1. Amazon plans to lay off 10,000 people starting this week
Amazon.com Inc is planning to lay off about 10,000 people in corporate and technology jobs starting as soon as this week, the New York Times reported on November 14, 2022, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Amazon is the latest U.S. company to make deep cuts to its employee base to brace for a potential economic downturn.
2. Post-SC order, Navlakha yet to be put under house arrest
Jailed human rights activist Gautam Navlakha, who was last week allowed to be placed under house arrest for a month by the Supreme Court owing to his medical condition, is yet to walk out of Navi Mumbai’s Taloja prison, where he is lodged in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, as formalities for his release are still under process.
3. Ukraine, China-US frictions dominate at G-20 summit in Bali
Discord over Russia’s war on Ukraine and festering tensions between the US and China are proving to be ominous backdrops for world leaders gathering in Indonesia’s tropical Bali island for a summit of the Group of 20 biggest economies starting Tuesday.
4. PM Modi in Bali for G20 Summit and bilateral meetings with key world leaders
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bali on Monday to attend the G20 Summit of the world’s major economies and hold bilateral meetings on its sidelines with key leaders on pressing global issues. The two-day summit begins Tuesday morning, and will be attended by US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak among heads from 20 countries and the European Union who make up the group.
5. Jharkhand gears up to celebrate statehood day
As Jharkhand completes 22 years of its formation on Tuesday, the state is all geared up to celebrate the occasion as the day also marks the birth anniversary of legendary tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda. Ranchi’s Morabadi ground is decked up for the main function of statehood day, while special arrangements have also been made in Ulihatu village in Khunti district, the birthplace of Birsa Munda.
6. India to carry out two-day mega military exercise covering 7,516 kms of coastline
India will kick-start on Tuesday a two-day multi-agency military exercise covering the country’s 7,516 km-long coastline and exclusive economic zone with the twin aim of checking preparedness of various agencies to deal with any eventualities and bolster overall maritime security, officials said.
7. Australian PM takes ‘goodwill’ into meeting with China’s Xi
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday he will soon meet Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first face-to-face talks between the nations’ leaders in five years. Albanese said he would meet Xi on Tuesday on the Indonesian island of Bali on the sidelines of the G-20 summit.
8. KCR to launch 8 new medical colleges on Tuesday
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will launch the commencement of classes in the eight newly-established state government medical colleges on Tuesday. A press release from Rao’s office said the medical colleges will be launched online from Pragathi Bhavan, his official residence here.
9. CPI(M) to lead massive protest march to Raj Bhavan in Kerala
The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala that is at loggerheads with Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Monday said the party would take out a march in protest against him on November 15.
10. Srikanth pulls out of Australian Open; Sameer, Mithun in fray
Star Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has pulled out of the Australian Open Super 300 badminton tournament beginning here on Tuesday. Srikanth, thus, joined Lakshya Sen and doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankreddy and Chirag Shetty in withdrawing from the USD 180,000 tournament.
