Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to vote today in high-stakes battle. Over 72 million people across the heartland states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh will vote for 230 assembly seats in the former and 70 seats in the latter on Friday, sealing the fate of 3,491 candidates in polls that will have significant national ramifications.
1. ASSEMBLY ELECTION 2023: Single Phase Polling For 230 Seats In Madhya Pradesh, Second Phase Voting In Chhattisgarh today, on November 17.
2. President Smt. Droupadi Murmu presented President’s Standard of Bodyguard and Regimental Standard to President’s Bodyguard at its Sestercentennial celebrations held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
3. NAGULA CHAVITHI 2023 : Nagula Chavithi holds an immense significance among Hindus. This day is celebrated to worship all the Nagas (serpent gods). People perform puja and seek blessings of Nagas. Nagula Chavithi is celebrated on Chaturthi Tithi of Shukla Paksha in the month of Kartik. This year, Nagula Chavithi will be observed on November 17, 2023.
4. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launches City Investments to Innovate, Integrate, and Sustain 2.0 challenge in New Delhi.
5. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister, Narayan Rane inaugurated the Khadi Theme Pavillion at the India International Trade Fair which is underway at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
6. NATIONAL PRESS DAY . The day is observed on 16th November every year to commemorate a free and responsible press. It was on this day that the Press Council of India started functioning as a moral watchdog to ensure that the press maintains high standards and is not fettered by any influence or threats.
7. A 137 years old V.O.Chidambaranar (VOC) Government School at Mission Street, Puducherry was handed over back to the School Education Department yesterday, jointly by Lt.Governor Dr.Tamilisai Soundararajan and Chief Minister N.Rangasamy in a function organized at the school premises.The V.O.C. school, built in 1885.
8. In TELANGANA, the Congress manifesto for the upcoming polls, is expected to give more clarity on Dharani land portal, it is likely to bring ‘Bhu Bharathi’, another portal, in place of Dharani, if it wins the election. Dharani, an integrated land records management system, was introduced by Telangana’s Revenue Department.
9. 11th death anniversary Siva Sena founder late Shri BalaSaheb Thackeray (23 January 1926 – 17 November 2012) will be observed today on Friday.
10. UTTARKASHI: As the rescue operation to evacuate 40 labourers trapped in a tunnel in Uttarakhand entered its fifth day on Thursday, Union Minister VK Singh visited the site and said it may take 2-3 more days for the task to be completed.
11. The Kangra district administration is formulating a relief and rehabilitation plan for people, who are likely to be displaced due to the expansion of the Gaggal airport. Highly placed sources told The Tribune that more than 2,500 families would be uprooted due to the airport expansion project.
12. The last rites of SAHARA GROUP founder Subrata Roy were performed by his grandsons on Thursday, even as his two sons were conspicuous by their absence. Subrata Roy passed away in Mumbai on Tuesday night after a prolonged illness.
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LEGAL REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
#International Court Of Justice Prz. : Joan Donoghue
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1. Two terrorists are believed to be trapped as security forces broke out in an encounter with them in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam.
2. The Allahabad high court on Thursday reserved its order in an application moved before it seeking appointment of court commissioner to survey the mosque which was allegedly built over the birthplace of Lord Krishna in Mathura. The application was filed in the pending suit before the high court concerning Mathura’s Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah mosque dispute.
3. Republican Party of India (Athawale) national secretary Maheshwor Thounaojam on Wednesday said the Manipur government will soon ban a class 11 history book with “distorted contents on Kukis”
He told, “A portion in the book claims that some Kuki tribes had migrated in pre-historic times. This has no historical basis and any references.”
4. State-run UCO bank has sought the intervention of the apex probe agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in the Rs 820 crore money transfer case.
Following a technical glitch, the bank erroneously credited the accounts of many of its customers, but it has worked overtime and recovered 79 percent. It is now engaged with all stakeholders to recover the remaining amount.
