✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. PM Modi met US Congressional delegation led by Senator John Cornyn in New Delhi on 13 Nov. John Cornyn is the co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Caucus on India and Indian Americans. During the meeting, the Congressional delegation noted the excellent management of COVID situation in India in spite of the challenges of large and diverse population.
2. Uganda’s President Yoweri K. Museveni has pledged the country’s continued friendship with India, its people, and the Indian Community in Uganda. He said this in the meeting with India’s Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan on 12 Nov. During their meeting, the two countries agreed to a partnership to provide affordable solar power and promote rural power transmission in Uganda.
3. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India next month for an annual summit is expected to coincide with the delivery of the first batch of S-400 air defence systems and will set the stage for the two sides renewing their military-technical cooperation for the next decade.
4. PM Modi on Saturday met World Economic Forum’s President Børge Brende and said he had an “insightful interaction” with him on several subjects. “India is again the fastest growing of large economies,” Brende tweeted after the meeting.
5. International Flights: Air India Announces Additional Flights From Delhi to Bangkok This Month, Opens Booking
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. An explosion hit a mosque in the Spin Ghar district of Nangarhar province in eastern part of Afghanistan, wounding at least 12 people including the imam of the mosque. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the apparent attack. The mosque was attended by Sunni Muslims. Previous attacks since the Taliban takeover have struck Shi’ite mosques and have been claimed by the Sunni terrorist group ISIS.
2. Israel has developed a new electronic warfare system which can aim at multiple targets including drones and missiles. The “Scorpius” system reportedly aims beams in an area as it scans its targets.
3. UNICEF official on Friday said that girls in Afghanistan are increasingly at risk of child marriage due to a crisis in the country.
4. Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse In 580 Years On November 19.
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