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 1.Japan experienced at least three small tsunamis on Sunday minutes after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolted a Northern Pacific region affecting parts of the nation.Authorities have also issued more tsunami warnings, warning people to not venture out.The first tsunami hit Miyako, Iwate, at 5:37 pm local time (0837 GMT) but it was so small that the Japan Meteorological Agency said it could not measure the height. https://www.livemint.com/news/world/japan-earthquake-today-6-7-magnitude-tsunami-warning-in-place-after-6-7-magnitude-quake-jolts-nation-11762681040271.html 2.Delhi’s air quality hovered near the ‘severe’ mark on Sunday morning but showed marginal improvement through the day, prompting the city’s pollution control body to hold off on invoking tougher anti-pollution measures under Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the capital’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 391 in the morning https://www.i...

1.India will be represented by its ambassador to Brazil at the COP30 Leaders' Summit in Belém.

 1.India will be represented by its ambassador to Brazil at the COP30 Leaders' Summit in Belém on November 6 and 7, while Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav will lead the country’s delegation during the second week of the UN climate conference. More than 140 delegations, including 57 heads of state and 39 ministers are expected to attend the leaders' summit hosted by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and UN Secretary-General António Guterres. https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/envoy-to-represent-india-at-cop30-leaders-summit-environment-minister-yadav-to-join-later/article70245945.ece 2.New Delhi: Reliance Industries, India's top buyer of Russian crude, is curtailing purchases and preparing to stop imports from sanctioned Russian entities to comply with Western sanctions and safeguard access to US and European markets, as per people familiar with the matter and shipping data. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/oil-gas/re...

Indian women's cricket team kept its date with history by winning its first-ever World Cup

 1.US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that Chinese President Xi Jinping and the people in China knew the "consequences" if they attacked Taiwan.Trump returned to the CBS '60 Minutes' interview, revealing some explosive details from his latest Asia visit, specifically about his meeting with Xi. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/he-knows-the-consequences-trump-warns-xi-over-taiwan-declines-to-say-if-us-would-defend/articleshow/125044158.cms 2.The Indian women's cricket team kept its date with history by winning its first-ever World Cup with a 52-run victory over South Africa to script a golden chapter in the country's pantheon of sporting achievements at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday. https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/india-w-vs-south-africa-w-final-live-score-icc-womens-world-cup-ind-w-vs-sa-w-women-national-cricket-team-2-november-11762062983698.html 3.At 4410 kg, the CMS-03, a replacement satellite for GSAT-7 used b...

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) continues its accelerated growth momentum.

 1.U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him New Delhi will stop buying oil from Russia, though the move will take time.″[Modi] assured me today that they will not be buying oil from Russia. That’s a big stop.” Trump said at the press briefing in the Oval Office. “Now we’ve got to get China to do the same thing.” https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/trump-says-india-will-stop-buying-russian-oil-ukraine-war-crude-china-putin-modi.html 2.Amid escalating trade tensions with China over its export restrictions on rare earth minerals, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that Washington expects support from India and other allied nations. In an interview to Fox Business on Monday (October 13, 2025), Mr. Bessent said “this is China versus the world”. “They have pointed a bazooka at the supply chains and the industrial base of the entire free world,” he said. https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-expects-support-from-india-ot...

1.India has been elected unopposed to the Human Rights Council for the seventh time.

1.India has been elected unopposed to the Human Rights Council for the seventh time for a three-year term (2026-28) starting next year. After India’s election by the General Assembly was announced yesterday, Permanent Representative P Harish said that this election reflects India’s unwavering commitment to human rights and fundamental freedoms.   https://www.newsonair.gov.in/india-elected-unopposed-to-un-human-rights-council-for-2026-28-term/ 2.Highlighting that that the ties between India and Mongolia are not only diplomatic but the two nations also share a bond of warmth and spirituality, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that India will send the holy relics of Lord Buddha's two disciples to Mongolia next year. https://ianslive.in/india-to-send-sacred-relics-of-buddhas-disciples-to-mongolia-next-year-pm-modi--20251014140223 3.India will resume all postal services to the United States from Wednesday after putting in place systems to collect duties upfront, the Depa...

India and Canada have agreed a host of steps at talks...

 1.US President Donald Trump on Monday praised India and called Prime Minister Narendra Modi “a very good friend” during his speech at the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit in Egypt. The remarks came after the signing of a historic peace agreement to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.“India is a great country with a very good friend of mine at the top, and he has just done a fantastic job,” Trump said. He also added, “I think that Pakistan and India are going to live very nicely together,” signalling optimism for future relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-is-a-great-country-donald-trump-lauds-friend-pm-modi-in-gaza-peace-summit-watch/articleshow/124535351.cms 2.India and Canada have agreed a host of steps at talks between their foreign ministers in Delhi aimed at restoring ties that plummeted after a Sikh separatist leader was assassinated on Canadian soil.Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand, making her first official visit to I...