NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||26/10/2025.

NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||26/10/2025.

SUNDAY| VOL—IV--2025/X/26

OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION.

य ईर्षुःपरवित्तेषु रुपे वीर्ये कुलान्वये,

सुख सौभाग्य सत्कारे तस्य व्याधिरनन्तकः॥

Translation: "The person who is jealous and hates the wealth, beauty, valour, family, happiness, good fortune and honour of others is incurably ill. And there is no cure for his disease."

 

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

PM Modi will Virtually Attend 22nd ASEAN-India Summit today.

PM Modi has extended warm wishes to devotees across the country and around the world on the occasion of 'Chhath parv.'

“Every few months, BBC India publishes a piece that blurs the line between journalism and psychological warfare. Recently, it published an essay titled “Gen Z rising? Why young Indians aren’t taking to the streets”, the latest addition to this tradition of subtle sabotage.”--- OPINDIA, October 25,2025.

Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that India is on its way to become self- reliant in the mobile manufacturing industry.

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

Crowds still throng to Hiroshima peace memorial, but Japan’s defence posture may be changing.

New PM Sanae Takaichi vows higher defense spending, may attempt amending pacifist constitutional clauses.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers held talks on October 25, 2025, ahead of a landmark ASEAN summit that will formally welcome East Timor as the bloc's 11th member and mark U.S. President Donald Trump's first trip to Asia since returning to the White House.

U.S. President Donald Trump slammed Canada for playing “dirty” on October 24, 2025, as a row over an advertisement featuring former leader Ronald Reagan that prompted Trump to scrap trade talks.

The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France, according to French radio RTL, after an audacious daylight heist last week exposed the famed museum’s security vulnerability.

Turkey will probably be excluded from the 5,000-strong stabilization force that is to be set up inside Gaza after Israel made clear it did not want Turkish troops taking part.

Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, said it was a requirement that Israel is comfortable with the nationality of the multinational force, set up to prevent a security vacuum when the massive task of reconstruction in Gaza starts.

The force is still likely to be led by Egypt.

“Officials of Pakistan and Afghanistan  hold the second round of talks in Türkiye on October 25, 2025 to find a negotiated solution to the border tensions and curb terrorist activities from Afghan soil,” officials said.

Argentina’s radical libertarian leader, Javier Milei, is facing a pivotal moment in his presidency with voters set to deliver their verdict on his two-year-old administration on Sunday against a backdrop of political and economic crisis and accusations that his ally Donald Trump is meddling in the country’s affairs.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on October 24, 2025 that North Korea as “sort of a nuclear power” as he left the United States for Asia on a trip that could include a meeting with Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong Un.

CULTURAL:

“Bhojpuri”, one of India’s oldest and most expressive languages, stands today at a historic crossroads—where heritage meets modern revival, and folk soul meets cinematic creativity. From Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s impassioned speeches in Bhojpuri to the lyrical artistry of journalist–poet Manoj Bhawuk, the language’s story is one of pride, perseverance, and poetic identity. It also strengthens the growing call for Bhojpuri’s inclusion in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution — a recognition long overdue.

CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

A woman in Bengaluru has filed a police complaint against her partner and his family, accusing them of forcing her to convert to Islam for marriage. The case has been registered at the HSR Layout Police Station, and the accused has been identified as Islamist Mohammad Ishaq.

Because of Polygamy,  number of women of Muslim origin are not adequately available for  requisite/ desired number of ‘NIKAHs’.

MISHAPS: -

Over 40 passengers had a narrow escape as a moving bus caught fire in Ranchi on Saturday evening.  The incident happened on the Ranchi-Lohardaga highway when the bus was heading to Chatra from the state capital. "There were nearly 45 passengers on the bus, which suddenly caught fire near Mandar Bazar," all are well.

ENVIRONMENTAL: -

A real-time flood forecast and spatial decision support system (RTFF & SDSS) has become completely operational for Chennai.

Severe flooding has affected more than 9,60,000 people across six states in South Sudan, displacing over 335,000.

Tropical Storm Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane and is expected to become a major hurricane by the end of the weekend, the US National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

Hurricane Melissa is presently located about 235 miles (380 km) southwest of Port-au-Prince in Haiti, packing maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour (120 km/h), the NHC said in its latest advisory.

GAMES & SPORTS: -

Australia set up semifinal clash with India after Alana King special vs South Africa. Alana King picked up seven wickets as Australia finished on top of the table with a seven-wicket win over South Africa at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.

Big blow to India after 9-wicket win over Australia in Sydney.  Shreyas Iyer sustained a left rib cage injury during third ODI against Australia in Sydney, and consequently he is expected to be out of action for at least 3 weeks.

On the second day of the 4th South Asian Athletics Championship 2025 held in Birsa Munda Football Stadium in Ranchi, Indian team clinched 6 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze medals in 11 track and field events.

DAS KAPITAL:

Indian Share Market: Was closed.

Currency Exchange Rates:

*USD*  ₹ 88/- *GBP*  ₹118/-

*Euro* : ₹ 103/-*China Yuan ¥* : ₹ 12

Bullions:

 *GOLD* : ₹ 12,450/ 01gm (24 krt)

 *SILVER* : ₹ 1,55,000/KG

 

 

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