Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: November 24, 2023
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for November 24, 2023
INDIA
- The Supreme Court lays down that the Governor holds no veto power over Bills.
- Tamil Nadu is set to launch a novel scheme Ungalai Thedi, Ungal Ooril (In your town, looking for you), to redress the grievances of the general public.
- CWRC directs Karnataka to ensure flow in the Cauvery to the tune of 3,216 cusecs for 38 days from November 24.
- Rescue operations at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi of Uttarakhand were delayed for hours as the drilling machine ran into an iron lattice girder.
- Fathima Beevi, first woman judge in the Supreme Court, passed away.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- India’s AI regulator could function like financial regulator SEBI: PMEAC member Sanjiv Sanyal.
- L&T Finance signs financing pact with ADB for USD 125 million to support rural borrowers.
WORLD
- WHO asks China for more info on rise in illnesses and pneumonia clusters.
- The party of anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders won a huge general election victory in the Netherlands.
- A U.S. warship patrolling the Red Sea intercepted multiple attack drones launched from Huthi-controlled areas in Yemen.
- A four-day ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas will begin on Friday morning.
SPORTS
- Cricket: India beat Australia by two wickets in the first T20I in the five-match T20I series opener.
- H.S. Prannoy, and pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered the quarterfinals in their respective events at the China Masters badminton tournament.
- Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has announced the conduct of the inaugural Khelo India Para Games in the Capital from December 10 to 17.