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Nov 07, 2018

Deepotsav 2018 Enters Guinness Book of World Records

Ayodhya Deepostav 2018, an event organised to mark Diwali celebrations in Ayodhya town has entered Guinness Book of World Records. The record is for lighting 3,01,152 earthen lamps on the bank of River Sarayu.

Faizabad District to Be Known as Ayodhya

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad district will be known as Ayodhya after the temple town that is home to the Ram temple.

He also announced a medical college named after King Dashrath, Ram's father, and an airport to be called Raja Ram.

Nov 06, 2018

India's Envoy to Iran

Gaddam Dharmendra has been appointed as the next ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

He is currently Additional Secretary at the Ministry of External Affairs Headquarters and will replace current envoy to Tehran Saurabh Kumar. He has served as the Consul General in Hong Kong and Ambassador to Zambia in the past.

INS Arihant's First Patrol

India's first indigenous nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Arihant, has successfully completed its first deterrence patrol and gives a fitting response to those who indulge in nuclear blackmail. The fully operational submarine completed the sea leg of India's nuclear triad, giving it enduring nuclear strike and counterstrike capabilities.

The United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France and China are the only countries that can deliver nuclear warheads from a submarine.

Nov 05, 2018

NMML Society Gets Four New Members

The Centre has made four new appointments to the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) Society, in place of four previous members who had resigned from the membership.

The new NMML society members are former journalist Ram Bahadur Rai, former Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar, journalist Arnab Goswami and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Vinay Sahasrabuddhe.

The four society members who have been replaced are economist Nitin Desai, retired bureaucrat B. P. Singh, Professor Udayon Misra and Pratap Bhanu Mehta.

Delhi's Signature Bridge Inaugurated

After a delay of eight years, Delhi's much-awaited Signature Bridge was finally inaugurated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and deputy CM Manish Sisodia.

The iconic bridge will be thrown open for vehicles on Monday and is expected to significantly reduce traffic in areas of north and northeast Delhi.

A Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) project, the bridge was constructed by the Delhi Tourism and Transport Development Corporation (DTTDC) at an expenditure of Rs. 1,518.37 crore.

Urjit Patel Gets CIC Notice

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued a show-cause notice to RBI governor Urjit Patel for "dishonouring" a Supreme Court judgment on disclosure of the wilful defaulters' list.

The CIC has also asked the Prime Minister's Office, the finance ministry and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to make public the letter of former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on bad loans.

Irked over the denial of information on disclosure of names of wilful defaulters who have taken bank loans of Rs. 50 crore and above by the RBI in spite of a Supreme Court order, the CIC has asked Patel to explain why a maximum penalty should not be imposed on him for dishonouring the court verdict.

MoUs Signed Between India and South Korea

India and South Korea signed MoUs on tourism and sport that will strengthen bilateral cooperation and lead to a wide range of exchanges between the two countries.

The two MoUs dovetail with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to enhance India's relations with Asia-Pacific countries under the 'Act East' policy and President Moon Jae-in's moves to boost bilateral relations under the 'New Southern Policy' that aims to bring Korea-India diplomatic ties up to the same level as those with the four major powers surrounding the Korean Peninsula (China, Japan, Russia and the United States).

Nov 04, 2018

Punjab's First Centre of Excellence

Punjab will have one of the seven centres of excellence for artificial intelligence at the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), Mohali, which will also offer services related to data analytics, audio visual graphics and Internet of Things (IoT).

TNA to Vote against Rajapaksa

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said that it will support a no-trust motion against newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, amid mounting pressure on President Maithripala Sirisena to let the suspended Parliament hold a vote.

Nov 03, 2018

Haryana Roadways Employees End Strike

Haryana Roadways employees have agreed to call off their strike after the Punjab and Haryana High Court intervened.

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Arun Palli asked the state government to take back all the suspended and dismissed employees immediately.

The employees have been on strike since October 16 to protest the state government's decision to hire 700 buses from private owners. There are about 19,000 employees in Haryana Roadways.

Women May be Able to Join Navy as Sailors

Women may be able to join the Indian Navy as sailors in the future, with their induction in the non-officer cadre figuring on the agenda of a top navy conference. Women currently serve the navy only as officers and number around 600 in the maritime force.

The only combat role open to women right now is serving on submarine hunter P-8I planes as observers who take the final decision on launching weapons from the US-built aircraft.

INS Viraat May Soon Turn into Museum

The Maharashtra cabinet approved converting the decommissioned warship, which served in the Indian Navy for nearly 30 years, into a museum.

INS Viraat was the last British-built ship serving in the Indian Navy. The ship was commissioned into Britain's Royal Navy in 1959 as HMS Hermes. Viraat was sold to India in 1987, and served the Navy in several crucial operations till 2016. It was decommissioned in 2017.

Tallest Statue of Buddhist Deity Chenrezig

Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling unveiled the tallest statue of Chenrezig, a manifestation of the Buddha, in the world.

The 135-feet (40 m) statue of Chenrezig is located at an elevation of 7,200 metres at Sangha Choeling.

The foundation stone was laid in 2009.

Uttarakhand High Court's New Chief Justice

Justice Ramesh Ranganathan has been sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.

Justice Ranganathan was the senior-most judge of the Hyderabad High Court before his appointment as the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand high court. He takes over from Justice K. M. Joseph who was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court earlier this year.

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