*TODAYS TOP NEWS*
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1. President Smt Droupadi Murmu received Prime Minister Narendra Modi and, Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Diwali, as both called on her to exchange festive greetings.
2. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with security personnel at the CoBRA Operations Base at Karanpur in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, and distributed sweets to the jawans. He called it the first Diwali with every district of the country free from Naxalism, and said that for the first time in 47 years not a single CRPF jawan had lost his life on duty in the past year.
3. Vice-President Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan lit diyas at Uprashtrapati Bhavan on Diwali and prayed for peace, happiness and prosperity in every household. In a social media post he said the light of the diyas should illuminate people’s lives with hope, harmony and positivity.
4. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) reported a nationwide festive-season inspection of more than 56,000 food establishments. Authorities seized 3,279.57 tonnes of banned and non-compliant food, including paneer, ghee, milk and sweets, worth ₹81.80 crore.
5. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has ordered implementation of the Vetri Laptop Scheme, a ₹2,000-crore Budget announcement to provide free laptops to students of undergraduate, diploma and professional courses in government and State-aided institutions. First- and second-year students in 2026-27, along with polytechnic and ITI trainees and those who missed the 2025-26 issue, will be covered; engineering students will get machines with Intel Core i5 or equivalent processors, to be procured through ELCOT.
6. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, terming it a Diwali gift, launched the process to sanction 4.5 lakh new ‘Cheyutha’ pensions, including 3.5 lakh for women, and handed sanction letters to beneficiaries at a meeting with women’s self-help groups in Hakeempet. He also referred to Indiramma houses for women, free fine-quality rice for 3.4 crore people and up to 200 units of free electricity.
7. Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, while celebrating Diwali with residents of slum areas in Patna, said the State will launch a campaign on 1 December urging well-off families and income-tax payers to voluntarily give up the benefit of 125 units of free electricity. He said Bihar spends about ₹23,000 crore a year on power subsidies, or about ₹10,000 per family, and compared the appeal to the earlier call to surrender LPG subsidy.
8. The seven-day exposition of the sacred relics of Shakyamuni Buddha at Gaden Namgyal Lhatse (Tawang Monastery) in Arunachal Pradesh concluded on 7 November after 31,000 devotees and visitors had darshan. Organised by the Culture Ministry with the State government and the International Buddhist Confederation, the relics were flown by the IAF to Bomdila and enshrined at TGL Monastery (Lower Gompa) for public viewing from 8 to 13 November.
9. Delhi’s 24-hour average AQI on Diwali (8 November) settled at 376 (‘Very Poor’), up from 369 on Saturday, with 12 of 59 monitoring stations in the ‘Severe’ band and 22 in ‘Very Poor’; Jahangirpuri recorded the worst reading.
10. Home Minister Amit Shah said this was the first Diwali in five decades that the country has celebrated after being freed from Naxalism, and dedicated the festival to the valour and sacrifice of security personnel.
11. The Odisha government is planning drug-free zones within 500 metres of schools, colleges, universities, technical institutions and hostels under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.
12. The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rainfall over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the next two days. Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds are also likely over Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Mahe, Lakshadweep and Tamil Nadu.
13. Northern Railway has tightened security at major railway stations in Delhi for the festive rush, deploying more than 2,000 Railway Protection Force personnel, including about 1,300 additional staff. The step comes as large numbers of passengers travel for Diwali and the forthcoming Chhath Puja.
14. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced that the State will launch ‘Praja Balam’ (People’s Strength) after Sankranti to deal with problems arising from an El Niño-induced drought. Speaking after inaugurating a Rythu Mela and Industrial Expo at Kodangal, he said he would visit villages under the programme, urged farmers to sow dryland crops in the coming Rabi season, and asked the Assembly Speaker to convene a session in December to discuss the drought, the Kaleshwaram project and the use of Godavari waters.
15. Revised prices of 137 non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines take effect from today, 9 November, after the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) capped their trade margins at 30% of the MRP under Paragraph 19 of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013. The list, recommended by a DGHS expert committee, includes Pembrolizumab, Durvalumab, Osimertinib, Bevacizumab and Denosumab; companies have reported MRP cuts averaging 20% to 70%, with estimated savings of ₹3,357.49 crore.
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*NEW APPOINTMENT*
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1. The Haryana government has appointed retired 1992-batch IAS officer Arun Kumar Gupta as Chairman of the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC).
