Current Affairs Highlights - 11 November 2015

Here are the Important Daily Current Affairs Highlights for 11 November 2015. You too can add any topic which you noticed in the day. Just comment the heading, we will add them. 

1) GSAT-15

--> GSAT-15, India’s latest communications satellite, was launched successfully by the European Ariane 5 VA-227 launch Vehicle on November 11, 2015.

--> It was launched from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana.

--> The 3164 kg GSAT-15 carries communication transponders in Ku-band as well as a GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) payload operating in L1 and L5 bands.

2) K M Mani

--> Kerala Finance Minister K M Mani on 10 November 2015 resigned in the wake of the High Court observations against him in the bar bribery case.

3) UK, Turkey tour of Prime Minister

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting United Kingdom and Turkey from 12th to 16th November 2015.

4) Diwali

--> Diwali, Festival of lights, was celebrated across the country with traditional fervour and gaiety.

5) ICC Rankings

--> India stays at second spot in the latest ODI rankings despite their loss to South Africa in the five-match ODI series recently.

6) Winter Session of Parliament

--> The winter session of the parliament will commence on 26th November and conclude on 23rd December.

7) Maldives

--> Maldives on 10 November 2015 lifted a state of emergency declared by the president earlier this month.

8) Iran appoints first woman ambassador

--> Iran has appointed its first woman ambassador since the 1979 Islamic revolution, naming foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Af-kham as the head of its embassy in Malaysia.
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