Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: November 19, 2023
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for November 19, 2023
INDIA
- The Tamil Nadu Assembly, in a Special Session, again passed 10 Bills for which Governor R.N. Ravi had earlier withheld assent.
- Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bagged the SKOCH National Award – 2023 for its ₹1 crore accident relief Sarige Suraksha Insurance Scheme.
- FSSAI launched the Food Safety Compliance System (FoSCoS) portal in multiple regional languages.
- Tamil writer Perumal Murugan has won the coveted JCB Prize for Literature for his novel, Fire Bird, an English translation of his Tamil novel Aalandapatchi.
- Uttar Pradesh government has banned labelling halal on eatables such as dairy products, sugar, bakery items, peppermint oil, savouries and edible oil.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) S. Venkitaramanan (92), passed away.
- Multilateral development banks’ reforms are incomplete without similar reforms at IMF: Niti Aayog’s Suman Bery.
- India’s import of personal computers, including laptops and tablets, shot up in September by 42 per cent to USD 715 million.
WORLD
- Nicaragua’s Sheynnis Palacios has been crowned Miss Universe for the year 2023.
- Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu requests India to withdraw military personnel.
- U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador pledged to work together to tackle the fentanyl and migration crises.
- SpaceX’s Starship makes progress as booster separated from the spaceship, but both exploded.
SPORTS
- Football: Kylian Mbappé scored a hat trick as France defeated Gibraltar 14-0 at Euro 2024 Qualifiers.
- Tennis ATP Finals 2023: Djokovic defeats Alcaraz to set up title match against Jannik Sinner.
- Football Euro 2024 Qualifiers: Netherlands, Switzerland, Romania teams qualify.
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