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NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||22/11/2025.

 

NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||22/11/2025.

SATURDAY| VOL—IV/2025/NOVEMBER

OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION.

"हम भी गुस्ताख़ी करेंगे ज़िन्दगी में एक बार"|

"यार तो पैदल चलेंगे, हम जनाज़े पर सवार"||

LAST SIN OF MY LIFE, FRIENDS, OH DEAR,

YOU ARE ON FOOT; I AM ON THY SHOULDER ||

---Translation by Sarasij

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

PM Modi has reached Johannesburg in South Africa to attend the three-day G20 Leaders’ Summit.

India has moved to revive direct air cargo connectivity with Afghanistan, signaling a measured expansion of economic engagement despite the complex political landscape in Kabul.

 The Central government  announced the implementation of four new labour codes aimed to simplify and streamline the existing, decades-old labour laws in the country.

(a)  The Code on Wages, 2019,

(b)  the Industrial Relations Code, 2020,

(c)  the Code on Social Security, 2020 and

(d) the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020

These codes have come into effect from 21 NOV.2025

The Election Commission has said, more than 50 crore 43 lakh enumeration forms have been distributed among electors since the launch of SIR Phase two from 4th of this month in nine States and three Union territories.

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

The final strategic arms limitation treaty between the United States and Russia will expire on February 5, 2026. PUTIN announced successful tests of novel nuclear delivery systems and proposed an extension to New START—the bilateral strategic nuclear arms treaty that limits the size of U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals—for one year.

U.S. and Ukrainian officials are meeting in Kyiv today following a reported new U.S. peace proposal for Ukraine. Axios, which first reported the story, noted the plan was initially crafted with Russian, but not Ukrainian, input.

The Peace plan for Ukraine would require the country to make significant concessions—including ceding areas of the eastern Donbas region to Russia, reducing the size of its armed forces by half, and stopping the use of certain types of weapons—in exchange for a U.S. security guarantee against future Russian aggression. Yesterday’s talks aim “to discuss efforts to end the war,” a U.S. army spokesperson said.

President Donald Trump’s Interior Department released a five-year offshore drilling plan on Thursday that would open up vast parts of California’s coastline to drilling, which hasn’t happened in that state since the late 1960s. The Department is also proposing new oil drilling in parts of the Eastern Gulf — located approximately 100 nautical miles off Florida’s coast — a decision previously opposed by Florida’s Republican leadership.

Saudi Arabia’s state-backed artificial intelligence (AI) company Humain will work with Elon Musk’s startup xAI to build a data center in Saudi Arabia that could be the company’s largest outside the United States.

U.S. mining company MP Materials will partner with the U.S. military and Saudi Arabia’s state mining company to build a plant in Saudi Arabia that will process and refine rare earth minerals sourced from several countries. The U.S. government took a stake in the company earlier this year.

The United States will step up efforts to mediate an end to Sudan’s war after a request from bin Salman, Trump said yesterday. The United States has backed a truce proposal that Sudanese paramilitaries agreed to earlier this month, but the Sudanese government did not.

China has launched construction of a massive mobile floating artificial island designed for long-term deep-sea research and strategic presence. The project, expected to be operational by 2028, has drawn global attention due to its nuclear-resistant structure, vast carrying capacity, and potential geopolitical implications in the South China Sea.

The State Department approved the sale of around $93 million worth of Javelin anti-tank missile systems and Excalibur precision-guided artillery munitions to India, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in two separate notices. It is the first major sale of defense equipment to New Delhi after the U.S. hiked tariffs on India earlier this year, straining ties.

Ninety percent of the new electricity in the United States comes from renewables, former Secretary of State and former U.S. climate envoy John Kerry says in this YouTube Short-https://link.cfr.org/click/42647440.34501/aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dWJlLmNvbS9zaG9ydHMveFVLUHNwZUp3a1k_c2k9NFVRcjRNNXI1dkZMTGdqQSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWRhaWx5YnJpZWYmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9MjAyNTExMjA/65c4a36664844ebd5a0f2cd7C4ec0e427.

LEGAL:

The Supreme Court has delivered a comprehensive opinion on the constitutional powers of the President and Governors regarding State Bills, firmly holding that courts cannot impose deadlines or declare ‘deemed assent’. The advisory opinion was issued by a five-judge Bench in response to a Presidential Reference under Article 143.

India’s food safety regulator has taken a decisive step to curb misleading health claims by ordering the removal of beverages falsely marketed as oral rehydration solutions. The directive targets fruit-based drinks, energy drinks and electrolyte beverages that misuse the medically significant term “ORS” without meeting approved standards.

Demolition notices to founder as scrutiny grows on Al-Falah University :  The Military Headquarters of War (MHOW) Cantonment Board in Indore on Thursday pasted a notice ordering Siddiqui’s family to vacate their ancestral home within three days, after which demolition will begin.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached fresh assets worth more than ₹1,400 crore as part of a money laundering probe related to Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani and his companies.

ENVIRONMENT

COP31 compromise: Turkey will host next year’s UN climate conference, but Australia will lead the negotiations, Australia’s climate minister said yesterday at COP30.

 West Bengal, Kolkata Shook as 5.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Near Dhaka yesterday.

WEATHER:-

Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast cold wave conditions over West Madhya Pradesh today. Also predicted heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and lightning today in parts of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Kerala, Mahe, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal.

CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

Mexican authorities arrested a suspect accused of orchestrating the killing this month of mayor Carlos Manzo, an outspoken critic of drug cartels.

Manzo’s killing prompted countrywide protests calling for the government to do more to counter violent crime.

President Donald Trump and the Défense Department illegally deployed the National Guard in Washington, DC, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

 

MISHAPS: -

 An Indian Air Force Tejas Light Combat Aircraft crashed during an aerial display at the Dubai Air Show, resulting in the death of the pilot and marking only the second recorded accident in the fighter’s 24-year history. The incident, witnessed by thousands at one of the world’s largest aviation exhibitions, has renewed focus on the aircraft’s capabilities, safety record and development journey.  Emergency teams responded swiftly, but the pilot succumbed to injuries. The IAF has ordered a court of inquiry to determine the cause.

 In Pakistan, 15 people have been killed and several injured after a gas explosion at a factory near Malikpur area in Faisalabad.

GAMES & SPORTS: -

🥊👑 Historic day for Indian Boxing. They wrap up World Boxing Cup Finals 2025 with record NINE GOLD MEDALS! 🥇 Every single boxer finished on podium.

DAS KAPITAL:

By the end of this decade, economic growth among Group of Twenty countries will fall to 2.9 percent, down from 3.2 percent in 2025, according to a new forecast by the International Monetary Fund. That’s the weakest growth since the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. The IMF said strained public budgets and aging populations in advanced economies were factors contributing to the expected drop.

Indian Share Market: -

*BSE SENSEX*85,231.92 −400.76 (0.47%)🔻

*NIFTY*26,068.15 −124.00 (0.47%)🔻

BULLIONS:-     

 *GOLD* : ₹ 12,500/ 01gm (24 krt)

 *SILVER* : ₹ 1,62,000/KG

Currency Exchange Rates:

USD*  ₹ 89/-*GBP* ₹116/-*Euro* : ₹ 103/-*China Y* : ₹ 12/-

WHAT IS NEXT:

Tonga holds general elections.

COP30 summit is due to conclude in Brazil.

 

 

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