NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||13/11/2025.

NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||13/11/2025.

THURSDAY| VOL—IV/2025/NOVEMBER

OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION.

 

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

 

At the close of polling on Tuesday in the Bihar Assembly elections, the state not only notched its highest-ever voter turnout, but also saw women set a new record in voting. Against the overall turnout of a record 66.91%, the voting percentage among women voters was 71.6%, as much as 8.8 percentage points more than the 62.8% turnout among men and the largest ever gap.

NDA is expected to win the election in BIHAR.

India suffered from  a premature act of Terror involving White Colour Jihadi Muslims some of whom lost NERVES. Pakistan had  a BOMB BLAST  which has a root in Factions in Terror groups there. In both these cases—victims are innocent people. And Muslims are involved in both the cases!

The US offered help in probing the deadly Delhi blast, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised India's capable, professional investigation, expressing confidence in its (CAPABILITY IN) handling of the tragedy.

Indian coal power giant NTPC (NTPC.NS), opens new tab is looking to enter the coal gasification business with a plan to start producing 5-10 million tonnes per annum of synthetic gas over the next three-four years, a source familiar with the move said on Wednesday.

Centre approves Export Promotion Mission to strengthen export ecosystem with an outlay of over twenty five thousand crore rupees; Also gives nod to Credit Guarantee Scheme for Exporters.

Jharkhand celebrated its 25th Statehood Day with lively cultural performances that transformed major towns into open-air stages. The celebrations highlighted the state’s tribal heritage, drawing enthusiastic crowds and showcasing a wide range of folk traditions.

 Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Wednesday inaugurated the Mudh-Nyoma airbase in Ladakh by landing a C-130J special operations aircraft there, a shot in the arm for India’s infrastructure push along its farthest frontiers.

India’s intellectual elite has never made any effort to understand the RSS’s appeal. It may cost heavily.

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

 Colombia vowed to suspend all intelligence-sharing with the United States over Trump’s boat strikes near South America, while CNN and the Guardian reported the UK would also suspend some intelligence-sharing over the same concerns. Amid Trump’s militarized anti-drug campaign, the Navy said yesterday that the United States’ largest aircraft carrier strike group had arrived in the region. The UK controls several intelligence assets in the Caribbean. Unnamed sources told CNN that British officials believe the Trump administration’s strikes violate international law.

U.S. House members are returning to Washington today for an expected vote to end the longest government shutdown in history. The Senate-backed bill would fund the government for two months, though the spending package fails to meet a Democratic demand to preserve expiring healthcare subsidies. If passed, the measure goes to Trump’s desk to be signed, with the president having already signalled his support. The shutdown has left roughly 1.4 million federal workers without pay for weeks and resulted in the suspension of food aid and thousands of cancelled flights.

Australia has joined India, Japan, and the United States for Exercise Malabar 2025, a major Indo-Pacific naval drill aimed at strengthening coordination and interoperability among the four Quad nations.

ENTERTAINMENT:

Veteran Dharmendra has been discharged from hospital yesterday morning. His doctor from Breach Candy Hospital told the media in Mumbai today that the 89 year old actor will take further treatment from home.

CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has cracked down on a major gold-smuggling syndicate in Mumbai under “Operation Bullion Blaze.” The operation uncovered an organised racket involved in smuggling gold into India, melting it in covert furnaces, and illicitly selling the refined bullion into the grey market.

MISHAPS: -

Death Toll from Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica Rises to 45; Dozens Still Missing.

A Turkish C-130 military cargo plane with at least 20 personnel on board has crashed in Georgia after taking off from Azerbaijan. The number of casualties and the cause of the incident were not yet clear.

ENVIRONMENTAL: -

Visiting the UN climate conference in Brazil yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom said his state will continue to prioritize climate action and compete in the green energy space despite Trump’s stated position that climate change is a hoax. California is the world’s fourth largest economy and Newsom is widely believed to be eyeing a 2028 presidential run.

 

GAMES & SPORTS: -

 In Archery, On the final day of eliminations at the Asian Archery Championships in Dhaka, India secured two more medal matches. Abhishek Verma and Deepshikha reached the compound mixed team final after defeating Kazakhstan 156-153 and will face Bangladesh for gold today.

In first ever Women’s T20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind, The hosts India defeated Australia by 209 runs in New Delhi. After winning the toss India opted to bat first and set a massive score of 292 runs, losing only four wickets. In reply, Australia faced hard time, chasing down the target and were all out in just 83 runs with eight wickets.

Protean unit led by Temba Bavuma will clash against Shubman Gill’s Indian men in the first Test commencing on Friday (November 14, 2025). This is the venue where Protean re-started  their Cricketing Journey 21 years later after Apartheid.

DAS KAPITAL:

Oil Demand Forecast: The International Energy Agency (IEA) released new forecasts for global oil demand yesterday comparing scenarios in which countries followed stated climate policies versus continuing with their current behavior. The former would see global oil demand peak by the end of this decade, while the latter would see demand rise through 2050.

Indian Share Market: -

 *BSE SENSEX*84,466.51 +595.19 (0.71%)

 *NIFTY* 25,875.80 +180.85 (0.70%)

Currency Exchange Rates:

NO CHANGE.

BULLIONS:

 *GOLD* : ₹ 12,600/ 01gm (24 krt)

 *SILVER* : ₹ 1,60,000/KG

WHAT IS NEXT:

Today, an African Union-UN conference begins in New York.

Today, Egypt’s foreign minister is visiting Turkey. (TO COOK A DEVL’S STEW!)

Tomorrow, Thailand’s king and queen begin a state visit to China.

THE END.

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