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Top stories: Anuj Shrivatri becomes India’s 100th Grandmaster after ASEAN Plus title in Philippines; Vaishnavi Adkar and Rutuja Bhosale become first all-Indian pair in a WTA Tour doubles final; Tamil Nadu orders 1,000 air-conditioned electric buses for Chennai MTC under GCC model.
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Anuj Shrivatri becomes India’s 100th Grandmaster after ASEAN Plus title in Philippines
International Master Anuj Shrivatri of Madhya Pradesh clinched the title at the 7th ASEAN Plus Individual Open Chess Championship held in the Philippines and became India’s 100th Grandmaster. He is also the first player from Madhya Pradesh to earn the title, recovering from an opening-round loss to collect seven points in his last eight games.
Exam angle: Viswanathan Anand became India's first chess Grandmaster in 1988.
Vaishnavi Adkar and Rutuja Bhosale become first all-Indian pair in a WTA Tour doubles final
Indian tennis players Vaishnavi Adkar and Rutuja Bhosale finished as women's doubles runners-up at the WTA 250 Chennai Open on November 8, 2026. They lost the title match 2-6, 0-6 to Switzerland's Simona Waltert and Naima Karamoko, but became the first all-Indian pair ever to reach a doubles final at WTA Tour level.
Exam angle: WTA stands for Women's Tennis Association, founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King.
Sources: All India Radio official, The Tribune
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Tamil Nadu orders 1,000 air-conditioned electric buses for Chennai MTC under GCC model
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday approved buying 1,000 air-conditioned electric buses for the Chennai Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) on the Gross Cost Contract (GCC) model. He also sanctioned Rs 500 crore to build depot infrastructure, while private operators will supply the buses, drivers and maintenance.
Indian Embassy in Yemen evacuates 19 stranded Indian seafarers from Hodeidah and Sana’a
The Embassy of India in Yemen brought out 19 Indian seafarers who had been stuck in Hodeidah and Sana’a for two weeks. In a social media post, the mission said all of them were safe, in good health and travelling back to India, and thanked everyone who helped with the operation.
Exam angle: Sana'a is the capital of Yemen and its currency is the Yemeni rial.
Every morning at 6:00 AM IST we publish the 10 news points from the previous two days that matter most for SSC, Banking, Railway and State PSC exams. Each fact is confirmed in at least two independent sources, with official sources such as All India Radio and the Reserve Bank of India preferred and marked; every number and name is matched against those sources, and each point is reviewed again before it is published. Points are written in our own words, and each one names the sources it was checked against. Spotted a problem? Use “Report an error” under the point.
