*TODAYS TOP NEWS*
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1. President Smt Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Sports Awards 2025 and the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2024 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Seventeen sportspersons received the Arjuna Award, including athletes Tejaswin Shankar and Priyanka Goswami, chess players Divya Deshmukh and Vidit Gujrathi, and hockey players Lalremsiami and Rajkumar Pal, while veteran footballer I. Arumainayagam got the Arjuna Award (Lifetime).
Five coaches received the Dronacharya Award, and the Army Paralympic Node, Pune, won the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar. No one was chosen for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna this year, the first time since 2014 that India’s highest sports award has gone unawarded.
2. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, in Bengaluru, flagged off the Bengaluru–Mangaluru–Madgaon Vande Bharat Express, which will start regular service on Sunday, and inaugurated the Kalena Agrahara–Tavarekere stretch of Bengaluru Metro’s Pink Line, built at about ₹3,470 crore. He said Namma Metro has grown from 17 km in 2014 to over 100 km, making Bengaluru the third city after Delhi-NCR and Mumbai with a Metro network of more than 100 km.
3. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation COSMOS-Mysuru, India’s first LED dome planetarium and described as the world’s first tilted LED dome planetarium, at the University of Mysore’s Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Centre for Higher Learning at the foot of Chamundi Hills.
4. Vice-President Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan, addressing the valedictory session of the 31st CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam, said India should not merely take part in the emerging global economic order but play a leading role in shaping it, and called for joint efforts by government, industry and society to achieve Viksit Bharat by 2047. He noted that Andhra Pradesh has attracted 714 investment projects worth over ₹22 lakh crore since June 2024.
5. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has directed State Drug Controllers to strictly monitor the trade margin cap on 137 non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines and submit action-taken reports by 16 November, warning of action for overcharging under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013. patients can report overcharging or shortages on the Pharma Sahi Daam app, the helpline 1800-111-255 or monitoring-nppa@gov.in.
6. The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) imposed a penalty of ₹10 lakh on the ride-hailing company Ola for its pre-ride ‘tip’ and ‘add-on’ feature, which prompted users to pay extra while the app searched for a driver, suggesting it could get them a ride faster.
7. Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, at the CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam, said better roads have cut India’s logistics costs from 16% to 9% of GDP, and that the 1,100-km Surat–Chennai Expressway, being built for about ₹45,000 crore, will reduce travel time from 31 to 17 hours.
8. Major investments were announced at the CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam. CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions signed an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board to invest about ₹50,000 crore in an integrated clean energy complex with 3 GW of wind and solar power and 1 GW of pumped hydro storage over five years, to power a 2 GW ‘Green Compute Factory’ for AI in Kurnool district.
9. The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2027 for admission to the IITs will be held on 23 May 2027 (Sunday), with IIT Delhi as the organising institute.
10. The 500-metre trial dive of Matsya-6000, India’s deep-ocean crewed submersible, is planned for January–February 2027 in the Bay of Bengal, Ministry of Earth Sciences Secretary Srinivasa Kumar Tummala said. Two pilots from the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, which is building the vehicle, are being trained.
11. The Union Home Ministry gave another six-month extension to the three-member Commission of Inquiry probing the 2023 ethnic violence in Manipur, asking it to submit its report by 20 May 2027. Set up on 4 June 2023, the Commission is now headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan.
12. A low-pressure area has formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal and is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm over the central Bay of Bengal around the evening of 16 November, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
14. A new species of flowering plant, Begonia siangensis, named after the Siang river valley, has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district by researchers of the Mumbai-based Thackeray Wildlife Foundation.
15. Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and ICAR–Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute have identified the Indian bramble shark, Echinorhinus roinee, as a distinct deep-sea species that had been mistaken for decades for the Atlantic bramble shark.
16. The four-day Chhath festival, dedicated to the Sun God, began with the Nahay-Khay ritual, in which devotees bathe and eat a satvik meal of rice and pumpkin curry. Kharna will be observed today (14 November), after which devotees begin a 36-hour fast without food or water. Arghya will be offered to the setting Sun on 15 November, and the festival will end on 16 November with prayers to the rising Sun.
17. The Bihar government will name the new six-lane Kachchi Dargah–Raghopur–Bidupur bridge across the Ganga ‘Nitish Setu’ after former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary announced. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the bridge to the nation during a visit to Bihar on 21 November.
18. Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said India must keep control of the ‘kill switch’ for satellite communications operating in the country and warned against depending on a single foreign provider, as the government weighs security conditions for satellite broadband.
19. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, will present its Distinguished Alumnus Award to aerospace scientist Maruthi S. Akella on 19 December. His research group contributed to the onboard guidance algorithm of Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 lander, which in February 2024 made the first US Moon landing in over 50 years, and minor planet 5376 was named ‘Maruthiakella’ in his honour in 2024.
20. The Ministry of External Affairs said the 19th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention will be held in Kolkata from 7 to 9 January 2027, with both the Prime Minister and the President scheduled to attend. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas marks Mahatma Gandhi’s return from South Africa on 9 January 1915 and honours the Indian diaspora.
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*NEW APPOINTMENT*
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1. Justice Bibhu Prasad Routray, the senior-most judge of the Orissa High Court, has been appointed Acting Chief Justice of the High Court with effect from 15 November, on the retirement of Chief Justice Harish Tandon.
2. Tata Steel CEO and Managing Director T.V. Narendran has been named Chairman of Tata International, the Tata Group’s trading and distribution company, effective 12 November.
3. Manchester United appointed Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager after sacking Michael Carrick. The 54-year-old Argentine, now head coach of the US national team, will take charge from 18 November after the US play two matches against Haiti.
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*LEGAL REPORT*
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1. The Supreme Court ruled that a public servant who is arrested and remains in judicial custody for more than 48 hours is deemed to be suspended, and no specific order is needed for this. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manmohan restored the bail of Vishwajeet Singh, administrator of Sadar Hospital, Samastipur, Bihar, accused of demanding a ₹4,000 bribe, setting aside the Patna High Court’s July order cancelling it.
2. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Saurabh Chandrakar, 31, alleged mastermind and promoter of the Mahadev online betting app, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in Raipur, and a special PMLA court remanded him to ED custody till 19 November. Chandrakar was brought to India from Oman on 1 November after a court there allowed his extradition, and was earlier arrested by the CBI. The ED alleges the app generated proceeds of crime of about ₹80,000 crore since 2019, and that his 2023 wedding in Ras Al Khaimah involved cash spending of nearly ₹200 crore.
3. The Centre declared the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), founded by preacher Zakir Naik, an unlawful association for a further five years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, a day before the existing ban was due to lapse on 14 November.
4. Four people, two men and two women, were killed when suspected militants fired at two cars in the New Heaven area on the Imphal–Ukhrul road in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Friday, police said; all four died on the spot and bullet marks were found on the windshields. The attack came a day after a Kuki woman was shot dead and two men were injured near Taphou Kuki village in Kangpokpi district. The ethnic conflict that began in May 2023 has claimed at least 306 lives, with 49 people still missing.
5. An FIR has been registered in Ranchi under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Juvenile Justice Act against Jharkhand Congress MLA Bhushan Bara on the complaint of a 14-year-old Adivasi girl, who alleged sexual assault at his Ranchi residence on 5 August, physical assault, forced domestic work and a forced abortion. She says two women brought her from her village in Simdega in May promising schooling. Police said her medical examination and statement before a magistrate are under way.
—— *MISHAPS*———-
1. In Golaghat, Assam — At Least 26 Killed in Minibus–Truck Collision near Kaziranga when a minibus collided head-on with a container truck on NH-715 at Rangajan, near Hathikuli Tea Estate in the Kohora range of Kaziranga National Park, on Friday afternoon. Many victims were college students returning home; the minibus was going from Golaghat to Nagaon. PM Modi announced ex gratia of ₹2 lakh to each victim’s family and ₹50,000 to the injured.
2. In Buldhana, Maharashtra — 18 Vehicles Pile Up on Samruddhi Expressway
Three people were injured and 18 vehicles damaged when a speeding container truck rammed into a queue of vehicles that had stopped after an earlier accident on the Mumbai-bound lane of the Mumbai–Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway near the Dusarbhi toll point in Buldhana district around 11 am on Friday.
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*DEFENCE News*
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1. The Assam Rifles Commanders’ Conference 2026 was held on 12 and 13 November at the Directorate General Assam Rifles, Laitkor, Shillong, chaired by Director General Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera. Formation and battalion commanders reviewed the security situation and operational preparedness, with special emphasis on border management along the Indo-Myanmar border and counter-insurgency capabilities. The conference also discussed modernisation, induction of advanced weapons and emerging technologies, intelligence coordination, inter-agency synergy, training and welfare of personnel.
