News Capsule for The Month of November 2024
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Kerala
- Indian Railways revises timings of trains in Kerala.
- Yet another case was filed against Suresh Gopi on the same day; this was for ‘derogatory remarks’ on the Kerala CM.
- Protest brewing against restrictions on the number of pilgrims at Kerala's Sabarimala temple.
- Kerala Chief Minister writes to Ashwini Vaishnaw after the Shoranur railway accident.
- Kochi Corporation Limit expansion comes under the review of the Panchayati Raj Ministery.
- A record 11 outsiders in Kerala's key by-election in Wayanad.
- The Palakkad and Chelakkara By-elections were also held.
- Dry Day Law hurts tourism industry claims Tourism secretary.
- Centre approached for funding Kochi Metro underground stretched near the Airport as part of Phase III.
- 'Breaking Solidarity': Kerala IAS Officer Suspended Over 'Hindu Officers' WhatsApp Group After Police Debunk His 'Phone Hack' Claim
- Kochi's IURWTS Project: Majority of Canals Not Navigable Due to Rail Bridges.
- Kannur Collector Arun Bans Media Coverage of Kannur Panchayat Election.
- The Travancore Dewaswom Board unveils Special Guidelines for the Pilgrimage Section.
- IAS officers' row: Kerala govt suspends K Gopalakrishnan, N Prasanth.
- BJP leader Sandeep Warrier quits BJP and arrives in Congress.
- Right-wing media glorifying Sandeep Varier's Cong entry: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan.
- Kochi's famous harbour bridge to be shut for renovation.
India
- AAP releases first list of 11 candidates for Delhi Assembly elections.
- The counting for Mizoram Assembly Elections has been postponed to December 4th.
- WAQF Board Claimed 53 ASI Sites in State.
- UP CM faced death threats in Mumbai.
- Kannada Film Director Guru Prasad found dead.
- Police launched an extensive search at Kerala railway stations after the bomb threat.
- Lokayukta police summon Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah for questioning in the MUDA case.
- Protest brewing against restrictions on the number of pilgrims at Kerala's Sabarimala temple.
- Sexual harassment cases cannot be quashed on grounds of compromise: Supreme Court.
- CJI DY Chandrachud spends his last day as CJI.
- Delhi surpasses Lahore, and becomes the world's most polluted city as AQI reaches 418.
- After Restoring 35 Lakes In Bengaluru, 'Lake Man Of India' Turns Towards Himachal's Dal Lake.
- PM Modi to Receive Dominica's Highest National Honour at India-Caricom Summit in Guyana
- AFSPA Imposed In New Areas Of Manipur Amid Fresh Violence.
- In Maharashtra, PM Narendra Modi mocks MVA: 'This Aghadi's gaadi lacks wheels, brakes'.
- 4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Gujarat, tremors felt in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar.
- Ex-AAP leader Kailash Gehlot joins BJP, says move not under 'ED pressure'.
- JCB fined Rs 45 lakh for removing soil; mosque authorities in charge of Kabristan land excluded from punishment.
- Anil Deshmukh was injured after stones were thrown at his car in Maharashtra.
- Savarkar defamation case: Pune court summons Rahul Gandhi on December 2.
- Centre, state have failed to ensure safety: RSS & ABVP on Manipur violence.
- Voting for single-phase Maharashtra was completed along with the two-stage voting in Jharkhand.
- Poll Body Action Against UP Cops For Violating Guidelines During Bypolls.
- Work from home allowed for 50% of Delhi govt employees due to air pollution.
- CBSE Releases Examination Schedule For Class X and XII, Exams To Begin From Feb 15.
- AAP leader Kailash Gehlot joined BJP a day after leaving AAP.
- 'Maharashtra is going into Adani's pocket': Sanjay Raut claims BJP conspiracy, says poll results manipulated.
- The public chooses unity over divisive 'tukde-tukde' gang: BJP's Tarun Chug.
- NDA sweeps Bihar, Assam; Priyanka Gandhi wins Wayanad.
- Congress seeks discussion on Adani, Manipur in Parliament's winter session.
- Winter Session of Parliament begins.
- Hemant Sorens takes oath as Jharkhand CM on November 28.
- Supreme Court rejects PILs to delete 'secular', 'socialist' from Constitution's Preamble.
- Those Rejected By Public 80-90 Times Trying To Control Parliament: PM Modi Attacks Opposition.
- The UK unveils the Indo-Pacific Policy.
- Priyanka Gandhi takes oath as MP and joins Rahul and Sonia in Parliament as the third MP from the Gandhi family.
- Earthquake in Jammu and Kashmir: Quake of Magnitude 5.8 on Richter Scale Jolts Valley, Triggers Panic Among People.
- Out of power for a long, Opposition conspiring against country says PM Modi.
- Rains predicted across South India over Cyclone Fengal.
