DailyWorld News - The First International Newspaper From India https://dailyworld.in/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 08:20:03 +0530 en https://dailyworld.in/national/ktaka-hm-vows-swift-action-after-techie-loses-rs-3183-crore-in-digital-arrest-scam-649217.html Bengaluru Nov 18 Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday said the government would take firm action in the online fraud case involving the âdigital arrestâ of a 57yearold Bengaluru tech professional who lost Rs 3183 crore He confirmed that it is the largest online financial scam reported in Karnataka to date adding that the people behind the digital arrest would not be sparedSpeaking to reporters Parameshwara said that the fraud took place over more than a year involving about 187 transactions from the victimâs account âShe could have approached the police at any stage and had she done so earlier she would not have lost such a large amountâ he saidHe said the state had not witnessed a digital arrest case of this scale earlier âWe are treating the case with full seriousness and will trace those responsibleâ he saidâIf she realised the fraud only after transferring money amounting to crores it shows how deeply she was affected by the scam Now that the case has come to light we have taken it seriously This is the highestever online fraud reported from our state This is the first time such a largescale digital arrest case has been reported and such a huge amount siphoned offâ Parameshwara saidThe Karnataka Home Minister also referred to a separate case in which people based in Karnataka had virtually detained individuals in the United States pointing out that the method was not new to local investigatorsThe incident came to light on Monday when it was reported that a 57yearold Bengaluru tech professional had lost Rs 3183 crore to cybercriminals after being held in a digital arrest for more than six monthsFollowing a complaint at Bengaluruâs East Cyber Crime Police Station the police launched a hunt to trace the gangThe victim transferred Rs 3183 crore in 187 transactions exhausting nearly all her savings and deposits except her fixed deposits The accused repeatedly assured her that the money would be returned by February after verification but kept delaying the deadline with one excuse after anotherGrowing suspicious the victim lodged a complaint with the cybercrime police on November 14 In the complaint she stated that due to her sonâs marriage ceremony she could not approach the police earlyAccording to the police the cybercriminals kept the victim under digital arrest for more than six months and severed contact after extorting the amountHer ordeal began on September 15 2024 when she received a call from someone claiming to represent a reputed courier company who told her that a package in her name containing three credit cards four passports and banned MDMA had been received at a courier centre in Andheri MumbaiThe victim told the caller that she lived in Bengaluru and had no knowledge of the package He then warned her that since the parcel was linked to her mobile number it could involve cyber fraud and she needed to file a complaint Before she could respond her call was transferred to another person claiming to be an officer from the Central Bureau of Investigation CBIThe accused prevented her from contacting the police or seeking legal help by convincing her that cybercriminals were monitoring her every move They later issued direct threats warning that if she revealed anything her entire family would be implicatedWith her sonâs wedding approaching she yielded to the pressure and followed their instructions The accused then contacted her via Skype identifying himself as Pradeep Singh and informed her that another associate Rahul Yadav would monitor her for a week During this period she was confined to her home while the accused worked remotely from her residenceOn September 23 last year the accused instructed the victim to declare her properties to the Reserve Bank of Indiaâs Financial Intelligence Unit FIU After she disclosed her assets and cash they extorted money from her in stages and even provided a forged clearance certificateThe police said that the investigation is underway IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/ktaka-hm-vows-swift-action-after-techie-loses-rs-3183-crore-in-digital-arrest-scam-649217.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/targeted-killings-taking-place-in-punjab-to-destroy-communal-harmony-bjp-649218.html Chandigarh Nov 18 Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar said on Tuesday that targeted killings are taking place with the clear intent to destroy the stateâs communal harmony while the Aam Aadmi Party government has completely failed to discharge its responsibility He was in Ferozepur town to offer condolences to the family of Naveen Arora a son of RSS leader Baldev Raj Arora who was shot dead Speaking to the media Jakhar said the gangsters are continuously targeting people to shatter the communal fabric He described the killing of the son of an RSS leader in broad daylight as an attack on Punjabiat and said no Punjabi will tolerate this He pointed out that earlier murders of RSS leader Jagdish Gagneja Vikas Bagga and now Arora have all been carried out in a similar pattern which indicated a larger conspiracy aimed at spoiling the communal harmony Jakhar said at a time when âwe are celebrating the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur who sacrificed his life for religious neutrality and the protection of all faiths such targeted killings are a blot on the forehead of Punjab and Punjabi cultureâ âYet the government has failed in its duty and till now no official reaction has come from the government in this regardâ He said this appears to be a dirty mindset to create divisions in society and such elements must be stopped with an iron hand âThe silence of the government on this serious matter is causing even greater concern The culprits must be identified and those sowing the poison of hatred in the state must receive the strictest punishmentâ The BJP leader appealed to all Punjabis to maintain mutual brotherhood and not let these antisociety and antiPunjab forces succeed Jakhar reminded the media of the statement given by AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on November 6 in Tarn Taran in which he had promised to wipe out gangsters from Punjab within seven days He said much more than seven days have passed but that promise has proved to be nothing more than an election gimmick while the people of Punjab are being forced to live in an atmosphere of fear and terror He said Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has knelt before his Delhi leadership due to which he has no control over the administration and the senior leadership of the Aam Aadmi Party is directly responsible for whatever deterioration is taking place in the state IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/targeted-killings-taking-place-in-punjab-to-destroy-communal-harmony-bjp-649218.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/mumbai-ed-court-frames-charges-against-ex-maha-minister-nawab-malik-in-pmla-case-649219.html Mumbai Nov 18 A Special PMLA Court in Mumbai on Tuesday framed charges against former Maharashtra Minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik in a money laundering case linked to underworld don Dawood Ibrahimâs syndicate Malik who is currently out on bail pleaded not guilty However the court found enough evidence to proceed against MalikThe case pertains to the alleged illegal acquisition of around three acres of land in the Goawala Compound in Kurla said to belong to one Munira PlumberMalik Dawood Ibrahimâs sister Haseena Parkar her aide Salim Patel and 1993 Mumbai blasts accused Sardar Khan are accused of conspiring to grab the land and later launder the money The ED values the proceeds at around Rs 16 croreEarlier in the day the court dismissed a discharge application filed by Malikâs firm Malik Infrastructure which argued that the Enforcement Directorates case was based on âguesses and conjecturesâ and that the company did not exist when the alleged transactions took placeThe court however ruled that there was sufficient prima facie evidence to proceed noting that the preliminary investigation indicated Malik and the other accused allegedly associated with the DCompany participated in the illegal acquisition and laundering of the landMalik also sought a sixweek postponement of the framing of charges saying his petition in the Bombay High Court was scheduled for hearing soon His counsel Taraq Sayed argued that the ED had not submitted certain documents that could assist the defence and that after the full disclosure there may not be any need to frame chargesSpecial Public Prosecutor Sunil Gonsalves countered that there was no stay from the High Court and therefore the trial could not be halted The court agreed citing Supreme Court and High Court directions to expedite cases involving MPs and MLAs and rejected Malikâs requestThe ED arrested Malik in February 2022 alleging he colluded with Haseena Parkar to illegally acquire the Kurla property using forged documents and criminal intimidation Malik and two companies are named as the accused in the caseThe court formally framed charges against Malik and the other accused on Tuesday afternoon paving the way for the trial to begin IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/mumbai-ed-court-frames-charges-against-ex-maha-minister-nawab-malik-in-pmla-case-649219.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/lop-satheesan-flays-vijayan-govt-for-chaos-at-sabarimala-seeks-hcs-intervention-649220.html Thiruvananthapuram Nov 18 Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Kerala government and the Travancore Devaswom Board TDB accusing them of abject administrative failure in managing the Sabarimala pilgrimage season Satheesan alleged that just weeks after the gold theft controversy the authorities have now plunged the pilgrimage itself into disorder creating what even the Devaswom Board president described as a âfrightening situationââThousands of Ayyappa devotees were forced to remain in queues for 12 to 13 hours with many returning without completing the pilgrimage Even those who managed to have darshan could not access the sacred 18 holy steps due to severe crowding The lack of any traffic regulation or crowd management mechanism inside the nadapanthal left pilgrims stranded unable to move forward or exit Basic facilities such as drinking water rest areas and medical support were reportedly inadequate or entirely missing exposing what was termed a total collapse of planningâ said SatheesanSatheesan accused both the government and the Devaswom Board of irresponsibility in failing to deploy adequate police personnel and administrative staff to handle the massive turnout of devoteesâItâs really surprising that the governmentâs claim that the Model Code of Conduct stalled preparations is not acceptable as pilgrimage planning should have begun months earlier well before the code came into effectâ said SatheesanCalling the justification âlaughableâ he said that the government was trying to hide behind procedural excuses to cover up its inefficiencyHe further alleged that the same elements that once used Sabarimala development for political campaigns had now left lakhs of Ayyappa devotees in distressHe also held the former Devaswom Board led by PS Prashanth â facing allegations in the gold heist case â equally accountable for the crisisâThe alarming situation at Sabarimala emerged right from the initial days of the pilgrimage season Immediate emergency measures to restore order improve basic amenities and protect the safety of devotees has to take place immediately The intervention of the Kerala High Court has to be thereâ added Satheesan IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/lop-satheesan-flays-vijayan-govt-for-chaos-at-sabarimala-seeks-hcs-intervention-649220.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/centre-approves-17-new-applicants-under-pli-scheme-for-textiles-649224.html New Delhi Nov 18 The Ministry of Textiles has approved 17 new applicants under the Production Linked Incentive PLI Scheme for Textiles in the third round of selection This significant step is set to further accelerate investment boost domestic manufacturing and enhance Indiaâs global competitiveness in the manmade fibre MMF apparel MMF fabrics and technical textiles sectors according to an official statement issued on TuesdayThe newly approved applicants have committed a total investment of Rs 2374 crore The proposed projects are expected to achieve projected sales of over Rs 12893 crore and generate employment for about 22646 persons in the coming years the statement saidThe PLI scheme for textiles was notified on September 24 2021 with an approved outlay of Rs 10683 crore to promote the production of MMF apparel and fabrics and products of technical textilesThe Scheme aims to enable the textile industry to achieve the necessary size and scale become globally competitive and create substantial employment opportunities Under the first two rounds of selections a total of 74 applicants have been approved under the SchemeRecently the Ministry has notified major amendments to the Scheme to further enhance industry participation The online application portal has been reopened for acceptance of new applications till December 31 2025Interested companies can apply for participation in the Scheme at httpsplitexmingovinWith investments exceeding Rs 176 lakh crore and major gains in output exports and employment generation the Centreâs Production Linked Incentive PLI Scheme has played a key role in transforming India from a country that was heavily reliant on imports to a serious contender in global manufacturing according to official figuresBy backing sunrise sectors powering innovation and anchoring global supply chains closer to home the PLI schemes are strategically strengthening Indias manufacturing baseThe production impact has been remarkable with total sales by PLI participants exceeding Rs 165 lakh crore reflecting impressive growth in key sectors such as textiles electronics pharmaceuticals and automotiveThe PLI initiative has also emerged as a major job creator generating over 12 lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities while simultaneously fostering additional ecosystem development across Tier2 and Tier3 cities Importantly the scheme has catalysed a fresh wave of FDI into the country endorsing India as a preferred destination for highvalue manufacturing in an evolving global scenario IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/centre-approves-17-new-applicants-under-pli-scheme-for-textiles-649224.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:16:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/pm-modi-to-release-21st-instalment-of-pm-kisan-samman-nidhi-yojana-tomorrow-649226.html Jaipur Nov 18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 21st instalment of the PMKisan Samman Nidhi Yojana on November 19 celebrated as PMKisan Utsav Diwas On this occasion Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma will participate in the statelevel event to be held at the State Agricultural Management Institute Durgapura Similar programmes will be organised across all districtsSince the launch of the scheme 20 instalments have already been disbursed benefitting farmers across RajasthanA total of Rs 25142 crore has been transferred directly to the bank accounts of the states farmers under the scheme so farAdditionally under the Chief Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana the Rajasthan government has transferred Rs 2073 crore through four instalments to support farmersOn Wednesday Rs 1332 crore will be transferred to 6662 lakh farmers in Rajasthan under PMKisanPM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana on X handle posted Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 21st instalment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana on November 19 celebrated as PMKisan Utsav DiwasAt the national level Rs 18000 crore will be transferred to 9 crore farmers across the countryIt is noteworthy that under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana eligible farmers receive Rs 6000 per year disbursed in three equal instalmentsTo provide additional support the Rajasthan government runs the Chief Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana through which all PMKisan beneficiaries in the state receive an additional Rs 3000 per yearThe Central Sector Scheme launched on February 24 2019 provides annual financial assistance of Rs 6000 per eligible farmer family It stands out as one of the largest Direct Benefit Transfer DBT initiatives globally underscoring its monumental impact on facilitating financial support directly to the beneficiariesWith a commitment to inclusivity it dedicates over 25 per cent of its benefits to women beneficiariesA farmercentric digital infrastructure ensures widespread accessibility ensuring eligible farmers across the country seamlessly avail the schemes benefits IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/pm-modi-to-release-21st-instalment-of-pm-kisan-samman-nidhi-yojana-tomorrow-649226.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:20:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/20-pc-of-bengalurus-population-works-in-it-surpasses-california-ktaka-dy-cm-shivakumar-649227.html Bengaluru Nov 18 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar who is also the Bengaluru Development Town Planning Minister and Incharge of Bengaluru Urban district on Tuesday hailed the talent and technology as two key cornerstones of Bengaluru California has 13 lakh IT professionals while Bengaluru has 25 lakh he saidSpeaking after inaugurating the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2025 at the Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre along with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Shivakumar said This shows the strength of Bengaluru There are 14 crore people in Bengaluru of which 20 per cent are IT professionalsKarnataka did not grow as an IT giant as a matter of chance The government and the private sector have worked together to make it happen Karnataka was the first state to introduce an IT policy in the country Karnataka was the first state to introduce the IT Ministry he underlinedOur government has set aside Rs 15 lakh crore for the development of Bengaluru A 41km doubledecker flyovers twin tunnel road elevated corridor buffer roads and 117km Bengaluru Business Corridor are under works Along with this we are planning an IT city in Bidadi We are also working towards building a second airport in South Bengaluru We will also start a new department for NRIs he toldBengaluru has a share of 40 per cent in IT exports from India We have the highest number of engineering medical paramedical colleges in the country No other state has the talent pool that our state boasts All the investors have come to Bengaluru reposing faith in us and hence we are working on a war footing to provide infrastructure Shivakumar saidThe theme of this edition Futurise isnt a statement it is change It is foundation for a better tomorrow I am not standing here in front of you as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state but as a voice to your investments in the state We are trying to cobuild a global future for Karnataka he addedThe IT fair has been taking place in Karnataka since 1998 This is the biggest IT event in Asia For the first time the venue has shifted from Bengaluru Palace to Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre I remember that I had given permission for the Bengaluru Palace as the venue as an Urban Development Minister he saidLeaders from around the world are visiting this event They think that this is the future of IT They have reposed faith in us and we will live up to it A lot of companies are excited to be here in Bengaluru because of its infrastructure The rapid rise in population has put strain on the infrastructure We are working on fixing it We need cooperation from all quarters Shivakumar added IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/20-pc-of-bengalurus-population-works-in-it-surpasses-california-ktaka-dy-cm-shivakumar-649227.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:21:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/rajasthan-forces-deployed-in-nagaur-over-dispute-on-installation-of-maharaja-surajmals-statue-649230.html Jaipur Nov 18 Tension erupted in Jodhiyasi village of Rajasthan on Tuesday over the installation of a statue of Maharaja Surajmal at a public square Two groups clashed around 130 pm when one side attempted to put up a tent at the disputed site Stone pelting took place despite the presence of police forcing personnel to disperse the crowdsPolice teams from nine stations along with RAC and Quick Response Team units were deployed at the bus stand intersection where the incident occurred Officials said the situation is now under control The dispute has been ongoing for nearly a year Three statues â of Lord Parshuram Maharana Pratap and Maharaja Surajmal â were to be installed in the villageHowever late Monday night one group independently installed the statue of Maharaja Surajmal at the contentious location At 5 am Tuesday members of both groups began staging sitinsOne faction maintains that they have no objection to installing the statue but oppose its placement at the public square which houses government offices and the village bus standâThis area already faces parking issues Installing the statue elsewhere in the village would avoid inconvenienceâ said villager Karan SinghThey also accused Sarpanch Kamala Mund and her representative Dayalram Mund of instigating the installation However the opposing group argues that the Gram Sabha had already passed a resolution to install the statue at the location as part of village beautificationâThe proposal was approved by the District Collector and sent to the Divisional Commissioner though final approval is still pendingâ said Sarpanch representative Dayalram MundWhen the group that installed the statue tried to erect additional tents in the afternoon the other side objectedAs police attempted to mediate both sides hurled stones at the site of the installation workDistrict collector Arun Kumar Purohit said senior officials including the Additional District Collector SDM and Additional SP were at the scene to monitor the situationEfforts are underway to bring both sides to an agreement though talks so far have remained inconclusive IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/rajasthan-forces-deployed-in-nagaur-over-dispute-on-installation-of-maharaja-surajmals-statue-649230.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:23:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/jharkhand-hc-directs-state-to-install-cctv-cameras-in-all-334-police-stations-by-jan-5-649231.html Ranchi Nov 18 The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday issued a stern directive to the state government ordering that all 334 police stations in the state be fully equipped with CCTV cameras by January 5 2026 The court observed that the absence of modern surveillance systems in police stations not only hampers lawandorder oversight but also undermines citizensâ fundamental rightsDescribing the delay as a âserious concernâ the bench said any further indifference would not be toleratedThe directive came during the hearing of a public interest litigation before a division bench headed by Chief Justice Tarlok Singh ChauhanAs instructed earlier the Chief Secretary Home Secretary Director General of Police DGP and IT Department Secretary appeared in personThe court ordered that the Detailed Project Report DPR and the tendering process for the installation of CCTV cameras be completed by December 31Installation in all police stations the court said must begin immediately thereafter and be fully implemented by the January 5 deadline failing which the matter would be treated as contempt of courtThe PIL was filed by Shoubhik Banerjee a West Bengal resident who alleged that he was illegally detained for two days at the Bank Mor police station in Dhanbad while he had travelled there to seek bail in a cheque bounce caseHe claimed the police pressured him to favour the opposing party Banerjee told the court that CCTV footage should have documented the entire episode but the police responded that only two days of backup were available and crucial records were missingThe bench expressed strong displeasure calling the lack of proper CCTV coverage in a major city like Dhanbad âworrisomeâ and âunacceptableâThe state government assured the court that all procedures would be completed within the stipulated timeline The matter will be taken up again on January 5 for compliance monitoring IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/jharkhand-hc-directs-state-to-install-cctv-cameras-in-all-334-police-stations-by-jan-5-649231.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/indian-army-celebrates-the-245th-corps-of-engineers-day-649234.html New Delhi Nov 18 The Indian Army celebrated the 245th Corps of Engineers Day on Tuesday in New Delhi In a solemn ceremony organised at the âNational War Memorialâ Lieutenant General Vikas Rohella EngineerinChief along with other serving officers JCOs and other ranks laid wreaths and paid homage to the brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the countryThe tribute reflects the Corps enduring commitment to safeguarding Indias sovereigntyLater in the day a Prize Distribution Ceremony was held at the Manekshaw Centre where the EngineerinChief recognised outstanding individuals and units of the Corps for their excellence in technical competence professional achievement adventure and sportsThe event underscored the high standards and dedication of the Corps in fostering exceptional talent and skill among its ranksThe Corps of Engineers provides combat engineering support develops infrastructure for armed forces and other defence organisations and maintains connectivity along our vast borders besides providing succour to the populace during natural disastersThese tasks are executed through four pillars of the Corps Combat Engineers Military Engineer Service Border Road Organisation and Military SurveyThe Corps of Engineers has three groups ie Madras Sappers Bengal Sappers and Bombay Sappers which were amalgamated into the Corps on 18 November 1932 Since its inception history is replete with colossal exemplary contributions of the Corps of Engineers both in war and peaceNotably Lt Gen Vikas Rohella assumed the appointment of EngineerinChief last monthIn a solemn ceremony then he laid a wreath to honour the supreme sacrifice of the bravehearts at the National War MemorialHe also exhorted all ranks of the Corps of Engineers to uphold the rich traditions of selfless service to the nation and focus on innovation amp technology absorption leading to enhancement of the Indian Armyâs operational preparedness at all times IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/indian-army-celebrates-the-245th-corps-of-engineers-day-649234.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:25:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/we-conducted-anta-bypoll-with-complete-honesty-says-rajasthan-bjp-649235.html Jaipur Nov 18 BJP state incharge Radha Mohan Das Agrawal on Tuesday claimed that the recent Anta byeelection proved how fairly the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP conducts polls Speaking to the media at Jaipur airport Agrawal said the BJP heads both the state and central governments and had known for six months that the Anta byeelection was approachingâIf we wanted to control the election through political pressure voter lists or administrative influence the election would have been in our pocket But we conducted it with complete honesty and 100 per cent fairness respecting public sentimentâ he said commenting on the Congress victory in the bypollAgrawal added that the BJP wins numerous elections across the country and therefore has no hesitation in losing a fewâWe win a lot of elections If we keep helping them win one or two elections occasionally they will surviveâ he remarked suggesting that the Anta result demonstrates the ruling partyâs commitment to democratic principles rather than manipulationDrawing a comparison he cited the recent elections in Jammu and Kashmir âWe lost most seats in Srinagar where voter turnout was 70 per cent Anta recorded an even higher turnout of 81 per cent The Anta election is a resounding slap on the faces of those who accuse the BJP of vote theft This is a victory of the BJPâs principles and a testament that we believe in democracyâ he saidTaking aim at former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Agrawal said âAshok Gehlot has gradually become outdatedâHe argued that the BJPs victories in Maharashtra Haryana and Delhi in the past year reflect a strong alignment between public sentiment and Prime Minister Narendra Modiâs messagingâWhatever PM Modi communicates reaches directly into peopleâs heartsâ he addedAttacking the Congress Agrawal said the party relied on rhetoric for 65 years citing the repeated slogan of eradicating poverty âThey raised slogans and eliminated the poor instead In the last 11 years we have transformed the lives of the poor and middle classâ he claimedClarifying his role Agrawal said he had no involvement in the Anta bypoll âWinning and losing are part of political life The party was fully engaged and senior leaders were monitoring the election We win many elections but if we let them win once in a while they will surviveâ he reiterated IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/we-conducted-anta-bypoll-with-complete-honesty-says-rajasthan-bjp-649235.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:26:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/broken-promise-of-marriage-does-not-always-amount-to-rape-kerala-hc-649238.html Kochi Nov 18 The Kerala High Court on Tuesday said that ending a relationship or marrying someone else later does not automatically make a past consensual sexual relationship a case of rape Justice G Girish said that if a man goes on to marry another person in search of greener pastures it does not mean that his previous consensual relationship with another woman becomes rape under the lawThe Court was hearing a petition by a man accused under Sections 376 rape 493 cohabitation by deceit and 496 fraudulent marriage ceremony of the Indian Penal Code IPCThe allegations against him were that he had a longterm relationship with a woman promising to marry her but eventually married someone elseAccording to the prosecution the relationship began in 2009 when the complainant was already married and had two childrenAfter her husbands death in 2013 the accused started living with her and continued the relationshipThe complainant believed they were married when he tied a knot on her gold chain in a private symbolic ceremonyHowever in 2014 the accused legally married another womanWhen confronted he assured the complainant that he still considered her his wifeBut in 2017 he ended the relationship following which she filed a criminal case alleging rape and fraudulent marriageThe High Court noted that the relationship between them was clearly consensual and not induced by a fraudulent promise of marriageIt said that for a sexual relationship to be considered rape based on a false promise of marriage it must be proven that the man never intended to marry the woman from the beginning and only made false promises to exploit her sexuallyThe court also added that their relationship started while the woman was legally married which undermined her claim of being misled into believing she would be lawfully married to the accusedCiting several Supreme Court judgments the court held that consensual intimacy based on emotional involvement or future intentions does not amount to rape unless deception is proven from the outsetRegarding the charges under Sections 493 and 496 of the IPC the court clarified that such offences can only proceed if the aggrieved person files a formal complaint which had not happened in this caseThe court then quashed all criminal proceedings against the man IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/broken-promise-of-marriage-does-not-always-amount-to-rape-kerala-hc-649238.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/pm-modi-to-release-pm-kisan-instalment-tomorrow-over-49-lakh-in-gujarat-to-benefit-649240.html Ahmedabad Nov 18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 21st instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi PMKISAN scheme on November 19 from Coimbatore Tamil Nadu During the national event the Prime Minister will virtually address farmers across the country and interact with beneficiaries of the flagship incomesupport schemeIn line with the national launch a statelevel programme will be held in Gandhinagar under the chairmanship of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel with Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani and Minister of State for Agriculture Ramesh Katara in attendance As part of the ceremony the Chief Minister will distribute assistance and approval letters to beneficiaries of PMKISAN as well as various agriculture and horticulture schemesSharing details Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said that more than 9 crore farmers nationwide will receive assistance of over Rs 18000 crore under the 21st instalment Of this more than 4931 lakh farmer families in Gujarat will get over Rs 986 crore directly credited to their bank accounts In addition to the state event all ICAR institutes central agricultural universities state agricultural universities and Krishi Vigyan Kendras will also host local programmes and livestream the Prime Ministerâs addressA large number of farmers officials and public representatives are expected to participate across these centres Since its launch the PMKISAN scheme has provided income support to over 11 crore farmer families across India disbursing more than Rs 391000 crore through 20 instalmentsGujaratâs farmers have also benefited significantly receiving over Rs 21000 crore through earlier instalmentsThe Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi PMKISAN is a nationwide incomesupport scheme launched by the government of India to provide financial assistance to small and marginal farmersThe initiative aims to ensure a steady income for farmers to meet agricultural and household needs reduce their financial stress and support them ahead of key farming seasons Since its launch in 2019 PMKISAN has become one of the largest direct benefit transfer programmes in the world benefiting crores of farmer families across India and strengthening rural livelihoods IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/pm-modi-to-release-pm-kisan-instalment-tomorrow-over-49-lakh-in-gujarat-to-benefit-649240.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:31:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/gujarat-builds-over-687-lakh-toilets-strengthens-rural-sanitation-drive-649241.html Ahmedabad Nov 18 Gujarat has constructed more than 687 lakh household toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission Rural significantly boosting sanitation coverage across the stateâs villages Due to improved waste management systemsâcovering segregation of dry and wet waste solid and liquid waste disposal and household toilet accessâover 13000 villages have now been declared ODF model villages as shared by officials on TuesdayThe stateâs efforts by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel are rooted in Mahatma Gandhiâs vision of a clean Indiaâa dream catalysed nationally when Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Mission in 2014 Gujarat was declared Open Defecation Free on Gandhi Jayanti 2 October 2019 marking a major milestone in the stateâs sanitation journeyUnder rural development minister Kunvarji Bavaliya and Minister of State Sanjaysinh Mahida Gujarat is implementing PhaseII of the mission with a strong focus on solid and liquid waste management through individual soak pits community compost pits segregation sheds plastic waste handling and doortodoor waste collectionThe Gobardhan project is also helping convert biodegradable waste into energy promoting cleaner villages and new livelihood opportunities for womenâs selfhelp groups Citizens have shown high awareness and participation supported by transparent delivery of the Rs 12000 incentive for individual toilets The government continues to dispel outdated practices and myths around sanitation encouraging families to adopt hygienic practicesTo avail the benefits applicants must apply through their Gram Panchayat office or online portals after which field verification is conducted Once the toilet is constructed beneficiaries receive the financial support As global attention turns to sanitation on World Toilet Day 19 November this year observed with the theme âSanitation in a Changing Worldâ Gujaratâs rural sanitation success stands out as a model of public participation health protection and environmental responsibilityWith strong public participation and transparent disbursal of incentives such as the Rs 12000 individual toilet support Gujarat has strengthened hygiene awareness reduced open defecation and improved health outcomes across villages positioning itself as a leading model for rural sanitation in India IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/gujarat-builds-over-687-lakh-toilets-strengthens-rural-sanitation-drive-649241.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:31:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/recruitment-drive-in-himachal-pradesh-to-hire-delivery-riders-for-uae-649245.html Shimla Nov 18 In a bid to employ the youth and residents of Himachal Pradesh a special drive has begun in the state under which the candidates willing to work abroad particularly in the Gulf are being selected and shortlisted for their appointment as delivery riders with a fixed remuneration The initiative has begun at the behest of the Himachal Pradesh governmentThe Himachal Pradesh State Electronics Development Corporation Limited HPSEDC a state government undertaking has initiated the recruitment process for delivery rider positions in the United Arab Emirates UAE This recruitment is being conducted through the JSDC Group of Companies for Noon Food LLC which will involve grocery and food delivery servicesAccording to the recruitment selected candidates will receive a total monthly salary of AED 2500 plus commission and tips which is approximately Rs 70000 to Rs 100000 in Indian currencyCandidates will be required to perform 10 hours of work per day and work six days a weekSharing the details about recruitment and fixed remuneration the District Employment Officer Chamba Arvind Singh Chauhan stated that this initiative by HPSEDC provides a great opportunity for youth to access highpaying employment abroad through safe and reliable meansThe Himachal government is offering a great opportunity for youth seeking jobs abroad Selected candidates for delivery rider positions in the UAE will receive a fixed salary of around 2500 AED along with commissions and tips he added while urging the interested candidates to take advantage of the opportunityEligibility and RequirementsMinimum Qualification 10th pass with basic English knowledgeExperience Both freshers and experienced candidates can applyAge Limit 20 to 37 yearsOnly male candidates are eligibleWhatâs acceptable and whatâs notAccording to the details shared by HPSEDC the following conditions are mandatory for the opportunityVisible tattoos on the face and neck are not acceptedCandidates with colour blindness are not acceptedA cleanshaven appearance is required although turbaned candidates are acceptableWearing a helmet is mandatoryAn Indian driving license is required a UAE license will be available upon joining IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/recruitment-drive-in-himachal-pradesh-to-hire-delivery-riders-for-uae-649245.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:36:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/piyush-goyal-urges-industry-leaders-to-focus-on-making-india-a-manufacturing-hub-649246.html New Delhi Nov 18 Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday urged industry leaders to focus on making India a domestic industrial manufacturing hub to help achieve the goal of Viksit Bharat Addressing the curtain raiser of FICCIs annual general meeting here the minister further stated that India Inc must become selfreliant with a focus on quality products converting young kids into a skilled workforce along with creating an investmentfriendly ecosystem and adopting the latest cuttingedge technologyHe also said The government brought two editions of the Jan Vishwas Bill and we have already readied the third version of the Jan Vishwas Bill to decriminalise all the provisions of law to make life easier for businesses and for the common manApplauding FICCI on its 98 years of policy advocacy Goyal said that ever since the inception of FICCI selfreliance has been a very important element of whatever the business chamber advocates and stands forThe Minister also mentioned that when FICCI celebrates 100 years in 2027 we should aspire to be the thirdlargest economyThe Union Minister said that the governments performance has transformed from Virasat to Vikas and then Vishwaas It is the politics of trust that is powering India towards becoming a developed nation he addedHighlighting five key expectations from industry he appealed to industry bodies like FICCI to closely audit the results of their advocacy effortsThe Union Minister also emphasised the need for setting bolder goal targets followed by learning from other countries particularly Korea and Sweden which have strong models for industrial growth and business facilitation Besides he urged FICCI to expand its presence beyond major cities and reach Indias remote regionsIndustry bodies should not remain confined to elite business circles but must widen their engagement to support growth across the country he added and urged FICCI to become what he described as an uncomfortable leader that challenges itself and helps push India toward excellence the minister addedFICCI president Harsha Vardhan Agarwal said that India continues to grow at above 7 per cent the fastest among major economies contributing nearly onesixth of global growth But what makes this phase transformative is that Indias progress is increasingly driven by domestic capability creation built on policy stability and confidence IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/piyush-goyal-urges-industry-leaders-to-focus-on-making-india-a-manufacturing-hub-649246.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:37:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/brain-fever-karnataka-govt-releases-guidelines-for-sabarimala-pilgrims-649248.html Bengaluru Nov 18 The Karnataka government has issued guidelines for Sabarimala pilgrims following cases of amoebic meningoencephalitis or brain fever caused by the Naegleria fowleri microorganism commonly known as the âbrain eating amoebaâ The guidelines aim to protect public health and ensure preventive measures The Commissioner of the Health Department stated on Tuesday that Naegleria fowleri is a freeliving amoeba typically found in warm freshwater and sand such as stagnant water puddles and swimming pools The infection does not spread from one person to another nor does it occur by drinking contaminated waterNaegleria fowleri is a highly virulent microorganism and when water containing the amoeba enters the nose it can reach the brain and cause the rare and often fatal condition of amoebic meningoencephalitis During the pilgrimage pilgrims are advised to ensure that water does not enter the nose while bathing The use of nose clips is also recommendedAfter exposure to water if an individual develops symptoms such as fever severe headache nausea vomiting neck stiffness altered mental status or behavioural disturbances they should immediately seek medical attention at the nearest government hospital without delay the Health Department statedAs Sabarimalas annual pilgrimage season began Keralas Health Department issued an advisory to the devotees emphasising that devotees must ensure that water does not enter the body through the nose while taking a bathThe notice has been issued in the wake of a spike in amoebic meningoencephalitis cases in the stateA large number of devotees from Karnataka visit the shrine as it is one of the states with many Ayyappan templesNearly two lakh devotees arrived at the Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta on Tuesday within 48 hours of the temple opening for the annual mandalamakaravilakku pilgrimage season Large crowds of devotees packed the pilgrimage route from Pamba the foothills of Sabarimala to the Sannidhanam with many facing hourslong delays in climbing the pathAccording to an official statement on November 16 the day on which the temple opened 53278 pilgrims visited the shrine Heavy rush at Sabarimala is leading to chaos as queues for darshan stretch up to 10 hours according to local authorities IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/brain-fever-karnataka-govt-releases-guidelines-for-sabarimala-pilgrims-649248.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:43:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/rajasthan-receives-water-conservation-public-participation-award-for-third-time-649250.html Jaipur Nov 18 Rajasthan has once again been recognised nationally for its exemplary efforts in water management and communitydriven conservation The state has been awarded the âWater Conservation Public Participation Awardâ for the third time securing third place among the bestperforming states in the countryThe award was presented at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan New Delhi on TuesdayPresident Droupadi Murmu Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Paatil Minister of State V Somanna and Minister of State for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Chaudhary jointly conferred the honourAdditional Secretary and Chief Engineer of the Water Resources Department Bhuvan Bhaskar received the award on behalf of the stateBarmer district earned the first rank at the national level under the âJal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari 10â category for its outstanding contributions to water conservationAlong with Barmer eight other districtsâBhilwara Jaipur Udaipur Alwar Baran Dungarpur Chittorgarh and Sikarâwere also felicitated in various categories for their dedication to building a watersecure IndiaCongratulating the state Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said Rajasthan is moving ahead with strong resolve toward water conservation and water harvestingHe highlighted that unprecedented progress has been made through extensive public participation under the Vande Ganga Jal SanrakshanâJan Abhiyan and the Karmabhoomi to Matribhoomi Abhiyan resulting in significant achievements in water storage and groundwater recharge across the state IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/rajasthan-receives-water-conservation-public-participation-award-for-third-time-649250.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:45:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/india-germany-bolster-defence-ties-focus-on-co-production-and-regional-security-649252.html New Delhi Nov 18 Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Tuesday cochaired the IndiaGermany High Defence Committee meeting with the State Secretary German Ministry of Defence Plotner in New Delhi They discussed a range of bilateral security and defence issues including priority areas for codevelopment amp coproduction of defence equipmentâThe cochairs reaffirmed commitment to enhance militarytomilitary cooperation with a focus on developing defence ties as a key pillar of the Strategic Partnership between India and Germanyâ the Ministry of Defence MoD said in its press releaseâThey also exchanged views on the regional security situation and discussed intensifying bilateral exchanges including the institution of military exercises Germany will be participating in TARANG SHAKTI multinational air combat exercise and MILAN multinational naval exercise which is planned in 2026â it addedNotably India is the âFirst Responderâ and âNet Security Providerâ for countries in the Indian Ocean Region IORAccording to the MoD the Defence Secretary informed the visiting German delegation that Indiaâs approach to the region is guided by its vision of MAHASAGAR Mutual and Holistic Advancement of Security and Growth Across RegionsâIndia has been working closely with countries in the IOR on a range of areas from development partnership defence and maritime security capacity building and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief The German side acknowledged Indiaâs role in the Indian Ocean Regionâ the MoD saidThe two sides emphasised the need for a closer defence partnership and connecting the industries of both nations especially in the field of niche technologyIndia and Germany have a longstanding relationship which is underpinned by common values and shared goalsBoth countries are celebrating 25 years of âStrategic Partnership this yearThe importance of strengthening the defence and security aspects of the relationship has increased manifold which reflects the mutual trust that has been nurtured across decades IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/india-germany-bolster-defence-ties-focus-on-co-production-and-regional-security-649252.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:50:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/pm-modi-to-attend-sathya-sai-baba-centenary-celebrations-at-puttaparthi-tomorrow-649253.html Puttaparthi Andhra Pradesh Nov 18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the centenary celebrations of Sri Sathya Sai Baba in Sri Sathya Sai district on November 19 Accompanied by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu the Prime Minister will visit the holy shrine and Mahasamadhi of Sri Sathya Sai Baba around 10 am to offer his obeisance and pay respectsLater they will participate in the centenary celebrations of Sri Sathya Sai BabaThe Prime Minister will release a commemorative coin and a set of stamps honouring the life teachings and enduring legacy of Sathya Sai Baba He will also address the gathering during the programmeThe Prime Minister will later travel to Coimbatore Tamil Nadu where he will inaugurate the South India Natural Farming Summit 2025 at around 130 pm He will release the 21st instalment of PMKISAN amounting to more than Rs 18000 crores to support 9 crore farmers across the country PM will also address the gathering on the occasionChief Minister Naidu who is reaching Puttaparthi on Tuesday night will welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Puttaparthi airport at 925 am on WednesdayAccording to the schedule announced by the state government both leaders visit Prasanti Nilayam and offer prayers at Sathya Sai Baba Mahasamadhi Later both the Chief Minister and the Prime Minister will reach Hill View stadium and participate in Sathya Sai Babas birth centenary celebrationsAfter bidding farewell to the Prime Minister at Puttaparthi airport the Chief Minister will reach Pendlimarri of Kamalapuram constituency in Kadapa district to participate in Annadata Sukheebhava second phase funds distribution programmeUnder Annadata Sukheebhava and PM Kisan scheme each farmer will get Rs 7000 A total of 4685838 farmers across the state will benefit under the scheme with a distribution of Rs 3135 croreUnder both first and second instalments the farmers will get a total of Rs 630944 croreLater the Chief Minister will interact with the cadre of Telugu Desam Party TDP and reach Amaravati by Wednesday night IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/pm-modi-to-attend-sathya-sai-baba-centenary-celebrations-at-puttaparthi-tomorrow-649253.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:51:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/congress-bjp-leaders-slam-vijayan-govt-for-poor-facilities-at-sabarimala-temple-649254.html Thiruvananthapuram Nov 18 Senior Congress leaders KC Venugopal Ramesh Chennithala and former Kerala BJP president K Surendran slammed the Pinarayi Vijayanled government over what they described as a âgrave administrative collapseâ at Sabarimala barely days into the annual Mandala season While the Congress leaders alleged that the government and Travancore Devaswom Board were so preoccupied with shielding those accused in the gold smuggling case that they neglected critical preparations for the pilgrimage leading to chaos and hardship for lakhs of Ayyappa devotees Surendran opined that they chose neglect instead of planningAICC general secretary Venugopal said the current âfrightening situationâ as acknowledged by Devaswom Board President K Jayakumar is a direct consequence of the governmentâs negligence and mismanagementHe blamed the authorities for failing to deploy adequate police personnel crowd control systems medical support drinking water sanitation and transportation facilitiesInstead Venugopal alleged their focus remained on political damage control and âcovering up the gold heistâEchoing similar sentiments veteran legislator Chennithala said that within 24 hours of the pilgrimage season opening the government systems had completely collapsedâThousands of devotees were forced to wait in queues for 15 to 20 hours with many returning without darshan due to overcrowding and lack of basic amenitiesâ said ChennithalaHe pointed out that despite over a lakh bookings through the virtual queue system crowd management arrangements were grossly inadequateEven central security forces traditionally deployed in Sabarimala were absent this year he addedChennithala further alleged that during the two terms of the Pinarayi Vijayan government Sabarimala had never witnessed a peaceful pilgrimageâFirst they damaged the shrineâs sanctity through the womenâs entry controversy then through the gold theft Now sheer administrative apathy has pushed pilgrims into danger once againâ he saidBoth Congress leaders called for immediate High Court intervention demanding the appointment of an expert committee to supervise temple administrationThey also urged the Chief Minister to personally intervene to ensure the safety dignity and spiritual rights of lakhs of Ayyappa devoteesâThe Communist rule has pushed Sabarimala into misery Devotees including children are standing for hours in neverending queues without water or basic facilities such as toilets The government had enough time but chose to neglect instead of planning It is a clear human rights violation and gives the impression of deliberate sabotage of the sacred pilgrimageâ said SurendranHowever new TDB president Jayakumar after reviewing the situation with top police officials said they are committed to providing a more pilgrimfriendly experience through better coordination infrastructure upgrades and enhanced crowd managementâMeasures have been strengthened to ensure that pilgrims arriving at Pampa can have a smooth and faster darshan without long waiting hours The crowd flow will be regulated from Nilakkal to prevent congestion 20 queue complexes are operational between Marakuttam and Saramkuthi each equipped to accommodate 500 to 600 pilgrims at a time These complexes have been arranged to offer space for rest along with essential amenities like water and foodâ said Jayakumar IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/congress-bjp-leaders-slam-vijayan-govt-for-poor-facilities-at-sabarimala-temple-649254.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:52:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/centre-launches-digital-initatives-to-strengthen-food-storage-logistics-amp-public-distribution-systems-649255.html New Delhi Nov 18 Union Minister of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi launched a suite of digital initiatives to modernise warehousing streamline supply chains and boost transparency across the Public Distribution System a report said on Tuesday Such initiatives support the Union governments mission of reducing logistics costs and minimising turnover time the Union Minister said according to an official statementThe centrepiece of these digital initiatives launched is Central Warehousing Corporations new ERP platform Bhandaran 360 built on SAP S4HANA and integrating 41 modules covering HR finance marketing warehouse management contract management project monitoring and other core functions the statement saidIt is also linked with 35 external systems including ICEGATE port systems FCI NAFED NCCF and WDRA enabling seamless digital connectivity across the food storage and movement ecosystemBhandaran 360 introduces single signâon roleâbased access endâtoâend encryption audit trails and realâtime dashboards to improve security and reduce manual dependency and to show operations from the warehouse level to the corporate levelIt also introduced automated workflows using chatbots and robotic process automation to improve turnaround time the statement addedThe upgraded platform also adds several new features such as a lead and marketing management module integrated HRMS project planning SAP FICO smart material management biometric and geotagged attendance a mobile app for measurement books and strengthened contract monitoringThese enhancements standardise operations across all CWC warehouses and support faster expansion better service quality and improved accountabilityIt helps ease of doing business and ease of living for farmers FPOs cooperatives traders MSMEs and large enterprises including ecommerce playersThe Food Corporation of India FCI also rolled out ANNA DARPAN a new microservicesbased platform that replaces the existing Depot Online SystemANNA DARPAN connects key activities such as procurement storage movement sales quality checks labour management and contract monitoring under one integrated system IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/centre-launches-digital-initatives-to-strengthen-food-storage-logistics-amp-public-distribution-systems-649255.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:52:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/ed-attaches-three-properties-worth-rs-213-crore-649258.html Surat Nov 18 Three immovable properties worth Rs 213 crore were attached by the ED in a money laundering case linked to an investigation into multiple cybercrime cases including digital arrests involving more than Rs 100 crore an official said on Tuesday The culprits allegedly converted the illgotten money from their victims into cryptocurrency USDT by routing the cash through various Hawala Operators the ED saidThe Directorate of Enforcement ED Surat SubZonal Office provisionally attached the properties belonging to Makbul Abdul Rehman Doctor and his family members on Monday said the official in a statementEarlier during ED investigation four accused namely Makbul Abdul Rehman Doctor Kaashif Makbul Doctor Mahesh Mafatlal Desai and Om Rajendra Pandya were arrested under the PMLA 2002 for commission of various offences under the ActBased on the investigation conducted by the Special Operations Group of Surat Police the ED initiated an investigation under the provisions of PMLA 2002 against Makbul Doctor and othersIn the instant case Makbul Doctor his sons Kaashif and Bassam and other accomplices have defrauded the gullible people through various cyber frauds such as digital arrests forex trading and threatening innocent individuals by sending fake notices of law enforcement agencies like the âSupreme Court of India and EDâAs a part of their modus operandi for laundering the Proceeds of Crime they have opened or arranged bank accounts in the name of their employeesassociateshired persons for the collection and accumulation of PoCFurther for operating the said bank accounts the accused have obtained preactivated SIM Cards by using a similar modus operandi the ED said in a statementDuring the investigation under the provisions of money laundering the ED investigators found that Makbul Doctor Kaashif Makbul Doctor and others have laundered the PoC generated out of the criminal activities by converting the same into cryptocurrency USDT by routing the cash through various Hawala Operators to evade regulatory scrutiny and facilitate money laundering IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/ed-attaches-three-properties-worth-rs-213-crore-649258.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:56:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/ed-attaches-rs-517-crore-dubai-assets-linked-to-rs-1-266-crore-sbi-fraud-case-649260.html New Delhi Nov 18 Directorate of Enforcement ED Bhopal Zonal Office has provisionally attached nine luxurious foreign immovable properties located in Dubai UAE under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLA 2002 The attached properties are in the form of apartments and commercial spaces having a worth of Rs 5170 croreAccording to the ED the said attachment done on Monday has been done in the matter of âbank fraud done by Ms Advantage Overseas Private Limited AOPL its directors guarantors and related persons including its main directorsignificant beneficial owner Shrikant Bhasi which caused wrongful loss of Rs 126663 Crore to State Bank of IndiaâThe attached properties belong to Shrikant Bhasi who gifted them to his daughterâThe said foreign assets situated in Centurion Residence â Dubai Investment Park Second Dubai Silicon Oasis Liwa Heights Al Thanyah Fifth Business Bay and World Trade Centre Residences were found to be acquired out of Proceeds of Crime POC generated in connection with the bank fraud case where SBI Shahpura Branch has incurred wrongful loss to the tune of Rs 126663 Croreâ the ED said in its press noteED investigation revealed that Shrikant Bhasi who exercised strategic control over AOPL and its associated entities had acquired the said foreign properties in DubaiâThese properties were later deliberately gifted to his daughter through gift deeds executed in 2022â2023 without any consideration to hide the POCâ ED saidAccording to the central agency the properties were acquired from funds generated by AOPL and its group entities through âillegal merchanting trade transactions diversion of bank funds fabrication of documents circular trading and layering of illicit proceedsââDuring investigation it was revealed that 12 Foreign Letters of Credit FLCs amounting to USD 200 million approx Rs 126663 Crore were devolved upon SBI between AprilâMay 2018 after AOPL failed to fulfil the mandatory margin requirements and could not infuse funds at the time of LC rolloverâ it saidDue to depletion of Fixed Deposit margins and the companyâs failure to honour its obligations the Bank was compelled to make payments to overseas suppliers resulting in substantial loss to the public sector bankThese devolved LCs constitute a major component of the POC which were subsequently layered and laundered through related entities and used for acquiring foreign assetsED investigation has also uncovered a network of domestic and foreign entities used for layering diversion of funds and acquisition of assets in India and abroadIt also noted that further investigation is in progress IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/ed-attaches-rs-517-crore-dubai-assets-linked-to-rs-1-266-crore-sbi-fraud-case-649260.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/murder-convict-serving-life-term-in-tihar-jail-arrested-from-kolkata-after-misusing-parole-649263.html Kolkata Nov 18 A team of the Kolkata Police and Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested a murder accused from Kolkata who fled from the Tihar Jail officials said According to the police the notorious gangster from Uttar Pradesh was out on parole but did not return to Tihar jail and has been in hiding in the Topsia area of the cityHe was arrested from the Ripon Street in Kolkata in a joint operation by officers of the Kolkata Police and the Delhi PoliceThe man has been identified as Mohammad Shorab who is serving a life sentencePolice said that he is convicted of multiple murdersA senior officer of Kolkata Police said Today a team of Delhi Police requested for police assistance for conducting raid with Delhi Police Special Cell During prolonged search and technical assistance one Sohrab 38 was arrested from a house in Ripon Street He hails from Lucknow in Uttar PradeshThe notorious criminal had also committed crimes in Delhi as wellHe was currently lodged in the Tihar jailHe was released on parole in June this yearThe accused persons parole ended in July and since then he has been hidingHe is also involved in around 20 criminal cases which includes six to seven murder cases few attempt to murder cases and also robbery cases in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi the senior police officer saidAccording to police sources three brothers Salim Rustam and Shorab used to run a gangSeveral charges including murder and robbery were filed against themIn 2005 Shorab committed three murders in an hour on the occasion of EidHowever he was later arrested in connection with that murderLater in 2011 Shorab and one of his brothers were arrested in connection with the robbery of a gold shop and murder in Delhis Karol BaghA Delhi court sentenced both of them to life imprisonmentSince then Shorab has been imprisoned in the Tihar JailAfter a long imprisonment Shorab was released on parole on June 26 this year citing his wifes illnessHe was supposed to return to jail on July 4 However he did not returnHe fled to a relatives house in Topsia in KolkataHe was staying there in disguiseHe was also working as an app cab driver by hiding his identityMeanwhile the Delhi and Uttar Pradesh Police formed a special investigation team as the notorious gangster did not return to jail IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/murder-convict-serving-life-term-in-tihar-jail-arrested-from-kolkata-after-misusing-parole-649263.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:59:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/how-sathya-sai-babas-message-of-service-influenced-pm-modis-early-leadership-path-649264.html New Delhi Nov 18 As India celebrates the birth centenary of Sri Sathya Sai Baba his profound influence on Prime Minister Narendra Modiâs governance philosophy comes to light Their bond was forged during the 2001 Gujarat earthquake when Baba mobilised thousands of volunteers to aid survivors embodying his creed âService to humanity is service to GodâPM Modi then an emerging leader collaborated with Babaâs teams to provide food shelter and medical careâWhen the earthquake struck Gujarat in 2001 Narendra Modi was not yet the Chief Minister but he took an active role in helping with relief work Sri Sathya Sai Baba and volunteers associated with him were also involved in the rescue efforts He called Modi to offer guidance and support in the ongoing rescue worksâ said a tweet on X by Modi ArchiveâUnder Babaâs direction thousands worked tirelessly in the affected areas showing unmatched care and compassion for every person Babaâs life was a living example of service and believed that âMaanav seva hai Madhav sevaâ service to humanity is service to Godâ it saidâOnce Modi talked with Baba about the countryâs future Baba smiled and told him âThe countryâs future is brightâ Hearing this Modi felt his worries fade and grew confident that Indiaâs future was secure Baba believed in the power of selfless service His message was simple and clear to Modi Do good be right serve humanityâ it addedToday as tributes pour in the Gujarat response remains a blueprint for communitydriven recoveryNotably Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu on Wednesday to release a commemorative coin visit places of worship and release the 21st instalment of PMKISAN at a farming summit among other engagementsOn the eve of his departure PM Modi wrote on X âI look forward to being among my sisters and brothers of Andhra Pradesh tomorrow 19th November to participate in the birth centenary celebrations of Sri Satya Sai Baba in PuttaparthiâHe also highlighted Sri Sathya Sai Babaâs life and efforts towards community service and the spiritual awakening of societyAccording to PM Modiâs schedule for Wednesday he will visit the holy shrine and Mahasamadhi of Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in Puttaparthi Andhra Pradesh to offer his obeisance and pay respects at around 10 amAt around 1030 am the Prime Minister will participate in the Centenary Celebrations of Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba said a statement IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/how-sathya-sai-babas-message-of-service-influenced-pm-modis-early-leadership-path-649264.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:01:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/pm-modi-meets-author-berjis-desai-receives-a-copy-of-modis-mission-649266.html New Delhi Nov 18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Berjis Desai the author of âModiâs Missionâ âDelighted to meet noted lawyer Shri Berjis Desai Ji and receive a copy of his bookâ the PM said on X while responding to a tweet by author Desai who hours earlier posted a picture of himself along with PM Modi while presenting his bookâHad the privilege of presenting my book MODIâS MISSION to the Honourable Prime Minister todayâ said Berjis Desai on XLast month this book was launched in Mumbai in the presence of Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis Deputy CM Eknath Shinde Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat and othersSpeaking after the release of the book Governor Devvrat said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi took many seemingly impossible decisions in his life such as revoking Article 370 resolving the Ram Janmabhoomi issue peacefully and increasing Indias prestige at the global level which he mentioned as a testament to his strong willâThe book not only reviews the life of PM Modi but also shows how a persons values consciousness and attitude towards striving for the nation are formed The Prime Minister after experiencing both the paths of service and renunciation resolved to awaken nationalism through Sangh work Under his leadership the country has witnessed historic decisions like the abrogation of Article 370 the construction of the Ram Temple the Citizenship Act and the ban on triple talaq Behind all these decisions there is a sense of national consciousnessâ he observedChief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the book stands apart from other writings on PM Modi as it explores âhow a personâs values and character are forged amid hardshipâHe noted that the author has beautifully portrayed PM Modiâs journey from a humble childhood to becoming Indiaâs most transformative leaderâModi jiâs early life was full of struggle He understood sacrifice at a very young ageâhe would eat less so that his family could have more From the age of nine he grasped what selflessness meantâ Fadnavis saidâHe devoted his life to a mission No one imagined that an RSS pracharak would one day become the Prime Minister of India The author has captured how Modi addressed ideological challenges â from Article 370 to Ram Mandir Triple Talaq and judicial reforms â with deep consciousness and clarityâ he added IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/pm-modi-meets-author-berjis-desai-receives-a-copy-of-modis-mission-649266.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:04:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/delhi-300-lakhpati-didis-showcase-their-products-at-india-international-trade-fair-649267.html New Delhi Nov 18 The Saras Pavilion set up at Halls 8 9 and 10 has become the centre of attraction at the 44th India International Trade Fair IITF currently underway at the Bharat Mandapam in the capital The reason is the display of a wide array of products prepared by the Lakhpati Didis from various states who have scripted their own success stories with hard work and skillsNearly 300 Lakhpati Didis are showcasing their unique products from their respective states at approximately 150 stalls at the Saras Pavilion The pavilions most striking feature is the presence of womenmade artworks handlooms and other productsVarious stalls displaying products from 31 states and Union Territories are on display at the Saras Pavilion showcasing a miniature India reflecting the rich culture art and traditions of each stateAll the Lakhpati Didi expressed gratitude to the government for the support which helped them become empowered and selfreliantAlisha from Meghalaya said that the Lakhpati Didi scheme has given her a great opportunity to grow and become selfreliantNirmala Ben from Gujarat said that the IITF is a great opportunity for herI have become a Lakhpati Now I am preparing to become a Crorepati Didi she said sharing her experience at the IITF 2025Mispi Salha a representative from Nagaland explained that she possessed the art of making products but lacked access to the market and was now exploring the real potentialShe said We make a lot of things but we couldnt find the right links to sell them After coming here we realised how much demand there is for our productsMonila a Lakhpati Didi and stall owner from Assam has come with her handloom productsShe said that this opportunity will benefit not only her but her entire team Events like this give us the opportunity to showcase our talents at a national levelLakhpati Didi Babita Bhandari highly impressed with the trade fair said this was adding to the confidence and dignity of many sisters like her IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/delhi-300-lakhpati-didis-showcase-their-products-at-india-international-trade-fair-649267.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:05:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/sidbi-bank-of-baroda-join-hands-to-step-up-credit-flow-to-msmes-startups-649270.html New Delhi Nov 18 Small Industries Development Bank of India SIDBI and Governmentowned Bank of Baroda on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU to jointly enhance credit flow expand working capital access and strengthen financial support for MSMEs and startups across India The key areas of partnership under the MoU include credit delivery support through the combined strengths of SIDBIâs MSME focus and Bank of Barodaâs wide branch network BOB will also operationalise its working capital platform for SIDBIsanctioned borrowers to ensure seamless techenabled working capital supportThe MOU provides for structured support to startups through coordinated interventions of SIDBIâs venture debt programme and Bank of Barodaâs startup banking solutions including financial products advisory and customised offeringsBesides it will enable MSMEs and highgrowth startups to benefit from Bank of Barodaâs global network offering exportrelated banking support market access insights and international banking solutionsJoint programs for MSME clusters incubators accelerators and startup ecosystems across the country have also been included in the MoUThe MoU for the partnership was signed in the presence of M Nagaraju Secretary Department of Financial Services DFS Manoj Mittal CMD SIDBI Lalit Tyagi and Lal Singh Executive Directors Bank of Baroda and other senior officialsIn his keynote address on the occasion Nagaraju said âThis partnership brings together the strengths of a dedicated MSME development institution and a large commercial bank to build a stronger credit ecosystem for MSMEs and startups By combining SIDBIâs innovative financing models with Bank of Barodaâs national and international reach this MoU will help enterprisesâboth traditional and newageâaccess timely working capital scale operations and integrate into global value chainsâDuring the event the Secretary DFS also handed over the sanction letters under the SIDBIBOB memorandum of understanding to MSME customersSIDBI CMD Manoj Mittal said âFor 35 years SIDBI has shaped the MSME and startup financing landscape through direct indirect and digital interventions This MoU deepens our ability to jointly support MSMEs as well as highpotential startups through venture debt digital credit and coordinated working capital solutions We see this as a powerful opportunity to accelerate Indiaâs enterprise growth narrativeâ IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/sidbi-bank-of-baroda-join-hands-to-step-up-credit-flow-to-msmes-startups-649270.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/after-red-fort-blast-centre-flags-rising-propaganda-threat-cautions-media-against-amplifying-terror-narratives-649271.html New Delhi Nov 18 The Union government on Tuesday has issued an advisory to all private satellite television channels to exercise restraint while telecasting news relating to the Delhi Red Fort attack The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in its advisory has said that it has come to its notice that some news channels have been broadcasting content related to alleged persons involved in Red Fort blasts justifying their acts of violence as well as information videos of how to make explosive materialSuch broadcasts may inadvertently encourage or incite violence disrupt public order and pose risks to national security the advisory also notedAll television channels are advised to exercise the highest level of discretion and sensitivity while reporting on such matters it saidBroadcasters must ensure strict compliance with the Programme and Advertising Code under the Cable Television Networks Regulation Act 1995 Such broadcasts may violate the Cable Television Network Rules specifically Rules 61d 61e and 6lh it notedIn the aftermath of the Delhi Red Fort blast carried out by the JaisheMohammad module in Faridabad the Intelligence agencies have been tracking propaganda material onlineDuring the various security review meetings top officials have suggested that it is important to monitor the news flow as well as the propaganda material that is being put out onlineSeveral Pakistanbased social media accounts are spreading fake news online with an intention of radicalising the Indian youthThey tend to use clips from television channels selectively to put out a fake narrativeThe Inter Services Intelligence ISI has been looking to carry out a massive recruitment drive across the country and also set up modules that are similarly on the ones that was present in FaridabadInvestigations into the Delhi blasts are ongoing and it had been ascertained that it was the JaisheMohammads Faridabad module that executed the attack that claimed more than 13 human lives IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/after-red-fort-blast-centre-flags-rising-propaganda-threat-cautions-media-against-amplifying-terror-narratives-649271.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:08:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/khandwa-patient-airlifted-to-indore-under-pm-shri-air-ambulance-scheme-649273.html Khandwa Nov 18 For the first time in Khandwa district a patient was airlifted to another city for advanced medical treatment under the PM Shri Air Ambulance Scheme This is being viewed as a significant milestone in emergency healthcare access for the regionOn Tuesday 73yearold Tarabai a resident of Shahpur was shifted from Khandwa District Hospital to Indore via air ambulance after her condition required specialised care Tarabai the wife of Balaram had been admitted to the Female Medical Ward with severe complications in her spinal cord The ailment had resulted in the loss of function in both her legs prompting doctors to recommend immediate referral to a higher medical centreGiven the urgency and the patientâs inability to travel long distances by road authorities activated the PM Shri Air Ambulance Scheme to facilitate swift and safe transportation Tarabai was moved from Khandwa District Hospital to the Nagchun Airstrip where an air ambulance was already arranged She was then airlifted to Indore for further diagnosis and advanced treatmentHospital officials noted that the scheme proved crucial in saving valuable time and preventing further deterioration of the patientâs condition The successful air transfer has also brought relief and hope to Tarabaiâs family members who thanked the district administration and medical team for their prompt actionSpeaking about the development Dr Aniruddh Kaushal Civil Surgeon Khandwa said âThis is the first instance where a patient from Khandwa has been referred to Indore through an air ambulance The PM Shri Air Ambulance Scheme has made it possible to provide immediate and safe medical transport in critical cases We are hopeful that such services will continue to benefit patients in remote areasâThe incident has been widely appreciated as a step forward in enhancing the healthcare infrastructure of the district With this successful operation authorities expect that more patients in need of urgent care will be able to benefit from air medical services in the future IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/khandwa-patient-airlifted-to-indore-under-pm-shri-air-ambulance-scheme-649273.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:09:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bengal-guv-files-suit-against-kalyan-banerjee-over-raj-bhavan-weapon-remarks-649274.html Kolkata Nov 18 West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has filed a suit at Calcutta High Court against fourtime Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Kalyan Banerjee over his remarks that arms and ammunition were being distributed from the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata Sources said that the suit has been filed on behalf of the office of the Governor by the officeronspecial duty OSDThey said that in the suit it had been argued that the comments not only tarnished the dignity of the chair of the Governor but also had elements of creating confusion that would ultimately lead to social chaosThe controversy started on Saturday when Banerjee while interacting with the media persons alleged that the Raj Bhavan was giving shelter to âcriminalsâ of the BJPThe Trinamool MP also claimed that the Governor should first stop giving shelter to criminals and distributing arms and ammunition to them to kill Trinamool Congress workersâAs long as an incompetent Governor like you remains as long as a BJPservant Governor remains you will never see anything good happening in West Bengalâ Kalyan Banerjee said on SaturdayThe Governor described the allegation as âinflammatory explosive and irresponsibleâ and also cautioned of strong legal actions on his partHe also demanded an unconditional apology from Kalyan Banerjee if his allegations made publicly are untrueOn Monday the Governor also initiated a joint search and combing operation within the premises of Raj Bhavan in central Kolkata to check whether the allegations floated by the fourtime Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member were true or notAfter nothing surfaced following the joint combing operations the Governor threatened to approach the legal way against Banerjee and finally on Tuesday a suit was filed in the matter at the Calcutta High Court by the office of the Governor IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bengal-guv-files-suit-against-kalyan-banerjee-over-raj-bhavan-weapon-remarks-649274.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:09:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/looking-forward-to-host-president-putin-next-month-pm-modi-649275.html New DelhiMoscow Nov 18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told a top Kremlin aide that he is looking forward to host Russian President Vladimir Putin in India next month Prime Minister Modi conveyed his warm greetings to President Putin as Nikolai Patrushev aide to the Russian President and Chairman of the Maritime Board of the Russian Federation called on him in New DelhiPleased to receive Mr Nikolai Patrushev Aide to the President and Chairman of the Maritime Board of Russia We had productive discussions on cooperation in the maritime domain including new opportunities for collaboration in connectivity skill development shipbuilding and blue economy PM Modi posted on X after the meetingThe Prime Ministers Office PMO stated that PM Modi conveyed his warm greetings to President Putin and said that he looked forward to hosting him in India next monthPatrushev also discussed with PM Modi the ongoing preparations for the IndiaRussia Summit which is scheduled for early December during Putins muchawaited visit to IndiaIn a statement shared on Telegram the Russian Embassy in India stated On November 18 in New Delhi Aide to the President of Russia and Chairman of the Maritime Board of Russia Nikolai Patrushev was received by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi The parties discussed various issues of RussianIndian cooperation particularly in the maritime sector The two sides emphasized their mutual interest in deepening interaction between Russia and India to strengthen their maritime capabilities Preparations for the RussiaIndia Summit scheduled for early December were also touched uponPutin is expected to visit India in December for the 23rd IndiaRussia Annual Summit He last visited India in December 2021 to attend the 21st edition of the meetingEarlier in the day Patrushev paid homage to the bravehearts of the Indian Armed Forces at the National War Memorial in New Delhi Later he also toured the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya dedicated to the countrys history since its independence in 1947 and signed the guest bookExternal Affairs Minister EAM S Jaishankar in Moscow for the SCO Heads of Government meeting also called on President Putin along with other Heads of SCO delegations on Tuesday afternoonOn Monday EAM Jaishankar met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow and discussed aspects of the bilateral and international agenda with focus on preparations for the annual IndiaRussia Summit which will take place on the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration on Strategic Partnership between the two nationsThe foreign ministers reaffirmed Russia and Indias commitment to building a just multipolar world order and ensuring global security They agreed to continue coordinating their approaches to cooperation between Russia and India in key multilateral formatsâ the UN SCO BRICS and the G20 read a statement issued by the Russian Foreign MinistryLast month PM Modi spoke to Putin over phone to review progress in the bilateral agenda During the conversation PM Modi also conveyed birthday greetings to Putin and reaffirmed Indiaâs commitment to strengthening strategic cooperationHe also said he looked forward to welcoming the Russian leader to India in December for the 23rd IndiaâRussia Annual SummitThe two leaders also met in September on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Tianjin where they discussed regional and global developments including the situation in Ukraine and reiterated support for deepening bilateral tiesDuring their meeting PM Modi said that 140 crore Indians are eagerly waiting for the Russian Presidents arrival for the 23rd IndiaRussia Summit in December This is the definition of our deep special and privileged strategic partnership PM Modi had said IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/looking-forward-to-host-president-putin-next-month-pm-modi-649275.