Veteran TV actor Ashiesh Roy passes away
November 25, 2020
- Television actor Ashiesh Roy has passed away. The actor had worked in a number of TV shows and films in his long acting career which began in 1997.
Congress veteran Ahmed Patel passes away
November 25, 2020
- Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP, Ahmed Patel passed away. He was Lok Sabha MP three times from 1977 to 1989 and Rajya Sabha MP since 1993 representing Gujarat.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
November 25, 2020
- The United Nations designated International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is observed all over the world on November 25.
- This year’s theme for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is “Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!”.
Delhi Crime gets Best Drama Series at the International Emmy Awards
November 25, 2020
- The Netflix show, Delhi Crime has obtained the Best Drama Series award at the 48th International Emmy Awards 2020.
- Delhi Crime is the first web-series from India to win an International Emmy Award.
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve receives global award for doubling tiger population
November 25, 2020
- The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) and the Uttar Pradesh Forest department have got the first-ever international award, “TX2” for doubling the number of tigers in four years against a target of 10 years.
Cabinet permits RBI’s proposal to merge Lakshmi Vilas Bank with DBS Bank
November 25, 2020
- Union Cabinet has accepted the merger of capital-starved Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) with DBS Bank India.
- The Reserve Bank of India on 17 November stated the merger of the lender with the Indian arm of Singapore’s DBS Bank.
Indian Army successfully test-fires Land-attack version of BrahMos missile
November 25, 2020
- Indian Army successfully test-fired a land-attack version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory.
- The supersonic cruise missile successfully hit its mark, which was on another island.
Narendra Singh Tomar virtually introduces Phagwara mega food park
November 25, 2020
- Union Food Processing Industries Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has virtually originated the Rs 107.83 crore mega food park at Phagwara in Kapurthala district of Punjab.
- So far, 37 mega food parks have been approved across the country, of which 20 have started functioning.
Himachal Pradesh govt starts ‘Him Suraksha Abhiyan’
November 25, 2020
- Himachal Pradesh government has started ‘Him Suraksha Abhiyan’ to sensitize the people regarding the Covid-19 pandemic and also to gather information regarding symptoms of diseases like TB, Leprosy, sugar and blood pressure by the door to door campaign all over the state.
China starts historic “Chang’e-5” mission to Collect Lunar Samples
November 25, 2020
- China has begun a historic mission ‘Chang’e 5‘ to the moon to gather ‘first lunar samples’.
- It is the world’s first moon-sample mission in more than 40 years.