ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

• 1991 Dili massacre
• 1984 First salvage operation in space
• 1966 First images of a Solar Eclipse taken from space

 NATIONAL

• Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant resigns as Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises after his party exits NDA
• Environment Ministry organising ‘Swachh – Nirmal Tat Abhiyaan’ cleanliness-cum-awareness drive in 50 beaches in 10 states from November 11 to 17
• Himachal Pradesh: International Lavi fair being organised in Shimla district’s Rampur from November 11 to 14
• Public Service Broadcasting Day will be celebrated on November 12
• Birth anniversary of India’s first education minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad celebrated as National Education Day on November 11
• Former Chief Election Commissioner (1990-96) Tirunellai Narayanaiyer Seshan dies in Chennai at the age of 87

ECONOMY

• Industrial production contracts by 4.3% in September 2019
• India-ASEAN Business Summit in New Delhi on November 11-12; theme: ‘Today, Tomorrow, Together’.

INTERNATIONAL

• Mohammad Imran appointed as the new High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India
• Dhaka Global Dialogue being organised in Bangladesh from November 11 to 13
• Bolivia’s president Evo Morales resigns amid allegations of fraud in October 20 election; was in power since 2006
• Spain’s governing Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) wins 120/350 seats in general elections

SPORTS

• World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai: Sundar Singh Gurjar wins gold in men’s F46 javelin throw
• Saurabh Chaudhary wins silver in men’s 10m air pistol event at Asian Championship in Doha
• Purav Raja and Ramkumar Ramanathan win men’s doubles title at $54,160 Challenger tennis tournament in Kobe, Japan
• Russia’s Sergey Karjakin and Armenia’s Levon Aronian finish joint first at Grand Chess Tour in Bucharest
• Russia’s Sergey Karjakin and Armenia’s Levon Aronian finish joint first at Grand Chess Tour Superbet rapid and blitz chess championship in Bucharest
• John Kipkorir Komen of Kenya (men’s) and Greece’s Eleftheria Petroulaki (women’s) win races at Athens Marathon