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India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military & Military Technical Cooperation begins

Defence minister Rajnath Singh will co-chair the 19th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military & Military Technical Cooperation in Moscow. He is expected to hold discussions with Defence Minister of Russian Federation-General Sergei Shoigu.

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Russia Capital-Moscow, Currency-Russian ruble/rouble.

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Biennial Commonwealth Law Ministers’ Conference begins in Colombo, Sri Lanka

The biennial Commonwealth Law Ministers’ Conference began in Colombo under the theme Equal Access to Justice & the Rule of Law. Union Minister for Law & Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad will be representing India at the conference. It will be held for 4 days.

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Commonwealth Secretary General- Patricia Scotland.

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Om Birla addresses 6th Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit of G20 Countries

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla addressed the 6th Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit of G20 Countries in Tokyo. The Inter-Parliamentary Union-oldest & largest parliamentary platform & the House of Councillors of the National Diet of Japan would host the summit.

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The G20 is made up of 19 countries & the European Union.

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Biggest US-Bangladesh Navy exercise starts in Chattogram

The 2nd phase of the US-Bangladesh Navy exercise named 'Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)- 2019' started in Chattogram, Bangladesh. It provides an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the operational activities of both the Navies.

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Exercise is being conducted from 4 to 7 November.

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Germany marks 30 years of Berlin Wall fall

Germany opened a week of festivities marking 3 decades since the fall of the Berlin Wall which was built in 1961 to stop an exodus from the eastern part of divided Germany to the West. On 11th November 1989, the 1st pieces of the wall were pulled down.

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Pressure on East German govt to relax rules lead to the fall.

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Finance Minister launches IT initiatives ICEDASH & ATITHI

Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled 2 IT Initiatives-ICEDASH & ATITHI for improved pace of customs clearance of imported goods & facilitating arriving international passengers. ICEDASH helps the public to know the daily Customs clearance times of import cargo.

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ATITHI-facilitate faster clearance by Customs at the airport.

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SC bans stubble burning in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana & western UP

The Supreme Court has banned stubble burning in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh in view of severe air pollution. It also banned all construction and demolition activities along with burning of garbage and waste in Delhi-NCR region.

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Penalty of 5000 Rs would be imposed for burning garbage & waste.

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National Tribal festival to be held from Nov 16 in New Delhi

15-day Aadi Mahotsav, National Tribal festival will be held in New Delhi from 16 November. The theme of the festival is a celebration of the spirit of tribal culture, craft, cuisine & commerce. Tribal artisans from 27 states will participate in the event.

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Union Minister of tribal affairs- Arjun Munda.

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International Boarding School Fair to be held in New Delhi on November 6

Linden Educational Services in collaboration with The Red Pen are hosting an International Boarding School Fair in New Delhi on 6th November. The event will have representatives from over 25 international boarding schools across the US, UK and Canada.

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Linden is a global boarding school admissions marketing firm.

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Rafael Nadal secures No 1 spot for eighth time in his career

Rafael Nadal is back to the world No. 1 for the eighth time in the ATP rankings. The Spaniard goes up one place to overtake Novak Djokovic even though the Serb sealed his fifth Paris Masters title with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Canadian Denis Shapovalov.

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ATP- Association of Tennis Professionals.

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Lakshya Sen wins SaarLorLux Open badminton tournament in Germany

India's Lakshya Sen has won the SaarLorLux Open badminton tournament at Saarbrucken in Germany. He defeated Sen Weng Hong Yang of China in the finals. Lakshya Sen from Uttarakhand had entered the final beating Kiran George in an all-Indian semi-final.

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His men’s singles world ranking is 51.

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India B lifts the Deodhar Trophy

India B lifted the Deodhar Trophy with a comprehensive 51-run win over India C in the final in Ranchi. Shubman Gill- who was captaining India C-became the youngest-known captain to lead a side in the finals of Deodhar Trophy breaking Virat Kohli’s record.

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Kohli had captained at the age of 21 while Gill is now at 20.

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5 November: World Tsunami Awareness Day

In December 2015 UN has designated 5 November as World Tsunami Awareness Day to raise tsunami awareness & share innovative approaches to risk reduction. 2019 day focuses on reducing disaster damage to critical infrastructure & disruption of basic services.

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2019 day promotes Target (d) of the "Sendai Seven Campaign".