TODAY NEWS ON November 08, 2026
News Headlines for CAT, CLAT and IPM aspirants
Source: The Hindu , Indian Exp
PM Modi conveys Deepavali greetings, says will celebrate the festival with soldiers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (November 7, 2026) conveyed Deepavali greetings to the nation, saying that, like in previous years, he will celebrate the festival with the brave soldiers of the country. In a video message posted on his social media handles, Mr. Modi said he will celebrate the festival with great enthusiasm.
Israeli President picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu rival, to try to form government
Israel’s president on Saturday (November 7, 2026) chose Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strongest rival, to try to form a new government following a deadlocked election that left neither man with a clear path to power. Mr. Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving leader, is fighting to stay in office after his religious-nationalist coalition lost its majority in an October 27 election but still emerged as the largest bloc in parliament.
One injured in explosion at Ghaziabad police outpost; ATS, bomb disposal team at site
One person was injured in a blast at a police outpost in Ghaziabad district on Friday night (November 6, 2026). Bomb Disposal Squad, Field Unit and Forensic Team of the Uttar Pradeshpolice gathered all the evidence from the site on Saturday (November 7). The explosion damaged the window panes of the Vasundhara police outpost under the Indirapuram police station .A food delivery person present around the police outpost sustained minor injuries.
10 years since demonetisation: Cash usage unchanged, fake notes on the rise
Ten years after demonetisation, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data show that the exercise has had little impact on reducing cash in circulation and that detection of counterfeit notes, particularly ₹500 notes, has also increased. On the other hand, the value of transactions on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has grown steadily year after year, even when measured as a percentage of India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
‘Arrangements in place for festive rush,’ Railway Minister says
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the government’s “war room” set up for the festive rush was closely tracking crowds across 28 key stations in the Indian Railways network. “We are ensuring that there are additional trains and waiting areas in stations,” Mr. Vaishnaw said, displaying a live dashboard of crowd levels in the various railway stations in the country.
New Zealand vote still too close to call as results trickle in
The outcome of New Zealand’s election remained too close to call as early results began to roll in on Saturday (November 7, 2026), with none of the parties expected to secure a majority after a campaign dominated by worries over rising costs of living and the economy. Kiwis are struggling to make ends meet — the price of basic goods remains stubbornly high, and unemployment is at its highest in more than a decade.
U.S. military carries out fresh targeted strikes on Iran as Tehran weighs mediator’s proposalsPresident Donald Trump said the U.S. military on Friday (November 6, 2026) carried out new limited strikes on Iran, targeting an Iranian air defence system. Iran state media reported the sound of two explosions in the Suza area of Qeshm Island, which is in the crucial waterway for oil shipments. Mr. Trump in an exchange with reporters described the military action as “minor”.
NDA extends winning streak, set to crush YSRCP in ZPTC and MPTC elections as well
The TDP and its allies, the JSP and the BJP, continued their stellar performance in the elections to the Zilla and Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs and MPTCs) after crushing the YSRCP in the Urban Local Body (ULB) polls. They were all set to pull off another decisive victory over the YSRCP. Polling was conducted for 582 ZPTCs and 7,767 MPTCs in 28 districts on November 5 following the declaration of 77 and 2,051 ZPTCs and MPTCs respectively as unanimously elected.
Multiple Elector Photo Identity Cards generated for same person during SIR, admits Karnataka CEO
After The Hindu reported that at least 803 voter IDs were linked to 397 people in Mahadevapura Assembly Constituency even after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), which was intended to weed out duplicate entries, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, admitted that the discrepancies flagged in the report were due to “procedural circumstances during data processing”. The report highlighted instances of people holding multiple voter IDs within Mahadevapura, as well as cases where the same Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) number appeared in the final electoral rolls of two different Assembly constituencies.
T.N. may be heading towards a water crisis, unless northeast monsoon comes to the rescue
Tamil Nadu may be in for a spell of water crisis and lower rice production this time, if the current Northeast monsoon does not come to its rescue. As of now, the aggregate storage in the major 15 irrigation reservoirs is about a third of the combined capacity of the reservoirs. In the corresponding period last year, the situation was completely different with the combined storage being around 92%.
CJP founder launches scathing attack on Central government
The Narendra Modi-led central government should go out in the 2029 general elections, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke said in Kochi on Saturday (November 7) as he unleashed a scathing attack on the former over the alleged electoral malpractices and divisive politics. Addressing a protest named ‘Jantar Mantar @ Kochi’ demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), Mr. Dipke stressed that “Modi will go out in 2029.”
Enforcement Directorate is not a ‘super cop’, says Karnataka High Court
In a setback to the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), the High Court of Karnataka has held that the ED is “not a super cop” and cannot file a private complaint to initiate a money-laundering probe when the competent agencies decline to prosecute a scheduled offence based on the information filed by the ED.
Trump says he wants UFC chief Dana White for White House press secretary
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday (November 7, 2026) said he had asked mixed martial arts promoter Dana White to serve as White House press secretary and called on him to bring some fighters along as assistants “even though some are not from our country.” Mr. White, chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, is a “violent Fighter and Warrior,” Mr. Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
U.S. military says it disabled cargo vessel in Gulf of Oman
An American military aircraft fired on and disabled a commercial vessel that tried to break the U.S. blockade of Iran on Saturday (November 7, 2026), U.S. Central Command said. The St. Kitts-flagged cargo vessel tried to depart regional waters after visiting an Iranian port, and a U.S. plane fired precision munitions at its stern after U.S. forces directed the crew to abandon targeted spaces, Central Command said. Building on a months-long naval blockade on Iran, the U.S. military also said on Saturday (November 7, 2026) it is launching a task force to crack down on Tehran’s movement of advanced weapons and other sanctioned material over its land borders and through the Caspian Sea.
NZL vs IND second ODI: India beat New Zealand via DLS after rain-hit pace battle
India beat New Zealand by four runs via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in a rain-hit one-day international on Saturday (November 7, 2026) to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series after a pace-dominated contest. Put in to bat, New Zealand struggled to gain any momentum in Wellington as India’s pace attack dismantled the batting line-up and restricted the hosts to 134 in 41 overs, with the match reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain.
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