TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. President Smt Droupadi Murmu congratulated the Armed Forces Medical Services on successfully conducting Operation DRISHTI, a mega multi-specialty medical camp at Rairangpur in Odisha. She said a large number of patients received treatment and several sight-restoring eye surgeries were performed, reflecting the AFMS’s commitment to quality healthcare in underserved regions.
2. PM Shri Narendra Modi interacted with the Indian contingent of the Asian Para Games 2026 at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, New Delhi, and hailed their best-ever haul of 114 medals — 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze — with five world and nine Asian records, up from 14 medals in 2010. He said the government has approved the Khelo India Sports Goods Manufacturing Scheme and urged that athletes’ gear be ‘Made in India’.
3. PM Narendra Modi met NITI Aayog’s new leadership, including Vice-Chairperson Ashok Lahiri, CEO Anurag Jain and Member Rajiv Gauba, in New Delhi, and reviewed policy work linked to the Viksit Bharat @2047 vision. He asked the team to come up with ideas to improve the lives of India’s poorest.
4. PM Shri Narendra Modi said India’s Metro network has grown from 248 km in five cities in 2014 to nearly 1,200 km in 26 cities today, with over one crore people travelling by Metro every day. He said this means less time in traffic, greater productivity and better opportunities in urban India.
5. Vice-President Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan addressed the valedictory session of the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, and said India’s non-fossil fuel capacity has crossed 300 GW. Minister Pralhad Joshi said the sector has drawn over ₹15 lakh crore of investment in a decade and that the summit had over 75,000 visitors from more than 130 countries.
6. The Union Government released the regular tax devolution instalment of ₹1,09,019 crore to the States on 5 November, advancing it from the usual 10 November date in view of the festive season, so that States can speed up capital spending and welfare outlays, the Finance Ministry said.
7. The Culture Ministry signed an MoU with Google Arts and Culture to digitise and share India’s heritage — ASI monuments, national museum collections, Gyan Bharatam manuscripts and living traditions — using advanced digital tools. Culture Secretary Vivek Aggarwal said the partnership will also support the upcoming Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum in the North and South Blocks.
8. UIDAI has onboarded 300 Offline Verification Seeking Entities (OVSE) since the January rollout, MeitY said, expanding consent-based, paperless Aadhaar offline verification across hotels, healthcare, education, events and the gig economy. The Aadhaar App has recorded nearly 7.5 crore downloads.
9. The Ministry of Mines launched the ninth tranche of the critical mineral block auction and the third tranche of the exploration licence auction, and unveiled related reforms. The 4th Conference of Mining Ministers is being held in Goa on 5–6 November.
10. Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh announced a vision of debris-free space by 2030 while virtually inaugurating start-up Cosmoserve Space’s ‘Base 1’ facility in Hyderabad for active space debris removal and in-orbit servicing. He said India’s space economy is nearly $9 billion and the number of space start-ups has grown to about 450.
11. Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the ‘Azadi Ki Pehli Ladai (1857) Ka Shaheed Smarak’ at Ambala Cantonment, Haryana, a 22-acre memorial with 22 galleries built at a cost of ₹594 crore. Earlier he led the BJP’s ‘Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao’ padyatra in Karnal.
12. The Election Commission announced a Special Summary Revision (SSR) of electoral rolls in Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Mizoram, Odisha and Sikkim, with 1 January 2027 as the qualifying date. Draft rolls will be published on 30 November and final rolls on 21 January 2027.
13. UPSC declared the written result of the Civil Services (Main) Examination 2026; 2,526 candidates have qualified for the Personality Test (interview). The interview schedule will be notified later, and candidates must update their online forms from 11 to 25 November.
14. The Ministry of Railways held a cultural programme at Rail Bhawan, New Delhi, marking the fourth and final phase of year-long celebrations of 150 years of Vande Mataram, with mass singing, essay and quiz contests and a Tiranga rally. The first phase began with mass singing on 7 November 2025.
15. The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly will become a ‘zero-paper’ House under the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) within about three months, with tablets at every MLA’s desk and digital access to questions, notices and agendas. CHiPS will be the nodal agency, with support from NIC and NICSI.
16. Researchers at JNCASR, Bengaluru, have developed a silicon chip that guides terahertz waves around obstacles with little loss, achieving data rates up to 100 Gbps in lab tests using topological photonics. The work could aid compact high-speed circuits for future 6G communication.
