Top GKToday’s News Headlines- 20 November 2019
Here are the top News Headlines of 20 November 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.
National Current Affairs
- Avalanche hits Army patrol in Siachen Glacier; 4 soldiers, 2 porters killed
- NIA (National Investigation Agency) hosting first ‘CT-TTX’ (counter-terrorism table-top exercise) for the ‘Quad’ countries (India, the US, Japan and Australia) in New Delhi on November 21-22
- Google removes secessionist mobile application ‘2020 Sikh Referendum’ from its Play Store
- British naturalist & broadcaster Sir David Attenborough wins 2019 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development
- AP govt. hikes financial assistance to Christians for undertaking pilgrimage to Jerusalem and other Biblical places
JALLIANWALA BILL
- Parliament passes Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill 2019
- The bill removes the provision of having the Congress president as a permanent member in the trust that runs the Memorial
Economy & Business Current Affairs
- owned banks reported frauds of over Rs 95,700 crore in the first 6 months of 2019-20: Finance Minister
- GRSE (Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers) delivers FPV (Fast Patrol Vessel) ICGS ‘Amrit Kaur’ to Indian Coast Guard
- IRCTC, Karnataka sign agreement to restart Golden Chariot luxury train from March 2020
- Lenovo launches ThinkBook laptops for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)
- Infosys tops Rs 10,000-crore exports in 2018-19, recognised as IT Ratna of Karnataka by Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
- Visakhapatnam Police launch robot CYBIRA that can automatically take complaints
- Second edition of South Asia Safety Summit held in New Delhi
International Current Affairs
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pays floral tributes to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at the Indian National Army (INA) Memorial in Singapore
- US backs Israel’s right to build settlements in occupied West Bank in the Palestinian territories
- Pakistan lifts ban on the postal mail services with India that were imposed in August
- World Toilet Day observed on November 19, 2019 with its theme as ‘Leaving No One Behind’
Sports Current Affairs
- ITF announces Kazakhstan’s capital Nur-Sultan as venue for India-Pakistan Asia/Oceania Group 1 Tie of Davis Cup tennis on November 29-30