Biggest US-Bangladesh Navy ‘CARAT- 2019’ exercise starts in Chattogram

1.Biggest US-Bangladesh Navy ‘CARAT- 2019’ exercise starts in Chattogram

The second phase of the biggest US- Bangladesh Navy exercise named ‘Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)- 2019’ started in Chattogram.CARAT is one of the U.S. Navy’s longest continually running exercise in South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Assistant chief of naval staff (operations) Bangladesh Navy rear admiral M Makbul Hossain was present as the chief guest in the opening ceremony.

The exercise provides an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the operational activities of the Navies of two countries and to get acquainted with advanced technology through various theoretical and practical training.

The second phase of the exercise is being conducted from 4 to 7 November with different subject-based training and exercise.

2.India opts out of RCEP agreement

India has decided not to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) deal as negotiations failed to address New Delhi’s outstanding issues and concerns.Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement during his speech at the RCEP Summit in Bangkok.

Mr Modi said the present form of the agreement does not fully reflect the basic spirit and the agreed guiding principles.

He said the agreement also did not satisfactorily address India’s outstanding issues and concerns, hence it was not possible for New Delhi to sign it.

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) and its six FTA partners (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand).

3.Rajnath Singh to co-chair India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation

Defence minister Rajnath Singh will co-chair the 19th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation starting in Moscow.During his visit, Mr Singh is expected to hold discussions with Defence Minister of Russian Federation General Sergei Shoigu.

He is also scheduled to inaugurate, along with Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, India-Russia Defence Industry Cooperation Conference.

4.Finance Minister launches IT initiatives ICEDASH, ATITHI for improved customs clearance

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled two new IT Initiatives – ICEDASH and ATITHI for improved monitoring and pace of customs clearance of imported goods and facilitating arriving international passengers.ICEDASH is an Ease of Doing Business monitoring dashboard of the Indian Customs helping the public see the daily Customs clearance times of import cargo at various ports and airports.

The ATITHI app will facilitate hassle-free and faster clearance by Customs at the airports and enhance the experience of international tourists and other visitors at the airports.

5.National Tribal festival to be held from Nov 16 in New Delhi

The 15-day Aadi Mahotsav, National Tribal festival will be held in New Delhi from 16th of this month.The theme of the festival is “A celebration of the spirit of Tribal Craft, Culture and Commerce”.

More than one thousand tribal artisans from 27 states will participate in the event.

The festival will feature exhibition-cum-sale of tribal handicrafts, art, paintings, fabric, jewellery and much more through two hundred stalls.

6.BJP MLA Gian Chand Gupta elected speaker of Haryana Assembly

Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Panchkula, Gian Chand Gupta was unanimously elected as the Speaker of Haryana Assembly.The Panchkula MLA Gupta’s name was proposed by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and seconded by Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala.

Gupta defeated Congress’s Chander Mohan Bishnoi in the Assembly elections.

In the Assembly polls, BJP fell short by six seats to get a majority in the 90-member Haryana Assembly.

Later, the party stitched an alliance with Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) which has 10 seats and managed to get the support of seven independent MLAs.

7.Shahbaz Nadeem helps India B lift Deodhar Trophy

Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem claimed four wickets as India B lifted the Deodhar Trophy with a comprehensive 51-run win over India C in the final in Ranchi.The Deodhar Trophy is a List A cricket competition in Indian domestic cricket.

India C skipper Shubman Gill became the youngest captain to lead a side in the Deodhar Trophy final, surpassing Virat Kohli’s 10-year-old record.

He became the youngest-known captain to lead a side in the finals of Deodhar Trophy.

8.Rafael Nadal secures No 1 spot for the eighth time in his career

Rafael Nadal is back to the world No. 1 for the eighth time in his career in the ATP rankings released.The Spaniard goes up one place to overtake Novak Djokovic even though the Serb sealed his fifth Paris Masters title.

Djokovic slips down the rankings because he loses the points that he won a year ago in London when Nadal was absent.

9.Djokovic dominates Denis Shapovalov to win fifth Paris Masters title

Novak Djokovic eased to a record-extending fifth Paris Masters title by brushing aside Canadian youngster Denis Shapovalov in final.The top seed claimed a dominant 6-3, 6-4 victory over his 20-year-old opponent.

The 16-time Grand Slam champion has now won 34 Masters titles, moving to within one of Nadal at the top of the all-time list, and 77 on the ATP Tour in total.

It was Djokovic’s fifth trophy of the season after previous triumphs at Wimbledon and the US Open, as well as at the Madrid Open and in Tokyo.

10.Barty became first Australian to top WTA rankings

Ashleigh Barty finished the season in style by beating defending champion Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-3 to add the WTA Finals title.Barty, became the first Australian to top the WTA rankings at the end of the year since they were introduced in 1975.

On her debut tournament, She also won her first Grand Slam title at the French Open this year.

With this win, Barty rose to the No. 1 ranking in the game becoming the first Australian to hold the year-end top spot.