1.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Johannesburg from November 21 to 23 to attend the 20th G20 Leaders’ Summit hosted by South Africa, the Ministry of External Affairs said Wednesday.

2.Over 34.12 lakh farmers from Odisha have received the 21st instalment of the PM-Kisan scheme Wednesday, officials said.

3.Nitish Kumar took oath as chief minister for a record 10th time at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan November 20.

4.The Supreme Court Wednesday struck down key provisions of the 2021 Tribunals Reforms law related to appointment, tenure, and service conditions of tribunal members and presiding officers, saying “Parliament cannot simply override judicial decision by reenacting these” with minor tweaks.

5.‘123456’ has once again emerged as India’s most common password, topping the list for the second consecutive year, a new report said Wednesday.

6.Vigilance  arrested Superintendent of Excise, Keonjhar district and ASI-cum-OIC of Champua Excise Station, for accepting Rs 40,000 as bribe from a licensed liquor vendor for allowing him to run his business smoothly.

7.The Supreme Court Wednesday said it does not mind criticism of the judiciary but there should not be sweeping allegations of any kind.

8.Odisha plans to achieve 11GW of green energy capacity by 2030 and is supporting industries in adopting clean energy, Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo said.

9.The Gujarat cabinet Wednesday approved extended electricity supply hours for farmers in key districts to support Rabi season cultivation.

10.Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh Wednesday launched India’s first indigenous CRISPR-based gene therapy for sickle cell disease, which particularly affects the country’s tribal population.

11.Unidentified men allegedly posing as Income Tax officials intercepted a ATM cash van here and fled with about Rs 7 crore Wednesday, in what is said to be a first of its kind daylight robbery in recent time, police said.

12.The Supreme Court Wednesday made an appeal to all women without sons, daughters or husbands to make a will to avoid potential litigation disputes between their parents and inlaws.

13.Bangladesh’s High Court Thursday ordered India’s Adani Group not to proceed with its planned international arbitration in Singapore over the payment dispute with state-run Power Development Board (BPDB) until an investigation into its power supply deal is completed.

14.India, along with six other countries, “will shape the future growth of the city population” of the world as they are expected to add more than 500 million city residents between 2025 and 2050, the UN said.

15.Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi was knocked out of the FIDE World Cup, losing to Wei Yi of China 1.5-2.5 in the fi rst set of tiebreak games here Wednesday.