EWS Quota Verdict, COP27: Parties agree to introduce Loss and Damage funding, Kathy Griffin’s Twitter account suspended: Top headlines | Let's Catch Up 7th November 2022

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is heading to Russia for a two-day bilateral visit. 
• Elon Musk's Twitter calls back some of the fired employees, says they got laid off 'by mistake',  reports Bloomberg.
• The North Korean military has described the recent US-South Korean military exercises as an "open provocation and dangerous war drill" and has threatened to respond to them with "sustained, resolute, and overwhelming" military actions.
• For the first time since the adoption of the UN climate convention, Parties have agreed to introduce Loss and Damage funding as an agenda item at the climate conference.
• Florida celebrates 13th edition on the Annual Day of the Dead. On this Mexican holiday, people celebrate the lives of their deceased and encourage their souls to visit them.
• A fire broke out in a high-rise skyscraper near Burj Khalifa in Dubai’s Downtown on Monday. 

 

NATIONAL NEWS

• Indian Railways started the trial run of to be launched Chennai-Mysore Vande Bharat Express from Chennai’s MG Ramachandran Central Railway station.
• BJP on Sunday received a shot in the arm in the bypolls to seven assembly constituencies in six states — it retained the three seats that it had in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha, and wrested one from the Congress in Haryana.
• The Supreme Court Monday upheld by a 3:2 majority, the 103rd amendment to the Constitution introducing a 10 per cent reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in admissions to educational institutions and government jobs.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the logo, theme, and website of India’s G20 Presidency through video conferencing tomorrow.
• India will participate in the World Travel Market (WTM) 2022 in London today which is one of the largest international travel exhibitions.
• The Supreme Court on Monday held that public interest petitions filed against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren seeking a CBI probe into allegations of money laundering is not maintainable.
• Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday over his government's 2016 demonetisation move, saying the PM is yet to acknowledge this "epic failure" that led to the "fall of the economy".
• Gujarat High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the Morbi bridge collapse incident on Monday.
• SC seeks replies of UP govt, ECI on plea of SP leader Azam Khan against disqualification

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

• Comedian Kathy Griffin becomes the latest Twitter casualty, as her account got suspended after Twitter CEO Elon Musk rolled out that handles engaged in ‘impersonation’ without clearly specifying “parody” will be suspended permanently.
• Prabhas-starrer 'Adipurush' gets new release date, Om Raut says 'need more time' after VFX backlash, The film will now release in June 2023, instead of January
• Two megastars Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam are all set to join hands for a film, after 35 years! On the occasion of his birthday, Kamal Haasan took to social media to announce the news.

SPORTS NEWS

• Star batter Virat Kohli on Monday named as the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for October following a series of stellar performances during India’s charge to the T20 World Cup semifinals in Australia.
• India thrashed Zimbabwe by 71 runs in their final Super 12 clash on Sunday (November 06) to top Group 2 and book a semi-final clash against England in T20 World Cup 2022.

STOCK MARKET

• Closing Bell: Sensex gains over 200 pts, Nifty ends around 18,200; PSU Banks, metals, autos top gainers. Stock Market Updates: Heavy buying seen in PSU Bank stocks, while selling was seen in pharma stocks
• Britannia, SBI, Adani Enterpris, BPCL, Eicher Motors were top gainers in the nifty today ,The losers included - Asian Paints, Bajaj Finserv, Sun Pharma, Titan Company, Kotak Mahindra