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/looking-forward-to-taking-part-in-sathya-sai-baba-centenary-celebrations-pm-modi-649277.html Puttaparthi Andhra Pradesh Nov 18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that he is looking forward to participate in the centenary celebrations of Sri Sathya Sai Baba on Wednesday I look forward to being among my sisters and brothers of Andhra Pradesh tomorrow to participate in the birth centenary celebrations of Sri Sathya Sai Baba in Puttaparthi the Prime Minister said in a post on XHis life and efforts towards community service and the spiritual awakening of society remain a guiding light for generations I have had various opportunities to interact with him and learn from him over the years Here are some glimpses from our interactions the PM added who posted his photographs taken with the godman Sai Baba on different occasions in the pastAccompanied by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu the Prime Minister will visit the holy shrine and Mahasamadhi of Sri Sathya Sai Baba here around 10 am to offer his obeisance and pay respectsPrime Minister Modi will also release a commemorative coin and a set of stamps honouring the life teachings and enduring legacy of Sathya Sai BabaHe will also address a public gathering during the programmeThe Prime Minister will later travel to Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu where he will inaugurate the South India Natural Farming Summit 2025 at around 130 pmHe will release the 21st instalment of PMKISAN amounting to more than Rs 18000 crores to support nine crore farmers across the countryThe Prime Minister will also address the gathering on the occasionChief Minister Chandrababu Naidu who is reaching Puttaparthi on Tuesday night will welcome Prime Minister Modi at Puttparthi airport at 925 am on WednesdayAccording to the schedule announced by the state government both the leaders visit Prasanti Nilayam and offer prayers at Sathya Sai Baba MahasamadhiLater both the Chief Minister and the Prime Minister will reach Hill View stadium and participate in Sathya Sai Baba birth centenary celebrationsAfter bidding farewell to Prime Minister Modi at Puttaparthi airport Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu will reach Pendlimarri of Kamalapuram constituency in Kadapa district to participate in Annadata Sukheebhava second phase funds distribution programmeUnder Annadata Sukheebhava and PM Kisan scheme each farmer will get Rs 7000A total of 4685838 farmers across the state will get benefit under the scheme with distribution of Rs 3135 croreUnder both first and second instalments the farmers will get a total of Rs 630944 croreLater the Chief Minister will interact with the cadre of Telugu Desam Party TDP and reach Amaravati by Wednesday night IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/looking-forward-to-taking-part-in-sathya-sai-baba-centenary-celebrations-pm-modi-649277.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/congress-strengthens-legal-and-human-rights-wing-with-new-appointments-649278.html New Delhi Nov 18 The All India Congress Committee AICC on Tuesday restructured its Law Human Rights amp RTI Department with new leadership at national and state levels According to a press note issued by the Congress party Omar Hoda takes charge as National Coordinator leading the partyâs legal advocacy and rights initiativesFor StateLevel Appointments for the pollbound West Bengal Anwar Ali State Law Department Chairperson and Abhijit Raha State Human Rights Chairperson now take chargeIn Tamil Nadu Jayasimha Natchiappan has been appointed as the State Human Rights Chairperson Ali Asif Zama Rizvi State Law Department Chairperson Uttar Pradesh P L Bhardwaj State Legal Coordinator for Haryana and Vaddi Somasekhar Chairperson for Law Human Rights amp RTI for Andhra PradeshThe reshuffle that comes days after a humiliating failure in the Bihar polls now aims to enhance the partyâs focus on legal accountability human rights protection and transparency under the RTI ActCongress General Secretary KC Venugopal on Tuesday said that the Special Intensive Review SIR is a way for the Election Commission of India ECI to further the BJPs vote chori agenda and setting aside the obligations of the Constitutional institutionCongress President Mallikarjun Kharge held an extensive strategy review with senior party leaders to discuss the ongoing Special Intensive Review being carried out by the Election Commission of India ECI across several statesThe meeting was attended by party General Secretaries InCharges PCC and CLP leaders along with Secretaries from the states and union territories where the SIR process is currently underwayFollowing the meeting Venugopal took to X and posted Under the leadership of INC President Mallikarjun Kharge and LoP Rahul Gandhi attended the review meeting with AICC General Secretaries InCharges PCC Presidents CLP Leaders and AICC Secretaries from 12 states where the SIR is underwayThe Congress Alappuzha MP stressed that although the revision of the electoral rolls is an undeniably necessary objective it must be carried out in a bonafide mannerThe ECIs conduct thus far has been to further the BJPs Vote Chori agenda setting aside its Constitutional obligation of impartiality he said IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/congress-strengthens-legal-and-human-rights-wing-with-new-appointments-649278.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/gujarat-mastermind-of-international-cyber-slavery-network-held-649281.html Ahmedabad Nov 18 Gujaratâs Cyber Centre of Excellence has arrested Neel Purohit alias âThe Ghostâ the alleged kingpin of an international âcyber slaveryâ network operating across Myanmarâs KK Park and Cambodia Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi announced that the stateoftheart centre built for Rs 500 crore has cracked a global syndicate that lured Indian youth with fake overseas job offers and trafficked them into cyberfraud factories run by Chinese mafias in Southeast AsiaOfficials said the operation was carried out under the directions of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel CID Crime DGP KLN Rao and Additional DGP Parikshita Rathod The team arrested Purohit from Gandhinagar as he was reportedly attempting to escape to Malaysia Two of his close associatesâsubagents Hitesh Somaiya and Sonal Phadduâwere also held along with two other accused Bhavdeep Jadeja and Hardeep JadejaA court has granted a 14day remand for Purohit Investigations have revealed that Purohit ran a highly organised transnational trafficking network managing more than 126 subagents across India while maintaining links with over 30 Pakistani handlers and more than 100 Chinese and foreign corporate HR operators who sourced manpower for cyberfraud compoundsPolice said he had trafficked or facilitated deals to traffic over 1000 individuals to Cambodia Myanmar Vietnam and Thailand often routing victims through Dubai Laos and Sri LankaMore than 500 citizens from India Sri Lanka Bangladesh Nepal Pakistan Nigeria Egypt Cameroon Benin and Tunisia were moved into cyber slavery through routes arranged by himAccording to the Cyber Centre the accused used Telegram Instagram and Facebook to lure victims with highpaying dataentry jobs abroad seized their passports and transported them illegally across bordersâoften through the Moei River into Myanmarâs Myawaddy region a notorious hub for crypto scams phishing operations romance frauds and Ponzi racketsVictims were forced to commit cybercrimes under threats of physical and psychological torture For each trafficked person Purohit allegedly earned 2000â4500 distributing 3040 per cent to subagents and funnelling the money through mule bank accounts and multiple crypto walletsThe arrest is significant as over 4000 Indians have been rescued in joint operations by India Thailand and Myanmar in the past three years In their statements several survivors named Purohit helping investigators identify him as a key link in the global racketDeputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi congratulated the Cyber Centre of Excellence team calling the crackdown âa landmark stepâ in protecting citizens from evolving cyber threats and criminal syndicates IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/gujarat-mastermind-of-international-cyber-slavery-network-held-649281.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/ed-arrests-al-falah-university-founder-in-money-laundering-case-649282.html New Delhi Nov 18 Enforcement Directorate ED on Tuesday arrested Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui founder of Al Falah University and Chairman of Al Falah group in connection with a terror financinglinked money laundering case He was taken into custody under the criminal provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLA The arrest took place on Tuesday following a detailed investigation and analysis of evidence gathered during a search action conducted at premises related to the Al Falah group in the âongoing probe in an ECIR recorded by the ED under PMLA in connection with the Al Falah GroupâAccording to the ED it initiated the investigation against the Al Falah group on the basis of two FIRs registered by the Crime Branch Delhi Police based on the allegations that AlFalah University Faridabad has made âfraudulent and misleading claims of NAAC accreditation with an intention to deceive students parents and stakeholders for wrongful gainâIt has been further mentioned in FIR that AlFalah University has falsely claimed UGC recognition under Section 12B of the UGC Act 1956 with an oblique motive to cheat the aspirants students parents guardians stakeholders and general public to gain wrongfully and cause wrongful loss to themâThe UGC clarified that AlFalah University is included only under Section 2f as a State Private University has never applied for inclusion under Section 12B and is not eligible for grants under that provisionâ the ED said in a press noteAlFalah Charitable Trust was constituted by a public charitable trust deed dated September 8 1995 with Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui named as one of the first trustees and designated as the Managing TrusteeAll the educational institutions university and colleges are ultimately owned and financially consolidated under this trust which is effectively controlled by Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui The entire AlFalah group has seen a meteoric rise since the 1990s metamorphosing into a large educational bodyâHowever the rise is not backed by adequate financialsâ the agency saidED conducted search operations at 19 locations in Delhi on Tuesday including the premises of Al Falah University and residential premises of key persons of the Al Falah groupThe agencys investigation has revealed that large amounts of proceeds of crime have been generatedâEvidence reveals that crores of rupees have been diverted by the trust to familyowned entities For example the construction as well as catering contracts were given by trustJawad Ahmad to entities of his wife and childrenâ it saidIt further added that during the search âcash of over 48 lakhs multiple digital devices and documentary evidence were found and seized Multiple shell companies of the group have been identified Numerous violations under several other Acts have also been detectedââThe role of Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui in effectively controlling the trust and its activities has been brought out by multiple pieces of evidence Exhaustive evidence including recovery of cash from trusteesâ diversion of funds to family concern layering of funds etc clearly establishes the pattern of generation and layering of proceeds of crimeâ it saidAfter establishing his culpability in the offence Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui was arrested on Tuesday under Section 19 of the PMLA 2002 after following due legal procedureâHe has been produced before the Court for the purpose of seeking ED remandâ it saidFurther investigation is in progress IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/ed-arrests-al-falah-university-founder-in-money-laundering-case-649282.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:20:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/telangana-urges-centre-not-to-clear-andhras-proposed-project-on-godavari--649283.html Hyderabad Nov 18 Reiterating opposition to the PolavaramBanakacherla link project being planned by the Andhra Pradesh Telanganaâs Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday urged Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Paatil not to give permissions to the project Uttam Kumar Reddy met the Union Minister in Delhi and urged him not to clear the project proposed by Andhra PradeshThe Telangana minister told media persons after the meeting that the Andhra Pradesh government is trying to take up the project with a different nameâ he saidâAndhra Pradesh has submitted a prefeasibility report regarding the PolavaramBanakacherla link project We opposed it It is very clear that there is no scope for anyone to allocate flood water in the Godavari Water Dispute 1980 awardâ he saidThe minister said he explained to the Union Minister in writing that this project is illegal He mentioned that Maharashtra and Karnataka are also opposing this projectUttam Kumar Reddy also urged the Centre not to allow Karnataka to increase the height of the Almatti dam across the Krishna River He said that the Supreme Court has given a stay that the height of Almatti should not be increased beyond 519 metersâWhile this stay is in place the Karnataka government has taken a cabinet decision given a Government Order and started proceedings for land acquisition to increase the height We have brought this matter to the attention of the Central governmentâ he said adding that an increase in the height of Almatti would do injustice to TelanganaUttam Kumar Reddy also urged Paatil to resolve the irrigationrelated issues of Telangana pending with the Jal Shakti Ministry âWe have sought a total allocation of 90 TMC of water for the Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme Out of that we have asked for 45 TMC of water to be allocated immediatelyâ he saidHe also sought clearances for the SamakkaSarakka project across the Godavari River as early as possible He told the Union Minister that the state government has already submitted the Detailed Project Report DPR and given all the details to the Central Water CommissionThe Brijesh Tribunal Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal2 should divide 811 TMC between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana but the proceedings related to this are also going very slowly Reddy said the Centre should take the initiative and request the Brijesh Tribunal to finalise these proceedings quicklyThe Telangana minister also demanded the release of funds for the stateâs irrigation projects He said the state government had been asking for Central funding for irrigation for the last 22 months IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/telangana-urges-centre-not-to-clear-andhras-proposed-project-on-godavari--649283.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:21:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/china-behind-disinformation-campaign-after-operation-sindoor-report-649285.html Washington Nov 18 The USChina Economic and Security Review Commission a US Congresscreated advisory body accused China on Tuesday of masterminding a disinformation campaign after Operation Sindoor as part of its Gray Zone activities to use âfake social media accounts to propagate AI images of supposed âdebrisâ from planesâ âChina initiated a disinformation campaign to hinder sales of French Rafale aircraft in favour of its own J35s using fake social media accounts to propagate AI images of supposed debris from the planes that Chinaâs weaponry destroyedâ it said in its annual report to CongressThe report also claimed that Beijing âopportunisticallyâ leveraged the IndiaPakistan conflict in May to âadvertise the sophistication of its weapons useful in the contexts of its ongoing border tensions with India and its expanding defence industry goalsâIndia launched Operation Sindoor to retaliate against the Pahalgam attack in April that killed 26 civilians striking terror installations and military targets inside PakistanIn August Indian Air Force Chief AP Singh revealed that Indian forces had destroyed five Pakistani fighter jets and one large airborne surveillance aircraft during Operation SindoorOn IndiaChina ties the Commission states there is an âasymmetryâ between the two sides regarding the resolution of the border issueâChina leverages highlevel wellpublicised dialogues to reach partial resolutionsâhoping to open the door for bilateral cooperation on trade and other areas by compartmentalising the border issue without sacrificing its core interestsâ while âIndia wants a sustainable solution to the border issuesââIn recent years the Indian government has increasingly recognised the seriousness of the threat posed by China at the borderâ it emphasisedAccording to the report the current terms of bilateral economic cooperation or border resolution agreements were âlargely conceptualâ with few âspecifics or followupsâ announced by either sideIt also argued that the expected succession of the Dalai Lama âwill likely be a point of contention between the two neighboursââIt remains to be seen whether Chinaâs and Indiaâs 2025 commitments are a shortterm function of Indiaâs desire to hedge against tumult in trade negotiations with the United States or are a longterm shift toward normalisation in bilateral relationsâ it notedAfter months of bilateral meetings in August Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation SCO Summit and met Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir PutinIn Washington the move was viewed as India hedging its bets after the relationship with the United States soured due to the imposition of 50 per cent tariffsIn recent months IndiaUS relations have stabilised with the first tranche of the trade agreement expected to be announced soon IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/china-behind-disinformation-campaign-after-operation-sindoor-report-649285.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:23:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/centre-rolls-out-insurance-cover-for-crop-loss-due-to-wild-animals-paddy-inundation-to-help-farmers-649287.html New Delhi Nov 18 In a major benefit to farmers the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has introduced new modalities for covering crop loss due to wild animal attacks and paddy inundation in floodprone areas under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana PMFBY according to an official statement issued on Tuesday Under the revised framework crop loss due to wild animal attacks will now be recognised as the fifth addon cover under the Localised Risk categoryStates will notify the list of wild animals responsible for crop damage and identify vulnerable districts or insurance units based on historical dataFarmers will be required to report losses within 72 hours using the Crop Insurance App by uploading geotagged photographs the statement saidThe decisions have been taken in response to longstanding requests from several States and are aimed at strengthening protection for farmers against sudden localised and severe crop damageThe modalities have been prepared in accordance with the PMFBY Operational Guidelines ensuring a scientific transparent and operationally feasible framework for implementation nationwide and will be rolled out from Kharif 2026 the statement saidFor years farmers across India have suffered increasing crop losses due to attacks by wild animals like elephants wild boars nilgai deer and monkeys These incidents are common in regions situated near forests wildlife corridors and hilly terrains Until now such losses often went uncompensated as they were not covered under crop insuranceAt the same time paddy farmers in floodprone and coastal States have been repeatedly affected by inundation during heavy rains and overflowing waterwaysPaddy inundation was removed from the localised calamity category in 2018 due to concerns about moral hazard and the difficulty of assessing submerged crops However its exclusion led to a significant gap in protection for farmers in districts prone to seasonal floodingTaking note of these emerging risks and challenges the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare constituted an expert committeeThe recommendations of the committee have now been approved by Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh ChouhanWith this important decision farmers suffering localised crop damage will now receive timely and technologybased claim settlement under PMFBY the statement saidThis coverage is expected to significantly benefit farmers in States with high humanâwildlife conflict including Odisha Chhattisgarh Jharkhand Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Karnataka Kerala Tamil Nadu Uttarakhand as well as the Himalayan and NorthEastern States such as Assam Meghalaya Manipur Mizoram Tripura Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh where incidents of wild animal depredation are frequent and widespreadReintroducing Paddy Inundation as a Localised Calamity Cover under PMFBY will especially benefit farmers in coastal and floodprone States including Odisha Assam West Bengal Tamil Nadu Kerala Karnataka Maharashtra and Uttarakhand where paddy submergence is a recurring challengeTogether with the inclusion of Wild Animal Attack these additions make PMFBY more inclusive responsive and farmerfriendly further strengthening the resilience of Indiaâs crop insurance system the statement added IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/centre-rolls-out-insurance-cover-for-crop-loss-due-to-wild-animals-paddy-inundation-to-help-farmers-649287.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:26:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/pm-modi-to-visit-andhra-pradesh-tamil-nadu-today-649291.html New Delhi Nov 19 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu on Wednesday to release a commemorative coin visit places of worship and release the 21st instalment of PMKISAN at a farming summit among other engagements Earlier on Tuesday PM Modi wrote on X âI look forward to being among my sisters and brothers of Andhra Pradesh tomorrow 19th November to participate in the birth centenary celebrations of Sri Satya Sai Baba in PuttaparthiâHe also highlighted Sri Sathya Sai Babaâs life and efforts towards community service and the spiritual awakening of societyAccording to PM Modiâs schedule for Wednesday he will visit the holy shrine and Mahasamadhi of Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in Puttaparthi Andhra Pradesh to offer his obeisance and pay respects at around 10 amAt around 1030 am the Prime Minister will participate in the Centenary Celebrations of Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba said a statementOn this occasion he will release a Commemorative Coin and a set of Stamps honouring the life teachings and enduring legacy of Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba He will also address the gathering during the programmeThereafter the Prime Minister will travel to Coimbatore Tamil Nadu where he will inaugurate the South India Natural Farming Summit 2025 at around 130 pmDuring the programme PM Modi will release the 21st instalment of PMKISAN amounting to more than Rs 18000 crore to support 9 crore farmers across the country PM will also address the gathering on the occasionSouth India Natural Farming Summit 2025 being held from November 19 to 21 is being organised by the Tamil Nadu Natural Farming Stakeholders ForumThe Summit aims to promote sustainable ecofriendly and chemicalfree agricultural practices and to accelerate the shift towards natural and regenerative farming as a viable climatesmart and economically sustainable model for Indiaâs agricultural futureThe Summit will also focus on creating market linkages for farmerproducer organisations and rural entrepreneurs while showcasing innovations in organic inputs agroprocessing ecofriendly packaging and indigenous technologiesThe programme will witness participation from over 50000 farmers natural farming practitioners scientists organic input suppliers sellers and stakeholders from Tamil Nadu Puducherry Kerala Telangana Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/pm-modi-to-visit-andhra-pradesh-tamil-nadu-today-649291.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/pm-modi-to-release-pm-kisan-instalment-today-over-49-lakh-in-gujarat-to-benefit-649292.html New Delhi Nov 19 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 21st instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi PMKISAN scheme on Wednesday from Coimbatore Tamil Nadu During the national event the Prime Minister will virtually address farmers across the country and interact with beneficiaries of the flagship incomesupport schemeIn line with the national launch a statelevel programme will be held in Gandhinagar under the chairmanship of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel with Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani and Minister of State for Agriculture Ramesh Katara in attendanceAs part of the ceremony the Chief Minister will distribute assistance and approval letters to beneficiaries of PMKISAN as well as various agriculture and horticulture schemesSharing details Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said that more than 9 crore farmers nationwide will receive assistance of over Rs 18000 crore under the 21st instalmentOf this more than 4931 lakh farmer families in Gujarat will get over Rs 986 crore directly credited to their bank accountsIn addition to the state event all ICAR institutes central agricultural universities state agricultural universities and Krishi Vigyan Kendras will also host local programmes and livestream the Prime Ministerâs addressA large number of farmers officials and public representatives are expected to participate across these centresSince its launch the PMKISAN scheme has provided income support to over 11 crore farmer families across India disbursing more than Rs 391000 crore through 20 instalmentsGujaratâs farmers have also benefited significantly receiving over Rs 21000 crore through earlier instalmentsThe Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi PMKISAN is a nationwide incomesupport scheme launched by the government of India to provide financial assistance to small and marginal farmersThe initiative aims to ensure a steady income for farmers to meet agricultural and household needs reduce their financial stress and support them ahead of key farming seasonsSince its launch in 2019 PMKISAN has become one of the largest direct benefit transfer programmes in the world benefiting crores of farmer families across India and strengthening rural livelihoods IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/pm-modi-to-release-pm-kisan-instalment-today-over-49-lakh-in-gujarat-to-benefit-649292.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:11:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/6-7-maoists-killed-in-another-encounter-in-andhra-pradesh-649310.html Visakhapatnam Nov 19 Six to seven Maoists including top leaders were killed in a fresh exchange of fire between Maoists and police in Andhra Pradeshs Alluri Sitharamaraju district on Wednesday The encounter took place in the Meredumilli forest area where top Maoist commander Madvi Hidma his wife and four other Maoists were killed on Tuesday police sources saidAll the slain Maoists are believed to be from ChhattisgarhNineteen Maoists had escaped during Tuesdays encounter and the security forces were continuing the combing operation in the area and the exchange of fire on Wednesday morning is said to be a continuation of the sameSome top Maoist leaders are believed to have been killed in the latest exchange of fireAdditional Director General of Police Intelligence Mahesh Chandra Laddha confirmed the exchange of fire during a press conference in Vijayawada He said the exchange of fire was continuing The details are awaited he saidFollowing intelligence that Maoists from Chhattisgarh and Telangana were trying to enter Andhra Pradesh the intelligence network was keeping a continuous watch on their movementsBased on specific information an operation was launched on Monday An exchange of fire took place in the ASR district on the morning of November 18 in which CPI Maoist Central Committee member Hidma and five other Maoists were neutralised he saidThe intelligence chief said in continuation of that 50 Maoists were arrested in NTR Krishna Eluru Kakinada and Konaseema districts on Tuesday Those arrested include three special zonal committee members 23 platoon members five divisional committee members and 19 area committee membersMahesh Chandra Laddha said that while making the arrests the police ensured that no harm was caused to the general publicProbably for the first time in history that we could arrest such a large number of Maoists including important cadres he saidHe revealed that a large cache of arms and explosives was recovered from the arrested Maoists He termed the security operation a major success by the Andhra Pradesh policeThe ADG along with SPs IGs and commissioners of the five districts addressed a press conference at the Command Control Centre in Vijayawada to reveal the details of the arrests IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/6-7-maoists-killed-in-another-encounter-in-andhra-pradesh-649310.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:54:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/eps-to-resume-statewide-campaign-from-tns-tiruvallur-649325.html Chennai Nov 19 AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami EPS will restart his constituencywise campaign at the end of November likely on November 27 or 28 from Tamil Nadus Tiruvallur Party sources said the schedule could be adjusted depending on weather conditions as northern districts continue to experience intermittent rainEPS had paused his outreach tour following the Karur stampede tragedy that claimed 41 livesAs the campaign readies to resume alliance discussions have gained momentum particularly between the AIADMK and the PMKAccording to sources PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss expressed his wish to see EPS as the next Chief Minister when the latter met him in the hospital recentlyPMK associates also confirmed that informal talks between both parties are progressing wellAn AIADMK functionary said the strained equation between Ramadoss and his son Anbumani was an internal matter of the PMK adding that both leaders were inclined to stand with EPS in the upcoming political battleEven as the BJP and AIADMK consider GK Vasans Tamil Maanila Congress TMC a trusted ally the broader NDA landscape in Tamil Nadu remains fluidSeveral parties are expected to formalise their alliance choices only in JanuaryThe DMDK has already announced that it will reveal its stand during its state conference in Cuddalore early next yearMeanwhile those close to EPS say he remains adamant that expelled leaders including former AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam and AMMK chief TTV Dhinakaran will not be taken back into the partyAt the same time he is determined to forge a strong antiDMK coalition keeping communication channels open with potential partnersEPS is not rushing His focus is on consolidating antiincumbency against the ruling DMK and building momentum slowly a senior AIADMK leader saidEPS campaign Makkalai Kappom Tamizhagathai Meetpom launched in Coimbatore in July has covered 174 Assembly constituencies so farIt has highlighted issues like law and order deterioration inflation corruption dynasty politics and industrial stagnation The next leg will spotlight the struggles of the common man with emphasis on living conditions basic amenities and public safetyThe AIADMK chief aims to cover the remaining constituencies in Tiruvallur Chengalpet Chennai Erode and Kanyakumariâtwo a dayâuntil the statewide tour is completedMeanwhile the Madras High Court has given the state government time till Thursday to submit draft Standard Operating Procedures for regulating political rallies with the case scheduled for hearing the next day IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/eps-to-resume-statewide-campaign-from-tns-tiruvallur-649325.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/delhi-blast-attacker-dr-umar-assembled-bomb-in-red-fort-parking-sources-649326.html New Delhi Nov 19 In a major revelation Delhi blast accused Dr Umar Muhammad assembled the explosives in a public parking space near the Red Fort sources revealed on Wednesday The Hyundai i20 involved in the explosion was being driven by Dr Umar Muhammad a resident of Koil village in Pulwama Jammu and Kashmir The explosion occurred on November 10 near Gate No 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station The Haryanaregistered Hyundai i20 suddenly exploded sending shockwaves through the highsecurity areaThe investigation was focused on key questions surrounding the three crucial hours Umar spent in the Red Fort parking lot During those three hours was Umar talking on the phone Did he meet anyone in Delhi or Faridabad Was the area around the Red Fort part of a reconnaissance plan Was he waiting for the peak hour when the crowd would be at its maximum such questions are still being investigatedRecords show that the car entered the Red Fort parking lot at 319 pm and exited at 622 pm During this Umar did not get out of the car even once The bomber was in contact with his handlers as he entered the blast area as the investigative sources revealed that the net activity was heightened in the area throughout the dayHowever Umar and his associates had not considered that it was a Monday and the Red Fort was closed to the public The parking lot was mostly deserted Consequently the plan to detonate a blast in the parking area was abandoned sources saidUmar and his team then opted to set off the explosion on the bustling Netaji Subhash Marg which borders the Red Fort on one side and Chandni Chowk on the otherInvestigators report that Umar spent those three hours in the parking area putting together the explosives Once it was finished he left the parking lot and hit the streetShortly thereafter he activated the explosion that resulted in 13 fatalities and injured 20 more peopleHowever the question remains why did he take the risk of remaining in one of the most heavily guarded zones in Delhi for three hours Was he waiting for a sleeper cell contact or logistical backupDelhi Police and central security agencies are now piecing together the chain of events that led to the deadly explosionThe police suspect that the arrest of these individuals may have triggered panic within the module possibly leading Umar to carry out the explosion prematurelyThe officials are now probing the other members of the terror module and the Telegram group the suspects used for communication and whether other active sleeper cells are still functionalWith the ongoing investigation linking the blast to an expanding terror network with roots in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana security agencies are leaving no stone unturned to trace the source of the explosives and uncover the full scope of the conspiracy behind the blast IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/delhi-blast-attacker-dr-umar-assembled-bomb-in-red-fort-parking-sources-649326.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:09:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bengal-ed-tracking-links-of-huge-cash-seizure-with-financial-scam-cases-649329.html Kolkata Nov 19 The Enforcement Directorate ED has been trying to track if there were any links between the recent Rs 5 crore seizure in West Bengal and the financial scam cases in the state The ED officials are also checking the backgrounds of the two persons arrested by the Special Task Force sleuths in connection with the seizure last weekThe central probe agency was zeroing in on whether the duo had any connection with any of the accused persons in any of the financial irregularity casesCurrently the ED is conducting investigations into three financial irregularity cases in the state Cashformunicipality jobs illegal sand mining and a human trafficking scam under the garb of barcumrestaurantsSeveral politically influential people mainly from the Trinamool Congress are currently under the ED scannerOn Monday the sleuths of the STF West Bengal Police seized cash amounting to Rs 5 crore from a car near Akanksha Crossing in New Town and arrested two persons including the vehicles ownerThe recovery of such a large amount of money while checking the car has raised concerns especially ahead of next years state Assembly polls as well as during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision SIR by the Election Commission of India ECI in the stateThe ECI had already cautioned different central and state intelligence agencies to be careful about the transit of unauthorised cash within the state amid the crucial Assembly elections next yearThe commission had also advised the state and central intelligence agencies to work in close coordination to check such instances of illegal cash transitLast week the ED recovered large sums from the residence of a businessman in the Taratala area during searches connected to the municipal recruitment scam caseEarlier this month ED teams conducted raids at around 10 locations across the city including Salt Lake and BeliaghataThe ED sleuths searched the house of a businessman in the Taratala area in connection with the municipal recruitment corruption case IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bengal-ed-tracking-links-of-huge-cash-seizure-with-financial-scam-cases-649329.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bjp-mla-seeks-ed-probe-into-nexus-between-trinamool-leaders-and-sand-mafia-in-bengal-649342.html Kolkata Nov 19 Bharatiya Janata Party BJP has written to the Enforcement Directorate ED seeking a comprehensive investigation by the central agency to unearth the alleged nexus between Trinamool Congress TMC leaders and sand smuggling mafias in West Bengal BJP MLA from Asansol Dakshin legislator Agnimitra Paul accused Tarun Chakraborty the councillor of Ward Number 87 of Asansol Municipal Corporation of actively aiding and abetting the unauthorised extraction of sand from Damra Ghat on the Damodar River and collecting significant amounts of money from the operationThe fashion designerturnedpolitician also listed several alleged sand smuggling gangs in her letter to the EDâThe Damodar River is losing its course due to illegal sand mining Many places have become dangerous Several people are losing their lives while taking a bathâ Paul said on Tuesday eveningDetailing about the letter to the ED she said The roads of various villages are being destroyed due to continuous movement of sandladen lorries and tractors The environment is getting polluted in an alarming manner I will immediately request the ED to intervene in this matterâThis development follows the EDs earlier arrest of a businessman Arun Saraf in connection with a sand smuggling case in the state the first such arrest in West BengalThe ED has since conducted searches across various locations including a businessmanâs residence in Asansol focusing on the illicit sand extraction networkThis time MLA Agnimitra Paul has directly levelled an allegation against the Trinamool councillor on the sand smuggling issueIn response to the allegations of the BJP legislator TMC councillor Tarun Chakraborty denied any involvement in the illegal activitiesWe have been seeing sand being removed from Damra Ghat since childhood Sand is still being removed from Damra Ghat Local poor and unemployed people especially the youngsters take the sand on bicycles rickshaws or tractors I have no connection with this the TMC leader told media persons on Wednesday dismissing the accusations as baselessHe claimed to have already written to various authorities regarding the illegal sand mining from the ghat IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bjp-mla-seeks-ed-probe-into-nexus-between-trinamool-leaders-and-sand-mafia-in-bengal-649342.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:49:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bengal-launches-primary-teacher-recruitment-after-8-years-amid-hc-scrutiny-649343.html Kolkata Nov 19 The online application process for the fresh recruitment of primary teachers in staterun schools in West Bengal began on Wednesday marking the first such drive in eight years The new recruitment comes even as the division bench of the Calcutta High Court has completed the final hearing on alleged irregularities in the earlier appointment of about 32000 primary teachers with a judgment expected at any timeThe notification for the recruitment of primary teachers was issued in September this year The West Bengal Board of Primary Education has opened applications for 13421 vacancies From Wednesday candidates who have cleared the Teachers Eligibility Test can apply online for assistant teacher posts in governmentapproved and governmentsponsored primary and junior basic schoolsAhead of the recruitment process Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu on Tuesday night in a post on X said that the online portal for TETqualified candidates will open on Wednesday for applications to primary teaching posts adding that the government views this recruitment drive as a step to strengthen primary education under the chief ministerâs leadershipâFrom tomorrow the West Bengal Board of Primary Education is going to open its online portal where eligible candidates who have cleared TET will be able to apply for the post of Assistant Teachers in governmentapproved and governmentsponsored primary and junior basic schools It goes without saying that this recruitment process is going to further strengthen the foundation of primary education under the wisdom guidance and benevolent guardianship of the states Honble Chief Minister Smt Mamata Banerjeeâ the Minister said in the X postThe last round of primary teacher recruitment was held in 2017 After nearly eight years the board has issued a new notificationJob seekers have repeatedly taken to the streets to press for recruitment and last Thursday they held a protest in front of the primary education boardâs office in Salt Lake in Kolkata IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bengal-launches-primary-teacher-recruitment-after-8-years-amid-hc-scrutiny-649343.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:08:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/probe-points-to-emerging-transnational-terror-network-as-isi-pushes-wider-ops-beyond-jampk-649345.html New Delhi Nov 19 Security agencies probing the Delhi Red Fort blast are looking into the multiple foreign links that played a key role in aiding the JaisheMohammed While it has been established that the man who handled the attack was a Pakistani based out of Afghanistan the possible role of Hamas too is not being ruled out Hamas leaders have been hobnobbing with terrorists of the JaisheMohammed and LashkareTaiba since 2023 Many Hamas leaders have been visiting Pakistan since October 7 2023 the day the terror outfit launched a surprise attack on Israel that killed more than 1200 peopleVisits by the Hamas leaders have increased in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor This was aimed at providing support to the terror groups that faced immense losses during the operation carried out by the Indian armed forces to avenge the Pahalgam attackIntelligence Bureau officials say that the setting up of the Faridabad module and also the Delhi blasts were the handiwork of the JaisheMohammed While this terror group has been carrying out attacks in India for a very long time a dangerous trend is now emerging The ISI is involving foreign terror groups for Indiabased operations the official saidThe Delhi strike may have been carried out by the JaisheMohammed but this terror group had the tactical support of both the Islamic State and Hamas officials pointed out Before the Delhi attack the Faridabad module members were planning on modifying drones to weaponise them The idea was to use them as rockets to carry out attacks in many parts of the country This the investigators suspect was a suggestion offered by the leaders of Hamas during their various visits to PakistanHamas is known to operate in this fashion and hence could have passed on ideas to the JaisheMohammed regarding this Officials say had this plan gone through the damage and casualties would have been hugeThe role of the Islamic State Khorasan Province ISKP is also under the scanner The forensics report states that the explosives used comprised Triacetone triperoxide TATP mixed with ammonium nitrate This is a preferred explosive for the Islamic State and it has used it on multiple occasions The handler in Afghanistan may have sought the advice of the ISKP to help prepare this mix officials sayInvolving the ISKP and Hamas for operations in India suggests a dangerous ploy by the ISI The agency is looking to create a global coalition of terrorists against India Forming such a coalition against India poses a huge headache for the security agencies This would mean that terror groups would not operate conventionally The kind of explosives that would be used will be different and the operational style distinct The Indian agencies would need to keep adapting to the evolving situation and this would make handling the issue tricky security officials point outThe new situation also makes it challenging for the Intelligence agency The conventional methods are being challenged by the ISI which is adding new tricks up its sleeve An Intelligence Bureau official explained that the situation is constantly evolving and hence the strategy would need to keep changing The Delhi blast tells us that the ISI will temporarily move away from Jammu and Kashmir and focus on other parts of the country Pakistan is looking to challenge the agencies by widening the area of operation officials say while also adding that in the days to come the job of the security agencies is only going to get more challenging IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/probe-points-to-emerging-transnational-terror-network-as-isi-pushes-wider-ops-beyond-jampk-649345.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:09:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/intensified-security-checks-trigger-major-delays-at-chennai-airport-649347.html Chennai Nov 19 International flight operations at Chennai Airport were disrupted on Wednesday morning with several departures delayed by 30 minutes to an hour due to intensified multilayer security checks Long queues formed at security points as passenger screening slowed down significantly following repeated bomb threat hoaxes and heightened national security measuresAirport authorities said the enhanced procedures were implemented after a series of anonymous threat calls and in the wake of the recent car bomb explosion near Delhis Red Fort which prompted a nationwide security alertChennai Airport has been operating a stringent fivetier security system since the incident and continued hoax calls have forced officials to tighten outbound passenger checks furtherThe steppedup protocol now requires passengers to remove shoes belts jackets and winter clothing for detailed scanningWhile standard practice at several international airports the sudden intensification at Chennai has led to slower movementMany passengers unfamiliar with the extended process took longer to comply further clogging the queuesAdditional screening at boarding gates also added to the overall processing time The delays affected several early morning international departuresAmong the flights held up were Lufthansa to Frankfurt Emirates to Dubai AirAsia to Kuala Lumpur Singapore Airlines to Singapore IndiGo to Doha Thai Airways to Bangkok Air Arabia to Sharjah and Abu Dhabi Etihad to Abu Dhabi and Oman Air to MuscatHigherthanusual passenger traffic during the morning peak contributed to congestion at the security checkpointsTravellers expressed frustration over the long waiting time urging authorities to deploy more Central Industrial Security Force CISF personnel trained to handle highpressure situations and rushhour crowdsSeveral passengers also highlighted communication barriers noting that many CISF staff primarily spoke Hindi leading to confusion among Tamilspeaking and Englishspeaking passengersThey requested that more Tamil or Englishspeaking personnel be assigned to key checkpoints to ensure faster instructions and smoother processingPassengers said that while they understood the need for strict security in the current climate better staffing and clearer communication would significantly ease the pressureAirport officials said that security measures would continue at the current level until threat perception eases and requested passengers to arrive early to avoid delays IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/intensified-security-checks-trigger-major-delays-at-chennai-airport-649347.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/invisible-modules-visible-threat-red-fort-blast-probe-forces-shift-towards-conventional-online-anti-radicalisation-measures-649352.html New Delhi Nov 19 In the aftermath of the Red Fort blast highlevel security meetings have been held to discuss changes in strategy During one of the meetings the issue pertaining to electronic Intelligence was raised and how it needs to improve to flag local terror activity This was one of the major concerns that was raised by the officials as the investigations into the Red Fort blast revealed that the Faridabad module members managed to remain off the radar for nearly three yearsThe module was set up and the plan for a series of attacks in and around Delhi was hatched three years back Since that time the members of the Faridabad module led mostly by doctors had managed to conceal every activity and managed not to come under the scanner of the agenciesThe use of electronic Intelligence can track crossborder activity However local modules do not have any electronic imprint and hence the Intelligence agencies find it very hard to track such activity This is the reason why the Faridabad module managed to operate without being trackedWhen it comes to dealing with cross border activity the agencies are able to pick up information using electronic Intelligence In the case of the Faridabad module most of the conversations were within the group The members of the module did keep in touch with some persons in Jammu and Kashmir but that is not cross border activityThe Gujarat ATS recently arrested a Hyderabad medical representative He was cooking up Ricin and was being instructed by a person from Pakistan His arrest was possible because the agencies were able to put up electronic intercepts from across the borderSecurity officials have now decided to focus on unearthing and busting modules from across the country An official said that one would also need to go the conventional way to bust these unconventional modules However at no time the focus can go off Kashmir as the ISI is looking to use the locals from the Valley to recruit across the countryThe Faridabad module case clearly shows that Pakistan is trying to shift the focus out of Jammu and Kashmir for some time and target the hinterland This calls for a major shift in security planning and more coordination between the multiple agencies that work on cases related to terrorWhile busting the modules is important the agencies have also decided to give more emphasis to busting radicalisation programmes that are largely taking place online While the agencies have their eyes and ears wide open to the menace they feel that it is time to take it up a notchThere are a number of youths who are being radicalised through social media This is a propaganda by the Islamist terror groups and the need to tackle it with an iron fist is the need of the hour officials explainWhen it comes to propaganda terror groups have always laced events with lies and imagination Not always can the agencies bust such propaganda at source Hence it has been decided to add more manpower to fact check such information if at all it goes out into the publicAgency officials say that the propaganda where India is concerned is largely centred around Muslim victimhood This is a crucial tool for radicalisation and fact checking such information becomes crucial in the fight against terror If this is not countered then the recruitment drives only end up becoming successful the official added IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/invisible-modules-visible-threat-red-fort-blast-probe-forces-shift-towards-conventional-online-anti-radicalisation-measures-649352.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:36:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/delhi-hc-quashes-fir-against-advocate-booked-for-covid-protocol-violation-649353.html New Delhi Nov 19 IANS The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR lodged against an advocate who had been booked during the COVID19 lockdown for allegedly stepping outside his residence without a masknbspHolding that continuing the proceedings would be oppressive and an abuse of process a singlejudge Bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula quashed the FIR registered at Vasant Kunj SouthWest police station under Section 188 IPC in 2020 for alleged violation of a Section 144 CrPC order mandating face masks in publicThe trial court had earlier dropped the charge under Section 269 IPC after finding absence of any material indicating that the Petitioner was COVIDpositivenbspThe petitioners counsel argued that the FIR had no lawful foundation emphasising that he had merely stepped out to the gate of his residencenbspHe added that during the early phase of the pandemic advisories were fluid and overlapping and a brief presence at ones gate without a mask could not reasonably be treated as disobedience of an order under Section 144 of CrPCIt was further contended that the complaint under Section 195 CrPC did not disclose the order allegedly violated or any material showing that the petitioner was aware of itnbspOpposing the plea the Delhi Police argued that the April 15 2020 mask order was duly promulgated widely publicised and in force asserting that as a practising advocate the petitioner ought to have been aware of itnbspIt added that his presence outside the residence without a mask amounted to disobedience of a lawful order In its order Justice Narula held that the record failed to disclose the statutory ingredients necessary to sustain a charge under Section 188 IPC noting that the petitioner was not part of any gathering or situation posing public riskThe provision is not meant to punish every technical deviation but conduct that obstructs authority or endangers public order or safety the Delhi High Court observed adding that the alleged act fell on the margins of the mischief sought to be addressednbspCalling the continuation of proceedings disproportionate Justice Narula said it would be oppressive and would not advance public health objectivesnbspDuring the hearing the petitioner volunteered to deposit Rs 10000 with the Delhi Police Welfare Fund as a gesture of civic responsibility without admission of guiltThe Delhi High Court accepted the statement and directed that the deposit be made within four weeksnbspAllowing the petition the Delhi HC ordered The impugned FIR No 01502020 at PS Vasant Kunj SouthWest and all consequential proceedings are quashednbspClarifying that its ruling should not be seen as weakening enforcement powers it added Nothing in this order should be read as diluting the authority of the State to enforce lawful publichealth directions in appropriate cases https://dailyworld.in/national/delhi-hc-quashes-fir-against-advocate-booked-for-covid-protocol-violation-649353.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:37:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/two-chhattisgarh-teens-detained-for-isis-links-had-pakistani-handlers-649355.html Raipur Nov 19 In a firstofitskind case in Chhattisgarh the state AntiTerrorism Squad ATS has detained two minor boys from Raipur for alleged links with the global terrorist organisation Islamic State ISIS Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Vijay Sharma confirmed the development on Wednesday terming it a serious threat emerging through cyberspaceAddressing the media Dy CM Sharma said the teenagers were operating under direct instructions from a Pakistanbased ISIS module âAfter detailed investigation and technical surveillance ATS detained these two minorsPreliminary probe reveals they were in contact with Pakistanhandlers who were using fake Instagram IDs to radicalise youthâ he statedThe minors influenced by extremist content online were actively trying to propagate ISIS ideology and recruit others âThey had sufficient knowledge of ISIS activities and were extensively using social media in the name of the terror outfit They were not only radicalised themselves but were also attempting to influence other youngstersâ Sharma addedAccording to senior police officials Pakistani handlers were running sophisticated online operations targeting vulnerable Indian adolescents Minors were added to secret Instagram group chats where they were systematically brainwashed exposed to violent jihadist propaganda and encouraged to spread ISIS contentEvidence suggests the handlers were motivating the boys to establish a local ISIS module in Chhattisgarh to destabilise internal securityThe ATS through continuous cyber patrolling and coordination with central agencies traced the suspects using technical and digital evidence Both teenagers have been taken into custody and further interrogation is underway to map the full networkâThis is the first ISISrelated detention of minors in Chhattisgarh We are investigating if more youth have been radicalisedâ Sharma said appealing to citizens to immediately report any suspicious antinational social media accounts or handles promoting extremism to the nearest police station or cyber cellOfficials said the case highlights the growing menace of online radicalisation by foreignbased terror modules targeting impressionable teenagers through popular social media platformsEnhanced monitoring of cyberspace has been ordered across the state The National Investigation Agency NIA has been informed and a formal case under relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act is likely to be registered soon IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/two-chhattisgarh-teens-detained-for-isis-links-had-pakistani-handlers-649355.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:37:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/theatrics-over-analysis-spectacle-over-service-272-eminent-citizens-castigate-rahul-cong-for-maligning-eci-649357.html New Delhi Nov 19 IANS A group of 272 eminent citizens comprising former judges and ambassadors retired bureaucrats and Armed Forces veterans has come down heavily on the Congress party and Rahul Gandhi over repeated targeting and tarnishing of the constitutional institutions including the Election Commission of India ECInbspThe group of eminent citizens in an open letter on Wednesday expressed grave concern over several instances of Congress leaders belittling and demeaning the highest democratic institutions including the Armed Forces Judiciary Parliament and now the Election Commission of IndiaThey said that the Leader of Opposition along with Left allies are resorting to rhetoric for defaming the Election Commission rather than taking a legal route and lodging a complaint in case of any irregularityThe LoP has repeatedly attacked the Election Commission declaring that he has open and shut proof that it is involved in vote theft and claims to have 100 per cent proof of wrongdoing Using unbelievably uncouth rhetoric that what he has found is an atom bomb and when it explodes the EC would have no place to hide He has also issued threats that whoever in the Elections Commission is involved in this exercise right from top to bottom he will not spare them According to him ECI is indulging in treason the letter saidThe letter issued by Justice SN Dhingra former Delhi High Court Judge and Nirmal Kaur IPS former Jharkhand DGP has about 272 signatories which include former judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts exenvoys former bureaucrats and a score of Armed Forces veteransShowing a mirror to the political parties particularly Congress over cribbing and complaining in the wake of electoral losses it said When political leaders lose touch with the aspirations of ordinary citizens they lash out at institutions instead of rebuilding their credibility Theatrics replace analysis Public spectacle takes the place of public serviceThe letter called out the selective outrage of the parties in case of electoral setbacks and said this exposes their opportunismIt said that when the election results are in favour of Opposition parties they find it fair and upright but when the results are unfavourable the poll panel becomes a villain in their narrativeThe eminent citizens rallying behind the Election Commission said that it should continue its path of transparency and rigour adding that the sanctity of electoral rolls is not a partisan issue rather it is a national imperativeWe call upon the Election Commission to continue its path of transparency and rigour Publish complete data defend itself through legal channels when necessary and reject politics dressed up as victimhood it saidThe civil society also called upon the political leaders to respect the constitutional process and accept democratic verdicts with grace while reaffirming its unshakeable faith in various constitutional institutions and their integrity that lately came under fire from the Opposition including Indian Armed Forces the Indian Judiciary and Executive and specifically the Election Commission https://dailyworld.in/national/theatrics-over-analysis-spectacle-over-service-272-eminent-citizens-castigate-rahul-cong-for-maligning-eci-649357.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:39:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/india-to-host-colombo-security-conclave-nsa-meeting-tomorrow-649358.html New Delhi Nov 19 IANS The 7th Meeting of the National Security Advisors NSAs of the Colombo Security Conclave CSC will be held in New Delhi on Thursday the Ministry of External Affairs MEA confirmed on WednesdaynbspnbspNSA Ajit Doval will host his counterparts from member states including the Maldives Mauritius Sri Lanka and Bangladesh Seychelles will be participating as an Observer State while Malaysia has been invited as a GuestnbspThe CSC was formed to promote closer cooperation between Member States on vital matters of security and to strengthen partnership for enhancing regional security in the Indian Ocean region read a statement issued by the MEAIn keeping with this vision and objective the ministry said that the 7th Meeting of the NSAs will be an opportunity for the participants to review the activities under the different pillars of cooperation including Maritime Safety and Security Countering Terrorism and Radicalization Combating Transnational Organized Crime Cyber Security and Protection of Critical Infrastructure and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief and discuss the Roadmap and Action Plan for 2026The 6th Meeting of the NSAs of CSC was held in December 2023 in Mauritius and member states met again during the Signing Ceremony for the Founding Documents of CSC in Sri Lanka in August 2024nbspThe Deputy National Security Advisers DNSAs of CSC countries have also been meeting at regular intervals The last meeting of DNSAs was held in virtual format in July 2024According to the MEA over the past years India hosted a number of events including the First CSC Oceanographers and Hydrographers Conference where member and observer states shared knowledge and best practices relating to oceanography and hydrography and discussed collaborative ways to address the regional challenges related to the OceansnbspAdditionally the maiden Coastal Security Conference which focused on the greater role and responsibilities of the Coast Guards of Member and Observer States in ensuring security of coastlines and beyond and the third edition of the Maritime Law Workshop were also held in IndianbspSeveral training programmes were also hosted by India on the investigation of terrorism cases countering trafficking organised crime and drug law enforcement https://dailyworld.in/national/india-to-host-colombo-security-conclave-nsa-meeting-tomorrow-649358.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:57:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/sathya-sai-babas-life-was-a-living-embodiment-of-vasudhaiva-kutumbakam-pm-modi-649367.html Puttaparthi Andhra Pradesh Nov 19 IANS Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sri Sathya Sai Babas life was a living embodiment of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam and his words continue to guide and inspire people in their daily livesnbspAddressing the birth centenary celebrations of Sathya Sai Baba here on Wednesday he said that millions of lives in more than 140 countries are moving forward with new light new direction and new resolveSri Sathya Sai Babas life was a living embodiment of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Therefore this birth centenary year has become a grand festival of universal love peace and service for us the Prime Minister saidHe noted that the impact of Sathya Sai Babas teachings can be seen among people everywhere Manav Seva is Madhav Seva This is the highest ideal for Babas devotees He often said Help ever hurt never Less talk more work Many of his words continue to guide and inspire us in our daily lives he saidPM Modi said that it is the honour of his government that on this auspicious occasion a commemorative coin and a postal stamp have also been released These symbolise and reflect the spirit of service embodied in the life and work of Sri Sathya Sai Baba He congratulated and conveyed best wishes to all devotees fellow volunteers and Babas followers across the worldAll our diverse spiritual and philosophical traditions ultimately converge on this one ideal Whether one walks the path of devotion knowledge or action each is deeply connected to seva What is bhakti without service to the Divine present in all beings What is gyan if it does not awaken compassion for others What is karma if it is not performed in the spirit of offering ones work in service to society he saidSeva Parmo Dharmah is the ethos that has sustained India through centuries of changes and challenges It has given our civilisation its inner strength Many of our great saints and reformers have carried forward this timeless message Sri Sathya Sai Baba placed seva at the very heart of human life He often said love all serve allPM Modi called his participation in the celebrations in the sacred land an emotional and spiritual experience for him This birth centenary year of Shri Sathya Sai Baba is not just a celebration for our generation it is a divine blessing Even though he is no longer physically present among us his teachings his love and his spirit of service continue to guide millions across the world said the PM who earlier paid respects at Sathya Sai Babas SamadhiHe mentioned how a single meeting with Baba changed the lives of many people In just one meeting if someones life can change it shows the greatness of that person Here today many people present have had their lives transformed by the words of Sri Sathya Sai Baba I am glad that with Babas inspiration the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust and its allied organisations are continuing this sacred work of Seva he saidHe noted that millions of Babas followers are engaged in this mission with complete selflessness Serving humanity is serving the Divine and this is the highest ideal upheld by Babas devotees He gave us many teachings filled with compassion duty discipline and a complete philosophy of life He often said Help Ever Hurt Never Even today these lifeguiding principles of Shri Sathya Sai Baba continue to resonate in all our hearts Sai Baba used spirituality as a means for social welfare and public good He connected it with selfless service characterbuilding and valuebased education He never invested his energy in promoting any single doctrine or sect Instead he dedicated himself to helping the poor and working tirelessly to ease their sufferingPM Modi recalled that after the Gujarat earthquake Babas Seva Dal and the entire community of volunteers were among the first to step forward to help the victims His followers served with complete dedication for many days They played a crucial role in delivering relief material to the affected families and providing essential support material emotional and socialHe said he was satisfied that inspired by Baba the Sai Central Trust and its associated institutions are advancing the mission of service in a wellorganised institutional and longterm manner Today it stands before us as a practical and successful model Your remarkable work in areas such as drinking water housing healthcare nutrition disaster support and clean energy is truly commendablePaid homage to Sri Sathya Sai Baba at the Sai Kulwant Hall Prasanthi Nilayam and went to Omkar Hall for Darshan Being in these sacred spaces is a reminder of his boundless compassion and lifelong commitment to uplifting humanity His message of selfless service continues to guide and inspire millions the Prime Minister posted on XThe Prime Minister also shared that among the many noble deeds they are doing the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust has focused greatly on animal welfare Today took part in the Gaudan Ceremony in which farmers are being given cows The cows in the pictures below are Gir Cows May we all keep working for the welfare of our society as shown by Sri Sathya Sai Baba https://dailyworld.in/national/sathya-sai-babas-life-was-a-living-embodiment-of-vasudhaiva-kutumbakam-pm-modi-649367.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:31:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/4-000-villagers-attend-monkeys-funeral-feast-in-mp-district--649371.html Rajgarh Nov 19 In an unusual event more than 4000 people on Wednesday attended a mrityu bhoj funeral feast for a monkey in a village in Madhya Pradeshs Rajgarh district Villagers believed the monkey to be an incarnation of Lord Hanuman and performed all rituals typically reserved for human family members Twelve days ago the monkey died after being electrocuted by a hightension power line On November 8 villagers decorated the monkeyâs bier and organised a funeral procession accompanied by a DJ with the entire village participating The monkey was later cremated at Shanti Dham following traditional Hindu ritesAfter eleven days villagers including the village Patel Biram Singh Sondhiya travelled to Ujjain to immerse the ashes in the Shipra River Priests performed the rituals and the monkey was treated symbolically as a family member with even the shaving of the âbeardâ and the traditional eleventhday ceremony being observedUpon returning to Darawari villagers organised a large funeral feast on the twelfth day They raised nearly one lakh rupees in donations for the event The feast included puris prepared from about five quintals of flour 40 kilograms of sev curry made from 100 litres of buttermilk one quintal of sugar and a variety of vegetarian dishes Invitations were sent out to neighbouring villages and more than 4000 people from areas within a 3035 kilometre radius attendedA similar incident took place in 2022 when around 1500 residents of Dalupura village in Rajgarh district performed the last rites of another monkey A youth named Hari Singh even shaved his head as part of the ritual mourning process The monkey in that case was not a pet but a frequent visitor to the village In many parts of India monkeys are considered sacred due to their association with Lord HanumanFollowing those rites villagers had raised funds and organised a feast for more than 1500 people printing and distributing invitation cards for the occasion IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/4-000-villagers-attend-monkeys-funeral-feast-in-mp-district--649371.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:42:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/superstar-yashs-mother-lodges-police-complaint-against-5-accuses-them-of-threat-blackmail-649376.html Bengaluru Nov 19 Karnataka Police filed an FIR against five people including a woman based on a complaint by Kannada superstar Yashâs mother Pushpa who is also a film producer The FIR has been registered against PRO Harish and four others The case has been filed at the High Grounds police station in Bengaluru on Wednesday Harish Urs Manu Nitin Mahesh Guru and Swarnalatha have been named as accusedAccording to police Pushpa produced the film Kottalawadi She has alleged that the accused took Rs 64 lakh and failed to publicise the movie She further alleged that instead of promoting the film they actively depromoted it Pushpa has also accused them of blackmail and issuing threatsSpeaking to the media Pushpa said âAccused Harish Urs took money from us for film publicity He had agreed to handle publicity work for Rs 23 lakh initially He also took money during the shooting When the film was ready for release he told the director that if he asked for accounts he would ensure the film was depromotedââWe remained silent and asked him for accounts after shooting was completed The accused again threatened the director and blackmailed him for more money In this background we obtained an injunction order from the court and lodged a police complaintâ she saidâThe film was completed a year ago Accused Swarnalatha and Guru threatened the director claiming they had media connections and could create negative stories about me and the directorâ she addedâWe have submitted all documents related to the threats to the police We have also made a submission to the Film Chamber of Commerce and the PR Association in Bengaluru Since we come from a celebrity family we do not want complications so we filed a police complaintâ Pushpa saidâThe blackmail began one week before the filmâs release Until now he has not given any account of how the money was spent His two associates spread propaganda claiming they did not receive any payment from Yash and his familyâ she statedâWhen the film was released negative propaganda was circulated Many others have also been cheated by him but they are afraid to come forwardâ she further stated IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/superstar-yashs-mother-lodges-police-complaint-against-5-accuses-them-of-threat-blackmail-649376.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:16:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/rbi-likely-to-cut-repo-rate-by-025-pc-to-525-pc-in-dec-report-649377.html Mumbai Nov 19 Leading global financial services firm Morgan Stanley expects the Reserve Bank of India RBI to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points to 525 per cent at its monetary policy committee MPC meeting scheduled for the first week of December The report said the broader policy stance is likely to stay prudent with the central bank poised to become datadependent once this step is takenThe report states that RBI is expected to adopt a waitandwatch position as it evaluates its threepronged easing cycle covering interest rates liquidity conditions and regulatory measures This would give the RBI room to assess how these changes interact with domestic growth patterns and inflation indicators before deciding on any future actionRegarding the countryâs fiscal policy the report said the government is likely to continue following fiscal pragmatism focusing on gradual consolidation while still giving priority to capital expenditure These measures are necessary for sustaining mediumterm economic expansion the report maintainedMorgan Stanley expects Indiaâs headline CPI to rise slightly in 202627 from the lower levels anticipated in 2025 while eventually gravitating towards the RBIâs mediumterm target of 4 per centIt estimated that both food and core inflation will move towards 4 to 42 per cent yearonyear With this alignment inflation expectations should remain anchored and help consumer sentiment it further observesAs far as the external sector is concerned Morgan Stanley expects Indiaâs current account deficit to stay under control in a range near or below 1 per cent of GDP Despite global trade disruptions services exports remain steady keeping Indiaâs global share at 51 per cent Indiaâs external balance sheet continues to appear robust at present and stable supported by foreign exchange reserves adequate import cover and low external debttoGDP ratio the report addedMeanwhile the RBI has upgraded its GDP forecast for FY26 to 68 per cent yearonyear from 65 per cent earlier it also indicated a potential moderation in growth in the first half of FY26 due to trade and tariffrelated headwinds The RBI also lowered its headline CPI inflation forecast for FY26 to 26 per cent from 31 per cent earlier IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/rbi-likely-to-cut-repo-rate-by-025-pc-to-525-pc-in-dec-report-649377.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:17:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-govt-formation-nitish-elected-jdu-legislative-party-leader-bjp-picks-samrat-choudhury-and-vijay-sinha-649382.html Patna Nov 19 IANS Contrary to murmurs of surprises in store in the new Bihar government the National Democratic Alliance NDA has chosen to stick to the trinity under whom the coalition achieved one of its biggest mandates and crossed the 200mark in the 243member AssemblynbspOn Wednesday the JDU with 85 legislators elected Nitish Kumar as its legislative party leader The BJP with 89 lawmakers chose Samrat Choudhury as its legislative party leader and Vijay Kumar Sinha as deputy leaderThis sets the stage for the next government formation in Bihar which is likely to take place on ThursdaynbspAt the BJP legislative party meeting Samrat Choudhury and Vijay Kumar Sinha were elected as the Leader and Deputy leader respectivelynbspKeshav Prasad Maurya BJPs central observer for the election of the leader of the BJP legislative party told the media that Samrat Choudhury and Vijay Kumar Sinha were unanimously chosen by the party and extended congratulations to both leadersnbspThe jodi of Samrat Choudhury and Vijay Sinha is fit and also hit Maurya told the reporters after their electionSamrat Choudhury and Vijay Kumar Sinha will retain their Deputy Chief Minister posts just like the previous dispensation under Nitish KumarnbspIn another crucial meeting Nitish Kumar was unanimously elected as the leader of the JDU legislative party paving the way for the next government formationnbspNow all eyes are on the NDA legislative party meeting later at 3 pm on Wednesday where Nitish Kumar is likely to be elected as the Leader of the NDA legislative partyThe decision of both the BJP and JDU to stick to previous faces effectively rules out any surprise elements in the new Bihar governmentnbspAccording to reports the JDU and BJP are likely to have 15 members each in the new NDA government while Chirag Paswans LJP will have two and Upendra Kushwahas RLM and Jitan Ram Manjhis HAM S one ministerial berth eachnbspTowards the evening Nitish Kumar will meet Bihar Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and submit his resignation as Chief Minister thereby formally starting the process for the formation of a new government https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-govt-formation-nitish-elected-jdu-legislative-party-leader-bjp-picks-samrat-choudhury-and-vijay-sinha-649382.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:27:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/after-deportation-from-us-nia-arrests-anmol-bishnoi-649383.html New Delhi Nov 19 IANS The National Investigation Agency NIA on Wednesday arrested Anmol Bishnoi the brother and close aide of dreaded gangster Lawrence Bishnoi on his deportation from the US to IndianbspnbspAbsconding since 2022 USbased Anmol Bishnoi is the 19th accused to be arrested for his involvement in the terrorsyndicate led by his jailed brother Lawrence BishnoinbspAccording to the NIA Anmol was chargesheeted by the NIA in March 2023 after investigations in the case established that he had actively aided designated individual terrorist Goldy Brar and Lawrence Bishnoi in the commission of various acts of terrorism in the country during the 20202023 periodOperating closely with various Bishnoi gang associates Anmol continued to run terror syndicates and execute terrorist acts from the US for the Lawrence Bishnoi gang using its operatives on the ground the NIA said in its press notenbspInvestigations revealed that Anmol Bishnoi had provided shelter and logistic support to the gangs shooters and ground operativesnbspHe was also engaged in extortion in India from foreign soil with the help of other gangsters the NIA saidNIA continues to investigate the case RC 392022NIADLI terrorgangster conspiracy case led by Lawrence Bishnoi as part of its efforts to destroy the nexus between terrorists gangsters and arms smugglers including their infrastructure and funding channelsnbspIt is worth noting here that Anmol Bishnoi faces several criminal cases including the conspiracy to murder former Maharashtra Minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique who was shot dead in Mumbai last year in OctobernbspSimilarly he also faces a criminal case for the firing outside actor Salman Khans Bandra home last year in AprilnbspHis role in the killing of Punjabi rapper Siddu Moosewala remains one of the most significant cases against him https://dailyworld.in/national/after-deportation-from-us-nia-arrests-anmol-bishnoi-649383.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:31:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/grandma-you-are-my-ideal-priyanka-on-indira-gandhis-birth-anniversary-649384.html New Delhi Nov 19 IANS Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra paid heartfelt tributes to her ideal late Prime Minister and her grandmother Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary on WednesdaynbspnbspIn a post on X Priyanka said Patriotism compassion strength courage dedication and sacrifice a steely personality forged from all these sentiments which made the world acknowledge Indias might Made the country a nuclear power Strengthened the infrastructure to fortify Indias foundationGrandma you are my ideal and in the form of the values you imparted you are always with me she addednbspEarlier in the day Rahul Gandhi Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha also paid homage to Indira Gandhi and said that her patriotism and ethics give him the courage to stand against injusticeIn a post on X LoP Gandhi said The inspiration to make fearless decisions for India and to always prioritise the nations interest in every situation has come to me from my grandmother Her courage patriotism and ethics continue to give me the courage to stand firmly against injustice even todayRahul Gandhi along with CPP Chairperson Sonia Gandhi Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal and several other party leaders arrived at the Shakti Sthal to pay floral tributes to the late Prime MinisterCongress chief Kharge also took to X and posted The exemplary and the dynamic leadership of Smt Indira Gandhi showing immense political courage shall forever remain an inspiration Her unwavering resolve and lifelong dedication to public service left an indelible mark on Indias journey of progressHer ultimate sacrifice in safeguarding the unity and integrity of the nation deserves a million salutations he addednbspIndira Gandhi popularly known as the Iron Lady of India was born on November 19 1917 in Allahabad Uttar Pradesh into a Kashmiri Pandit family She was the daughter of Indias first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Kamala NehrunbspNational Integration Day observed annually on November 19 coincides with the late PM Indira Gandhis birth anniversary and serves to honour her pivotal role in shaping Indias political social and economic journey https://dailyworld.in/national/grandma-you-are-my-ideal-priyanka-on-indira-gandhis-birth-anniversary-649384.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:41:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/up-cm-reviews-action-plan-for-mathuravrindavan-calls-for-adopting-ppp-model-in-key-projects--649385.html Lucknow Nov 19 IANS Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday undertook a comprehensive review of the developmental plans in regions like MathuraVrindavan Meerut and Kanpur and also advocated for adopting the PublicPrivate Partnership PPP model in executing key projectsnbspThe Chief Minister directed officials to reduce reliance on government funding and enhance private participation in big projects by exploring and analysing the incomegenerating potential of respective unitsThe Chief Minister reviewing the urban development plans for Meerut Kanpur and MathuraVrindavan said that the growth of these cities must go beyond building roads and structures and the development should integrate local identity heritage culture and modern amenities in a balanced mannerHe directed that the proposed Bijli Bamba Bypass in Meerut be developed under the PPP model similar to the Lucknow Green CorridorThe Chief Minister assuring the respective departments of no shortage in development funds said that Kanpur and MathuraVrindavan will adopt a heritage culture and tourismdriven development modelDuring the meeting Divisional Commissioners of three regions Meerut Kanpur and MathuraVrindavan presented their plans via video conferencing and said the models of Ayodhya Varanasi Gorakhpur and Prayagraj are being adopted for these citiesAs part of the first phase for 202526 11 priority projects in Meerut 13 in Kanpur and 14 in MathuraVrindavan will be taken up These are focused on traffic improvements intersection redesign multilevel parking green spaces road and footpath upgrades underground power cabling water management tourism infrastructure and overall urban beautificationThe Chief Minister stressed the importance of innovation efficient management and strong financial planning He directed the officials to seek privatesector participation through revenuesharing and to adopt the PPP model wherever feasibleHe said that the goal is to create urban infrastructure that ensures smooth traffic flow prioritises pedestrians and public transport promotes green urban environments and preserves each citys unique identity He also assured additional budgetary support whenever required https://dailyworld.in/national/up-cm-reviews-action-plan-for-mathuravrindavan-calls-for-adopting-ppp-model-in-key-projects--649385.