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  1. As Delhi’s Air Quality improved from ‘Severe’ to ‘Very Poor’ the Government has lifted GRAP Stage-4 curbs, allowing diesel trucks to enter. However, CAQM announced that curbs listed under Stages 1-3 will remain in force.
  2. The ICC Cricket World Cup Final at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday will be attended by Indian PM Narendra Modi and Australian Deputy PM Richard Marles. Cricket fans await a pitched battle between India and Australia for the coveted trophy.
  3. Liquor shops in Delhi will remain shut on Sunday as the Government announces ‘Dry day’ given the four-day Chhath Puja celebrated in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Delhi Excise Commissioner Krishna Mohan Uppu announced on Thursday.
  4. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has sought suspension of Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar over alleged links between his son Karan Chauhan’s company MetaMix and ILBS Hospital. Chauhan purportedly gained from making AI software for the Hospital without an official tender.
  5. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has questioned the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over saffron-colored practice kits given to the Indian cricket team days ahead of the World Cup final between India and Australia.
  6. The Manipur government has registered an FIR against Muan Tombing, the General Secretary of Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF), a Kuki-Zo Organization, for issuing an ultimatum to the government, threatening ‘Self Rule’ if demands are not met.
  7. Former RBI Governor S Venkitaraman, who served between Dec 1990 and Dec 1992, passed away on November 18 at a private hospital in Chennai. Venkitaraman was 92 and was suffering from an age-related illness.
  8. The TN assembly passed ten bills returned by Governor RN Ravi, as CM MK Stalin blamed the Governor for sending back bills without citing any reasons. On November 10, the SC expressed serious concerns over governors stalling bills passed by state assemblies.
  9. Kochi has featured in the list of best places in Asia worth visiting in 2024, published by London-based Luxury Magazine Conde Nast Traveler. State Tourism Minister P A Mohammed Riayas has called it a ‘huge accolade’ for Kerala’s Tourism development.
  10. After the White House accused Elon Musk of repeating Antisemitic lies on his social media platform X, large advertisers like Apple Inc., Disney, IBM, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. have paused their Ads on X.