17. The Bahamas joined the International Solar Alliance as its 116th member. High Commissioner Peter Nicholas Symonette Jr. handed over the Instrument of Accession to Joint Secretary P.S. Gangadhar on the sidelines of the ninth ISA Assembly in New Delhi.
18. Tamil Nadu topped NITI Aayog’s India Science & Technology Scoreboard for research publications in 2024-25 with 44,611 papers, ahead of Uttar Pradesh (29,298), Maharashtra (28,947) and Karnataka (27,970). The State also led in patent filings.
19. Delhi’s AQI stood at 374 (‘Very Poor’) at 7 PM on 5 November, the CPCB said, with mainly clear skies and shallow fog or mist forecast for the morning. GRAP Stage II remains in force across the NCR amid continued concern over stubble burning and festive pollution.
20. The IMD has forecast heavy rainfall over coastal Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and Mahe till Sunday, with thunderstorms and gusty winds likely over Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, coastal and south interior Karnataka and Lakshadweep.
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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), filling the post vacant since Justice Ashok Bhushan’s tenure ended on 4 July 2026. Justice Bindal, earlier Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, served in the Supreme Court from February 2023 till his retirement on 15 April 2026.
2. NPCI has set up a wholly owned subsidiary, NPCI Tech Solutions Limited (NTSL), and appointed its Chief Technology Officer Vishal Kanvaty as Managing Director and CEO. NTSL will work on AI, blockchain and Digital Public Infrastructure tools such as eKYC Setu and the Unified Ticketing Platform. Kanvaty has been with NPCI since 2017 and was CTO from April 2023.
3. Former IAS officer Ripnar Lyngdoh was sworn in as Meghalaya’s State Chief Information Commissioner on 5 November by Governor C.H. Vijayashankar at Lok Bhavan, Shillong. Her term is two years or till she turns 65, whichever is earlier; the post fell vacant after Rebecca V. Suchiang’s death in August.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. The Supreme Court held that the constitutional 24-hour limit under Article 22(2) for producing an arrested person before a magistrate runs from the moment liberty is actually restricted, not from formal registration of arrest. Calling custodial violence an “unfortunate reality” of the country, it said detention beyond 24 hours without production entitles the person to release.
2. The Supreme Court transferred Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan’s plea against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate on 31 October to the Allahabad High Court, asking a Division Bench to hear it on 16 November even during vacation. The Bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi did not comment on the merits.
3. The Supreme Court restored an eviction order in a landlord–tenant dispute after nearly 40 years of litigation, holding that prolonged litigation cannot defeat a landlord’s legitimate need for the premises.
4. In freedom fighters’ pension claims, the Supreme Court said authorities must take a practical approach and not insist on strict documentary proof that may be impossible to produce after decades.
5. NPCI told the Supreme Court in an affidavit that merchants cannot pass on the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) to customers under the revised UPI pricing framework, and UPI apps cannot charge users platform fees. It said MDR applies to only about 0.4% of person-to-merchant transactions above ₹2,000.
6. The Centre told the Supreme Court that it is considering a special committee to review the UGC’s 2026 equity regulations for higher education institutions. The Court underlined that any framework must protect the interests of all students while ensuring protection from discrimination.
7. The Supreme Court said the High-Powered Enquiry Committee headed by Justice (retd) R. Subhash Reddy, set up to probe alleged police excesses during the CJP-led Jantar Mantar protests in July, has received hardly any complaints. It allowed the panel to examine video clips submitted by petitioners and asked it to report within a month.
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1. In Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand — SUV Plunges into Bhagirathi near Gangnani
Four people were killed and two women remain missing after an Innova carrying seven people, including six pilgrims from Gujarat, went out of control on the Gangotri highway and fell into the Bhagirathi near Gangnani on 5 November. A Surat advocate and his daughter are among the dead; a 17-year-old was rescued with serious injuries, and SDRF and police teams continued the search.
2. In Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh — Five TN Fishermen Found Dead; Four Still Missing
Five of nine Tamil Nadu fishermen were found dead after their boat capsized off the Andhra coast during cyclone Murasu; three bodies washed ashore at Kothapatnam beach and two more were recovered by the Indian Coast Guard near Nizampatnam, while four remain missing. The boat had sailed from Kasimedu harbour, Chennai, on 29 October.
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DEFENCE News
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1. DRDO successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed quasi-ballistic missile ‘Pralay’ from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha as part of user evaluation trials, meeting all test objectives. Developed by Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad, with other DRDO labs, the system’s induction is now imminent, the Defence Ministry said; Rajnath Singh called it a milestone for indigenous defence capability.