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:52:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/tariffs-are-made-in-the-usa-but-resilience-is-made-in-india-649387.html New Delhi Nov 19 IANS When United States President Donald Trump imposed a 25 per cent reciprocal tariff on India many thought New Delhi would bend over backwards and when he added another 25 per cent as punitive measure against buying Russian oil they thought cargo ships from Moscow will be stopped immediately Instead New Delhi pursued measured negotiations keeping dialogue channels open while sending strong signals on Indias readiness to defend its economic interestsnbspPresident Trump has lately been sending positive signals about strengthening ties with India And now India and the United States are on the verge of finalising the first phase of a bilateral trade agreement BTA which is expected to resolve tariff disputes and expand market accessBilateral talks between India and the US have reached an advanced stage with officials confirming that the first tranche of the BTA is nearing closurenbspThis phase primarily addresses the 50 per cent tariffs imposed by the US on Indian goodsnbspMeanwhile Indias Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal emphasised that any agreement must be fair equitable and balanced protecting sensitive domestic sectors such as farmers and fishermennbspThe talks can be divided into two parts one focussing on reciprocal tariffs and another on broader market access and regulatory issuesnbspThe tariff package is expected to be finalised sooner while the second part may take some time The first phase of the BTA may see some easing in the 50 per cent tariff burden making Indian exports more competitiveSectors like pharmaceuticals textiles and engineering goods already driving over 50 billion in exports to the US in 2025 stand to gain further For India the deal could bring significant benefits in terms of reduced trade barriers stronger export opportunities and deeper strategic alignment with WashingtonnbspThus government of Indias political will resilience and some deft political manoeuvring ensured that the IndoUS trade talks once mired in tariff disputes and geopolitical frictions move toward a balanced and positive outcomenbspNew Delhi thus managed to turn a potentially adversarial situation into a constructive partnership The government ensured officials emphasise the broader IndoUS partnership including defence technology energy among others to ensure that trade talks were framed not merely as transactional but as part of a strategic alignmentIt has repeatedly stressed that any deal must be fair equitable and balanced with safeguards for farmers fishermen and small manufacturers This resilience reassured domestic constituencies while strengthening Indias bargaining positionnbspMeanwhile despite US concerns over Indias Russian oil imports New Delhi maintained its energy security priorities while continuing trade talksnbspThis demonstrated Indias ability to withstand external pressure without derailing negotiations Six rounds of negotiations have already been completed reflecting Indias determination to push through complexities and keep momentum aliveThere are clear signals emanating now that the first tranche of the agreement will be completed by late 2025 perhaps this month showing toplevel political will on both sides to overcome obstaclesnbspIndias political leadership framed the trade deal as a national interest issue ensuring crosssectoral support and minimising domestic oppositionnbspIndias ability to negotiate firmly yet constructively enhances its credibility in global trade diplomacy positioning it as a serious player in supply chain diversificationnbspAs SBI Capital Markets had titled its report Tariffs are Made in the USA but Resilience is Made in India describing Washingtons aggressive tariff regime as a key flashpoint designed to pressure Indias external sectornbspHowever Indias stand has finally paid off with the proposed deal reinforcing IndoUS ties beyond trade embedding economic cooperation within a larger strategic framework https://dailyworld.in/national/tariffs-are-made-in-the-usa-but-resilience-is-made-in-india-649387.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:09:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/tn-ration-shop-staff-struggle-with-inadequate-funds-for-essential-commodities-deliveries-649154.html Chennai Nov 18 Ration shop staff across Tamil Nadu are expressing growing frustration over what they describe as severely inadequate financial support for implementing the doorstep delivery component of the Thayumanavar Scheme intended to assist elderly and differentlyabled beneficiaries The Cooperative Departments allocation for distribution expenses they say falls far short of actual costs forcing workers to personally bear the burden required to keep the system functioningUnder the current norms the department provides Rs 36 per ration card in urban areas Rs 40 in rural areas and Rs 100 in hill regionsHowever supervisors pointed out that these allocations do not match the expenditure involved in delivering essential commodities to beneficiaries homesHiring miniload vans alone costs around Rs 2000 per day in many localities while the amount sanctioned for an average shop is significantly lowerFor a shop with over 40 Thayumanavar Scheme cardholders the total allocation often amounts to less than Rs 2000 leaving staff with no option but to absorb the shortfall Operational challenges compound the financial strainBluetoothenabled weighing machines used during delivery frequently malfunction due to poor connectivity restricting staff visiting only 15â20 beneficiaries a dayThe expansion of eligibility from people aged 70 and above to those aged 65 and above has increased the number of households requiring service while changes in distribution dates have added confusion among both staff and beneficiariesIn rural areas lack of internet access makes biometric authentication difficult particularly for individuals living alone in remote locationsWorkers say that many beneficiaries are unable to make cash payments for any additional requirements when digital networks fail forcing them to revisit households or defer deliveriesThe physical demands of the scheme are also taking a toll Workers regularly climb multiple flights of stairs in buildings without lifts assist bedridden individuals and make repeated visits when households are lockedFatigue and illness often follow after covering more than 20 households in a single day yet staff are expected to reach far larger clustersWhile senior officials insist that the existing allocation is adequate and that workers can reach up to 70 beneficiaries in a day frontline staff maintain that ground realities tell a different storyThey argue that without a revision of delivery allowances and improved operational support the schemeâs objective of providing dignified doorstep service to vulnerable groups will continue to place an unsustainable burden on ration shop employees across the state IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/tn-ration-shop-staff-struggle-with-inadequate-funds-for-essential-commodities-deliveries-649154.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/why-isis-kashmir-revival-faltered-money-driven-terrorists-failed-but-professional-cells-are-filling-the-gap-649157.html New Delhi Nov 18 The ISI decided to go in for a complete shift in strategy after it realised that many of its recruits in Jammu and Kashmir were not ideologically connected In recent years many of its recruits in the Valley were not committed to an ideology and the security agencies learnt that most of them were working for money Terror groups such as the JaisheMohammad and LashkareTaiba have been facing this issue since the abrogation of Article 370 and all their recruits since then have been more committed to the finances rather than the causeThis explains the complete shift that one got to witness where the Faridabad terror module of the JaisheMohammad is concerned The module comprised mostly doctors and they were in charge of the planning recruitment and also arranging fundsInvestigators who are questioning some of the doctors arrested in connection with this case say that none of them were working for money Further most of them reached out to the JaisheMohammad rather than vice versa For the JaisheMohammad having such members as part of the module was advantageous in many waysIn the runup to joining any terror group the biggest challenge is always radicalisation Only a thoroughly radicalised terrorist is fully committed to the cause In most cases a terrorist pretends to be radicalised but his primary intention is the money he getsIn the case of the Faridabad module almost all the members were selfradicalised and did not visit any designated camp to undergo this process In all their calls with their bosses or handlers none of them demanded any financial assistance Most of them had highpaying jobs and were ready to put in their own finances to run the moduleBarring a payment of Rs 20 lakh to recruit and procure the ammunition the members of this module did not demand anything else Most of the module members being highly educated and working professionals did not have any criminal background This made it easy for them to operate as they never ran the risk of coming under the radar of the security agenciesDue to their background and skills the JaisheMohammad was able to leverage them to plan highimpact and sophisticated attacks During the questioning of the accused it was also learnt that their skill sets were used as they were found to be more adept at planning and also using encrypted platformsThe probe has found that the members of the Faridabad module were in contact with each other and also their foreignbased handlers through a Swiss communication app called Threema This app was used to coordinate their activities related to the attacks they had planned to carry out The decision to use this app was made by Dr Umar Muhammad the Delhi bomber This app does not need an email ID or phone number and hence tracking becomes next to impossibleSuch suggestions go a long way for terror groups and hence the decision to recruit highly educated persons works In recent times terror has largely moved online and to operate in such a space one needs experts who are also highly educated Terror groups recruit such persons since they have the computer skills that are needed to manage online propaganda and recruitment effortsWhile this trend of whitecollared terrorism has become quite common today it has been in play for over ten years AlQaeda and then the Islamic State are known to have recruited mostly educated terrorists These groups also decided to focus on whitecollared terrorists because it helps them in carrying out operations on foreign soil Such terrorists are better suited for international operations as they adapt more easily to foreign environments and navigate complicated situationsIntelligence agencies say that this trend is only likely to increase Pakistanbased terror groups especially the LashkareTaiba and JaisheMohammad are likely to use this tactic more for attacks deep inside India officials also add IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/why-isis-kashmir-revival-faltered-money-driven-terrorists-failed-but-professional-cells-are-filling-the-gap-649157.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:04:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/tech-summit-bengaluru-emerged-as-global-hub-for-innovation-amp-talent-says-deputy-cm-shivakumar-649164.html Bengaluru Nov 18 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over the state hosting a major international event in Bengaluru stating that the city has emerged as a global hub for innovation and talent Addressing the media in Bengaluru on Tuesday Shivakumar said he was proud that nearly 60 countries were participating in the event and that global investors were showing strong interest in BengaluruMany investors have come forward to invest billions of dollars in Bengaluru he saidReferring to the scale of the event he noted that thousands of speakers would be participating in discussions over the next three days to shape the cityBengalurus human resource strength particularly its more than 25 lakh IT professionals was unmatched anywhere in the world he addedShivakumar assured all delegates that the government was committed to enabling ease of doing businessWorld leaders meet me every day They want to invest they want to come to Bengaluru We will help them in every possible way he saidHe highlighted the role of IT Minister Priyank Kharge and MLA and Chairman of the Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation KEONICS Sharath Bachche GowdaHe also revealed that a new IT city was being planned in the Greater Bengaluru region including areas near BidadiCommenting on the rising cybercrimes globally the Deputy Chief Minister said the state government had taken steps to curb such offences in BengaluruHe urged students to innovate and compete at the global level assuring support for startup ideas and entrepreneurshipThe representatives of the world are here and they have faith in us he saidAccording to Shivakumar about 50000 people are participating in the event with 1200 major companies including all 400 Fortune companies taking part The government would ensure all necessary support for their investments and job creation he saidHe also responded to ongoing criticism regarding potholes in the city We welcome the criticism and it is our bounden duty to serve the people he remarked IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/tech-summit-bengaluru-emerged-as-global-hub-for-innovation-amp-talent-says-deputy-cm-shivakumar-649164.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/navi-mumbai-international-airport-to-begin-commercial-operations-from-dec-25-649165.html Mumbai Nov 18 Navi Mumbai International Airport NMIA â Indiaâs newest Greenfield airport â will begin commercial operations from December 25 Christmas Day with 23 scheduled daily departures it was announced on Tuesday In the first month NMIA will operate for 12 hours â between 0800 hours and 2000 hours â handling 23 scheduled daily departuresDuring this period the airport will manage up to 10 flight movements per hourThe inaugural flight to arrive at NMIA will be IndiGo 6E460 from Bengaluru scheduled to touchdown at 800 AM Shortly after IndiGo 6E882 will depart for Hyderabad at 840 AM marking the first outbound service from the new airportDuring the initial launch period passengers will benefit from services operated by IndiGo Air India Express and Akasa Air connecting Mumbai to 16 major domestic destinations according to the airportStarting February 2026 the airport will transition to roundtheclock operations expanding to 34 daily departures to meet the increasing needs of the MMRNMIA is conducting comprehensive Operational Readiness and Airport Transfer ORAT trials in collaboration with all stakeholders including security agencies and airline partnersFurther strengthening its preparedness the Central Industrial Security Force CISF was formally inducted at NMIA on October 29 2025 with deployment across key airport functionsThe inauguration of NMIA by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 8 set the stage for a carefully phased operational rollout prioritising passenger safety reliability and comfort from day oneThe launch will add capacity to the growing aviation needs of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region MMRNavi Mumbai International Airport Private Limited NMIAL is a special purpose vehicle established for the development construction operation and maintenance of the Greenfield international airport projectNMIAL is a public private partnership PPP between Mumbai International Airport Limited MIAL a subsidiary of Adani Airports Holdings Limited AAHL which holds the majority stake of 74 per cent while the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited CIDCO holds the remaining 26 per cent IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/navi-mumbai-international-airport-to-begin-commercial-operations-from-dec-25-649165.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:11:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/no-relief-from-toxic-air-in-delhi-ncr-aqi-crosses-400-in-greater-noida-and-ghaziabad-649166.html Noida Nov 18 Air pollution in the DelhiNCR continues to remain at dangerous levels According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board CPCB and the Meteorological Department the Air Quality Index AQI in most cities in the national capital region has crossed 400 on Tuesday placing them in the âsevereâ category Air quality in this range is extremely harmful not only for people suffering from asthma heart conditions and lung diseases but also poses serious health risks to otherwise healthy individualsThe situation in Ghaziabad and Greater Noida is steadily worsening Greater Noida recorded an AQI of 430 making it one of the most polluted cities in the regionSeveral monitoring stations in Ghaziabad reported AQI levels between 404 and 438 the worst readings this season Noida and Delhi are also witnessing severe pollution In Noida areas such as Sector 125 Sector 1 and Sector 116 recorded AQI levels ranging from 324 to 402In Delhi localities including Anand Vihar Bawana Chandni Chowk and Alipur reported pollution levels between 350 and 426 making breathing increasingly difficult for those with health conditionsWhile it was hoped that a change in weather conditions would offer some relief the latest report from the India Meteorological Department IMD indicated that no major changes are expected in the coming days There are no signs of increased wind speed nor is rainfall likelyOver the next week the maximum temperature is likely to remain around 26 degrees Celsius and the minimum around 11 degrees Celsius with fog predicted on most days Experts said that cold and stable winds trap pollutants close to the ground while fog increases their density potentially pushing AQI levels even higherHealth experts have urged residents to avoid unnecessary outdoor activities wear masks take special care of children and the elderly and avoid morning and evening walks when pollution is at its peak Meanwhile pressure is mounting on government agencies and local authorities to implement stronger measures to curb the worsening air pollution crisis IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/no-relief-from-toxic-air-in-delhi-ncr-aqi-crosses-400-in-greater-noida-and-ghaziabad-649166.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/pm-modi-highlights-opportunity-to-reshape-global-climate-finance-649181.html New Delhi Nov 18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has highlighted that there is a strong opportunity to reshape global climate finance with greater transparency and common standards The Prime Minister in a post shared by PMO India on its X handle on Tuesday referred to an article by Union Minister Bhupender Yadav which underscores Indiaâs draft Climate Finance Taxonomy and growing domestic green finance as examples of pragmatic leadership that can guide a more effective global architecture for the futureThe article points out that Indiaâs G20 Presidency delivered a clear message to the world that the 20thcentury multilateral framework is not serving its purpose Nowhere is this failure more evident or more dangerous than in the architecture of global climate finance The need for multilateralism is nonnegotiable Existential threats from cyclones to heatwaves do not respect national borders We require that this system acts as an equaliser a platform for solidarity shared technology and protection of the most vulnerable Instead of such a partnership the Global South has been met with hollow promises opaque accounting and a system that prioritises creditors over climate This system has been slow exclusive and unaccountableThe article further states that at COP26 PM Modi pressed developed countries to mobilise 1 trillion annually insisting âas we track climate mitigation we must also track climate financeâ At COP28 he stated âClimate finance and technology are essential to fulfil the hopes of the Global Southâ For decades this ambiguity has undermined trust Is it a grant a subsidised loan or merely a rebranded development project This fog hampers productive investment critical to climate action India alone requires 467 billion by 2030 to decarbonise hardtoabate sectors Globally annual needs exceed 7 trillion yet flows remain stubbornly low he saidThe anchors of the current system the Multilateral Development Banks MDBs the Green Climate Fund GCF and the Global Environment Facility GEF are failing to meet this moment First accountability is weak as is transparency Second power remains concentrated International financial institutions are still governed by structures that afford disproportionate influence to a handful of wealthy nations Third access is prohibitive For developing countries complex application processes mean critical funds are slow to arrive if at all This is compounded by steep borrowing costs and mounting debt forcing nations to choose between paying creditors and protecting their populations the article statesThis is precisely why India during its historic G20 Presidency championed MDB reform the article adds IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/pm-modi-highlights-opportunity-to-reshape-global-climate-finance-649181.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:31:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/mp-cabinet-approves-50-bedded-ayush-hospitals-in-12-districts-649184.html Bhopal Nov 18 In a major push towards promoting traditional Indian systems of medicine the Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to establish 50bedded Ayush hospitals in 12 districts across the state The cabinet in its meeting approved the creation of 373 permanent posts and 806 oncall manpower positions to ensure smooth operations of these new Ayurvedic and integrated healthcare facilitiesDeputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla addressing mediapersons after the cabinet meeting announced that the new hospitals will come up in Bhopal Balaghat Panna Sheopur Guna Amarkantak Anuppur district Shujalpur Shajapur district Indore Mandleshwar Khargone district Narsinghpur Bhind Sehore and Barwani Barwani district already operates a 30bedded Ayush hospital which will now be upgraded under the expansion planThe initiative aims to provide accessible holistic treatment options based on Ayurveda Yoga Unani Siddha and Homoeopathy Ayush systems particularly in underserved areasThe creation of 373 regular posts including doctors nurses paramedics and support staff will entail an annual financial burden of Rs 2597 crore on the state exchequerMeanwhile the 806 oncall manpower services designed for flexible and emergency support will be fully funded by the Central governments National Ayush Mission incurring no additional cost to the stateThis decision will significantly promote Ayurvedic treatment and traditional healing practices across Madhya Pradesh The state already has Ayush hospitals in 21 districts Shukla emphasisedThese hospitals will offer affordable preventive and curative care reducing reliance on allopathic medicine for many ailments while creating employment opportunities for Ayush professionals he saidThe move aligns with the Centres broader vision under the National Ayush Mission to integrate traditional medicine into mainstream healthcareIt comes at a time when public interest in natural immunityboosting therapies has surgedThe government has directed the Ayush Department to fasttrack land allocation infrastructure development and recruitment processesOnce operational these facilities are expected to benefit lakhs of residents by bringing specialised Ayush services closer to home fostering wellness and preserving Indias ancient medical heritageThis expansion adds to Madhya Pradeshs ongoing efforts to strengthen healthcare infrastructure building on previous approvals for Ayurvedic colleges and integrated wings in district hospitals IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/mp-cabinet-approves-50-bedded-ayush-hospitals-in-12-districts-649184.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:33:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/eps-to-meet-pm-modi-tomorrow-in-coimbatore-649187.html Chennai Nov 18 AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami EPS is set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Coimbatore on Wednesday The meeting expected to touch upon alliance dynamics and key political issues has generated considerable interest across the States political spectrum ahead of the Assembly polls in 2026Prime Minister Modi will be in Coimbatore to inaugurate a major farmers conference organised by the South Indian Organic Farming Federation at the CODISSIA campusThe conference aims to promote organic farming practices introduce new technologies and shape longterm agricultural policies for the southern regionAccording to official inputs the Prime Minister will arrive at the Coimbatore airport at 130 pm where he will receive a ceremonial welcomeHe will then proceed to CODISSIA to launch the conference and deliver his addressDuring the event PM Modi will present awards to farmers from various States in recognition of their exceptional performance in organic farmingHe will later interact with agricultural scientists from Tamil Nadu Kerala Karnataka Andhra Pradesh and other southern States to discuss emerging trends and innovations in organic cultivationThe Prime Minister is scheduled to leave the venue at around 315 pm and return to the airport by road before departing for New Delhi in a special aircraftA comprehensive fivetier security arrangement has been put in place across Coimbatore particularly at the airport and the CODISSIA grounds in view of the highprofile visitThe anticipated meeting between PM Modi and EPS coming at a politically sensitive moment is being closely watchedWith the Assembly polls approaching their discussions are expected to cover alliance strategies constituencylevel coordination and issues central to Tamil Nadus political climateAs Coimbatore prepares to host both a major agricultural conference and a potentially consequential political meeting Wednesdays visit is set to attract significant attention from political observers party cadres and the farming community IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/eps-to-meet-pm-modi-tomorrow-in-coimbatore-649187.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:38:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/industry-must-set-bold-targets-and-mentor-next-gen-leaders-piyush-goyal-649193.html New Delhi Nov 18 Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday urged industry leaders to adopt a more ambitious and proactive approach to help drive Indiaâs growth While speaking at FICCIâs 98th Annual General Meeting and Annual Convention he outlined five key expectations from the industry and encouraged them to set bold futurefocused targetsGoyal first appealed to industry bodies to closely audit the results of their advocacy efforts He said industry associations often push ideas and recommendations but they rarely evaluate which of them were accepted and which were forgotten This exercise he noted would help them understand their true impact and strengthen their role in the decades aheadSet bold targets We canât be satisfied with incremental growth we need to venture out of the ordinary We need domestic capital Indian money in startups and RampD It canât always be foreign investment at initial stages it should have domestic money Be bold in outlook Goyal mentionedHe then emphasised the need for bolder goals stressing that India cannot afford to be satisfied with slow or incremental progress Goyal called for stronger domestic investment particularly in startups and research and development saying that earlystage ventures should not depend solely on foreign capitalThe minister also urged Indian industry to learn from global examples particularly countries like Korea and Sweden which have strong models for industrial growth and business facilitationSpeaking about leadership Goyal expressed concern over the limited involvement of the next generation in policy and industry forums In his final point Goyal asked FICCI to expand its presence beyond major cities and reach Indiaâs remote regions He said industry bodies should not remain confined to elite business circles but must widen their engagement to support growth across the country He urged FICCI to become what he described as an âuncomfortable leaderâ that challenges itself and helps push India toward excellence IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/industry-must-set-bold-targets-and-mentor-next-gen-leaders-piyush-goyal-649193.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/excise-team-attacked-in-jharkhand-mob-frees-two-accused-liquor-dealers-649194.html Koderma Jharkhand Nov 18 A team from the Jharkhand Excise Department came under attack while returning from an operation against illegal liquor manufacturing in Koderma district officials said on Tuesday The mob not only vandalised government vehicles and pelted stones but also freed two arrested accused and assaulted security personnelThe incident took place near Tilaiya Basti late Monday night which falls under Barhi police station limits in Hazaribagh district when the team was returning from Kanti village the site of the raid after detaining two men involved in the illegal liquor tradeAccording to officials they arrested Anil Mahato and Dhanuki Mahato of Barki Dhamrai village during the raid in Kanti village in the Tilaiya Dam OP area The team was transporting them back to Koderma when their vehicle lost its way in the dark due to unfamiliar terrainSub Inspector Shivsagar Kumar said that during this time some locals allegedly circulated a false rumour that a âthief was fleeing with a childâ a ploy believed to have been used to mobilise the crowd and help free the detained liquor tradersWithin minutes Kumar said villagers from Gudio Vijaya Tilaiya Basti and nearby hamlets gathered in large numbers and encircled the teamâs vehiclesOfficials said the team attempted to leave but the mob began hurling stones without warning The situation quickly escalated with villagers smashing vehicle windows damaging the government vehicles and physically confronting the personnelIn the chaos the two accused were forcibly freed from police custodyExcise officials reported that several officers were manhandled and some even had their uniforms torn during the scuffle The team eventually managed to escape the area to avoid further violenceBarhi police station incharge Vinod Yadav said the police were informed about the incident late at night but no formal complaint has been filed yetâAn investigation will begin as soon as a written application is receivedâ he stated IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/excise-team-attacked-in-jharkhand-mob-frees-two-accused-liquor-dealers-649194.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/31-maoists-hiding-as-labourers-arrested-in-andhras-vijayawada-kakinada-649197.html Vijayawada Nov 18 The presence of Maoists in Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh and surrounding areas created a stir on Tuesday as police arrested 31 Naxals including some top leaders belonging to Chhattisgarh As many as 27 Maoists were arrested from a fourstorey building at New Autonagar in Kanuru neighbourhood in VijayawadaNine members of the Central Committee of CPIMaoists were suspected to be among those arrested by OCTOPUS and Greyhounds personnel with the help of local policeMost of the arrested Maoists were women who had reportedly taken shelter in the guise of labourersSecurity personnel carried out searches following an intelligence alert that Maoists had taken shelter in the cityAdditional Director General Intelligence Mahesh Chandra Laddha said a total of 31 Maoists were arrested from Krishna district Vijayawada and KakinadaAs a large number of migrant workers from other states including Chhattisgarh are employed in various factories and timber depots in and around Vijayawada especially Autonagar the Maoists had taken shelter so as not to arouse any suspicionLargescale search operations were carried out to arrest the Maoists It was immediately not clear if the security personnel seized any arms and explosivesThe searches are said to be linked to Tuesdayâs operation by security forces in the forests of Alluri Sitharamaraju district in the AndhraOdisha border area in which six Maoists including top commander and CPIMaoist Central Committee member Hidma and his wife Raji were killedFacing the heat due to intensified operations by the security forces in Chhattisgarh several Maoists from that state are believed to have entered Andhra PradeshADG Intelligence said they were keeping a close watch on the movements of Maoists for the last monthSome Maoists and sympathisers were suspected of having moved to the interior parts of Andhra PradeshPolice were questioning the owner of the building in Autonagar and were trying to identify those who had given shelter to Maoists and their sympathisers An investigation was also conducted on whether they were planning any attacksPolice officers said such a large number of Maoists were not arrested from any city in Andhra Pradesh even when Maoist activity was at its peak IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/31-maoists-hiding-as-labourers-arrested-in-andhras-vijayawada-kakinada-649197.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:48:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/govt-firm-on-metro-extension-to-tumakuru-city-ktaka-minister-hits-out-at-tejasvi-surya-649200.html Bengaluru Nov 18 Defending the decision to float tenders for preparing the Detailed Project Report DPR for the 596kilometre metro corridor between Madavara in Bengaluru and the neighbouring city of Tumakuru Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Tuesday that BJP MP Tejasvi Surya who opposed the move was unaware of the project background Speaking to the media here Parameshwara who is also the Tumakuru District Incharge Minister said âParliamentarian Tejasvi Surya has opposed the extension of metro services from Bengaluru to Tumakuru Probably he may not have sufficient input on this matter Every day thousands of people travel from Tumakuru The regions of Nelamangala Dabaspet and Kyatsandra are progressing rapidlyââIn Bengaluru there is mounting pressure be it in terms of power supply or transportation Because of these challenges many people have chosen to settle in the surrounding regions Tumakuru houses Asiaâs largest industrial hub spread across 70000 acres Already 150 industries have been established The Timex factory and food processing units have come up and land has been allotted for a Japanese townshipâ he saidWith development accelerating Tumakuru requires better connectivity he argued âMultimodal transport whether by rail or road is essential This will reduce the pressure on Bengaluru When neighbouring cities such as Ramanagara Kolar and Tumakuru develop the strain on Bengaluru will easeâ he saidParameshwara added that the idea of extending metro connectivity to Tumakuru was proposed two to three years ago âThe Chief Minister assured that the proposal would be considered and announced that a feasibility study would be conducted The feasibility report has come out positively After that I held meetings with all stakeholders and approval was granted for preparing the DPR Detailed Project Report Once the DPR is ready we will examine the budget and identify ways to mobilise resourcesâ he saidHe further stated that several companies had shown interest in investing under the PPP modelâWhen I personally spoke to a few companies they said they were willing to invest If the project cost is around Rs 20000 crore they assured that they would provide Rs 20000 crore They have even submitted an official letter to the Chief Minister in this regard A company from the Middle East Qatar has also shown interestâ he saidâDespite all this I donât understand why Tejasvi Surya made such statements without trying to understand the background This is not about political rivalry or who wants it and who does not It is about the development of the stateâ Parameshwara saidâWe must think in terms of development When we are in power it is our responsibility to ensure the progress of the state Karnataka is a progressive state and the world is watching usâ he addedHe refused to label the BJP leader as antidevelopment âI will not say he is against development I wonât say the BJP is against development People will judge based on their conductâ he saidResponding to another question he said âWhy do students from across the country come to Karnataka and Bengaluru to study engineering and medicine Those colleges exist everywhere But the quality of education here is internationally recognisedââAfter liberalisation many institutions have expressed interest in establishing universities in Karnataka Liverpool University from England and an Australian university have come forward Several collaborations are underway All of this must be viewed from the perspective of the stateâs developmentâ he saidIt can be recalled that the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd BMRCL had recently invited tenders for preparing the DPR for the proposed 596kilometre metro corridor between Madavara and Tumakuru a decision criticised by BJP MP Tejasvi Surya who said the government should instead prioritise the longpending suburban rail project to improve connectivity to Tumakuru IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/govt-firm-on-metro-extension-to-tumakuru-city-ktaka-minister-hits-out-at-tejasvi-surya-649200.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:52:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/mumbai-police-detain-three-linked-to-delhi-blast-accused-649202.html Mumbai Nov 18 The Mumbai Police have detained three individuals linked to the accused in the Delhi car blast attack case officials said on Tuesday They are now being sent to Delhi for further interrogration These three individuals were detained from different locations in a secret operation carried out by a special team of the Mumbai Police and are currently being questionedAccording to the officials the detained people were in contact with the accused through a social media applicationThe police have also mentioned that these people are from welltodo families just like Dr Umar Muhammad and Dr Muzammil two key accused in the terror module linked to the Delhi blastSimilar investigations are being conducted in various districts across the state officialsEarlier on Monday sources said that investigators have found encrypted conversations and the movement of weapons has revealed a tightly organised inner circle within the terror module linked to Dr Umar Muhammad the driver of the i20 car that exploded near Delhis Red Fort killing at least 13 and injuring over a dozen peopleAccording to official sources Umar created an encrypted Signal group nearly three months ago using a name marked with special characters to avoid surveillanceHe reportedly added Muzammil Adil Rather Muzaffar Rather and Maulvi Irfan Ahmad Waghe to this channel which functioned as the primary hub for internal coordinationA major turning point in the probe came after an assault rifle and a pistol were recovered from the car of Dr Shaheen Shahid Investigators believe Umar had procured these weapons and handed them to Irfan sometime in 2024Shaheen had previously seen the same weapons during a visit to Irfans room along with Muzammil and is suspected to have contributed the largest share of funds used to sustain the modules operationsSources said the evidence so far points to a clear hierarchy and division of roles Financial support was primarily managed by the three doctors with Dr Muzammil playing a central roleRecruitment of Kashmiri youths was handled by Irfan who is believed to have brought in two arrested recruits Arif Nisar Dar alias Sahil and Yasir ul AshrafInvestigators have also documented several instances of weapon movement In October 2023 Adil and Umar visited Irfan at a Kashmir mosque carrying a rifle hidden in a bag and later left after cleaning its barrelA month later Adil again arrived at Irfans residence with a rifle Muzammil and Shaheen also reached the location that same day The weapon was reportedly kept with Irfan and Adil returned the next morning to collect it sources saidThe findings indicate a coordinated network operating through encrypted platforms involving systematic fundraising targeted recruitment and careful handling of weapons they addedThe network is linked to the Faridabad terror module which was exposed on November 9 after police seized 2900 kg of explosives and ammunition from rented rooms linked to Muzammil a doctor associated with the Al Falah UniversityUmar another doctor associated with Al Falah University was driving the car that exploded near the Red Fort on November 10 triggering a massive investigation into the modules operations Police have since intensified the hunt for all individuals connected to the networkFurther investigations are underway IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/mumbai-police-detain-three-linked-to-delhi-blast-accused-649202.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:55:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/govt-launchesnationalaction-plan-on-antimicrobial-resistance-20-649203.html New Delhi Nov 18 Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday launched the second version of the National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 202529 with key strategies to contain antibiotic resistance The NAPAMR 20 was released by Health Minister JP Nadda on the first day of the WHOâs World AMR Awareness Week November 1824 in the national capital The first NAPAMR was launched in 2017The NAPAMR 20 is a significant step in tackling AMR through a One Health approach With participation from over 20 ministries and clear timelines and budgets stakeholders reaffirmed their commitment to protecting public health the Ministry of Health saidAMR poses significant risks particularly in surgical procedures cancer treatment and other critical healthcare interventions The overuse and misuse of antibiotics have unfortunately become common practice underscoring the urgency of corrective measuresâ Nadda said during the launchThe NAPAMR 20 addresses the gaps identified in the first NAPAMR by increasing the ownership of AMRrelated efforts strengthening intersectoral coordination and ensuring stronger engagement with the private sectorThe updated NAPAMR includes specific action plans of each key stakeholder ministrydepartment with timelines and budget to enable effective monitoring of progress in implementation of the national action plan It also includes welldefined mechanisms for coordination and collaboration within and across the sectors the Ministry saidThe One Health approach in this action plan has sectoral action as the foundation of intersectoral collaboration and coordination among human animal agriculture environmental and other relevant sectors over the next five years Nadda saidIt includes six strategic objectives with subobjectives and key activitiesThese include focus on improving awareness and understanding of AMR through effective communication education and training strengthening laboratory capacity for AMR detection surveillance and targeted surveillance of antibiotic residues reducing the incidence of infection through effective infection prevention and control optimising the use of antimicrobial agents in humans animals and food through uninterrupted access and judicious use of antimicrobials promoting research and innovations by identifying priorities for basic and operational research relevant to AMR and focus on strengthening governance intra and inter sectoral coordination and collaborations on AMRAfter its launch each stakeholder ministry department is expected to develop their implementation roadmap ensuring engagement of the private sector technical institutions professional groups industry cooperatives NGOs International partners and other relevant organisations the Ministry said IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/govt-launchesnationalaction-plan-on-antimicrobial-resistance-20-649203.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:55:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/telangana-cm-seeks-centres-help-for-mega-projects-649204.html Hyderabad Nov 18 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy pitched for robust economic growth in the state by seeking the Union Governments assistance in completing gamechanging projects like Musi Rejuvenation Metro Rail expansion diversion of Godavari water to Hyderabad and the Regional Ring Road Participating in the regional meeting chaired by Union Minister of Housing and Urban Development Manohar Lal Khattar here on Tuesday the Chief Minister outlined the state governments vision to develop Hyderabad as the most happening global city by taking up a slew of infrastructure development projectsSeeking the Centres full help the Chief Minister said that many development projects were pending for approvalHe requested the Union Minister to grant permissions immediately and also extend support to Metro Rail phase two Musi project Godavari water diversion scheme and Regional Ring Road worksThe Chief Minister briefed Union Minister Khattar on the zerocarbon emission measures including promoting EV vehicles in the stateHe said that 3000 electric buses will be pressed into service in Hyderabad next yearThe Future City project global investments in the new city and the proposed dry port to bolster the state economy were also discussed in the meetingWe are not competing with other states in the country Our competition is with Singapore Tokyo and New York It requires the cooperation of the Central government he saidHe revealed that the state government will release the Telangana Rising Vision Document 2047 on December 9We are working to make Telangana a 1 trillion US dollar economy by 2034 and a 3 trilliondollar economy by 2047 We expect Telangana to contribute 10 per cent of the countrys economy CM Revanth Reddy said mentioning Prime Minister Narendra Modis vision to develop the country into a 30 trilliondollar economy by 2047 IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/telangana-cm-seeks-centres-help-for-mega-projects-649204.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:55:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/president-murmu-emphasises-effective-use-of-water-resources-649205.html New Delhi Nov 18 President Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday that by adopting circular water economy systems all industries and other stakeholders can make effective use of water resources Presenting the sixth National Water Awards and Jal SanchayJan Bhagidari Awards at a function in Delhi President Murmu noted that along with water treatment and recirculation many industrial units have achieved the target of zero fluid dischargeShe stated that such efforts are useful for water management and conservation adding that in our national song the first word Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wrote is âSujalamâ which means âblessed with abundant water resourcesâThis fact reflects the priority of water for our country she saidThe President emphasised prioritisation of water conservation and consistent management at the level of central and state governments district administrations village panchayats and municipal bodiesShe noted that numerous educational institutions citizen groups and nongovernmental organisations are also contributing in this directionPresident Murmu advised farmers and entrepreneurs to adopt innovative methods of maximising production while minimising water consumptionShe highlighted that rational citizens who enthusiastically contribute individually are also important stakeholders in the waterprosperity value chainEffective water management is possible only with the participation of individuals families society and the governmentThe President said that while using water everyone should remember that we are using a very valuable assetShe underlined that tribal communities treat all natural resources including water with great respectPresident Murmu stressed that the most efficient use of water resources should be an integral part of the lifestyle of all our citizensShe advised everyone to remain constantly vigilant about water conservation both individually and collectively adding that it is crucial to spread water awareness in our countrys public consciousnessWater can only be harvested and conserved through the power of the peopleThe National Water Awards aim to create awareness among the people about the importance of water and motivate them to adopt the best water usage practicesThe Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari JSJB initiative has been leading to the emergence of diverse scalable and replicable models for artificial groundwater recharge through community participation and convergence of resources IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/president-murmu-emphasises-effective-use-of-water-resources-649205.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:57:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/eci-furthering-bjps-vote-chori-agenda-says-venugopal-on-sir-exercise-649206.html New Delhi Nov 18 Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal on Tuesday said that the Special Intensive Review SIR is a way for the Election Commission of India ECI to further the BJPs vote chori agenda and setting aside the obligations of the Constitutional institution Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge held an extensive strategy review with senior party leaders to discuss the ongoing Special Intensive Review being carried out by the Election Commission of India ECI across several statesThe meeting was attended by party General Secretaries InCharges PCC and CLP leaders along with Secretaries from the states and union territories where the SIR process is currently underwayFollowing the meeting Venugopal took to X and posted Under the leadership of INC President Mallikarjun Kharge and LoP Rahul Gandhi attended the review meeting with AICC General Secretaries InCharges PCC Presidents CLP Leaders and AICC Secretaries from 12 states where the SIR is underwayThe Congress Alappuzha MP stressed that although the revision of the electoral rolls is an undeniably necessary objective it must be carried out in a bonafide mannerThe ECIs conduct thus far has been to further the BJPs Vote Chori agenda setting aside its Constitutional obligation of impartiality he saidVenugopal further said that the party will relentlessly fight against the ECIs attempts to manipulate voter rolls through unfair deletions or the insertion of bogus voters to create space for the BJP to carry out its nefarious activitiesIt is our democracy at stake we will stand up to every attempt big or small that threatens our Constitutional framework he addedThe meeting comes at a time when the Congress is facing internal and external pressure following its steep defeat in the Bihar Assembly elections where the party secured only six seats IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/eci-furthering-bjps-vote-chori-agenda-says-venugopal-on-sir-exercise-649206.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:00:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/college-of-defence-management-chief-officers-visit-trishakti-corps-forward-areas-649207.html New Delhi Nov 18 Major General G Srinivas Commandant and participant officers from the College of Defence Management visited Trishakti Corps as part of their Forward Area tour an official said on Tuesday âThe delegation received a detailed briefing on Operational amp logistics issues followed by a visit to the Information and Decision Support Centre The participants engaged in a professional interaction with Lt Gen MRS Maan General Officer Commanding Trishakti Corps postbriefing which enhanced their understanding of operational dynamics amp strategic insightâ said Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff on XThe Trishakti Corps also known as the Indian Armys XXXIII Corps is a mountain corps responsible for the defence of Sikkim and the strategically vital Siliguri CorridorHeadquartered in Sukna North Bengal it operates on Indias eastern frontier focusing on maintaining peace and stability along the Line of Actual Control LAC with ChinaEarlier on Monday Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh concluded a threeday visit to forward locations in the Central Sector as part of an initiative to ensure robust infrastructure development in strategically vital border regionsThe Defence Secretary was briefed at Pithoragarh on major operational matters by the General Officer Commanding Uttar Bharat Area and Commander 119 I Infantry Brigade Group on operational aspectsDuring his visit to Navidang he interacted with the concerned Battalion Commanders and Chief Engineer Project Hirak of the Border Roads Organisation BROThey apprised him on operational aspects and the progress of critical border infrastructure projects aimed at enhancing strategic mobility and strengthening national securityDuring the visit the Defence Secretary was accompanied by the Director General Border Roads DGBRThe visit underscored the governments commitment to improving connectivity boosting readiness and ensuring robust infrastructure development in strategically vital border regionsLast week Defence Secretary Singh led the signing of a contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited BDL for the procurement of INVAR Antitank Missiles at a total cost of Rs 209570 crore under the Buy Indian categoryThe contract was signed by senior officials of the Ministry of Defence MoD and representatives of BDL which is a staterun defence public sector undertaking in the presence of Defence Secretary SinghAccording to the MoD The procurement of the INVAR Antitank Missiles enhances the firepower and lethality of Tank T90 the mainstay of Armoured Regiments of the Indian Army IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/college-of-defence-management-chief-officers-visit-trishakti-corps-forward-areas-649207.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:00:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/mp-cabinet-amends-pm-krishak-mitra-yojana-90-pc-subsidy-for-temporary-pump-holders-649209.html Bhopal Nov 18 In a significant boost to farmers grappling with unreliable electricity and high irrigation costs the Madhya Pradesh cabinet has amended the PM Krishak Mitra Yojana to provide a massive 90 per cent subsidy for holders of temporary lowcapacity irrigation pump connections to upgrade to 75 horsepower HP solar pumps Announcing the decision after the cabinet meeting Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla said priority will be given to the states approximately 3 lakh farmers with temporary electricity connections These farmers often using 3 HP or 5 HP pumps will now bear only 10 per cent of the installation cost making solar irrigation highly affordable The scheme which commenced on January 24 2025 aims to transition farmers from erratic grid power or diesel dependency to clean reliable solar energy Shukla told reporters Limited central subsidies previously restricted coverage but by shifting to solar pumps both temporary and permanent connection holders will benefit immensely Under the amended rules eligible temporary connection holders can opt for 75 HP solar pumps at subsidised rates Farmers need to contribute just 10 per cent of the total cost with the remaining covered through central and state subsidies including support from schemes like PMKUSUM Madhya Pradesh has around 20 lakh permanent irrigation connection holders and Shukla assured that the scheme will be extended to them in subsequent phases This move is expected to reduce electricity subsidies in the state while promoting renewable energy in agriculture The initiative addresses longstanding issues faced by farmers in remote areas with temporary connections who often face power outages and high operational costs Solar pumps will ensure daytime irrigation without dependency on the grid boosting crop yields and income Officials said the Energy Department will soon issue guidelines for applications with verification through existing farmer databases This aligns with the Centres push for solarisation of agriculture and Madhya Pradeshs goal of sustainable farming The decision has been welcomed by farmer unions who see it as a gamechanger for small and marginal cultivators With abundant sunlight the state is poised to lead in solarpowered irrigation cutting carbon emissions and empowering rural economies IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/mp-cabinet-amends-pm-krishak-mitra-yojana-90-pc-subsidy-for-temporary-pump-holders-649209.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/need-to-educate-elderly-on-their-right-to-maintenance-minister-virendra-kumar-649210.html New Delhi Nov 18 Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar on Tuesday stressed the need to educate the elderly about laws under which children are legally bound to provide maintenance to their parents Addressing as Special Session on Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 at Ambedkar International Centre Minister Virendra Kumar said âThe Ministry is working on three pillars of Empowerment Sensitivity and ParticipationââMany schemes are being run by the government for the welfare of elderly citizens Under the Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana more than 7 lakh senior citizens have benefited from aids and assistive devicesâ he saidEmotional support is being given through Elderline a tollfree number 14567 Government is providing health insurance coverage of Rs 5 lakh to every senior citizen who is 70plus years old he saidThe session organised in collaboration with National Legal Service Authority NALSA aimed to spread awareness on Legal Rights of the senior citizens policiesprogrammes facilitating these rights and the role of the community in the enforcement of these Rights both at the individual level and at the community levelThe MWPSC Act 2007 provides a legal framework to ensure the welfare and protection of senior citizens The Act mandates that children and specified relatives are legally obliged to provide maintenance to senior citizens including parents to meet their basic needs with provision for a monthly maintenance allowanceJustice Surya Kant Judge Supreme Court of India and Executive Chairman NALSA said that with the changing times there has been a steady decline in attention towards the issues respect and centrality towards the issues of the elderly in the present hyperconnected world with the technological advancementsHe proposed that our solutions should be based on the existing frameworks The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 is a landmark legislation in these directions that protects our senior citizens is not a benevolence but a binding societal obligationSocial Justice and Empowerment Secretary Amit Yadav stated that the senior citizen population in the country is projected to rise from 1038 crore in 2011 to 34 crore in 2050âThis demographic shift places responsibility on the government to ensure that the senior citizens live with dignity security and meaningful participationâ he saidHe also mentioned the challenges being faced by the elderly due to the digital and financial changes and how the younger generation and community should come forward to their aid IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/need-to-educate-elderly-on-their-right-to-maintenance-minister-virendra-kumar-649210.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:03:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/cpi-m-mirroring-bjps-assault-on-democracy-in-kerala-venugopal-649211.html Thiruvananthapuram Nov 18 Congress General Secretary and MP KC Venugopal on Tuesday alleged that the CPIM in Kerala is emulating the Bharatiya Janata Partyâs BJP model of democratic destruction by using the Special Identity Register SIR as a shield to suppress dissenting voices and deny fundamental voting rights He accused both parties of attempting to eliminate the consent and participation of those opposed to their political interests driven by an acute fear of electoral defeatVenugopal said that filmmaker VM Vinu a Congressled United Democratic Front UDF candidate in the Kozhikode Corporation election was denied voting rights solely because of his proCongress positionâDespite having voted in previous elections Vinu and his family were reportedly struck off the votersâ listâ an act that Venugopal termed a blatant violation of fundamental rightsHe further alleged that in Thiruvananthapuram Corporationâs Muttada ward the CPIM deliberately attempted to cancel the candidature of UDF nominee Vaishnavi Suresh by manipulating voter eligibility records to show she had no voting rightsHe hailed the Kerala High Courtâs strong criticism of the incident calling it a welcome intervention that upheld democratic values and exposed what he described as the CPIMâs âvile political agendaâVenugopal claimed that the move against Vaishnavi was a calculated attempt to discourage young women from active political participationHe mocked the CPIM for boasting about elevating a young woman to the mayors post while simultaneously trying to block a Congresswoman candidate through undemocratic meansâThe Election Commissionâs insistence on imposing SIR in haste was aimed at aiding the BJP while the CPIM exploited the same system to facilitate bogus voting and selectively deny genuine votersâ said Venugopal who also criticised what he called the CPIMâs âhypocritical secularismâ comparing it to the BJPâs tactics and claimed that political intimidation by the party had led to the reported suicide of a Booth Level Officer BLO in PayyannurâBoth the BJP and CPIM pose a serious threat to the democratic framework through systematic voter suppression and political coercionâ added Venugopal IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/cpi-m-mirroring-bjps-assault-on-democracy-in-kerala-venugopal-649211.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:04:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/new-uttar-pradesh-does-not-tolerate-crime-cm-yogi-649212.html Gorakhpur Nov 18 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the ânew Uttar Pradeshâ has zero tolerance for crime and anyone attempting to break the law will pay the price He said the days when victims suffered while criminals enjoyed impunity are over Speaking at the inauguration of the newlyupgraded Regional Forensic Science Laboratory RFSL in Gorakhpur the Chief Minister said the state government has created a robust system of scientific investigation and forensic verification to ensure no criminal escapes the lawâThrough zero tolerance scientific investigation and modern forensic labs we have developed a framework where criminals cannot get away Timely and transparent investigations are ensuring easy and speedy justice for victimsâ he saidThe Chief Minister inaugurated the sixstorey hightech RFSL building upgraded from Bclass to Aclass constructed at a cost of Rs 7278 crore After inspecting the labâs facilities he congratulated the people of eastern Uttar Pradesh for gaining access to stateoftheart forensic servicesYogi Adityanath said that despite being the countryâs most populous state UP had only four forensic labs before 2017 The government later decided to establish at least one forensic lab in every commissionerate raising the number to 12 in eight years with six more under constructionThe Chief Minister said each district now has two mobile forensic vans enabling rapid evidence collection within hours of a crime âWith such facilities no criminal can escapeâ he assertedUnder the new criminal laws implemented last July forensic examination has been made mandatory for offences carrying over seven years of imprisonment The state he said had already started strengthening forensic infrastructure before these laws came into effectHe highlighted that forensic science is also creating employment opportunities The state has set up the UP State Institute of Forensic Science in Lucknow offering technician certificates evidencecollection diplomas and expertlevel degrees The institute is equipped with advanced DNA labs AI systems drones and robotic facilities capable of operating drones from nanosize up to 40 kgHe said the state aims to develop cyber forensics to global standards to counter emerging hightech crimesReiterating his governmentâs focus on the rule of law CM Yogi said 219 lakh police personnel have been recruited in the last eight years including 60244 recently âThe number of recruits in UP in eight years is more than the total police force of many statesâ he saidTraining capacity has also expanded from 6000 in 2017 to more than ten times today ensuring all recruits receive training at staterun centres rather than rented facilities as in the past he addedThe Chief Minister said earlier governments tried to abolish PAC battalions but his government strengthened themThree womenâs PAC battalions have been established in Gorakhpur Veerangna Jhalkari Bai Lucknow Veerangna Uda Devi and Badaun Veerangna Avantibai Lodhi New PAC battalions have also been set up in Balrampur Jalaun Mirzapur Shamli and BijnorYogi Adityanath said that due to improved safety womenâs workforce participation in UP has risen significantly from below 13 per cent before 2017 to more than 35 per cent today âWomen now step out to work without fearâ he said IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/new-uttar-pradesh-does-not-tolerate-crime-cm-yogi-649212.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:05:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/karnataka-another-blackbuck-succumbs-death-toll-at-mini-zoo-climbs-to-30-649067.html Belagavi Karnataka Nov 17 The death toll of blackbucks at the Kittur Rani Chennamma Mini Zoo in Belagavi district rose to 30 on Monday after another endangered animal died purportedly because of bacterial infection The few remaining blackbucks are currently under monitoring An intense medical supervision is currently underway at the zoo to curb the survival threat looming over the rest of them The mysterious death of the blackbucks which thousands of people used to visit daily to see has raised many suspicions Not only from Belagavi but also from neighbouring districts and even from Maharashtra tourists would visit the zoo and enjoy watching the animals hereThe preliminary postmortem report has indicated an outbreak of a bacterial disease in the zooPreviously the death of 29 blackbucks in Kittur Rani Chennamma Mini Zoo in a span of three days had raised concerns in Karnataka and the authorities were awaiting the Forensic Science Laboratory FSL and postmortem reports to know the reasonThe mass death of blackbucks an endangered species protected under the Wildlife Protection Act has sparked outrage among wildlife conservationists and animal loversAuthorities confirmed that the post mortem has revealed that the blackbucks have died because of Hemorrhagic Septicemia HS which is a significant and often fatal bacterial disease The situation is similar to that of Corona pandemic This bacterial infections spread only among animals which are herbivores the authorities maintainedThe second round of postmortem of three blackbucks was conducted on Sunday by a team of two doctors who arrived from Bengalurus Bannerghatta National Park The doctors also took the samples of the food given to blackbucks for a weekThe case of the death of 30 blackbucks at the Kittur Chennamma Mini Zoo has taken a serious turn The contradictory statements by authorities has raised further suspicionsIt can be recalled that blackbucks died under suspicious circumstances at the Kittur Chennamma Mini Zoo in Bhutaramanahatti village of Belagavi taluk The death of a total of 30 blackbucks within a span of four days has raised concernsOn November 13 eight blackbucks in the zoo died Samples were sent to the laboratory to ascertain the cause of death Even before those reports arrived another 20 blackbucks died On Sunday another blackbuck died in the premises of the ZooAn investigation is underway to determine whether the mysterious deaths were due to negligence by the Forest Department or due to disease Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre has ordered strict precautions and warned of action if the staffs negligence is foundPreliminary findings suggested a bacterial infection as the cause of the mass deaths raising serious concerns over the alleged negligence of the zooâs veterinary doctors and forest staffExperts said the death toll could have been far lower if the infected blackbucks had been detected early and immediately isolated The lack of regular health monitoring and the delay in responding to the first signs of illness are being seen as serious lapses by the authorities in charge of the animalsâ welfareThe blackbucks were brought from the Gadag zoo about four to five years ago The animals were between four and six years old IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/karnataka-another-blackbuck-succumbs-death-toll-at-mini-zoo-climbs-to-30-649067.html Tue, 18 Nov 2025 03:28:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/rajasthan-ats-recovers-hidden-data-from-arrested-clerics-phone-points-to-major-conspiracy-649068.html Jaipur Nov 17 A major revelation has come out from the mobile phone of cleric Osama Umar arrested from Rajasthans Barmer district for alleged links with TehreekeTaliban Pakistan TTP and foreign funding The AntiTerrorism Squad ATS has recovered over 300000 hidden photos along with a significant amount of suspicious digital material According to IG Vikas Kumar multiple ATS teams are examining the recovered photos deleted data and suspicious content extracted from Osama Umarâs mobile phone and social media accounts Umar was arrested on November 6 after two days of intensive interrogation and has remained in ATS custody sinceHe was produced in court on Saturday and subsequently sent to jail Investigations into possible foreign funding are also underway Officials revealed that Umar had been in contact with radical organisations through social media For the past four years he had reportedly been consuming online propaganda material of the TehreekeTaliban Pakistan On November 8 he was allegedly planning to fly to Afghanistan via Dubai to receive terror trainingThe ATS detained him before he could leave the country Several chats and messages in Urdu and Persian have been recovered from his device and are currently under scrutiny Meanwhile efforts are ongoing to deradicalise four other individuals detained alongside him After the 2008 Jaipur serial blasts several attempts by terror outfits to expand their network in Rajasthan have been foiled Following the recent arrests including Osama Umar and a doctor from Malpura Tonk national intelligence agencies ATS and state surveillance units have been put on alert Monitoring of suspects especially on social media platforms has been intensifiedIG ATS Vikas Kumar said that Umar was detained from Sanchore on November 4 After verification he was arrested on November 6 During interrogation investigators learned that he had planned to flee to Dubai on November 8 just two days after his arrest From Dubai he intended to travel to Afghanistan to undergo jihad training at a TTP base camp It has also been revealed that after completing his training he planned to return to India and activate a sleeper cellThe FSL report of Umarâs mobile phone has now been released Investigators found that he had been in contact with the terrorist organisation for nearly four years Consequently around four yearsâ worth of data has been recovered from the device including over 300000 photos related to extremist content Most of the images contain messages in Urdu Arabic or Persian which will be analysed by language experts IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/rajasthan-ats-recovers-hidden-data-from-arrested-clerics-phone-points-to-major-conspiracy-649068.html Tue, 18 Nov 2025 03:32:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/india-to-showcase-expanding-defence-aerospace-strength-at-dubai-air-show-2025-649086.html Dubai Nov 17 India is set to showcase an extensive spectrum of its defence and aerospace capabilities at the Dubai Air Show 2025 from November 1718 Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth is leading the Indian delegation at the event starting on Monday in the United Arab Emirates UAEThe Indian contingent will comprise senior representatives from the Defence Ministry the Department of Defence Production the Ministry of External Affairs MEA and the Armed ForcesDuring the exhibition Minister Seth will hold a bilateral meeting with his UAE counterpart to discuss avenues for enhanced defence cooperationHe will also preside over an industry roundtable featuring around 50 companies from India the UAE Australia the US Brazil the UK and Italy where discussions will focus on advancing defence technology collaboration and expanding manufacturing prospects in IndiaMinister Seth will inaugurate the India Pavilion which will highlight displays by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited DRDO Corel Technologies Dantal Hydraulics Image Synergy Ekxplor and SFO TechnologiesAdditionally 19 Indian firms including Bharat Forge BrahMos Tech Mahindra and HBL Engineering will operate independent stalls while 15 Indian startups will present their innovations and productsThe Indian Air Force will participate with performances by the Suryakiran Aerobatic Team and an exhibition of the indigenously developed LCA TejasThe Dubai Air Show held biennially and considered among the worldâs major aerospace events draws more than 1500 exhibitors and over 148000 industry experts from 150 nations featuring prominent global players such as Bombardier Dassault Aviation Embraer Thales Airbus Lockheed Martin and CalidusFor the first time the airshow will take place in the evening introducing nighttime networking events such as Party on the Runway at Skydive Dubai and Airshow After Dark which will feature live entertainment and a drone showThe public SkyView arena will host flight displays and family activities throughout the week Attendees can expect performances from aerobatic teams meetandgreet sessions with pilots food trucks and a new VIP viewing area IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/india-to-showcase-expanding-defence-aerospace-strength-at-dubai-air-show-2025-649086.html Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:35:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bluru-woman-techie-loses-rs-3183-crore-after-being-trapped-into-digital-arrest-for-six-months-649102.html Bengaluru Nov 17 A shocking incident of a 57yearold woman techie losing Rs 3183 crore to cyber crooks after being trapped in a digital arrest for more than six months has been reported from Bengaluru The police have launched a hunt to bust the gang following a complaint lodged at the East Cyber Crime Police Station in Bengaluru officials said on MondayThe victim transferred Rs 3183 crore in 187 transactions She exhausted all her savings and deposits except for her fixed deposits The accused had assured her that she would get her money back by February after verification but kept postponing the date on one pretext or another Police sources claim that this is one of the biggest digital arrest cases reported in KarnatakaGrowing suspicious the victim lodged a complaint with the cybercrime police on November 14 She stated that due to her sonâs marriage ceremony and other reasons she had delayed filing the complaintAccording to the police the cybercriminals kept the victim under digital arrest for more than six months and severed contact after extorting a huge amountHer ordeal began on September 15 2024 when she received a call from a person claiming to be from a reputed courier company who said that a package in her name containing three credit cards four passports and banned MDMA had been received at a courier centre in Andheri MumbaiThe victim told the caller that she lives in Bengaluru and knows nothing about the package He then told her that since the package was linked to her mobile number it could be a case of cyber fraud and she needed to lodge a complaint Before she could react he connected her call to another person who claimed to be an officer from the Central Bureau of Investigation CBIThe accused ensured that she did not contact the police helpline or seek legal assistance by convincing her that she was being monitored by cybercriminals Later they issued direct threats saying that if she shared the information they would implicate her entire family in the caseAs her sonâs wedding was approaching she succumbed to the pressure and acted as per their instructions The accused later contacted her through Skype video identifying himself as one Pradeep Singh He informed her that for a week another associate named Rahul Yadav would monitor her She was restrained at home during this period The accused opted for workfromhome and stayed in her residenceOn September 23 2024 the accused asked the victim to declare her properties to the Reserve Bank of Indiaâs Financial Intelligence Unit FIU After she declared her assets and cash the accused extorted money from her in stages They even issued her a fake clearance certificateFurther investigation is underway IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bluru-woman-techie-loses-rs-3183-crore-after-being-trapped-into-digital-arrest-for-six-months-649102.html Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:42:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/rajasthan-records-seasons-coldest-spell-pilani-at-49-and-nagaur-at-56-degrees-celsius-649104.html Jaipur Nov 17 Cold northerly winds sweeping into Rajasthan have intensified the winter chill pulling minimum temperatures into single digits across most districts and marking the seasonâs coldest spell so far Pilani recorded the lowest minimum temperature in eastern Rajasthan at 49 degrees Celsius while Nagaur was the coldest in western Rajasthan at 56 degrees Celsius Sikar Churu Jhunjhunu Jodhpur Chittorgarh and Udaipur also remained among the worst affected by the cold waveIn Jodhpur the minimum temperature dipped to 10 degrees Celsius Chittorgarh reported 82 degrees Celsius while Udaipur recorded 85 degrees Several districts including Jodhpur Chittorgarh Udaipur and Nagaur experienced their coldest night of the season Jaipur recorded a minimum of 12 degrees CelsiusOther minimum temperatures were Ajmer 98 degrees C Bhilwara 86 degrees C Vanasthali Tonk 79 degrees C Alwar 8 degrees C Churu 8 degrees C Jalore 74 degrees C Karauli 76 degrees C Dausa 68 degrees C Barmer 141 degrees C Jaisalmer 125 degrees C Kota 106 degrees C Bikaner and Ganganagar 112 degrees C and Jhunjhunu 91 degrees CelsiusDay temperatures also dipped across the state Barmer recorded 316 degrees C Bikaner 313 degrees C Churu 294 degrees C Jaipur 28 degrees C Jaisalmer 30 degrees C Jodhpur 298 degrees C Kota 269 degrees C and Ajmer 281 degrees C Sirohi was the coldest during the day with a maximum of 226 degrees CelsiusThe Jaipur Meteorological Centre has issued a yellow alert for Sikar Jhunjhunu Churu and Nagaur for Monday and for Sikar again on TuesdayOfficials said the state is likely to remain dry throughout the week with no immediate relief expected as cold northerly winds persistOn Sunday a cold wave gripped Sikar Churu Jhunjhunu Shekhawati region and parts of Nagaur Jodhpur Ajmer Chittorgarh and Udaipur making mornings and evenings particularly harsh Although sunlight brought brief daytime relief temperatures dropped sharply again toward the evening IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/rajasthan-records-seasons-coldest-spell-pilani-at-49-and-nagaur-at-56-degrees-celsius-649104.html Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/india-us-partnership-strong-expanding-across-strategic-and-economic-sectors-piyush-goyal-649128.html New Delhi Nov 18 IANS The IndiaUS partnership remains strong stable and is continuously expanding across strategic and economic sectors Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said on TuesdaynbspAddressing the IndoAmerican Chamber of Commerces event here the minister emphasised there is no cause for concern regarding the bilateral relationship and reiterated that the friendship between the two nations stands on firm pillars of democracy diversity and a shared developmental visionGoyal stated that the US views India as a trusted partner and both countries remain committed to expanding trade and commerceHe noted that a comprehensive partnership such as the IndiaUS relationship comprises several elements that may progress at different speedsThe minister added that negotiations are a continuous process and India must safeguard its interests while balancing the sensitivities of farmers fishermen small industries and businessesIndia has moved from being among the Fragile Five to becoming one of the top five global economies in the last 1012 years Goyal notedHe projected that India is on track to become the worlds thirdlargest economy by 2027 citing strong banking systems low inflation controlled fiscal deficits growing consumer sentiment and infrastructure expansion supported by GST reforms as key contributors to Indias robust economic fundamentalsReferring to Prime Minister Narendra Modis vision the minister recalled the statement that India is not merely an emerging market but an emerging model of developmentHe outlined the pillars on which Indias journey towards Amrit Bharat 2047 is progressing strong macroeconomic fundamentals inclusive and sustainable growth a welfaredriven development model covering 140 crore citizens the strength of a vibrant democracy and the power of Indias demographic dividend led by a skilled and talented youthIndia produces 24 million STEM graduates every year and continues to deepen partnerships with several developed countries through Free Trade Agreements FTAs either concluded or under negotiationGoyal said India is an aspirational nation where every child today gets access to basic needs such as food clothing housing healthcare education electricity clean water and digital connectivity challenges that were widespread in earlier decadesIANS https://dailyworld.in/national/india-us-partnership-strong-expanding-across-strategic-and-economic-sectors-piyush-goyal-649128.html Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:41:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/rohini-acharya-slams-tejashwis-aide-sanjay-yadav-challenges-him-to-donate-his-kidney-649129.html Patna Nov 18 IANS Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadavs daughter Rohini Acharya on Tuesday has once again launched a sharp attack on Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Yadav accusing him of humiliating her despite her sacrifice of donating a kidney to her fathernbspShe also challenged the RJD MP Sanjay Yadav to donate his kidney to a needy patientIn a post on her official X account accompanied by an audio message Rohini Acharya alleged that those who seek to gain political mileage in Lalu Prasads name should first demonstrate genuine empathyThose who want to do something in Lalus name should stop showing false sympathy and instead come forward to donate their kidneys to the millions of poor people who are in need and are counting their last breaths in hospitals Donate your kidneys in Lalus name she wroteShe also challenged her critics to confront her openly Those who blame the married daughter who donated her kidney to her father should muster the courage to debate with me on an open platform The noble act of donating kidneys to the needy should first be undertaken by those who call a daughters donated kidney dirty then by the socalled Haryanvi great men sycophantic journalists and abusive Haryanvi devotee trollsIn a sharp rebuke Rohini acharya added Those whose blood dries up at the thought of donating even a bottle of blood give sermons on donating kidneysRohini Acharyas remarks come amid ongoing internal strife within the RJD following the partys recent electoral defeat with Sanjay Yadav facing heavy criticism from party workers and members of the Lalu familyEarlier on November 15 after the RJDs heavy defeat in the Bihar Assembly elections Rohini Acharya who donated a kidney to Lalu Prasad Yadav in 2022 left the family home and issued serious allegations before flying to DelhiShe claimed that she was threatened to be beaten with slippers at the LaluRabri residence and alleged that Tejashwi Yadav and his close aides Sanjay Yadav and Rameez Nemat Khan were behind itRohini Acharya accused Tejashwis aides of expelling her from the Lalu familySpeaking to the media at Patna airport on November 15 Rohini Acharya said I have no family here anymore Ask Sanjay Yadav Rameez and Tejashwi Yadav why I am leaving home They have expelled meShe alleged that Tejashwis advisors want to act like Chanakya but do not want to take responsibility for the partys defeatThe entire country is asking why the party has reached this state she saidShe added that RJD workers were questioning Sanjay Yadavs role in the Bihar election defeat and that raising these points led to her being threatened to be defamed abused and beaten with slippersRohini Acharyas exit has brought renewed attention to Sanjay Yadav a native of Haryana and RJD Rajya Sabha MP and Rameez Nemat Khan a longtime aide of Tejashwi YadavRameez originally from Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh joined the RJD in 2016IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/rohini-acharya-slams-tejashwis-aide-sanjay-yadav-challenges-him-to-donate-his-kidney-649129.html Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:48:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/wont-allow-any-injustice-to-harm-punjab-interests-cm-mann-649131.html DW Bureau nbspNew DelhiReiterating the firm commitment of the state government to safeguard the interests of Punjab and Punjabis the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday said that as the custodian of the rights of the state and its people he will not allow anyone to snatch themnbspInteracting with the media persons here today the Chief Minister said that during the meeting of Northern Zonal Council NZC held on Monday all the member states had put forth their views However he said that ironically majority of the states including Haryana Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh were hell bent upon infringing the rights of the state Bhagwant Singh Mann said that it is unfortunate that Haryana Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh are unnecessary mounting pressure on the state for snatching our rightsThe Chief Minister said that irresponsible leadership of these states have made mock of the platform by making unjust demands seeking share in resources of the state and even river waters He said that the in the NZC meeting all the member