- Over 200 Two-Wheelers Gutted In Massive Fire At Varanasi Railway Station; Terrifying Visuals Surface.
- 'Ready to review concerns': EC invites Cong to discuss Maharashtra election results.
- 2 govt employees sacked in J&K, takes number of terminations without hearing to 76; PDP says 'brazen overreach'.
- More than 200 killed in Valencia floods as torrential rain hits another Spain region.
- Canada ends Fast Track Programme for International Student Visas.
- Houthis strike shipping lanes again forcing the US to bomb them.
- 35 killed after car ploughs into crowds outside a sports centre in the Chinese city, police say.
- Putin signs into law a mutual defence treaty with North Korea.
- Nirmala Sitharaman dubs patriarchy a ‘Leftist concept’, and cites Indira Gandhi.
- Barron Trump stuns NYU friends with a surprising answer when asked who he voted for.
- SC dismisses plea to mandate doctors to specify drugs' side effects to patients.
- Serbia's PM S Vucic claims Musk was there on his call to Trump.
- Sri Lanka hands NPP historic super-majority, backing Dissanayake’s reform agenda.
- India keeps $100B trade target with Russia by 2030.
- Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's NPP wins the majority in the General Election 2024.
- Nigeria honours PM Narendra Modi with the 'Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger' award.
- Brazil’s Bolsonaro and allies indicted in 2022 coup plot probe.
- Colombian Congress votes to end child marriages after 17-year-long campaign.
- President Joe Biden's administration has lifted restrictions that had blocked Ukraine from using U.S.-provided weapons to strike deep into Russian territory.
- G20 Summit held in Rio de Janeiro.
- Ukraine fired Shadow Storm missiles in Russia after the red lines changed.
- Ukraine claims Russia fired an ICBM in Ukraine.
- Russia changes its nuclear doctrine as a response to Ukraine's actions.
- Putin confirms Russia fired experimental ballistic missile Oreshnik on Ukraine, warns the West.
- 'WWIII has officially begun': Ukraine's ex-commander makes chilling claims.
- Trump’s hush money sentencing is postponed indefinitely, judge says.
- Tennessee's ban on medication and treatments for transgender youth goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 4.
- Mossad investigating the disappearance of a rabbi in Abu Dhabi in a potential terror incident, the Israeli PM's office says.
- 32 killed in sectarian violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan 2nd highest number of deaths in the past 48 hours.
- 'A 'mini India' exists in Guyana': PM Modi lauds Indian diaspora's achievements in 'Mann Ki Baat'.
- Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith's request to dismiss the charges against Trump was expected after he won the presidential election.
- Russia's Security Chief met Taliban Officials.
- Iskon's Priest Chinmoy Krishna Das was arrested in Bangladesh.
- Iskon issues a statement on troubling concerns in Bangladesh.
- Indian culture resonates globally: PM Modi.
- Putin Calls Trump 'Intelligent Politician', Says He's 'Not Safe' After Assassination Attempts.
- 'Concerned Over Surge In Extremist Rhetoric': India On Violence In Bangladesh.
- Russian airstrikes hit Syria for the first time since 2016 as jihadists enter Aleppo.
- Syrian Army withdraws from Aleppo after Rebel Assault.
- Rebels announce successful capture of Aleppo and they proceed towards Hama.
- Israel backs Adani on US bribery allegations, says support for investments stands strong.
- Russian airstrikes hit Syria for the first time since 2016 as jihadists enter Aleppo.
US Elections 2024
- Today, a razor-thin contest comes down for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
- The differences in votes and views between men and women have widened, USA TODAY/Suffolk polls Poll finds.
- Harris, Trump scramble for votes in frenzied final push.
- Republicans asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a dispute over "naked ballots."
- Pennsylvania election officials review challenges to 4,300 mail-in ballot applications.
- Donald Trump to become the 47th President of the US, 312-226 against Kamala. The election was projected on the election night itself by all the media houses.
- All the seven swing states have been won by Trump.
- Officials expect demonstrations targeting the electoral certification process.
- Republican Party sweeps The House of Representatives and the Senate.
- Congratulations poured in from across the world.
- Democratic Party implodes over the loss of Kamala Harris, Senate and House.
- 'Let's Work For...': PM Modi Congratulates 'Friend' Donald Trump On US Poll Victory
- Trump's Campaign claims Project 2025 would be implemented.
- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is reportedly considering appointing Vivek Ramaswamy to replace JD Vance in the Senate.
- Trump's presidencies will bookend Biden's sole White House term.
- Trump taps Mike Huckabee to be US ambassador to Israel.
- Federal judge strikes down Biden immigration policy shielding select undocumented spouses of US citizens from deportation.
- Jimmy Kimmel and Elon Musk trade barbs over US election outcomes.
- Trump appoints Elon Musk to lead the Department of Government Efficiency along with Vivek Ramaswamy.
