NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||30/10/2025.

 

NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||30/10/2025.

THURSDAY| VOL—IV/2025/OCTOBER

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, valor, 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 YESTERDAY).

 PM Modi addressed the Maritime Leaders Conclave and chaired the Global Maritime CEO Forum at the India Maritime Week 2025 in Mumbai yesterday. On the occasion, the Prime Minister launched initiatives worth 2.2 lakh crore rupees in an effort to strengthen India's maritime and shipbuilding capabilities.

The Coal Ministry launched the 14th Round of Commercial Coal Mine Auctions in New Delhi.

Delhi conducted cloud seeding trials on Tuesday to induce artificial rain in the national capital amid surging pollution levels, even as the weather department did not record any traces of rainfall in the city.

Maruti Suzuki’s all‑electric e‑Vitara, manufactured at its state‑of‑the‑art Hansalpur facility in Gujarat, is set to become India’s latest global automotive export milestone. The company announced plans to export the Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) variant to more than 100 countries across Asia, Europe, Africa, Latin America, and Oceania.

A massive nationwide exercise to document the socio-economic and occupational status of India’s marine fishing community will be launched on 31 October 2025. This marks the beginning of household enumeration under the 5th Marine Fisheries Census (MFC) 2025.

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

US President Donald Trump announced that he has instructed the Department of Defense to begin testing US nuclear weapons “immediately” in response to nuclear testing by rival countries, an announcement that came moments before he is expected to meet with China’s Xi Jinping. (CNN).

Independent left‑wing politician Catherine Connolly landslide wins Ireland’s presidential election with ~63% of vote, set to become the country’s 10th president.

Sudan’s RSF militia took over the last major government-held city in Darfur this week in a battle that humanitarian groups said involved widespread killing of civilians. Sudan’s army said it withdrew from the city of El Fasher by late Monday. The RSF victory in El Fasher marks an end to an eighteen-month siege but raises the risk of a de facto partition of the country, as the RSF already controls much of the western Darfur region.

The United States reached a trade deal with South Korea during Trump’s visit to the country. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s chief of staff said the deal would reduce U.S. tariffs on South Korean goods from 25 percent to 15 percent. Both the countries also announced they would cooperate on regulating and developing technologies including artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and quantum computing.

Israel launched strikes in Gaza overnight that killed over one hundred people, local health officials said. U.S. Vice President JD Vance said that despite occasional “skirmishes,” the truce “is holding." Israel said yesterday it resumed the ceasefire.

U.S. military strikes on four more boats allegedly carrying drugs killed fourteen people, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said yesterday. Mexico searched for a survivors.  Yesterday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that Mexico does “not agree” with the boat attacks.

China-ASEAN trade deal: China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expanded their free trade pact yesterday to remove trade barriers for green and digital products.

Negotiations between the countries on shoring up a truce ended without a breakthrough, Pakistan’s information minister said yesterday. Pakistan’s defense minister warned Afghanistan’s Taliban government that Islamabad would retaliate against any attacks inside Pakistan.

“The Baloch National Movement (BNM)” held a protest in South Korea’s Busan city against the ongoing Pakistani military siege and aggressive actions in the Zehri region of Balochistan.( IANS, October 27, 2025)

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is set to launch the CMS-03 satellite on November 2, enhancing military communication for the Indian Navy. Weighing 4,400 kg, it will improve connectivity in critical maritime areas.

CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

Delhi Police  busted an international drug cartel operating in India, Thailand, and the UAE with the arrest of a sacked Customs department officer and seizure of over 21 kg of high-grade "hydroponic marijuana" with a street value of ₹27 crore,  Rohit Kumar Sharma, a 35-year-old former inspector with the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), was arrested during a late-night operation in Janakpuri in South-West Delhi.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested Danish Chikna, a close aide of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and "kingpin" of a drug syndicate, from Goa.

ENVIRONMENTAL: -

If countries comply with their newly announced climate targets, annual global emissions will fall by an estimated 10 percent from 2019 levels by 2035, UN climate chief Simon Stiell said yesterday. Although it’s the first time the UN has forecast a steady decline in new emissions, meeting the international goal of limiting global warming to 1.5℃ (2.7℉) would require a 60 percent emissions cut by 2035.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD)  has said that Cyclone Montha, which has now weakened into a depression, brought light to moderate rain over parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh.

In Odisha, Cyclone Montha has affected 33 blocks and 11 urban areas across the state. The state government has set up 362 free kitchens, where cooked food is being provided to 18,762 people taking shelter in cyclone centers.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba early yesterday morning as a Category 3 storm with winds near 115 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said. Even after the storm passed over Jamaica, ongoing rains made the damage difficult to assess. Jamaica’s airports were closed yesterday and much of the country was cut off from the internet.

GAMES & SPORTS: -

India reaffirmed its dominance in youth kabaddi by sweeping both the boys’ and girls’ gold medals at the 2025 Asian Youth Games held in Bahrain, with commanding performances across the board.

In Squash, India’s Anahat Singh stormed into the semifinals of the Canadian Women’s Open 2025. Anahat defeated world number seven Tinne Gilis of Belgium 3-NIL (12-10, 11-9, 11-9) in straight games in the women’s singles quarter-final in Toronto.

DAS KAPITAL:

Japan debuts the world’s first stable-coin backed by the yen, JPYC, marking a major step in digital finance amid global stable-coin momentum.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered interest rates for the second time this year in a continued bid to prevent unemployment from surging.

Nvidia just became the world’s first $5 trillion company.

 

Indian Share Market: -

*BSE SENSEX* 84,997.13 +368.98 (0.44%)

*NIFTY* 26,053.90 +117.70 (0.45%)

Currency Exchange Rates:

*USD*  ₹ 88/-*GBP*  ₹118/-*Euro* : ₹ 103/-*China Yuan ¥* : ₹ 12/-

Bullion:

 *GOLD* : ₹ 12,250/ 01gm (24 krt)

 *SILVER* : ₹ 1,52,000/KG

EARLY MORNING  SKY GAZING:

Brilliant Venus  gleamed in the eastern sky before sunrise all month long while it reduced its angle from the sun, 24 degrees to 16 degrees.  The planet entered Virgo on Oct. 9, paired with the old crescent moon on Oct. 19, and then shined. Shared the IMAGE of Venus (শুকতারা). You can still see it, if eastern sky is clear in the early morning..

 

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