Japanese embassies held festive events in New Delhi.
3. The British High Commission in India marked Diwali by highlighting the India–UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which entered into force in July. Under the pact, nearly 99% of Indian exports to the UK get duty-free access.
4. Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju visited the Al Rahmah ‘Floating Mosque’ in Jeddah during his visit for the 6th Haj Conference and Exhibition 2027 and the bilateral Haj agreement. India’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Vipul, reviewed Haj preparations with Saudi officials and inspected Jeddah’s Haj Terminal and the Haramain High Speed Railway station.
5. UAE Economy and Tourism Minister Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri led a 5-km community run at Kite Beach, Jumeirah, organised by the Consulate General of India in Dubai under the Dubai 30×30 Fitness Challenge. Consul General Dr E. Vishnu Vardhan Reddy and over 60 Indian business leaders took part.
6. Pakistan’s Foreign Office said it would consider a visa for Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann if he wishes to attend the World Punjabi Conference in Lahore on 27 November, adding that it is ready to facilitate Kartarpur Corridor pilgrims once India lifts its restrictions. Any visit would need clearance from the Government of India.
7. Telangana student Sreeja Reddy Koya, 23, who studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston, has been missing since 2 November, and Boston Police have issued a missing-person alert. The Telangana government has sought help from the MEA and Boston Police in tracing her.
FINANCE
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INDIAN RUPEE VALUE
💷 GBP ₹126(Approx)
€ Euro : ₹105(Approx)
USD ₹ 94(Approx)
🇨🇦 Canada :CAD ₹67
🇦🇺 Australia : ₹ 65
🇦🇪 UAE Dirham : ₹ 26
🇨🇳 China Yuan ¥ : ₹ 14
🇲🇻 Maldives Rufiya : ₹ 6.08
🇧🇹 Bhutan ngultrum : ₹ 1.00
🇳🇵 Nepal Rupee : ₹ 0.63
🇧🇩 B’desh Taka* : ₹ 0.76
🇵🇰 Pak Rupee : ₹ 0.34
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Rupee : ₹ 0.28
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BSE SENSEX
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NIFTY
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Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai
GOLD : ₹ 14,357/ 01gm (24 krt)
SILVER : ₹ 2,05,000/KG
1. NSE and BSE will hold the special Diwali Muhurat Trading session today from 2:20 pm (pre-open from 2:05 pm), with equity trade roughly till 3:15–3:30 pm depending on the segment, marking the start of Samvat 2083; trades carry normal settlement. Markets were shut on Saturday, so Friday’s close stands until the Muhurat session.
2. Global crude prices fell sharply for the week on hopes of de-escalation in West Asia after the US midterm elections: Brent January futures dropped 13.3% to $98.32 a barrel and WTI 12.3% to $89.59.
3. Wall Street ended mixed on Friday as the Nasdaq rose 1.1% and the S&P 500 0.3% while the Dow fell 0.5%, but all three indices lost ground for the week. US non-farm payrolls rose by 1.65 lakh in October and the unemployment rate eased to 4.1% from 4.2%.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. Kamal Haasan Turns 72
Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay, DMK chief M.K. Stalin, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan were among those who greeted actor-politician and MNM founder Kamal Haasan on his 72nd birthday.
2. ‘Hanuman Ansh’ to Stream on Sony LIV from Nov 27
The surprise hit based on the life of Baba Neem Karoli, which earned over ₹450 crore worldwide after a 90-day theatrical run, will stream on Sony LIV from 27 November. It is directed by Vishal Chaturvedi.
3. Four Diljit Songs Barred at Indore Show
Indore’s District Child Protection Officer directed organisers of Diljit Dosanjh’s 15 November concert not to perform ‘Patiala Peg’, ‘5 Taara Theke’, ‘Case’ and ‘Jatt Fire Karda’, citing a complaint that songs glorifying alcohol, drugs and violence could influence children.
8 Nov (Sunday)
Vedic Ritu/ Sharad
Drik Ritu : Hemant (Prewinter)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Samvatsara : Parabhava Nama
(Purnimanta)
Vikram Samvat – 2083
Month : Kartika 14
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1948
Month : Ashvina 29
Tithi : Chaturdashi (up to 11:27 am)Amavasya
Nakshatra: Swati
Rahu : 04:10 PM – 05:31 PM
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