2. Senior diplomat Inbasekar Sundaramurthi, a 2004-batch IFS officer and currently Consul General of India in Barcelona, has been appointed India’s next Ambassador to the Republic of Senegal. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly.
3. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved additional charges at Secretary level: Manoj Govil, IAS (MP:1991), Secretary (Coordination) in the Cabinet Secretariat, was given additional charge of Secretary (Transport and Logistics Planning); Rajendra Kumar, IAS (TN:1992), Secretary, Department of Border Management, additional charge of Secretary, Inter-State Council Secretariat, after Ashish Srivastava’s superannuation on 31 October; and Sandeep Pondrik, IAS (BH:1993), Secretary, Ministry of Steel, additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries, after Kamran Rizvi’s superannuation on 31 October. Siddharth Shiv Jaiswal, IAS (TR:2016), was appointed Deputy Secretary in the Department of Financial Services for four years under the Central Staffing Scheme.
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*LEGAL REPORT*
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1. The Supreme Court granted partial relief to the Odisha government in a mining case, modifying an Odisha High Court direction that the State invoke Rule 12(1)(ee) of the Mineral Concession Rules, 2016, through NMDC if leaseholders failed to extract prescribed quantities. A Bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana held that the provision is not mandatory and directed the State to make efforts for optimum utilisation of mineral resources in accordance with the law. Odisha has about 28% of India’s iron-ore reserves and 63 valid leases with a combined approved capacity of about 246 MTPA, but produced only 159 million tonnes (about 64% of capacity) in 2024-25.
2. The Supreme Court referred to a larger Bench the validity of laws that disqualify persons with more than two children from contesting local-body elections. In Mangala Bhimrao Ingle v. Additional Commissioner, Amravati Division, Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe noted that the 2003 ruling in Javed v. State of Haryana had upheld a similar Haryana provision when India’s total fertility rate was about 3.02, compared with about 1.9 now, and flagged concerns about women’s political participation and reproductive autonomy.
3. The Supreme Court directed the Centre, States and Union Territories to ensure effective and uniform implementation of the Standard Operating Procedure for identifying, rescuing and rehabilitating bonded labourers. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Aparesh Kumar Singh said rescue cannot be the end of the process and that release certificates and financial assistance must be given within prescribed timelines; States and UTs have been asked to implement the SOP within six months, with better inter-State coordination.
4. The Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission on petitions challenging Section 16 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023. The provision bars civil and criminal proceedings against the CEC and Election Commissioners for acts done in the discharge of official duties; the petitioners argue that such a wide immunity could weaken accountability.
5. A seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, in a long-pending reference arising from Arjun Flour Mills v. State of Odisha, held that the principle laid down in S. Kodar v. State of Kerala was correctly decided and did not require reconsideration. The dispute concerned whether a State levy of additional sales tax, calculated with reference to the sales tax payable by a dealer, falls within the States’ power to tax the sale or purchase of goods under Entry 54 of List II.
—— *MISHAPS*———-
1. In Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu — Two College Students Killed as Motorcycle Hits Flyover
Two 19-year-old college students, Rahul of Pappanchathiram in Tiruvallur district and Prathap of Kaniyambadi in Vellore district, died when their motorcycle rammed the parapet wall of a flyover at Sunguvarchatram on the Chennai–Bengaluru National Highway on Saturday. They were travelling towards Vellore for Deepavali; the impact threw them onto Walajabad Road below.
2. In Andheri West, Mumbai — Security Guard Dies After Being Trapped in a Lift During High-Rise Fire
Dhanpat Mahatu, 56, a security guard, died of suffocation after being trapped in a lift during a fire at a 17th-floor flat (No. 1701) in Andheri West on Saturday night. Chief Fire Officer Ravindra Ambulgekar said people should use the staircase or a designated evacuation lift, not an ordinary lift, when smoke spreads.
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*DEFENCE News*
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1. Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh celebrated Deepavali with soldiers of the Trishakti Corps (33 Corps) at Sherathang near Nathu La in Sikkim, accompanied by Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth, Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen V.M.B. Krishnan and 33 Corps Commander Lt Gen Man Raj Singh Mann. He paid homage at the Sherathang War Memorial and visited the Baba Harbhajan Singh Memorial, described the soldiers as the “brightest lights of Diwali”, and said about 26,000 names of fallen personnel are inscribed at the National War Memorial in New Delhi.
