News Headlines : 17th November 2021

  • Govt terms a video fake wherein it is claimed that Central Govt is giving cash amount of Rs 2,20,000 to all women under Pradhan Mantri Nari Shakti Yojana as well as loan up to Rs 25 lakh.
  • India reaffirms its strong commitment to strengthening Indian Ocean Rim Association. Minister of State external affairs and education says, IORA, largest & pre-eminent organization in Indian Ocean Region, is promoting peace, security & prosperity in region as well as in wider Indo-Pacific.
  • Cabinet approves 4G mobile services for over 7,000 villages in Maoist affected areas of five states.
  • Government also gives nod to continuation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana One and Two and Road Connectivity Project for Left-Wing Extremism Affected Areas.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, democracy is ingrained in our nature and part of our life.
  • Prime Minister to deliver keynote address at The Sydney Dialogue at 9 AM tomorrow.
  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates Rastra Raksha Samarpan Parv in Jhansi; pitches for making defence related equipment and arms indigenously.
  • In Jammu & Kashmir an encounter is going on between security forces and terrorists in Pombai area of Kulgam. Five terrorists killed in separate encounters in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir.
  • Pakistan Parliament enacts a law to give Kulbhushan Jadhav right to file review appeal against his conviction.
  • Resilience of Indian economy is highlighted by its post COVID sharp recovery, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
  • NIA arrests Zuhab Hameed Shakeel Manna (32), a resident of Bengaluru, for allegedly having affiliation with ISIS.
  • NIA files charge-sheet against seven terrorists in case of threatening and extortion by Khalistani terrorists in Punjab
  • Number of fully vaccinated individuals surpasses partially vaccinated eligible population in the country.
  • CBI arrests seven accused from various places in an alleged online child sexual abuse case.
  • A Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Mumbai declares former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh as a proclaimed offender. Mumbai Police had sought the proclamation in an extortion case, saying that Singh is untraceable despite issuance of a non-bailable arrest warrant.