Today’s Top News- 22 November 2023

Top news

22 Nov (Wednesday)
Vedic Ritu/ Sharad Ritu
Drik Ritu : Hemant Ritu
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Kartika 09 (Amanta)
Kartika 25, (Purnimanta)

Nakshatr Purva Bhadrapada (up to 6:37 pm)Uttara Bhadrapada

Tithi : Dashami (up to 11:04 pm)Ekadashi

Rahu 12:12 PM – 01:33 PM
Yamaganda : 08:09 AM – 09:30 AM

TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. PM Modi will visit Mathura on 23 November to participate in Sant Mirabai Janmotsav. The programme is being organised to mark the 525th Birth Anniversary of Sant Mirabai.

2. The Virtual G20 Summit is to be held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

3. Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal is in Guwahati to review the ongoing projects of both ministries in the Northeast region.

4. Ministry of Textiles launched an e-registration portal for the Sari Walkathon in New Delhi on Tuesday.

5. The second joint working group meeting of the India and UK Propulsion Capability Partnership was held in New Delhi on Tuesday.

6. Union Minister of Fisheries Parshottam Rupala has said the Department of Fisheries has begun the distribution of transponders made by ISRO to all the coastal states to help fishermen in distress.

7. Ghol fish was declared the state fish of Gujarat by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during a two-day Global Fisheries Conference India 2023 in Ahmedabad.

8. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the party led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, has extended its support to Congress in the upcoming Assembly polls in Telangana.

9. The Congress presented its manifesto for the Rajasthan assembly elections. CM Ashok Gehlot Releases Rajasthan Congress Manifesto, Promises Caste Census Ahead Of Assembly Poll.

10. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced a slew of new policies including plans to double the state’s exports, modernise its logistics and promote renewable energy manufacturing, while opening the Bengal Global Business Summit.

11. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar will undertake campaigning for the Telangana Assembly polls on November 24.

12. The founder of Sankara Netralaya Dr.S.S Badrinath passed away in Chennai. He was 83.

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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. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday attached assets worth Rs 751.9 crore belonging to Associated Journals as part of its money laundering probe into the National Herald case.

2. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) late Tuesday said it has issued show cause notices to edtech firm Byju’s parent Think & Learn and its chief executive Byju Raveendran for alleged violations of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) involving an amount of Rs 9,362.35 crore.

3. The government on Tuesday issued an advisory to private television channels, asking them to refrain from sensationalizing the coverage of the rescue operations at Silkyara in Uttarakhand, where 41 workers are trapped inside a tunnel for 10 days.

4. Rescuers have finally made visual contact with the 41 workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district since nine days i.e November 12. An endoscopic flexi camera was inserted into the tunnel and showed the workers sitting huddled together, waving to the camera.

A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the Indian Army has been working tirelessly since the collapse to rescue the workers. They have been drilling a hole into the tunnel from the top in an effort to reach them.

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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 ₹ 83.28
💷 GBP ₹ 104.40
€ Euro : ₹ 90.89
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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
65,930.77 +275.62 (0.42%)🌲

NIFTY
19,783.40 +89.40 (0.45%)🌲

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Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai

GOLD : ₹ 62,000/10gm (24 krt)

SILVER : ₹ 76,400/KG

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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. RBI slaps over ₹67 lakhs monetary penalty on 4 co-operative banks for deficiencies in regulatory compliance. The co-operative banks are: Nasik Merchant’s Co-operative Bank, Mehsana Urban Co-operative Bank, Sangli Sahakari Bank, Pudukkottai Co-operative Town Bank.

2. The Government cancels bid for appointing asset valuer for IDBI Bank, A fresh Request For Proposal (RFP) would be invited soon after a review of some of the bid criteria to enable better interest from bidders.

3. SBI offers FDs schemes of different tenures. Customers get the facility of FDs ranging from 7 days to 10 years. On term deposits of different maturities, SBI gives annual interest ranging from 3% to 6.5% to regular customers and 3.5% to 7.5% to senior citizens.

4. Tata Technologies on Tuesday raised about Rs 791 crore in the anchor round ahead of the issue opening on Wednesday. The IPO, which closes on November 24, is the first from Tata Group since the debut of TCS.

5. Reliance Industries to invest additional Rs 20,000-cr in West Bengal in three years: Mukesh Ambani said.

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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. Madhuri Dixit is awarded the ‘Special Recognition for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema’ at the 54th IFFI in Panaji, Goa, acknowledging the enduring influence she has had on the Indian cinema.

2. Tollywood Megastar Chiranjeevi on Tuesday condemned actor Mansoon Ali Khan’s ”reprehensible” comments about Trisha, calling them ”distasteful and disgusting”.

In a recent interview, Khan, who had an important cameo in the Lokesh Kanagaraj-directorial ”Leo” starring Vijay, made derogatory remarks about not getting the chance to share screen space with Trisha during the film’s shoot schedule in Kashmir.

23. Activist and Kannada actor Chetan Kumar has demanded a reservation for the Scheduled Cast and Tribes in the Indian cricket team after the Men in Blue lost to Australia in the World Cup final on Sunday.

4. Tamil actor Dhanush son, Yatra, has been fined for riding a superbike in Chennai without a driving license and helmet. At just 17 years old, Yatra is not eligible for a driving license in India.

5. ACKO, the insurtech company making insurance convenient, transparent, and accessible for Indians, has partnered with renowned actor R Madhavan as its ‘Voice of the Customer’.

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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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The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested an anti-ship missile, NASM-SR, on 21 November. The test, conducted jointly by the navy and DRDO, involved the firing of the missile from a Sea King 🚁helicopter.

2. A joint exercise of the special forces of India and the United States commenced in Meghalaya’s Umroi Cantonment on Tuesday. The 14th Edition of ‘Vajra Prahar 2023’.

3. The Indian Navy is expected to receive the INS Shishumar submarine later this year after the completion of its Medium Refit with Life Certification (MRLC).

4. Russia said Tuesday it was holding joint naval exercises with India in the Bay of Bengal, as the two countries bolster security ties despite Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine.

5. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian private sector major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) are set to test their jointly developed ‘Zorawar’ light tank for operations at China border in March 2024.

6. The Indian Army’s northern commander and the director general of Jammu and Kashmir Police have reviewed the security plan against terrorism and the administrative arrangements ahead of the winter months.

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WEST BENGAL : KOLKATA

Before was
Bengal Province

Formation: 15 Aug 1947
(by bifurcation)

Governor: C. V. Ananda Bose

CM: Mamata Banerjee (TMC)

STATE SYMBOLS

Bird : White-throated kingfisher
Fish : Ilish
Flower : jasmine
Fruit : Mango
Mammal : Fishing cat
Tree : Chhaatim tree

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In Bharat there are 28 states and 8 Union territories.
Population of Bharat:
142 cr (2023)

President of Bharat ,
Smt Droupadi Murmu

Vice President
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar

Prime Minister : Shri Narendra Modi

Speaker Lok Sabha :
Shri Om Birla (BJP)

Rajyasabha Seats : 245 (233 Elected + 12 Nominated)

Loksabha : 550 members (530 States + 20 Union Territories)

Chief Election Commissioner:
Shri Rajiv Kumar

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