1.Bollywood has lost one of its greatest icons, Dharmendra, who passed away at the age of 89 in Mumbai .

2.President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to address the Odisha Legislative Assembly on the opening day of its fifth session of the 17th Assembly, which will begin on November 27.

3.Noted Odia music composer Abhijit Majumdar, who has been under treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar for the past two months, has been shifted from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to the Medicine Ward.

4.A high-intensity explosion ripped through a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station Monday evening, killing at least eight people and gutting several vehicles, officials said.

5.Refuting Biju Janata Dal’s (BJD’s) allegations, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) RS Gopalan Monday said no Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were covertly moved from Ganjam district to Nuapada November 9 ahead of the byelection to the constituency.

6.DNA testing cannot be ordered in a routine manner and must be subject to stringent safeguards to protect the dignity of individuals and the legitimacy of children born during the wedlock, the Supreme Court said Monday.

7.Chief Justice of India BR Gavai Monday flagged the dangers of artificial intelligence, citing a morphed video circulating on social media that falsely depicted a shoe-throwing incident in his courtroom.

8.The mercury dropped below 15 degrees Celsius at more than 10 places in Odisha Monday.

9.Odia poet and writer Suryasnata Tripathy has been selected for the SOA Yuva Sahitya Puraskar 2025, which will be presented during the valedictory session of the 3rd SOA Literary Festival at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) University here November 30.

10.Arya Rajendran, one of India's youngest Mayors, bid an emotional farewell as she vacated the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation chair on Monday following the announcement of local body elections by the State Election Commission.

11.The Supreme Court Monday sought the response of the Centre to examine a plea seeking implementation of the 2023 Nari Shakti Vandan Act which reserves onethird seats for women in the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies.

12.Singing the “Vande Mataram” will be made compulsory in every school and educational institution of the state, Uttar Pradesh.

13.Pakistan’s Senate, the upper house of parliament, Monday gave a nod to the controversial 27th Constitutional Amendment to create a new post of Chief of Defence Forces and set up a constitutional court.

14.Paytm (One 97 Communications Ltd), India's full-stack merchant payments leader serving MSMEs and enterprises, has launched a fully redesigned version of its flagship app, integrating artificial intelligence-driven features to streamline and personalise everyday transactions for its users.

15.Rupee depreciates 8 paise to settle at 88.73 against the US dollar in a muted session, weighed down by elevated crude oil prices.