NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||18/11/2025.
NEWS &
VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||18/11/2025.
TUESDAY| VOL—IV/2025/NOVEMBER
OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION.
*भद्रं भद्रं कृतं मौनं कोकिलैर्जलदागमे ।*
*दर्दूराः यत्र वक्तारः तत्र मौनं हि शोभते ॥*
On the onset of the rainy season, Cuckoo does
not sing (but remains silent). Because when there are distressing noises from
croaking of the frogs, it is better to be silent. (Not to degrade your talent).
INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).
Election Commission orders special revision of
electoral rolls in Assam.
Centre approves 17 projects with over seven
thousand crore rupees investment under Electronic Component Manufacturing
Scheme.
Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu has launched
an ambitious plan to build a dedicated “Drone City” in the state, along with
twin “Space Cities.” The foundation stone was laid virtually at the CII
Partnership Summit, highlighting the government’s push into high-tech industries.
The Drone City will spread over 300 acres in Orvakallu, Kurnool district.
India has
exported jet fuel to the United States’ West Coast for the first time, marking
a notable milestone in the country’s refined petroleum trade. The shipment was
dispatched to energy major Chevron following supply disruptions in California.
Iran has tightened its entry rules for Indian
travellers following a rise in trafficking and kidnapping cases involving
Indians lured into the country under false employment or transit promises. The
new mandate requires all Indian nationals holding ordinary passports to obtain
a visa before entering or transiting through Iran from 22 November 2025.
WORLD: (REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)
A Bangladesh
war crimes court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death,
concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly
crackdown on a student-led uprising last year.
This can’t happen, in my opinion, without tacit support of USA.
Following this—her security status is enhanced in INDIA.
The UN Security Council approved a US plan for
Gaza that authorizes an international stabilization force to provide security
in the devastated territory.
Trump on Friday removed recent tariffs on more
than two hundred food products and reached a framework deal with Switzerland
and Liechtenstein to reduce tariffs to 15 percent.
United States free of Trump’s so-called
Liberation Day tariffs include bananas, beef, coffee, and orange juice. Those
are in short supply in USA. The move will also lower prices for Swiss imports
such as pharmaceuticals and chocolates.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and M23
rebels signed a framework peace deal in Qatar Saturday, following U.S. and
African Union mediation. The framework contains eight protocols, with more
talks needed on how to implement six of them, U.S. envoy Massad Boulos told
Reuters.
Ukraine plans to acquire as many as one hundred
French fighter jets over the next decade, presidents of both countries said
today. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv was also looking to
acquire French air-defense systems, radars, and air-to-air missiles and bombs.
Separately, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced yesterday that
Greece will start sending U.S. liquefied natural gas to Ukraine this winter.
Communist candidate Jeannette Jara and
right-wing José Antonio Kast will advance to the runoff of the country’s
presidential election after winning around 27 percent and 24 percent,
respectively, in the first round yesterday.
Ecuadorians rejected a proposal to allow foreign
military bases in the country in a nationwide referendum yesterday. The vote
was a blow to President Daniel Noboa.
Iran’s foreign minister told a press conference
yesterday that Tehran is not carrying out undeclared uranium enrichment. He
said that Washington’s approach to nuclear talks does not suggest they are
ready for “equal, fair negotiations,” but left open the possibility of such
talks in the future.
For the first time, countries at the UN climate
talks have included a warning about the environmental risks of extracting and
processing critical minerals in a draft summit decision. While there is no
guarantee it will remain in the final version due out this Friday, the draft
underscores countries’ growing concerns about the environmental risks
accompanying the global critical minerals race.
SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY:
Karnataka
has introduced KEO, a compact and low-cost AI-ready personal computer developed
to bridge the digital learning divide across the State. Designed in
collaboration with KEONICS, the device aims to expand access to computing for
students, households, and public institutions.
ENTERTAINMENT:
The
Farhan Akhtar-starrer120 Bahadur is set
to screen exclusively for the defence community in more than 800 cinema halls
across India when it opens globally on November 21.
