Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: November 8, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for November 8, 2023

INDIA

• Mizoram recorded more than 76% polling while about 71% of voters exercised their franchise in the 20 Assembly seats of Chhattisgarh.
• Supreme Court: Guidelines needed to protect journalists’ digital privacy.
• Bihar seeks to raise reservation to 65% for caste groups as per their population.
• After viral video, IT Ministry issues warning to social media sites on deepfakes.
• High Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer (HEL1OS) payload, onboard the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, has captured the first glimpse of solar flares.
• India successfully test-fires surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) ‘Pralay’ off Odisha coast.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

• Billionaire Binny Bansal is launching an AI-as-a-service startup that will target global customers.
• IBM partners with AWS to launch GenAI-focussed innovation lab in India.
• India’s patent applications jump by 31.6%, as per the latest study released recently by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
• Government clears early release of ₹72,961-crore State tax dues.

WORLD

• 7.5 million new cases of TB in 2022, shows WHO Global report; The net reduction from 2015 to 2022 was 8.7%.
• Britain’s King Charles III opened a new session of the country’s Parliament, unveiling the legislative agenda of the Conservative government of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
• NATO declares formal suspension of Cold War-era security treaty, in response to Russia’s pullout from the deal.

SPORTS

• Glenn Maxwell scored 201 runs as Australia snatched a three-wicket victory against Afghanistan.
• Poland’s Iga Swiatek thrashed Jessica Pegula to win the WTA Finals on Monday, sealing her return to World No. 1.