states put forth their views and as the head of the state he also presented the case of Punjab Bhagwant Singh Mann said that out of total 28 agenda items 11 were related to the state and for the first time due to the strenuous efforts of the state government all of them were deferredThe Chief Minister said that these issues were basically thorns sown by his predecessors the Akalis BJP and Congress before Punjab and its people However he said that his government has been making strenuous efforts to resolve these issues Bhagwant Singh Mann categorically said that the state government is committed for safeguarding the interests of the statenbspThe Chief Minister said that those who are making hue and cry over river waters must understand one thing that real time assessment of availability of river waters should be made for which the presence of water must be reviewed Speaking about the river waters capital Panjab university and head works Bhagwant Singh Mann said that paradoxically every other state is seeking share in rights of Punjab which is illegitimate He categorically said that the state government is duty bound to safeguard the interests of Punjab and no stone will be left unturned for itThe Chief Minister quipped that Haryana has made a very made strange demand that Punjab should be refrained from constructing mini hydel projects on Bhakra Main Line BML as it willnbsp hamper the flow of water He said that it was surprising that the naive leadership of Haryana was indulging in such tantrums which was baseless and far away from factsnbsp Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the issues of Satluj Yamuna Link SYL can be resolved only through Yamuna Satluj Link YSL which will ensure judicious use of Yamuna Water adding that the state has no surplus water to spare through SYL and there has been no scientific calculation regarding the availability of waterThe Chief Minister categorically said that Punjab has no spare water to share with any state and there is no question about it In the wake of the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty he said that there is a great opportunity for the resolution of waterrelated issues concerning the states being represented here Bhagwant Singh Mann said that there is a possibility of linking the Chenab river to the rivers Ravi and Beas over which we already have dams regulating the water flow downstreamThe Chief Minister said that in linking river Chenab with rivers Ravi and Beas the surplus water inflow could be utilized gainfully by the downstream states including Punjab for both power generation and irrigation purposes adding that the extra water will also help the State of Punjab to meet its shortfall of water particularly in the Border areas On the issue of Bhakra Beas Management Board BBMB Bhagwant Singh Mann said that he had forcefully opposed the proposal to appoint a wholetime Member in BBMB from Rajasthan as the board is a body constituted under the Punjab Reorganisation Act 1966 which concerns only the successor states of Punjab and Haryana He said that Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh are already represented as exofficio members and creating additional wholetime posts will only increase expenditure most of which is borne by Punjab without serving any useful purposeThe Chief Minister said that he had vehemently pleaded for handing over Chandigarh to the state of Punjab adding that after the reorganization of the state Indira Gandhi Agreement of 1970 explicitly stated that the capital project area of Chandigarh will as a whole go to Punjab which was a clear commitment from the Central Government He said that the RajivLongowal Accord signed on July 24th 1985 between the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sant Harchand Singh Longowal explicitly reaffirmed that Chandigarh will be transferred to Punjab However Bhagwant Singh Mann bemoaned that despite all promises Chandigarh was not transferred to Punjab which has bruised the psyche of every PunjabiOn the issue of maintaining the status quo of the 6040 ratio in the intake of service personnel from Punjab and Haryana in the functioning of the UT of Chandigarh the Chief Minister said that it is the need of the hour He said that it is a matter of grave concern that officers of the IAS and the PCS have been excluded from key positions in the Chandigarh administration Bhagwant Singh Mann said that posts in departments such as Excise Education Finance and Health are being opened to cadres like the state UT cadre DANICS thereby adversely affecting the role of the state of Punjab in the effective functioning of the UT administrationThe Chief Minister said that another linked issue is the posting of Punjab Cadre officers to the post of General Manager FCI Punjab He said that considering the consistently highest contribution of the state of Punjab towards the Central pool the established trend of posting of an IAS officer from Punjab Cadre to the Regional Office of the FCI should not be disturbed by the Government of India Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the post of MD CITCO has been held by an IAS officer of Punjab cadre in the past however UT state service officers are being posted to this position which is against the convention laid down in the administration of the UT of Chandigarh based on a 6040 ratio for intake of personnel from Punjab and HaryanaThe Chief Minister said that Punjab suffered massive losses of nearly Rs13500 crore but then also we are contributing 150 Lakh Metric Ton LMT of paddy in the national food pool Bhagwant Singh Mann also opposed the proposal to transfer control of the Ropar Harike and Ferozepur Headworks to BBMB as these Headworks are located entirely within Punjab and have always been physically operated and maintained by the State He said that nowhere in India are Headworks of one State run by an external agency adding that in case the control of the headworks is also taken away from Punjab the state will be facing huge difficulties in controlling floodsThe Chief Minister said that he has also raised the issues to provide financial assistance to carry out flood protection works on the Border Outpost BOP of BSF and the Army He said that the proposal is yet to be approved by the Government of India adding that the Government of India should release the entire funds without putting any conditions as it was in the interest of national security Meanwhile Bhagwant Singh Mann said that University has a deep connect with the people of Punjab as after partition it moved from Lahore to Hoshiarpur in Punjab and then to Chandigarh our capitalThe Chief Minister said that the states of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh unilaterally withdrew their colleges from Panjab University in 1973 and 1975 respectively and set up their own Universities and stopped funding Panjab University altogether He said that it is only Punjab which supported and nurtured this University for the last 50 years but now at this stage they do not understand why Haryana wants to affiliate its colleges with Panjab University when they are already affiliated for the last 50 years with Kurukshetra University a A NAAC accredited university Bhagwant Singh Mann reiterated the stand of the Punjab Government that there should be no change in the status of Panjab University adding that Panjab University is our University and we will continue to support and fund it in future alsonbspThe Chief Minister said that bowing before the pressure of students the Union government has taken back its notification but there is no clarity on it He also slammed Haryana for trying to make backdoor entry into senate and syndicate adding that this will not be tolerated Bhagwant Singh Mann said that Haryana will not be allowed to succeed in its nefarious designs through such desperate and futile effortsOn the occasion Chief Secretary KAP Sinha and others were also present https://dailyworld.in/national/wont-allow-any-injustice-to-harm-punjab-interests-cm-mann-649131.html Tue, 18 Nov 2025 20:39:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/power-connections-without-noc-punjab-minister-sanjeev-arora-649132.html DW Bureau nbspChandigarhPunjab State Power Corporation Ltd PSPCL will now release electricity connections without NOC after applicants furnish a mandatory undertaking Power Minister Sanjeev Arora said on Tuesday In a statement Arora said that earlier applicants were required to submit approvals such as NOC regularisation certificate or sanctioned building plan issued by local authorities before obtaining a power connectionHowever due to the nonavailability or delay of these approvals from various departments people were facing extreme hardship Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann directed us to find a practical solution Today that solution has been implemented he saidAs per the revised instructions electricity supply connection will now be released to all applicants as per the applicable provisions of Supply Code 2024 on furnishing an undertaking by applicant that his electricity connection is liable to be disconnected if a premise is subsequently declared illegal or unauthorized by any appropriate authority he saidFurther an applicant has to pay an amount equal to service connection charges as security to cover dismantlement charges in addition to all the normal applicable charges payable he addedArora clarified that the new mechanism balances public convenience with necessary safeguards The Mann government believes every household deserves access to essential services This decision ensures citizens are not deprived of electricity he addedThe minister further directed officials to ensure strict and meticulous compliance with the modified guidelines emphasising transparency and uniform implementation across the stateHe further said simplification of application forms to get electricity connections and digitisation of records are being done on a priority basisnbsp https://dailyworld.in/national/power-connections-without-noc-punjab-minister-sanjeev-arora-649132.html Tue, 18 Nov 2025 20:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/delhi-blast-probe-uncovers-bombers-justification-for-suicide-attacks-agencies-trace-wider-plot-649146.html New Delhi Nov 18 In a viral video the Delhi Red Fort bomber Dr Umar Mohammad is heard talking about suicide bombing and says that it is a very misunderstood concept Umar Mohammad also known as Umar un Nabi says that what is called suicide bombing is actually a martyrdom operationThis explains his mindset and contrary to some reports Umar in fact had full plans of carrying out a largescale suicide bombing He also says that a martyrdom operation is one in which a person presumes that he is going to die at a place and at a particular timeHe also says that several arguments and contradictions have been brought against suicide bombingUmar was in the car that exploded near the Red Fort on November 10 At least 13 people died in the blastOfficials looking into the video say that this was probably recorded to send out a large message His intention was clear to radicalise people into taking up arms and then carrying out suicide attacksUmars mindset is clear that suicide bombings are the way to go as they are the most lethal form of striking Further this has also become a norm for terror groups such as the Islamic State and HamasThe video is being examined closely by the investigating agencies This video could provide more insight into the mindset and plans that were in placeThe police have learnt that Umar was the most radical among all the other module members from Faridabad He was selfradicalised and joined the JaisheMohammads Faridabad terror module of his own willHe was part of the larger planning and also the execution of the attacks He along with the remaining module members had planned on carrying out a series of attacks in and around DelhiThe police suspect that Umar may have panicked after the Faridabad module was busted and detonated the car in a crowded area The original plan was to ram the car into the Red Fort on January 26In the runup to the explosion the module had planned to carry out a suicide bombing on many occasions Originally it was meant to be on August 15 The plan was then postponed owing to heavy security They then planned on carrying out the attack on December 6 There was also a debate on whether to also strike on January 26 next year However the Faridabad module was busted and this led to the premature bombing on November 10During the raids the police seized nearly 3000 kilograms of ammonium nitrate that was mixed with Triacetone triperoxide TATP This mixture makes the explosive extremely potent and lethalOwing to the nature of the explosive that was seized and stored at the Nowgam police station in Jammu and Kashmir However it accidentally exploded resulting in several deaths The explosion took place before the forensics team could reach the police station premises IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/delhi-blast-probe-uncovers-bombers-justification-for-suicide-attacks-agencies-trace-wider-plot-649146.html Tue, 18 Nov 2025 23:53:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/suicidal-uddhavs-shiv-sena-attacks-congress-for-going-solo-in-bmc-polls-649150.html Mumbai Nov 18 Shiv SenaUBT on Tuesday said the Congress partyâs announcement of going solo in the ensuing elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC will be suicidal and the opposition unity is essential to checkmate the BJP The Thackeray camp in its mouthpiece Saamana said unity was needed to stop the BJP plan to hijack the election system through hooliganism mob rule excessive use of money and police force to separate Mumbai from Maharashtra It claimed that Maharashtra will not forgive those who go against the Marathi public sentimentâBihar has once again shown the level at which the BJP and its backbenchers play election games At such a time the only way is to come together and fight without playing this game of who has what ideology We can discuss each others culture and ideology later Rahul Gandhi has already spoken of teaching a lesson to the current Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar That lesson can be taught only if the opposition remains unitedâ it warnedThe editorial warned of a split in votes if Congress decides to fight BMC elections independently fearing that North Indian and Muslim voters will distance themselves from it However it argued that âCongress should not worry about the Muslims and North Indians in Mumbai As Marathi they will stand firmly by our side We just need to give them confidence These people are being crushed under the yoke of the BJPs mob rule Among those who are being displaced in parts of Mumbai there are Hindispeaking people and Muslims also Are they going to carry the BJPs palanquin Absolutely notâ it saidThe Thackeray camp reminded the Congress party that the Muslim community voted for the Maha Vikas Aghadi in the Lok Sabha and the Assembly elections âThe help given by Uddhav Thackeray during the Corona period regardless of caste or religion resulted in Muslims voting for Shiv Sena No matter how much the Congress fears we are confident that Maha Vikas Aghadi along with the Shiv Sena will get those Muslim votes againâ it saidThe party in the editorial told the Congress party that it wonât be able to fulfil its wish that the North Indians Hindispeaking voters and Muslims will 100 per cent vote due to its decision to go solo âWell you will fight independently in Mumbai Then what about the other 27 municipal corporations Will you continue to play the role of Ekla Chalo Re going solo there too It doesnt seem so The wisdom lies in the fact that all the Marathi people as the religion of Maharashtra should come together and raise their voice against the BJP Maharashtras interest lies in thatâ it saidAccording to the editorial the Congress party should avoid flipflops this time which was visible during the Samyukt Maharashtra Movement demanding the creation of a separate Marathispeaking state Mumbai as its capital âKeep aside the national ideas of the national party for now and think about how the Marathi people will unfurl the saffron flag atop BMCâ it saidThe Thackeray camp said Although it is true that each party fights with its own stance in politics unity is needed as a Maha Vikas Aghadi This unity was seen in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections therefore Congress should be patient There is no use in chasing the fugitive Even if Congress decides to decide to go on its own it will be its decision the editorial said IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/suicidal-uddhavs-shiv-sena-attacks-congress-for-going-solo-in-bmc-polls-649150.html Tue, 18 Nov 2025 23:57:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bengaluru-man-claims-divorced-wife-harassed-threatens-to-blow-up-metro-station-649153.html Bengaluru Nov 18 A man allegedly sent a bomb threat email claiming that his divorced wife a staffer in Metro in Bengaluru was being harassed police said on Tuesday The threat email warning of a blast at a metro station has triggered panic within the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited BMRCLThe message was sent by an unidentified person to the official BMRCL email address around 1130 pm on November 14Following the development BMRCL has lodged a complaint with the Wilson Garden police Based on the complaint the police have registered an FIR and initiated further investigationAccording to police the sender alleged that his divorced wife who works as a metro staffer was being subjected to mental harassment after her duty hours He threatened that if such harassment continued he would have to blast one of the metro stationsThe email also stated that he would act like a terrorist and claimed that the threat was specifically directed against KannadigasFollowing the receipt and verification of the email a BMRCL official filed a complaint at the Wilson Garden police stationThe police have lodged an FIR under relevant BNS sections related to criminal intimidationEarlier on August 7 the discovery of a suspicious object near Lalbagh metro station by a staffer caused a scare in the city amid the polices efforts to provide adequate security ahead of Republic Day Police later confirmed it to have been a hoax bomb threatCommuters who spotted the unattended bag quickly informed the metro security personnel Initial checks with a metal detector raised concerns prompting authorities to escalate the matterThe Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad along with the local police and a fire unit swiftly arrived and sealed off the area as a precautionAfter a thorough inspection officials declared the situation a false alarm the bag contained only toolsShortly afterwards Manjunath Jadhav a technician working in HALs Aircraft Wing arrived at the scene and informed the authorities that the bag was hisJadhav had just returned from a training programme in Haryana the same day and was commuting home with multiple bags In the process he accidentally left the toolbox behind the police said IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bengaluru-man-claims-divorced-wife-harassed-threatens-to-blow-up-metro-station-649153.html Tue, 18 Nov 2025 23:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/ramoji-rao-was-visionary-nation-builder-says-v-p-radhakrishnan-648960.html Hyderabad Nov 16 VicePresident CP Radhakrishnan said on Sunday that Ramoji Rao was a visionary nationbuilder who transformed Indian media championed ethical journalism and built institutions rooted in truth integrity and excellence The VicePresident was speaking at the inaugural Ramoji Excellence Awards 2025 at the Ramoji Film City hereThe awards named after Ramoji Rao the Eenadu Groups founder and Chairman who passed away last year were conferred in seven categories to eminent personalitiesThe awardees were Amla Ashok Ruia Rural Development Srikant Bolla youth icon Madhavi Latha Gali Science and Technology Akash Tandon service to mankind Sathupati Prasanna Sree Art and Culture Jaideep Hardikar Journalism and Pallabi Ghosh woman achieverGovernor of Telangana Jishnu Dev Varma Former VicePresident of India M Venkaiah Naidu Chief Minister of Telangana A Revanth Reddy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu Union Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy Union Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu Former Chief Justice of India N V Ramana and Chairman and Managing Director Ramoji Group Kiron and prominent film personalities attended the eventChief Minister Revanth Reddy has said that the Telangana government will extend all support to sustain the legacy of Ramoji brand in various sectors mainly journalism and the promotion of the stateofart Ramoji Film City which has emerged as the hub of filmmaking in the worldThe Chief Minister praised the Ramoji Group for maintaining values and the traditions left behind by Ramoji RaoIt is not easy to run such a big organisation the CM said that Ramoji Film City is a big asset for the state particularly the city of HyderabadHe described Ramoji Film City as the fourth wonder of Hyderabad after Charminar Golconda and the Hitech CityHe added that visionary Ramoji Rao developed the film City with all film production facilities where one can come with a script and leave the Film City with a complete film print for screening directlyAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said that he will protect the Telugu language with the inspiration of Ramoji Rao who made the Telugu people proudHe called Ramoji Rao the epitome of excellenceHe said that an ordinary person became an extraordinary forceHe gave up everything for the ideology he believed inStating that he had 40yearlong association with Ramoji Rao CM Naidu said that he learnt many things from himHe added that Ramoji Rao never sought even a small favour from anyoneHe used to speak frankly to any party leader in the public interest His contributions to the Telugu language with impeccable journalism are memorable Wherever corruption and injustice took place he fought strongly on behalf of the people with his pen When there was no opposition Ramoji Rao was the only person who worked on behalf of the people If the opposition was weak he would say that he would work as the opposition said CM Chandrababu Naidu IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/ramoji-rao-was-visionary-nation-builder-says-v-p-radhakrishnan-648960.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/manipur-govt-marks-national-press-day-with-focus-on-fighting-misinformation-648962.html Imphal Nov 16 With a renewed emphasis on combating misinformation and upholding journalistic integrity the Manipur government celebrated the National Press Day on Sunday This years observance centered on the theme Safeguarding Press Credibility Amidst Rising MisinformationSpeaking at the programme Hungyo Worshang Secretary Information and Public Relations IPR remarked that the National Press Day is a symbol of a free and responsible press in India and is observed every year to uphold this principleHe noted that this years theme is particularly relevant in light of the increasing spread of misinformation and the pressing need to protect the credibility of the mediaWorshang mentioned the various challenges faced by journalists media professionals and media firms in Manipur questioning whether there is a conducive environment that enables media persons to fully pursue their professionHe said that the presence of numerous pressure groups often complicates the task of delivering factual and objective informationHighlighting the pressures exerted on the media from multiple directions he stressed that making firm decisions to communicate accurate and verified information to the public is both difficult and crucialHe added that the press must continue to uphold truth even while navigating the many constraints and adjustments they confrontThe IPR Secretary also said that rapid advancements in AI Artificial Intelligence have significantly altered traditional news consumption with many people shifting away from reading newspapers and books and increasingly relying on mobile phones and social media platformsIn such a context the press must work harder to provide credible and authentic news that stands apart from unverified content circulating online thereby regaining and retaining public trustHe further underscored the need for journalists to present raw information with greater objectivity when disseminating newsAcknowledging the many challenges ahead the IPR Secretary stressed the importance of safeguarding press credibility and called for cooperation between media professionals the Department and the government in upholding this shared responsibilitySpeaking at the event Ngangom Uttam Singh IPR Director said that both information and misinformation have increasingly become powerful tools capable of influencing public sentiment escalating tensions and triggering undesirable incidents in societyHe noted the growing speed and competition in disseminating news swiftly and accurately while balancing press freedom with responsibility to the publicSingh acknowledged instances where media persons have raised concerns or staged protests when their press freedom is infringedSensationalism versus sensitivity he said remains a continual challenge with even small variations in headlines influencing public perception and emotional reactionsUnderscoring the pivotal role of newspapers and media platforms in shaping public opinion he cautioned that in todays viral culture fake news often spreads faster than verified informationThe IPR Director expressed concern over the publication of unverified reports in the rush to be first stressing the need to publish news only after verifying all sides of a story and avoiding partial reportingHe said that while AI tools can be misused to generate misleading news the same technology can be effectively used by journalists to verify facts and counter misinformationThe state journalist awards 2025 were conferred upon altogether seven senior journalists from various media firms of the state for their outstanding contributions across various categories and sectors IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/manipur-govt-marks-national-press-day-with-focus-on-fighting-misinformation-648962.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 03:00:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/mystery-shrouds-over-couples-death-in-west-bengal-648963.html Kolkata Nov 16 In a shocking incident the bodies of a couple were recovered from the bank of a river in West Bengals Siliguri on Sunday While the womans body was found lying on the bank of the river with her throat slit the husband was found hanging from a tree nearbyLocal police rushed to the spot and sent the bodies for postmortem examinationPolice officers are investigating whether it was a case of double murder or a case of suicide after committing murderAccording to police sources the bodies were found at around 7 am by local villagers near the Sahu River in SiliguriThe deceased were identified as Tapan Mandal and Anima Mandal the police saidThe couple lived in the Bholapara area of ââSiliguri Tapan and Anima were married for more than two decades and blessed with two sonsThere was also no report of any unrest in the family or between the coupleThe cause of the crime was yet to be ascertained and the police were conducting the probe from all anglesTapan was a mason by profession and his wife Anima worked in a factory It is reported that the husband and wife used to return home every day at a specific time after finishing workAccording to family sources the couple could not be found since Saturday eveningFamily members said they were unable to contact Tapan and Anima on their mobile phones eitherSearches were conducted in various places to trace the coupleA senior officer of Siliguri Police Commissionerate said Animas body was found with her throat slit on the banks of that river About 200 metres away the body of her husband Tapan was seen hanging from a tree with a noose around his neck An investigation into the matter has started It is being probed whether both were killed or the man killed his wife and then hanged IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/mystery-shrouds-over-couples-death-in-west-bengal-648963.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 03:01:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/ec-lifts-model-code-of-conduct-from-bihar-seven-statesut-648964.html New Delhi Nov 17 The Election Commission of India ECI on Sunday lifted the model code of conduct from Bihar six states and one union territory following the conduct of Assembly polls and byelections in respective statesUT The Election Commission wrote a letter to the Cabinet Secretary Government of India and the Chief Secretaries of the respective states to inform them about the developmentIn the letter under Secretary ECI Prafull Awasthi stated âI am directed to state that the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct are enforced from the date of announcement of the election schedule by the Election Commission and remain in operation till the completion of the election processââThe results in respect of General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar 2025 and Byeelections in Assembly Constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir 27Budgam AC amp 77Nagrota AC Rajasthan 193Anta AC Jharkhand 45Ghatsila ST AC Telangana 61Jubilee Hills AC Punjab 21Tarn Taran AC Mizoram 2DampaST AC and Odisha 71Nuapada AC have been declared by the concerned Returning Officers the Model Code of Conduct has ceased to be in operation with immediate effectâ the Election Commission saidThe model code of conduct came into force after the poll body announced the schedule for the Bihar Assembly polls and byelections in eight Assembly seats across seven states and one UTMeanwhile following the NDAâs sweeping victory in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections hectic political activity has begun around the formation of the new government in the stateAssembly byelections were held on eight seats spread in six states âRajasthan Telangana Odisha Punjab Jharkhand and Mizoram and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir on November 11The Congress registered two significant victories in Rajasthan and TelanganaIn Rajasthanâs Anta constituency Pramod Jain Bhaya defeated the BJPâs Morpall SumanIn Telanganaâs Jubilee Hills Congress candidate V Naveen Yadav wrested the seat from the Bharat Rashtra Samithiâs BRS nominee Maganti SunithaIn Jammu and Kashmirâs Nagrota BJP candidate Devyani Rana secured a win while in Jammu and Kashmirâs Budgam the Peoples Democratic Party PDP emerged victorious with Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi defeating his nearest National Conference rival Aga Syed Mahmood AlMosaviIn Odishaâs Nuapada BJPâs Jay Dholakia defeated Congress candidate Ghasi Ram MajhiIn Mizoram the Mizo National Front MNF retained its hold on the Dampa seat where Dr R Lalthangliana won by a narrow margin of 562 votesIn Punjab the AAP candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu retained the Tarn Taran Assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Sukhwinder Kaur of the Shiromani Akali Dal SADIn Jharkhandâs Ghatshila the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha JMM candidate Somesh Chandra Soren secured a dominant victory defeating the BJPâs Babulal Soren son of former Chief Minister Champai Soren IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/ec-lifts-model-code-of-conduct-from-bihar-seven-statesut-648964.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 03:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/telangana-cabinet-to-take-decision-on-local-body-polls-tomorrow-648978.html Hyderabad Nov 16 The Telangana Cabinet meeting on Monday is likely to take a decision on conducting local body elections as the High Court last week directed the state government to announce the poll schedule by November 24 With both the Supreme Court and High Court setting aside government order providing 42 per cent reservation to Backward Classes BCs the state government will have to conduct the local body polls with 50 per cent cap on overall reservationThe ruling Congress may decide to allocate 42 per cent of the tickets in local body polls to BCsWhile setting aside the government order for 42 per cent reservation for BCs the courts made it clear that the government may go ahead with the conduct of electionsThe BC groups are demanding that the state government should conduct local body elections only after 42 per cent reservations were legally clearedAfter the byelection to the Jubilee Hills Assembly seat which was won by the Congress Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said the Cabinet will take a decision after discussionChief Secretary Ramakrishna Rao has directed the Panchayat Raj department to prepare a note on the actions to be taken for conducting the electionsThe High Court on October 9 stayed the implementation of the government order providing 42 per cent reservation for the BCsThe state government challenged the interim order in the Supreme Court which refused to interfere with the High Court orderThe courts left the door open for conducting local body polls with the existing 50 per cent cap on overall reservationThe government order had taken the total reservation to 67 per cent exceeding the 50 per cent limit prescribed by the Supreme CourtUnder the existing system BCs enjoy 27 per cent reservationHolding the local body polls is crucial for the Congressled state government as lack of Central funds to local bodies due to the delay in holding polls threaten to derail the governance in rural areasThe State Election Commission SEC had issued the notification for rural local body polls in five phases but it suspended the same after the High Court order setting aside the government order on BC reservationThe government order was issued on September 26 to pave the way for the conduct of local body electionsIt was on June 25 that the Telangana High Court had directed the state government to conduct local body elections in three monthsThe High Court had set September 30 deadline for conducting the pollsThe state government issued the government order as the two Bills passed by the Assembly on August 31 were still awaiting the Governors approvalTelangana Municipalities Third Amendment Bill 2025 and Telangana Panchayat Raj Third Amendment Bill 2025 were passed to enhance the BC reservation in local bodies to 42 per cent by removing 50 per cent cap on the quota for all categoriesThe issue of BC reservation has been dominating the Telangana politics for several months ever since the government decided to enhance the BC quota in education jobs and local bodies based on the report of the caste surveyThis was one of the key promises made by the Congress in the 2023 state Assembly elections IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/telangana-cabinet-to-take-decision-on-local-body-polls-tomorrow-648978.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 03:40:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/hm-amit-shah-to-chair-northern-zonal-council-meeting-in-faridabad-today-648982.html New Delhi Nov 17 Union Home Minister Amit Shah will lead discussions on key issues concerning states and the Centre at the Northern Zonal Councilâs meeting in Haryanaâs Faridabad on Monday Under HM Shahâs chairmanship the 32nd meeting of the Northern Zonal Council may discuss broad issues of national importance including the speedy investigation of cases of sexual offences against women and children and the implementation of Fast Track Special Courts FTSC for their swift disposalIssues like providing brickandmortar banking facilities within the designated area of every village implementation of the Emergency Response Support System ERSS112 and various regionallevel common interest issues such as strengthening nutrition education health electricity urban planning and the cooperative system may also come up for discussion said a statement issued on SundayThe Northern Zonal Council comprises the statesUTs of Haryana Himachal Pradesh Punjab Rajasthan Delhi Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh and ChandigarhSenior officials from the Government of India state governments and union territories will also participate in the meeting chaired by HM ShahThis meeting on Monday will be organised by the InterState Council Secretariat Ministry of Home Affairs with the Haryana government as its hostThe Union Home Minister is the chairperson of the Northern Zonal Council and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini is its vicechairpersonThe role of the Zonal Councils is advisory however over the past few years these councils have proven to be an important factor in promoting healthy bonds of mutual understanding and cooperation in various fieldsFive Zonal Councils including the Northern Zonal Council were established under Sections 15 to 22 of the States Reorganisation Act 1956With the cooperation of all state governments Central ministries and departments a total of 63 meetings of the various Zonal Councils and their permanent committees have been held in the last 11 years said a statementThe Zonal Councils provide a forum for resolving and progressing issues and disputes between the Centre and the Member StatesUTs among the Member StatesUTs and within the zone it said IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/hm-amit-shah-to-chair-northern-zonal-council-meeting-in-faridabad-today-648982.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/sc-to-hear-pil-on-controlling-air-pollution-today-648983.html New Delhi Nov 17 The Supreme Court is set to resume hearing on Monday the public interest litigation PIL concerning alarming air pollution levels in the national capital and the adjoining areas The hearing assumes significance as stubble burning and stagnant weather conditions continue to push DelhiNCRs air quality into the severe categoryAs per the cause list uploaded on the Apex Courts website a Bench of Chief Justice of India CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria will take up the matter for further hearing on November 17In the previous hearing on November 12 the CJI Gavailed Bench had expressed concern over the deteriorating air quality despite enforcement of the Graded Response Action Plan GRAP and had directed the governments of Punjab and Haryana to file detailed affidavits outlining the steps taken to curb stubble burningThe Top Court took note of submissions which highlighted that AQI has crossed 450 at several locations in DelhiNCRSenior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan had pointed out that even routine construction activities including drilling work outside the Supreme Courts own premises were continuing despite hazardous conditionsAt least for a few days such activities should stop Sankaranarayanan told the Apex CourtSenior advocate Aparajita Singh the amicus curiae assisting the Supreme Court had also flagged discrepancies in official pollution data and warned that the situation had become very dangerousThe CJI Gavailed Bench which has been monitoring the issue closely had earlier called for a report from the Commission for Air Quality Management CAQM on its monitoring and enforcement mechanisms and had even asked the Centre to consider strict penalties including arrests to deter farmers from burning crop residueRecently Apex Court judge Justice P S Narasimha urged advocates to avoid physical appearances in Supreme Court proceedings and instead opt for virtual hearings warning that Delhis toxic air could cause permanent damageSituation is very very serious Why are you all appearing here Justice Narasimha remarkedWe have the virtual hearing facility Please avail it This pollution will cause permanent damage he added IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/sc-to-hear-pil-on-controlling-air-pollution-today-648983.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:16:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/eam-jaishankar-to-meet-russian-counterpart-in-moscow-today-to-review-bilateral-global-agenda-648988.html New Delhi Nov 17 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Monday as both sides prepare for a detailed review of bilateral cooperation and upcoming political engagements The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the meeting in a post on X on Friday noting that the Ministers will discuss âupcoming political contactsâ as well as key bilateral and international issuesAccording to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova Jaishankar will arrive in Moscow leading an official delegation for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation SCO Heads of State Council meeting scheduled for November 17â18She said the meeting between Jaishankar and Lavrov will focus on the current state of IndiaâRussia relations and chart future avenues of political cooperation They will also exchange views on major international and regional matters including collaboration within the SCO BRICS the UN and the G20Earlier Jaishankar visited Russia from August 1921 2025 to cochair the 26th Session of the IndiaâRussia InterGovernmental Commission on Trade Economic Scientific Technological and Cultural Cooperation IRIGCTECAccording to Ministry of External Affairs during the visit EAM called on Russian President Vladimir Putin and held meetings with Russiaâs First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov EAM also interacted with prominent scholars and think tanksEarlier in October Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin to review progress in the bilateral agenda During the conversation PM Modi conveyed birthday greetings to Putin and reaffirmed Indiaâs commitment to strengthening strategic cooperationHe also said he looked forward to welcoming the Russian leader to India in December for the 23rd IndiaâRussia Annual SummitThe two leaders also met in September on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Tianjin where they discussed regional and global developments including the situation in Ukraine and reiterated support for deepening bilateral tiesPresident Putin is expected to visit India in December after his last trip to New Delhi in 2021 IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/eam-jaishankar-to-meet-russian-counterpart-in-moscow-today-to-review-bilateral-global-agenda-648988.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/orange-alert-for-7-tn-districts-as-low-pressure-system-strengthens-in-bay-of-bengal-648991.html Chennai Nov 17 A lowpressure area that formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal near the Sri Lankan coast has intensified It is expected to move towards Tamil Nadu prompting the India Meteorological Department IMD Chennai to issue an Orange Alert for seven districts warning of extremely heavy rainfall on Monday According to the IMD the system which developed on Sunday morning continues to persist in the same region Weather models indicate that it is likely to move westnorthwestwards over the next 24 hours bringing significant rainfall activity to several parts of Tamil NaduIn the 24 hours ending Monday morning the highest rainfall was recorded in Thirparappu in Kanyakumari district at 6 cm This was followed by 4 cm in Sembanarkoil Mayiladuthurai district and 3 cm in Parangipettai Cuddalore districtWith the system gradually strengthening the IMD has forecast moderate thunderstorms and light to moderate rainfall for many coastal and interior districts todayOn Tuesday the southern and northern districts are likely to receive similar weather accompanied by thunder and lightningSeven districts Chennai Chengalpattu Tiruvallur Kancheepuram Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Tiruvarur and the Karaikal region have been placed under Orange Alert for the likelihood of extremely heavy rainfall on MondayResidents in these districts are advised to stay cautious avoid waterlogged areas and follow advisories issued by local authoritiesMeanwhile Cuddalore Villupuram Thanjavur Pudukkottai Ramanathapuram Thoothukudi Tirunelveli Kanyakumari and the Union Territory of Puducherry are expected to experience heavy rainfall today For Tuesday the IMD has predicted heavy rainfall in the southern districts of Kanyakumari Tirunelveli Thoothukudi Ramanathapuram Sivaganga Virudhunagar Tenkasi and TheniChennai and its suburbs are likely to see overcast skies throughout the day Some areas may receive heavy to very heavy spells of rainThe city corporation has put its field teams on alert to tackle potential waterlogging while residents have been advised to avoid unnecessary travel during peak showersWith the northeast monsoon active and atmospheric conditions favouring heavy precipitation the IMD continues to monitor the system closely Authorities have urged the public to stay updated through official weather bulletins and take necessary precautions IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/orange-alert-for-7-tn-districts-as-low-pressure-system-strengthens-in-bay-of-bengal-648991.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/tn-govt-launches-major-mangrove-push-to-restore-ennore-creek-648992.html Chennai Nov 17 Chennaiâs Ennore Creek once severely impacted by industrial pollution and an oil spill is showing early signs of ecological renewal as a largescale mangrove restoration programme gets underway The Forest Department has begun planting 20000 mangrove saplings across the estuary using the innovative âfishboneâ restoration model marking one of the most significant revival efforts in recent yearsThe ongoing initiative covers 15 hectares including four hectares developed under the fishbone technique This method involves carving narrow tidal channels that allow seawater to flow naturally into the restoration zone during high tidesThe improved water circulation creates favourable conditions for mangrove growth by ensuring stable salinity and moisture levelsThis yearâs efforts follow the departmentâs extensive plantation drive last season during which 18 lakh mangrove saplings of key species were introducedBuilding on that success the biodiversity mix has been expanded to include additional species aimed at improving ecological resilience and strengthening the habitatThe creekâs perennial water availability is expected to support strong survival rates for the young saplings More than one lakh additional mangrove saplings are currently being raised and will be planted by January reinforcing the longterm restoration strategyTo make space for new plantations and facilitate natural regeneration nearly 250 hectares of invasive Prosopis juliflora have been cleared from the creek areaThe removal of this aggressive species has opened up crucial habitat that had previously been choked by dense waterconsuming growth A central nursery established in Kattuppalli village has produced over one lakh saplings for the current planting season These saplings form the core of the departmentâs efforts to revive the creekâs ecological balanceThe restoration process is expected to take at least two years for the saplings to establish As the mangroves mature the restored habitat will gradually support the settlement of algae and zooplankton which will attract fish and prawn speciesThis ecological recovery is expected to benefit local fishing communities by improving catch potential and livelihood opportunitiesThe restored mangrove landscape will also create new feeding nesting and roosting habitats for both resident and migratory birds transforming Ennore Creek into a vibrant coastal ecosystem once again IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/tn-govt-launches-major-mangrove-push-to-restore-ennore-creek-648992.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:26:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/tn-farmers-reject-ktaka-dy-cms-assurance-on-mekedatu-dam-urge-cm-stalin-to-ensure-daily-cauvery-release-648993.html Chennai Nov 17 Farmersâ organisations in Tamil Nadu have firmly dismissed Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumarâs recent claim that the Mekedatu dam project will not affect their stateâs share of Cauvery water They argue that Karnataka has repeatedly failed to honour the monthly water releases mandated by the Supreme Court and have urged Chief Minister MK Stalin to push for a daily water release mechanism to safeguard the stateâs irrigation needsThe concerns gained momentum after the Supreme Court dismissed Tamil Naduâs petition challenging the Mekedatu project Following the verdict Shivakumar reiterated that the dam would not obstruct the flow of water to Tamil Nadu and that Karnataka intended to move forward with constructionHe also maintained that the proposed balancing reservoir would ensure water supply during periods of scarcityFarmers in Tamil Nadu however view the situation differently They point out that the state has struggled to receive even the minimum monthly quota fixed by the apex courtWith the agricultural season already underway farmers maintain that the current pattern of irregular and delayed releases from Karnataka adversely affects crop planning and threatens the livelihoods of thousands of families dependent on Cauvery irrigationAccording to farmersâ associations Tamil Nadu was entitled to receive 919 TMC of water for June and 3124 TMC for July under the Supreme Courtâs directives Yet the flow during these months has been far below the stipulated levelsFarmers argue that this chronic shortfall demonstrates Karnatakaâs unwillingness to meet its obligations casting doubt on assurances linked to the Mekedatu project They believe the Tamil Nadu government must adopt a more assertive approach urging the neighbouring state to comply strictly with the Courtâs ordersThe view among farmersâ groups is that monthly release schedules have proven ineffective and that only a structured daily allotment can ensure consistent availability of water for irrigation They also emphasise that Karnataka has a track record of releasing water only when its reservoirs are filled during monsoon periods leaving Tamil Nadu vulnerable during dry spellsWith Samba cultivation progressing across the delta region farmers warn that any further delay or reduction in water supply could lead to significant agricultural losses In this context farmers have appealed to Chief Minister MK Stalin to initiate strong sustained negotiations with Karnataka to secure uninterrupted daily release of Cauvery water and prevent a deepening crisis in TNâs irrigated farmlands IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/tn-farmers-reject-ktaka-dy-cms-assurance-on-mekedatu-dam-urge-cm-stalin-to-ensure-daily-cauvery-release-648993.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:16:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/haryana-police-arrest-over-3-000-criminals-in-11-days-under-operation-trackdown-648994.html Chandigarh Nov 17 The Haryana Police under their recently launched Operation Trackdown have in 11 days arrested more than 3000 criminals said officials adding that this has reinforced the state governmentâs firm commitment to ensure safety and dismantle organised crime syndicates According to a statement released by Haryana Police the intensive operation launched on November 5 has now completed its 11th day further tightening the grip of law enforcement across the state and instilling fear among criminal elements On the 11th day alone police arrested 96 notorious offenders involved in various crimes With this action the total number of arrests made under Operation Trackdown has reached 3172These arrests include 610 individuals involved in serious and heinous crimes while the number of criminals arrested in other cases has risen to 2562 Providing further details IG Rakesh Arya stated that on November 15 police made eight arrests in seven murder cases and one attempttomurder case Additionally 29 arrests were made in 23 cases and 27 criminals were apprehended in 22 cases registered under the Arms Act for illegal weapons possession In total 67 offenders were sent to jail in connection with 54 serious casesTo intensify the crackdown history sheets were opened for 19 accused individuals on November 15 bringing the total number of criminals with newly opened history sheets to 150 This growing figure underscores the Haryana Policeâs dedication to eliminating crime and reflects the operationâs highly effective results in advancing the goal of making Haryana a crimefree stateIn a significant development under the ongoing campaign Karnal Police arrested four notorious criminals involved in cases of snatching and firing Acting on the instructions of the Haryana Director General of Police Karnal Police recorded two major achievements as part of Operation Trackdown a special initiative aimed at curbing organised crime across the state By demonstrating promptness vigilance and proactive strategy the district police strengthened law and order through the arrest of four wanted criminals implicated in serious offencesThe first major action pertained to a robbery and snatching incident On November 13 the accused and his accomplices robbed the complainant Kamaljeet who was walking along the canal bank toward the village of Kalri Nanhera A case number 650 was registered at Indri Police Station Acting swiftly a team led by SubInspector Sumit Kumar under the supervision of Inspector Vipin Kumar Station House Officer of Indri apprehended the accused Yogesh son of Dan Singh a resident of Nauratha Indri KarnalIt was reported that Yogesh is a hardened and highly skilled criminal Besides the robbery case he faces eight additional cases registered at Indri Police Station under various serious sections including theft and offences related to the Arms Act After extensive interrogation Yogesh was produced before the court and subsequently remanded to judicial custody in the district jailKarnal Police also achieved another breakthrough in the CNG petrol pump firing case Under the guidance of the Superintendent of Police Karnal and through continuous surveillance under Operation Trackdown a team from Gharaunda Police Station acting on credible information arrested three wanted accused These individuals had created panic by firing indiscriminately following a minor altercation with a CNG pump employee in Gharaunda on the night of October 13 before fleeing the sceneThe arrested individuals were identified as Jitendra son of Satpal Panipat Sachin alias Ricky son of Harish Bhardwaj Shivah Panipat and Deepak son of Karamveer Jatal Panipat A case was registered against them under Section 1091 of the IPC and relevant provisions of the Arms Act in case number 624 at Gharaunda Police Station All three were taken on production warrants for detailed interrogationThe main accused Jitendra already has four serious cases registered against him including attempt to murder rioting and fraud After interrogation all three accused were produced before the court once again and sent to the district jail IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/haryana-police-arrest-over-3-000-criminals-in-11-days-under-operation-trackdown-648994.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:20:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/after-rain-alert-aiadmk-defers-todays-protest-against-dmks-sir-misconduct-to-nov-20-648996.html Chennai Nov 17 The AIADMK has postponed its planned protest near Rajarathinam Stadium in Egmore following a heavy rain alert issued by the Chennai Meteorological Department The demonstration originally scheduled for Monday was organised to condemn what the party alleges are serious irregularities committed by ruling DMK functionaries during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision SIR of the electoral rollsIn a statement the AIADMK said the protest was intended to highlight mounting complaints from various parts of the city about the conduct of DMK cadre during the voter verification processAccording to the party several of its local units have reported that DMK members have been interfering with the verification work by influencing officials creating obstacles for genuine voters and attempting to manipulate the inclusion or deletion of names in the electoral rollsThe AIADMK had planned to bring together its district secretaries area organisers and cadres to stage the protest at Rajarathinam Stadium as a public show of dissent and to urge the Election Commission to step in immediatelyThe party had also planned to demand stronger oversight across Chennaiâs Assembly constituencies to ensure that the electoral roll revision takes place in a free fair and transparent manner without political interferenceHowever with the Chennai Meteorological Department warning of the possibility of heavy rain in parts of the city due to a weather system active over the Bay of Bengal the AIADMK said it was compelled to defer the eventThe party noted that the likelihood of intense rainfall and possible disruption to public movement made it inadvisable to hold a large gatheringClarifying that the protest has only been postponed and not cancelled the AIADMK announced that the demonstration will now be held on the 20th of this month at the same venue near Rajarathinam Stadium in EgmoreParty leaders urged cadres to remain prepared for the rescheduled event and reiterated their commitment to exposing what they describe as systematic violations by DMK functionaries during the special voter roll verification exerciseAIADMK sources said they hope the Election Commission will take note of the allegations and strengthen monitoring systems to ensure that the SIR process remains transparent and free of political pressure Senior party leaders and district representatives are expected to participate in the protest on November 20 IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/after-rain-alert-aiadmk-defers-todays-protest-against-dmks-sir-misconduct-to-nov-20-648996.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:45:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bengal-governor-orders-fir-against-trinamools-kalyan-banerjee-over-raj-bhavan-weapon-remarks-649009.html Kolkata Nov 17 The office of the West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose had directed the Kolkata Police to start an investigation into the allegations made by the fourtime Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Kalyan Banerjeeâ that arms and ammunition were being distributed from the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata by registering a first information report FIR in the matter An insider from Raj Bhavan said the Governors office had also cautioned the city police authorities that action under the Governors powers would be taken in case of noncompliance with the order to initiate an investigation into the matter by registering an FIRAt the same time the insider added the Governor is also consulting legal experts on possible actions that could be taken by his office on the matter including approaching the Lok Sabha Secretariat for action against Banerjee for his controversial commentsOn Sunday morning the Governor described the allegation floated by Banerjee as âinflammatory explosive and irresponsibleâ and also cautioned of strong legal actions on his part He also demanded an unconditional apology from Kalyan Banerjee if his allegations made publicly are untrueHowever the strong note of caution from the government could not stop Banerjee from continuing with his jibes âIf necessary I will also file a counter suit and fight it out till the Supreme Court level At the same time I am challenging the government to appear in an open forum where I will also be presentâ Banerjee saidOn Saturday while interacting with the media persons Kalyan Banerjee alleged that the Raj Bhavan was giving shelter to âcriminalsâ of the BJPThe Trinamool MP also claimed that the Governor should first stop giving shelter to criminals and distributing arms and ammunition to them to kill Trinamool Congress workers âAs long as an incompetent Governor like you remains as long as a BJPservant Governor remains you will never see anything good happening in West Bengalâ Kalyan Banerjee said on SaturdayOn Saturday Banerjee also made a controversial statement about Prime Minister Narendra Modi linking the latter with the car explosion in New Delhi last week killing 12 peopleWhile speaking to the media persons Banerjee said the blast was conducted deliberately just a day before the second phase of the Bihar Assembly polls just to create a sympathy wave in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP and directly accused the Prime Minister of masterminding that conspiracy IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bengal-governor-orders-fir-against-trinamools-kalyan-banerjee-over-raj-bhavan-weapon-remarks-649009.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:52:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/delhi-police-arrest-man-recover-16-stolen-bicycles-649011.html New Delhi Nov 17 In a successful operation a Delhi Police team arrested a bicycle thief and recovered 16 stolen bicycles officials said on Monday During the investigation more than 300 CCTV cameras from areas near the theft sites were examined and local informers were activated Both technical and manual intelligence inputs were collected to trace the culprits The bicycle thief was previously involved in four criminal casesAccording to a statement released by the Dwarka South Police Station the officers became more concerned after the recent rise in bicycle thefts in the Dwarka South area Recognising that for many residents a bicycle is an essential possession the police resolved to identify the offender and restore the stolen bicycles to their rightful ownersA dedicated team was constituted by Inspector Rajesh Kumar Sah SHO Dwarka South under the close supervision of ACP Dwarka Kishor Kumar Rewala The team included HC Sudhir Kumar 987DW HC Manoj Kumar 828DW HC Gaje Singh 1030DW HC Surender 764DW and Ct Tushar Yadav 1803DWOn October 28 at around 700 pm HC Manoj received secret information that the thief would arrive near DDA Park or Bhains Wala Park within a few minutes He immediately alerted the team and the officers reached the location and laid a trap near Bhains Wala ParkAfter some time a man was spotted riding a bicycle from the direction of Ganpati Chowk towards Bhains Wala Park His behaviour appeared suspicious and the police signalled for him to stop Instead of complying he attempted to flee towards DDA Park Dwarka Sector 7 abandoning the bicycleThe team chased and apprehended him Upon inspection the bicycle matched the description of one reported stolen in eFIR 801019512025 registered under Section 3032 BNS at Dwarka South Police StationDuring interrogation the accused confessed that he had stolen the bicycle from Ramphal Chowk Road in front of Instyle Salon Sector 7 Dwarka He further revealed that he had stolen several other bicycles Based on his disclosures the police recovered 15 additional bicycles from different locations after sustained effort IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/delhi-police-arrest-man-recover-16-stolen-bicycles-649011.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:06:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/chandrasekharan-murder-case-sc-seeks-trail-court-records-to-review-bail-plea-of-accused-649019.html New Delhi Nov 17 IANS The Supreme Court on Monday observed that the TP Chandrasekharan murder case is a serious homicide matter and questioned how bail could be granted in haste without examining the full case recordsnbspThe Bench said it must review the trial court documents including witness testimonies before considering the bail plea The court also declined to grant interim bail to the petitioner at this stageThe Bench directed the authorities to produce within 15 days all materials related to the case including deposition records witness statements and relevant trial documentsThe matter has now been adjourned for further hearing after the compilation of these recordsThe bail petition was filed by Jyothi Babu an accused in the 2012 murder of Revolutionary Marxist Party RMP leader TP ChandrasekharanIncidentally last year the Kerala High Court while sentencing 12 men in this case to rigorous life imprisonment termed it a barbaric crimeAll the accused were either CPIM activists or those allegedly hired by them to eliminate Chandrasekharan who quit the CPIM and formed his own partyThe case saw heated arguments in the Supreme Court with strong objections from Chandrasekharans widow KK Rema who is now an MLAAppearing for Rema her counsel argued that the state government had been playing hideandseek by failing to file a proper response to the bail petitionHe contended that granting bail in such a grave political assassination case would undermine public faith in the justice systemResponding to the allegation Jyothi Babus counsel shot back asking what game the State was allegedly playing and accusing Remas side of playing to the galleryThe state governments counsel too maintained that Remas accusations were exaggerated and politically motivatedIn her affidavit before the Supreme Court Rema asserted that the accused in the case had already received disproportionate leniency in earlier stages and further concessions would erode public trust in judicial institutionsShe said granting bail to Jyothi Babu would send a dangerous and demoralising message especially in a case involving brutal political murderJyothi Babu approached the Supreme Court claiming deteriorating health and seeking bail on medical groundsHowever the court made it clear that such arguments cannot be considered without first scrutinising the trial record in fullThe case will be taken up again after the documents are furnishedIANS https://dailyworld.in/national/chandrasekharan-murder-case-sc-seeks-trail-court-records-to-review-bail-plea-of-accused-649019.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:32:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/hm-amit-shah-chairs-northern-zonal-council-meet-to-enhance-cooperative-federalism-649020.html Faridabad Nov 17 IANS Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired the 32nd meeting of the Northern Zonal Council steering solutionoriented dialogue on important issues related to the Centre and the states to strengthen cooperative federalismnbspThe meeting began with a tribute to the victims of the Delhi blast on November 10Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta also attended the meeting and said on X Today I participated in the 32nd meeting of the Northern Zonal Council under the chairmanship of the Honorable Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri AmitShahJiThe Honorable Prime Minister Shri narendramodiJi has made cooperative federalism a strong foundation for nationbuilding The Northern Zonal Council is an extremely effective and resultoriented platform that brings that very idea to life on the ground she saidThis council advances an open constructive and solutionoriented dialogue process on important issues related to the center and the states The resolution of many complex issues is possible only through the collective participation of the Centre and several states and this council further strengthens that collective effort said the Delhi Chief MinisterMeetings of Zonal Councils have gained significance due to their agenda involving issues of national importance including the speedy investigation of cases of sexual offences against women and children and the implementation of Fast Track Special Courts FTSC for their swift disposalIssues like providing brickandmortar banking facilities within the designated area of every village implementation of the Emergency Response Support System ERSS112 and various regionallevel common interest issues such as strengthening nutrition education health electricity urban planning and the cooperative system were also lined up for discussion said a statementThe Northern Zonal Council comprises the statesUTs of Haryana Himachal Pradesh Punjab Rajasthan Delhi Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh and ChandigarhSenior officials from the Centre state governments and union territories participated in the meeting chaired by HM ShahThis meeting was organised by the InterState Council Secretariat Ministry of Home Affairs with the Haryana government as its hostThe Union Home Minister is the chairperson of the Northern Zonal Council and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini is its vicechairpersonThe role of the Zonal Councils is advisory however over the past few years these councils have proven to be an important factor in promoting healthy bonds of mutual understanding and cooperation in various fieldsFive Zonal Councils including the Northern Zonal Council were established under Sections 15 to 22 of the States Reorganisation Act 1956With the cooperation of all state governments Central ministries and departments a total of 63 meetings of the various Zonal Councils and their permanent committees have been held in the last 11 years said a statementThe Zonal Councils provide a forum for resolving and progressing issues and disputes between the Centre and the Member StatesUTs among the Member StatesUTs and within the zone it saidIANS https://dailyworld.in/national/hm-amit-shah-chairs-northern-zonal-council-meet-to-enhance-cooperative-federalism-649020.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:41:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/delhi-blast-signal-chats-weapon-trail-expose-structured-core-of-terror-module-649021.html New Delhi Nov 17 IANS Encrypted conversations and the movement of weapons have revealed a tightly organised inner circle within the terror module linked to Dr Umar Muhammad the driver of the i20 car that exploded near Delhis Red Fort killing at least 13 and injuring over a dozen people investigators have foundnbspAccording to official sources Umar created an encrypted Signal group nearly three months ago using a name marked with special characters to avoid surveillanceHe reportedly added Muzammil Adil Rather Muzaffar Rather and Maulvi Irfan Ahmad Waghe to this channel which functioned as the primary hub for internal coordinationA major turning point in the probe came after an assault rifle and a pistol were recovered from the car of Dr Shaheen Shahid Investigators believe Umar had procured these weapons and handed them to Irfan sometime in 2024Shaheen had previously seen the same weapons during a visit to Irfans room along with Muzammil and is suspected to have contributed the largest share of funds used to sustain the modules operationsSources say the evidence so far points to a clear hierarchy and division of roles Financial support was primarily managed by the three doctors with Dr Muzammil playing a central roleRecruitment of Kashmiri youths was handled by Irfan who is believed to have brought in two arrested recruits Arif Nisar Dar alias Sahil and Yasir ul AshrafInvestigators have also documented several instances of weapon movement In October 2023 Adil and Umar visited Irfan at Masjid Ali carrying a rifle hidden in a bag and later left after cleaning its barrelA month later Adil again arrived at Irfans residence with a rifle Muzammil and Shaheen also reached the location that same day The weapon was reportedly kept with Irfan and Adil returned the next morning to collect it sources saidThe findings indicate a coordinated network operating through encrypted platforms involving systematic fundraising targeted recruitment and careful handling of weapons they addedThe network is linked to the Faridabad terror module which was exposed on November 9 after police seized 2900 kg of explosives and ammunition from rented rooms linked to Muzammil a doctor associated with the Al Falah UniversityUmar another doctor associated with Al Falah University was driving the car that exploded near the Red Fort on November 10 triggering a massive investigation into the modules operations Police have since intensified the hunt for all individuals connected to the networkFurther investigations are underwayIANS https://dailyworld.in/national/delhi-blast-signal-chats-weapon-trail-expose-structured-core-of-terror-module-649021.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/assam-rifles-apprehend-member-of-banned-peoples-liberation-army-in-manipur-648925.html Imphal Nov 16 The Assam Rifles under the Spear Corps of the Indian Army apprehended an active cadre of the Peoples Liberation Army PLA in Yaripok Bazar Thoubal Manipur an official said on Sunday âAssamRifles and Thoubal Commandos apprehended one active cadre of the proscribed PLA in Yaripok Bazar Thoubal Manipur on 15 Nov 2025 One smartphone with SIM was recovered The individual was handed over to Yaripok PS for further investigationâ said a message on XEarlier the Assam Rifles flagged off an education tour for students and teachers of Don Bosco College Maram Manipur to Arunachal Pradesh an official saidIn a message on X the Spear Corps said âAssamRifles under SpearCorps flags off Seemadarshan Tour under Op Sadbhavana for students and teachers of Don Bosco College Maram Manipur The team will explore important places in ArunachalPradesh and visit Assam Rifles Training Centre and School ARTC amp SâIn a similar initiative the Chennai leg of the National Integration Tour by Red Shield Division under the Spear Corps concluded on an inspiring noteStudents interacted with Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi visited the Officers Training Academy explored Egmore Museum and Marina Beach immersing in Chennaiâs rich culture said a statement on XThe Spear Corps in another statement on X said that the Assam Rifles flagged off a maiden Territorial Army Recruitment Rally from Noney Manipur taking career awareness and opportunities to remote areas of the stateThe initiative aimed to empower local youth and enhance their participation in national service it saidOn Thursday the Assam Rifles conducted a comprehensive premedical documentation and physical screening at Mon District Nagaland for youth aspiring to join the 164 Infantry Battalion Territorial Army H amp H NAGAThe initiative was organised as part of the preparation for the recruitment rally scheduled from November 15 to 24 at Zakhama Military Station Kohima to guide and assist local candidates in meeting the required standards said a message on X IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/assam-rifles-apprehend-member-of-banned-peoples-liberation-army-in-manipur-648925.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 01:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/sc-to-hear-pil-on-controlling-air-pollution-tomorrow-648928.html New Delhi Nov 16 The Supreme Court is set to resume hearing on Monday the public interest litigation PIL concerning alarming air pollution levels in the national capital and the adjoining areas The hearing assumes significance as stubble burning and stagnant weather conditions continue to push DelhiNCRs air quality into the severe categoryAs per the cause list uploaded on the Apex Courts website a Bench of Chief Justice of India CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria will take up the matter for further hearing on November 17In the previous hearing on November 12 the CJI Gavailed Bench had expressed concern over the deteriorating air quality despite enforcement of the Graded Response Action Plan GRAP and had directed the governments of Punjab and Haryana to file detailed affidavits outlining the steps taken to curb stubble burningThe Top Court took note of submissions which highlighted that AQI has crossed 450 at several locations in DelhiNCRSenior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan had pointed out that even routine construction activities including drilling work outside the Supreme Courts own premises were continuing despite hazardous conditionsAt least for a few days such activities should stop Sankaranarayanan told the Apex CourtSenior advocate Aparajita Singh the amicus curiae assisting the Supreme Court had also flagged discrepancies in official pollution data and warned that the situation had become very dangerousThe CJI Gavailed Bench which has been monitoring the issue closely had earlier called for a report from the Commission for Air Quality Management CAQM on its monitoring and enforcement mechanisms and had even asked the Centre to consider strict penalties including arrests to deter farmers from burning crop residueRecently Apex Court judge Justice P S Narasimha urged advocates to avoid physical appearances in Supreme Court proceedings and instead opt for virtual hearings warning that Delhis toxic air could cause permanent damageSituation is very very serious Why are you all appearing here Justice Narasimha remarkedWe have the virtual hearing facility Please avail it This pollution will cause permanent damage he added IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/sc-to-hear-pil-on-controlling-air-pollution-tomorrow-648928.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 01:36:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/v-p-radhakrishnan-highlights-cags-global-standing-as-external-auditor-for-who-amp-ilo-648934.html New Delhi Nov 16 VicePresident CP Radhakrishnan on Sunday highlighted that the global reputation of Indias Comptroller and Auditor General of India CAG has surged with its role as external auditor for organisations like the World Health Organisation WHO and the International Labour Organisation ILO Addressing the fifth Audit Diwas celebrations here the VicePresident also mentioned that currently CAG chairs the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions ASOSAI and the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions INTOSAI Committee including the Working Group on IT Audit positioning Bharat as a global leader in auditing standardsHe called it as a testimony to Bharats journey from being a follower to emerging as a global leaderIn his address VicePresident Radhakrishnan hailed the CAG as the guardian of the public purse emphasising its vital role in protecting public money and promoting good governanceHe lauded the CAGs 165 years of dedicated service legacy since the office of Auditor General was instituted in 1860Supreme Audit institutions across the world share one common purpose to protect public money and promote good governance Among them the CAG of India stands proudly upholding the principles of accountability transparency and integrity in public life he remarkedVicePresident Radhakrishnan applauded the CAG for notifying One Nation One Set of Object Heads of Expenditure for both the Union and state governments a reform that will significantly enhance transparency and comparability of government expenditureHighlighting Indias advancements in artificial intelligence AI big data blockchain and machine learning the VicePresident expressed happiness to note that the CAG through initiatives like the One Indian Audit and Accounts Department IAAD One System AIbased audit frameworks and several other measures has embedded technology predictive analytics and generative AI into the very DNA of public financial managementHe also praised the CAGs partnerships with premier institutions like IIT Madras to build capacity in data sciences cybersecurity and deep learningHe expressed satisfaction with the fact that a customised Large Language Model is being developed to feed more than 20000 inspection reports annually bolstering datadriven auditingTechnology adoption will enhance risk detection efficiency and evidencebased governance ensuring the optimal use of public funds the VicePresident saidTo achieve this we need to have a futureready and citizencentric civil service he addedThe VicePresident urged officers to continuously upgrade their skills and auditing capabilities ensuring that public welfare remains at the heart of governanceSenior officials present on the occasion included K Sanjay Murthy CAG of India Deputy CAGs Subir Mallick Krishnan Sagaran Subramanian and Jayant Sinha retired CAGs and officials from the Indian Audit and Account Service IAampAS were present at the event IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/v-p-radhakrishnan-highlights-cags-global-standing-as-external-auditor-for-who-amp-ilo-648934.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:01:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bjp-condemns-murder-of-rss-leaders-son-in-punjab-648936.html Chandigarh Nov 16 BJPs Punjab unit working President Ashwani Sharma on Sunday condemned the murder of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS volunteer Naveen Arora in Ferozepur Arora a thirdgeneration Sangh volunteer was the grandson of senior RSS leader and social worker late Dina Nath and the son of Baldev Raj AroraHe was allegedly shot dead by two motorcycleborne assailants on Saturday eveningThe incident occurred when Naveen Arora 32 who ran a shop in the main bazaar was walking homeAccording to the police the assailants opened fire at him near the Baba Noor Shah Wali dargah One of the bullets hit his head and he was rushed to a private hospital where doctors declared him dead The family has refused to opt for cremation seeking justiceDescribing the incident neither the first nor an isolated one BJP working chief Sharma said the continuous murders and crimes targeting businessmen athletes youth and common people raise serious questions about the incompetent working style of the state governmentHe said the state government has proven to be a complete failure in handling law and order and that the BJP will not remain silent on the issue of the safety of innocent peopleThis incident clearly shows how the morale of criminals has soared under the current governments ruleExpressing concern he stated that people in Punjab no longer feel safe anywhereHe further said Instead of ensuring public safety the Punjab Police have been deployed to serve AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and his team who have come from Delhi which is against public interestSharma said the BJP will continue its fight against this rising wave of crime and will keep demanding strict measures to restore peace and security in the stateSharma expressed condolences to the Arora family and assured them of all possible support in their fight for justice IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bjp-condemns-murder-of-rss-leaders-son-in-punjab-648936.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/railway-protection-force-crackdown-on-narcotics-smuggling-intensified-across-northeast-648940.html Guwahati Nov 16 The Railway Protection Force RPF of Northeast Frontier Railway NFR continues to demonstrate its commitment towards ensuring the safety and security of railway passengers and property officials said on Sunday NFRs Chief Public Relations Officer CPRO Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that during October the RPF troops of NFR apprehended 37 people involved in the smuggling of narcotics items and contraband goods valued at approximately Rs 941 croreHe said that on November 13 the RPF of New Cooch Behar in North Bengal recovered 371 kg of unclaimed dry ganja marijuana worth Rs 371 lakhs at New Cooch Behar railway stationThe recovered items were handed over to the OfficerinCharge OC GRP New Coochbehar for taking necessary legal actionOn the same day joint efforts by RPF and the Government Railway Police GRP of Agartala and Lumding recovered 2361 Kg of ganja worth Rs 236 lakh at Agartala and Lumding railway stationsThe recovered items were handed over to the respective OCs of GRP for taking necessary action Similarly on November 12 the RPF of Dharmanagar Tripura Agartala and Rangapara North Assams Sonitpur district recovered 5051 kg of ganja worth Rs 505 lakh at Dharmanagar Agartala and Rangapara NorthThe recovered items were handed over to the respective OCs of GRP for necessary actionThe NFR commends the dedicated efforts of RPF personnel across various posts and their effective coordination with GRP and Customs authorities ensuring the safety of railway premises and curbing illegal activities within its jurisdiction the officials saidMeanwhile in a concerted effort to protect vulnerable passengers and combat human trafficking the RPF of NFR achieved commendable success by rescuing a large number of minors including girls regularlyThe NFR operates in the Northeastern states and in seven districts of West Bengal and five districts of northern Bihar IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/railway-protection-force-crackdown-on-narcotics-smuggling-intensified-across-northeast-648940.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:23:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/v-p-radhakrishnan-begins-maiden-visit-to-telangana-648943.html New Delhi Nov 16 VicePresident CP Radhakrishnan on Sunday reached Telangana for attending the Ramoji Excellence Awards 2025 event at Film City as part of his maiden visit to the state an official said A message on Vice Presidents official X account said Upon his maiden visit to Telangana VicePresident CP Radhakrishnan was accorded a warm welcome by Governor of Telangana Jishnu Dev Varma Chief Minister of Telangana A Revanth Reddy Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy Chairperson of the Telangana Legislative Council Gutha Sukender Reddy and other dignitaries at the Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad todayThe VicePresident was also accorded a Guard of Honour upon his arrivalEarlier during the day VicePresident Radhakrishnan addressed a media awards ceremony in Delhi and said that cinema and politics are two entirely different worlds but one thing is common both are uncertain fieldsWhile handing over an award to Union Minister of State MoS for Tourism and Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi the VicePresident praised the MoS for sustaining and succeeding in bothVicePresident Radhakrishnan also underscored the medias vital role in highlighting the nations positive developments to inspire optimism among the youthHe emphasised that journalism serves to give a voice to the voiceless and highlighted the medias crucial role in creating a drugfree society by spreading awareness and shaping responsible public discourseAt another event in Delhi the VicePresident emphasised the importance of accountability transparency and integrity for upholding the moral wealth of Bharat lauding the contributions of the Comptroller and Auditor General CAG of IndiaSpeaking at the Audit Diwas Celebrations 2025 as the Chief Guest the VicePresident appreciated the pivotal role of the CAG calling the institution the guardian of the public purseHe highlighted that by upholding fairness and truth in auditing the CAG stands as a pillar of accountability transparency and integrity the moral wealth of BharatVicePresident Radhakrishnan also commended the CAG of India for notifying One Nation One Set of Object Heads of Expenditure for the Union government and all state governments a reform that will significantly enhance transparency and comparability of government expenditure IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/v-p-radhakrishnan-begins-maiden-visit-to-telangana-648943.