TODAY NEWS ON November 11, 2024

News Headlines for CAT, CLAT and IPM aspirants

Source: The Hindu

National News

• I&B Ministry launches Digital Advertisement Policy to tap digital media for awareness campaigns
• Justice Sanjiv Khanna to be sworn in as 51st CJI on November 11
• Tamil Nadu Governor’s indefinite holding back of Bills a matter of ‘serious concern’, says Supreme Court
• India, U.S. hold 2+2 ministerial dialogue with focus on Indo-Pacific, critical minerals and global challenges
• India apprises U.S. of its concern on pro-Khalistan activities in Canada
• PM Modi to attend COP-28 in Dubai; to host G-20 summit virtually

International News

• Israeli strike at Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital kills 13, says Hamas
• Media workers stage sit-in at New York Times headquarters to call for ceasefire in Gaza
• Netanyahu says he okayed Lebanon pager attacks
• Israel urges fans to skip France-Israel football match in Paris
• Sri Lanka President Anura Dissanayake promises return of Tamils’ land grabbed by state agencies
• Russia and Ukraine launch biggest drone attacks of conflict
• The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the first time
• Chakaravarthy’s 5/17 in vain as India lose to South Africa by three wickets in 2nd T20I

Headlines in detail

Justice Sanjiv Khanna to be sworn in as 51st CJI on November 11

Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who has been part of several landmark Supreme Court judgments such as the scrapping of the electoral bonds scheme and upholding abrogation of Article 370, will be sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India on Monday (November 11, 2024)

Netanyahu says he okayed Lebanon pager attacks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday (November 10, 2024) that he okayed a deadly September attack on Hezbollah communications devices which exploded in Lebanon, the first time Israel has admitted involvement.

Israel urges fans to skip France-Israel football match in Paris

Israeli authorities urged Israeli fans to skip Thursday’s (November 14, 2024) France-Israel football game in Paris, after violence in Amsterdam following a match between an Israeli team and a local one.

Sri Lanka President Anura Dissanayake promises return of Tamils’ land grabbed by state agencies

Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday (November 10, 2024) assured Tamils that their land —currently held by state agencies — will be returned by his government.

Russia and Ukraine launch biggest drone attacks of conflict

Russia and Ukraine both launched record drone attacks on each other overnight, as the Kremlin said it saw “positive signals” from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump over his desire to strike a deal to end the conflict.

The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the first time

The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the country’s national environment agency said Sunday (November 10, 2024).

Tamil Nadu Governor’s indefinite holding back of Bills a matter of ‘serious concern’, says Supreme Court

A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud issued formal notice to the Union of India through the Home Ministry to respond to the Tamil Nadu government’s petition that the Governor was acting in a manner which “defeats the rights of the people” of the State to welfare legislation.

India, U.S. hold 2+2 ministerial dialogue with focus on Indo-Pacific, critical minerals and global challenges

The U.S. delegation at the 2+2 ministerial talks was led by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh headed the Indian side.

India apprises U.S. of its concern on pro-Khalistan activities in Canada

India flagged its concerns at the ‘2+2’ foreign and defence ministerial meeting.

PM Modi to attend COP-28 in Dubai; to host G-20 summit virtually

COP-28 begins on November 30, and will go on till December 12. PM Modi is likely to be present on December 1, sources said, when heads of state from several countries are expected to make statements.

Israeli strike at Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital kills 13, says Hamas

“Thirteen martyrs and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on Al-Shifa compound today” in central Gaza City, a Hamas government statement said, while the Israeli military did not offer an immediate comment. Meanwhile, Sirens were sounded in Tel Aviv and surrounding areas as Hamas said it fired rockets deep into Israel in what the Palestinian militant group described as a response to mounting civilian deaths in the Gaza war.

Media workers stage sit-in at New York Times headquarters to call for ceasefire in Gaza

Led by a group of media workers calling themselves “Writers Bloc”, demonstrators read off the names of thousands of Palestinians killed in Gaza, including at least 36 journalists whose deaths have been confirmed since the war began. They scattered editions of a mock newspaper — “The New York War Crimes” — that charged the media with “complicity in laundering genocide” and called on the Times’ editorial board to publicly back a ceasefire.

I&B Ministry launches Digital Advertisement Policy to tap digital media for awareness campaigns

The Ministry released The ‘Digital Advertisement Policy, 2023’ to enable and empower the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), the Central government’s advertising wing, to undertake campaigns in the digital media space.

Chakaravarthy’s 5/17 in vain as India lose to South Africa by three wickets in 2nd T20I

Spinner Varun Chakravarthy’s magical craftiness en route to a maiden fifer remained a mere footnote as South Africa rode on the stubbornness of Tristan Stubbs to eke out a three-wicket win over India in a low-scoring second T20I at Gqeberha in South Africa on Sunday (November 10, 2024). The four-match series is now level at 1-1. But SA’s victory, which also halted India’s 11-match winning streak, did not come without its share of drama.