2. The Indian Navy inducted ‘Amini’, the fifth of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft built by GRSE, Kolkata. Received by Rear Admiral Gautam Marwaha for the Eastern Naval Command, it carries lightweight torpedoes, anti-submarine rockets and an advanced Combat Management System; it is GRSE’s 119th warship.
3. INS Tarkash concluded her port call at Port Louis, Mauritius, hosting a cultural exchange for Aapravasi Diwas 2026, cross-training Mauritius Coast Guard personnel, a PASSEX with CGS Valiant and joint EEZ surveillance supported by a Dornier aircraft.
4. INS Sahyadri arrived at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, for Exercise Malabar 2026 with the navies of Japan, the United States and Australia, continuing India’s high-end Indo-Pacific multilateral engagement.
5. India is close to a bigger BrahMos deal with the Philippines covering about five systems and nearly 60 missiles, worth an estimated $700–800 million, Reuters reported. This would be more than double the $375-million contract of 2022, which was India’s first major BrahMos export.
6. All three private-sector bidders for the ₹15,000-crore Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) prototype contract — Tata Advanced Systems, an L&T-BEL-Dynamatic consortium and a Bharat Forge-BEML-Data Patterns consortium — have cleared the initial bid stage. The winner will build five flying prototypes to ADA’s design; HAL did not bid.
7. The Indian Army is developing an indigenous ammunition framework for combat drones, covering anti-personnel, anti-tank and anti-bunker payloads, alongside specialised drone units such as Ashni Platoons and Shaurya Squadrons in the infantry, and Divyastra Batteries and Shaktibaan Regiments in the artillery.
FINANCE
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INDIAN RUPEE VALUE
💷 GBP ₹128(Approx)
€ Euro : ₹106(Approx)
USD ₹ 94(Approx)
🇨🇦 Canada :CAD ₹68
🇦🇺 Australia : ₹ 66
🇦🇪 UAE Dirham : ₹ 26
🇨🇳 China Yuan ¥ : ₹ 14
🇲🇻 Maldives Rufiya : ₹ 6.11
🇧🇹 Bhutan ngultrum : ₹ 1.00
🇳🇵 Nepal Rupee : ₹ 0.62
🇧🇩 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 : ₹ 14,602/ 01gm (24 krt)
SILVER : ₹ 2,10,000/KG
1. The Sensex surged 2,008.61 points (2.60%) and the Nifty 576 points (2.40%) on 5 November, their sixth straight gain and the biggest one-day rise in seven months, helped by a slide in crude oil prices and foreign inflows. The rupee rose 18 paise to close at 94.47 against the US dollar.
2. An Inter-Ministerial Group has recommended monetisation of surplus land and building assets of MTNL worth over ₹1,100 crore, for approval by the Cabinet-delegated Alternative Mechanism. NLMC will then sell the assets through auction or private placement to help cut debt.
3. Mahindra & Mahindra’s consolidated net profit rose 25% to ₹4,588 crore in the July–September quarter, with revenue up 25% to ₹57,553 crore. Vehicle sales grew 26% to about 3.31 lakh units, while tractor sales fell 6%.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. ‘Maatrubhumi’ Trailer Today
The trailer of Salman Khan’s war drama ‘Maatrubhumi: May War Rest In Peace’ will be launched in Mumbai today. Cleared by the CBFC with a U/A 16+ certificate, it runs 4 minutes 43 seconds, among the longest trailers in Indian cinema.
2. Sai Durgha Tej Gets Engaged
Telugu actor Sai Durgha Tej got engaged to Kiran at a private ceremony in Hyderabad on 5 November, attended by Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan, Allu Arjun and other members of the Konidela and Allu families. The wedding is on 10 December.
3. ‘Ramayana: Part 1’ Opens Big
Nitesh Tiwari’s ‘Ramayana: Part 1’, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash, opened to an estimated ₹65 crore in India on its first day, according to trade reports, while audience reactions to Ranbir’s Rama have been mixed.
6 Nov (Friday)
Vedic Ritu/ Sharad
Drik Ritu : Hemant (Prewinter)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Samvatsara : Parabhava Nama
(Purnimanta)
Vikram Samvat – 2083
Month : Kartika 12
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1948
Month : Ashvina 27
Tithi : Dwadashi (up to 10:30 am)Trayodashi
Nakshatra: Hasta/
Chitra
Rahu : 10:43 AM – 12:05 PM
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