- Republicans win House and Senate control in a major boost for Trump's agenda.
- John Thune defeated John Cornyn and Rick Scott for Senate Majority Leader.
- Trump expected to call for mass firings in the Pentagon.
- Democrats called for the House Ethics Committee to "preserve and share" findings from its investigation into Trump's AG nominee Rep. Matt Gaetz.
- Alaska state house flipped by Democrats.
- A lawyer for Hegseth said the Fox News host was a "blackmail" victim.
- Elon Musk's SpaceX launches ISRO's communication satellite GSAT-N2 into space.
- Trump's AG Pick Gaetz dropped out amid sexual misconduct scandal
- US Universities Urge Foreign Students To Return Ahead Of Trump's Swearing-In.
Israel-Palestine and the Middle East
- Israel launches commando operation in Lebanon, captures key Hezbollah member alive.
- Netanyahu fires Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
- Israeli PM Netanyahu's residence was targeted with flash bombs.
- Netanyahu Confirms He Okayed Pager Attacks That Killed Nearly 40 In Lebanon.
- US and France announced ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah.
Technology
- Trivandrum Airport closed for five hours for the 'Alpassi Arattu' procession of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple.
- Kerala to launch its first Sea Plane Service from Kochi to Mattupetty Dam.
- Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviews rail projects in Kerala.
- NSE Launches New Mobile App & Multi-Language Website Expansion To Foster Investor Inclusivity.
- Read more at: https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/thiruvananthapuram-airport-to-close-runways-for-five-hours-on-november-ninth-1.10041985
- OpenAI released the ChatGPT Search Engine to take on Google.
- PM Modi's aircraft experiences technical snag at Deoghar airport, delaying return to Delhi
- Reliance and Disney complete the merger to form India's largest entertainment joint venture.
- 2 Water Metro Boats Collide In Kochi, Passengers Unhurt. Water Metro boats collide in Fort Kochi, and KMRL announces the probe.
- Kerala IAS officer says phone hacked, religious WhatsApp groups created without consent.
- Kundannoor-Thevara bridge is scheduled to reopen for traffic this month.
- Kochi Water Metro to launch service to Mattanchery and Willingon Island.
- One was killed, two were injured in a blast at the IOCL refinery in Vadodara.
- Bitcoin reaches $80,000 for first time on optimism over Donald Trump.
- Centre approached for funding Kochi Metro underground stretched near Airpoty Phase III.
- Cash, property for pregnancy arrangement: Facebook scam lures jobless men.
- SpaceX launches ISRO's communication satellite GSAT-N2 into space.
- US government calls for the breakup of Google and Chrome in major antitrust action.
- COP-29 held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- EU says Bluesky is violating information disclosure rules.
- France's Macron reaffirms support for Ukraine in a call with Zelenskiy.
- Australia passes a law to ban social media for children below 16.
Business and Finance
- Elon Musk loses bid to dismiss ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal's severance lawsuit.
- Federal Bank buys 1.1 lakh square feet of Office Space in Mumbai's Wadala.
- Semiconductor Industry in India To Create 1 Million Jobs by 2026: Report.
- Bitcoin reaches $80,000 for first time on optimism over Donald Trump.
- Money laundering case: Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal gets medical bail.
- Vistara Airlines merges with Air India.
- SBI report suggests that the Rupee will depreciate Rs 8-10 vs the USD under Trump Administration.
- Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, already father to over 100 children, offers free IVF to women using his sperm.
- Karnataka Cabinet clears bill to increase labour welfare corpus fund.
- Air India to restrict Halal meat overflight.
- Swiggy shares debut on NSE at Rs 420 apiece, nearly an 8% premium over the IPO price.
- Reliance and Disney completed the merger to form India's largest entertainment joint venture.
- Developing Countries Reject $300 B Climate Finance Deal.
- US DoJ issues an Arrest Warrant against Gautam Adani in the Bribery Case.
- Trump calls for 25% Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.
- He also called for 100% Tariffs on BRICS countries for de-dollarisation.
- Centre sanctions Rs 1,050 cr for Wayanad landslide rehabilitation.
- Legal matter involving private firms, US justice department: India responds to charges against Adani.
- Eva becomes the first pet to land at Kochi Airport.
- Bangladesh freezes Bank accounts of Arrested Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das.
- Sanju returns to captain Team Kerala in Syed Mushtaq T20.
- Kerala Govt. requests Messi led Argentina to play in Kerala in 2025.
- KL Rahul Loses Cool After Getting Dismissed, DRS Under Scanner For Controversial Call During AUS vs IND 1st Test; Video.
- Jay Shah will assume office as ICC chairman shortly (December 2024).
- Rohit Sharma lauds India-Australia cricket bond in Australian Parliament.
- PCB is open to a hybrid model for next year's ICC Champions Trophy, hoping to host matches in UAE amid India's refusal to play in Pakistan.
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