2. The Indian Navy has invited Indian industry to develop indigenous ship-based satellite communication (SATCOM) terminals under the Make-II route for use with GSAT-7R (CMS-03), the dedicated naval communications satellite launched on 2 November 2025. The present requirement is for three prototypes — a large C-band terminal, a large Ku-band terminal and a smaller Ku-band terminal — with at least 50% indigenous content; a successful programme could lead to about 30 operational terminals.
3. The Navy has also expressed interest in an indigenous space-based electronic intelligence (ELINT) satellite that can detect, identify and map radar and radio-frequency emitters across the Indian Ocean Region. Together with secure SATCOM, such a sensor would add to maritime domain awareness, though a single satellite cannot provide continuous coverage of the entire ocean.
4. Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, accompanied by Mrs Archana Dixit, celebrated Diwali with Air Warriors, Agniveervayu personnel and their families at a forward Air Force station, sharing sweets and greeting those who remain on watch along the borders. The IAF said the festival honoured the spirit of service of personnel who safeguard the nation’s skies while the country celebrates.
5. Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth and all ranks of the Indian Army extended Deepavali greetings to fellow citizens. The Chief of the Army Staff also accompanied the Raksha Mantri during the Diwali visit to forward troops in Sikkim.
6. The Directors General and personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces, including the CRPF, BSF and CISF, extended Diwali greetings to citizens and to their own ranks on duty. CRPF Director General G.P. Singh wished happiness, prosperity, good health and peace to the force and to the public.
*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* : ₹ 6.11
🇧🇹 *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*
80,999.40 -28.62 (0.04%)🔻
*NIFTY*
24,986.40 -43.95 (0.18%)🔻
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*Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai*
*GOLD* : ₹ 14,262/ 01gm (24 krt)
*SILVER* : ₹ 1,85,300/KG
1. In the special Diwali Muhurat Trading session on Sunday, the Sensex slipped 28.62 points (0.04%) to 80,999.40 and the Nifty 43.95 points (0.18%) to 24,986.40, snapping a seven-session rally and an eight-year run of gains in Muhurat trades. The Sensex had risen as much as 414 points to 81,442.11 in early trade. Monday, 9 November, is a regular trading session; markets will be shut on Tuesday, 10 November, for Diwali–Balipratipada.
2. Foreign portfolio investors bought Indian equities worth about ₹45,970 crore in five November sessions, a sharp turnaround after two months of net selling, helping the Nifty post its strongest weekly gain (about 8.6%) since February 2021. The rupee strengthened to around 93.91 against the US dollar, its best level since April, aided by a slide in crude oil prices and a rotation of global funds away from AI-linked stocks.
3. Despite the small fall in the benchmark indices during Muhurat trade, the total market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies rose by ₹2.60 lakh crore to ₹5,05,67,743.40 crore (about USD 5.37 trillion). Small-cap and mid-cap select indices gained 1.18% and 0.22% respectively, while healthcare and capital goods advanced and banks, IT and realty ended lower.
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*ENTERTAINMENT NEWS*
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1. *Ramayana Sets All-Time Diwali Record*
Nitesh Tiwari’s ‘Ramayana: Part 1’, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash, earned about ₹56 crore net in India on Diwali Sunday, taking its four-day domestic total to about ₹239 crore. Trade reports said it surpassed Tiger 3’s Diwali-day record of ₹44.50 crore (2023) and overtook Adipurush’s first-four-day haul of about ₹237 crore; its worldwide gross is about ₹500 crore. The second part is planned for Diwali 2028.
2. *‘Pyre’ Shows Cut, Says Director*
Filmmaker Vinod Kapri alleged that more than 75% of the shows of his film ‘Pyre’ were cancelled after ‘Ramayana’ released, and appealed that smaller films also be given a fair chance in theatres.
3. *‘Ramayana’ Heads to Hong Kong*
Bookings have opened for the film’s release in Hong Kong on 12 November, extending its overseas run after the domestic Diwali weekend.
*9 Nov (Monday)*
*Vedic Ritu/* Sharad
*Drik Ritu* : Hemant (Prewinter)
पक्ष :: *Krishnapaksh*
*Samvatsara* : Parabhava Nama
(Purnimanta)
*Vikram Samvat – 2083*
*Month* : Kartika 15
(In Amanta calendar)
*Shaka Samvat – 1948*
*Month* : Ashvina 30
*Tithi* : Amavasya (up to 12:31 pm)Pratipada
*Nakshatra*: Swati/
Vishakha
*Rahu* : 08:00 AM – 09:22 AM
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