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/e-jagriti-empowers-consumers-275-lakh-users-registered-13-lakh-complaints-filed-since-january-launch-648944.html New Delhi Nov 16 In a major boost to consumer rights the eJagriti platform has emerged as a transformative digital grievance redressal system registering more than two lakh users since its launch on January 1 2025 the Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution said on Sunday The platform streamlines procedures for citizens by reducing paperwork minimising travel and cutting down physical documentation thereby promoting environmental sustainabilityIt also strengthens access for nonresident Indians NRIs by removing geographical barriers and enabling them to assert their consumer rights from abroadAs of November 13 the unified portal has facilitated 130550 case filings and ensured the disposal of 127058 cases reflecting its efficiency in strengthening consumer protection across the countryWith its simple OTPbased registration eJagriti enables NRIs to file complaints make digital or offline fee payments participate in virtual hearings exchange documents online and track cases in real time eliminating the need for physical presence in IndiaMore than 275 lakh users including 1388 NRIs are registered enabling a Global Access and Seamless Consumer Grievance Redressal Platform enabling the filing of complaints from abroad virtual hearings and realtime tracking ensuring accessible justice for allEJagriti reflects governmentâs commitment to citizencentric technologydriven governance and empowers consumers with paperless contactless and efficient grievance redressalThis year 466 NRI complaints have been filed through the platform with major participation from countries such as the US 146 the UK 52 the UAE 47 Canada 39 Australia 26 and Germany 18The platforms inclusive features include a multilingual interface chatbot assistance voicetotext support for visually impaired and elderly users and endtoend encryption which enhance accessibility transparency and user security the Ministry saidFor citizens within India eJagriti integrates legacy systems like OCMS eDaakhil NCDRC CMS and CONFONET into a single seamless interfaceAs of November 13 2025 a total of 130550 complaints have been lodged nationwide with high adoption in states like Gujarat 14758 cases Uttar Pradesh 14050 cases and Maharashtra 12484 casesThe platforms rolebased dashboards provide advocates with tools to track cases upload documents and receive alerts while judges access digital files analytics and virtual courtrooms for efficient hearingsThe eJagriti platform is transforming consumer grievance redressal with faster disposals improved accessibility and secure digital processesOffering global access with endtoend encryption and rolebased permissions it enables citizens and NRIs to file and track cases from anywhereAutomated workflows virtual hearings and realtime SMSemail alerts have enhanced efficiency helping 10 states and the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC achieve disposal rates above 100 per centIn 2025 eJagriti recorded a notable rise in disposal efficiencyBetween JulyâAugust 27545 cases were disposed against 27080 filed and in SeptemberâOctober 24504 cases were cleared against 21592 filed surpassing 2024 performance and accelerating backlog reductionMore than 2 lakh SMS and 12 lakh email notifications have been dispatched covering registrations case approvals document submissions and realtime updates ensuring users never miss deadlines especially those operating across time zones the Ministry addedThe platform has also enabled swift and impactful resolutionsIn Assam a parent secured a Rs 305 lakh award within 25 days after an online course provider wrongfully deducted feesIn Tripura a consumer won more than Rs 167 lakh for an eightyearold defective LG refrigerator reinforcing that brands remain accountable long after purchase IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/e-jagriti-empowers-consumers-275-lakh-users-registered-13-lakh-complaints-filed-since-january-launch-648944.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:30:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/piyush-goyal-exhorts-domestic-plastics-industry-to-double-exports-648945.html Mumbai Nov 16 Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday exhorted the Indian plastics industry to aim at doubling exports focus on sustainability and adhere to international standards In his address at an industry event here the minister emphasised the need to continue to focus on the growth and global competitiveness of the sector by branding India as a highquality and costcompetitive producerâMSMEs in the plastics industry have a delta of opportunity to grow and contribute to export growthâ Goyal saidThe minister presented the Plexconcil Export Excellence Awards 202325 to the deserving winners from the Indian plastics industry at the eventIndias plastic exports reached 125 billion in FY 202425 recording an 8 per cent growth over the corresponding figure of 115 billion for the previous financial yearKey exports include plastic raw materials packaging items and films with growth seen in specific product categories like plastic films and sheets and packaging itemsThe United States China the United Arab Emirates and Germany are major export destinations and the industry is focusing on increasing its global market share and improving supply chain efficiencyThe government is focusing on efforts to boost exports and competitiveness through quality improvement and supply chain streamliningTrade agreements with countries like the US UK and EU are expected to drive further growth The industry is also targeting emerging markets in Africa Latin America and the CaribbeanThe plastics industry is present across the country and has more than 2500 exporters It employs more than 4 million people in the country and constitutes 30000 processing units among these 8590 per cent belong to small and medium enterprisesIndia manufactures various products such as plastics and linoleum houseware products cordage fishnets floor coverings medical items packaging items plastic films pipes and raw materials The country majorly exports plastic raw materials films sheets woven sacks fabrics and tarpaulin The Government of India intends to take the plastic industry 126 billion in the next five yearsAs many as 10 Plastic Parks have been approved in the country by the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Among these six plastic parks have received final approval from the following states â Madhya Pradesh two parks while Assam Tamil Nadu Odisha and Jharkhand have each given clearance for one park These parks are intended to boost employment and attain environmentally sustainable growth IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/piyush-goyal-exhorts-domestic-plastics-industry-to-double-exports-648945.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:31:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/chaiwala-became-pm-because-of-the-constitution-says-chandrababu-naidu-648946.html Amaravati Nov 16 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday said that it is because of the Indian Constitution that a âchaiwalaâ has become the Prime Minister âThe reason why Narendra Modi who started his life as a chaiwala is the Prime Minister is because of the Indian Constitutionâ he said at a conference on 75 years of the Indian Constitution organised by Andhra Pradesh High Court Advocates AssociationThe Telugu Desam Party TDP president was all praise for Narendra Modi saying he is making every effort to ensure that India becomes number one in the worldChief Justice of India Justice B R Gavai Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court Dheeraj Singh Thakur also addressed the conferenceCM Naidu noted that Chief Justice Gavai also comes from Amaravati in MaharashtraLauding Justice Gavai for being humble despite holding the post of the Chief Justice the Chief Minister said that he always emphasises equalityâCJI Justice Gavai is a goodhearted person He has delivered good judgments which will be remembered by peopleâ he saidâI am performing my duties as CM Justice Gavai as CJI and Dheeraj Singh Thakur as Andhra Pradesh CJ thanks to the Constitutionâ he saidCM Naidu stated that after the reforms the mindset of the people has changedâMany countries are facing many problems due to a lack of youth but India does not have such a problem There are huge human resources available in our countryâ he saidHe exuded confidence that by 2047 Indians will reach a level of influence all over the worldUnderlining the importance of the judiciary the Chief Minister stated that if there are mistakes in society it is the judicial system that corrects them and protects democracyâWith the advent of social media everyone is becoming an editor They are resorting to personal attacksâ he said while calling for keeping the nation first over everything elseHe observed that one personone vote is a boon given by Dr B R Ambedkar âVoters in some countries do not have equal rights India is a country where there is no difference between rich and poor and gender in terms of voting rightsâ he saidHe underscored the need to shape a society where there is social equality and economic equality and said public policies play a key role in achieving this equalityâThat is why I am planning to create a healthy wealthy and happy society I am seeking cooperation from everyone for this he added IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/chaiwala-became-pm-because-of-the-constitution-says-chandrababu-naidu-648946.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:32:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/ysrcp-leaders-stopped-from-visiting-hindupur-amid-tension-648948.html Amaravati Nov 16 Police stopped several leaders of the YSR Congress Party YSRCP from visiting Hindupur in Sri Sathya Sai district where the Telugu Desam Party TDP cadres allegedly attacked the YSRCP office Police stopped YSRCP leaders from visiting the town in view of the tension following Saturdayâs clash over alleged provocative remarks by a local YSRCP leader against Hindupur MLA and actor Nandamuri BalakrishnaAs Balakrishna also visited Hindupur on Sunday police beefed up security and stopped YSRCP leaders from visiting the townBalakishna who is the brotherinlaw of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu addressed a rally Balakishna promised that he would ensure Hindupurâs rapid developmentFormer MLA Kethireddi Peddareddy was stopped when he was on his way to Hindupur YSRCPâs Ananthapur district unit president Anantha Venkatarami Reddy sat on the road to protest the alleged highhanded behaviour of policeYSRCP leaders asked what problem Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has if they want to visit Hindupur where the YSRCP office was attacked by âTDP goonsâ on SaturdayYSRCPâs Sathya Sai district president Ushashri Charan was also stopped by the police She sat on the road to register her protest She asked the police officers if the YSRCP leaders have no responsibility to reassure the YSRCP cadresYSRCP state general secretary Satish Reddy was also stopped from going to Hindupur to inspect the YSRCP office that was attacked on Saturday The police detained him near KadiriThe opposition party alleged that police illegally arrested Kadiri constituency coordinator BS Makbool Strongly condemning the attack on the Hindupur YSRCP office Kadiri Constituency Coordinator Makbool set out for Hindupur but midway the police stopped him at the Lepakshi check post illegally arrested him and transported him to the Lepakshi police stationThe TDP cadres had reacted strongly to a statement made by Venu Gopal Reddy husband of YSRCP Hindupur incharge TN Deepika Venu Reddy Taking a dig at Balakrishna he had stated that the people of Hindupur have been living like slaves for the last 40 years miserably under someone sitting in HyderabadThe YSRCP leader had urged people to break free and elect his wife Deepika to show what real development meansIrked over Venu Gopal Reddyâs remarks TDP cadre and Balakrishnaâs fans stormed the YSRCP office on Saturday evening ransacking furniture smashing glass panels and partyrelated property They also damaged a bust of late YS Rajasekhar ReddyThe YSRCP staged a protest against the attack Deepika Venu Reddy led a protest march to the Urban Police Station demanding criminal action against the perpetratorsAs the tension gripped the town additional police forces from other parts of the district were deployed to prevent further clashesYSRCP President and former Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy termed the violent attack by TDP leaders and Balakrishnaâs followers on the YSRCP office in Hindupur as a direct assault on democracy itself âWe strongly condemn this barbaric act When political parties start destroying offices smashing furniture breaking glass panes and physically attacking workers it shows a dangerous collapse of democratic norms The absolute inaction of the police makes this even more alarming Their silence is not negligence It is a warning that Andhra Pradeshâs law and order machinery is being openly misused for Chandrababu Naiduâs political agendaâ he posted on X IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/ysrcp-leaders-stopped-from-visiting-hindupur-amid-tension-648948.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:34:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/cji-gavai-for-excluding-creamy-layer-in-reservations-to-scs-648954.html Amaravati Nov 16 Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Sunday stated that he still holds the view that the creamy layer should be excluded from reservations to the Scheduled Castes He opined that the child of an IAS officer cannot be equated with the offspring of a poor agricultural labourer when it comes to reservationsHe was delivering a keynote address on âIndia and the Living Indian Constitution at 75 Yearsâ at a programme organised by Andhra Pradesh High Court Advocates Association on the 75th anniversary of the Indian ConstitutionThe Chief Justice referred to last yearâs judgment by a bench of seven judges on the subclassification of Scheduled Castes SCsâLast year we sat in seven judge combination to consider the issue with regard to the issue of subclassification Out of seven six of us took the view that a subclassification was permissible if a state government finds that even among the Scheduled Castes a certain sections of Scheduled Castes are not adequately represented and if it is found that only a particular section in SCs have taken the benefits of the reservation the state cannot be peculated of its right to provide special treatment to those who are unrepresentedâ he saidâI also went further and took a view that the concept of creamy layer as has been found in the judgment of Indra Sawhney in so far as the other Backward Classes are concerned should also be made applicable to the Scheduled Castes Though my judgment has been widely criticised on that issue but I still hold that judges are not normally supposed to justify their judgments I still have a week to goâ said Justice Gavai who is scheduled to leave his office on November 23âBut if a person who is an IAS officer and he becomes chief secretary and his son gets the best of education in a city like Hyderabad or Bangalore could a child of a poor agricultural labourer studying in the villageâ though both belonging to the Scheduled Castes could be equated My answer was no It denies equality of opportunity Three of the learned judges concurred with my view Therefore the concept of equality has to be ensured Equality should not be only a paper equality but a real equalityâ he saidQuoting Dr BR Ambedkar he said equality without liberty will take away the incentive of a human being to excel in his life and liberty alone would lead to supremacy of the powerful over the weaker The trinity of equality liberty and fraternity would be necessary to take the country forward in achieving social and economic justiceJustice Gavai said that after becoming the 52nd CJI his first function was at his native place Amravati in Maharashtra and now when he is set to end his journey as CJI in a couple of days the last function that he attended happened to be again at Amaravati of Andhra PradeshComing from a humble background from a school predominantly in a semislum area in Amravati a municipal school I could reach the highest office in the judiciary and contribute in my humble way to nation building only because of the Constitution of India BR Gavai saidHe said it is because of the Constitution India had two Presidents from the Scheduled Castes and also the incumbent is a woman from the Scheduled TribeAccording to him Dr Ambedkars addresses during the presentation of the draft Constitution in the Constituent Assembly are the most important speeches which every student of law should readAsserting that the Indian Constitution is not static Justice Gavai said Dr BR Ambedkar always considered that it has to be evolving organic and a stateoftheart living document as Article 368 provides for the amendment of the ConstitutionOn one hand Dr Ambedkar was criticised for the powers to amend the Constitution being too liberal and on the other hand it was criticised that some of the amendments require ratification by half of the states and twothirds majority of the parliament and it was difficult to achieve an amendment in this manner he saidHe said that while amendments necessary for addressing socioeconomic challenges are easy wherever the foundations of the Constitution independence of the judiciary federal structure or other important aspects of the Constitution are involved powers to amend the Constitution are not simple IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/cji-gavai-for-excluding-creamy-layer-in-reservations-to-scs-648954.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:51:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/continue-to-serve-the-congress-ktaka-dy-cm-shivakumar-648956.html New Delhi Nov 16 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President DK Shivakumar said on Sunday that he will continue to work for the party irrespective of the the role assigned to him by the partys high command and will never betray it I am a disciplined soldier of the party I have never been someone who blackmails the Congress party I have built the party by working day and night and I will continue to build it Deputy Chief Minister Shivakumar saidHe was responding to media queries in DelhiWhen asked about the rumours that he had resigned from the State party Presidents post he said My mental physical and political health is fine I am going to meet Kharge Saheb AICC President Mallikarjun KhargeBefore December we have to lay the foundation stone for 100 Congress offices I have written a book called Gandhi Bharat We need to finalise a date for its release The Parliament session will begin soon We must also celebrate the Congress Foundation Day Who has to do all this I have to do it Why should I resign There is no such situation now he clarifiedAs long as the Congress party asks me to work in this position I will work like a disciplined soldier I am someone who works hard to ensure the party returns to power again in the state he addedWhen asked whether he would discuss the Cabinet reshuffle during his meeting with Mallikarjun Kharge he replied That is entirely left to the Chief Minister He will discuss it with the Congress High Command If they call me I will go I am only going to finalise dates for laying the foundation stones for party offices It is my wish that the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge jointly lay the foundation stones The Parliament session begins on December 1 so I will request them to come on a weekend before thatFor approving the building plan for the Congress office constructions I am paying Rs 230 crore Under the leadership of Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy one office is already being constructed Land has been readied for constructing offices at 75â80 locations We will build 100 offices Shivakumar said IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/continue-to-serve-the-congress-ktaka-dy-cm-shivakumar-648956.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:53:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/shivakumar-will-continue-as-ktaka-cong-chief-till-the-party-wants-him-to-says-dk-suresh-648957.html Bengaluru Nov 16 Responding to a query asked about a proposal before the Congress High Command for changing the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee KPCC President and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar former MP DK Suresh said on Sunday that his brother Shivakumar would abide by the any decision taken by the partys high command and will continue to work for the party DK Shivakumar will abide by any decision taken by the Congress High command Everyone has to listen to the High command let there be no doubt about it Shivakumar is not clinging on to the post the party has asked him to continue He will work for the party as long as the party gives an opportunity Suresh addedSpeaking to reporters at his Sadashivanagar residence in Bengaluru he said It was the Congress High Command which decides on Cabinet reshuffle and power sharing the former Congress MP said he would wait for the decisionQuestioned about the Cabinet reshuffle in Karnataka Suresh said I have seen the reports in the media This is the prerogative of the Congress High Command and the CM lets wait and watchHe was replying to a question on Congress High Command having given a go ahead for the Cabinet reshuffleAsked about the perception that there wont be any leadership change if the Cabinet reshuffle happens Suresh said I dont have any information on that It will be decided by the party High command and not by othersAsked if he would join his brother Shivakumar in Delhi he said The media has already reported that I am in Delhi Visiting Delhi is not new for me DK Shivakumar has gone to Delhi for work and I am going for my workAsked if he would meet the Congress High command during his Delhi visit Suresh said he would do so if the opportunity came upAsked if the time to wait was over he said I dont know about it These are your words lets wait and seeAsked about his desire to make his brother Shivakumar the Chief Minister of Karnataka Suresh said I have spoken about this many times Congress High Commands decision is final on this matter we have to see what decision the High command takesAsked if every future change in the state Congress unit depends on DK Shivakumars âclaimsâ he said Lets wait It is not that only Shivakumar is claiming a lot of people are making claims We dont know what claims are made by othersAsked about Home Minister G Parameshwaras statement that there wont be any change in leadership if the Cabinet reshuffle takes place he said He is a senior Minister Cabinet reshuffle is CMs prerogative and he is functioning as per the directions of the High Command DK Shivakumar will provide his inputs if the High command asks for itThe statements have assumed significance in the backdrop of CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM Shivakumars Delhi visitCM Siddaramaiah who returned from Delhi on Saturday night after a oneday visit is again travelling to Delhi on MondayHe is meeting with Randeep Singh Surjewala and Congress President Mallikarjun KhargeCM Siddaramaiah is also meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening and discuss regarding crisis faced by sugarcane growers in the stateDy CM Shivakumar is already in Delhi and the party sources said that the matter of Cabinet reshuffle will be discussed in detail by the national leadersSources confirmed that CM Siddaramaiah is in favour of Cabinet reshuffle Deputy CM Shivakumar has expressed his reservation on complete Cabinet reshuffleThe party is keen on giving responsibilities regarding work to some of the senior Cabinet Ministers Congress sources said IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/shivakumar-will-continue-as-ktaka-cong-chief-till-the-party-wants-him-to-says-dk-suresh-648957.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:55:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/finally-my-own-home-maharashtras-old-woman-finds-dignity-thanks-to-pm-modis-housing-scheme-648959.html New Delhi Nov 16 In the narrow lanes of Dhule city in Maharashtra an old woman named Santosh Choudhary finally feels free from the constant stress of kaccha house The reason she now lives under a secure roof of her own built with support from the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana PMAY For years Latabai struggled to manage rent from her limited income Our financial condition was very weak We lived in rented houses for years because we couldnât afford to build our own she told IANS But her life began to change when her application under PMAY was approvedMy form was selected in 2016 First I received Rs 60000 then Rs 40000 and gradually the full assistance I am very grateful to PM Modi because due to this scheme I finally have my own home Latabai saidWith the financial help provided under PMAY she was able to construct a small but strong house something she had only dreamed of earlierStanding inside her new home she says the scheme has not just given her a structure of bricks and cement but also dignity stability and a renewed sense of securityLatabai is among thousands of women in Maharashtra who have benefitted from the housing scheme aimed at providing affordable pucca houses to economically weaker familiesFor many like her PMAY has become a path to selfreliance replacing years of uncertainty with hope and a sense of belongingLaunched on April 1 2016 the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana â Gramin PMAYG is the Centres flagship mission under the Ministry of Rural Development and is implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs PMAYG aims to provide a pucca house with basic amenities to all houseless households and those living in kutcha or dilapidated housesThe scheme addresses the rural housing shortage and bridges the housing deficit in rural areas contributing significantly to the goal of Housing for AllBeneficiaries are identified using SocioEconomic and Caste Census data and verified by Gram SabhasThe Union Cabinet has approved the implementation of PMAYG for the period 2024â25 to 2028â29 with a target of constructing an additional two crore houses IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/finally-my-own-home-maharashtras-old-woman-finds-dignity-thanks-to-pm-modis-housing-scheme-648959.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/gujarat-model-surat-locals-credit-pm-modis-vison-for-ahmedabad-high-speed-rail-project-648832.html Surat Nov 15 Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted a thorough review of the MumbaiAhmedabad HighSpeed Rail MAHSR project during his visit to Gujarat on Saturday Locals described this as a significant milestone in Indias efforts to advance nextgeneration transport infrastructure suggesting that it will contribute to growth and progress in the region Arriving at Surat International Airport on Saturday morning the Prime Minister proceeded by helicopter to Antroli where the underconstruction Surat Bullet Train Station one of the flagship stations of the corridor is taking shapeDuring the visit the Prime Minister inspected the Surat station a structure inspired by the citys globally renowned diamond industryA textile businessman Kaushik Ramanuj speaking to IANS said We feel that the bullet train will greatly benefit Gujarat especially its diamond and textile industries We will also get a comparatively better connectivity to Mumbai After the Prime Ministers visit it seems that we will be able to fully utilise the bullet train project very soonThe corridor will connect major cities such as Ahmedabad Vadodara Bharuch Surat Vapi Thane and Mumbai and is expected to cut travel time between the two metros to around two hours significantly boosting intercity mobilityAnother businessman Hardik Patel told IANS When we talk about PM Modis vision he had already transformed Gujarat during his tenure here Today people see Gujarat as a model for India With the bullet train the connectivity from Ahmedabad to Mumbai will become easier People in Surat will benefit as it will facilitate transportation for the diamond industry and textile marketsLocals also hailed the project and said that not only the businessmen but also the common people will benefit from this projectSpeaking to IANS a local said PM Modis visit is expected to benefit traders residents and the public at large With his inspection the project is likely to progress faster and people will soon be able to avail themselves of its facilitiesAccording to the National HighSpeed Rail Corporation Ltd NHSRCL over 85 per cent of the corridor around 465 km is being built on elevated viaducts with 326 km already completedProgress on river bridges is also substantial with 17 of 25 bridges constructed The 47km SuratâBilimora section is among the most advanced stretches where civil works and trackbed preparation have been fully completedThe Prime Ministers onsite review highlights the Centres emphasis on expediting largescale highimpact infrastructure projects Once operational the MAHSR corridor is expected to transform regional connectivity accelerate economic development and place India firmly among countries with advanced highspeed rail networks IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/gujarat-model-surat-locals-credit-pm-modis-vison-for-ahmedabad-high-speed-rail-project-648832.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bengal-trader-murder-case-police-seize-car-of-accused-bdo-648835.html Kolkata Nov 15 The police have seized the car of Block Development Officer BDO Prashant Barman who is accused of the murder of a gold trader in the Duttabad area of Kolkata According to a senior officer of the Bengal Police the car with a blue beacon was seized from the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass area of the cityThe police are investigating whether this car was used to dump the body of gold trader businessman Swapan Cumilla in the forest of the New Town area near KolkataThe Cooch Behar Police will also question the family of the arrested Trinamool Congress leader Sajal SarkarThe family of the deceased gold trader alleged that Rajganj BDO Prashant Barman masterminded the crimeThe family alleged that the BDO kidnapped and killed the gold traderDuring the investigation of this incident the Bidhannagar Police arrested BDOs driver Raju Dhali BDOs close friend Tufan Thapa and Cooch Behar Trinamool leader Sajal SarkarHowever the family of the deceased has raised questions about why the BDO is not being arrested despite a police complaint against him It is alleged that on the day of the incident six people were present at the BDOs New Town flatIt is alleged that Swapan was severely beaten there He died as a result of that and was thrown into the New Town forestMeanwhile the police will investigate whether the family of the Trinamool leader arrested in the murder case was involved in gold smuggling through the northeastern statesThe Cooch Behar district police may question Sajals brother and wife The process of removing Sajal from his post has also begunSince the arrest of Cooch BeharII Block Trinamool President Sajal Sarkar both his grandfather and brother have not been seen at homeSajals daughterinlaw and Cooch BeharII Block Panchayat Samiti President Gayatri Sarkar has also not been seenInvestigators have learnt that on the day of the incident October 28 the BDO along with his associates went to the gold shop in Duttabad in Kolkatas Salt Lake area in a car with a blue beacon After that the gold trader was allegedly kidnapped severely beaten up and thrown in a forestOn November 6 the family of the deceased businessman filed a kidnapping and murder complaint against Barman in Jalpaiguri district IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bengal-trader-murder-case-police-seize-car-of-accused-bdo-648835.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:04:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/indianbiosphere-reserves-testament-to-how-culture-sustainable-development-can-coexist-648842.html New Delhi Nov 15 The biosphere reserves in India showcase how biodiversity cultural richness and sustainable development can coexist underscoring the continuing journey to balance nature and people according to a report More than being preserved wilderness the countrys landscapes âare dynamic zones where ecological stewardship is interwoven with local livelihoods scientific research and policy learningâ India Narrative reportedAs per recent data the country has 18 biosphere reserves spanning 91425 square kilometersOf these 13 reserves are recognised as part of UNESCOâs World Network of Biosphere Reserves highlighting their global significanceThe report stated that the countryâs biosphere reserves âare designed as âliving laboratoriesâ places where sustainable practices are not just theorised but actively testedâThis is visible with the doubling of the budget for biodiversity conservation Rs 10 crore in 202526Notably the countryâs biosphere reserve programme works in tandem with iconic national initiatives such as Project Tiger Project Elephant and the Green India MissionâThese integrated efforts form a policy ecosystem where species conservation ecosystem management and community development sustain and reinforce each otherâ the report saidThe efforts led to substantial gains in forest cover and qualityâ leading to the country being ranked ninth globally in total forested area and third in annual forest increaseâSuch progress is not merely statistical It signifies discernible shifts in land use improved ecosystem resiliency and enhanced prospects for local populations who depend on forest products and servicesâ the report saidBiosphere reserves also deliver other benefits such as âimprovements in ecological health stronger climate resilience in vulnerable habitats and innovative alternative livelihoods for forestdependent communitiesâFurther the countryâs biosphere reserves also offer valuable lessons for the worldâIndiaâs commitments to national and international protocols its legal framework and willingness to experiment with financial models all set benchmarks other countries can aspire toâ the report saidAmid accelerating climate change increasing population and rising economic pressures âthe real test for biosphere reserves will be their ability to remain inclusive flexible and genuinely participatoryâ it addedThe report called for integrating ecological social and economic perspectives to ensure that forests wildlife and people thrive together IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/indianbiosphere-reserves-testament-to-how-culture-sustainable-development-can-coexist-648842.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/tribals-preserved-truth-for-centuries-rajasthan-cm-648845.html Jaipur Nov 15 Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said on Saturday that tribal communities have preserved the values of nature culture courage and truth for centuries forming one of the most vibrant streams of the stateâs identity Addressing the statelevel Tribal Pride Day celebrations on the 150th birth anniversary of Lord Birsa Munda at Shri Bhogilal Government College Dungarpur he said the tribal legacy is both full of struggle and remarkably gloriousSharma further praised tribal traditions festivals and dances calling them living stories of generations that enrich Rajasthanâs cultural fabricHe said the state government is committed to preserving these traditions and showcasing them proudly at the global levelPaying tribute to tribal icons the Chief Minister recalled Govind Guru who united the Bhil community through the Bhagat movement and 12yearold Kalibai who sacrificed her life to protect her teacherThe Chief Minister said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading the nation toward holistic and inclusive development taking unprecedented steps for tribal upliftmentCalling the PMâs tribute to Lord Birsa Munda a ânational resolveâ Sharma said India remains indebted to Dharti Abaâs sacrificeHighlighting statelevel initiatives Sharma said hostel mess allowances have been increased 232 new MaBaadi centres established and staff honorariums raised by 10 per cent annually for two yearsâFree hybrid maize seeds have been given to 839 lakh tribal farmers and 236 lakh minikits have been distributed More than 150000 women are benefiting through 530 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras while about 5000 tribal youth have received skill trainingâ said the Chief MinisterHe lauded the achievements of tribal athletes noting that Rajasthan secured five golds and one bronze at the 3rd National Lacrosse Championship and tribal girls won silver in the Asian Lacrosse ChampionshipSharma said landmark initiatives like the Dharti Aaba Tribal Village Utkarsh Abhiyan and PMJANMAN are ensuring infrastructure education health and livelihood improvements for tribal communitiesHe also noted the 150th anniversary of âVande Mataramâ calling it the spirit that inspired freedom fighters from Birsa Munda to Subhash Chandra Bose and Sardar Patel IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/tribals-preserved-truth-for-centuries-rajasthan-cm-648845.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/gujarat-how-a-small-village-in-amreli-became-fully-solar-powered-community-648846.html Dhudhala Gujarat Nov 15 Nestled in the Lathi taluka of Amreli district the quiet village of Dudhala has now risen to fame as a shining example of sustainable living With a population of over 2000 people and more than 400 homes Dudhala has achieved what many rural communities only dream of a village powered entirely by solar energyThree years ago every household in Dudhala had a solar system installed on its rooftop Since then not a single home in the village has received an electricity bill Fans lights refrigerators and other appliances run smoothly yet the monthly bill reads zero For the villagers this is nothing short of a revolutionMuch of this transformation became possible thanks to the efforts and generosity of Govindbhai Dholakia an industrialist from Surat who funded the installation of solar systems across the entire village Unlike gridtied community installations each house in Dudhala has its own individual solar setup tailored approximately per kilowatt to the households needsTalking to IANS Ashokbhai Sheliya a local resident recalls how life once was in Dudhalaâelectricity bills ranged between Rs 1000 and Rs 1500 every month Families avoided using appliances freely always worried about the rising cost of power Today he says with pride âWe use electricity without fear For three years now our bill has been zeroâJayraj Barad shares his own experience After installing a 1 kW solar system on his roof he hasnât paid a single rupee in electricity bills for three years and the remaining units generated by his system continue to accumulate as credit with PGVCL He firmly believes that if the government provides subsidies for such projects then every village should embrace solar energy for longterm benefitsThe elderly residents of Dudhala are especially proud Parsotambhai Barad explains that since the entire village is powered with solar energy no household has been charged for electricity and homes with low consumption even accumulate surplus credit in the power department With a smile he calls it âa blessing of the sunâDudhala now stands as the first fully solarpowered village in Amreli district a beacon of innovation and selfreliance The villagers enjoy uninterrupted costfree electricity and the success of this initiative has inspired conversations across the regionIf every village adopts a solar energy system like Dudhala rural communities could witness remarkable economic relief environmental benefits and true energy independence Dudhalaâs journey proves one thing for certain when a community embraces sunlight it can illuminate its future IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/gujarat-how-a-small-village-in-amreli-became-fully-solar-powered-community-648846.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:31:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/denied-bjp-ticket-for-thiruvanthapuram-civic-polls-party-worker-commits-suicide-648847.html Thiruvananthapuram Nov 15 A BJP worker committed suicide here on Saturday allegedly after being overlooked as a party candidate for the upcoming Thiruvananthapuram municipal elections The deceased identified as Anand KThampi belonged to the Thrikkannapuram ward of the Thiruvananthapuram CorporationThe BJP is said to have earlier announced Thampi as its candidate for the ward but his name did not figure in the final listParty leaders said the candidate shortlist had been prepared earlier and Thampiâs name had never been included in the official considerationsThampi had then made his intention clear to contest as an independent candidateHowever his death has triggered discomfort within the local BJP unit as a WhatsApp message reportedly sent by Thampi minutes before his suicide has now surfacedIn the message addressed to his friends and also to media houses Thampi is said to have directly accused BJP leaders of denying his candidature despite his being an active grassroots worker It also makes allegations against certain BJP and RSS leadersHe also demands that no BJP or RSS leader be allowed to pay their last respects to himAfter sending the message he hanged himself at his home but coming to know of this his friends family and the police rushed him to a hospital in the state capital city in a serious condition However in 10 minutes came the news that he breathed his lastThe development is seen as a setback to the BJP which was confident of its chances of wresting the prestigious civic body from the LeftIt is currently the principal opposition in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation with 35 members while the ruling CPIMled Left has 51 seats The Congressled UDF has only 10 seats IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/denied-bjp-ticket-for-thiruvanthapuram-civic-polls-party-worker-commits-suicide-648847.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:34:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/sanatan-philosophy-is-integral-human-philosophy-mohan-bhagwat-648849.html Jaipur Nov 15 Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat said on Saturday that Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya articulated Sanatan philosophy for the modern world by presenting it as Integral Human Philosophy in accordance with the needs of the country time and circumstances He said that although this philosophy was formally presented 60 years ago its relevance today extends across the worldBhagwat was delivering the Deendayal Memorial Lecture organised by the Integral Human Philosophy Research and Development Foundation in JaipurHe pointed out that the essence of Integral Human Philosophy can be understood in one word DharmaClarifying that Dharma does not refer to religion sect or creed he said it signifies a destination and a universal outlook that accommodates allAt present he said the world must adopt this Dharma of Integral Human Philosophy He noted that historically Indians have never exploited or harmed others when travelling abroad and instead contributed positively wherever they wentâWhile lifestyles food habits and clothing in India have changed over time the eternal philosophy of integral humanism has remained intactâ he saidIts foundation he said is the belief that happiness lies within oneselfâRecognising this inner happiness leads to the understanding that the entire world is one Integral humanism is a philosophy free from extremismâ he emphasisedSpeaking about physical mental and intellectual strength Bhagwat said that all forms of power have limitsThe need of the hour he added is to pursue personal development while remaining committed to the welfare of all Citing frequent global economic disruptions he said India remains relatively less affected because its economic strength is rooted in its family structureCommenting on rapid scientific progress Bhagwat said that while material comforts have increased peace and satisfaction have notHe questioned whether health has truly improved despite new medicines pointing out that some illnesses arise due to certain treatmentsHe further noted that only 4 per cent of the global population uses 80 per cent of the worldâs resources widening the gap between developed and underdeveloped nationsHe said that India has always had diversity but it has never been a source of conflict â rather a source of celebrationâIndian society accommodated countless deities and continued to welcome more without any difficulty The world acknowledges the existence of happiness for the body mind and intellect but not how to achieve all three togetherâ he saidAccording to Bhagwat India uniquely understands this because it believes in the holistic happiness of the body mind intellect and soulEarlier Mahesh Sharma President of the Integral Human Philosophy Research and Development Foundation introduced the programHe said that the entire universe is interconnected and even the movement of a single particle has an impact on the wholeHe also noted that this year marks the 150th anniversary of the composition of Vande Mataram emphasising the importance of singing the full song in the present circumstancesThe event was attended by several dignitaries including Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari Deputy Chief Minister Premchand Berwa former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje BJP State President Madan Rathore State Ministers Kirodi Lal Meena and Rajyavardhan Rathore Rajya Sabha MP Ghanshyam Tiwari former Minister Rajendra Rathore RSS All India CoPromotional Chief Arun Jain All India CoOrganisational Chief Anil Oak Regional Sanghchalak Ramesh Agarwal and Regional Pracharak Nimbaram SS Agarwal Director of the Health Welfare Group proposed the vote of thanks and Narbada Indoria conducted the proceedings IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/sanatan-philosophy-is-integral-human-philosophy-mohan-bhagwat-648849.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:41:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/cpi-m-hails-krishnagiri-caste-killing-verdict-calls-for-stronger-stand-against-honour-crimes-648850.html Chennai Nov 15 CPIMs Tamil Nadu state Secretary P Shanmugam on Saturday welcomed the verdict of the Krishnagiri court awarding three life sentences and an additional 10year jail term to the accused in the Subash caste killing case Describing the Krishnagiri Principal District Sessions Courts judgment as a significant step in the fight against castebased violence in Tamil Nadu he said the ruling sends a clear and stern message to those attempting to enforce caste supremacy through brutalityThe case stemmed from the marriage of Anusuya a woman from a Scheduled Caste community in Kollapuram village in Ariyalur district and Subash 28 who belonged to a Backward Class community from Arunapathi near Uthangarai in KrishnagiriThe couple married on March 27 2023 despite strong oppositionOn April 14 2023 responding to a call from Subashâs grandmother Kannammal the couple travelled to her homeWhat unfolded hours later was a chilling instance of honourbased violenceIn the early hours of April 15 Subashâs father Dhandapani allegedly attacked the couple and Kannammal with a sickle Subash and his grandmother died on the spot while Anusuya gravely injured underwent prolonged treatment at Salem Medical College Hospital and eventually recoveredThe Uthangarai police registered the case under the SCST Prevention of Atrocities ActAfter nearly two and a half years of hearings Judge V R Latha of the Krishnagiri Principal District Sessions Court delivered the verdict on November 14 sentencing Dhandapani to three life sentences along with a 10year term and ordered a compensation of Rs 25 lakh to AnusuyaWelcoming the ruling Shanmugam said casterelated murders continued to stain Tamil Naduâs social fabric and the judgment reaffirmed the stateâs commitment to protecting intercaste couples and survivors of honour crimesHe acknowledged the efforts of the Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front which supported the legal proceedings and appreciated the role of CPIM district units in Krishnagiri and Salem in standing by Anusuya throughout her ordeal He also commended special public prosecutor Ramesh lawyers who volunteered for the case and High Court advocate KC Karl Marx for their legal guidancePraising Anusuyaâs courage and resilience Shanmugam urged the state government to provide her with a government job as part of a comprehensive rehabilitation package ensuring she can rebuild her life with dignity IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/cpi-m-hails-krishnagiri-caste-killing-verdict-calls-for-stronger-stand-against-honour-crimes-648850.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:43:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/three-9mm-cartridges-recovered-from-delhi-blast-site-no-weapon-found-648863.html New Delhi Nov 16 The investigation into the car blast near Red Fort has taken a significant turn after forensic teams recovered three cartridges two live and one empty of 9mm calibre from the scene sources have said The sources said on Sunday that the ammunition is of a calibre prohibited for civilian possession raising concerns about the source of the cartridges and the nature of the incident However officers also clarified that no pistol or any firearm component was found at the blast site making the recovery even more puzzling for investigatorsOfficials said the discovery of the cartridges is being treated as a crucial clue but the absence of a corresponding weapon has opened multiple investigative anglesForensic experts are examining whether the cartridges were discharged at the spot or brought to the location as part of a staged attempt to mislead investigatorsEarlier on Saturday the Delhi Police Crime Branch intensified its investigation focusing particularly on potential links with Al Falah University Officials confirmed that two FIRs have been lodged one related to cheating and another concerning forgery based on evidence collected so farA Crime Branch team visited the universityâs Okhla office issuing a formal notice and seeking key documents that could offer insight into irregularities involving individuals associated with the institution Sources suggest the action is part of a wider probe examining whether academic or administrative channels may have been misused in connection with the events leading up to the explosionMeanwhile fresh details have emerged from Nuh where Dr Umar Muhammad who died in the blast was reportedly seen moving around for several hours before the explosion Investigators have learned that he had rented a room behind the Goyal Ultrasound Centre for 10 days arranged with the help of Shoeb an electrician employed at Al Falah UniversityThe rented accommodation found locked after the blast has been raided by teams from the Delhi Police NIA and CIA Nuh who believe it may contain crucial leads CCTV footage from the nearby ultrasound centre is being closely examined with initial frames showing the i20 car involved in the blast potentially helping reconstruct Umarâs movementsMultiple teams from the NIA Delhi Police and Haryana Police are now sweeping through Nuh and adjoining regions to trace anyone who may have interacted with Dr Umar or could be linked to the explosive device IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/three-9mm-cartridges-recovered-from-delhi-blast-site-no-weapon-found-648863.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 08:39:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/the-third-eye-importance-of-being-well-informed-648870.html New Delhi Nov 16 There is a paradigm shift in what brings success the need to know and know quickly is the key factor dominating professional and personal domains This is because knowledgebased decisionmaking is a prerequisite for progress in any field Instant communication of information across geographical boundaries as soon as any of it comes in public domain makes it important that one has a global mindset for withstanding competition since a competitor could spring up from anywhere in the world Being wellinformed is not a onetime event since as information was always coming inDow Jones News World Wide is as current as 30 seconds âInnocence is a bliss no moreâ and we are in an age where as Frederik the Great said âit is pardonable to be defeated but not to be surprisedâ Information by definition is â an intelligible data or fact that tells you what you did not know beforeâ and obviously in a given context someone else may turn out to be better informed which would give the latter a competitive advantagefor whatever worth it might be Right decisionmaking requires that one has the right information at the right time and that this information made a difference between a âdecisionâ and a âguessâ and hence between success and possible failure Knowledgebased decision making implies that right decisions cannot be attributed to personal âcharismaâ of a leader or his or her âinheritanceâThose who are successful today are also likely to be informationsavvy They share some common characteristics They do not shy away from new information they like to categorise information as they go through it they have curiosity born out of a spirit of inquiry they have a healthy interest in human psychology and behaviour since all business is human activity and since even life is lived through human interactions and finally they prefer an authoritative opinion to gossip Such people have a certain ability to distinguish more useful information from the rest as they consciously or unconsciously follow Paretoâs principle that saidâ there are a significant few among the insignificant manyâThey are proactive about seeking information following the dictum âyou must find information information does not find youâ and tend to presume that information being sought was certainly available They check out on what information was already there within the organisation and then logically proceed to find out where else to look for it pursuing the What Why and Where of it In these times of social media being misused for producing misinformation and deepfakes well informed people liked to fact check or seek corroboration of the information before acting on it They do not get into the habit of collecting information for collection sake and like to swiftly act on information once its quantum was found adequate for decision makingIf information is basic to success then it is necessary to have some idea of how to enhance oneâs knowledge and make it completelooking It is essential to know that knowledge comes in âintegral packagesâ and its components must all be understood well A teacher of children should know not only about the curriculum but should also be well up on child psychology if she wants to be successful An employer engaging men and women should in addition to the knowledge of the business establishment be familiar with legal obligations about providing workplace safety to womenSecondly an organisation should be able to garner the âtacit knowledgeâ that todayâs employees carried with them Appropriately called âknowledge workersâ they should be encouraged to provide a feedback on the job for which a systemic arrangement should be made by the leadership the latter should be aware that ânobody knows everything but everybody knows somethingâ Further orientation programmes should be held to sharpen observation capacity of the members as good observation is a knowledge enhancerAlbert Einsteinâs famous dictum â imagination is more important than knowledgeâ should always be remembered as it referred to the ability to see the big picture behind the facts presented and not to âmiss the wood for the treesâ The 911 Commission in the US was said to have found fault with CIAâs lack of imagination in the context of the available information that the hijackers were interested in getting trained on âtake offâ procedures paying no attention to âtouch downâ part of the exerciseProf Walter Anders of Alabama University writing on The Political Economy of Terrorism held the view that Americans could not understand the phenomenon of âsuicide bombingâ wondering how ârational agents could carefully prepare and execute a plan that called for their own demiseâ Also flawless communications could be proactively used for knowledge enhancement The format for the feedback from the employees should be intelligently prepared keeping the requirement of âclarityâ of communication in viewOn reaching a level of knowledge adequacy there should be a determination of where information collection would stop and decisionmaking would be done Knowledge helps the decisionmaker to transit from a state of uncertainty to a state of certainty In the fast pace of all transactions âtimeâ has emerged as a new âresourceâ comparable to money manpower and equipment because faster delivery brings in competitive advantage Elimination of âtime stealersâ like the gap between a decision and its communication to implementers or the gap between the communicated decision and its execution adds to productivity and hence profitabilityKnowledge of the competitive environment including the strengths and weaknesses of rivals is particularly important for businesses and it spans across political legaleconomic sociocultural and technologyrelated matters Artificial Intelligence AI applications are fast coming into use for introducing costeffectiveness through automation and improving corporate governance on the wholeIt is becoming clear that an early insight into the needs environmental forces and trends that others had not noticed is what puts an organisation in the lead Reliable information that helps to know âwhat lies aheadâ indicating the risks and opportunities that were there is called Intelligence Crucial business decisions often require Intelligence not open information available to everyone else It can be seen that âall Intelligence is information but all information is not Intelligenceâ Leading business houses have an Intelligence Analysis division under the name of âStrategic Planningâ or âMarket Analysisâ to churn out Intelligence through analysis of information AIbased Data Analytics was aiding that process âKnowledge Workersâ are becoming âIntelligence Innovatorsâ who were using AI Agents for developing new lines of businesses enhancing customer outreach and improving inventory and supply chain managementSince Intelligence is âexclusiveâ information available only to the owning organisation it is to be handled on a note of confidentiality to preserve the competitive edge This has made the âinformation securityâ realm increasingly important for the Corporate world There is a convergence of the functions of Vigilance and Security in so far as âinsider threat managementâ was concerned as this was based on the presumption that a corrupt employee was also vulnerable to the machinations of the adversary Moreover at a conceptual level these functions were now being considered as a part of the organisational mainstream not a standalone duty as was the case earlier The Chief Vigilance cum Security Officer had to have knowledge of the processes functional divisions and personnel of the organisation to perform his or her tasks and this put the individual among the bestinformed members in regard to the corporate body concernedThe writer is a former Director Intelligence Bureau IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/the-third-eye-importance-of-being-well-informed-648870.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:21:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/delhi-car-blast-driver-received-rs-20-lakh-from-jem-handlers-sources-648874.html New Delhi Nov 16 The driver of the Hyundai i20 car that exploded near Delhis Red Fort metro station on November 10 received Rs 20 lakh through illegal financial channels sources revealed on Sunday A white Hyundai i20 exploded near a traffic signal on Netaji Subhash Marg close to the Red Fort metro stations Gate No 1 which left at least 12 people dead and nearly two dozen injured Dr Umar Mohammad was driving this car at the time of the blast DNA tests have confirmedThe attack occurred hours after investigators in Haryanas Faridabad seized 2900 kg of explosives including ammonium nitrate from a location roughly 50 km from the national capitalThe security agencies are now probing the financial links of Dr Umar Dr Muzammil and another woman doctor accused in the terror module case Dr ShaheenAccording to sources Muzammil told officials that the doctors received Rs 20 lakh suspected to have come from a JaisheMohammed JeM handler who delivered it to the doctors through hawalaIt has also been revealed that there was a dispute between Umar and Shaheen over the moneyThe police have detained several hawala dealers for interrogation sources addedAround Rs 3 lakh was spent on purchasing fertilisersWhile carrying out the raids at several locations in Faridabad linked to the terror network officials seized large quantities of ammonium nitrate which is used as a fertiliser as well as a raw material in explosives and has been used in terrorist attacks and major accidentsThe Delhi explosion is being described as a whitecollar terror module involving several trained medical professionals with links to Jammu and KashmirA police officer confirmed that teams from the Special Cell the National Investigation Agency NIA and other units have completed multiple rounds of examination at the scene collecting over 40 samples as part of the probeInvestigations are underway IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/delhi-car-blast-driver-received-rs-20-lakh-from-jem-handlers-sources-648874.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/comments-by-kalyan-banerjee-inflammatory-irresponsible-bengal-governor-648877.html Kolkata Nov 16 West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Sunday described the fourtime Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Kalyan Banerjeeâs allegation that arms and ammunition were being distributed from the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata as âinflammatory explosive and irresponsibleâ Speaking to the media in the morning the Governor also quoted William Shakespeare in describing the allegations made by Banerjee as full of sound and fury signifying nothingâAlthough he said that he would take action on whatever is necessary in the matter he did not specify the details of the actions âI will make up my mind on the matter and will come back to you this eveningâ the Governor saidBefore Boses interaction with the media a Raj Bhavan insider said the office of the Governor was mulling all possible legal actions including approaching the Lok Sabha Secretariat for action against Banerjee for his controversial commentsSpeaking to the media persons the Governor also said the Raj Bhavan has been kept open since Sunday morning from 5 am for Kalyan Banerjee members of the civil society and journalists for inspection and verification of any arms and ammunition stocked within the Governorâs House premisesâAlready some people have come and some are still coming They can see everything themselvesâ the Governor saidThe office of the Governor also raised the question since the Kolkata Police were guarding Raj Bhavan how could arms and ammunition be stored within its premises The Raj Bhavan has also demanded the immediate commencement of a probe into the matter since Kalyan Banerjeeâs allegations suggest a breach of the Governors security who enjoys âZ plusâ category securityThe office of the Raj Bhavan has also demanded an unconditional apology from Kalyan Banerjee if his allegations made publicly are untrueâThe Governorâs security officers advised him to leave the Raj Bhavan for a place of safety till the enquiry into illegal arms and ammunition in Raj Bhavan is completed The Governor said âI will be in Raj Bhavan come what mayâ a source saidOn Saturday while interacting with the media persons Kalyan Banerjee alleged that the Raj Bhavan was giving shelter to âcriminalsâ of the BJPThe Trinamool MP also claimed that the Governor should first stop giving shelter to criminals and distribute arms and ammunition to them to kill Trinamool Congress workers âAs long as an incompetent Governor like you remains as long as a BJPservant Governor remains you will never see anything good happening in West Bengalâ Kalyan Banerjee said on Saturday IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/comments-by-kalyan-banerjee-inflammatory-irresponsible-bengal-governor-648877.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 11:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/up-stone-quarry-collapse-one-dead-ndrf-continues-search-operation-648878.html New Delhi Nov 16 One person was killed and multiple workers went missing in the stone quarry collapse in the Billi Markundi mining area under Obra Police Station limits in Sonbhadra district Uttar Pradesh The incident occurred around 1500 hours on Saturday and the National Disaster Response Force NDRF continued search operationsAccording to an NDRF statement the tragedy struck when a section of the quarry caved in during blastingInitial information indicated that several workers were trapped under the debris the release statedIn response one NDRF team was immediately deployed to the site to assist local authoritiesThe statement further added During the overnight operation the team recovered one body The search for the remaining missing workers is underway with NDRF rescuers continuing the operation in coordination with the local administration and other agenciesHeavy machinery sniffer dogs and technical equipment are being used to cut through thick layers of collapsed stoneOfficials said the unstable structure of the quarry and repeated sliding of loose material are slowing down rescue operations but teams remain committed to locating all missing labourersThe gravity of the incident prompted senior officials to reach the site overnightIn an update posted on X ADG Zone Varanasi Piyush Mordia said loosely translated from Hindi There is a possibility that some quarry workers are trapped after stones collapsed at Krishna Mining Works in Billi Markundi NDRF SDRF and local police teams are carrying out rescue operations I along with NDRF Deputy Commandant Naveen Sharma and other officers have been present at the site since last nightAnother post from UP Police on X described the urgent response by district authorities loosely translated from Hindi Police received information that several people were buried under stones after a hill section collapsed at Krishna Mining Works Obra Police immediately reached the spot and began rescue operations ADG Varanasi Zone inspected the site gathered details from officials present and issued necessary instructionsLocal sources indicate that several workers may still be trapped beneath heavy bouldersContinuous drilling debris removal and thermal scanning are underway as authorities race against time The NDRF SDRF district police and Mining Department officials are jointly assessing structural risks to prevent further collapses during the rescue effortFamilies of the trapped workers gathered near the site through Sunday anxiously awaiting updates as officials assured them that every possible resource is being deployedThe NDRF has said it will continue the operation until every missing worker is accounted forThe press release emphasised the forces commitment noting that the mission remains the top priority for all responding agencies IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/up-stone-quarry-collapse-one-dead-ndrf-continues-search-operation-648878.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 16:53:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/v-srinivas-appointed-rajasthans-new-chief-secretary-648890.html Jaipur Nov 16 Senior IAS officer V Srinivas has officially been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Rajasthan with the state government issuing fresh appointment orders on Sunday His return to the state cadre comes immediately after the Central government relieved him from his deputation clearing the administrative pathway for him to assume the top bureaucratic post Srinivas a 1989 batch IAS officer is one of the seniormost officers in the Rajasthan cadre and was widely expected to be chosen for the roleHis appointment marks a significant administrative shift in the stateâs bureaucracy particularly as he brings with him over three decades of experience including extensive service at the national and international levels Speculation over his appointment gained momentum after Srinivas met Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma in Delhi earlier this week Following this meeting the state government formally sent a proposal to the Centre requesting his repatriation Srinivas was serving as Secretary Ministry of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances and was relieved after the Centre accepted the stateâs requestV Srinivas has spent more than 20 years on central deputation serving in a variety of toptier positions across ministries He has held the posts of Secretary Department of Pensions and Pensionersâ Welfare and had additional charge of the Department of Personnel and Training DoPT His earlier roles include assignments in the Ministry of External Affairs the Ministry of Textiles and the Ministry of Culture During his tenure as Deputy Director at AIIMS Delhi he played a key role in initiating the DigitalAIIMS project an important step in modernising healthcare systemsHis international experience includes a stint as an Advisor to the International Monetary Fund IMF in Washington DC where he worked on governance and administrative reforms Srinivas chaired the nomination meeting for the National Awards for eGovernance 2026 on Friday marking one of his final engagements in Delhi before returning to Rajasthan With his appointment now official he is expected to take charge at the Secretariat immediately His entry is seen as a major administrative boost with the government expecting his expertise in governance reforms and digital administration to accelerate key initiatives across Rajasthan IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/v-srinivas-appointed-rajasthans-new-chief-secretary-648890.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:04:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/wbssc-announces-candidates-list-for-slst-interview-for-teaching-jobs-in-bengal-schools-648891.html Kolkata Nov 16 The West Bengal School Service Commission WBSSC has released the list of candidates selected for interview who had appeared in the State Level Selection Test SLST exam held in September The list of candidates selected for the interviews for teaching jobs for Classes 11 and 12 was published late Saturday nightAccording to the sources in WBSSC more than 20000 job seekers have been called for interview The process of verifying their documents will begin on November 18State Education Minister Bratya Basu thanked WBSSC for its efforts to complete the recruitment process as per the Supreme Courts orders He also asked qualified job seekers who were not called for the interview to have faithThe West Bengal Central School Service Commission today published a preliminary list of intervieweligible candidates with detailed information of the candidates applying for the posts of teachers of classes XIXII on its website the minister said in a post on XHe informed that the recruitment process will be completed by DecemberThe document verification process of the said candidates is going to be officially initiated from November 18 2025âwhich is another shining example of our commitment to complete the recruitment process by December in a transparent strong and responsible manner as promised by our guardian the Honourable Chief Minister Therefore our sincere message to the job seekersâhave faith let there be faith added the education minister However the list of candidates to be called for interview for Classes 9 and 10 will be announced laterIn September the SSC held the State Level Selection Test SLST in two rounds to recruit teachers for Classes 9 to 12The SLST was held after nine years to fill up 35726 teaching posts for Classes 910 and 1112 Of these vacancies 23212 posts are for Classes 9 and 10 and 12514 are for Classes 11 and 12The fresh examination is being held in the backdrop of a teacher recruitment scam which rocked West Bengal politics for the last few yearsThe Supreme Court on April 3 annulled the appointment of about 26000 teachers and nonteaching staff whose recruitment was carried out following the 2016 selection processThe fresh exams were held following a Supreme Court order which also barred the previous panelâs 2016 tainted and ineligible candidates from appearing in the fresh exam IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/wbssc-announces-candidates-list-for-slst-interview-for-teaching-jobs-in-bengal-schools-648891.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:06:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/three-maoists-neutralised-in-chhattisgarhs-sukma-648894.html RaipurSukma Nov 16 Three Maoists were killed in an encounter with the security forces in the dense Karigundam forests of Chhattisgarhs Sukma district on Sunday Weapons were recovered from the site marking another blow to the Maoist insurgency in the Bastar regionThe operation started in the Chintagufa police station area where intermittent firing continued amid the rugged terrainSuperintendent of Police SP Kiran Chavan said that intelligence inputs had alerted authorities to the Maoists presence in the mountainous zonesThe Maoists have been identified as Madvi Deva â Jan militia Commander and Konta Area Committee Member Podium Gangi â Konta Area Committee Commander and Sodi Gangi â Area Committee Member of KistaramAll of them were carrying an equal reward of Rs 5 lakh eachA joint team of District Reserve Guard DRG and local police was dispatched at dawn as part of our ongoing antiNaxal campaign SP Chavan saidUpon reaching the spot the insurgents initiated gunfire prompting a swift retaliatory response from the forces So far three Maoists have been killed and the search operation is ongoing to sanitise the areaThis incident pushes the years Maoist death toll in Chhattisgarh to 262 underscoring intensified security drivesThe Bastar division encompassing seven districts including Sukma accounts for the bulk with 233 fatalitiesGariaband district in the Raipur division saw 27 killings while two occurred in MohlaManpurAmbagadh Chowki under Durg division These figures highlight a concentrated push in the insurgencys heartlandJust days earlier on November 11 a similar showdown erupted in the BijapurDantewada forests around 10 amDRG and Special Task Force STF personnel conducting a routine search in the national park area of Bijapur faced sudden Maoist fireIn the ensuing exchange six insurgents were gunned down further crippling their operational capabilitiesChhattisgarhs antiMaoist operations have gained momentum this year with security forces leveraging intelligence drone surveillance and ground patrols to dismantle hideoutsOfficials attribute the high casualty count to improved coordination between state police and central forcesHowever the dense forests continue to pose challenges allowing Maoists to regroupLocal communities in Sukma and adjoining areas remain on edge with development projects often disrupted by such violenceAuthorities assure that operations will persist until the region is fully pacified aiming to bring lasting peace to this longtroubled corridor IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/three-maoists-neutralised-in-chhattisgarhs-sukma-648894.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:08:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/five-friends-killed-as-suv-rams-into-tractor-trolley-in-mps-gwalior-648895.html Gwalior Nov 16 Five young men all friends were killed in a road accident on the GwaliorJhansi Highway in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday officials said here The horrific collision occurred at around 600 am near Malwa College when a speeding Fortuner car smashed into a sandladen tractortrolley leaving no survivors All were residents of GwaliorAccording to police the Fortuner sports utility vehicle was travelling from Jhansi towards Gwalior when the tragedy occurred As the vehicle approached Malwa College a tractortrolley emerged from a turn onto the highwayThe car reportedly moving at high speed lost control resulting in a catastrophic impactSpeaking to IANS DSP Nagendra Singh Sikarwar Crime said âThe collision was so severe that half of the Fortuner was crushed under the trolley trapping and killing all five occupants instantlyThe mangled wreckage underscored the intensity of the crash Even the airbags of the car burst with the impactâ he saidWhen asked if the vehicle was being driven rashly the senior police official said âA vehicle like the Fortuner cannot be easily crashed to an unrecognisable degree it indicates it was being driven at more than 120 km per hour Even the airbags could not help Sadly all the occupants were young and under 25 years of age Some of them were the sole sons of their fathersâPolice and emergency services rushed to the scene upon receiving calls With assistance from local villagers authorities used cutting tools to extricate the bodies from the intertwined wreckage of the car and tractortrolleyThe operation was gruelling as the cars frame was almost unrecognisable The bodies were later sent for postmortem examination and an investigation has been initiated to ascertain the precise circumstances of the accidentThe deceased were identified as Kshitij alias Prince Rajawat Kaushal Bhadoria Aditya Pratap Singh Jadon Abhimanyu Singh and another whose name is yet to be confirmedPreliminary investigations revealed that the group all close friends were returning from a birthday celebration in Jhansi Uttar Pradesh when the accident occurred The joyous occasion turned tragic leaving families and the local community in shockEyewitnesses described a chaotic scene with the highway temporarily disrupted as rescue efforts continued for a while Authorities have taken the tractor driver into custody for questioning and a case has been registered to probe factors such as speeding road conditions and possible negligence IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/five-friends-killed-as-suv-rams-into-tractor-trolley-in-mps-gwalior-648895.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bjp-criticises-cm-stalin-after-korean-firm-shifts-investment-to-andhra-pradesh-648896.html Chennai Nov 16 Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran on Sunday issued a sharp condemnation of Chief Minister MK Stalin accusing the DMK government of allowing major industrial investments slip out of the state due to administrative failures and poor investor confidence His reaction came after South Koreaâbased footwear manufacturer Hwasung which had earlier proposed a Rs 1720crore project in Tamil Nadu reportedly shifted its investment plans to Andhra PradeshIn his statement Nagenthran said the Chief Minister must answer whether he was aware that the company expected to create nearly 20000 direct jobs for youth in Tamil Nadu had now chosen another stateHe said the development exposed the inefficiency and indifference of the current administrationStalin keeps saying he will never allow Tamil Nadu to bow its head But under this ineffective government young people have now lost 20000 direct job opportunities This is the result of an administration that neither protects existing investments nor works to retain companies that show interest on their own he chargedComparing the DMK governments repeated investment announcements to the Boy Who Cried Wolf tale Nagenthran said Every time the government loudly advertises that big investments are coming And every time it ends with the news that the same investments have gone to neighbouring states This has become a continuous predictable patternHe also criticised the Chief Ministers foreign tours aimed at attracting investors saying those trips have yielded no meaningful resultsThe Chief Minister goes abroad claiming he is bringing investments only to return emptyhanded Even investments that arrive without effort are allowed to slip away due to administrative apathy he saidCalling it a serious setback for Tamil Nadus industrial prospects the BJP leader said the DMK government was actively damaging the states economic futureHe questioned CM Stalins repeated claims that he would return to power in 2026 and help Tamil Nadu stand tallWhen the government itself is weakening the state day by day such claims only sound laughable Nagenthran remarkedHe demanded a full explanation from the state government on how a major project it had once proudly showcased was lost within just a few months IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bjp-criticises-cm-stalin-after-korean-firm-shifts-investment-to-andhra-pradesh-648896.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:11:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/humiliated-filthy-abuses-slipper-raised-lalus-daughter-says-they-left-her-orphaned-648897.html New Delhi Nov 16 Rohini Acharya daughter of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday levelled serious allegations of being humiliated and physically intimidated which compelled her to leave behind her crying parents and sisters and depart In a heartfelt post on her X handle Rohini wrote in Hindi loosely translated âYesterday a daughter a sister a married woman a mother was humiliated filthy abuses were hurled at her a slipper was raised to hit her I did not compromise on my selfrespect I did not surrender the truth and solely because of this I had to endure this insult Yesterday a daughter out of compulsion left behind her crying parents and sisters and came away they tore me away from my maternal home They left me orphanedââMay none of you ever walk my path may no family ever have a daughtersister like Rohiniâ she addedHer anguished statements have intensified speculation surrounding deepening rifts within the Yadav household especially following the partyâs poor performance in the recently concluded Bihar Assembly Election 2025These fresh emotional outbursts come just a day after Rohini posted cryptic and controversial messages announcing her decision to walk away from public and political lifeIn her Sunday post she did not name anyone and neither did she specify who they were but on Saturday she wrote on X âIâm quitting politics and Iâm disowning my familyâ This is what Sanjay Yadav and Rameez had asked me to doâ and Iâm taking all the blameâRohini has directly accused Tejashwi Yadavâs close aides Sanjay Yadav and Rameez Khan of forcing her into this decisionA doctor by profession Rohini earned nationwide admiration after she donated her kidney to Lalu Prasad Yadav in 2022 She had been an active presence in Tejashwiâs campaign but signs of trouble surfaced months ago when she unfollowed several RJD leaders reportedly angered by the expulsion of her brother Tej Pratap YadavIn the 2025 polls the RJD secured only 25 seats compared with the NDAâs sweeping 202 seats marking one of the most devastating setbacks for the partyRohiniâs emotional messages accusations of pressure insults and abandonment have now pushed the familyâs internal discord into the public domain raising serious questions about the future cohesion of both the Yadav family and the RJD IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/humiliated-filthy-abuses-slipper-raised-lalus-daughter-says-they-left-her-orphaned-648897.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/national-press-day-cm-stalin-hails-media-as-democracys-last-line-of-defence-648899.html Chennai Nov 16 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday marked National Press Day with a powerful call to safeguard the independence of the media describing it as the indispensable force that keeps democratic values alive even when institutions face pressure from those in power In a strongly worded message CM Stalin said that the role of journalists has become even more crucial in the current political climate where according to him several institutions across the country have been bent or captured by the Union governmentAt such a time he said it is the press that continues to act as a watchdog ensuring that democracy does not lose its footingHe praised journalists who despite facing intimidation pressure and attempts to stifle dissent continue to report fearlessly on issues of public importanceHe pointed out that the work of the press often carried out under challenging circumstances remains essential for transparency and accountability in governanceWithout such scrutiny CM Stalin said democratic functioning would be severely compromisedThe Chief Minister emphasised that a free independent and vibrant media is not merely a democratic ideal but a necessityHe argued that press freedom should be protected at all costs as it is the only way to uphold the spirit of the Constitution and empower citizens with the information they need to make informed choicesCM Stalin also used the occasion to remind journalists of their historic role in defending civil liberties and amplifying peoples voices especially during times when dissent is discouragedThe media he said must continue to stand firm in resisting suppression and safeguarding truthReiterating the DMKs longstanding position on media freedom CM Stalin said his government remains committed to supporting independent journalism and ensuring that Tamil Nadu continues to be a space where journalists can work without fear IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/national-press-day-cm-stalin-hails-media-as-democracys-last-line-of-defence-648899.