ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

• 2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger sworn in as Californian Governor
• 1989 Velvet Revolution begins
• 1869 Construction on Suez Canal finished

NATIONAL

• India successfully conducts night trial of 2,000-km range surface-to-surface Agni II missile
• Health Ministry launches ‘SAANS’ campaign aimed at reducing child mortality due to pneumonia
• SAANS is Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia
• EC to establish chair in honour of former CEC TN Seshan at IIIDEM ((India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management)),New Delhi
• Mumbai tops the tap water quality ranking released by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
• National Press Day celebrated on November 16; marks the foundation of Press Council of India in 1966
• National Tribal Festival ‘Aadi Mahotsav’ being held in New Delhi from November 16 to 30
• International Cherry Blossom Festival celebrated in Shillong from November 13 to 16
• Infosys Foundation chairman Sudha Murty launches her new book ‘The Daughter from a Wishing Tree: Unusual Tales about Women in Mythology’
• ITAT (Income Tax Appellate Tribunal) orders withdrawal of income tax exemption to Congress-controlled Young Indian
• Students in Kerala’s Ernakulum district set a new Guinness World Record for holding the largest cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training on a single day
• Goa’s Director General of Police Pranab Nanda dies at 57 in New Delhi

ECONOMY

• SC paves way for ArcelorMittal’s takeover of Essar Steel in Rs42,000 crore deal
• Darjeeling’s green and white tea registered as geographical indication (GI) products

INTERNATIONAL

• International Day for Tolerance observed on November 16
• US Senate unanimously passes resolution honouring Sikh Community
• Bangladesh’s Rabindra Sangeet exponent Rezwana Choudhury Bannya conferred the ICCR (Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre) distinguished alumni award in Dhaka

SPORTS

• Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) President Rajat Sharma resigns
• India beat Bangladesh by an innings and 130-run victory in the first Test at Indore

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