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1.The government Thursday initiated the process to appoint the next Chief Justice of India (CJI) as incumbent BR Gavai demits office November 23. Justice Surya Kant is the seniormost judge after the CJI and is next to become the head of the Indian judiciary.
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2.The Delhi High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a man accused of raping a 17-year old girl while rejecting his contention that both were friends, saying friendship does not give licence to rape the victim repeatedly, confine her, or beat her mercilessly.
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3. The Union Territory of Ladakh is hosting the highest population of about 477 snow leopards out of a total of 718 across India.
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4.Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, will attend the 84th annual session of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC) scheduled to be held here from November 7 to 10.
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5.The Opposition INDIA bloc declared RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav its chief ministerial candidate for the Bihar Assembly polls.
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6.US President Donald Trump hit Russia’s two biggest oil companies with sanctions in a sharp policy shift on Moscow’s war in Ukraine, prompting global oil prices to rise by 5 per cent and India to consider cutting Russian imports.
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7.Vedanta Group will invest Rs 1 lakh crore in Odisha, creating over one lakh employment opportunities.
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8.The Odisha Urban Conclave 2025, a flagship two-day event hosted by the Housing & Urban Development department, was inaugurated Thursday here with the vision of steering Odisha’s cities towards a smarter, inclusive, and sustainable urban future.
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9.In a massive crackdown against illegal horns used by vehicles, the Commissionerate Police removed pressure horns from as many as 62 buses in the Capital city and collected penalties to the tune of Rs31,000.
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10.The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has issued a strong advisory urging citizens to prioritise safety over social media stunts and strictly adhere to railway rules during the festive season.
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11.The Delhi government mopped up about Rs600 crore in excise revenue from the sale of liquor from retail stores run by its corporations during Diwali.
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12.Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta Thursday said the city is set to witness its first-ever artificial rain through cloud seeding as preparations for the ambitious pollution-control initiative have been completed.
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13.The defence ministry Thursday cleared proposals to procure weapons and military hardware worth Rs 79,000 crore, including Nag missiles, amphibious warfare ships and electronic intelligence and surveillance systems, to boost the combat capabilities of the three services.
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14.The SIT probing the alleged 'vote chori' (vote theft) in Aland assembly segment in 2023 Assembly elections in Karnataka has discovered that “attempts” were made to delete names from the voters list and zeroed in on at least six suspects involved in the scam.
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15.Smriti Mandhana (105) and Pratika Rawal (122) struck regal hundreds as a reinvigorated India outclassed New Zealand by a sumptuous 53-run margin to power-walk into the Women's World Cup semi-fi nals here Thursday.