National News

Explosion near Red Fort

• On 10 November 2025, around 7 PM, a powerful explosion occurred in a Hyundai i20 car near Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station in New Delhi. The blast resulted in the death of 9 people and left several others injured.

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State News

107th Anniversary of the End of World War I

• The 107th anniversary of the end of World War I was observed in Puducherry. This day is also known as “Armistice Day” or “Vigil Day.”
• The commemorative event was jointly organized by the Government of Puducherry and the Consulate General of France.
• On 11 November 1918, an armistice agreement was signed between the Allied Powers and Germany to end hostilities, marking the conclusion of World War I.

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Inauguration of Vengalayapalem Pond

• The Union Minister of Rural Development, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, inaugurated the Vengalayapalem Pond spread over 21 acres in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh.

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International News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Visit to Bhutan

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to Bhutan to participate in the 70th birthday celebrations of Bhutan’s Fourth King Jigme Singye Wangchuck.
• Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay warmly welcomed him at the Paro International Airport.
• During the visit, Prime Minister Modi and Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck will jointly inaugurate the 1,020 MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydropower Project.

Bhutan:

9th Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between India and Chile

• The 9th round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between India and Chile was held on 10 November 2025 in Santiago, Chile.
• Both sides agreed to expedite and finalize the ongoing negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
• The meeting was co-chaired by P. Kumaran, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs of India, and Rodrigo Olsen, Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile.

Chile:

AI Data Center on Christmas Island

• Google will establish a large Artificial Intelligence (AI) data center on Christmas Island, located in the Indian Ocean under Australian territory.
• This project is part of the cloud computing agreement signed last year between Google and the Australian Department of Defence.

Reports and Indexes

42nd Monthly Report of DARPG

• The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) released the 42nd Monthly Report on the performance of Central Ministries and Departments under the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) for the month of October 2025.

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Economy and Banking

Inauguration of DPSU building

• Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the newly constructed DPSU Bhawan at World Trade Centre, Nauroji Nagar, New Delhi on 10 November 2025 and chaired a comprehensive review meeting of Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs).
• Four DPSUs – Munitions India Limited (MIL), Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL), India Optel Limited (IOL) and Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) were conferred with Miniratna (Category-I) status at the meeting.

Important agreements

Agreement between NIPL and BENEFIT

• NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), the international arm of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has partnered with BENEFIT, a leading fintech company in Bahrain, to enable secure and instant real-time cross-border money transfers between India and Bahrain.

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6th National Water Awards, 2024

• The 6th National Water Awards, 2024 will be presented by President Droupadi Murmu on 18 November 2025 in New Delhi.
• These awards are given by the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
• In the sixth National Water Awards, a total of 46 winners (including joint winners) will be honored across 10 categories.

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Booker Prize 2025

• Hungarian-origin British author David Szalay has won the Booker Prize 2025 for his novel "Flesh".
• Szalay was earlier shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2016 for his novel “All That Man Is”.

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Sports News

First Twenty-Twenty Cricket World Cup (for Visually Impaired Women)

• The first Twenty-Twenty Cricket World Cup for visually impaired women has begun in New Delhi.

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ISSF Shooting World Championship

• India’s Samrat Rana won the gold medal in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol event at the ISSF Shooting World Championship.

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Important days

National Education Day

• India observes National Education Day every year on 11 November.
• This day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first Education Minister of independent India.

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