Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: November 27, 2023
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for November 27, 2023
INDIA
- Uttarkashi: Rescuers began vertical drilling above the tunnel and has set a 100-hour target.
- Union Health Ministry directed the State governments to closely monitor cases of influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory illness (SARI).
- V.K. Pandian, the Tamil Nadu born former IAS officer and closest aide of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, formally joined the Biju Janata Dal.
- President Droupadi Murmu called for the setting up of an all-India judicial service.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the World Climate Action Summit (WCAS) in Dubai.
- Uttar Pradesh government has given outlet chains, retailers and department stores 15 days to withdraw any halal-certified food items.
- Union Government has decided to rename the existing Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs) as ‘Ayushman Arogya Mandir’.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- SEBI will look into the high valuation of IPOs: Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch.
- LIC is exploring possibility of setting up fintech arm says, Chairman Mohanty
WORLD
- Hamas militants freed 17 more hostages, including 14 Israelis, in a third set of releases under a cease-fire deal.
- Respiratory illnesses is caused by the flu and other known pathogens and not by a novel virus: China.
- An ethnic minority armed group in Myanmar has seized control from the country’s ruling junta of a border crossing to China.
SPORTS
- India beats Australia by 44 runs in the second T20I match and takes a 2-0 lead.
- Verstappen clinches 19th win of F1 season in the Abu Dhabi GP.
- Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur unveiled ‘Ujjwala’ – a sparrow, as the mascot for the Khelo India Para Games 2023.
- Ramkumar Ramanathan beats national champion Siddharth Vishwakarma in the final of the $25,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament.
- Badminton: Satwik-Chirag duo loses to Liang-Wang in China Masters 2023 final.
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