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NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||23/10/2025.

 

NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||23/10/2025.

THURSDAY| VOL—IV/2025/OCTOBER

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 INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).

In the second and final phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, today is the last day for withdrawal of nominations for 122 constituencies. Voting will be held on 11th November across 122 assembly constituencies spread over 20 districts.

Indian Railways  will  run one thousand and 500 Special Trains over the next five days to cater to Chhath festival rush with an average of  300 special trains per day. These trains will be operated in addition to the regular train services. Ministry of Railways in a statement said that for the upcoming Chhath Puja and ongoing Diwali season this year.

 The Telangana Transport Department has ordered the immediate closure of all its check posts across the state following Government Order (GO) No. 58 issued by the Transport, Roads & Buildings (TR&B) Department on 28 August 2025. The officers have been instructed to remove all boards, barricades, and physical barriers at the check posts, and to display new signboards informing vehicle operators about the closure and the availability of online services.

 

WORLD: (REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)

US President Donald Trump participated in Diwali celebrations at the White House and extended his warm greetings to the people of India and Indian-Americans on the occasion.

Vance said during a visit to Israel on 22 Oct.25 that he had “great optimism” on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. British, Canadian, Danish, German, Israeli, Jordanian, and U.S. soldiers are all being hosted at the coordination center. Vance said the United States would not have “boots on the ground” in Gaza, but mentioned the possibility that Gulf Arab countries, Indonesia, Israel, and Turkey might “work together” to ensure peace, without detailing how.  COMMENT:-USA is keeping GAZA alive to sell its  Military junks in future.

Indonesia is one of the rare countries that has publicly said it would send troops to help oversee the Gaza ceasefire. Multiple governments are hesitant to commit troops without a UN Security Council mandate or an understanding of the exact rules of engagement, the New York Times reported.

North Korea: North Korea conducted its first ballistic missile tests in five months on 22 oct.25, South Korea’s military spokesman said. The launch comes as Trump and other world leaders are slated to visit South Korea next week.

US sanctions Russia’s two largest oil companies and calls on Moscow to agree to immediate ceasefire

FESTIVAL:

Today “BHAI-DOOJ”  is celebrated in INDIA.

In Nepal, fifth day of the five-day-long Gai Tihar festival is being celebrated throughout the Himalayan Nation. In this festival, HINDUS WORSHIP COWS as Goddess Laxmi, deity of wealth and prosperity.

CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

Police alliances Afripol and Interpol cooperated to arrest more than eighty-three people in six African countries as part of a first-of-its-kind operation against terrorism financing, Interpol announced today. Authorities from Angola, Cameroon, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, and South Sudan participated in the operation. Around $260 million worth of government-issued currency and cryptocurrency was uncovered as a result.

The US military conducted a lethal strike against a boat in the eastern Pacific on Tuesday, killing both people on board, according to Secretary of Défense Pete Hegseth.

The strike on the vessel in the Pacific, the 8th known strike by the US military on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel since the start of September, appears to mark an expansion of the US military campaign, with all seven previous strikes targeting boats in the Caribbean Sea.

Belgian court in Antwerp has approved the extradition of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi to India in connection with the 13,500-crore rupee Punjab National Bank fraud case. The court upheld the legality of his arrest by Belgian authorities, marking a key advance in India’s pursuit of the absconding jeweller.  IT IS DHARMA, OR KARMA??

ENVIRONMENTAL: -

India ranks 9th globally in forest area and 3rd in annual forest gain as per FAO’s GFRA 2025, reflecting its success in afforestation and community-led green efforts.

China Issues Yellow Alert as Typhoon Fengshen Approaches Southern Coast.

DAS KAPITAL:

A. SHARE MARKET: -

*BSE SENSEX*84,426.34 +474.16 (0.56%)

*NIFTY*25,868.60 +25.45 (0.098%)

B. Currency Exchange Rates:

*USD*  ₹ 88/- *GBP*  ₹118/-

*Euro* : ₹ 103/-*China Yuan ¥* : ₹ 12

C. BULLIONS:

*GOLD* : ₹ 12,580/ 01gm (24 krt)

*SILVER* : ₹ 1,60,000/KG

WHAT IS NEXT:

Today, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is visiting Indonesia.

Today, the European Union and Egypt hold their first summit in Brussels.

Today, the UK and Germany host a London summit on security and cooperation in the western Balkans.

Tomorrow, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva begins a trip to Indonesia.

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