Hollywood
actor Tom Cruise has been honoured with an Honorary Oscar at the 2025 Governors
Awards, marking his first-ever Academy Award. The recognition celebrates his
lifelong contribution to global cinema and his influence across decades of
filmmaking.
CRIME & PUNISHMENT:
The
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested another key associate of the
terrorist involved in the Red Fort area car blast case. Jasir Bilal Wani, a
Kashmiri resident was arrested from Srinagar.
A
Delhi court today sent Amir Rashid Ali, an accused in the Red Fort blast case,
to 10 days’ custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
MISHAPS: -
President
Smt Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and PM Modi yesterday expressed grief over the death of 42 Indian
Umrah pilgrims, in a bus-tanker collision in Saudi Arabia. The passenger bus
was carrying the Indian pilgrims, mostly from state of Telangana, from Mecca to
Madinah when the mishap occurred.
Six
people were killed and 19 others injured after a landslide buried a passenger
bus on a treacherous mountain pass in Vietnam.
OBITUARY:
Renowned
Odia playback singer Humane Sagar has died at the age of 34 at a hospital in
Bhubaneswar. His sudden demise has shocked the music fraternity, with tributes
pouring in from leaders and fans across Odisha. He was admitted earlier in the
week with multiple health complications.
ENVIRONMENTAL: -
Supreme
Court of India has directed the Jharkhand government to declare the Saranda
Forest as a wildlife sanctuary. This ruling highlights the urgent need to
protect the forest’s rare biodiversity, ecological value, and tribal heritage,
amidst increasing developmental pressures.
Nagaland
confirmed the United Kingdom as the official country partner for the Hornbill
Festival 2025, marking a renewed phase of cultural cooperation. The
collaboration will internationalise one of India’s most celebrated cultural
events.
GAMES & SPORTS: -
At
EDEN GARDEN, it was India’s fourth loss at home in the last six Tests including
the 0-3 debacle against New Zealand on turning tracks at Pune and Mumbai last
year. The loss has reignited the debate on Indian batters’ ability on tracks
that offer turn, and opposition has good spinners.
Even
a few years’ ago—it was almost impossible to defeat India in Test Match in
India. Australia’s all winning team used call it ‘Last Frontier’.
Time,
and game has changed in India.
India
delivered a strong shooting campaign at the ISSF World Championships as
Olympian Gurpreet Singh secured silver in the men’s 25m Centre Fire Pistol
event. He missed the world title by a narrow inner-10 count after finishing
level on points with Ukraine’s Pavlo Korostylov.
In
Shooting, India dominate Deaflympics in Tokyo with double podium finish as
Anuya Prasad wins gold and compatriot Pranjali Dhumal bags silver in women's 10
metre air pistol.
DAS KAPITAL:
Japan's
economy shrank almost 2% in the three months through September, as a drop in
exports in the face of US tariffs resulted in the first contraction in six
quarters, government data showed. Elsewhere, the euro zone economy is set to
grow faster than earlier expected in 2025, the European Commission said.
Indian public sector oil companies sign a one-year deal to
import Liquefied Petroleum Gas, from the United States.
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*GOLD*
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*SILVER* : ₹ 1,60,000/KG
Currency
Exchange Rates:
USD* ₹ 89/-*GBP*
₹116/-*Euro* : ₹ 103/-*China Yuan * : ₹ 12/-
STARGAZING:
This
week brings one of November's best sky shows: the Leonid meteor shower peaks
under dark skies, offering up to 15 shooting stars per hour before dawn. A few
days later, the new moon gives us ideal dark skies for trying to find Uranus as
it reaches opposition on Friday (Nov. 21) and shines bright enough to spot with
binoculars just beneath the Pleiades.
WHAT IS NEXT:
Today,
the Shanghai Cooperation Organization begins a heads of government meeting in
Moscow.
Tomorrow,
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney begins a visit to the United Arab Emirates.
Tomorrow,
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits Washington, DC.
THE END.
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