5. Congress on Thursday accused PM Modi of delivering hate speech in poll-bound Rajasthan and urged the Election Commission to take action against him for asking voters to press the “lotus” button as if they’re awarding the “death sentence” to the Congress.
6. Punjab Chief Secretary Anurag Verma has put nine deputy commissioners on notice over failure to curb farm fires in their districts.
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FINANCE
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank :
Ajay Banga
#IMF MD:
Kristalina Georgieva
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💰USD ₹ 83.14
💷 GBP ₹ 103.22
€ Euro : ₹ 90.24
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GDP rate (2023 ) : 6.5% ( $3.75 trillion)
India is the fifth largest economy in the world.
Inflation rate : 4.7%
Population : 141.81 cr
(17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 7.8%
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BSE Sensex
65,982.48 +306.55 (0.47%)🌲
NIFTY
19,765.20 +89.75 (0.46%)🌲
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Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai
GOLD : ₹ 61,000/10gm (24 krt)
SILVER: ₹ 74,700/KG
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⛽ FUEL in DELHI
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PETROL : ₹ 97/Ltr
DIESEL : ₹ 90/Ltr
CNG : ₹ 74/Ltr
LPG : ₹ 903/14.2 Kg
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PETROL : ₹ 106/Ltr
DIESEL : 95/Ltr
Auto Gas: ₹ 60/Ltr
CNG: 76/Kg
LPG : ₹ 903/14.2 Kg
1. SJVN Limited, a government-owned hydroelectric power generation and transmission company, said on November 16 it has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for a 200-MW grid connected wind power project, at an estimated cost of Rs 1,400 crore.
2. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has identified 19 projects, involving a cumulative investment of around Rs 56,000 crore to Private Players on Build-Operate-Transfer Mode. These highway projects, covering a length of around 900 km, are spread across several states, including Assam, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and TelanganaTelangana.
3. The union government sold 284,000 tonnes of wheat and 5,830 tonnes of rice to 2,334 bidders in the 21st e-auction under the open market sale scheme (OMSS). It had offered 300,000 tonnes of wheat and 179,000 of rice.
4. India’s bid to privatize IDBI Bank (NS: IDBI ) might face delays, potentially missing the March 2024 deadline, as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) continues its thorough scrutiny of potential buyers.
5. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman predicted that India would surpass Japan and Germany to become the world’s third-largest economy by 2027 emphasizing country’s commitment to sustainable development.
6. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) took decisive action, instructing Bajaj Finance to immediately cease the sanction and disbursal of loans under two of its key lending products: ‘eCOM’ and ‘Insta EMI Card.’
7. S&P Global Ratings, a major credit rating agency, anticipates that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) might reduce interest rates in the fiscal year 2024-25 if Food Inflation is controlled and the performance of the monsoon.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#Chairman of The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) :
R Madhavan
#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
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1. Bollywood star Salman Khan’s last week release Tiger 3 met with a lukewarm response at the box office as the majority of the audience found the film boring. But it was drawing decent collections due to the Diwali holiday seasonseason.
Fans of Salman Khan are expressing their displeasure, not only with India making it to the finals but also with Yash Raj Films, the producers of Tiger 3, for selecting such an unfortunate release date during the World Cup.
2. Movies to be release
KHICHDI 2
17 Nov 2023
Cast: Anang Desai, Rajeev Mehta
(b) SPARK-L.I.F.E (2023)
(Pan-India) film scheduled to be released in five languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada. Vikranth makes his Telugu movie debut with Spark. The film is scheduled to be released on November 17, 2023.
(c) THE RAILWAY MEN
18 Nov 2023 Cast: Madhavan, Kay Kay Menon
3. Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Wednesday met YouTube CEO Neal Mohan. The two sides discussed how India presents a huge opportunity for YouTube to further expand its collaboration.
4. Maharashtra government has chosen the esteemed playback singer and National Award winner, Suresh Ishwar Wadkar, as the recipient of the prestigious ‘Gansamragini Lata Mangeshkar Award’ for 2023.
