TODAY NEWS ON November 15, 2024

News Headlines for CAT, CLAT and IPM aspirants

Source: The Hindu

National News

• Dominica to bestow its highest national honour to PM Modi
• Centre reimposes AFSPA in Manipur’s six police station areas, including Jiribam
• UPPSC agrees to protesters’ demand, exams to be held in single day
• Supreme Court dismisses plea to mandate doctors to specify drugs’ side effects to patients
• India to seek designated pro-Khalistan ‘terrorist’ Arsh Dalla’s extradition from Canada
• Online classes for all primary schools in Delhi: CM Atishi
• Delhi High Court issues summons to Wikipedia users who edited ANI page
• DRDO successfully completes flight tests of 75km guided Pinaka rocket System
• Wholesale price inflation hardens to 2.4% in October
• India’s goods exports jumps to 17.25% in October

International News

• Sri Lanka parliamentary poll: Ruling NPP heads for landslide victory
• Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
• Three days in COP29 summit, countries still waiting for ‘workable’ climate finance draft
• Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes over Gaza displacements
• Tulsi Gabbard: Trump’s Hindu pick for director of national intelligence
• UN’s IAEA chief Rafael Grossi meets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran
• Abdusattorov moves into the sole lead; Praggnanandhaa, Nihal hold Carlsen
• England captain Harry Kane criticises player withdrawals from Nations League games
• New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee to retire after home test series against England
• No back channel diplomacy with India on Champions Trophy: Pakistan Foreign Office

Headlines in detail

Dominica to bestow its highest national honour to PM Modi

The Commonwealth of Dominica will bestow its highest national award, the Dominica Award of Honour, upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in recognition of his contributions to Dominica during the COVID-19 pandemic and his dedication to strengthening the partnership between India and Dominica. The President of the State of Dominica confers honours on persons who have rendered meritorious service to the development of Commonwealth of Dominica. Each President of Dominica also is bestowed with that honour.

Centre reimposes AFSPA in Manipur’s six police station areas, including Jiribam

The Centre has reimposed the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, under which an area is declared as “disturbed” for the convenience of security forces to operate, in Manipur’s six police station areas, including the violence-hit Jiribam. In a notification, the Union Home Ministry said the decision was taken given the continuous volatile situation there due to the ongoing ethnic violence. The police station areas where AFSPA has been reimposed are Sekmai and Lamsang in Imphal West district, Lamlai in Imphal East district, Jiribam in Jiribam district, Leimakhong in Kangpokpi and Moirang in Bishnupur.

UPPSC agrees to protesters’ demand, exams to be held in single day

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission agreed to the demands of the protesting aspirants, announcing it would conduct the Provincial Civil Services preliminary exam in a single day. UPPSC Secretary Ashok Kumar announced in front of the students in Prayagraj, who have been protesting against the exam schedule for the past four days.

Supreme Court dismisses plea to mandate doctors to specify drugs’ side effects to patients

The Supreme Court dismissed a plea seeking a direction to mandate medical professionals to specify to patients all kinds of possible risks and side effects associated with a drug being prescribed. “It is not practical,” said a Bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for petitioner Jacob Vadakkanchery, said the plea raises an important issue as to whether doctors should be obliged to inform their patients about the possible side effects of medicines they are prescribing.

India to seek designated pro-Khalistan ‘terrorist’ Arsh Dalla’s extradition from Canada

In view of the recent arrest of designated pro-Khalistan “terrorist” Arshdeep Singh Gill, alias Arsh Dalla, by the Canadian police in Ontario, Indian agencies would be following up on an extradition request, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday (November 14, 2024).

Sri Lanka parliamentary poll: Ruling NPP heads for landslide victory

The ruling National People’s Power party led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is poised for a sweeping victory in the Sri Lankan parliamentary election held on Thursday (November 14, 2024).

Online classes for all primary schools in Delhi: CM Atishi

Chief Minister Atishi on Thursday (November 14, 2024) directed all primary schools in the Capital to shift to online classes to avoid children being exposed to the rising pollution levels.

Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary

President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting him in charge of a massive agency that oversees everything from drug, vaccine and food safety to medical research and the social safety net programs Medicare and Medicaid.