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/telangana-film-piracy-racket-kingpin-sent-to-judicial-custody-648900.html Hyderabad Nov 16 Immadhi Ravi who was allegedly running film piracy racket from Caribbean islands has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days Ravi who was arrested by Hyderabad police late on Friday was produced before a magistrate on Saturday nightThe accused who was allegedly involved in uploading and distributing pirated Telugu and other regional language films and OTT content on piracy websites iBomma and Bappam was later shifted to Chanchalguda Central PrisonRavi who had thrown an open challenge to the police to arrest him was picked up from a house in the Kukatpally area of Hyderabad late on FridayThe accused had fled the country on October 1 after police had registered a case against him He was reportedly in Amsterdam on October 3 and kept changing IP addresses to evade arrestHe came to Hyderabad a couple of days ago thinking that the police would not be able to trace him However the police managed to track his movements through mobile phone signals and traced him at a location in KukatpallyCybercrime police will file a petition in Nampally Court on Monday to seek Ravis custody for seven days for questioningPolice reportedly seized hundreds of hard disks from the house After taking the login credentials from the accused the Cybercrime police also blocked the iBomma and Bappam platformsThe investigators were checking Ravis bank accounts and crypto accounts They hope to gather more information about the piracy rackets during further questioningRavis network allegedly relied heavily on encrypted Telegram groups overseas virtual private servers and cryptocurrency payments to mask its activitiesOnline gaming and betting websites were used to promote the pirated content financing the racket in exchange for advertisingA native of Visakhapatnam Ravi is said to be highly educated and a technical expert He reportedly acquired the expertise in hacking any serverRavi started using his expertise to indulge in piracy of newly released movies He was allegedly uploading pirated content on the website from the Caribbean islandsThe accused was allegedly uploading pirated Telugu Tamil Kannada Malayalam and Hindi movies and television serials on the websitesIt was on August 30 that the AntiVideo Piracy Cell of the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce lodged a complaint with Cybercrime police about film piracy after movies like Single HIT and Kuberra surfaced online on their release daysA case was booked against on iBomma Bappam and and 65 mirror websites These platforms had monthly views of 37 lakhConfident that police would never be able to trace him he had thrown an open challenge to them not to focus on his websitesOn September 29 Hyderabad police arrested five accused who were hacking servers to download moviesThe accused include Ashwani Kumar from Bihar who allegedly hacked servers of digital media companies to steal HD copiesAccording to police Cyril Infant Raj from Tamil Nadu was operating piracy websites and earned nearly Rs 2 crore in cryptocurrencyAnother accused Jana Kiran Kumar of Hyderabad reportedly recorded more than 100 films in theatres using concealed mobile devicesSudhakaran from Tamil Nadu confessed to recording 35 South Indian films while Arsalan Ahmed allegedly uploaded pirated films to filesharing platforms and circulated them through Telegram channels IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/telangana-film-piracy-racket-kingpin-sent-to-judicial-custody-648900.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:14:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/suspected-drug-peddler-injured-in-encounter-during-escape-bid-in-assams-barpeta-648902.html Guwahati Nov 16 A man suspected to be part of an active drug trafficking network in lower Assam was injured in police firing after he allegedly tried to escape from custody in the early hours of Sunday The incident occurred around 2 am at Mailkuchi village in Barpeta district officials saidThe injured accused has been identified as Anowar Hussain a resident of the same village who police claim has been under surveillance for his alleged involvement in narcotics distribution across the districtAccording to a senior official a team from Tarabari Police Station in the Barpeta district had detained Hussain late on Saturday night after fresh inputs linked him to a drugrunning group that had earlier managed to evade authoritiesOn November 6 Tarabari Police had intercepted an Alto car during a routine check and recovered 11 soap cases containing suspected heroin believed to have been smuggled for local distribution The occupants of the vehicle had reportedly abandoned it and fled into nearby fields triggering an intensive search for the networkâs operativesPolice said Hussain was being taken to various locations as part of the followup investigation to recover more stash linked to the earlier seizure However while accompanying the team during the night operation he allegedly pushed one of the personnel and attempted to flee under the cover of darknessâRepeated warnings were issued but he continued running To stop him from escaping the police had to open fireâ a senior officer saidHussain was hit in the left thigh and immediately shifted to Barpeta Medical College and Hospital where he is currently undergoing treatment His condition is stated to be stableA team of senior officials including Barpeta Superintendent of Police Sushanta Biswas Sharma Additional SP Crime Bidyut Bikash Bora Bhuyan and Sadar DSP Jitesh Barman visited the encounter site on Sunday morning and reviewed the sequence of eventsAn official inquiry has been initiated to examine the circumstances of the firing as mandated in all encounterrelated cases in Assam Police maintain that the crackdown on narcotics networks in Barpeta and neighbouring districts will continue with several more suspects under the scanner IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/suspected-drug-peddler-injured-in-encounter-during-escape-bid-in-assams-barpeta-648902.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/low-revenue-growth-rising-debt-is-chandrababu-naidus-vision-says-jagan-648906.html Amaravati Nov 16 Former Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has criticised the TDPled coalition government over its performance saying low revenue growth low capex and rising debt is the vision of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu âThe figures released by the CAG for first half of FY 202526 reveal a very discouraging growth of State Government revenues This is quite contrary to the tall claims of TDP and JSP to the electorate that they would ensure that the State Government revenues would grow rapidly in their Governmentâ Jagan Mohan Reddy said in a post on âXâ on SundayHe alleged that a mere glance at the TDP alliance governments performance on the fiscal front exposes their failures Citing the CAG figures he pointed out that during the first half of the financial year 202526 the yearonyear growth of the state governments own tax revenues was only 703 per cent Many would have expected a recovery in 202526 however the figures released by CAG suggest otherwise he saidâGoods and Service Tax and Sales Tax reflect consumption and the aggregate of the GST revenues and Sales Tax revenues were only higher by a mere 285 during the first six months of this financial year when compared with the corresponding period last yearâ he saidâIf we take into consideration the CAGR of revenues over the first six months of the two year period 202324 to 202526 the situation is even more distressing with the stateâs own tax revenues growing at only 275 Despite this Mr Chandrababu Naidu is attempting to hoodwink the people into believing that the State is achieving stupendous economic growthâ he addedâThe TDP alliance Government claims of a GSDP growth of 1202 in FY 202425 and targets a GSDP growth of 171 in FY 202526 This level of economic growth means huge consumption and investment translating to GSDP CAGR of 1453 over the two year period This should result in a corresponding tax revenues CAGR of around 12 15 over the two year period However the reality is that the tax revenues grew at CAGR of only 275 over the last two years clearly revealing that the claims are far from realityâ wrote the YSRCP chiefAccording to him the performance on the capital expenditure front is far more distressing with the outlay shrinking at a CAGR of 16 per cent over the two yearsQ1 202526 the stateâs own revenues demonstrated a yearonyear growth of only 347 The aggregate of GST and Sales tax revenues were even lower in Q1 when compared with that during the corresponding period of the previous year Despite this Mr Naidu claims that state GSDP grew at a 1050 in Q1 202526 over last year This is clearly illogicalâ he wrote on XReferring to the fiveyear period from 201924 when YSRCP was in power he pointed out that Andhra Pradesh stateâs own tax revenues have grown at a CAGR of 987 per cent from Rs 58031 crore to Rs 92922 crore During the same period the Andhra Pradesh states GSDP grew at a CAGR of 1023 per cent âTherefore the growth in GSDP and the growth in tax revenues is comparable With a meagre revenues growth during the period of his Government how can Mr Chandrababu say that the State is progressing swiftlyâ he askedâThe only aspect in which the State seems to be galloping is with respect to debt Till now the TDP alliance government availed and contracted to borrow Rs206959 crores which is 62 of what was borrowed by the previous government over a five year periodâ Jagan Mohan Reddy added IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/low-revenue-growth-rising-debt-is-chandrababu-naidus-vision-says-jagan-648906.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:23:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/man-booked-for-misbehaving-with-woman-in-bengaluru-648907.html Bengaluru Nov 16 A man was booked on the charges of misbehaving with a woman on the pretext of showering affection on her pet in Karnataka police said on Sunday According to the police on November 6 the woman had stepped out for a walk with her dog in Upkar Layout in the Jnanabharati area when the accused approached her and asked if he could touch her petBelieving him to be a dog lover the woman permitted him to pet the dog After caressing the pet the accused suddenly touched her inappropriately the police said quoting complainantDespite resistance the accused again tried to assault her after which the woman slapped the accusedAmid commotion her mobile phone fell to the ground Before bystanders could gather the accused picked up the phone and fled the sceneThe woman later filed a police complaintPolice have launched a search for the accused after collecting CCTV footage from the area Further details are awaitedEarlier this month two cases of crime against women were reportedOn November 9 a man high on marijuana allegedly attempted to sexually assault a differentlyabled woman The incident occurred in MR Nagar under the jurisdiction of the Audugodi PoliceOn November 6 Bengaluru Police arrested a Rapido driver on charges of harassing a female passenger The alleged incident was brought to public attention after the woman posted details on social media the police saidThe Bengaluru Polices social media monitoring unit spotted the post and subsequently contacted her to obtain further detailsA case was officially registered the following day and an inquiry was launched the police saidThe incident took place as the woman was making her way back to her hostel from the vicinity of Church Street The accused has been identified as 28yearold Lokesh a resident of Muniyappa Layout Ullal Bengaluru IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/man-booked-for-misbehaving-with-woman-in-bengaluru-648907.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:23:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/brewing-rift-in-congress-young-mps-frustrated-over-partys-disruptive-tactics-in-parliament-648910.html New Delhi Nov16 Internal fissures within the Congress party are reportedly widening with a growing chorus of discontent from young Parliamentarians threatening to culminate in a major schism At the heart of the unrest is Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhis persistent strategy of parliamentary disruptions which critics say is stifling emerging voices and jeopardizing the careers of the partys fresh talentThe simmering tensions came to light in a candid May 2025 podcast interview by Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas a young leader from Kerala who revealed explosive details about such directives by the party Brittas disclosed that Gandhi explicitly instructed MPs to disrupt Parliament and actively prevented them from engaging in substantive debatesRahul Gandhi told us to disrupt Parliament and prevented them from speaking Brittas stated echoing widespread frustrations among the youth wingBrittas known for his articulate media presence didnt hold back on his personal encounters with Gandhi When asked about the leadership duoâRahul and sister PriyankaâBrittas diplomatically noted Both are smarter in their own way Honestly I have not made an assessment of themBut probing deeper into his rapport he admitted I meet him but I donât know he is not that warm to me The reason Brittas mild criticism during a party meeting where he urged innovative protest methods over daily disruptionsI said it is not good to disrupt Parliament daily You have to devise some ways innovative protest he recountedGandhi Brittas implied took umbrage leading to a chill in their interactions The fallout has been stark Question Hour and Zero Hour stand scrapped with discussions and debates derailed â outcomes that Brittas believes inadvertently benefit the ruling BJPThey facilitate them ruling party he lamented highlighting how such chaos hands the government a free passWhen pressed on internal support Brittas revealed Many people are supporting me a little bit On Gandhis reaction I donât know It is a secret of our meetingPrime Minister Narendra Modi has seized on this discord amplifying it in recent addressesWhen we meet young Congress members or INDIA alliance members in Parliament they say Sir what can we do Our careers are coming to an end We dont even get a chance to speak because these people keep saying Lock Parliament every timeâ PM Modi quoted adding that these MPs struggle to justify their silence to constituenciesRecently PM Modi also went further predicting a likely division within the party during his victory address after Bihar election resultsWith the Winter Session looming the youth brigadeâmany in their maiden parliamentary stintsâfears obsolescence amid Gandhis highdecibel approach Sources within Congress whisper of informal caucuses among disgruntled MPs weighing options from quiet rebellion to outright defectionWith the partys electoral fortunes already battered â particularly in recently concluded Bihar assembly elections this internal ârevoltâ could fracture its fragile unity handing the BJP an unassailable edgeFor a resurgent opposition the message is clear Disruptions may rally the base but they risk alienating the very future the party needs to survive IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/brewing-rift-in-congress-young-mps-frustrated-over-partys-disruptive-tactics-in-parliament-648910.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:30:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/mute-and-deaf-bengal-fisherman-dies-in-bangladesh-jail-648911.html Kolkata Nov 16 A fisherman from Kakdwip in West Bengals South 24 Parganas district died in a Bangladeshi jail said the police on Sunday The fisherman was identified as Babul Das 25 who hails from the West Gangadharpur area of ââKakdwipDas mute and deaf since birth was arrested along with other fishermen for allegedly violating the IndiaBangladesh international watersAs soon as news of the fishermans death reached here on Saturday night his family members broke downAccording to sources it was learnt that Das who was an undertrial died of a heart attack and his family was informed by the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata However the family expressed doubts over the cause of deathAccording to police sources on July 13 two trawlers named FB Mangalchandi and FB Jhar from Kakdwip in South 24 Parganas were seized by the Bangladesh Navy on charges of venturing into Bangladeshi watersAbout 34 Indian fishermen were apprehended The two trawlers had set out from Kakdwip to catch Hilsa in the deep sea The Bangladesh Navy handed over the arrested fishermen to the police of Mongla Port Police Station in BangladeshOn July 15 the fishermen were arrested and a case was registered at the said police station The Bagerhat court ordered that the arrested fishermen be remanded in judicial custody Since then they have been in Bangladeshi jails as undertrial prisonersThe deceaseds brother Basudeb Das told a section of media persons on Sunday that they first received the news through the Harwood Point Coastal Police Station on SaturdayHe said the family is in a state of confusion over the cause of his deathAlthough the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission also confirmed the news of his death over the phone Bablus brother said Although Dada was mute and deaf he did not have any other physical illness On the contrary he was quite healthy and strong This death is suspicious We fear that he was tortured to death in jail We want to bring the body to Kakdwip and conduct a second autopsyAfter receiving the news Sundarban Shramjivi Matsya Union Secretary Satinath Patra met the family He gave assurance that Babuls body will be returned to the family as soon as possibleThe news of the death of the fisherman who was imprisoned in Bangladesh due to a heart attack is sad We will try our best to bring his body back to the country Patra said IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/mute-and-deaf-bengal-fisherman-dies-in-bangladesh-jail-648911.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:32:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/vice-president-radhakrishnan-hails-cag-as-guardian-of-bharats-moral-wealth--648912.html New Delhi Nov 16 VicePresident C P Radhakrishnan on Sunday emphasised the importance of accountability transparency and integrity for upholding the moral wealth of Bharat lauding the contributions of the Comptroller and Auditor General CAG of India Speaking at the Audit Diwas Celebrations 2025 as the Chief Guest the VicePresident appreciated the pivotal role of the CAG calling the institution the guardian of the public purseHe highlighted that by upholding fairness and truth in auditing the CAG stands as a pillar of accountability transparency and integrity the moral wealth of BharatRadhakrishnan also commended the CAG of India for notifying One Nation One Set of Object Heads of Expenditure for the Union government and all State Governments a reform that will significantly enhance transparency and comparability of government expenditureThe Vice President noted that CAGs global reputation has grown through its role as External Auditor for international organisations such as the World Health Organisation WHO the International Labour Organisation ILO and several othersHe highlighted that the CAG is currently chairing the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions ASOSAI a testimony to Bharats journey from being a follower to emerging as a global leaderThe Vice President said As Bharat progresses towards the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047 the CAG will remain a key partner in ensuring fiscal discipline and transparency for effective governanceHe urged officers to continuously upgrade their skills and auditing capabilities to enhance transparency in public spending and ensure that peopleâs money is used for public welfareAt a separate media awards event in Delhi the Vice President honoured Suresh Gopi Union Minister of State for Tourism and Petroleum and Natural GasIn his address the Vice President said that cinema and politics are two entirely different worlds but one thing is common both are uncertain fieldsHe appreciated Suresh Gopi for sustaining and succeeding in bothThe VicePresident also underscored the medias vital role in highlighting the nations positive developments to inspire optimism among the youthHe emphasised that journalism serves to give a voice to the voiceless and highlighted the medias crucial role in creating a drugfree society by spreading awareness and shaping responsible public discourse IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/vice-president-radhakrishnan-hails-cag-as-guardian-of-bharats-moral-wealth--648912.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:32:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/fairpoint-the-educated-faces-behind-kashmirs-terror-network-648917.html New Delhi Nov 16 For decades a convenient myth has floated around Kashmirs troubled history that terrorism in the Valley is a bluecollar phenomenon driven by poverty lack of education and exploitation The reality however has always been far more unsettling Kashmirs terror ecosystem has been powered not by the poor or disadvantaged alone but by individuals who grew up in privilege educated wellplaced and economically comfortable Many lived in spacious homes owned land and enjoyed social standing Yet they chose to lend their intellect networks and credibility to the machinery of terrorThis uncomfortable truth resurfaced recently with the shocking revelation that several young Kashmiri doctors were part of a sinister terror plotFor many who grew up in the Valley and were forced to flee after years of targeted persecution the involvement of such professionals did not come as a surprise They had witnessed firsthand how radicalisation had seeped into every layer of society including among the welloff and highly educatedThe root of Kashmirs terrorism has never been socioeconomic deprivation It has always been ideological From the time of Independence the longterm objective of Pakistanbacked separatism was the religious homogenisation of the region culminating in its integration with Pakistan When this agenda failed through wars in 1965 1971 and 1999 Islamabad shifted gears The proxy war launched in 1988 targeted Kashmiri Pandits first forcing an entire community into exile What was framed as an independence struggle was at its core a religious project to turn Kashmir into an Islamic territory aligned with Pakistans unfinished 1947 dreamThe recent terror plot uncovered in Haryanas Faridabad once again exposes this deeper ideological foundation The accused were not foot soldiers but doctors individuals from affluent Kashmiri families with impressive educational backgrounds and comfortable lifestyles They lived in large houses with gardens earned well spoke fluent English and were techsavvy professionals one would assume they had no reason to be drawn into violence Yet beneath that polished exterior lay a chilling resolve Their radicalisation was not born of deprivation it was a matter of beliefNames such as Dr Umar Mohammad Dr Muzaffar Ahmad Dr Adeel Ahmad Rather Dr Muzammil Shakeel Dr Shaheen Saeed Dr Mohammed Arif Mir and Dr Farooq Ahmad Dar have now surfaced and the list continues to growReports suggest that nearly 15 more doctors may be part of this new Dgang Until now the only Dgang India knew was the terrormafia network of Dawood Ibrahim responsible for the devastating 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai and sheltered in Pakistan ever since Now 32 years later emerges another Dgang this time not a mafia syndicate but the coldblooded doctors terror gangThe involvement of these medical professionals is not an aberration The death of a suicidebomber doctor and the arrest of other medical professionals prove that successive governments at the Centre have chosen to look away from the core reality terrorism in Kashmir has never been about lack of development opportunities or infrastructure It is fundamentally a religious war jihad And this is not the first time that doctors professionals or government officers have been involved in terrorist activitiesFrom the very beginning of terrorism in the Valley a large section of the educated Muslim class was deeply involved They supported and enabled the terror network to grow and unleash violence against minorities Hindus Sikhs and anyone suspected of being proIndia In the early 1990s when Kashmiri Pandits were targeted it was often the good old neighbour a colleague or even a friend who supplied information about Hindu families to the terroristsTelecom engineer BK Ganjoo brutally killed in 1990 while hiding inside a drum at his home might have survived had his security not suddenly disappeared and had his neighbour not guided the killers to his hiding place Girja Tickoo might not have been gangraped for days and eventually killed on a saw machine if her own office colleagues had not been part of the plot The terror enablers were educated individuals who knew the victims personally yet they chose to betray themDoctors in particular have had a troubling history within Kashmirs terror narrative In the early years of militancy several cases emerged of medical professionals refusing to treat Hindu victims of terror attacks not out of fear but out of solidarity with the separatist causeDr Abdul Ahad Guru a wellknown surgeon in the 1980s was a strong supporter of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front JKLF He was known as a critic of the security forces and even acted as a channel of communication between the government and terrorists He is said to have played a role in securing the release of the daughter of the then Home Minister Mufti Sayeed in 1989One of the most disturbing examples was the Shopian case of 2009 Two women Asiya Jan and Neelofar Jan were found dead and initial postmortem reports by two doctors Bilal Ahmad and Nighat Shaheen alleged rape and murder by security forces The Valley erupted For 42 days life came to a haltWhen the CBI investigated it found that the women had drowned and had neither been raped nor murdered The doctors the investigation revealed had fabricated evidence tampered with biological samples and intentionally misled the public to inflame unrest Dr Nighat even used her own vaginal swab and passed it off as one of the victims samples When the bodies were exhumed it was confirmed that no sexual assault had occurred Fourteen years later in June 2023 the Jammu amp Kashmir administration finally dismissed the implicated doctors from service The CBI chargesheet included not only doctors but lawyers and civilians illustrating the depth of the conspiracyThere have been cases where the elites have been identified and duly punished The current Lt Governor Manoj Sinha did take strong steps in identifying the hidden sympathisers and instigators Some of these included Dr Syed Ghulam Jeelani Kashmir University Assistant Professor who was dismissed for links with separatist networks in 2021 Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather a Scientist at the SKIMS was dismissed in 2021 under terrorismrelated allegations In 2017 Professor Muhammad Ashraf Mir Assistant Professor Pulwama Degree College was arrested during violent protests A Deputy Superintendent of Jail Feroz Ahmad Lone was arrested in 2021 for facilitating terrorists inside jailThen there is the shocking case of Dr Nisar ul Hassan who was posted in the Medicines Department of the SMHS Hospital Srinagar and was also functioning as the president of the Doctors Association of Kashmir DAK He was dismissed by the Lt Governors administration on November 21 2023 along with three other officials for their terror links But this doctor was recruited by AlFalah University Faridabad Haryana and is said to be a part of the DGangThis pattern of professionals weaponising their stature and skills to serve extremist goals is not limited to isolated incidents Over the years numerous terror investigations have exposed a tightly woven nexus of politicians activists doctors lawyers teachers and even law enforcement officersThe idea that radicalisation is confined to the uneducated or economically vulnerable does not hold up to scrutiny The Valleys conflict has always had its most critical support from within the educated class whose influence and networks amplified its reachThe recent arrests of Kashmiri doctors planning attacks far from the Valley underscore a sobering reality Radicalisation in Kashmir is not a fringe phenomenon it is deeply institutional socially enabled and often silently endorsedThe Faridabad case is a reminder that the conflict in Kashmir cannot be understood through simplistic narratives of poverty or deprivation It is a complex deeply ideological battle and until the country recognises the extent to which radicalisation has penetrated even the most privileged segments of Kashmiri society the problem will remain painfully misunderstoodThe rot runs deep and radicalisation remains a stark and uncomfortable truthDeepika Bhan can be contacted at deepikabiansin IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/fairpoint-the-educated-faces-behind-kashmirs-terror-network-648917.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:38:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/kerala-bjp-denies-links-to-anand-thampi-says-was-shiv-sena-648918.html Thiruvananthapuram Nov 16 Amid mounting criticism following the suicide of Anand K Thampi who allegedly took his life after being denied a BJP seat in the upcoming local body elections the party leadership in Kerala has firmly denied that he was ever associated with the party Addressing reporters in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar said Anand was not a party member and had in fact joined the Uddhav Thackerayled Shiv SenaâAnand Thampi was not part of the Bharatiya Janata Party Our information is that he had taken membership in Shiv Sena under Uddhav Thackeray It is unfortunate that political opponents are trying to use this tragedy to target the BJPâ Chandrasekhar saidBacking this stand BJP state general secretary Adv Suresh clarified that Anand had never been considered a potential candidate for the local body polls because he had no organisational association with the partyâIt is very sad to hear about Anandâs suicide But the fact remains that he was never active in the BJP He was not a worker nor was he involved in our activities Naturally he was not included among the probable candidatesâ Suresh saidHe added that internal inquiries had confirmed Anandâs affiliation with the Shiv SenaUBT not the BJP âOur political opponents are weaponising his death to tarnish the BJPâs imageâ he saidAnand K Thampi a resident of Jai Nagar in Thirumala died by suicide on Saturday His death triggered an uproar especially after the emergence of a suicide note in which he reportedly stated that he was deeply distressed over being denied a BJP ticketOpposition parties alleged that intense factionalism and candidate selection disputes within the BJP had driven Anand to despair Several local leaders questioned the BJPâs attempt to distance itself from the deceased especially when his note explicitly mentioned his disappointment over not being allotted a seatThe controversy has added to tensions within Thiruvananthapuramâs political circles with parties trading accusations over the handling of candidate lists and the pressures exerted on grassrootslevel aspirantsAs investigations continue Anandâs family and local residents have demanded a transparent probe into the events leading to his death The BJP however maintains that attempts to drag the party into the controversy are politically motivated and not supported by facts IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/kerala-bjp-denies-links-to-anand-thampi-says-was-shiv-sena-648918.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:39:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/punjab-police-dismantle-pakistan-linked-arms-narco-network-five-held-648920.html DW Bureaunbsp nbsp ChandigarhnbspPunjab Police have dismantled a Pakistanlinked arms and narco network with the arrest of five people and recovered six sophisticated pistols along with 101 kg heroin from their possession said Director General of Police DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on SundaynbspnbspThose arrested have been identified as Akash Masih and Prince Karanbir Singh alias Karan Sukhwinder Singh all residents of Amritsar Rural and Gurbhej Singh alias Bheja a resident of Tarn TaranThe recovered pistols include five 30 bore and one 9MM Glock All the accused belonged to villages close to the international border and were receiving consignments as per the directions of their handlersDGP Yadav said preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused were coordinating with Pakistanbased handlers via social media applications to collect and deliver illegal weapons and narcotics within PunjabThe DGP said further investigation is underway to establish backward and forward linkages to identify handlers and dismantle the entire networkSharing operational details Commissioner of Police Amritsar Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that at a checkpoint near Chheharta police teams apprehended accused Akash Masih and Prince and recovered one 30 bore pistol and one Glock 9mm pistol from their possessionActing on technical leads in the followup of the case police teams have arrested Karanbir Singh and Sukhwinder Singh recovering three 30 bore pistols and 1 kg 10 gm heroin from them he said adding that on the disclosure of the accused Karanbir Singh the police further arrested Gurbhej Singh from whom one 30 bore pistol was recoveredThe Commissioner of Police said that after retrieving the consignments of illegal weapons the accused were further distributing them to criminal elements in the regionIn this regard two cases one under Section 25 of the Arms Act at the police station in Chheharta in Amritsar and another under Sections 25 1B and 25 of the Arms Act and Sections 21C and 29 of the NDPS Act at the police station cantonment in Amritsar have been registered https://dailyworld.in/national/punjab-police-dismantle-pakistan-linked-arms-narco-network-five-held-648920.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:55:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/v-p-radhakrishnan-highlights-cags-global-standing-as-external-auditor-for-who-ilo-lead-648921.html New Delhi Nov 16 IANS VicePresident CP Radhakrishnan on Sunday highlighted that the global reputation of Indias Comptroller and Auditor General of India CAG has surged with its role as external auditor for organisations like the World Health Organisation WHO and the International Labour Organisation ILOAddressing the fifth Audit Diwas celebrations here the VicePresident also mentioned that currently CAG chairs the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions ASOSAI and the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions INTOSAI Committee including the Working Group on IT Audit positioning Bharat as a global leader in auditing standardsHe called it as a testimony to Bharats journey from being a follower to emerging as a global leaderIn his address VicePresident Radhakrishnan hailed the CAG as the guardian of the public purse emphasising its vital role in protecting public money and promoting good governanceHe lauded the CAGs 165 years of dedicated service legacy since the office of Auditor General was instituted in 1860Supreme Audit institutions across the world share one common purpose to protect public money and promote good governance Among them the CAG of India stands proudly upholding the principles of accountability transparency and integrity in public life he remarkedVicePresident Radhakrishnan applauded the CAG for notifying One Nation One Set of Object Heads of Expenditure for both the Union and state governments a reform that will significantly enhance transparency and comparability of government expenditureHighlighting Indias advancements in artificial intelligence AI big data blockchain and machine learning the VicePresident expressed happiness to note that the CAG through initiatives like the One Indian Audit and Accounts Department IAAD One System AIbased audit frameworks and several other measures has embedded technology predictive analytics and generative AI into the very DNA of public financial managementHe also praised the CAGs partnerships with premier institutions like IIT Madras to build capacity in data sciences cybersecurity and deep learningHe expressed satisfaction with the fact that a customised Large Language Model is being developed to feed more than 20000 inspection reports annually bolstering datadriven auditingTechnology adoption will enhance risk detection efficiency and evidencebased governance ensuring the optimal use of public funds the VicePresident saidTo achieve this we need to have a futureready and citizencentric civil service he addedThe VicePresident urged officers to continuously upgrade their skills and auditing capabilities ensuring that public welfare remains at the heart of governanceSenior officials present on the occasion included K Sanjay Murthy CAG of India Deputy CAGs Subir Mallick Krishnan Sagaran Subramanian and Jayant Sinha retired CAGs and officials from the Indian Audit and Account Service were present at the eventIANS https://dailyworld.in/national/v-p-radhakrishnan-highlights-cags-global-standing-as-external-auditor-for-who-ilo-lead-648921.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:59:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/martyr-kartar-singh-sarabhas-native-village-to-get-facelift-says-cm-mann-648922.html DW Bureau nbsp LudhiananbspPunjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday paid floral tributes to freedom fighter Kartar Singh Sarabha on his martyrdom anniversary and announced development projects worth Rs 4584 crore for a complete facelift of his native villagenbspAddressing the statelevel event the Chief Minister said that as a mark of respect to the martyr development works worth Rs 45 crore 84 lakh will be undertaken in Sarabha village to provide basic infrastructure clean drinking water sports facilities defence training and other amenities He said that this would be a true tribute to the martyr adding that the state government will leave no stone unturned to develop this great martyrs native village as a model village On this occasion Bhagwant Singh Mann also paid homage to the companions of Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Vishnu Ganesh Pingle Bakhshish Singh Jagat Singh Surein Singh Senior Shaheed Harnam Singh Sialkoti and Surein Singh Junior who were also executed on the same dayThe Chief Minister said that Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha was one of Indias youngest revolutionaries who sacrificed his life at the tender age of 19 He said that despite being so young Kartar Singh Sarabhas selfless service to the nation continues to inspire generations Bhagwant Singh Mann added that the young martyr played a crucial role in freeing the country from foreign imperialismThe Chief Minister said that as an active leader of the Ghadar Party Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarbha worked tirelessly first in abroad and then in India for Indias freedom Bhagwant Singh Mann said that he had took oath as Chief Minister at the ancestral village of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Khatkar Kalan and that his government is fully committed to realising the dreams of the martyrs During the event the he exhorted Punjabis to participate in the commemorative events being organised at Sri Anandpur Sahib from November 2325 to mark 350th Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur JiThe Chief Minister said that on this historic occasion the Punjab Government is organising light and sound shows Nagar Kirtans drone shows Kirtan Darbars and other programmes to ensure that the life and teachings of Guru Sahib reach every household He added that all Punjabis are fortunate to witness this historic moment adding that everyone should participate in these events Earlier Bhagwant Singh Mann also visited the ancestral home of Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha and paid floral tributesThe Chief Minister said that Rs 40 crore will be spent on widening the existing twolane road from Lalto Kalan to Sarabha Raikot and Halwara into a fourlane road He said that this road will directly connect to Halwara AirportnbspSimilarly Rs 2 crore 82 lakh will be spent on a surface water supply scheme Rs 2 crore on a 10metre indoor shooting range with a target safety setup Rs 10 lakh on the renovation of the basketball ground and Rs 3 lakh on developing a volleyball court and constructing six concrete benches at the sports ground Additionally Bhagwant Singh Mann said that Rs 89 lakh will be spent on upgrading the Forest Nursery with modern technology adding that a training academy for security and police forces will also be established which will include a derelict MiG21 aircraft from the Air Force Academy for pilot andnbspdrone training https://dailyworld.in/national/martyr-kartar-singh-sarabhas-native-village-to-get-facelift-says-cm-mann-648922.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 19:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/army-engineers-build-indigenous-mono-rail-system-at-16-000-ft-to-keep-kameng-frontier-supplied-648725.html New Delhi Nov 14 In a major breakthrough for highaltitude military logistics the Indian Armyâs Gajraj Corps has indigenously developed and operationalised a High Altitude Mono Rail System at an elevation of nearly 16000 feet in Arunachal Pradeshs Kameng sector one of the most inhospitable and weatherprone frontiers along the Line of Actual Control LAC The Kameng Himalayas are notorious for their sheer barren cliffs subzero temperatures violent weather swings and a rugged landscape that routinely disrupts supply lines Forward posts often remain cut off for days under heavy snow while traditional transport methods struggle in the extreme terrainEnsuring the uninterrupted movement of essential stores ammunition and equipment has remained a persistent operational challengeResponding to this pressing requirement the Gajraj Corps conceptualised engineered and deployed an indigenous mono rail system capable of carrying more than 300 kg of load in a single tripDesigned to function roundtheclock the system can operate day or night in hail storm or whiteout conditions ensuring that missioncritical supplies including rations fuel engineering equipment and heavier loads reach troops without delayIt enables reliable movement of missioncritical stores ammunition rations fuel engineering equipment and other heavy or awkward loads that are otherwise difficult to ferry across steep gradients and unstable surfaces This transportation facility is fully operation worthy to be used day or night with or without escort during hail or storm irrespective of the weather conditions a defence official saidIts robust weatheragnostic design allows movement over steep gradients and unstable surfaces where mules vehicles and even porters face significant riskBeyond its logistical advantages the monorail system has also demonstrated potential for rapid casualty evacuationIn several stretches where helicopters cannot land or fly safely and where manual evacuation is slow and perilous the new system offers an efficient and safer alternative to move injured personnelThe development underlines the militaryâs continued efforts to innovate and excel in extreme environments ensuring troops deployed along challenging frontiers remain fully supported and missionready IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/army-engineers-build-indigenous-mono-rail-system-at-16-000-ft-to-keep-kameng-frontier-supplied-648725.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:42:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/indias-central-bank-accounting-framework-rooted-in-rbi-act-deputy-governor--648726.html Mumbai Nov 14 Central banks are unique in two ways first they are public policy institutions that operate without any profit motive and second since they possess the exclusive authority to create money they cannot go bankrupt in the usual sense Reserve Bank of India RBI Deputy Governor Shirish Chandra Murmu said on Friday A central banks functions without a motive of profit its balance sheets reflect the policy measures it undertakes to address the prevailing economic conditions of the country during a given period and even if its balance sheet shows losses or negative equity it can still carry out its functionsAddressing an international conference on central bank accounting practices organised by the RBI jointly with the SEACEN centre here the Deputy Governor said that central bank mandates vary widely across jurisdictions reflecting their historical and institutional contextsDespite the differences in mandates functions or roles across countries at the heart of every central bank is monetary policy and financial stabilityCentral banks aim to maintain adequate capital and reserves risk buffers to be able to perform these critical functions effectively The Reserve Bank of India has one of the broadest mandates functioning as a fullservice central bank that undertakes a wide range of responsibilities typically associated with a central bank Murmu saidOn accounting standards he said that as widely understood there is no single globally accepted accounting standard designed specifically for central banks and hence their accounting and disclosure practices vary considerably in format depth and emphasisWhile some central banks have adopted the principles set out in International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS either in full or with modifications to suit their specific needs others continue to apply their own national accounting standards or use hybrid frameworks tailored specifically for the central bank he addedThe Deputy Governor hailed the RBIs accounting practices saying the entire ownership of the RBI remains vested with the Government of IndiaThe way RBI prepares its financial statements and sets its accounting policies is guided mainly by the RBI Act of 1934 and the RBI General Regulations of 1949Over time within this legal framework these policies have evolved to keep up with changing needs and practicesI am pleased to say that the Reserve Bank of India has a strong and resilient balance sheet with an adequate level of risk provisioning he notedOver the years the RBI has consistently worked to align its accounting practices with global best practices while staying true to core principles of prudence and conservatism he stated IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/indias-central-bank-accounting-framework-rooted-in-rbi-act-deputy-governor--648726.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/congress-won-with-aimims-support-say-bjp-leaders-on-jubilee-hills-result-648728.html Hyderabad Nov 14 Telangana BJP leaders have claimed that the Congress party won the Jubilee Hills byelection with the support of the AIMIM BJP state president N Ramchander Rao remarked that the Congress party is celebrating the victory of All India MajliseIttehadul Muslimeen AIMIMâWe respect peopleâs mandate but this is not the mandate for the Congress party It was the mandate for the AIMIMâ he told media personsUnion Minister G Kishan Reddy said that Congress won Jubilee Hills purely with the support of the AIMIM banking on appeasement politics and the use of muscle powerâWe will review the Jubilee Hills byelection results and further strengthen our effortsâ he saidBJP suffered a humiliating defeat in the byelection with its candidate Lankala Deepak Reddy failing to save his security depositCongress partyâs V Naveen Yadav won the byelection defeating his nearest rival Maganti Sunitha of Bharat Rashtra Samithi BRS by a margin of nearly 25000 votesNaveen Yadav polled 98988 votes while Sunita secured 74259 votes BJPâs Deepak Reddy finished a distant third with only 17061 votesThe Congress party wrested the seat from BRS by securing 5083 per cent of the polled votes BRS polled 3813 per cent votes while BJP could get only 876 per cent votesThe result came as a personal setback for Kishan Reddy in his Lok Sabha constituency SecunderabadThe Union Minister for Coal and Mines led the campaign with active participation by the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar and all other party MPs from the stateRamchander Rao said party cadres worked hard in Jubilee Hills despite knowing the nature of the constituency He said even in 2009 when Bandaru Dattatreya contested from Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency the BJP did not get a majority in Jubilee HillsHe recalled that in 2014 the TDPBJP combine had secured the victory but in 2018 the BRS bagged the seat with the AIMIMâs supportThe BJP president said Naveen Yadav who won the byelection as a Congress candidate had earlier contested as an AIMIM candidate from the same constituencyMeanwhile BJP leaders hailed the NDAâs victory in the Bihar elections âThe people of Bihar have delivered a historic mandate to the NDA â one that rejects the return of Jungle Raj and reaffirms their trust in development and good governanceâ Kishan Reddy posted on âXâHe stated that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and allies in the state Bihar has seen visible progress in infrastructure welfare delivery law and order and economic growthMoS Bandi Sanjay said Bihar has given the NDA a resounding mandate He called it a clear signal that people continue to place their trust in the leadership of Prime Minister Modi IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/congress-won-with-aimims-support-say-bjp-leaders-on-jubilee-hills-result-648728.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 01:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/andhra-receives-investment-commitments-worth-rs-1191-lakh-crore-648729.html Visakhapatnam Nov 14 Andhra Pradesh has received investment commitments to the tune of Rs 1191972 crore as it signed MoUs with 400 companies in two days These MoUs signed on Thursday and on the first day of the CII Partnership Summit on Friday are expected to provide employment opportunities to 1332 lakh youth According to an official release 41 MoUs were signed in the presence of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu As many as 324 MoUs were signed in the presence of ministers with an investment of Rs 841786 crores The majority of MoUs were signed with Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority APCRDA Energy Food processing Industry trade IT and Municipal departmentsChief Minister Naidu asked a private firm chairman to purchase agricultural products from farmers in Andhra Pradesh He said that the mall of the private will not be a mere shopping mall but will help promote tourism in VisakhapatnamLater the Singapore government signed an MoU with Andhra Pradesh for cooperation in urban governance digital governance transformation and sustainability in the presence of Chief Minister and Minister Nara Lokesh and Singapore Minister Gan Siow Huang Union Minister K Rammohan Naidu and state Minister Nadendla ManoharSpeaking on the occasion Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said Andhra Pradesh is eager to work with Singapore which runs industries with innovative ideas He said Singapore developed by adopting the best public policies Minister Lokesh opined that it is a good beginning to work with SingaporeUnion Minister Rammohan Naidu announced introducing flights between Vijayawada and Singapore for three days a week soon IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/andhra-receives-investment-commitments-worth-rs-1191-lakh-crore-648729.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 01:11:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/brs-will-work-harder-says-ktr-after-bypoll-defeat-648731.html Hyderabad Nov 14 Bharat Rashtra Samithi BRS working president K T Rama Rao said on Friday that despite the defeat in the Jubilee Hills byelection the party would continue to play its role as the main opposition party and work harder to return to power âOur greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall We will strive harder to win our state back Thank you to all for your support and love since this morningâ Rama Rao posted on XThe Congress party wrested the Jubilee Hills seat from BRS Congress candidate Naveen Yadav defeated Maganti Sunitha of BRS by nearly 25000 votesEarlier addressing a press conference at BRS headquarters Telangana Bhavan he said the party will not be disappointed by the resultâWe will continue to do our job as the main opposition We will be with the people We will be for the people We will remain among the people We will continue to fight until KCR becomes the Chief Minister againâ he saidKTR said for the last two years BRS had been working to highlight peopleâs issues and it would continue to play its role as the main opposition partyHe said that though the BRS candidate had no political experience the party cadres worked hard to win the electionClaiming that the byelection has given a new enthusiasm and strength to the BRS he said people have a clear mandate that only the BRS is the political alternativeâOur party fought honestly and sincerely in the elections Everyone saw how the elections were conductedâ he said and pointed out that all surveys had predicted a BRS winThe BRS leader recalled that seven byelections were held from 2014 to 2023 and the thenopposition party Congress did not win a single byelectionHe said BRS worked hard to highlight the Congress governments failures implementation of the six guarantees and the âfraudâ being committed by the government on the peopleâWe did not do politics in the name of caste and religion During the campaign we discussed issues that are important to the people Though those in power used abusive language we remained calmâ he saidKTR said the BRS showed the progress achieved during its 10year rule It explained to people the development works done in the constituency at a cost of Rs 5300 croreHe claimed that it was because of the pressure put by BRS that the Chief Minister and the state government had to review the implementation of guaranteesHe said it was only after BRS raised the issue of the lack of representation for minorities in the Cabinet that the Congress government had to give them a place He was referring to the induction of Mohammed Azharuddin into the Cabinet during the election campaign IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/brs-will-work-harder-says-ktr-after-bypoll-defeat-648731.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 01:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/massive-accidental-blast-at-srinagar-police-station-casualties-feared-terror-angle-ruled-out-648736.html Srinagar Nov 15 A massive accidental blast occurred inside a police station in JampKâs Srinagar district on Saturday and sources said that casualties are feared The blast occurred inside the Nowgam police station of Srinagar district The impact of the blast was so massive that buildings around the site shook as glass shattered all aroundThe loud bang of the blast was heard in areas 510 Kms away from Nowgam areaAlthough official confirmation of the cause of blast and the damage caused is still awaited sources told IANS that the blast took place when a police team was sampling the ammonium nitrate explosive recovered from the interstate white collar terror module in FaridabadWhile top sources have ruled out any terror attack it is feared that there could be casualties due to the accidental explosion caused while sampling the explosive materialTop sources said there are nine injuries among the police personnel who were present when the explosive sampling was underwayA number of vehicles parked inside the police station caught fire due to the massive explosion and fire tenders were dousing the flames as ambulances rushed to the police station to evacuate the injured policemen to the hospitalIt must be mentioned that 2900 Kg ammonium nitrate was recovered by JampK police when it busted the white collar terror module in Faridabad in coordination with the Haryana policeWhile Dr Adil Rather and Dr Muzammil Ganaie were arrested third terror accomplice Dr Umar Nabi had evaded arrest He was later killed in a car blast near the Red Fort in which several civilians were killed and many others were injuredA lady doctor from Lucknow Shaheen Shahid was also arrested after an assault rifle was recovered from her car The arrest of two over ground workers OGWs of JaisheMohammad JeM terror outfit led to the busting of the terror module IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/massive-accidental-blast-at-srinagar-police-station-casualties-feared-terror-angle-ruled-out-648736.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 06:42:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/defence-minister-singh-to-hold-interaction-with-party-workers-people-in-his-constituency-lucknow-today-648744.html New Delhi Nov 15 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will begin a twoday visit to his parliamentary constituency Lucknow on Saturday During the visit he will participate in a series of public meetings organisational interactions and commemorative programmesAccording to the Lucknow BJP Metropolitan President Anand Dwivedi the Defence Minister will arrive at Lucknow Airport at 1140 am From there he will proceed directly to Sadar to attend the Senior Worker Public Dialogue programme at the Sanskrit Pathshala AuditoriumLater at 400 pm he will address another session of the same programme at Rajkumar Childrenâs Academy in RajajipuramDwivedi said that the visit is part of the Ministerâs regular engagement with party workers and local citizens in his constituencyAfter completing his scheduled meetings in Rajajipuram Rajnath Singh will head to the residence of Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Seth on Vikramaditya Marg to offer condolences on the demise of Sethâs motherOn Sunday the Defence Minister will participate in a significant cultural and historical ceremony At noon he will attend the Martyrdom Day programme dedicated to martyr Uda Devi a revered Dalit freedom fighter at Sector 19 Pasi Chauraha in Vrindavan ColonyDuring the event he will also unveil her statue marking another important step in the governmentâs efforts to honour forgotten heroes of Indiaâs freedom struggleThe Defence Ministerâs engagements in Lucknow come weeks after a major milestone in Indiaâs defence manufacturing driveEarlier on October 18 2025 reinforcing the vision of selfreliance in defence production Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath jointly flagged off the first batch of BrahMos missiles manufactured at the BrahMos Integration and Testing Facility Centre in LucknowThe stateoftheart facility part of the UP Defence Industrial Corridor was virtually inaugurated by the Defence Minister on May 11 2025 and remarkably within just five months the first missiles were ready for deploymentSpeaking at the inaugural ceremony Rajnath Singh said that âBrahMos is not just a missile but a symbol of the growing indigenous capabilities of the nation The missile features a traditional warhead and an advanced guided system and possesses the capability to strike long distances at supersonic speeds This combination of speed accuracy and power makes BrahMos one of the best systems in the world It has become the backbone of our Armed Forcesâ IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/defence-minister-singh-to-hold-interaction-with-party-workers-people-in-his-constituency-lucknow-today-648744.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 09:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/delhi-car-explosion-mbbs-student-of-al-falah-university-arrested-from-bengals-dalkhola-648745.html Kolkata Nov 15 Following a joint operation along with the cops of West Bengal Police the sleuths of the National Investigation Agency NIA arrested an MBBS student of AlFalah University in Faridabad from Dalkhola in North Dinajpur district in West Bengal in connection with the car explosion near Red Fort Metro Station in Delhi earlier this week insiders from the state police confirmed on Saturday morning The arrested medical student has been identified as Nisar Alam He and his family members have been settled in Punjabâs Ludhiana for quite some time However their ancestral house is still in DalkholaIt is learnt that he recently came to Dalkhola earlier this week along with his mother and sister to attend a family function The NIA sleuth tracked Alamâs mobile tower location at Dalkhola and following this the sleuths of the central Intelligence agency reached Dalkhola on Friday and finally arrested him on the same dayAfter the arrest Alam was first taken to the local Islampur Police Station After interrogating him at the police station for a couple of hours the accused was later shifted to Siliguri in the Darjeeling district As far as information available till Saturday morning the NIA sleuths might bring him to Delhi in transit remand later in the dayThe local people of Konal village in Dalkhola where the ancestral house of the accused is located told media persons that although the Alam family had shifted to Ludhiana quite some time back they were in touch with their relatives residing at the ancestral houseâAlam and his other family members used to come to Konal from time to time to meet their relatives We have found him to be an extremely wellmannered and softspoken youth We could never guess about his association with insurgency activities a resident of Konal told media persons on Saturday morningAlFalah University a private institution located about 27 km from the HaryanaDelhi border on Raga Road District Faridabad Dhauj has come under national spotlight over the past few days owing to shocking developments that include a massive recovery of explosives and the blast near the iconic Red Fort in Delhi that left 12 people dead dozens injured and shook the nationIn the past few days police teams have made multiple visits to the AlFalah University campus in Dhauj Faridabad questioning as many as 52 doctors as part of their investigation Authorities are trying to gather details about Dr Muzammil Shakeel Dr Shaheen Shahid and Dr Umar Mohammed â the trio suspected of operating a JaisheMohammed terror module IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/delhi-car-explosion-mbbs-student-of-al-falah-university-arrested-from-bengals-dalkhola-648745.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 10:08:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/pillar-work-for-park-on-tns-puzhal-lake-shore-trigger-alarm-among-residents-648746.html Chennai Nov 15 A new park being constructed along the shores of Puzhal Lake one of Chennais most crucial drinking water sources has sparked a major controversy with residents fearing that the project could weaken the reservoirs embankment and threaten nearby habitations Puzhal Lake located in Tiruvallur district supplies a significant share of Chennais potable water When the reservoir reaches full capacity excess water is released through two sluice gates fitted with shutters This surplus flows through a canal for about 11 km before reaching the Bay of Bengal near SadayankuppamFlooding is already a recurring issue in several lowlying localities around the lakeDespite this fragile hydrological setting the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority CMDA has begun construction of a public park on an 817acre stretch of land identified as a seepagewater accumulation areaThe project part of the North Chennai Development Scheme is estimated to cost Rs 1696 croreAs part of the work more than 60 concrete pillars have been erected along the Chemmanal bank directly opposite Jones Tower Residents and local activists argue that such heavy civil works so close to the reservoirs edge could compromise the strength of the embankment Their fears are not unfounded In 2023 a minor weakening of the bund in the same zone resulted in noticeable water seepage prompting the installation of a temporary concrete barrier just a few metres from the earthen embankmentLocals explain that when the lake reaches its peak seepage through the redsoil layers naturally slows down water movement thereby reducing wave impact and preventing erosion They now worry that the new pillars may disturb this natural protective mechanismPeople living in lowlying neighbourhoods fear that any further weakening of the bund could put thousands at risk Residents suggest that the park could be easily relocated to the vacant land on the opposite side of the lake near the temporary bus standConstructing anything within 200 metres of the lake is alarming There are safer alternatives one resident saidA senior official from the Chennai Regional Water Resources Department confirmed that constructing a park in a waterlogged zone requires a No Objection Certificate NOC from the Water Resources DepartmentCMDA officials believe they will obtain the NOC after completing the project the officer notedThe official added that earlier proposals recommended building the park near the sluice gates adjacent to existing concrete protection wallsHowever that plan was rejected and the current site at Chemmanal was chosenSome oversights happened earlier At this stage there is no practical way to halt the work the officer saidThe situation has raised serious concerns about environmental stability public safety and the longterm security of Chennais water infrastructure IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/pillar-work-for-park-on-tns-puzhal-lake-shore-trigger-alarm-among-residents-648746.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 10:33:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/maha-govt-to-launch-statewide-drive-against-leprosy-from-november-17-648751.html Mumbai Nov 15 The Maharashtra government will launch a statewide leprosy case detection campaign from November 17 to December 2 during which health teams will visit households for inspections Following the Central Governments guidelines the state is continuing its annual initiative to identify leprosy patients through an extensive doortodoor survey across all districtsThis year a population of 866 crore people and 17325000 households has been selected for screeningA total of 65832 teams and 13166 supervisors have been deployed for the campaignEach team comprising one ASHA worker and one male volunteer will visit 20 houses in rural areas and 25 to 30 houses in urban areas daily to conduct physical examinationsThe teams will survey for 14 consecutive days said the government release The decision was taken at a meeting of the Statelevel Public Awareness Committee for the leprosy detection campaign on FridaySuspected patients identified during the survey will be examined and those diagnosed with leprosy will immediately be started on multidrug therapyThe campaign aims to detect hidden or undiagnosed cases bring patients under treatment to break the chain of transmission increase public awareness about leprosy and strengthen efforts toward achieving the goal of zero leprosy transmission by 2027To ensure effective implementation training workshops and coordination committee meetings are being conducted at the state district and block levels along with team training sessions at primary health centres according to the government releaseTo prevent the spread of leprosy and ensure timely treatment the Maharashtra Government has recently declared leprosy a Notifiable DiseaseAll doctors and health institutions are now required to report every confirmed case of leprosy to the respective District Health Office Assistant Director of Health Services Leprosy and local civic health authorities within two weeks of diagnosisPublic Health and Family Welfare Minister Prakash Abitkar has written to all district guardian ministers district collectors and village sarpanches urging them to ensure the success of this campaignHe has appealed to all administrative bodies to diagnose the maximum number of leprosy patients in their respective districts and to implement the campaign effectively under their leadershipSecretary of the Health Department Nipun Vinayak has also reviewed the campaign and issued directives to district collectors to ensure its successful executionCitizens have been urged to cooperate and the Health Department has reiterated that treatment for leprosy is free effective and available at all government health centres said the government releaseThe state governments announcement comes days after the World Health Organisations Global TB Report 2025 said that Indias TB incidence new cases emerging each year reduced by 21 per cent â from 237 per lakh population in 2015 to 187 per lakh population in 2024 â over almost double the pace of the decline observed globally at 12 per centThis is one of the highest declines in the TB incidences globally outpacing reductions noted among other highburden countriesSince its launch in December 2024 Indias flagship TB elimination mission the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan has achieved extensive reach screening over 19 crore vulnerable individuals for TB across the country leading to the detection of over 245 lakh TB patients including 861 lakh asymptomatic TB casesThis proactive approach draws on both global and local evidence underscoring the prevalence of asymptomatic subclinical TB in highburden settings a release issued by the Union Ministry of Health said IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/maha-govt-to-launch-statewide-drive-against-leprosy-from-november-17-648751.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 10:54:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/heavy-rain-forecast-for-parts-of-tamil-nadu-648754.html Chennai Nov 15 Heavy rain is expected in parts of Tamil Nadu over the next two days with the India Meteorological Department IMD issuing alerts for multiple coastal and interior districts The weather office has said that showers which began in several regions on Saturday are likely to intensify particularly in the delta and northern coastal beltsIn the early morning bulletin the IMD reported that Ramanathapuram district recorded significant rainfall during the 24 hours ending Friday morningMandapam received 7 cm of rain marking the highest in the state Areas including Rameswaram in Ramanathapuram district Pamban and Azhagarai Estate in the Nilgiris each saw around 5 cm of rainfallOfficials noted that these widespread showers are linked to an atmospheric circulation persisting over southern Sri Lanka and the adjoining southwest Bay of BengalAccording to the forecast intermittent rain will continue across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry today and tomorrow with the possibility of thunderstorms in some locationsThe IMD expects moderate rainfall to persist in several districts until November 20A heavy rain alert has been issued for Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Tiruvarur Thanjavur and Pudukottai districtsThese regions part of the Cauvery delta are expected to experience strong spells due to moistureladen winds from the Bay of Bengal interacting with the existing atmospheric conditionsIn addition to Sundays warning the IMD said that several districts including Tiruvallur Chennai Kancheepuram Chengalpattu Villupuram Kallakurichi Cuddalore Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Tiruvarur and Thanjavur may receive heavy rain in the coming daysThe Union Territories of Puducherry and Karaikal are also included in the alertMeanwhile Chennai and its surrounding areas experienced a partially cloudy sky today with the possibility of light showers in a few neighbourhoodsWhile the city has so far avoided intense spells the weather office has cautioned residents to expect increased rainfall activity by late SaturdayFishermen have been advised to closely monitor updates due to rough sea conditions expected over the southwest Bay of BengalThe IMD said detailed advisories will follow depending on the development of the weather system over the next 48 hoursAuthorities in the delta region and coastal districts have been asked to stay alert as the November rain system strengthens bringing widespread rainfall across Tamil Nadu in the coming days IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/heavy-rain-forecast-for-parts-of-tamil-nadu-648754.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/fire-breaks-out-in-kolkatas-warehouse-648758.html Kolkata Nov 15 A massive fire broke out on Ezra Street near Lalbazar in Kolkata on Saturday and was still raging At least 20 fire engines have been pressed into service to douse the flamesEfforts are being made to bring the fire under controlThe extent of damage is likely to be high as the area is congestedThe number of fire engines may increase further depending on the situationFirefighting officers are working on a war footing to bring the situation under control So far they have not been able to locate the source of the fireAccording to local sources a fire broke out in the warehouse around 5 amThe warehouse stored electrical equipment a lot of electrical wires and flammable materialsBefore anyone could understand anything black clouds of smoke were all over the sky It is not yet clear how the fire startedHowever it is initially suspected that the fire started from an electrical equipmentFire Department sources said that a short circuit may have caused the blaze However the exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertainedLocals alleged that the warehouse lacked adequate fire extinguishing systemsThe locals apprised the Police and Fire Department of the incident after noticing smoke billowing out from the warehouse The situation got out of hand due to the densely populated areaThe fire has also spread from the warehouse to nearby residencesIt is reported that the fire has spread to several houses It is not yet clear whether anyone is trapped insideSo far no one has been injured or died sources saidA section of locals expressed anger against the Fire Department alleging that despite being informed as soon as the blaze broke out they arrived lateAs the firefighters arrived late the blaze spread to other houses the locals claimed IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/fire-breaks-out-in-kolkatas-warehouse-648758.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/after-bihar-setback-congress-unlikely-to-exit-dmk-alliance-in-tn-648762.html Chennai Nov 15 The Congress partys severe drubbing in the Bihar Assembly elections has significantly diminished the likelihood of the party reconsidering its alliance choices in Tamil Nadu According to senior political observers and party sources the Congress high command is now even more inclined to stay firmly within the DMKled front leaving little room for alternative coalition experiments ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly electionsThe setback in Bihar where the Congress expected a revival but instead faced a major electoral blow has reportedly prompted the partys central leadership to reinforce stability in states where it already enjoys a viable alliance structureIn Tamil Nadu the DMKCongress partnership has delivered consistent electoral success since 2019 both in Parliament and the State Assembly and this performance is seen as crucial at a time when the Congress is reevaluating its national strategyThis development has come as a major disappointment to the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam TVK which had been hoping to bring the Congress into its fold to build a strong alternative frontTVK leaders believed that the national party might consider exploring a new coalition particularly after actorpolitician Vijays recent public appeal for forming a stable coalition government after 2026There had been growing speculation in political circles that some Congress MLAs MPs and districtlevel officebearers especially those unhappy with the present TNCC leadership were open to the idea of aligning with TVKSome Congress members had reportedly viewed the emerging party as a platform that could offer more seats and potential cabinet prospects in a future coalition governmentTVK leaders meanwhile had been buoyed by internal survey findings that claimed the party enjoys close to 26 per cent public support across Tamil NaduThey believed this placed TVK in a competitive position in a possible threecornered contest involving the DMK AIADMK and a TVKled frontFor the party Congress was seen as the most viable second partner due to its statewide organisational presence and national image which TVK considered essential for attracting neutral votersAdditionally TVK functionaries had often cited the cordial relationship between Vijay and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi dating back to their meeting in 2012 as a factor that could help ease political negotiationsHowever the landscape has shifted sharply after the Bihar results Congress leaders in Tamil Nadu now believe the high command will adhere to the DMK alliance both for its proven electoral performance and for the parliamentary strength it continues to offer at a time when the party is seeking stability over experimentation IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/after-bihar-setback-congress-unlikely-to-exit-dmk-alliance-in-tn-648762.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:49:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/jharkhand-celebrates-25-years-of-statehood-cm-governor-extend-greetings-648768.html Ranchi Nov 15 Jharkhand is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its formation on Saturday with a grand statelevel event at Morabadi Ground in the capital city Ranchi Thousands of people including dignitaries representatives of various tribal groups schoolchildren and artists gathered to witness cultural performances Similar celebrations parades sports events and community gatherings are being organised across districtsJharkhand came into existence on this day in 2000 after being carved out of 18 districts of Bihar becoming the 28th state of the Indian UnionThe date was chosen deliberately to coincide with the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda revered as a freedom fighter social reformer and tribal iconHis Ulgulan a rebellion against British exploitation remains a defining chapter in the assertion of tribal identity and rights Today also marks his 150th birth anniversary adding special significance to the celebrationsThe Bihar Assembly passed a resolution for a separate state on July 22 1997 Three years later the Parliament approved the Bihar Reorganisation Bill on August 2 2000The initiative was taken forward under the leadership of then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee whose government laid the legislative foundation for the new stateChief Minister Hemant Soren extended greetings while invoking the legacy of Jharkhandâs tribal heroes Birsa Munda SidhoKanho PhoolJhano and othersHe said the journey of the past 25 years reflects transformation and resilience âJharkhand has travelled an inspiring path from struggle to stability and from stability to prosperityâ he saidThe Chief Minister added that the next phase of the stateâs growth would focus on inclusive development improved infrastructure and safeguarding the rights and dignity of tribal communitiesHe also urged citizens to work collectively to âshape a future where Jharkhand emerges as a model of progress social justice and cultural prideâGovernor Santosh Kumar Gangwar in his message said Jharkhandâs completion of 25 years stands as a testament to the stateâs âglorious achievements in diverse spheres such as agriculture industry sports arts and social welfareâ IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/jharkhand-celebrates-25-years-of-statehood-cm-governor-extend-greetings-648768.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 12:15:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/jayarajan-slams-chennithala-for-immature-remark-targeting-mayor-arya-rajendran-648775.html Thiruvananthapuram Nov 15 A sharp political exchange has broken out ahead of the local body polls in Kerala with CPIM State Secretariat member M V Jayarajan criticising senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala for what he termed an âextremely immatureâ remark aimed at outgoing Thiruvananthapuram Mayor Arya Rajendran Chennithala while addressing a campaign event had mocked reports that Arya was shifting her residence to Kozhikode saying it was âgoodâ that she was moving and that âthe party might at least get two extra votes hereâ because of itHis comment immediately drew immediate backlash from the CPIM which accused the Congress of resorting to personal jibes instead of political critiqueThiruvananthapuram Corporation is one of the most tightly contested battlegrounds in the current local body election cycleThe Opposition has framed a significant portion of its campaign around Arya Rajendranâs tenure alleging misgovernance and administrative lapsesArya who assumed office as the youngest mayor in the country has faced sustained criticism from the UDF over issues ranging from waste management to civic planningWith reports emerging that she is relocating to Kozhikode the matter found its way into the political narrative prompting Chennithalaâs controversial comment and the subsequent counterattack from the CPIMResponding through a strongly worded Facebook post Jayarajan defended Arya and condemned the Congress leaderâs remarksâIt must be said that Ramesh Chennithalaâs comment was extremely immature Arya Rajendran is the youngest mayor in India that historic achievement cannot be taken awayâ he wroteJayarajan noted that Arya is stepping down after having received recognition including awards for her performance as mayorHe criticised Chennithala for making light of a young woman who he said had demonstrated leadership in a challenging urban administration roleâFrom a senior leader we would have expected a message encouraging a young public figure to engage more actively in public life Instead his comment revealed the face of a Congress leader who fears Arya Rajendranâs political appeal in Thiruvananthapuramâ Jayarajan saidThe exchange has added further heat to the campaign in the capital with both political fronts using the controversy to rally their supporters as polling approaches IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/jayarajan-slams-chennithala-for-immature-remark-targeting-mayor-arya-rajendran-648775.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 12:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/detonator-must-have-slipped-from-someones-hand-says-defence-expert-on-nowgam-police-station-blast-648780.html New Delhi Nov 15 A day after the massive accidental blast inside Nowgam Police Station in Srinagar defence expert Captain Anil Gaur Retd termed the tragedy a grave case of mishandling during explosive examination warning that even a small lapse can trigger catastrophic consequences when sensitive materials are being processed âThis is a very unfortunate incident I would say that nine of our personnel have lost their lives and around 27 police personnel who were present at the station were injured It is being said that a detonator accidentally went off in someoneâs handâ Captain Gaur told IANSExplaining the likely chain of events he added that explosive teams had been examining and sampling the recovered explosives and arms for the past two days and a single mistake can trigger a fatal blastHe said âIt seems the detonators must have slipped from someoneâs hand which caused the explosion Ammonium nitrate is not an explosive substance until detonated Detonators are very sensitive â when one blasts others may catch and when they blast other explosives can catch fire Handling should be done with extreme caution and detonators should never be kept with the main explosives Basically it happened because of mishandlingâMeanwhile Jammu and Kashmir DGP Nalin Prabhat on Saturday dismissed any terror angle and called the blast an unfortunate accident Addressing a press conference at the Police Control Room he said some theories being circulated were âunnecessary speculationâThe DGP explained âA huge quantity of explosive material from Faridabad was brought to Nowgam Police Station and kept securely in open space Due to the voluminous nature of the recovery the sampling process of the explosive material was taking place for the last two days yesterday and the day before for forwarding the samples for further forensic and chemical examinationâHe added that the seized material was being handled with extreme caution because of its unstable and sensitive natureâUnfortunately around 1120 pm on Friday there was accidental explosion of the seized material Any other further speculation into the cause of this incident is unnecessary In this unfortunate incident nine people have lost their lives One personnel of the Special Investigation Agency two revenue officers three personnel of the FLS team two crime branch photographers and a tailor have lost their livesâWith investigators now focussed on technical assessment both experts and police have emphasised that the tragedy appears to be the result of an accidental chain reaction triggered during sampling IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/detonator-must-have-slipped-from-someones-hand-says-defence-expert-on-nowgam-police-station-blast-648780.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 13:36:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/nmc-cancels-registrations-of-doctors-accused-in-delhi-blast-648783.html New Delhi Nov 15 The National Medical Council NMC has cancelled the registrations of three doctors linked to the car blast attack near Delhis Red Fort Metro Station barring them from practising until further orders The Delhi blast which occurred on November 10 killed 12 and injured several others sending shockwaves across the nationThe council released the directive in light of the FIR filed under UAPA Sections against Dr Muzaffar Ahmad Dr Adeel Ahmad Rather and Dr Muzamil Shakeel effective immediatelyWhile Muzamil Adeel and another suspect Dr Shaheen are currently in the custody of the JampK Police Muzaffar is thought to have escaped India around August this yearThey are believed to have connections to the Faridabad terror moduleAn order from Rajiv Sharma the NMC Secretary incharge mentioned an FIR filed against Ahmad Rather and Shakeel in Srinagar on October 19It stated that evidence gathered by investigating agencies indicated their involvement in the Red Fort terror blast caseSuch association or conduct is prima facie inconsistent with the standards of ethical propriety integrity and public trust expected of members of the medical profession and attracts the provisions of the Indian Medical Council Professional Conduct Etiquette and Ethics Regulations 2002 the order readThe Jammu amp Kashmir Medical Council has exercised its authority to cancel the registrations of the three doctors mentioned above instructing that their names be promptly removed from the Register of Medical Practitioners that is maintained by the councilConsequent upon such removal the said practitioners shall cease to be entitled to practise medicine or to hold any appointment as medical practitioners till further orders the order addedIt also mentioned that in view of the notifications dated November 13 2025 regarding cancellation of registration of the abovementioned doctors issued by the Jammu amp Kashmir Medical Council their names be removed from the Indian Medical Register IMR National Medical Register NMR with immediate effectIt has been reported though not yet confirmed that a similar directive has been issued concerning Dr Shaheen Saeed who was listed with the Uttar Pradesh Medical Council and she has also been promptly removed from the IMRNMR IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/nmc-cancels-registrations-of-doctors-accused-in-delhi-blast-648783.