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1.November 26 is observed as Constitution Day or ‘Samvidhan Diwas’ every year, which commemorates the adoption of the Constitution of India. On November 26, 1949, the Constitution was adopted and it came into effect on January 26, 1950.-hindustantimes.com

2.Parliament will observe Constitution Day on Friday and President Ram Nath Kovind will lead the celebrations from the Central hall from 11am onwards. President Kovind, vice president M Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla will address the event.-hindustantimes.com

3.UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Thursday announced a temporary suspension of flights from six countries after reports emerged that a new Covid variant with more than 30 mutations is spreading in South Africa.It comes as Variant B.1.1.529 is declared a Variant under Investigation (VuI) by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).-hindustantimes.com

4.The World Health Organization (WHO) is expected to convene an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the potentially rapidly spreading coronavirus strain found in South Africa and Botswana that might make vaccines less effective and scuttle efforts to fight the pandemic, reports said on Friday.-hindustantimes.com

5.The government may not fully exit from the two state-run banks that are to be privatised and instead retain at least a 26% stake for the first few years. A senior official said the extent of the stake sale will depend on interest from investors and market conditions.The Central Bank of India and Indian Overseas Bank have reportedly been shortlisted by Niti Aayog for disposal. However, a final decision is yet to be taken.-The Economic Times

6.Instead Of Rs 75 Lakh Dowry, Rajasthan Bride Asks For Construction Of Girls' Hostel.-In a bid to promote girl child education, a bride in Rajasthan requested that the amount set aside for her dowry be used for the construction of a girls' hostel instead. Anjali Kanwar, the daughter of Kishore Singh Kanod in Barmer city, married Praveen Singh on November 21.-ndtv.com

7.The schools in Maharashtra will be reopened from December 1. The schools will be reopened for classes 1 to 4 in rural areas and from classes 1 to 7 in urban areas from December 1, Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said today.-hindustantimes.com

8.The Mumbai Suburban Rail - considered the lifeline of the city - will be partially shut for upto 72 hours in December to complete the construction of the fifth and sixth railway lines. While the entire rail route will not be hampered, some stations between Thane and Diva, where the construction is due for the fifth and sixth railway lines.-news18.com

9.GBCI India, the nation’s foremost authority on sustainability in building design, construction and operation, announced that it has awarded ITC’s newly launched Welcomhotel in Bhubaneshwar, with the prestigious LEED Platinum rating. GBCI is the world’s leading sustainability and health certification and credentialing body and is responsible for administering the LEED green building program.-hotelierindia.com

10.T’puram: Tourism minister P A Mohamed Riyas has urged DTPCs to identify unexplored destinations across the state. He said it was also important that DTPCs take utmost care in maintaining the valuable tourism assets well in their respective areas. “It is primarily your responsibility to explore unexplored destinations.-Times of India.

11.Thailand was among the first countries in Asia to reopen for foreign arrivals, and it is seeing a slow recovery, including new hotels touting longer stays for individual travellers.2021, In first 10 months of the 2021,Thailand saw 106,117 foreign tourists, a drop from 6.7 million in 2020. Before the pandemic, Thailand saw about 40 million visitors a year.-hindustantimes.com

12.World’s first ever beach in India? Anand Mahindra sees lot of tourism potential.-Recent findings show that ‘world’s first ever beach’ could be in Jharkhand's Singhbhum area. As much as this surprised all, the study also says, “findings also suggest that the continents emerged from the oceans about 700 million years earlier than previously thought."-livemint.com