Delhi High Court issues summons to Wikipedia users who edited ANI page

The Delhi High Court on Thursday (November 14, 2024) issued summons to three individuals who allegedly edited the Wikipedia page of news agency Asian News International (ANI) in a defamation suit by it over “false, misleading, and defamatory contents in its page on the platform.

DRDO successfully completes flight tests of 75km guided Pinaka rocket System

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Thursday (November 14, 2024) announced the successful completion of flight tests of guided Pinaka multi-barrel rocket (MBRL) system as part of Provisional Staff Qualitative Requirements (PSQR) validation trials paving the way for its induction. This enhances the range of the Pinaka to over 75km.

Three days in COP29 summit, countries still waiting for ‘workable’ climate finance draft

An overly lengthy 34-page draft on a new climate finance goal emerged on the third day of the UN climate talks in Azerbaijan’s Baku, but the text is filled with repetitions and duplications, making it difficult to work with. It took countries months to condense a 34-page text from Bonn into a 9-page draft by October. Now it’s back to 34 pages, which is a bit frustrating for everyone. All negotiating groups have now asked the co-facilitators to condense the document to make it more manageable.

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes over Gaza displacements

Israeli authorities have caused a forced displacement of Palestinian people in Gaza to an extent that constitutes war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said in a report. “Human Rights Watch found that forced displacement has been widespread, and the evidence shows it has been systematic and part of a state policy. Such acts also constitute crimes against humanity,” the report said.

Tulsi Gabbard: Trump’s Hindu pick for director of national intelligence

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump chose former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence under his administration. Mr. Trump stated, “I know Tulsi will bring the fearless spirit that has defined her illustrious career to our intelligence community, championing our constitutional rights and securing peace through strength., as per news agency AP.

UN’s IAEA chief Rafael Grossi meets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi met Iran’s top diplomat as he began crunch nuclear talks in Tehran weeks before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office. During his first term in the White House from 2017 to 2021, Mr. Trump was the architect of a policy called “maximum pressure” which re-imposed sweeping economic sanctions that had been lifted under a landmark 2015 nuclear deal.

Wholesale price inflation hardens to 2.4% in October

Inflation in India’s wholesale prices hardened from 1.84% in September to 2.4% in October, led by a well over two-year high spike in food prices to 11.6% from 9.5% in the previous month, as per the data released on Thursday. Vegetable prices soared over 63%, compared with the 14-month peak inflation of about 49% recorded in September. Potato prices rose 78.7%, up from 78.1% in September, while onion inflation halved from 78.8% to 39.25% in October.

India’s goods exports jumps to 17.25% in October

India’s goods exports jumped 17.25% to $39.2 billion in October, marking the best month in recent times, even as the import bill surged to a fresh record high of $66.34 billion, 3.9% over the same month last year. Between April and October, India’s non-petroleum exports have surged to the highest-ever tally of $211.3 billion and if this trend continues, India’s total exports, including services, will cross the $800 billion mark this year to set a new record, Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal said.

Abdusattorov moves into the sole lead; Praggnanandhaa, Nihal hold Carlsen

If Magnus Carlsen needed any more confirmation that he was indeed in India, it came on the opening day of the Tata Steel Chess India. All his three opponents at the impressive Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium were Indians. His young Indian rivals also reminded him how difficult it was to score points off them these days. The World No. 1 from Norway was held by R. Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin but bounced back to beat Vidit Gujrathi in his last game of the day.

England captain Harry Kane criticises player withdrawals from Nations League games

England football captain Harry Kane has hit out at several players who withdrew from the national team ahead of their Nations League matches against Greece and Ireland, saying that country must always come before club football. Manchester City’s Jack Grealish and Phil Foden, Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice, Chelsea’s Cole Palmer and Levi Colwill, Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold, Southampton keeper Aaron Ramsdale and Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite withdrew from the squad.

New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee to retire after home test series against England

Veteran New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee has announced he will retire from international cricket when the Black Caps’ home test series against England finishes in December.

No back channel diplomacy with India on Champions Trophy: Pakistan Foreign Office

Pakistan on Thursday (November 14, 2024) said that no back channel diplomacy was going on with India after the neighbouring country refused to send its cricket team for the Champions Trophy to be held in February-March next year.