One-liners

One-liners — 5 November 2026

12 one-line facts from the 5 November 2026 post, for last-minute revision. Read the full post for exam points.

1. Supreme Court (5 Nov 2026): the 24-hour limit under Article 22(2) runs from detention, not formal arrest.
2. Bench: Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Atul S. Chandurkar; Section 58 BNSS also limits unreasonably long detention.
3. Amit Shah inaugurated the 1857 Martyrs' Memorial at Ambala Cantonment: ₹594 crore, 22 acres, 22 galleries.
4. QS Asia Rankings 2027: HKU 1st, Peking 2nd, Tsinghua 3rd; IIT Delhi 66th (top Indian).
5. India has 325 universities in QS Asia 2027, including 34 new entrants.
6. The Bahamas is the 116th member of the International Solar Alliance (HQ Gurugram).
7. CCI approved Kotak Mahindra Bank's purchase of Deutsche Bank's India retail, private banking and wealth businesses (slump sale).
8. Balaji Nuthalapadi is Equitas SFB's interim CEO, subject to RBI approval; P. N. Vasudevan resigned on 29 Oct 2026.
9. GRSE delivered 'Amini', the fifth of eight ASW Shallow Water Craft, to the Navy on 5 Nov 2026.
10. India beat Japan 4-1 for a record sixth Asian Champions Trophy title (Mohali, 5 Nov 2026).
11. Tanvi Patri (15) won Youth Olympics badminton silver in Dakar, India's first woman badminton medallist there.
12. World Tsunami Awareness Day is observed on 5 November; UNDRR leads it.