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It’s going to be a busy Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address rallies in Maharashtra as campaign momentum picks up pace for the assembly elections on November 20.
In a first visit after taking office, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will be visiting China on Friday.
The Congress will launch its month-long ‘Nyay Yatra’ in Delhi.
Here’s how the day will unfold.
Indonesian president in China
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will be visiting China on Friday.
The trip comes just a few weeks after he took office on October 20, and as president-elect had visited 21 countries, including China, Japan, Russia, and Australia.
In China, he will meet his counterpart Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Li Qiang and officials at National People’s Congress.
PM Modi’s rallies in Maharashtra
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address a series of rallies in Maharashtra as campaign momentum picks up pace for the assembly elections slated for November 20.
According to BJP leaders, he is likely to address 11 rallies between November 8 and 14.
On Friday, he is expected to address election meetings in Dhule and Nashik, and Akola and Nanded on November 9.
Congress’s Nyay Yatra begins in Delhi
Delhi Congress will launch its month-long “Nyay Yatra” on Friday to connect with the electorate and gather feedback ahead of the assembly polls in the Capital, which are due in February next year.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge is likely to participate on the inaugural day of the Yatra.
On the first day, the yatra will likely be joined by advocates, while doctors are expected to take part on the second day.
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Singapore on November 8.
He will address the eighth Roundtable of ASEAN – India Network of Think Tanks.
He will also meet the leadership of Singapore to review the close partnership between the two countries and explore avenues to further enhance the bilateral relationship.
Army’s recruitment rally in Poonch
The Indian Army is conducting a recruitment drive in Poonch district from November 8 to 20 to fill over 350 vacancies in the territorial army.
The recruitment rally being held at Advance Landing Ground in the Surankote area will provide a platform for local youths to join the Army and serve their nation while supporting their community.
The event aims to fill 307 vacancies for soldier-general duty and 45 vacancies for clerks and tradesmen in the Territorial Army.
Revanth Reddy’s padayatra
On Friday, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy is expected to go on a six-kilometre padayatra from Valigonda to Bibinagar in Nalgonda to inform people of the need to pursue the Musi Riverfront Development project.
Allahabad HC to hear plea seeking survey of Gyanvapi’s Wazukhana
The Allahabad High Court will be hearing a petition challenging the Varanasi judge’s last October order that refused to direct the Archeological Survey of India to conduct a survey of the Wazukhana (ablution) area inside the Gyanvapi mosque located by the Kashi Vishwanath temple.
The revision has challenged the Varanasi district judge’s order dated October 21, 2023, refusing to direct the ASI to undertake a survey of the Wazukhana.
First T20I- India Vs South Africa
India will be facing a four-match T20I series in South Africa that begins on Friday, at the Kingsmead Cricket Ground in Durban.
The match will be telecast on Sports18 1 and Sports 18 1 HD.
Fans can also tune into the live stream on the JioCinema app and website.
All lndia Governor’s Gold Cup football tournament in Gangkok
The All India Governor’s Gold Cup, one of the most prestigious tournaments in the eastern part of the country, will be held here from November 8-21 after a gap of five years, Sikkim Football Association (SFA) announced on Monday.
The tournament was last held in 2019 just before the COVID-19 pandemic struck.
A day to remember
- National Cancer Awareness Day
- 8th anniversary of Demonetisation
- Birth anniversary of heart specialist Christiaan Barnard
- Birth anniversary of politician and former Dy PM LK Advani
- Birth anniversary of actor Sitara Devi
- Birth anniversary of chef Gordon Ramsay
- Birth anniversary of footballer Luis Fabiano
- Birth anniversary of former cricketer Brett Lee
- Donald Trump is elected the 45th President of the US in 2016
- X-ray was discovered by Wilhelm Röntgen in 1895, while he was experimenting with electricity
- Adolf Hitler tried to overthrow the German government in 1923 but was unsuccessful
- Home Box Office (HBO), the TV channel, started in 1972. Its first broadcast was ‘Sometimes a Great Notion’, a movie starring Paul Newman and Henry Fonda
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