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 13:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-verdict-cannot-whitewash-ecis-failures-need-stronger-and-impartial-poll-body-stalin-648790.html Chennai Nov 15 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday said the outcome of the Bihar Assembly election though decisive cannot erase the misdeeds and reckless actions of the Election Commission of India ECI In a strongly worded statement posted on X he asserted that the credibility of the poll body has hit an unprecedented low and stressed the need for a more transparent and impartial institution that can inspire confidence across the political spectrumStalin who is also the DMK chief said the Bihar result which delivered a clear victory for veteran leader Nitish Kumar carries important lessons for political parties and the larger democratic processWhile congratulating the Bihar Chief Ministerdesignate for his emphatic win he also commended RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for a tireless and spirited campaign that energised voters particularly the youthThe DMK chief underlined that election outcomes are rarely shaped by a single factor Instead they reflect a combination of welfare delivery effective social coalitions ideological clarity and the strength of political messaging he said adding that the Bihar mandate has shown once again that people respond to consistent governance clear communication and credible leadershipStalin noted that the INDIA bloc of which the DMK is a key constituent comprises senior leaders fully capable of interpreting the political message emerging from Bihar He emphasised that the alliance must undertake a strategic introspection to address the evolving expectations of voters ahead of the next electoral cycleAccording to him dedicated management until the last vote is polled remains central to any successful campaignReturning to his criticism of the ECI he reiterated that the institution cannot afford to lose public trust at a time when democratic accountability is under intense scrutiny He insisted that the Commissionâs functioning should instil confidence even among those who do not win warning that erosion of faith in the poll body ultimately weakens Indiaâs democratic foundationsStalinâs remarks come amid growing debate within opposition circles on the conduct of recent elections with several leaders arguing that electoral institutions must be strengthened to ensure fairness transparency and public confidence in the worldâs largest democracy IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-verdict-cannot-whitewash-ecis-failures-need-stronger-and-impartial-poll-body-stalin-648790.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 14:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/mp-panna-diamonds-shine-brighter-with-gi-tag-648791.html Panna Nov 15 In a landmark achievement the worldfamous diamonds from Panna Madhya Pradesh have been awarded the prestigious Geographical Indication GI tag marking the states 21st GI product This longcherished recognition is set to elevate Pannas diamonds to new heights establishing a distinct identity both nationally and internationally while significantly boosting their brand valueChief Minister Mohan Yadav expressed his delight on X stating The Panna Diamond will shine internationally The Indian governments award of the GI tag to diamonds from Panna the diamond city is a matter of pride for the entire state of Madhya Pradesh This will open new opportunities for Pannas youth artisans and the local economyHe echoed the sentiment on Instagram emphasising the global spotlight now on Pannas sparkling gemsThe GI tag granted after a process initiated on June 7 2023 is expected to revolutionise the local diamond industry Experts believe it will enhance transparency quality assurance and global recognition creating new employment opportunities in mining and benefiting thousands of familiesThe tag will also expand export prospects driving a substantial increase in state revenueA Panna diamond officer hailed the milestone saying It is a matter of great pride for the districtThis will boost trade and attract visitors from across the country and abroad giving Panna a new identityKnown as the Diamond City Panna is renowned for its rich diamond mines and variety of precious gemstonesThe local administration and industry experts assert that the GI tag will carve a unique niche for Panna in the international market reinforcing its legacy as a gemstone hubThe people of Panna are jubilant as their longpending demand has been fulfilledWith this recognition the district is poised to reclaim its glory on the global map much like the dazzling diamonds unearthed from its minesAs Panna diamonds sparkle brighter than ever the GI tag promises economic prosperity cultural pride and a radiant future for the region IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/mp-panna-diamonds-shine-brighter-with-gi-tag-648791.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 14:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/ed-arrests-real-estate-firm-md-in-pmla-case-accused-sent-to-14-day-custody-648792.html New Delhi Nov 15 The Enforcement Directorate ED has arrested Ocean Seven Buildtech Pvt Ltd OSBPL Managing Director Swaraj Singh Yadav after conducting searches at nine locations across DelhiNCR and other regions in a moneylaundering probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLA 2002 an agency statement said on Saturday The action stems from allegations that Yadav diverted and laundered funds collected from homebuyers across multiple projects including those under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana PMAYThe searches on Thursday led to the recovery of Rs 86 lakh in cash suspected to be proceeds of crime along with incriminating documents and digital evidenceAccording to the ED Yadav orchestrated a largescale diversion of homebuyer funds through fraudulent cancellation and resale of units at inflated prices cashbased premiums collected outside banking channels and misuse of escrow accountsHe allegedly routed substantial sums into shell entities and concealed cash proceeds with relatives the ED statement saidInvestigators also found a pattern of rapid liquidation of assets held personally and through company entities in Gurugram Maharashtra and Rajasthan which the agency believes was intended to secure illicit gains and evade legal scrutinyHis wife and children have already relocated to the United States the probe revealedThe agency said Yadav operated a dualpayment mechanism in the resale of PMAY flats and even in the sale of parking spaces routing only nominal amounts through banks while collecting the bulk in cash These activities form part of a wider probe linked to multiple FIRs alleging cheating forgery and other predicate offencesFollowing his arrest Yadav was produced before the Court of ASJ06 at Patiala House Courts on Friday in compliance with Supreme Court directionsAfter detailed submissions from both sides and a passover granted to allow him legal assistance the court sent him to ED custody for 14 days until November 28The agency has been directed to produce him before the court at 2 pm on the date of expiry of remandThe ED said it is pursuing further investigation to trace freeze and attach assets acquired from the laundered funds to ensure recovery and restitution to affected homebuyers IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/ed-arrests-real-estate-firm-md-in-pmla-case-accused-sent-to-14-day-custody-648792.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 14:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/centre-launches10-new-amritpharmacies-648796.html New Delhi Nov 15 The Union government on Saturday launched 10 new AMRIT Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment pharmacies to increase access to affordable medicines and strengthen healthcare in the country Union Health Minister JP Nadda launched the pharmacies at an event held in the national capital to mark the 10th anniversary of the programmeâLaunched in 2015 the AMRIT network has grown to over 255 outlets across 24 States and four Union Territoriesâ said Nadda while expressing happiness for the decade of AMRITâs transformative journey in making quality medicines affordable and accessible across the countryThe new centres will begin operations at PGI Neuroscience Centre in Chandigarh GMCH UnitII in Jammu State Cancer Institute in Jammu AIIMS Deogarh Dental Hospital Srinagar SCTIMST in Trivandrum Mumbai Port Trust IIT Jodhpur AIIMS Gorakhpur and AIIMS Kalyani Unit 3âIn 2014 the government launched AMRIT and Jan Aushadi Centres with an aim to provide accessible affordable and equitable healthcare facilities to all people in the countryâ Nadda saidâThese centres are taking care of essential medicines along with those ranging from oncology to cardiac care to orthopaedic care and specialised interventions for both medicines and medical devicesâ he addedThese outlets provide essential medicines lifesaving drugs and medical devices at significantly reduced prices often up to 50 per cent less than the maximum retail price MRPThe Minister said the â50 per cent discount offered on branded medicines covering oncology cardiology orthopaedics and endocrinology at AMRIT without compromising on quality is commendableâMore than 6500 drugs and medical products are available through the network benefitting more than 685 crore patients across the countrySo far over 17000 crore medicines have been dispensed through these outlets Cumulative patient savings can amount to more than Rs 8500 croreâ he addedAMRIT pharmacies are present on all AIIMS campuses and other institutes of national importance across the countryNadda also urged HLL Lifecare Limited HLL a public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare âto double the number of AMRIT outlets to âat least 500ââAll private government medical colleges and District Hospitals must have AMRIT It must expand at a rapid rateâ he said and called for raising awareness on AMRITAt the event Nadda also launched the upgraded Ecogreen 20 digital platform and released a Customised My Stamp with India Post IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/centre-launches10-new-amritpharmacies-648796.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 14:50:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/gujarats-garvi-gurjari-records-over-rs-17-crore-handloom-handicraft-sales-in-seven-months-648797.html Ahmedabad Nov 15 Gujarats handloom and handicraft sector has reported a strong revival with Garvi Gurjari recording sales worth over Rs 175 crore between April and October 2025 through its emporiums and 34 craft fairs held within and outside the state The surge in demand for indigenous products has provided employment to more than 7000 artisans marking a significant push towards the vision of Aatmanirbhar Gujarat to Aatmanirbhar BharatThe sales figures also include government gift hampers and dÃcor orders executed by the Handloom and Handicrafts Development CorporationUnder Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Cottage Industries Minister Naresh Patel and Minister of State Swaroop Thakor the state has intensified efforts to promote local artisans and traditional crafts in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modis Har Ghar Swadeshi Ghar Ghar Swadeshi campaignTo boost artisan incomes further the corporation has issued purchase orders worth Rs 13032 crore to craftsmen through its trainingcumproduction centres TCPCsThe corporation is now preparing for a fresh round of exhibitions in Delhi Amritsar Dehradun Lucknow Kolkata Surat and Surajkund aiming to expand market access for Gujarats indigenous productsAlongside the state is running extensive promotional campaigns across radio outdoor displays and railway stations to strengthen the Centres Vocal for Local initiative and encourage citizens to buy localGarvi Gurjari is also working to modernise traditional crafts by organising design workshops training sessions markettrend programmes and special design camps to help artisans adapt their products to contemporary demandThe corporation says its efforts are helping Gujarats rich handloom and handicraft heritage reach both national and global markets directly translating into sustained livelihoods for thousands of artisansSwadeshi products are available at Garvi Gurjari outlets across Gandhinagar Ahmedabad Vadodara Bhuj Salangpur Libandi Bharuch Anand Delhi Hyderabad Kolkata Surendranagar Ekta Nagar and Rajkot as well as online at wwwgarvigurjarigujaratgovinGujarats handicraft sector remains one of Indiaâs most vibrant with centuriesold traditions like Bandhani Patola weaving Ajrakh blockprinting Kutchi embroidery Rogan art lacquer work wood carving and brassware sustaining thousands of artisans across Kutch Saurashtra and North Gujarat IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/gujarats-garvi-gurjari-records-over-rs-17-crore-handloom-handicraft-sales-in-seven-months-648797.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 14:50:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/up-farmers-embrace-modern-agriculture-applaud-pm-krishi-sinchai-yojana-648798.html New Delhi Nov 15 As India witnesses a steady transformation in agricultural practices farmers who once depended solely on traditional methods are increasingly turning toward modern technologydriven farming This shift was clearly visible in a special seminar organised under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana PMKSY at the District Horticulture Office in Ghazipur where nearly 100 progressive farmers participated to learn about advanced irrigation technologies and modern cultivation toolsProgressive farmer Anup Rai speaking to IANS about the changing mindset among cultivators said âA farmer who used to rely on traditional farming methods and resources is now eager to adopt modern agriculture with advanced tools To support this transition the concerned department and agricultural scientists are regularly providing farmers with information about new and innovative technologiesâThe seminar focused on PMKSYâs core theme âPer Drop More Cropâ a mission aimed at improving wateruse efficiency through microirrigation techniques such as drip irrigation mini sprinklers portable sprinklers and microsprinklersSenior scientists Dr BK Singh Dr DK Singh and representatives from firms involved in âPer Drop More Cropâ systems provided technical training to farmers demonstrating how scientific irrigation can significantly boost yield while reducing water wastageDuring the event literature related to the scheme was distributed among progressive farmers helping them understand installation processes cost benefits and longterm advantages of microirrigation systems Scientists emphasised that adopting drip irrigation and sprinkler systems not only increases productivity but also ensures sustainable use of natural resourcesExperts highlighted the substantial subsidies being provided by the government under PMKSY Farmers were informed that a 90 per cent subsidy is available for drip irrigation and mini sprinkler systems while a 75 per cent subsidy is offered for portable sprinklers and rainguns a major incentive encouraging wider adoptionEstablished in 2015 PM Krishi Sinchai Yojana remains one of Indiaâs most impactful agricultural missions aimed at ensuring âHar Khet Ko Paniâ Water for Every Farm and promoting waterefficient farming practices By integrating modern technology and government support the scheme continues to empower farmers to move from traditional methods to a more advanced efficient and sustainable agricultural futureWith awareness programmes like the Ghazipur seminar the government aims to ensure that more farmers embrace innovation and contribute to a modern resourceefficient rural economy IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/up-farmers-embrace-modern-agriculture-applaud-pm-krishi-sinchai-yojana-648798.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 15:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/stalin-launches-major-welfare-push-for-sanitation-workers-calls-their-work-a-service-not-a-job-648803.html Chennai Nov 15 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday underscored the indispensable role of sanitation workers stating that their contribution to society is not mere labour but a noble service that keeps cities functioning safe and healthy In his remarks at the Kalaivanar Arangam where he inaugurated a series of new welfare initiatives for Chennai Corporation sanitation workers the Chief Minister said protecting and uplifting these workers is the governmentâs responsibility At the event Stalin launched a threemealaday nutrition scheme new housing facilities and several additional welfare measures aimed at improving the quality of life of sanitation workers and their families He emphasised that sanitation is the foundation of healthy living and those who shoulder this responsibilityâoften in harsh weather and emergency situationsâdeserve respect dignity and consistent state support Whether it is scorching heat heavy rains or floods sanitation workers remain on the ground Chennaiâs lakes reservoirs and streets stay clean because of their tireless work he said Their contribution cannot be seen as just another job It is a selfless service Protecting them and ensuring their welfare is our duty As part of the new initiatives the government will set up toiletattached restrooms for sanitation workers in all 200 wards of Chennai Each facility will be built over 300 sq ft giving workers a safe and dignified break space during long working hours Stalin also announced that the threemeal scheme currently operational within Chennai Corporation limits will be expanded to all urban areas across the state from December 6 Calling for public cooperation the Chief Minister urged residents to adopt strict waste segregation practices and maintain civic discipline If Tamil Nadu is to be called a clean state every citizen must participate We should keep our public spacesâand our mindsâclean he said Stalin stressed that the welfare of sanitation workersâ families is equally important noting that their children should pursue higher education and aspire for government positions He assured the gathering that the state would continue to take steps to improve living standards provide safety and recognise the service of those who work selflessly to keep cities clean The government will fulfil its responsibility But the people must also act responsibly Only then can we build a healthy hygienic Tamil Nadu he noted IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/stalin-launches-major-welfare-push-for-sanitation-workers-calls-their-work-a-service-not-a-job-648803.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 15:38:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/judiciary-must-protect-the-underprivileged-not-just-resolve-disputes-justice-surya-kant-648808.html Ranchi Nov 15 IANS Chief Justice of Indiadesignate Justice Surya Kant on Saturday stressed that the judiciarys purpose goes beyond resolving disputes and it must also protect the underprivileged and the weaknbspParticipating as the chief guest at the Jharkhand High Courts Silver Jubilee celebrations here Justice Surya Kant said Justice is for all this is the Constitutions fundamental message Equality and transparency are essential prerequisites of the judicial system and justice must be accessible to everyoneAt the start of the event he paid tribute to tribal icon and freedom fighter Bhagwan Birsa Munda on his 150th birth anniversary noting that Bhagwan Birsa belongs to all of us and will always remain soHighlighting the High Courts crucial role Justice Surya Kant said it serves as a bridge between the Supreme Court and district courts and plays a vital role in safeguarding the rights of Jharkhands citizensHe congratulated the Jharkhand High Court on completing 25 years and expressed confidence that it would continue to uphold high judicial traditionsUnion Minister of State for Law and Justice Independent Charge Arjun Ram Meghwal the special guest praised the High Courts work in delivering speedy and accessible justiceHe said the judiciary must embrace technological advancements in the era of AI and IT and suggested that the High Court prepare a roadmap for its Golden JubileeHe also assured advocates that the Centre would consider the demand for a Central Administrative Tribunal bench in RanchiIn his welcome address Jharkhand HCs Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan highlighted Jharkhands rich history and the High Courts journey over the past 25 yearsDuring the event Justice Surya Kant launched the District Judiciary of Jharkhand mobile app and released the High Courts souvenir PragatiEarlier dignitaries offered floral tributes to the portrait of Lord Birsa MundaSupreme Court Justices Dipankar Datta Prashant Kumar Mishra Sandeep Mehta Vijay Bishnoi Chief Justices of the Mumbai and Telangana High Courts and several former judges advocates and judicial officers attended the ceremonyIANS https://dailyworld.in/national/judiciary-must-protect-the-underprivileged-not-just-resolve-disputes-justice-surya-kant-648808.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 17:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/punjab-cabinet-gives-green-light-to-recruit-311-nurses-648825.html DW Bureaunbsp nbsp ChandigarhnbspnbspThe Punjab Cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday approved the recruitment of 311 nurses in the Health and Family Welfare department marking a step forward in the governments mission to strengthen the healthcare delivery system across the statenbspnbspA spokesperson for the Chief Ministers Office said the decision underscores the governments commitment to improving patient care and enhancing the capacity of public health institutions This decision is part of a larger comprehensive plan to fill key human resource gaps across hospitals and medical institutionsIn addition to this recruitment of more than 400 additional nurses is currently underway ensuring that every healthcare facility is adequately staffed to deliver quality nursing care and these nurses will join before the first week of DecemberPertinently the government has completed the recruitment of 800 doctors through a transparent process to meet the growing demand for healthcare professionals at both primary and tertiary levels Over 175 specialist doctors have already been appointed in major disciplines including paediatrics medicine obstetrics and gynaecology and surgery thereby strengthening specialised services in government hospitalsThe Cabinet also gave a nod to revive 16 posts of Child Development Project Officers CDPOs and recruitment through the Punjab Public Service Commission for effective implementation of the state and the Government of India schemes related to social security women and childrenThe Cabinet also gave a green signal to create a separate cadre of employees to be posted in the Bhakra Beas Management Board BBMB It was witnessed over time that a large number of Punjab quota posts remain vacant in the BBMB due to which the board filled posts of the Punjab quota with its own cadreThe Cabinet has given its nod to create 2458 posts for the recruitment for the various departments and to adopt rules in respect of posts of various departments The Cabinet also gave approval to enhance retirement age for administrative posts filled by promotion from medical teaching faculty in the Department of Medical Education and Research from 62 to 65 yearsThe retirement age of medical teaching faculty in the Department of Medical Education and Research was earlier 62 years but it is 65 years in neighbouring states of Haryana and Chandigarh besides in Government of India institutions This will help improve faculty retention and institutional stability strengthening the medical education ecosystem amid the expansion of medical colleges and enhancing patient services and academic leadership continuityThe Cabinet also gave concurrence for summoning the 10th special session of the Vidhan Sabha in Anandpur Sahib as part of commemorative events to mark the 350th martyrdom day of Guru Tegh Bahadur The special session will be held at Bhai Jaita ji in the holy city on November 24 The Cabinet also gave approval to launch the Navi Dishaa Scheme to address menstrual hygiene and provide free sanitary napkins to adolescent girls and vulnerable womenThe scheme will focus on awareness education behavioural change and free sanitary napkin distribution to needy women Under the scheme free supply of napkins will be ensured to all menstruating women aged 1544 years especially to the needy groups such as school dropouts BPL women slum dwellers itinerant communities and homeless womenThe Cabinet also gave nod to enhance retirement age of Dental Teaching FacultyDoctors in the Department of Medical Education amp Research from 62 to 65 years This will help in meeting the shortage of teaching faculty in the dentalcolleges of the state The decision is in interest of education of students and health facilities for patients and will fulfil the demand of teaching facultyDoctors working in dental collegesnbspThe Cabinet also gave green signal to creation of 51 posts of various cadres to functionalize the 30bedded hospital at Community Health Centre Doraha These include 11 posts of Doctors two of Group B 30 posts of Pharmacist Nurses and Clerks along with eight posts of Ward Servant and SweepernbspThe creation of these new posts will enable the residents of Doraha citynbspand its surrounding villages to access efficient and highquality healthcare services and facilitiesnbspThe Cabinet also gave approval to the creation of three new posts for the Department of Sports Punjab in the newly formed district of Malerkotla These posts include Senior Assistant StenoTypistnbspand Clerk which will ensure the smooth functioning of the department It will help in giving fillip to the sports and wean away the youth from the menace of drugsnbspThe Cabinet also gave green signal to implement anbsppolicy prepared on the pattern of one issued by the Department of Industry and Commerce fornbspfragmentation subdivision of industrial plots in the Housing andnbspUrban Development DepartmentIt will be pivotal to bring parity in the matter of fragmentationsub division of industrial plots within thenbspDepartment of Industries amp Commerce and the Department ofnbspHousing amp Urban Development in the state As per it the division or subdivision of industrial plots into two or more smaller units is permitted under which the minimum area of each subdivided plot must not be less than 500 square yardsnbspThe Cabinet also gave nod to a policy for lands delisted under the Punjab Land Preservation Act PLPA with an objective to establish a standardized and transparent framework for the regularization of existing structures and for permitting new lowimpact residential units on these delisted lands It mandates a minimum plot size of 4000 square yards and includes stringent controls such as a low Floor Area Ratio FAR limited site coverage and restrictions to G1 structures A core principle of the policy is a complete prohibition on any commercial activity and to ensure environmental protection the policy incorporates robust safeguards such as mandatory plantation of indigenous species use of sustainable building materials and provisions for rainwater harvesting and solar energy https://dailyworld.in/national/punjab-cabinet-gives-green-light-to-recruit-311-nurses-648825.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 19:26:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/sharad-pawar-attributes-ndas-bihar-victory-to-payment-of-rs-10-000-in-accounts-of-women-648829.html Baramati Nov 15 NCPSP President Sharad Pawar on Saturday said that NDA won the Bihar Assembly elections because it deposited Rs 10000 each into the accounts of women ahead of the polls After Bihar elections took place I spoke with some people I was told that women had taken voting into their hands in the Bihar elections The manner women participated in voting in such large numbers might be the result of the scheme to deposit Rs 10000 each into their accountsEven in Maharashtra money was distributed under the Ladki Bahin Yojana before the elections meaning not that money was given for every vote but it was given through schemes on behalf of the governmentâ said Sharad Pawar during his interaction with reportersâNow the question is that if those in power take the position of distributing money in this manner before voting in future elections it will shake peoples faith in the electoral process Should such largescale distribution of money be considered appropriate Everyone should think about this The Election Commission should also seriously consider this Elections should be conducted in a clean and transparent manner he remarkedHe claimed that the disbursement of Rs 10000 each to 75 lakh women before elections is a form of corruption âAnd the government has done it The same thing happened in Maharashtra too We have suffered its consequences Money was distributed before the elections in Maharashtra as wellâ he reiteratedPawar said the Opposition especially the INDIA Bloc has not decided anything yet as the poll results were declared on FridayâWe wont turn a blind eye to this matter In a few days the parliamentary session will begin Then we will call a meeting of the Opposition and consider the future course of actionThose who are in power are using authority to distribute money They are taking the election system on a corrupt path We wont ignore this We will discuss this and do something Even after money was distributed the Election Commission became a silent spectator But those who benefited from it will naturally be happy he remarkedSpeaking about the Uddhav Thackerayled Shiv Sena election symbol Pawar said This was an injustice to Shiv Sena as the party is feeling its impact The hearing in this matter has been postponed for the third time We cannot speak about the judiciary But what is visible is not right I thank the Election Commission for removing the trumpet symbolTo a question on the alliance among the partners of the Maha Vikas Aghadi in local and civic body elections in Maharashtra Sharad Pawar said These elections are fought as a party On behalf of NCPSP we have decided that office bearers in those talukas and districts should make decisions about the contesting these elections IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/sharad-pawar-attributes-ndas-bihar-victory-to-payment-of-rs-10-000-in-accounts-of-women-648829.html Sat, 15 Nov 2025 23:54:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/sc-upholds-conviction-of-man-in-pocso-case-648708.html New Delhi Nov 14 The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man for sexually assaulting a fouryearold girl under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria affirmed the concurrent findings of the trial court and the Chhattisgarh High Court holding that the evidence on record âestablished the commission of offenceâ and warranted no interferenceâThe appreciation of evidence of the trial court and consideration thereof by the High Court could be said to be eminently legal and proper warranting no interference by this Courtâ observed the Justice Kumarled BenchHowever taking note of the time already served the apex court modified the sentence âto undergo rigorous imprisonment for 6 years insteadâ As per the prosecution the childâs mother discovered the appellantaccused Dinesh Kumar Jaldhari âwearing half shorts and sitting near the legs of her minor daughterâ inside their home where the fouryearold was found crying with her clothes displaced and complaining of pain in her private partsUpholding the findings of the courts below the Justice Kumarled Bench relied on the testimony of the parents observing that âthere is no good reason not to disbelieve the details revealed and the narration given about the incident by PW3 â mother of the victimâThe Supreme Court also noted the trauma exhibited by the child during her deposition before the trial court observing that she became visibly distressed and refused to even look at the accused once his mask was removed âThe fact that the victim was in a frightened state upon seeing the accused is a pointer in itselfâ the judgment said adding that the entire sequence was âtelltaleâ of the assaultâs psychological impact on the fouryearoldRejecting the appellantâs argument that the absence of external injuries weakened the prosecutions case the Justice Kumarled Bench reaffirmed that consistent and cogent ocular evidence must prevail The apex court reiterated âthe medical evidence will take a backseat and even if it does not corroborate with the ocular evidence where the ocular evidence is consistent and cogent the latter would be allowed to prevailâThe Supreme Court concluded that the conviction under Sections 9m and 10 of the POCSO Act was fully justified However noting that the appellant had already undergone âabout 4 years and 5 monthsâ of imprisonment the Justice Kumarled Bench reduced the sentence from seven to six years while not interfering with the fine and default sentence IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/sc-upholds-conviction-of-man-in-pocso-case-648708.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 22:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-results-nda-wins-8-out-of-9-seats-in-madhubani-648709.html Patna Nov 14 The sweeping victory of the NDA in Bihar has left the opposition stunned and Madhubani district has played a major role in this mandate Out of the nine Assembly constituencies the NDA secured eight while the RJD managed to win only one seat BifsiHarlakhi The Harlakhi assembly constituency of Madhubani district was won by the JDU candidate Sudhanshu Shekher He has defeated Rajesh Kumar Pandey of CPI with a margin of 36236 votes after 27 rounds of countingBabubarhi Babu Barhi is another seat where the JDU candidate won the electoral battle convincingly with a margin of 17568 votes Here JDU candidate Mina Kumari defeated the RJD candidate Arun Kumar SinghBifsi Bifsi is one of the seats where the RJD managed to win the election RJD candidate Asif Ahmed convincingly defeated Haribhushan Thakur Bachaul the BJP firebrand leader by a margin of 8107 votes Madhubani Madhaw Anand of RLM defeated Samir Kumar Mahaseth of RJD with a margin of 20552 votes Mahaseth was the cabinet minister in the Grand Alliance governmentRajnagar BJP candidate Sujeet Kumar convincingly defeated the RJD candidate Bishnu Deo Mochi of RJD with a margin of 42185 votesJhanjharpur Former Industry Minister Nitish Mishra defeated Ram Narayan Yadav of CPI with a margin of 54849 votesPhulparas Former cabinet minister Sheela Kumari of JDU defeated Subodh Mandal of Congress with a margin of 14099 votes Sheela was the transport minister in the previous Nitish Kumar governmentLaukaha JDUâs Satish Kumar Mandal defeated Bharat Bhushan Mandal of RJD with a margin of 25511 votesBenipatti Vinod Narayan Jha of the BJP won the seat by defeating Nalini Ranjan Jha of the RJD with a margin of 23932 votesKhajauli This seat was won by Arun Shankar Prasad of the BJP He has defeated Braj Kishor Yadav of RJD with a margin of 13126 votes IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-results-nda-wins-8-out-of-9-seats-in-madhubani-648709.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 22:08:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/vice-president-lauds-rotary-internationals-work-on-health-and-literacy--648710.html New Delhi Nov 14 Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Friday lauded Rotaryâs centuryold legacy that has significantly contributed to public health literacy clean water access environmental conservation and peacebuilding Inaugurating the Rotary Tejas â Wings of Change event at Yashobhoomi here Radhakrishnan said that these monumental efforts exemplify the power of collective goodwill and selfless service which are at the heart of Rotaryâs mission and deeply resonate with Indiaâs own ethos of Seva Parmo DharmaThe event spanning from November 14th to 16th has brought together over 1400 Rotarian leaders decisionmakers influencers and guests from across IndiaThe VicePresident said that Tejas embodies the light of knowledge and the warmth of compassion qualities essential for driving transformation and nationbuilding in the modern era He emphasised that India stands at a pivotal juncture of unprecedented opportunity and innovation championed by the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi In this journey the collaboration between governance and citizenled initiatives such as Rotary forms a cornerstone for inclusive sustainable and humane developmentReflecting on his personal association with Rotary Radhakrishnan shared his experiences as a Rotaractor during his student days participating in district conventions which instilled in him the values of community service and leadership He recalled landmark contributions by Rotary in India such as the introduction of the first ambulance service on the National Highway by the Coimbatore Rotary and mentioned the organisationâs rapid expansion as the fastestgrowing philanthropic group in the countryThe VicePresident underscored Rotaryâs transformative impact in eradicating polio on a global scale with the organisation investing over 2 billion dollars into its flagship Global Polio Eradication ProgrammeHe also recognised the synergistic role of corporate social responsibility CSR initiatives in enhancing Rotaryâs humanitarian work He emphasised that development is a collective responsibilityâbeyond governments aloneâand that the sustained efforts of citizens community groups and corporate partners build the moral and social capital of the nationThe VicePresident lauded Rotaryâs active involvement in key national missions such as Swachh Bharat Beti Bachao Beti Padhao and Har Ghar Jal showcasing how grassroots participation and publicprivate partnerships amplify the impact of these initiativesThe VicePresident urged all Rotarians to continue their role as torchbearers of progress and innovation encouraging them to embrace new ideas to advance skill development environmental sustainability digital literacy and healthcare accessibility across India He highlighted that Rotaryâs unique ability to unite diverse individuals with a common purpose enriches its effectiveness in creating meaningful changeRotary International is a global network of over 14 million professional and community leaders committed to addressing the worldâs most pressing humanitarian challenges In India Rotary boasts a membership of more than 210000 individuals across 6700 clubs who actively lead projects focusing on health education environment peacebuilding and economic development IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/vice-president-lauds-rotary-internationals-work-on-health-and-literacy--648710.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 22:09:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/by-election-win-an-endorsement-of-congress-govts-performance-says-telangana-cm-648711.html Hyderabad Nov 14 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday said that the massive win for the Congress party in the Jubilee Hills byelection is a public endorsement of the Congress governmentâs performance in the last two years Congratulating the Congress leaders and workers for the victory he told media persons that this victory has increased the responsibility of his governmentHe stated that the Congress partyâs performance was impressive as it secured 51 per cent votes while BRS could get only 38 per cent and the BJP forfeited the deposit by securing only 8 per cent votesHe said people were closely observing the twoyear rule of the Congress party and they reposed their trust by giving this huge mandateThe Chief Minister along with Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka state Congress chief Mahesh Kumar Goud and state ministers congratulated Naveen Yadav on winning the byelectionCM Revanth Reddy said the Congress government would focus on the stateâs development public welfare and increasing the stateâs revenues He sought the cooperation of both BRS and BJP for the sameStating that the state government plans to develop Hyderabad as a global city he invited Union Minister G Kishan Reddy to the State Secretariat to discuss the projects pending approval from the Centre and also the Central funds to the stateThe Chief Minister questioned Kishan Reddy for not cooperating with the state government in getting central funds He suggested that Deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka conduct a review of pending projects and Central funds and submit a report to the MPsâWe are preparing plans for Metro Rail expansion elevated corridors Musi project solving traffic problems and lifting Godavari water to Hyderabadâ the CM said and alleged that BRS was obstructing the development by spreading canards on social media He said the opposition created hurdles to the HYDRAA and Musi projectsHighlighting the poor performance of the BRS and BJP parties in the byelection the CM said that Kishan Reddy took the responsibility for the winning of the BJP candidate but secured only 17000 votes Now the Union minister should change his behaviour because the bypoll outcome is like an alert before an earthquake he said adding âIf the Union minister does not change his behaviour the BJP will be buried in political tremors in the future Kishan Reddy should analyse the results and cooperate for Telanganaâs developmentâCM Revanth Reddy also suggested that KTR and Harish should mend their ways âKTRâs arrogance and Harish Raoâs jealous attitude should change at least now Power is not permanent for anyone People gave a clear verdict to Congress in 2023 with 395 per cent votes Our vote share increased to 41 per cent in the Lok Sabha elections Now people blessed us with 51 per cent votes in Jubilee Hills The total votes polled to Congress is more than the votes secured by BRS and BJP togetherâ he saidHe declined to answer any questions about BRS president and former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao KCR with the remark that itâs not proper to criticise a leader who is not currently active in politics and who is battling health issuesRevanth Reddy also remarked that Harish Rao and KTR were competing to claim KCRâs chair IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/by-election-win-an-endorsement-of-congress-govts-performance-says-telangana-cm-648711.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 22:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/cbi-had-done-everything-to-protect-real-culprits-in-rg-kar-rape-amp-murder-case-victims-mother-tells-court-648713.html Kolkata Nov 14 The Central Bureau of Investigation CBI had done everything to protect the real culprits in the RG Kar rape and murder case the victims mother told a trial court in Kolkata on Friday The CBI is supposedly Indias most highprofile investigative agency But they have done whatever is required to protect the real culprits in the case CBIs investigating official does not respond to our calls They are yet to file the supplementary chargesheet in the case she saidThe victims parents also pleaded to give a confidential statement in front of a judicial magistrate in the matterHowever the CBI counsel objected to this decisionOn Friday the CBI submitted its seventh status report on the progress of the investigation in the case and told the court that 11 new individuals have been questioned by the CBI in the matterThe same trial court identified Sanjay Roy a former civic volunteer posted with the Kolkata Police as the sole convict in the rape and murder of a woman junior doctor in August last year and also sentenced him to life imprisonmentAt present the CBI is investigating the aspect of a larger conspiracy behind the crimeThe victims parents had been accusing the central investigation agency of a lackadaisical probe in the second stage of investigation since the very beginningHowever this is the first time that the victims mother has directly accused CBI of doing whatever is required to protect the main culprits in the caseThe woman CBI officer who was present at the court was also overwhelmed by the emotional outburst of the victims mother on FridayLater the woman CBI officer came out of the courtroom at the end of the hearing with tears in her eyesI am too a mother she told the media persons in a choked voice IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/cbi-had-done-everything-to-protect-real-culprits-in-rg-kar-rape-amp-murder-case-victims-mother-tells-court-648713.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 22:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/nia-chargesheet-names-mastermind-in-cross-border-arms-narcotics-racket-aided-by-pakistan-operators-648714.html New Delhi Nov 14 The National Investigation Agency NIA on Friday chargesheeted the mastermind in an interstate arms and narcotics trafficking case linked with Pakistanbased operators In its chargesheet filed on Friday before the NIA Special Court in Jaipur Rajasthan the central investigative agency named Vishal Pachar charging him under various Sections of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA Arms Act Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNSAccording to the NIA the accused was allegedly involved in procuring transporting and distributing prohibited arms ammunition and narcotics as part of the arms and drugs trafficking network spanning the northern states of Rajasthan Haryana and PunjabâAs per NIA investigations in the case RC012025NIAJPR Pakistanbased associates supported the key accused by facilitating the supply of arms ammunition and heroinâ the NIA said in its press noteThe NIA highlighted that these consignments were dropped near the border areas and later were retrieved by the members of the gang for distributionâThe consignments were dropped near the border areas using highpowered drones and were subsequently retrieved by members of the gang on the Indian side for further distributionâ the NIA saidIt also noted that âthe gang members would also procure illegal foreign weapons to arm themselves against the police and other government agenciesâThe accused used encrypted communication channels and crossborder couriers to smuggle weapons and narcotics into India through various states NIA investigations in the case which it took over from the state police further revealedâA wellestablished nexus between illegal arms suppliers and drug traffickers was found targeting youth by pushing psychotropic substances to drive drug addiction intending to exploit them and spread disaffection against the government machineryâ the agency saidThe agency further said that their âinvestigation is continuing to bust the larger network involved in the trafficking and to identify other accused and suspects in the caseâ IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/nia-chargesheet-names-mastermind-in-cross-border-arms-narcotics-racket-aided-by-pakistan-operators-648714.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 22:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/from-lok-sabha-to-vidhan-sabha-bihar-remains-solidly-pro-modi-648715.html New Delhi Nov 14 Bihar Indiaâs third most populous state has once again demonstrated its pivotal role in national politics giving a decisive mandate to the National Democratic Alliance NDA in the assembly elections Biharâs significance cannot be overstated Roughly 89 per cent of Bihar is a rural pocket This is second only to Himachal Pradesh People of this state are known for their hardworking and resilient nature They are contributing across every part of India Analysts say the overwhelming support from the rural regions of Bihar for the NDA underlines the appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modiâs policies which are seen as promoting dignity development and inclusive growthThe people of Bihar according to political observers voted against insult and disregard from the opposition The INDIA Bloc leaders have routinely targeted Bihar for political gains with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi even mocking the stateâs cherished Chhath Puja calling it a drama say analysts In contrast to this PM Modi has taken steps to promote the festival globally He pushed for Chhath Pujaâs inclusion in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list This move really reflected respect for Biharâs traditions and cultureUndoubtedly Biharâs electoral history shows a consistent bond with PM Narendra Modi The state delivered strong support in the 2014 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha elections Moreover it delivered good results for him in the 2020 and 2025 Vidhan Sabha polls Todayâs assembly poll results reinforce that trust with the NDA sweeping most constituencies and leaving the Mahagathbandhan decimated Analysts point out that the voters rewarded leadership that honours their pride culture and aspirations choosing stability and dignity over âpolitics of insultâObservers are of the view that Biharâs verdict sends a clear message the state continues to stand solidly with Narendra Modi and the NDA endorsing a vision of development respect for traditions and empowerment of rural India The massive mandate not only strengthens NDAâs position in the state but also spotlights Biharâs strategic importance in shaping national political trends IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/from-lok-sabha-to-vidhan-sabha-bihar-remains-solidly-pro-modi-648715.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 22:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/gujarats-energy-dept-to-use-data-driven-forecasting-for-future-planning-648716.html Ahmedabad Nov 14 Gujarat Energy Minister Rushikesh Patel launched the Urja Samvardhanam a new digital platform that marks a major technological leap for the states power sector The portal will store detailed data from all substations subdivisions and consumer categories across the state enabling realtime tracking of electricity demand and precise forecasting of future consumption trendsSpeaking at the launch Minister Patel said the initiative aligns with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patels vision of longterm technologydriven infrastructure planningThe portal will allow authorities to monitor when and where electricity is being used track outages and shutdowns and assess consumption patterns at a granular level information that will help improve customer services and ensure faster response to faultsOfficials said the system will be crucial for datadriven decisionmaking helping the department identify regions where demand is rising and plan new substations transmission lines and upgrades accordinglyIn the next phase energygeneration data will also be integrated into the platform allowing the state to strengthen power sourcing diversify energy supply and build a more robust distribution networkMeanwhile Minister Patel also inspected a series of critical power sector facilities emphasising the need to scale up automation across electricity distribution monitoring and customer service to enhance efficiency and quality of serviceThis was his first major review visit to Vadodara after taking charge of the states Energy Department in the newly formed cabinetThe Minister began his inspection at the State Load Dispatch Centre SLDC the 24Ã7 control hub that manages electricity demandâsupply balance across GujaratSenior officials including Jenu Devan Upendra Pandey Preeti Sharma and Somesh Bandopadhyay briefed him on realtime power load management price monitoring and the systems that ensure uninterrupted electricity across the stateCalling the SLDC the heart of the energy department Minister Patel reviewed its energy accounting operations and shared guidance on preparing for future sectoral challengesHe then visited the 220 kV substation at Gotri where he observed transformer operations including stepup and stepdown mechanisms crucial for stable power distributionMinister Patel urged officials to strengthen engineering processes to improve service reliability IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/gujarats-energy-dept-to-use-data-driven-forecasting-for-future-planning-648716.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 22:14:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/abandoned-car-triggers-stir-in-hyderabads-kacheguda-648463.html Hyderabad Nov 14 An abandoned car near a railway under bridge in Hyderabad triggered a stir prompting police to call bomb disposal and dog squads The incident occurred on Thursday night in the busy Kacheguda areaAn unidentified person left the car blocking a part the road under a railway bridge sending panic among passersbyAlerted by locals police rushed to the spot and diverted traffic as a precautionary measureBomb disposal and dog squads were deployed to conduct a thorough searchDeputy Commissioner of Police East Zone B Balaswamy said that no explosives or suspicious objects were found in the carThe car was found registered in the name of one Balaji resident of KachegudaPreliminary investigation revealed that one Sameer had taken the car from him and left the vehicle in an inebriated conditionThe Deputy Commissioner of Police said that efforts were on to trace SameerHe said a case would be booked against SameerThe incident triggered a panic in the wake of November 10 explosion in a car near Red Fort in New Delhi that killed 13 peopleAnother car suspected to be linked to Dr Uman Nabi the prime suspect behind the Red Fort explosion was seized in Khandawali village of Haryana on WednesdayAnother suspicious vehicle linked to a terror suspect was found in AlFalah University in Haryana on ThursdayThe vehicles recovery prompted the deployment of the bomb squad to inspect it for possible explosivesFollowing the Delhi blast an alert was sounded in Hyderabad and its surroundingsPolice in Hyderabad Cyberabad and Rachakonda Commissionerates have been conducting vehicle search at various placesSecurity has been tightened at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and all the railway and bus stationsMeanwhile Railway Protection Force personnel undertook extensive checking at Secunderabad Railway StationBomb disposal and dog squads searched the premisesThe security personnel were thoroughly checking luggage and frisking passengers and visitors IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/abandoned-car-triggers-stir-in-hyderabads-kacheguda-648463.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 01:16:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/aimim-will-continue-to-work-for-seemanchals-development-owaisi-648719.html Hyderabad Nov 14 The AIMIM which won five seats in the Bihar Assembly elections will continue to fight for justice to the states Seemanchal and work for its development party President Asaduddin Owaisi said on Friday The Hyderabad MP said his party welcomes the mandate given by the people of Bihar We welcome the public mandate We congratulate Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and express our best wishes he saidAddressing a press conference Owaisi said his party would cooperate with the government for the development of SeemanchalOur focus will be on bringing progress to Seemanchal reducing child mortality and building schools hospitals bridges and industries for women and children We will extend our full cooperation in this effort he saidOwaisi said despite the defeat in the first election and despite the split engineered by the rivals by luring four MLAs in 2022 the AIMIM did not leave Seemanchal and declared that it would continue its fightThanking the voters of Seemanchal for electing five MLAs of his party Owaisi said this result will send a message to minorities across the countryI am again appealing to Muslim society not to be mere voters for others but to be citizens to get your rights as citizens If you vote you will be forgotten after the election and nobody will come if some calamity befalls you he saidHe hoped that secularminded forces would also do the introspection and do course correction instead of only blaming MuslimsYou canât say a particular caste did not vote for you but you blame Muslims because you feel they are your captive voters and they are bonded labourers he said in reply to a questionThe AIMIM chief said he had been saying that the RJD would not be able to stop the BJPPeople of Bihar were misled on the MY combination I said this earlier and during elections and saying it again today You will be just reduced to vote givers Become vote getters There will be two benefits Your leadership will develop and you will be able to stop communal and fascist forces he saidOwaisi said his apprehensions about the Bihar elections outcome have come true Without naming the Mahagathbandhan he said they need to introspect on why they failed to stop the BJPUrging them to do the course correction he said merely cursing AIMIM will not helpHe rubbished the statement of Samajawadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav blaming SIR for the defeat in BiharYou need to see your weaknesses First of all you have to be humble If you think we are raja and voters are our praja those days have gone he saidThe AIMIM chief hailed the victory of Congress candidate Naveen Yadav in the Jubilee Hills byelection He said Chief Minister Revanth Reddy called him and thanked him for his partyâs supportTerming this as a big victory after the 2023 elections Owaisi hoped that CM Revanth Reddy would do more to improve infrastructure and civic amenities in Jubilee Hills and the rest of Hyderabad and TelanganaHe defended the stand taken by the party and pointed out that the vote share of the BRS was falling IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/aimim-will-continue-to-work-for-seemanchals-development-owaisi-648719.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 23:31:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/rbi-eases-norms-to-help-exporters-amid-global-headwinds-648720.html Mumbai Nov 14 The Reserve Bank of India RBI on Friday announced several measures to mitigate the impact of trade disruptions on Indian exports arising on account of global headwinds The new guidelines that kick in with immediate effect include an extension in the time period for realisation and repatriation of full export value of goods and services exported from India from 9 months to 15 months from the date of export and increase in the time period for shipment of goods from 1 year to 3 years from the date of receipt of advance payment or as per agreement whichever is laterIn order to ease the burden of debt repayments on specific impacted sectors the new norms also impose a moratorium on payment of all term loans and recovery of interest on working capital loans as applicable falling due between September 1 2025 and December 31 2025Lenders have been given permission to recalculate âdrawing powerâ in working capital facilities either by reducing the margins or basis reassessment during this period to provide further relief to exportersThe RBI has also relaxed the conditions for repayment of export credit The maximum credit period has been enhanced from 1 year to 450 days for preshipment and postshipment export credit disbursed till March 31 2026Besides lenders have been allowed to liquidate packing credit facilities availed by exporters on or before August 31 2025 where dispatch of goods could not take place from any legitimate alternative sources including domestic sale proceeds of such goods or substitution of contract with proceeds of another export order the RBI further statedThe Federation of Indian Export Organisations FIEO has welcomed the RBIs decision for the extension of the export realisation period and the easing of the burden on debt repayments on specific impacted sectors through moratorium or deferment of payment and also provided the permission to lenders to recalculate âdrawing powerâ in working capital facilities and the easing of export credit normsFIEO President SC Ralhan said The extension will provide great relief to the export trade Exporters will be able to offer a better credit period to the foreign buyers Traderelated compliance will get strengthened due to this protrade development Indian exporters will get sufficient time for the shipment of goods on receipt of advance payment Relief measures related to term loan and packing credit will enable exporters to manage their liquidity suitablyThis extension may be in line with several other economies which will ensure a level playing field to Indian exporters he added IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/rbi-eases-norms-to-help-exporters-amid-global-headwinds-648720.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 23:33:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/iaf-meet-on-electronic-warfare-discusses-indigenisation-opportunities-648721.html New Delhi Nov 14 Potential areas in Electronic Warfare systems which offer promising indigenisation opportunities to the industry and academia were discussed at an IAF conference held here on Friday said an official In his inaugural address at the conference themed Leveraging Technology for Universal Modular Scalable Architecture for EW Systems Air Marshal Vijay Kumar Garg Air Officer CommandinginChief Maintenance Command brought out the importance of Open System Architecture and its standardisation to make Electronic Warfare systems upgradable while decreasing costs and delivery timesTowards this the Air Marshal stressed the importance of concerted synergy amongst various stakeholders encompassing academia DPSUs and Indian Private IndustriesMany academicians representatives from DRDO and DPSUs and industrial partners from defence equipment manufacturing industries participated in the conferenceAir Commodore V Krishna Kumar Air Officer Commanding Base Repair Depot Najafgarh New Delhi highlighted the potential areas in EW systems which offer promising indigenisation opportunities to the industry and academiaEarlier the IAF Media Coordination Centre said in a statement on X âAn Indian Air Force PC7 Mk II trainer aircraft met with an accident during a routine training mission and crashed at about 1425 Hr near Tambaram Chennai on FridayââThe pilot ejected safely and no damage to civil property has been reported A Court of Inquiry has been constituted to ascertain the cause of the accidentâ said the statementIn a related development the Indian Army said in a statement that the 8th edition of the biennial joint bilateral Exercise Ajeya Warrior between the Indian Army and the British Army will be conducted from November 17 to 30 at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges RajasthanâThe exercise aims to strengthen operational synergy in joint CounterTerrorism operations in a semiurban environment under Chapter VII of the UN mandate It reflects the shared commitment of India and the UnitedKingdom towards global peace and security while further deepening DefenceCooperation camaraderie and mutual trust between both armiesâ said the Additional Directorate General of Public Information IHQ of Ministry of Defence Army IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/iaf-meet-on-electronic-warfare-discusses-indigenisation-opportunities-648721.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 23:35:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-assembly-election-results-to-be-declared-today-648467.html New Delhi Nov 14 The stage is set for a crucial day in Bihar as the counting of votes for the Assembly elections will begin on Friday With extensive arrangements in place and strict protocols to ensure transparency the Election Commission of India ECI is geared up to deliver a smooth and credible counting process across the state Counting will take place across all 243 Assembly constituencies in the stateAccording to officials 243 Returning Officers ROs will oversee the process assisted by 243 Counting Observers in the presence of contesting candidates and their authorised agentsA total of 4372 counting tables have been set up each manned by a counting supervisor assistant and microobserverOver 18000 counting agents appointed by candidates will monitor the counting process to ensure fairness and transparencyThe counting will begin at 800 am with postal ballots followed by Electronic Voting Machines EVMs at 830 amThe ECI has directed that postal ballot counting be completed before the penultimate round of EVM countingDuring the EVM counting process Control Units will be presented to the counting agents to verify intact seals and matching serial numbers with those recorded in Form 17C Part IThe number of votes recorded in the EVMs will be crosschecked with Form 17C entries and in case of any discrepancy VVPAT slips from the concerned polling station will be mandatorily countedAfter completion of EVM counting a random selection of five polling stations per constituency will be made for VVPAT verificationThe slips will be matched with the EVM results in the presence of candidates and their counting agentsThe final results will be compiled and released roundwise and constituencywise by the respective ROsOfficial results will be available on the ECIâs results portal â httpsresultsecigovinThe Commission has advised the public and media to rely only on the official ECI portal for accurate and verified updates warning against misinformation from unofficial sourcesTV channels and digital media platforms have also been cautioned to ensure accuracy in reporting IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-assembly-election-results-to-be-declared-today-648467.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 13:57:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-election-results-counting-begins-amid-tight-security-648470.html New Delhi Nov 14 The counting of votes for all 243 constituencies in the Bihar Assembly election on Friday is taking place amid elaborate and multitier security arrangements The Counting began at 8 am with the processing of postal ballots followed by the counting of votes from Electronic Voting Machines EVMs at 830 amA multitier security cordon has been implemented across the states 46 counting centres in 38 districts The inner security tier around the strongrooms and counting halls is manned by the Central Armed Police Force CAPF The outer perimeter security is handled by the Bihar Police and district police forcesOver 106 companies of security personnel from outside the state have also been deployed Strongrooms where EVMs and VVPATs were sealed have been under continuous 247 CCTV surveillance since polling concludedCandidates and their agents were permitted to monitor the security outside the inner perimeterGayaji SSP Anand Kumar said All necessary preparations have been completed Every strong room has a threelayer security arrangement All entry points and sensitive areas around the venue have been secured with adequate deployment of Central Armed Police ForcesIn Bhojpur Superintendent of Police SP Raj said As per the prescribed standards we have made all necessary arrangements In the entire town security barricades have been set up and similar arrangements have been made in the subdivision areas as well A total of eight CAPF companies have been deployed across the district for law and order managementBhagalpur Municipal Commissioner Shubham Kumar said âCounting is underway for the Gopalpur Bihpur and Sultanganj Assembly seats A magistrate has been deployed at every location All candidates have been informed and their polling agents are being given entryThe counting is being overseen by 243 Returning Officers and 243 Counting Observers appointed by the Election Commission More than 18000 counting agents appointed by the candidates are also present to observe the process Only individuals with valid passes are allowed entry into the counting centres and the use of mobile phones is strictly prohibited inside the counting hallsThe Election Commission has advised the media and the public to rely only on the official results portal for accurate updates Live realtime results and trends are being made available on the official ECI website and the Voter Helpline App IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-election-results-counting-begins-amid-tight-security-648470.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/eam-jaishankar-meets-un-chief-guterres-thanks-him-for-supporting-indias-growth-648472.html New York Nov 14 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met United Nations SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres in New York expressing gratitude for his steadfast support for Indiaâs growth and development EAM Jaishankar also appreciated Guterresâ perspective on key regional issues and expressed hope to host him in IndiaâGood to meet with UNSG Antonio Guterres in New York today Valued his assessment of the current global order and its implications for multilateralism Also appreciated his perspectives on various regional hotspots Thank him for clear and consistent support for Indiaâs growth and development Look forward to welcoming him in Indiaâ EAM Jaishankar posted on X on FridayEarlier on Tuesday Guterres sent his condolences to the Indian government and people for what happened there and the incident needs to be fully investigated his Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq saidAsked at the daily UN briefing about the attack near the Red Fort he said We are also of course sending our condolences to the government of people of India for what has happened there and that also needs to be fully investigatedHaq referred to the Red Fort attack as only what happened thereThe incident occurred on Monday evening when a Haryanaregistered car parked near Gate No1 of the Red Fort Metro Station exploded killing several people and injuring over 20Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Our agencies will get to the bottom of this conspiracy All those responsible will be brought to justiceâThe Indian Union Cabinet declared it a terrorist attack saying in a resolution âThe country has witnessed a heinous terror incident perpetrated by antinational forces through a car explosionâThe cabinet directs that the investigation into the incident be pursued with the utmost urgency and professionalism so that the perpetrators their collaborators and their sponsors are identified and brought to justice without delayâ the resolution added IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/eam-jaishankar-meets-un-chief-guterres-thanks-him-for-supporting-indias-growth-648472.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-election-results-jd-648473.html Patna Nov 14 Candidates across the political spectrum exuded confidence as counting for the Bihar Assembly elections began on Friday The counting of votes for all 243 constituencies in the Bihar Assembly election is underway amid elaborate multitier security arrangementsThe counting began at 8 am with the processing of postal ballots followed by the counting of votes from Electronic Voting Machines EVMs at 830 amSpeaking to IANS Minister Ashok Chaudhary says Some people have voted to reject Jungle Raj 2 and to bring Nitish Kumar back We will get a clear majorityBJP candidate from Digha Sanjeev Chaurasiya also said that the NDA will form a government again in BiharWe will see a positive outcome because of the full support of the public Chaurasiya told IANSBJP candidate from Katoria Assembly constituency Puran Lal Tudu said Our supporters have contributed wholeheartedly and I am confident that the contributions being made are completely sincereMahagathbandhans RJD while exuding confidence said that Bihar has vote for change this time and Tejashwi Yadav will form a governmentSpeaking to IANS RJD candidate from Garkha Surendra Ram said It is absolutely clear that the people have decided that the Tejashwi government will be formed The exit polls will be proved wrong after the resultsCandidates and their agents were permitted to monitor the security outside the inner perimeterThe counting is being overseen by 243 Returning Officers and 243 Counting Observers appointed by the Election Commission More than 18000 counting agents appointed by the candidates are also present to observe the processOnly individuals with valid passes are allowed entry into the counting centres and the use of mobile phones is strictly prohibited inside the counting hallsOver 70 crore voters have cast their votes to determine the fates of the Mahagathbandhan and the ruling NDA in BiharThe Bihar Assembly election was conducted in two phases on November 6 and 11The NDA currently holds 131 seats including BJPs 80 JDUs 45 HAMSs 4 and two independentsMeanwhile the Opposition has 111 seats RJD with 77 Congress with 19 CPIML 11 CPIM 2 and CPI 2 IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-election-results-jd-648473.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:03:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/delhi-blast-security-forces-demolish-umars-house-in-kashmir-648474.html New Delhi Nov 14 Security forces have demolished the house of Dr Umar Mohammed in Pulwama Kashmir who triggered the car blast near Delhiâs iconic Red Fort A controlled explosion was used to destroy the house during an overnight operation The action comes amid a high alert and an intensified crackdown on terror modules linked to the Red Fort blastThe investigation into the November 10 explosion which left 12 people dead and injured several revealed that Umar a doctor at AlFalah University in Faridabad was driving the Hyundai i20 car that exploded near a traffic signal on Netaji Subhash Marg His presence in the vehicle was confirmed after DNA samples recovered from the blast site matched those collected from his motherNew CCTV footage has also emerged showing Dr Umar Mohammed driving an i20 car in Connaught Place the heart of Delhi nearly five hours before heading toward the Red Fort area where the blast ultimately occurredAccording to police sources Umar was seen driving the explosiveladen vehicle around Connaught Placeâs Outer Circle at approximately 205 pm He then moved toward Mayur Vihar and eventually proceeded to the Red Fort vicinityInvestigative agencies on Thursday found another vehicle a Maruti Brezza which was missing initially Officials are also examining why the terror module was using multiple cars The i20 exploded near the Red Fort while an EcoSport belonging to Dr Umar Mohammad was recovered in FaridabadSources have indicated that the module had been planning a series of car bombings but their plans were exposed before further attacks could be executedThe powerful explosion occurred at around 652 pm on November 10 sending shockwaves across the national capital and triggering immediate security responses The blast struck close to one of Indiaâs most iconic heritage sites raising serious concerns about a breach in the highsecurity zone surrounding the Red FortFollowing the incident the National Investigation Agency NIA formally took over the probe from the Delhi Police Special Cell NIA officials cordoned off the area and conducted detailed forensic examinations of the debris including explosive residues vehicle fragments and digital evidence to trace the entire network behind the attackOn Wednesday the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi directed that the incident be investigated with the âutmost urgencyâ to swiftly identify and bring all âperpetratorsâ and âsponsorsâ to justice The Cabinet observed two minutes of silence in honour of the innocent lives lost and described the November 10 blast as âa heinous terror incident perpetrated by antinational forcesâAdditionally on Thursday the Association of Indian Universities AIU suspended the membership of AlFalah University in Faridabad Haryana with immediate effectThe demolition of Umars house in Kashmir is aimed at sending a message to those backing terrorist activities Earlier similar action was carried out against those involved in the Pahalgam terror attack case IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/delhi-blast-security-forces-demolish-umars-house-in-kashmir-648474.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:03:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/nda-heading-for-tremendous-victory-jd-648475.html New Delhi Nov 14 JDU National Spokesperson Rajeev Ranjan exuded confidence on Friday claiming a decisive win for the National Democratic Alliance NDA in the Bihar Assembly elections âFrom the very first round of counting today you will see that the NDA is heading for a tremendous victory Once again an NDA government will be formed Nitish Kumar will become the Chief Minister of Bihar and the opposition will be completely defeatedâ Ranjan told IANS expressing optimism about the outcomeMeanwhile BJP candidate Raju Kumar Singh also projected confidence stating âEveryone knows that we will come out victorious in the counting We have been serving the people for the past 20 years and will continue to do so in the futureâThe counting of votes for all 243 Assembly constituencies in Bihar is underway amid elaborate and multitier security arrangements Counting began at 8 am with postal ballots followed by Electronic Voting Machine EVM counting at 830 am Across the stateâs 46 counting centres in 38 districts a strict security cordon has been implementedThe inner security perimeter around strongrooms and counting halls is being managed by the Central Armed Police Forces CAPF while the outer perimeter is under the supervision of the Bihar Police and districtlevel police teams In addition over 106 companies of security personnel from outside the state have been deployed Strongrooms where EVMs and VVPATs are sealed have been under continuous 247 CCTV surveillance since polling concludedCandidates and their authorised agents have been allowed to monitor the areas outside the inner security perimeter to ensure transparency The Election Commission has ensured that the counting process is conducted fairly with meticulous adherence to protocols for postal ballots EVMs and VVPAT verificationAs the state awaits the results political parties and their supporters are closely watching the rounds of counting anticipating a clear verdict that will shape Biharâs government for the coming term The highstakes election has drawn nationwide attention with security transparency and adherence to procedures being given top priority IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/nda-heading-for-tremendous-victory-jd-648475.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:06:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/anta-bypoll-result-counting-underway-after-high-voltage-triangular-contest-648477.html Jaipur Nov 14 Counting of votes for the Anta Assembly byelection was underway at Baran PG College on Friday amid tight security arrangements Following an impressive 80 per cent voter turnout on November 11 the constituency witnessed a fierce triangular contest between the BJP Congress and an Independent candidate The outcome is being closely watched across Rajasthanâs political landscapeAnta Assembly bypoll is a keenly watched electoral contest that has drawn statewide attention The counting process started at 8 am in the seminar hall of Baran PG College under tight security and structured arrangements across 14 counting tables with a total of 19 rounds scheduled Postal ballots are being counted first followed by EVM votes and home voting will be tabulated separately This byelection has turned into an intense triangular battle From the BJP Morpal Suman is contesting and was notably present early at the counting centre The Congress is represented by senior leader Pramod Jain Bhaya although he has not yet arrived at the venue his representative Bhagwan Dadhich is overseeing the proceedings on his behalf Independent candidate Naresh Meena who is expected to cut into the traditional vote banks of the major parties was also absent when the strong room was opened The presence and strategies of all three candidates have contributed to a competitive electoral environment Voter enthusiasm has been remarkably highOut of 228264 registered voters in the constituency 183099 cast their votes marking an overall turnout of 80 per cent Male voter turnout stood at 8232 per cent female turnout at 78 per cent and thirdgender turnout at 75 per cent Voting took place across 268 polling stations including 15 booths that recorded more than 90 per cent turnout a testament to the electorates strong engagement As counting progresses political observers are closely monitoring trends from the early rounds anticipating a neckandneck fight in this threecornered contest The final results will not only determine the next MLA from Anta but may also influence regional political dynamics within Rajasthan said local leaders IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/anta-bypoll-result-counting-underway-after-high-voltage-triangular-contest-648477.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:09:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-election-results-counting-continues-peacefully-amid-tight-security-648481.html Patna Nov 14 The political contest for the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections entered its decisive stage on Friday as the vote counting which began at 8 am across all polling stations in the state steadily and peacefully advances towards an outcome With tight security arrangements heavy deployment of personnel and strict Election Commission EC protocols in place the day will determine who governs Bihar for the next five yearsThe day began with the counting of postal ballots which commenced at 8 am followed by the opening of Electronic Voting Machines EVMs half an hour laterAccording to EC officials the overall picture is expected to become clearer by noonResults for all 243 Assembly constituencies will be announced in phases to ensure a smooth and disruptionfree processA threetier security system has been set up at the 46 counting centres across BiharThe Central paramilitary forces guard the inner ring the Bihar Military Police BMP manage the middle ring and the district police handle security outside the centres Mobile phones calculators cameras and all electronic devices have been barred from the counting halls Each counting counter is monitored by micro observers counting supervisors and assistantsInside every counting hall 15 tables have been arranged 14 for EVM counting and one for special purposes under the Assistant Returning Officer A separate table has also been designated exclusively for postal ballotsThe Commission has maintained that the entire process will be conducted in a fair transparent and intimidationfree environmentA total of 243 counting observers have been deployed one for each constituency to oversee the processThe district administration has implemented elaborate measures for crowd management and securityWith thousands of election officials candidates representatives and security personnel present at the centres authorities are keeping a close watch on traffic control power supply firefighting systems medical assistance and sanitationSpecial barricades have been installed to prevent crowding and avoid any untoward incidents Security has also been tightened around Chief Minister Nitish Kumarâs residence in PatnaAdditional BMP1 Gorkha battalions have been deployed as a precautionary measure Surveillance around the premises has been increased with more personnel stationed to maintain a strict security cordonThe Election Commission confirmed that all candidates were formally informed in advance of the date time and venue of the counting in accordance with the Election Rules of 1961Officials have been instructed to maintain absolute integrity and ensure no malpractice or irregularity occursWith the process underway early trends are expected to emerge soon from various centresPolitical parties and supporters are closely tracking these early signals which often set the tone for the outcomeIn an atmosphere of heightened security and vigilance the day is pivotal for Biharâs political future By evening the mandate of the people will become clear revealing whom they have chosen to represent them IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-election-results-counting-continues-peacefully-amid-tight-security-648481.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/adani-to-invest-rs-63-000-crore-for-two-energy-projects-in-assam-generate-thousands-of-jobs-648483.html Ahmedabad Nov 14 Adani Power and Adani Green Energy two flagship Adani Group companies on Friday announced that they have received Letters of Award LoA from the Assam government for two transformative projects worth Rs 63000 crore in the state Adani Power Ltd Indiaâs largest private sector power generator will invest Rs 48000 crore to set up a 3200 MW greenfield ultra supercritical power plant in AssamSeparately Adani Green Energy Ltd AGEL Indiaâs largest renewable energy company intends to invest Rs 15000 crore to set up two Pumped Storage Plants PSP in the state with a combined capacity of 2700 MWAGEL has received an LoA for 500 MW of energy storage capacity which will be catered from the above PSPs according to the company statementThe stateoftheart thermal power plant and a pioneering pumped storage facility would see a collective investment of Rs 63000 crore in the stateâThe NorthEast is emerging as a vital frontier in Indiaâs growth story and we are proud to contribute to its transformation Our 3200 MW thermal power project and 2700 MW PSP projects in Assam collectively represent not only the largest private sector investment in the region but also firm steps toward energy security industrial development and job creationâ said Gautam Adani Chairman of the Adani GroupThese landmark initiatives underscore the Adani Groupâs strategic focus on the advancement of Indiaâs northeastern region aligning with Chairman Gautam Adaniâs pledge in February this year to invest Rs 50000 crore in the regionâs development and growthâThese projects will not only energise Assam but also catalyse progress across the entire northeastern corridor We are honoured to contribute to Assam and the entire northeastâs progress and look forward to building partnerships that uplift local communities and drive Indiaâs energy transformationâ Gautam Adani mentionedAdani Power emerged as the successful bidder offering the lowest tariff of Rs 630 per kWh through a tightly contested bidding process The company will set up an Ultra Super Critical plant under the Design Build Finance Own and Operate DBFOO model The coal linkage for the power plant has been allocated under the SHAKTI Policy of the Government of IndiaThe project which is expected to generate direct and indirect employment for around 20000 to 25000 people during the construction phase and sustain around 3500 jobs during the operations phase will be commissioned in a phased manner from December 2030Adani Green Energy too emerged as the lowest bidder for 500MW of energy storage capacity The project will introduce cuttingedge solutions for energy storage grid stability and managing electricity demand during peak times thus ensuring a sustainable and resilient supply of electricity It will play a crucial role in integrating renewable energy sources supporting Assamâs journey toward a greener future IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/adani-to-invest-rs-63-000-crore-for-two-energy-projects-in-assam-generate-thousands-of-jobs-648483.