Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: November 1, 2023
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for November 1, 2023
INDIA
- Politicians and journalists say they received alerts from the tech giant Apple that their devices were being targeted by ‘state-sponsored attackers’.
- Tamil Nadu moves Supreme Court against Governor Ravi over delay in clearing Bills.
- The National Medical Commission (NMC), is all set to launch its “one nation, one registration platform”.
- India, along with other South Asian and South East Asian countries, will choose between candidates from Bangladesh and Nepal for the post of WHO Regional Director.
- The Indian Air Force (IAF), phased out one more MiG-21 fighter squadron, the No. 4 squadron based at Uttarlai, and is re-equipping it with SU-30MKIs.
- The Army’s Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand successfully carried out inaugural firing of 70 mm rockets and 20 mm turret guns.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- Supreme Court flags possibility of electoral bonds being used to trade favours.
- India’s gross tax receipts, comprising both direct and indirect taxes, increased by 16.3 per cent to Rs 16.19 trillion on an annual basis in the first half of 2023–24.
- Ministry of corporate affairs brought into force a provision to allow certain public companies to issue a class of securities for listing on foreign bourses.
WORLD
- Canada bans WeChat app and Kaspersky on government phones.
- 50 people were killed in Israeli air strike on refugee camp in Gaza.
- China is set to build new Sri Lanka refinery as rival bidder pulls out.
SPORTS
- Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets and recorded its third victory to stay in the World Cup semifinal race.
- Lionel Messi won the eighth Ballon d’Or of his career, while Spain’s World Cup-winning star Aitana Bonmati took the women’s prize.
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