National

Global Professional Accountants Convention

• Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar will inaugurate the Global Professional Accountants Convention at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.

Yom-e-Fateh

• In Ladakh, the Kargil Sentinel Brigade, in collaboration with the District Administration of Kargil, organized the Yom-e-Fateh Platinum Jubilee celebration at Khree Sultan Choo Sports Stadium in Kargil.
• The event commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of Kargil by the Indian Army.

Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan

• An MoU was signed between the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment and the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan in New Delhi.

International

India and Lithuania

• India and Lithuania held a meeting to strengthen maritime bilateral relations in New Delhi.
• The meeting was held between Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, ShantanuThakur and the Vice Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Ejidijus Meilunas.

Afghanistan Embassy Closure

• Embassy of Afghanistan has announced permanent closure of its diplomatic mission in New Delhi.

World Bank and Bangladesh

• World Bank and Bangladesh signed five financing agreements worth over $1.1 billion to help the country achieve resilient and inclusive growth.

Single-site Solar Power Plant

• United Arab Emirates has inaugurated the world's largest single-site solar power plant ahead of the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28).

 Art & Culture

Sant Mirabai

• PM Narendra Modi released a commemorative stamp and coin in honour of Sant Mirabai.
• Sant Mirabai is one of the famous Hindu mystic poetess of 16th century and a great devotee of lord Krishna.

Sports

IBA Junior World Championships

• Indian Junior Boxing contingent will start campaign at IBA Junior World Championships in Yerevan, Armenia.

World Wushu Championship

• Roshibina Devi, Kushal Kumar, and Chavi won medals at the recently held 16th World Wushu Championship in the USA.

Para Asian Archery Championships

• PM Narendra Modi has congratulated the Indian Para Archery team for its best-ever performance at the Para Asian Archery Championships in Bangkok.

National sub-junior boys’ billiards title

• Mayur Garg won National sub-junior boys’ billiards title in the 90th National billiards and snooker championships.

National Squash Championships

• Velavan Senthilkumar (Tamil Nadu) and Anahat Singh (Delhi) won their maiden men’s and women’s National titles at the 79th National Squash Championships.

 Person in News

Justice M. Fathima Beevi

• Justice M. Fathima Beevi, the first female Judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India, passed away at the age of 96 in Kollam in Kerala.
• As a Supreme Court judge, she became the first Muslim woman in the higher judiciary and the first woman to become a Supreme Court Justice in an Asian country.

Geert Wilders

• Geert Wilders has registered a stunning victory in the elections in Netherlands.

 Miscellaneous

Martyrdom Day of Guru Teg Bahadur

• Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day is observed every year on 24 November.
• The ninth Guru of the Sikhs stood up against the Mughals, and was executed on the orders of Aurangzeb in 1675.