2. The Indian Navy began the fifth edition of the biennial nationwide coastal defence exercise ‘Sea Vigil-26’ across India’s entire coastline and Exclusive Economic Zone from 11 to 19 November, with the Coast Guard, coastal police, Customs, fisheries departments, State administrations and coastal communities. The Coastal Defence and Security Readiness Evaluation phase runs till 17 November, followed by an operational sea phase on 18 and 19 November to test real-time response.
3. The Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps rescued over 900 tourists and local residents stranded by heavy snowfall at Nathu La, Baba Mandir and Tsomgo (Changu) Lake in East Sikkim. Heavy snow on Thursday disrupted movement in the high-altitude areas, and soldiers evacuated those affected safely amid difficult weather. Nathu La is a mountain pass on the border with China, Baba Mandir honours Capt Harbhajan Singh, who died on duty in 1968, and Tsomgo is a glacial lake popular with tourists.
4. Chief of Defence Staff Gen N.S. Raja Subramani, on a visit to Tanzania, visited the Command and Staff College and the Infantry School of the Tanzania People’s Defence Force (TPDF) in Arusha, where discussions focused on training cooperation and continued Indian assistance for projects. He was received with a Guard of Honour and inaugurated a modern gymnasium, eight syndicate rooms and a sand model room at the college, built with Indian government assistance.
5. BrahMos Aerospace has finalised export agreements for the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia, and several other countries are negotiating purchases after interest grew following its performance in Operation Sindoor, Vietnam signed an agreement in May 2026 and Indonesia in July 2026.
6. Hyderabad-based Astra Microwave Products has handed over its indigenous Drishti-D4 counter-drone radar system to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for final integration and user trials. The system uses a 360-degree radar to continuously detect, track and classify hostile drones, including swarms, so they can be neutralised in real time, to protect military bases and critical infrastructure.
7. Visakhapatnam- based Miniratna defence shipyard Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) has signed an MoU with defence electronics firm Cyient DLM to form a joint venture to design and make naval ship electronics in India.
*FINANCE*
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*INDIAN RUPEE VALUE*
💷 *GBP* ₹125(Approx)
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*USD* ₹ 94(Approx)
🇨🇦 *Canada* :CAD ₹66
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🇳🇵 *Nepal Rupee* : ₹ 0.62
🇧🇩 *B’desh Taka** : ₹ 0.75
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🇱🇰 *Sri Lanka Rupee* : ₹ 0.28
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*Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai*
*GOLD* : ₹ 13,788/ 01gm (24 krt)
*SILVER* : ₹ 1,80,580/KG
1. India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $2.49 billion to $719.55 billion in the week ended 6 November, the first rise after eight straight weeks of decline, RBI data showed, led by a $2.21 billion increase in gold reserves to $104.8 billion.
2. Paytm Payments Services Ltd (PPSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Paytm’s parent One 97 Communications, has received in-principle authorisation from the Reserve Bank of India to issue Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) such as wallets,.
3. The Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of Pratap Singh as Managing Director and CEO of Fino Payments Bank for three years from 27 November or the date he takes charge,
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*ENTERTAINMENT NEWS*
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1. The 57th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in Goa from 20 to 28 November on the theme ‘Stories Without Borders’, with 159 international films from 86 countries and 76 Indian films. Pawel Pawlikowski’s ‘Fatherland’ will open the festival and Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar’ the Indian Panorama; Spain is the guest country.
2. Diljit Dosanjh became the first Indian artist to perform live at the Latin Grammy Awards, singing his Punjabi-Latin collaboration ‘Pokito’ with Daddy Yankee at the 27th ceremony in Las Vegas.
3. Film producer and composer Jayanta Mukherjee, husband of actor Moushumi Chatterjee and son of legendary singer-composer Hemant Kumar, died at his home in Khar, Mumbai, on Thursday, aged in his late 70s. His films include ‘Mazaaq’ (1975), ‘Do Ladke Dono Kadke’ (1979) and ‘Biwi Aur Makan’.
*14 Nov (Saturday)*
*Vedic Ritu/* Sharad
*Drik Ritu* : Hemant (Prewinter)
पक्ष :: *Shuklapaksh*
*Samvatsara* : Parabhava Nama
(Purnimanta)
*Vikram Samvat – 2083*
*Month* : Kartika 20
(In Amanta calendar)
*Shaka Samvat – 1948*
*Month* : Kartika 5
*Tithi* : Panchami (up to 11:23 pm)Shashthi
*Nakshatra*: Purva Ashadha/
Uttara Ashadha
*Rahu* : 9:24 AM – 10:45 AM
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