Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: November 19, 2023

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Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for November 19, 2023

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.

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.

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.

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.