US visa norms: 150 Indians deported for violations

• The Indians were deported for allegedly flouting visa norms or for illegally entering the US
• The deportation comes after over 300 Indians were deported from Mexico on October 18 for trying to enter the US illegally

Free wi-fi facility provided at 574 stations in South Central Railways

• Provision of free Wi-Fi in SCR was started in Secunderabad railway station in the year 2015, its General Manager Gajanan Mallya said in a release
• Free Wi-Fi services to rail users are being provided under the brand 'Rail Wire', the retail broadband initiative of Rail Tel

Trump looking at exempting Apple from China tariffs

• Trump also cited South Korean major Samsung as a reason behind his decision to look into tariffs
• In August, Trump praised Cook for 'making a good case' that tariffs on China will help Samsung gain more

Ghaziabad's Pacific Mall fined ₹25 lakh for using diesel generators

• Two general managers of the mall, located near the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, were also booked for violating anti-pollution norms
• Ghaziabad Development Authority also imposed a fine of ₹1 lakh on the mall management for construction work

Maharashtra earthquake: Mild tremors felt in Palghar

• The tremors were felt around 7.20 am at Dhundalwadi village in Dahanu taluka of Palghar
• The magnitude of the earthquake was 3.5. There were no reports of damage to property or casualty

Delhi: Fire in sales tax building in ITO

• Fire was reported from a room on the 13th floor in the sales tax building in ITO
• Some files are suspected to have been burnt in the fire

ATM cards cloned at spa centre in Delhi, 2 arrested

• The accused rented a spa centre in Delhi's Dwarka Sec-10 where they placed a cloning machine
• They would wait for 15 to 20 days and then used to withdraw money from ATMs

Petrol prices increased by ₹1.3 this month. Check latest petrol, diesel rates

• So far this month the price of petrol has increased by more than ₹1.3 while that of diesel has increased by just 4 paise
• Changes in fuel pricing this month has also widened the gap between petrol and diesel by more than a rupee this month

Watch | It rained bundles of cash from a high-rise on Kolkata's Bentinck Street

• Loose notes and bundles of various denominations -- ₹2,000, ₹500 and ₹100 -- were thrown from one of the floors of the building on 27, Bentinck Street
• It later came to light that the notes were thrown on to the street during a raid by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths

General Motors sues Fiat Chrysler over bribes to auto union

• The suit comes only weeks after the UAW ended a lengthy strike at GM
• The lawsuit references guilty pleas by former FCA officials

Google bars elections ads from using political leanings, voter data

The move comes at a time when social media platforms are under pressure over their handling of political advertising ahead of the U.S. presidential election in 2020

Diwali fails to revive India's sullen animal spirits

• 'Animal spirits' - a term coined by British economist John Maynard Keynes to refer to investors’ confidence in taking action
• The poor reading signals a protracted slowdown, and may influence the Reserve Bank of India to cut interest rates for a sixth time this year in December

Dot suggest telcos to take steps to up ARPUs via tariff hike

• A 15-20% gradual hike has been suggested to partly tide over the current AGR fallout scenario
• Airtel and Vodafone Idea have to pay ₹83,000 crore together for the AGR dues of 14 years

Maharashtra Governor backed central rule to block illegal means

In a report to the President recommending the central rule, Koshiyari said he didn't want to see the 'misadventure' of a floor test

Cabinet approves import of 1.2 lakh tonnes of onion to ease domestic supplies

• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed about the decision at a media briefing after the Cabinet meeting
• The move comes after the government's various efforts to boost the domestic availability failed to cool down the retail prices significantly

Top diplomat implicates Donald Trump in explosive impeachment testimony

• Donald Trump asserted on the contrary that Sondland had exonerated him, and demanded an immediate end to the impeachment probe
• Gordon Sondland, the US envoy to the European Union and a Trump ally, told lawmakers he followed Trump's orders in seeking a 'quid pro quo' deal for Ukraine

Cabinet approves Bill for regularisation of 1,731 colonies in Delhi

• This Bill will set the ball rolling for registration of properties for 40 lakh residents of these unauthorised colonies
• The move comes months ahead of assembly elections in the national capital

Unauthorised colonies: Delhi LG approves urbanisation of 79 villages

• 'These decisions will facilitate conferring/recognising ownership rights in UCs (unauthorised colonies) under PM-UDAY,' tweeted Anil Baijal
• Urbanisation of the villages will take them out of the ambit of Delhi Land Reforms act which imposes several restrictions on land use

Behind the govt’s plan to protect foreign investors

• Faced with the threat of global investors seeking international arbitration over the Andhra government’s move to scrap clean energy pacts, India is exploring a new law to protect investments affected by unilateral decisions
• Mint explores why such a law could be important

Children should learn as many languages as possible to empower themselves: Naidu

• Learning language and understanding the history, and culture of a nation must become part of the education system, says Naidu
• We must have 'education that empowers' children with the competencies of the 21st century, the Vice-President of India added