5. Netizens issue warnings to Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan ahead of Team India’s ICC World Cup final. Actor Amitabh Bachchan candidly wrote on X, ‘When I don’t watch, we WIN’
6. The Vaclav Havel Center presented Salman Rushdie with the inaugural ‘Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award’ and Alaa Abdel-Fattah with the ‘Disturbing the Peace Award for a Courageous Writer at Risk.’
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DEFENCE
#Supreme Commander of Armed Forces: The President
#Def Minister: Rajnath Singh
#Def Minister of State :
Ajay Bhatt
#Union Home : Amit Shah
#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval
#Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
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1. INS Vikrant, India’s first domestically built aircraft carrier, achieved full operational status on November 16, 2023. The INS Vikrant is the seventh largest aircraft carrier in the world.
The ship was commissioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 2, 2022 at Cochin Shipyard. It was delivered to the Indian Navy on July 28, 2022.
2. The Indian Navy carried out the second anti-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Ministry of Defence said in a statement that the deployment of INS Sumedha was also used to further the capability and enhance the Navy-to-Navy connection with regional partners.
3. Indian agencies have decided that they will continue to use the American Cummins engine for the entire Zorawar light tank project, which got delayed by a few months due to issues in the supply of German engines.
4. The 37th Infantry Commanders’ Conference, a two-day event, concluded successfully at the Infantry School in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, on Wednesday. The conference, held every two years, was presided over by General Manoj Pande, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS).
5. The ninth edition of Joint Military exercise “Exercise MITRA SHAKTI-2023” commenced in Aundh (Pune). The exercise is being conducted from 16th to 29th November 2023. The Indian contingent, of 120 personnel, is being represented mainly by troops from the MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY Regiment. The Sri Lankan side is being represented by personnel from 53 Infantry Division.
6. A Weapons and Ammunition display was organised at the Infantry School, Mhow. Loiter Munition, Nagastra-1, developed by EEL, a 100 % subsidiary of Solar Industries India Ltd., Nagpur was live demonstrated during the show.
7. Russia is in talks with India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) about the joint production of the Su-57 fifth-generation fighter. The CEO of Rosoboronexport, a state arms seller, said on the sidelines of Dubai 2023 Air Show.
8. India will supply 1,50,000 units of 30mm and 40mm grenades to Armenia. Munitions India Limited will supply the grenades.India is considering supplying more military equipment to Armenia, its strategic ally in Caucasus.
Armenia is also strengthening its defence capabilities by signing a $41 million contract with India to acquire ZADS anti-drone military equipment.
9. a major blow to terror infrastructure and terror sympathisers, security forces have eliminated key commander Bashir Ahmad Malik in an anti-infiltration operation in the Uri sector. Operation Kali.
10. The guardian “Angels” of Vizag, 321 Vizag Flight of the Indian Navy celebrated 51st Anniversary. Based at INS Dega, the Flight consists of Chetak helicopters mandated to provide Search and rescue cover on the Eastern seaboard.
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MADHYA PRADESH :
Capital: BHOPAL
Formed : 26 Jan 1950
Nickname: “Heart of India”
Districts: 53
GOVERNOR: Governor
Mangubhai C. Patel
CM : Shivraj Singh Chouhan (BJP)
State Symbols
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Song
Bird : Indian paradise
Fish : Mahseer
Flower: White lily
Fruit : Mango
Mammal : Barasingha
Tree : Banyan Tree
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17 Nov (Friday)
Vedic Ritu/ Sharad Ritu
Drik Ritu : Hemant Ritu
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month: Kartika 04 (Amanta)
Kartika 20, (Purnimanta)
Nakshatr :Purva Ashadha/ Uttara Ashadha
Tithi : Chaturthi (up to 11:03 am) Panchami
Rahu 10:50 AM – 12:11 PM
Yamaganda : 02:54 PM – 04:16 PM
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