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ICC Men's T-20 Cricket World Cup: Australia lifts ICC T-20 World Cup trophy, beats New Zealand by 8 wickets

In T-20 WORLD CUP Cricket, Australia lifted their maiden T20 World Cup title as they defeated New Zealand in the final by 8 wickets at Dubai International stadium tonight. Chasing a victory target of 173, Australia won the game with 7 balls to spare. They made 173 for the loss of 2 wickets.

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David Warner was declared Player of the series

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RBI Asks Select Non-Banking Finance Companies To Appoint Ombudsman

Reserve Bank of India has directed Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) to appoint an Internal Ombudsman within 6 months.

Deposit-taking NBFCs with more than 10 branches and non-deposit-taking NBFCs with an asset size of a minimum of 5 thousand Crore rupees have been asked to appoint an internal ombudsman within 6 months.

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Renowned Hindi author Mannu Bhandari passes away at 90

Renowned Hindi author Mannu Bhandari passed away at Narayana hospital in Gurugram, Haryana. She was 90 years old.

Aapka Bunty, Mahabhoj, and Yahi Sach Hai are some of her works in Hindi. Her famous novel 'Yahi Sach Hai' was adapted into a movie, 'Rajnigandha', in 1974.

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6th-edition of Indo-France joint military exercise 'EX-SHAKTI 2021' begins at French port town of Frejus

6th edition of Indo France joint military exercise 'EX-SHAKTI 2021' is being conducted at the French port town of Frejus. The 12-day long bilateral exercise is to be held b/w 15th to 26th of Nov'21.

A platoon strength of a Gorkha Rifles Infantry Battalion is representing the Indian Army in this 12-day bilateral exercise.

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India & France:
Exercise GARUDA with Indian Airforce, Exercise VARUNA with Indian Navy

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Three-day 'Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv' to be held in Jhansi

3-day Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv will be held in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.

19th of November is the Birth Anniversary of Rani Lakshmi Bai, the epitome of bravery and courage and a great National icon of Rashtra Raksha and India’s Independence struggle.

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Karnataka Bank launches premium product for SME businesses

Mangaluru-headquartered private sector lender has kicked off a CASA campaign (current account/savings account) campaign and launched a new KBL Current Account–Premium scheme targeting small and medium entrepreneurs.

The scheme allows customers to have a new current account by maintaining a monthly average balance of Rs 25,000 and avail a host of premium facilities

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F1 | Lewis Hamilton ends 'hardest weekend' with stunning win at Brazilian Grand Prix

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton ended “the hardest weekend I’ve had” with a stunning victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix and gained momentum in his Formula One title fight with Red Bull driver Max Verstappen.

Hamilton, a 7-time world champion, beat Verstappen despite starting from 10th position on the grid due to a penalty

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Verstappen, the winner of the race's previous edition in 2019, finished second

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International Day for Tolerance | 16 November

November 16 commemorates the International Day of Tolerance, every year. This is a UN declared day that aims at creating public awareness on the dangers of intolerance.

Theme 2021: ‘Tolerance is respect, acceptance, and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world’s cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human’.

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UN had declared a Year for Tolerance to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi’s in 1995

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First Indian Contingent Arrives In Antarctica For 41st Scientific Expedition

India has successfully launched the 41st scientific expedition to Antarctica with the arrival of the first batch of its contingent at the southern white continent.

The first batch comprising 23 scientists and support staff reached the Indian Antarctic station, Maitri, as per Ministry of Earth Sciences

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Indian Antarctic programme, which began in 1981, has completed 40 scientific expeditions

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National Press Day is celebrated every year on November 16

National Press Day is observed on November 16th every year to acknowledge and honor the Press Council of India, a statutory and quasi-judicial establishment. The day marks the presence of an independent and responsible press in India. First Press Commission 1956 envisioned a committee to protect the ethics of journalism

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Press Council of India was instituted on November 16, 1966