Top GKToday’s News Headlines- 5 November 2019

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Here are the top News Headlines of 5 November 2019for all competitive examinations of India.

SCO Joint Exercise on Urban Earthquake Search and Rescue-2019 being held in New Delhi from November 4 to 7
IPS officer Aditya Mishra appointed as the chairman of the Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI)

BSE Sensex:40,301.96. 50 (+136.93), NSE Nifty: 11,941.30 (+50.70)
India opts out of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) after its core concerns remained unresolved
launches IT initiative ICEDASH for improved monitoring and pace of customs clearance of imported goods
launches IT initiative ATITHI to facilitate electronic filing of customs baggage and currency declarations by arriving international passengers
ADB to give USD 451 mn loan for Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor power links
Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship launches Skills Build platform in Collaboration with IBM

PM Modi attends 14th East Asia Summit in Bangkok
US-Bangladesh Navy exercise ‘Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)- 2019’ in Chattogram from Nov 4 to 7
Commonwealth Law Ministers’ Conference being held in Colombo (Nov 4-7) under the theme Equal Access to Justice and the Rule of Law
‘Quad’ countries (India, US, Japan, Australia) hold consultations on the situation in Indo-Pacific in Bangkok
TV presenter Ellen DeGeneres to receive Carol Burnett Award at 2020 Golden Globe awards in Los Angeles

F1 US GRAND PRIX

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland wins Formula One United States Grand Prix at Austin
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of UK and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen of Belgium finish second and third respectively.
Hamilton wins 2019 Drivers world championship title
Mercedes also won 2019 Constructors’ title
2 out of 21 races in 2019 season remaining: Brazilian Grand Prix (Nov 17) and Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Dec 1)