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:16:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/anil-ambani-skips-appearing-before-ed-for-questioning-648486.html New Delhi Nov 14 Reliance ADAG Group Chairman Anil D Ambani has skipped the Enforcement Directorate ED summon to appear before it at the Delhi headquarters for the second round of questioning on Friday offering to appear by virtual means only In a statement on behalf of Anil Ambani the company said he will fully cooperate with ED on all matters and is willing to appear by virtual meansAccording to ED sources they have not received any such communication from Anil Ambani or his company so farThe statement on behalf of Anil Ambani said that âED summons to Anil D Ambani relate to a FEMA inquiry and not to any matter under the PMLAâAnil D Ambani is not a member of the Board of Reliance Infrastructure He served the company for about fifteen years from April 2007 to March 2022 only as a nonexecutive director and was never involved in daytoday management of the companyâ the statement addedThe Enforcement Directorate ED had summoned Anil Ambani again on November 14 for questioning in the money laundering case against the conglomerate He faced a gruelling around ninehour interrogation regarding an alleged Rs 17000crore loan fraud case at ED headquarters in AugustThe development comes close on the heels of ED provisionally attaching over 132 acres of land worth Rs 446281 crores in Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City at Navi Mumbai on Monday under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering ActED had earlier attached 42 properties worth over Rs 3083 crores in the bank fraud cases of Reliance Communications Ltd RCOM Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd and Reliance Home Finance LtdâThe total attachment in these cases stands at over Rs7545 crores ED is actively pursuing perpetrators of financial crime and is committed to restituting the proceeds of crime to their rightful claimantsâ the statement saidED had initiated investigation based on CBIâs FIR under sections 120B 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 and section 132 read with section 131d of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1989 against RCOM Anil Ambani and others IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/anil-ambani-skips-appearing-before-ed-for-questioning-648486.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/ib-flags-major-shift-in-terror-tactics-isi-channeling-kashmir-youth-into-countrywide-modules-648487.html New Delhi Nov 14 Investigation into the Delhi Red Fort blast case points to a strong Jammu and Kashmir link Maulvi Irfan Ahmed a resident of Jammu and Kashmir oversaw the Faridabad module which is linked to the Delhi blast caseCar bomber Dr Umar Nabi too was a resident of PulwamaIntelligence agencies said that this suggests a clear shift in the manner JaisheMohammad JeM proposes to operate in IndiaEarlier terror groups based outside Pakistan sought to recruit with the intention that their operatives would carry out attacks in Jammu and KashmirHowever now the new pattern emerging suggests that terror groups want to recruit from Jammu and Kashmir and deploy them in the rest of the countryWhen the ISI created terror groups such as The Resistance Front TRF and Hizbul Mujahideen the intention was to have homegrown groupsThe idea was to portray to the world that it was the locals of Kashmir who wanted the Union Territory liberated from IndiaThe Hizbul Mujahideen which was a homegrown outfit controlled by the ISI was wiped out in Jammu and Kashmir by the security agenciesIt all began with the elimination of Burhan Wani following which the security forces killed all the top commanders of the outfit This led to the creation of TRF which mostly recruits from Jammu and KashmirHowever the Indian armed forces carried out Operation Sindoor to avenge the Pahalgam attacksFollowing this TRF vanished from the picture Since then the ISI has tried hard to raise a homegrown outfit in Jammu and Kashmir but failed to find the desired successThe Delhi blast shows a pattern shift and the JeM has been recruiting people from Jammu and Kashmir to carry out attacks in other parts of the countryThe JeM which created the Faridabad module was in the process of recruiting more from Jammu and Kashmir for the other modules across the countryOfficials said that the ISI is clear that it wants locals from Jammu and Kashmir to be part of these modules and carry out attacks across the countryOne of the main intentions is to separate the Kashmiris from the rest of the countryFollowing the Pahalgam attack a divide was almost created between Kashmir and the rest of India There were hateful messages that were posted against the Kashmiris This is what the ISI intends to continue playing out so that the local Kashmiris feel alienated and they will move towards the ISIs agendaPost the abrogation of Article 370 a lot has changed in Jammu and KashmirThe locals witnessed peace after a long time and this led to a tourism boom This benefited the locals a lotAn official explained that this shift is something that the ISI could not digestMoreover this was hurting their agenda as the youth who normally pelted stones moved away and began focusing on their livelihoodThe ISI and JeM launched a drive whereby they would pick people from Jammu and Kashmir to carry out attacks in the countryIt also tasked the JamaateIslami with identifying people to execute this task The Intelligence Bureau has flagged this ploy of the terror outfit leading to nearly 500 raids in Jammu and Kashmir over the last couple of daysAn Intelligence Bureau official said that it is necessary to pick out the select few who still back the ISI and this needs to be done urgently to avoid the problem from spreading furtherRaids are ongoing in several locations relating to the Jamaat which is a banned entity in IndiaThe agencies are focused on the members of the Jamaat and also those linked with the JaisheMohammadThe scanner is also on those persons who were behind pasting the posters of the JeM in Jammu and KashmirIt clearly indicated that the ISI with the help of the Jamaat has launched a massive drive to recruit locals to be part of the many modules of the JeM across the country IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/ib-flags-major-shift-in-terror-tactics-isi-channeling-kashmir-youth-into-countrywide-modules-648487.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/congress-takes-early-lead-in-jubilee-hills-byelection-648488.html Hyderabad Nov 14 Telanganas ruling Congress party established an early lead as the counting was underway in the byelection to the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency in Hyderabad on Friday After the first two rounds Naveen Yadav of Congress was leading by nearly 3000 votes against his nearest rival Maganti Sunitha of Bharat Rashtra Samithi BRSAt the end of the second round Naveen Yadav had secured 17874 votes while Sunitha had polled 14879 votes Lankala Deepak Reddy of the BJP was in distant third place with just 3475 votesIn the first round the Congress had taken a slender lead of 47 votes which increased to 2995 in the second roundThe counting of votes was underway under tight security arrangements at Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Stadium in YousufgudaElection authorities have arranged 42 tables for counting and the entire process will be completed in 10 roundsDistrict Election Officer RV Karnan said each round of counting is expected to take 40 minutes The result is likely to be declared by 2 pmThe byelection on November 11 saw 4849 per cent polling A total of 194631 votes were polled Officials said 99771 men 94855 women and five others cast their votes The number of postal ballots is 101The constituency has a total of 401365 voters comprising 208561 males 192779 females and 25 othersAs many as 58 candidates are in the fray in the byelection caused by the death of sitting MLA Maganti Gopinath of BRSThe BRS fielded Gopinathâs wife Sunitha who is locked in a direct fight with the ruling Congress partyâs Naveen Yadav The BJP once again fielded Lankala Deepak ReddyExit polls by several leading agencies suggest that Congress is set to wrest the seat from BRS The Congress party is projected to secure 4648 per cent votes while BRS is likely to trail with 4142 per cent votes The BJP may finish a distant third with just 68 per cent votesIn 2023 Gopinath of BRS had scored a hattrick by defeating his nearest rival Mohammed Azharuddin of the Congress party by a margin of 16337 votesBRS candidate secured 80549 votes while Azharuddin polled 64212 votes BJPâs Deepak Reddy finished third with 25866 votes AIMIMâs Farazuddin was fourth with just 7848 votesThis time AIMIM led by Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi supported the Congress candidate IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/congress-takes-early-lead-in-jubilee-hills-byelection-648488.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:20:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/adani-group-to-invest-rs-1-lakh-crore-in-andhra-pradesh-in-next-10-years-648490.html Visakhapatnam Nov 14 The Adani Group on Friday announced plans to invest Rs 100000 crore over the next decade in Andhra Pradesh across ports cement data centres energy and advanced manufacturing This is over and above the Rs 40000 crore already invested by the Adani Group in the state across ports logistics cement infra and renewable energySpeaking at the Andhra Pradesh Investor Summit here Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd APSEZ Managing Director Karan Adani unveiled the Groups 15billion Vizag Tech Park vision which includes building one of the worlds largest greenpowered hyperscale datacentre ecosystems in partnership with GoogleExisting Adani Group operations in Andhra Pradesh have already created over one lakh direct and indirect jobs with more largescale employment generation planned through upcoming projectsKaran Adani described Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu as an institution and the original CEO of Andhra Pradesh and praised Andhra Pradesh Human Resources Development Information Technology and Electronics Minister Nara Lokesh for driving a culture of speed efficiency and startuplike governanceWe see Andhra Pradesh not as a destination for investment but as a launchpad for Indias next decade of transformation The flagship of our commitment is the Vizag Tech Park This is not just another tech park it is the foundation of Indias digital sovereignty We are building one of the worlds largest hyperscale datacentre ecosystems in partnership with Google and powered by green energy said Karan Adani while addressing the gatheringBut what truly humbles us is not the scale of capital it is the scale of impact Our operations here have already generated over one lakh direct and indirect jobs and far more is to come That means families supported skills developed and futures built right here in this great state he added IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/adani-group-to-invest-rs-1-lakh-crore-in-andhra-pradesh-in-next-10-years-648490.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:23:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/hc-directs-kerala-govt-to-take-call-on-maoist-convicts-plea-to-publish-prison-memoir-648491.html Kochi Nov 14 The Kerala High Court has directed the state government to promptly decide on a request made by incarcerated Maoist leader TR Roopesh seeking permission to publish a book he wrote while in prison Roopesh convicted under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA and currently lodged in Viyyur Central Jail had approached the Court alleging undue delay and discrimination in the governmentâs handling of his applicationRoopesh authored a Malayalam manuscript titled Bandhitharude Ormakurippukal Memoirs of the Incarcerated during his time behind barsHe argued that several other prisoners have been allowed to publish their literary works while his plea remained pending without justificationJustice VG Arun observed that the Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services Management Act and its Rules do not contain any provision that empowers prison authorities or the government to block the publication of a prisonerâs literary workOn the contrary the law explicitly permits prisoners to read and write in line with the reformative purpose of the prison systemThe Court stressed that a conviction does not strip prisoners of all fundamental rightsA written work it said flows from the âinternal sovereigntyâ of thought a core component of human dignity that the state government cannot arbitrarily curtailWhile recognising that prison authorities may subject such writings to strict scrutiny the Court held that this scrutiny cannot become âan insurmountable obstacleâPublication can be restricted only if the content is shown to be harmful or deleterious the judgment statedThe state through the government pleader submitted that it was not opposed to the publication but needed time to verify that the manuscript did not contain content that could incite violence promote unlawful ideology or glorify banned organisationsAlthough the UAPA does not expressly prohibit prisoners from publishing books the state government said it must ensure that no material furthering extremist objectives is disseminatedBalancing the convictâs right to free expression with the stateâs concerns the High Court directed the government to take a final decision on Roopeshâs application within three monthsIt also asked the authorities to keep in mind its own observations as well as Supreme Court rulings that have permitted prisoners to publish their writings IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/hc-directs-kerala-govt-to-take-call-on-maoist-convicts-plea-to-publish-prison-memoir-648491.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:23:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/victory-in-bihar-now-its-bengals-turn-giriraj-singh-on-early-trends-648496.html New Delhi Nov 14 With trends showing the NDA leading in the Bihar polls Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday said that victory in the state is assured and now the focus shifts to West Bengal Talking to IANS Giriraj Singh said Since the first day of the Bihar elections I have been saying that an NDA government will be formed and the trends clearly reflect that The results will come soon and I am confident that Biharâs victory is ours Now itâs Bengalâs turnBy the end the trends for the NDA will appear very strong and the strike rate will also be very good he addedBJP leader Rohan Gupta also expressed confidence of victory saying These trends reflect the ground reality and I am confident that this is a victory based on performance For the first time in the countryâs politics all parties must understand that voters will not cast their votes without real work hard work is essential Elections cannot be won through empty narratives or mere campaigningFellow party leader Rishav Tiwary said The people of Bihar have made it clear that one government represents development while the other brings destruction Comparing the two they have chosen the government of developmentAnother BJP leader Syed Zafar Islam added The initial trend is pointing in a clear direction once again an NDA government is set to be formedBJP MP Arun Singh said A massive victory for the NDA is imminent Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar in Bihar the work done for the poor farmers and the establishment of a strong legal framework has shown resultsThe counting process for all 243 Assembly seats commenced at 8 am beginning with the postal ballots This was followed by the counting of Electronic Voting Machine EVM votes from 830 am taking place under extensive multitier security arrangements across the stateCandidates from both alliances expressed confidence in their performance Leaders from the NDA asserted that the people of Bihar had reposed faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modis guarantees and Chief Minister Nitish Kumars work toward the states developmentThe counting operations are being overseen by 243 Returning Officers and an equal number of Counting Observers appointed by the Election CommissionOver 18000 counting agents representing various candidates are present at the centres to monitor the process closelyThe election witnessed participation from more than 70 crore voters who cast their ballots to decide the fate of both the ruling NDA and the Mahagathbandhan The polling was held in two phases on November 6 and 11In the outgoing Assembly the NDA holds 131 seats comprising 80 of the BJP 45 of the JDU four of the HAMS and two independents The Opposition bloc had 111 seats with the RJD holding 77 the Congress 19 the CPIML 11 the CPIM and the CPI two each IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/victory-in-bihar-now-its-bengals-turn-giriraj-singh-on-early-trends-648496.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:27:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/anil-ambani-skips-ed-questioning-no-virtual-appearance-allowed-648497.html New Delhi Nov 14 The Enforcement Directorate ED will not grant any virtual appearance to Reliance ADAG Group Chairman Anil D Ambani after the latter sought it in response to a summons sent by the investigative agency to appear before it for questioning in a money laundering case according to sources on Friday Anil Ambani skipped the ED summons to appear for the second round of questioning at the agencyâs Delhi headquarters on Friday November 14As per ED sources no virtual appearance will be given to Anil Ambani as requested The regulator however has received an email from him regarding his availability via virtual meansAnil Ambani in a media statement said that he is willing to offer to appear by virtual means adding that he will fully cooperate with ED on all mattersThe statement claimed that ED summons to Anil D Ambani relate to a Foreign Exchange Management Act FEMA inquiry and not to any matter under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLAThe summons concerns a 2010 domestic EPC contract for the JaipurâReengus JR Toll Road and concerns issues associated with a road contractor with no foreign exchange component it saidAnil D Ambani is not a member of the Board of Reliance Infrastructure He served the company for about fifteen years from April 2007 to March 2022 only as a nonexecutive director and was never involved in the daytoday management of the company it addedThe ED had summoned Anil Ambani again on November 14 for questioning in the money laundering case against the conglomerate He faced a gruelling around ninehour interrogation regarding an alleged Rs 17000crore loan fraud case at ED headquarters in AugustThe financial probe agency had earlier attached 42 properties worth over Rs 3083 crore in the bank fraud cases of Reliance Communications Ltd RCOM Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd and Reliance Home Finance Ltd IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/anil-ambani-skips-ed-questioning-no-virtual-appearance-allowed-648497.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:31:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/not-victory-for-nda-but-for-sir-eci-congress-as-party-heads-towards-decisive-drubbing-648498.html New Delhi Nov 14 IANS As counting for the Bihar polls is underway and the Congress is heading towards a humiliating defeat leading on only four seats party leaders on Friday said that this is not a victory for the NDA but for the Special Intensive Revision SIR and the Election Commission of India ECInbspSpeaking to IANS Congress leader Udit Raj said This is not a victory for the NDA but for SIR and the Election Commission Votes were stolen In Bihar we raised objections till the end but the Election Commission did not provide anything in writing In such a scenario the results were bound to turn out this wayCongress MP Tariq Anwar said As I mentioned earlier we will evaluate all aspects When one analyses deeply all factors are considered where the shortcomings were and why we lagged in the elections Keeping those factors in mind we will try to improve going forward Right now the fourth fifth and sixth rounds are still ongoing and counting will continue up to the twentieth round So the trends will keep changingCongress MP Manoj Kumar said It means that the truth has to be accepted Whatever the people of Bihar decide we accept it If the people of Bihar have chosen for the NDA government to be formed again we have no objection to accepting that I want to say that just as we worked hard during the elections the people of the INDIA Bloc also worked hard We received the love affection and respect of the people of Bihar People of all castes and religions respected and honoured us For that respect I sincerely thank all the people of Bihar once againAnother Congress leader Rashid Alvi said I had already predicted this I had told journalists earlier that the NDA would form the government When the BJP JDU bureaucracy RSS unlimited money power and the Election Commission come together to fight an election this is the result you getnbspMeanwhile the BJP on Friday escalated its attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the National Democratic Alliance appeared headed for a decisive victory in the Bihar Assembly electionnbspThe mockery was amplified by BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya who posted a graphic listing elections from 2004 to 2025 in which the Congress under Rahul Gandhi either lost state power or failed to make electoral gains Rahul Gandhi Another election another defeat If there were awards for electoral consistency hed sweep them all At this rate even setbacks must be wondering how he finds them so reliably Malviya wroteThe ruling NDA is heading for a landslide victory in the Bihar Assembly elections with the latest trends showing the alliance crossing the 200seat mark as of 130 pmnbspMeanwhile according to the early trends of the Election Commission of India ECI at 155 pm the BJP is emerging as the single largest party with a lead in 91 seats while the JDU stood second with 79 seatsnbspThe alliance partners the LJPRV is leading in 22 seats Rashtriya Lok Morcha RLM at four and the HAMS also at four The Mahagathbandhan is currently at 36The counting process for all 243 Assembly seats commenced at 8 am beginning with the scrutiny of postal ballots This was followed by the counting of Electronic Voting Machine EVM votes from 830 am taking place under extensive multitier security arrangements across the statenbspCandidates from both alliances expressed confidence in their performance Leaders from the NDA asserted that the people of Bihar had reposed faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modis guarantees and Chief Minister Nitish Kumars work toward the states developmentnbspThe Mahagathbandhan led by the RJD claimed that Bihar had voted for change and expressed optimism that Tejashwi Yadav would form the next governmentnbspThe election witnessed participation from more than 70 crore voters who cast their ballots to decide the fate of both the ruling NDA and the Mahagathbandhan The polling was held in two phases on November 6 and 11 https://dailyworld.in/national/not-victory-for-nda-but-for-sir-eci-congress-as-party-heads-towards-decisive-drubbing-648498.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-election-trends-show-nda-crossing-200-mark-bjp-emerging-as-largest-party-648499.html Patna Nov 14 IANS The ruling NDA is heading for a landslide victory in the Bihar Assembly elections with the latest trends showing the alliance crossing the 200seat mark as of 130 pmnbspnbspAccording to the early trends of the Election Commission of India ECI at 130 pm the BJP is emerging as the single largest party with a lead in 91 seats while the JDU stood second with 81 seatsnbspThe alliance partners the LJPRV is leading in 21 seats Rashtriya Lok Morcha RLM at four and the HAMS also at fourThe Mahagathbandhan is currently spirally at 36nbspThe counting process for all 243 Assembly seats commenced at 8 am beginning with the scrutiny of postal ballots This was followed by the counting of Electronic Voting Machine EVM votes from 830 am taking place under extensive multitier security arrangements across the stateCandidates from both alliances expressed confidence in their performance Leaders from the NDA asserted that the people of Bihar had reposed faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modis guarantees and Chief Minister Nitish Kumars work toward the states developmentThe Mahagathbandhan led by the RJD claimed that Bihar had voted for change and expressed optimism that Tejashwi Yadav would form the next governmentThe election witnessed participation from more than 70 crore voters who cast their ballots to decide the fate of both the ruling NDA and the Mahagathbandhan The polling was held in two phases on November 6 and 11nbspIn the outgoing Assembly the NDA holds 131 seats comprising BJPs 80 JDUs 45 four of HAMS and two Independents The Opposition bloc has 111 seats with the RJD holding 77 Congress 19 CPIML 11 CPIM two and CPI two https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-election-trends-show-nda-crossing-200-mark-bjp-emerging-as-largest-party-648499.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:49:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/gujarat-disburses-over-rs-1-432-crore-to-women-self-help-groups-648500.html Gandhinagar Nov 14 The Gujarat government has disbursed more than Rs 1432 crore in funds and over Rs 3652 crore in cashcredit loans to selfhelp groups SHGs under the Deendayal Antyodaya YojanaâNational Rural Livelihoods Mission DAYNRLM Implemented through the staterun Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Company Limited GLPC the programme aims to boost income generation promote local entrepreneurship and expand financial inclusion for rural womenSince its launch GLPC has helped form 286 lakh SHGs covering 2869 lakh rural householdsThe organisation has provided Rs 25790 crore as revolving funds and Rs 117463 crore as community investment funds building the financial base that allows women to run small enterprises access markets and improve household incomesThe states flagship Lakhpati Didi initiative has already enabled 596 lakh women to cross the annual income milestone of Rs 1 lakhTo promote natural farming 12000 Krishi Sakhis have been trained and 125 bioinput resource centres have been set up with support from the Agriculture DepartmentGLPCs livelihood programmes now touch multiple sectors farming livestock forest produce natural farming fisheries and dairyNearly 277 lakh women are engaged in cropbased activities 611 lakh in animal husbandry around 10000 in forest produce and more than 16000 in fisheriesBeyond agriculture nonfarm livelihoods have expanded significantly SHGs today run foodprocessing units handloom and handicraft ventures pottery centres textile units canteens catering services and produce hygiene productsWith 50 new canteens added this year a total of 200 Mangalam Canteens are now providing steady livelihoods to women across the stateMarket access has also been a key focus In the past five years the state has organised 200 Saras fairs regional fairs Rakhi melas and Navratri exhibitions enabling 5950 SHGs to showcase their products and collectively achieve Rs 48 crore in salesDirect linkages through railway station retail stores ecommerce platforms digital catalogues and social media have further boosted outreachGLPC has also partnered with several CSR organisations Reliance Foundation Pidilite Industries BAIF CSR Box and Supath Foundation to strengthen enterprises such as cattlefeed units microbusinesses canteens and custom hiring centresLooking ahead the government has launched two new schemes the GSafal Yojana which will invest Rs 500 crore over five years to support 50000 Antyodaya families and the GMaitri Yojana with a Rs 50crore startup fund aimed at empowering 10 lakh rural women through new livelihood opportunitiesLaunched in 2011 by the Centre DAYNRLM now covers 745 districts across 28 states and six Union Territories excluding Delhi and Chandigarh connecting 1005 crore rural women through over 9090 lakh SHGs IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/gujarat-disburses-over-rs-1-432-crore-to-women-self-help-groups-648500.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:52:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/congress-appears-set-to-wrest-jubilee-hills-from-brs-648501.html Hyderabad Nov 14 Telanganas ruling Congress looks set to wrest Jubilee Hills Assembly seat from Bharat Rashtra Samithi as it has consolidated its lead as counting of votes polled in the byelection proceeded on Friday After six out of 10 rounds of counting Congress candidate Naveen Yadav improved his lead to over 19000 votes against his nearest rival Maganti Sunitha of Bharat Rashtra Samithi BRSThe Congress candidate was ahead from the very first round and maintained the lead in all subsequent roundsLankala Deepak Reddy of the BJP who was in a distant third place left the counting centre with disappointmentMeanwhile celebrations broke out in the Congress camp The ruling party cadres were seen bursting firecrackers and distributing sweets at the party headquarters Gandhi BhavanThe counting of votes was underway under tight security arrangements at Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Stadium in YousufgudaElection authorities have arranged 42 tables for counting and the entire process will be completed in 10 roundsDistrict Election Officer R V Karnan said each round of counting is expected to take 40 minutes The result is likely to be declared by 2 pmTuesdayâs byelection saw 4849 per cent polling A total of 194631 votes were polled Officials said 99771 men 94855 women and five others cast their votes The number of postal ballots is 101The constituency has a total of 401365 voters comprising 208561 males 192779 females and 25 othersAs many as 58 candidates are in the fray in the byelection caused by the death of sitting MLA Maganti Gopinath of BRSThe BRS fielded Gopinathâs wife Sunitha against the Congressâs Naveen Yadav The BJP once again fielded Lankala Deepak ReddyExit polls by several leading agencies had suggested that Congress is set to wrest the seat from BRS The Congress party is projected to secure 4648 per cent votes while BRS is likely to trail with 4142 per cent votes The BJP may finish a distant third with just 68 per cent votesIn 2023 Gopinath of the BRS had scored a hattrick by defeating his nearest rival Mohammed Azharuddin of the Congress by a margin of 16337 votesThe BRS candidate secured 80549 votes while Azharuddin polled 64212 votes BJPâs Deepak Reddy finished third with 25866 votes AIMIMâs Farazuddin was fourth with just 7848 votesThis time the AIMIM led by Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi supported the Congress candidate IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/congress-appears-set-to-wrest-jubilee-hills-from-brs-648501.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:53:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/sc-seeks-eds-response-on-senthil-balajis-plea-to-relax-bail-conditions-648502.html New Delhi Nov 14 IANS The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Enforcement Directorate ED on a plea filed by former Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji seeking relaxation of the stringent bail conditions imposed on him in the money laundering case linked to the alleged cashforjobs scamnbspnbspA bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi passed the order after hearing senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Narendra Hooda for Balaji Zoheb Hossain for the ED and senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan for the complainantSibal submitted that Balaji was seeking modification of two conditions in the September 2024 bail order the requirement to mark attendance every Monday and Friday between 11 am and 12 noon in the EDs office in Chennai in addition to appearing before investigating officers on the first Saturday of each month and the condition to remain regularly and punctually present before all courts hearing the scheduled offencesSibal added that these conditions have outlived their purpose since the investigation is over and the chargesheet has been filednbspMy client has appeared before the ED on 116 occasions There is no apprehension of absconding submitted the senior counselnbspOpposing the plea the federal antimoney laundering agency contended that the then Justice Abhay S Okaled Bench which granted Balaji bail was fully conscious of the nature of the conditions imposedThese conditions have ensured smooth progress of the trial There is no reason to dilute them now stated the EDs counselnbspTaking note of the submissions the Justice Kantled Bench said the top court was not expressing any opinion for now but directed ED to clarify whether Balajis continued appearance before it was necessarynbspIn April this year the Supreme Court had warned Balaji who was reinducted into the CM MK Stalinled Cabinet after being released on bail that he could not continue as a minister while facing allegations of influencing witnessesWe are giving him a choice Freedom or post the Justice Abhay S Okaled Bench had said noting earlier findings that he attempted to settle matters with witnesses while in officenbspTamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi had accepted Balajis resignation on the recommendation of Chief Minister StalinnbspBalaji arrested by the ED in June 2023 after extensive searches in Chennai Karur and Coimbatore spent 450 days in custody before securing bail https://dailyworld.in/national/sc-seeks-eds-response-on-senthil-balajis-plea-to-relax-bail-conditions-648502.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:55:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bjp-retains-nagrota-assembly-seat-in-jampk-bypoll-648504.html Jammu Nov 14 Bharatiya Janata Party BJP candidate Devyani Rana on Friday won the Nagrota Assembly bypoll in Jammu and Kashmir JampK defeating her nearest rival Harsh Dev Singh of Panthers Party Devyani Rana was declared the winner in the Nagrota Assembly bypoll after she defeated her nearest rival Harsh Dev Singh of the JampK National Panthers Party JKNPP by a margin of over 21000 votesThe candidate of the ruling National Conference NC party Shamim Begum finished a distant third with just over 10000 votes polled in her favourCelebrations started in the BJP camp in Jammu immediately after the victory of the party candidate was announced in NagrotaDevyani Rana is the daughter of late Devender Singh Rana who won the Nagrota seat in the 2024 Assembly electionsThe byeelection became necessary because of the death of party veteran Devender Singh Rana on October 31 2024In the 90member JampK Legislative Assembly the BJP has 29 seats against the NC which has 41 seatsCounting is going on at present in the Budgam Assembly constituency in the Valley After the 6th round the Peoples Democratic Party PDP candidate Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi was leading with 2100 votes over his NC rival Aga Syed MehmoodThe Budgam byeelection was held after the NC candidate Chief Minister Omar Abdullah resigned from here Omar had won two seats Ganderbal and Budgam in the 2024 Assembly electionsHe chose to resign from the Budgam seat and represent Ganderbal constituency in the Legislative AssemblySignificantly NC Lok Sabha member Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi who belongs to Budgam and is a Shia Muslim leader chose to remain away from the NC poll campaign in Budgam due to differences with the party leadershipThe Congress with six MLAs decided to support the NC government headed by Omar Abdullah from outside without joining itFive of the six Independent candidates who won the 2024 Assembly elections later joined the NC IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bjp-retains-nagrota-assembly-seat-in-jampk-bypoll-648504.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:55:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/india-canada-agree-to-continue-trade-engagements-early-next-year-648505.html New Delhi Nov 14 India and Canada have agreed to hold sustained ministerial engagements with the trade and investment community in both countries early next year an official statement said on Friday The agreement was made at the âMinisterial Dialogue on Trade and Investmentâ between Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Canadaâs Minister of Export Promotion International Trade and Economic Development Maninder SidhuSidhus fourday visit in India ended on Friday with the ministers emphasising continued engagement with the private sector to unlock new opportunities for trade and investmentFurther they reaffirmed the strength and continuity of the IndiaâCanada economic partnershipThe ministers noted that bilateral trade in goods and services reached 2366 billion in 2024 with merchandise trade value touching 898 billion up 10 per cent onyearThey agreed to encourage longâterm supplyâchain partnerships in critical minerals and clean energy collaboration to support the energy transitionFurther they agreed to expand investment and trading opportunities in aerospace and dualuse capabilities partnerships to identify investment and trading opportunities in aerospace and dualâuse capabilities leveraging the growth of Indiaâs aviation sectorThey also highlighted the need for strengthening resilience in critical sectors including agriculture and highlighted the need for diversified and reliable supply chainsThe ministers welcomed the steady expansion of twoway investment flows including notable Canadian institutional investment in India and the growing presence of Indian firms in Canada which together support tens of thousands of jobs the statement notedThe ministerial trade meeting followed the direction provided by Foreign Ministers of the two countries during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in Kananaskis CanadaExternal Affairs Minister EAM S Jaishankar and his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand held discussions on strengthening cooperation across key sectors including trade energy and security Both leaders met on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Niagara IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/india-canada-agree-to-continue-trade-engagements-early-next-year-648505.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:56:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/mnf-retains-mizorams-dampa-seat-in-bye-election-648507.html Aizawl Nov 14 The Mizo National Front MNF retained Mizorams Dampa Assembly seat where the byeelection was held on November 11 and the results were declared on Friday According to the Election Commission MNF candidate and the partys VicePresident R Lalthangliana defeated ruling Zoram Peoples Movement ZPM nominee singer and preacher Vanlalsailova by a margin of 562 votesLalthangliana a former state Health Minister secured 6981 votes while the ZPM candidate bagged 6419 votesCongress nominee and the partys state VicePresident and former Transport Minister John Rotluangliana received 2394 votes and BJP candidate Lalhmingthanga managed 1541 votesK Zahmingthanga VicePresident of the Peoples Conference founded by former Chief Minister Brig T Sailo secured only 50 votes NOTA None Of The Above recorded 45 votesThe bypoll was necessitated following the death of MNF legislator Lalrintluanga Sailo on July 21Polling for the Dampa seat was held peacefully with 8307 per cent of the 20790 eligible voters including 10185 women exercising their franchiseAltogether five candidates from the ruling and opposition parties contested the bypollThe Assembly segment which shares an unfenced border with Bangladesh and an interstate border with Tripura has a sizable minority population including Chakma and Reang tribal communitiesThe Dampa bypoll was considered an acid test for the ruling ZPM led by Chief Minister Lalduhoma as the outcome was expected to influence the upcoming Lai Autonomous District Council LADC elections on December 3 and the Aizawl Municipal Corporation AMC polls later this yearA victory in the bypoll would have boosted the ZPMs morale amid increasing criticism from opposition parties particularly the MNFThe MNFs win in Dampa restored the partys strength to ten in the 40member Assembly enabling it to retain the post of Leader of Opposition LoPA party requires at least ten MLAs to hold the LoP position the MNFs strength had dropped to nine after the death of Lalrintluanga SailoThe BJP which has two MLAs in the house and is seeking to expand its base in the Christianmajority border state fielded a candidate in the mixedpopulated constituency to strengthen its foothold IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/mnf-retains-mizorams-dampa-seat-in-bye-election-648507.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:57:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/pm-modi-to-review-progress-of-bullet-train-project-at-surat-station-tomorrow-648509.html Ahmedabad Nov 14 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Gujarat on Saturday to review one of Indias most ambitious infrastructure ventures the MumbaiâAhmedabad HighSpeed Rail Corridor MAHSR At around 10 am the Prime Minister is scheduled to inspect the underconstruction Bullet Train Station in Surat a key node on the 508km route that is set to usher India into the era of highspeed rail travelStretching across Gujarat Maharashtra and Dadra and Nagar Haveli the corridor will link major urban centres including Sabarmati Ahmedabad Anand Vadodara Bharuch Surat Bilimora Vapi Boisar Virar Thane and MumbaiOf the total length 352 km lies in Gujarat and the Union Territory while 156 km falls in MaharashtraEngineered to meet global benchmarks nearly 85 per cent of the corridor about 465 km is being built on elevated viaducts to ensure safety efficiency and minimal land disruptionProject authorities report substantial progress with 326 km of viaduct already completed and 17 of 25 river bridges in placeOnce operational the Bullet Train will slash travel time between Mumbai and Ahmedabad to roughly two hours dramatically changing the dynamics of business tourism and regional connectivityOfficials said the project will act as an economic catalyst stimulating investment and development along the entire stretchThe SuratâBilimora section spanning about 47 km is among the most advanced in terms of readiness with civil structures and trackbed laying fully completedThe Surat station itself has been designed to mirror the citys iconic diamond industry combining modern aesthetics with practical commuterfriendly infrastructureIt will feature spacious lounges amenities such as restrooms and retail units and seamless integration with the Surat Metro city bus services and Indian RailwaysSurats railway infrastructure has rapidly evolved into one of western Indias most modern and strategically important transit hubs driven by a blend of expansion modernisation and multimodal integrationThe city is undergoing major upgrades through the redevelopment of Surat Railway Station under the Railway Station Redevelopment Programme featuring enhanced passenger amenities concoursebased circulation and improved connectivity IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/pm-modi-to-review-progress-of-bullet-train-project-at-surat-station-tomorrow-648509.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:59:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/rajasthan-congress-leading-in-anta-bypoll-648512.html Jaipur Nov 14 The counting of votes for the Anta Baran Assembly byeelection in Rajasthan is underway with Congress candidate Pramod Jain Bhaya securing a significant lead after 14 rounds Pramod Jain Bhaya Congress candidate secured 51012 votes while Independent candidate Naresh Meena was trailing with 39692 votes and BJP candidate Morpal Suman with 38634 votesSo far over 1 lakh votes have been counted and six rounds are still pendingIndependent candidate Naresh Meena reached the counting centre nearly three hours after the voting process beganAs Bhayas lead increased Meena stepped out of the centre and sat with his supportersMeanwhile celebrations broke out among Congress workers with many bursting firecrackersDistrict Election Officer Rohitashv Singh Tomar said the counting is taking place at the Boys PG College where 14 counting tables have been set up A total of 20 rounds will be conductedFifteen candidates are in the fray and the constituency recorded 8021 per cent voter turnout on November 11A massive crowd was witnessed outside the counting centreThousands of Naresh Meenas supporters have gathered prompting increased police deploymentAt Bhayas residence in Barans Shriji Chowk supporters began arriving early in the morning and some were seen touching his feet for blessingsBefore counting began Bhaya visited a cowshed with his wife and performed seva expressing confidence in his victorySuman also reached the counting centre in the morning and claimed he would winSloganeering intensified as trends emerged with barricades placed near the College intersection to restrict unauthorised entrySupporters of both leading candidates continued raising slogans throughout the morningThe counting began at 8 am starting with the ballot papers The situation remains dynamic as the remaining six rounds are yet to be completedMeanwhile Congress leader and former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot expressed his happiness over the trend and said the party will record a huge win IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/rajasthan-congress-leading-in-anta-bypoll-648512.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:03:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bangladesh-on-edge-salafist-groups-unite-raising-fears-of-impending-coup-648514.html New Delhi Nov 14 Bangladesh is witnessing a dangerous trend where more Islamist outfits are coming together to press for the imposition of harsher laws in the country Protests erupted after the Muhammad Yunusled interim government rolled back its recruitment of music and physical training teachers to government primary schoolsSeveral hardline Islamist groups have come together to protest against this move as they call the recruitment to such posts as unIslamicOfficials say that the decision by the Yunus administration to lift the ban on the Jamaat is backfiring Yunus completely misread the situation and gave too much leeway to the Jamaat officials sayIt is a wellknown fact that the Jamaat is a completely ISIcontrolled unit Now the dangerous trend is that several radical organisations such as the HefazateIslam are joining hands with the Jamaat to seek imposition of radical Islamic laws in the countrySince the ouster of Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh has descended into chaos The radical Islamic groups have taken complete control and to make matters worse they are being played by the ISIIt was at the behest of these outfits that Yunus opened the doors for Pakistan In doing so he ended up granting access to the seas while also relaxing visa norms for PakistanisBangladesh watchers say that there is an Islamist counterrevolution that is taking place in the countryOn the face of it the situation looks impossible to fix as of now If not fixed then the situation in Bangladesh would redraw the political map in South AsiaOfficials say that what one is witnessing in Bangladesh is not some knee jerk reaction Like the coup of August 2024 this one too is a wellplanned conspiracyThe ISI is backing such conspiracies by encouraging groups such as the Hefazat and Jamaat While these outfits would try and erase democracy the ISI has tasked terror groups such as the HarkatulJIhadi Islami HuJI and JamaatulMujahideen Bangladesh JuMB to carry out strikes in India The idea of the ISI is to make the country so volatile that the problem spills into IndiaThere is a form of radical Islam that is being imposed both on the political and security front The terror groups are planning large scale infiltrations into India with the intention of carrying out attacksOn the political front there is unleashing of violence against the minorities Temples have been attacked in large numbers and all these are taking place in a planned and coordinated mannerFurther scores of social media accounts have been created to spew venom against India and also the minorities in BangladeshMany posts call for the elimination of infidels There are also calls to impose the Sharia law in the country Further messages to carry out beheadings in an Islamic State or Hamas fashion have flooded the InternetIndian agencies say that once Hasina was out of the country the ISI was quick to ensure close coordination between the Salafist organisations in Bangladesh and Pakistan These are the ones who are leading the Islamist coup in the country officials saidThe ploy is to go the Iran way whereby Bangladesh would be headed by a supreme leader Further the Indian agencies have picked up information that over 8000 youth are being trained in several places in the country to be part of the Islamic Revolutionary Army IRAThis would be on the lines of Iranâs Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC Indian officials sayThe Intelligence agencies say that as of now there is not much hope for the country unless there is some intervention For Bangladesh to bounce back to normal it is not just important to hold elections but it is equally necessary that Pakistan is not allowed to meddle IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bangladesh-on-edge-salafist-groups-unite-raising-fears-of-impending-coup-648514.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:06:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/na-ni-magic-at-work-says-tdps-lokesh-on-bihar-results-648515.html Amaravati Nov 14 Itâs NaNi magic at work said Andhra Pradesh Minister and Telugu Desam Party TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh on Friday while reacting to the early results of Bihar Assembly elections Lokesh congratulated Janata DalU leader Nitish Kumar on the NDAâs landslide victoryâCongratulations to CM Nitish Kumar ji on the NDAâs landslide victory in Bihar Itâs the NaNi magic at work a resounding vote of confidence in the visionary leadership of PMâNarendra Modi ji and the trusted governance of NitishâKumarâjiâ posted LokeshThe Minister for Human Resources Development and Information Technology had also participated in the NDA campaign in BiharHe had appealed to people of Bihar to give yet another mandate to the National Democratic Alliance NDA saying only a doubleengine government can ensure continued development of the stateOn the last day of the campaigning for the second phase of Assembly elections in Bihar Lokesh had addressed a press conference in PatnaHe told voters that at a time when Bihar is witnessing development the change of government would derail the processWe should understand that we have a doubleengine government which is very important for Bihar Prime Minister Modi and CM Nitish Kumar can work together to fulfil Biharâs vision The plane is on the runway and itâs time for takeoff This is not the time to stop I appeal to Bihar to give us a fifth term and together we will develop the state properlyâ he saidStating that there was âjungle rajâ in Bihar before Nitish Kumar became the Chief Minister he said Bihar is witnessing rapid progress thanks to the double engine government âI spoke to industrialists in Patna They are happy with the development works and the government polices here Bihar has allocated maximum funds in the Union Budget After Bihar Andhra Pradesh has got the highest allocation This was possible because of NDA ruling both the statesâ he saidâThere is a need to ensure the victory of the NDA in Bihar for three reasons Leadership track record double engine government and continuity of governmentsâ he had said IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/na-ni-magic-at-work-says-tdps-lokesh-on-bihar-results-648515.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:08:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/centre-asks-insurance-firms-to-speed-up-settlement-of-health-claims-648519.html New Delhi Nov 14 The Centre has asked insurers and hospitals to take measures such as expediting the onboarding on National Health Claims Exchange devising standardised treatment protocols common empanelment norms and seamless cashless claims processing to make healthcare affordable and accessible according to an official statement issued on Friday Secretary Department of Financial Services DFS M Nagaraju chaired a meeting to discuss the issues of medical inflation and rising premium costsThe meeting was attended by representatives from General Insurance Council Association of Healthcare Providers in India AHPI healthcare industry representatives from Max Healthcare Fortis Healthcare Apollo Hospitals and insurers like New India Assurance Company Limited Star Health Insurance and Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company along with several othersFurther he emphasised that having standardised hospital empanelment norms across all insurers would ensure consistent cashless access for policyholders streamline the service terms improve operational procedures and reduce administrative burden on hospitalsHe stressed that the insurance companies should ensure that the policy holders are provided with the highest standards of service and better turnaround time especially during hospitalisation process and while providing approvals for settlement of claimsDuring the meeting the Secretary also advised that while medical inflation is interconnected with various cost drivers greater collaboration between hospitals and insurers through cost control and standardization is necessary to bring transparency and efficiency to ensure better value for health insurance policyholdersInderjeet Singh Secretary General General Insurance Council Dr Suneeta Reddy MD Apollo Hospitals Shivakumar Pattabhiraman MD Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals Abhay Soi CMD Max Healthcare Dr Girdhar J Gyani Director General AHPI Krishnan Ramachandran CEO Niva Bupa Health Insurance Amitabh Jain ED amp COO Star Health Insurance Meera Parthasarathy General Manager Oriental Insurance Company participated in the discussions along with several other stakeholders IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/centre-asks-insurance-firms-to-speed-up-settlement-of-health-claims-648519.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:11:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-polls-initial-trends-show-rjd-heading-towards-a-major-defeat-nda-poised-for-a-landslide-648525.html Patna Nov 14 The initial trends of the Bihar Assembly election counting indicate a major setback for the Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD which appears to be heading toward its biggest electoral defeat In the first four hours of counting till 12 noon trends from all 243 seats emerged showing the NDA marching toward a sweeping victoryAccording to early trends till 145 pm as per Election Commission of India ECI the BJP is leading on 91 seats JDU on 81 LJPRV on 21 HAM on five and Rashtriya Lok Morcha on four seatsOn the other side the RJD is ahead in only 35 seats a sharp decline from the 75 seats it won in the 2020 Assembly elections when it emerged as the single largest partyThe Congress is leading on six seats CPIML on six seats and CPI CPIM and VIP are leading on one seat eachThe results indicate a significant rebuff to the Lalu Prasad Yadavâled RJD which campaigned on a series of ambitious promises including government jobs for every household Rs 2500 monthly assistance to women under the Mai Bahin Maan Yojana and enhanced honourariums of Rs 30000 for Jeevika DidisThe early numbers suggest that voters may have placed greater confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar whose parties are showing strong leads across the stateHowever officials emphasise that counting is still in progress and the ECI has not yet declared any final results or confirmed the victory of any candidateAs counting continues for all 243 seats in the Bihar Assembly elections the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP is performing even better than in the previous electionProminent BJP leaders including Samrat Choudhary from Tarapur Maithili Thakur from Alinagar and Health Minister Mangal Pandey have maintained steady leads since the early rounds of countingWith the NDA alliance holding a significant advantage the key question now is whether Nitish Kumar will return as the Chief MinisterBy evening official results will start coming in and the picture will become clear regarding who will form the next government in Bihar IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-polls-initial-trends-show-rjd-heading-towards-a-major-defeat-nda-poised-for-a-landslide-648525.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:17:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/veteran-cong-leader-hassan-accuses-shashi-tharoor-of-undermining-party-leadership-648527.html Thiruvananthapuram Nov 14 Veteran Congress leader MM Hassan on Friday launched a blistering attack on senior party leader Shashi Tharoor accusing him of repeatedly undermining the party leadership Speaking at the Nehru Award distribution ceremony organised by the Nehru Centre Hassan alleged that Tharoor was âoiling his head without looking at what he is doingâ a Malayalam idiom implying reckless behaviourHassan said Tharoorâs political rise was made possible only because of âthe generosity and trust of the Nehru familyâ yet he had chosen to belittle them while remaining a member of the Congress Working CommitteeâIf he had even minimum decency he should have resigned from the Working Committee before making such statementsâ he saidHassan added that he felt compelled to speak because it was Jawaharlal Nehruâs birth anniversary todayHe criticised Tharoor as someone âwho has not shed even a drop of sweat for the country or societyâ accusing him of praising senior BJP leader LK Advani while portraying Congress leaders unfavourablyThe award was presented to G SudhakaranHassanâs remarks come against the backdrop of earlier instances where Tharoorâs comments had stirred discontent within the partyOver the past few years several of Tharoorâs public statements â often interpreted as favourable to BJP leaders or critical of Congress strategy â have triggered internal uneaseHis acknowledgement of Prime Minister Narendra Modiâs communication skills occasional praise for policy initiatives and earlier remarks describing Modi as âcrackling with energyâ during a meeting had drawn criticism from a section of Congress leadersSimilarly his open admiration for LK Advani as a âpatriotâ had previously sparked objections within the organisation with leaders accusing him of giving political legitimacy to the BJPâs ideological iconsTharoorâs willingness to voice dissent on issues ranging from organisational reforms to electoral strategies has also been viewed by many as discordant with the party lineHassanâs latest outburst underscores the continuing friction between Tharoor and sections of the Kerala Congress leadership even as the party attempts to project unity ahead of upcoming electoral challenges IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/veteran-cong-leader-hassan-accuses-shashi-tharoor-of-undermining-party-leadership-648527.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:21:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/lalus-sons-trail-in-respective-seats-as-vote-counting-continues-in-bihar-648529.html Patna Nov 14 IANS The Yadav brothers Janshakti Janata Dals Tej Pratap Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dals Tejashwi Yadav are both trailing in their respective Assembly constituencies early trends indicated at 230 pm as counting was underway for the Bihar electionsnbspTejashwi Yadav Mahagathbandhans Chief Ministerial face is trailing in the Lalu familys stronghold Raghopur Assembly constituency as BJPs Satish Kumar was seen leading at 230 pm according to the Election Commission of Indias ECI early trendsSitting RJD MLA Tejashwi Yadav who secured victories in both 2015 and 2020 is aiming to maintain his stronghold amid a tough competition from BJPs Satish Kumar Yadav and Jan Suraajs Chanchal KumarnbspRaghopur is a bastion for the RJD Historically Tejashwi Yadavs father Lalu Prasad Yadav the founder of the RJD along with his mother Rabri Devi have both represented this seat Tejashwi has been the representative for this constituency since 2015 He won the seat in the 2020 elections with a lead of over 38000 votesBJPs Satish Kumar Yadav previously won against Rabri Devi in the 2010 elections while representing the JDUNotably one of the individuals opposing Tejashwi Yadav is Prem Kumar from the Janshakti Janata Dal a party established by Tejashwis estranged brother Tej Pratap YadavnbspWhile Tej Pratap was seen trailing in the Mahua Assembly seat as the LJPRV candidate Sanjay Kumar Singh is leadingnbspTej Pratap Yadav son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav formed Janshakti Janata Dal after he was expelled from RJD earlier this year Tej Pratap was the MLA for Mahua in 2015 while in 2020 RJDs Mukesh Kumar Raushan represented the seatThe ruling NDA is heading for a landslide victory in the Bihar Assembly elections with the latest trends showing the alliance crossing the 200seat marknbspAccording to the early trends at 230 pm the NDA is leading in 201 seats while the Mahagathbandhan is currently spirally at 36nbspThe election witnessed participation from more than 70 crore voters who cast their ballots to decide the fate of both the ruling NDA and the Mahagathbandhan The polling was held in two phases on November 6 and 11nbspIn the outgoing Assembly the NDA holds 131 seats comprising BJPs 80 JDUs 45 four of HAMS and two Independents The Opposition bloc has 111 seats with the RJD holding 77 Congress 19 CPIML 11 CPIM two and CPI two https://dailyworld.in/national/lalus-sons-trail-in-respective-seats-as-vote-counting-continues-in-bihar-648529.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:47:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/padma-shri-environmentalist-saalumarada-thimmakka-passes-away-at-114-648532.html Bengaluru Nov 14 Renowned environmentalist and Padma Shri awardee Saalumarada Thimmakka passed away at the age of 114 on Friday She was undergoing treatment for respiratory complications at a private hospital in Jayanagar in Bengaluru where she passed away at noon after her condition worsened Born on June 30 1911 in Gubbi taluk of Tumakuru district Thimmakka was married to Chikkayya in Hulikal village The couple had no children which led her to plant and nurture banyan saplings along the roadside caring for them as her own children This earned her the affectionate title âSaalumarada row of trees ThimmakkaDespite being illiterate she became an international symbol of environmental conservationOver the years she received numerous honours including the Rajyotsava Award Vishalakshi Award Nadoja Award 2010 and the prestigious Padma Shri 2019In 2020 the Central University of Karnataka conferred upon her an honorary doctoratePolitical leaders environmentalists and public figures across the country have expressed deep condolences over her demiseKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah condoled the death and stated I am saddened to hear the news of the passing of Vrikshamate Saalumarada Thimmakka Having planted thousands of trees and nurtured them like her own children Thimmakka dedicated most of her life to environmental conservationThough she has left us today her love for nature has made her immortal My respects to the great soul who has departed he statedWith the demise of Saalumarada Thimmakka the nation has become poorer I pray that her soul attains eternal peace My condolences to her family he statedThe Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R Ashoka stated I am saddened to hear the news of the passing of Vrkshamate Dr Salumara Thimmakka our proud Padma Shri awardee who planted banyan saplings along the roadside and proclaimed âTrees are my childrenâMay Thimmakkaâs soul rest in eternal peace Let us pay tribute to her by following her example of environmental serviceâprotecting and nurturing the environment around us he statedBJP State President and MLA BY Vijayendra expressed deep condolences over the passing of âVrkshamateâ Salumarada Thimmakka Born in Gubbi Taluk of Tumakuru district she became widely known as âVrkshamate Mother of Trees She later married Chikkayya of Magadi Taluk She loved trees and plants as her own children Thimmakka was honoured with the National Citizensâ Award the Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Award the Padma Shri Award as well as the Rajyotsava Award and the Nadoja Award IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/padma-shri-environmentalist-saalumarada-thimmakka-passes-away-at-114-648532.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:57:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/tharoor-takes-jibe-at-congress-as-india-bloc-falters-in-bihar-648533.html Thiruvananthapuram Nov 14 Senior Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday took pointed jabs at his own party as early votecount trends show a dismal performance for the INDIA alliance in Bihar While the National Democratic Alliance NDA is seen leading by a significant margin Tharoor while speaking to the media questioned key aspects of the electoral outcomeIts a question of leading at the moment lets wait for the Election Commission to discuss and disclose the results he told reporters adding that all parties including Congress and RJD must study their performance in detailOne has to look in totality as during elections there are a number of factors Lot of issues have to be looked let us analyse what happened I was not invited to campaign there so those who went there will know better what happened there Tharoor addedHe also mentioned that the senior ally in Bihar was not the Congress partyTharoor also blamed the NDA government for reportedly offering benefits to women voters just before the Model Code of Conduct came into forceWhether we like it or not that is legal under our laws I am afraid this is not the first time that we have seen state governments doing such things giving benefits to certain segments of society he said citing similar practices in MaharashtraHis comments come amid early polling trends that suggest the INDIA bloc is genuinely hurt by Congresss lacklustre showingAccording to media reports the party is only leading on about five seats out of the 61 it contestedIncidentally this is not the first time that Tharoors jabes have come as of late he has been doing this at regular intervals creating much heartburn especially in Kerala where the Congress is fighting the CPIM and the BJP IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/tharoor-takes-jibe-at-congress-as-india-bloc-falters-in-bihar-648533.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:59:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/cbi-arrests-singapore-based-businessman-in-rs-3160-crore-bank-fraud-case-648534.html New Delhi Nov 14 The Central Bureau of Investigation CBI has arrested Singaporebased businessman Rajesh Bothra for his alleged involvement in a Rs 3160 crore bank fraud case linked to Punjab National Bank PNB the investigation agency said on Friday Bothra was taken into custody on Thursday after the agency received specific inputs about his arrival in India and subsequently traced him to Hotel Andaz and Hyatt Residences in Aerocity New DelhiThe case registered last year RC0062024A0032 on the basis of a complaint filed by PNB pertains to alleged fraudulent activities by Ms Frost Infrastructure and Energy Pvt Ltd FIEL its directors unknown individuals and unnamed public servantsThe company had reportedly availed a Foreign Letter of Credit FLC limit from the bank through forged documentationAccording to investigators Bothra played a key role in orchestrating the fraud by generating and supplying bogus Bills of Lading which falsely depicted saleâpurchase transactions between FIEL and two foreign entitiesâMs FAREAST and Ms Gulf Distribution LtdInvestigation has revealed that Ms FAREAST and Ms Gulf Distribution Ltd were actually controlled and operated by Rajesh Bothra and no actual business or movement of goods took place as falsely shown in the forged Bills of Lading the CBI said on FridayThese forged Bills of Lading were allegedly submitted to the bank to secure LC proceeds enabling FIEL to siphon off funds amounting to approximately Rs 32 crore from PNB formerly Oriental Bank of CommerceThe CBI further said that the accused also figures as an accused in some other cases of CBI ACB Lucknow in which he has been charge sheeted along with other accused personsThe accused Rajesh Bothra never joined the investigation in the aforesaid cases nor did he turn up during the trial The accused is wanted in many other bank fraudeconomic offence cases it saidOfficials said his arrest is critical to ensure his presence before courts and prevent him from evading the legal process again Bothra will be produced before the trial court concerned on Friday itself IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/cbi-arrests-singapore-based-businessman-in-rs-3160-crore-bank-fraud-case-648534.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:03:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/hardeep-puri-meets-ceos-of-koreas-top-shipping-companies-648535.html New Delhi Nov 14 IANS Indias Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that he held a highly productive meeting with the captains of South Koreas major shipping companies on FridaynbspDiscussed how energy and shipping are inseparable pillars of our rapidly growing economy under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Our crude and gas imports worth over 150 billion are seaborne reflecting the scale of our energy and shipping vessel demand the minister said in a post on XThe top honchos of Korean shipping companies that attended the meeting include Korea Ocean Business Corporation KOBC CEO An Byung Gil SK Shipping CEO Kim Sung Ick HLine Shipping CEO Seo Myung Deuk and Pan Ocean Vice President Sung Je YongnbspWe also discussed how the combination of Koreas advanced shipbuilding technologies and Indias manufacturing base and lower production costs will lead to a mutually beneficial partnership that can serve our rising domestic needs as well as global markets for ships the minister saidThe oil ampamp gas sector alone accounts for nearly 28 per cent of Indias total trade by volume making it the single largest commodity group at our ports Yet only around 20 per cent of this cargo is carried on Indianflagged or Indianowned vessels Puri pointed outnbspWith Indias demand for crude oil LPG LNG and ethane rising rapidly and ONGC alone projected to require nearly 100 offshore service and platform supply vessels by 2034 there is a strong impetus for us to build ships in India in partnership with global leaders the minister saidHe had earlier pointed out that India with its 23 worldclass refineries and a total capacity of 2582 MMTPA million metric tonnes per annum now stands among the top five refining nations in the worldnbspIndias oil refining story is a story of growth innovation and selfsufficiency From meeting domestic demand to fuelling global markets the journey has been remarkable he remarkednbspHe hig hlighted that in 202425 the countrys petroleum product exports reached 647 million tonnes up from 555 million tonnes in 201415The country is on track to reach around 310 MMTPA by 2030 with longterm plans to scale further to 400450 MMTPA to become a global refining and energy hubnbspIndia is currently the secondlargest oil importer in the world after China as the country imports over 85 per cent of its crude requirementnbspThe top oil suppliers to India include Russia Iraq Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates and the United States https://dailyworld.in/national/hardeep-puri-meets-ceos-of-koreas-top-shipping-companies-648535.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:04:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-poll-results-pks-jan-suraj-a-damp-squib-mukesh-sahanis-vip-also-fails-to-take-off-648536.html Patna Nov 14 IANS Prashant Kishors Jan Suraaj and the Mahagathbandhans Deputy Chief Ministerial face Mukesh Sahanis Vikasheel Insaan Party VIP were unable to secure leads in any constituency as of 350 pm according to Bihar election trendsnbspThe exit polls had projected that Jan Suraaj would win between zero and two seats and the trends at 350 pm reflected this forecastnbspJan Suraaj was considered the potential X factor in this election largely due to Prashant Kishors formidable track record as a poll strategistKishor has been credited with steering major electoral victories for Nitish Kumar in the 2015 Bihar polls Jagan Mohan Reddy and the YSR Congress Party in Andhra Pradesh in 2019 and Mamata Banerjees Trinamool Congress in the 2021 West Bengal Assembly electionsnbspDespite this several exit polls predicted zero seats for Jan Suraaj a projection Kishor himself acknowledged remarking before the counting began that his party would either perform exceedingly well or crashOn the other hand Mukesh Sahanis VIP is trailing in all 15 seats it contested Sahani who chose not to contest personally had been positioned as the Mahagathbandhans Deputy Chief Ministerial facenbspThe Election Commissions website shows that Sahanis brother Santosh Sahni is in eighth position out of 12 candidates in Gaura Gram where BJPs Sujit Kumar is leading by a margin of over 10000 votesnbspSahani a former Bollywood set designer who entered politics was considered significant in consolidating Mallah Sahani and Nishad votes across the Mithilanchal and Seemanchal regions making him an important figure in the Mahagathbandhans strategyAs per the latest 350 pm trends the NDA is ahead in 209 seats while the Mahagathbandhan trails with 29nbspBihar witnessed 6691 per cent voter turnout overall in twophase elections the highest since the first elections in 1951 https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-poll-results-pks-jan-suraj-a-damp-squib-mukesh-sahanis-vip-also-fails-to-take-off-648536.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:08:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/world-stands-to-gain-by-partnering-with-india-piyush-goyal-648584.html Visakhapatnam Nov 14 IANS Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said the world stands to gain by partnering with India as the country strengthens economic linkages that deliver shared prosperity globallynbspAddressing the Vizag CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam in the presence of Vice President CP Radhakrishnan and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Goyal said Bharats approach to navigating the new geoeconomic order includes focusing on prosperity through technology trust through righteousness and trade through capabilityHe cited three key recommendations to expand global cooperation facilitating twoway investments strengthening technology cooperation and building and sustaining trustnbspIndias growth story under PM Narendra Modis leadership has been built on the pillars of trust transparency innovation and inclusion the minister told the gatheringnbspGoyal further stated that India aspires to be a developed and prosperous nation where every state thrives and every citizen enjoys a high quality of lifeUnder visionary leadership Visakhapatnam has become a global trade hub rooted in rich heritage and modern innovation connecting Indias growth story with the world Innovation is the key Lets build and sustain trust through transparent governance and a predictive policy framework that promotes longterm partnership I would like to congratulate everyone driving this vision forward he highlightednbspCM Naidu said India is emerging as the worlds preferred investment destination driven by visionary leadership and democratic strengthAndhra Pradesh with its strategic coastline and proven ease of doing business stands as a gateway on Indias east coast As India rises from the 11th to the 3rd largest economy no force can deter its unstoppable growth and promise of prosperity he addedState Human Resources Development and IT Electronics and Communication Minister Nara Lokesh said you should consider investing in Andhra Pradesh because we offer what I like to call a doubleengine bullettrain governmentnbspUnder the guidance of visionary Indian leaders once we commit to a project it becomes a shared mission that we pursue with determination We are fully prepared to work with the government to implement reforms and regulatory improvements that will ensure your business not only succeeds but truly thrives in our great nation India he told the gathering https://dailyworld.in/national/world-stands-to-gain-by-partnering-with-india-piyush-goyal-648584.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:35:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/up-cm-yogi-adityanath-meets-dsp-cum-cricketer-deepti-sharma-648603.html Lucknow Nov 14 IANS Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday met the states World Cup winning Womens Cricket Team player Deepti Sharma and also led a Cabinet meeting which took 20 key decisions including one on easing the registration process for old age pension an official saidnbspSharma who is serving as Deputy Superintendent of Police DSP in the state was praised by Chief Minister Adityanath for her good performance in the World Cricket final and winning the Player of the Tournament awardDeepti has done the Uttar Pradesh Police proud at the world stage CM Adityanath had tweeted soon after the womens cricket team lifted the World Cup on November 2nbspCricketer Deepti Sharma was earlier appointed as DSP in January this year under the sports quota as part of Chief Minister Adityanaths Skilled Athlete SchemenbspDuring the Cabinet meeting held at the CM residence on Friday CM Adityanath led his Ministers in congratulating the womens cricket team for winning the World CupThe Cabinet also condemned the fatal Delhi blast on November 10nbspA key decision taken at the meeting relates to saving the elderly the trouble of running around for pensionnbspThe Cabinet decided that the social welfare department will deploy callcentre executives to contact and seek consent of the beneficiary and fill their forms online through common service centresnbspThe forms will be verified using family IDs before the release of their pension saving the elderly to run around to complete formalitiesAs a pilot project the scheme will be tried in five districts including Ghaziabad Gorakhpur Hardoi Kannauj and Lalitpur an official saidnbspIn the existing system an online application by an elderly person seeking pension needs the verification by the SubDivisional Magistrate and village Block Development Officer before an approval from the District Magistrateled CommitteenbspAn official said the proposed new system will speed up the entire processThe scheme will benefit all elderly over the age of 60 with an annual income of Rs 56460 or less in urban areas and Rs 46080 or less in rural areasnbspThe Cabinet also approved a scheme to provide car loan to employees of judicial servicesnbspOther Cabinet decisions included approval for a private university in Shahjahanpur and beneficial rate revision for cane procurement https://dailyworld.in/national/up-cm-yogi-adityanath-meets-dsp-cum-cricketer-deepti-sharma-648603.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:39:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/indias-export-strategy-must-go-beyond-volume-expansion-to-generate-high-quality-jobs-experts-648604.html New Delhi Nov 14 Indiaâs export strategy must go beyond volume expansion to generate highquality jobs embed environmental responsibility and promote inclusivity Shishir Priyadarshi President of Chintan Research Foundation CRF said on Friday Speaking at an event here he said that the test of Indias strategy will not be how fast we grow but how sustainably we grow and who benefits from that growthIndiaâs total exports reached a record 8249 billion in FY 2024â25 including 3875 billion in services exports underscoring the countryâs growing trade influenceHowever sustaining this momentum will require greater focus on product diversification value addition and improved ease of doing business for exportersAlso India needs to realign its trade strategy to make exports the driving force of sustainable and inclusive growth CRF said in a statementIndustry leaders at the event said that strengthening labourintensive exports improving logistics efficiency and leveraging Free Trade Agreements FTAs were identified as crucial to achieving Indiaâs longterm growth ambitions and securing a greater share of global value chainsâThe productivity should be focused on technology which when harnessed with the skills can produce modern age jewellery making India the global leader in jewellery manufacturingâ observed Sabyasachi Ray Executive Director Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council GJEPCAddressing the same event he emphasised the need to strengthen Indiaâs labourintensive sectors such as gems and jewellery textiles and apparel which have strong employment potential and are critical to inclusive growthWhile India has signed multiple FTAs with key partners including the UAE Australia and the EU their benefits can only be realised through improved trade facilitation logistics reforms and targeted support for exportersFaster policy execution and streamlined customs processes to reduce transaction costs too are key to production Logistics modernisation and capital efficiency are key to lowering export costs and strengthening resilienceIndiaâs logistics costs need to be at par with those of competing economies making the implementation of the PM Gati Shakti programme and the National Logistics Policy NLP essentialEvery percentage point saved in logistics adds billions to export competitiveness Export competitiveness cannot be achieved in isolation It requires coordinated reforms in finance infrastructure education and sustainability standardsDeepak Bagla Mission Director Atal Innovation Mission NITI Aayog pointed out the growing synergy between innovation and tradeâExportled growth today is about exporting intelligence not just goods From services to semiconductors Indiaâs future lies in combining innovation with execution efficiencyâ he notedThe panellists concluded that Indiaâs economic future depends on converting its domestic strengths into global advantage IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/indias-export-strategy-must-go-beyond-volume-expansion-to-generate-high-quality-jobs-experts-648604.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:40:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/hardeep-puri-meets-ceos-of-koreas-top-shipping-companies-648605.html New Delhi Nov 14 Indias Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that he held a highly productive meeting with the captains of South Koreas major shipping companies on Friday Discussed how energy and shipping are inseparable pillars of our rapidly growing economy under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Our crude and gas imports worth over 150 billion are seaborne reflecting the scale of our energy and shipping vessel demand the minister said in a post on XThe top honchos of Korean shipping companies that attended the meeting include Korea Ocean Business Corporation KOBC CEO An Byung Gil SK Shipping CEO Kim Sung Ick HLine Shipping CEO Seo Myung Deuk and Pan Ocean Vice President Sung Je YongWe also discussed how the combination of Koreaâs advanced shipbuilding technologies and Indiaâs manufacturing base and lower production costs will lead to a mutually beneficial partnership that can serve our rising domestic needs as well as global markets for ships the minister saidThe oil amp gas sector alone accounts for nearly 28 per cent of Indiaâs total trade by volume making it the single largest commodity group at our ports Yet only around 20 per cent of this cargo is carried on Indianflagged or Indianowned vessels Puri pointed outWith Indiaâs demand for crude oil LPG LNG and ethane rising rapidly and ONGC alone projected to require nearly 100 offshore service and platform supply vessels by 2034 there is a strong impetus for us to build ships in India in partnership with global leaders the minister saidHe had earlier pointed out that India with its 23 worldclass refineries and a total capacity of 2582 MMTPA million metric tonnes per annum now stands among the top five refining nations in the worldIndiaâs oil refining story is a story of growth innovation and selfsufficiency From meeting domestic demand to fuelling global markets the journey has been remarkable he remarkedHe highlighted that in 202425 the countryâs petroleum product exports reached 647 million tonnes up from 555 million tonnes in 201415The country is on track to reach around 310 MMTPA by 2030 with longterm plans to scale further to 400â450 MMTPA to become a global refining and energy hubIndia is currently the secondlargest oil importer in the world after China as the country imports over 85 per cent of its crude requirementThe top oil suppliers to India include Russia Iraq Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates and the United States IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/hardeep-puri-meets-ceos-of-koreas-top-shipping-companies-648605.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:40:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/mahayuti-partners-hail-ndas-victory-in-bihar-assembly-polls-648608.html Mumbai Nov 14 MahaYuti partners on Friday hailed the stellar performance of the NDA in Bihar Assembly elections Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said people of Bihar had embraced vikas raj and rejected jungle rajReacting to the Bihar Assembly results Shinde whose Shiv Sena is an ally of the NDA congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish KumarBihar voted for development under Nitish Kumar and PM Modis leadership Similarly women laadki bahin ensured the NDA got a landslide win just like Maharashtra he saidThe large participation of women in the poll process helped the NDA win he addedDeputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said âBihar has voted for good governance and a progressive future by choosing NDA to lead the state and its people Congratulations to Honble PM Shri NarendraModi ji Union Minister Shri AmitShah ji Chief Minister Shri NitishKumar and the entire NDA on this victoryRevenue Minister and former state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said âThe resounding victory of the BJPled NDA in the Bihar Assembly elections is a testament to the firm faith that the people of Bihar have placed in development good governance and stabilityThis triumph is yet another affirmation of the immense public support garnered by the leadership of the Honourable Prime Minister Shri narendramodi Ji The people of Bihar have risen above caste creed and religion to choose the resolve for development a determined path of progress and the road to a brighter futureThrough this victory the people of Bihar have applauded the development works undertaken by the NDA government so far This unparalleled victory has been achieved through leadership planning and tireless efforts of Union Home Minister Honourable AmitShah Bhai BJP National President Honourable JPNadda Ji and the key NDA ally the leader of Janata Dal United NitishKumar Ji In this election Chief Minister Honourable DevFadnavis Ji also campaigned vigorously in BiharâMaharashtra BJP president Ravindra Chavan said the Bihar Assembly election results showed that the Congress was being rejected across the country as voters backed the NDA to retain power in the stateâOne needs to understand that the Congress party is getting rejected across the countryâ Chavan told reporters at the BJPâs state headquarters while reacting to the Bihar verdictChavan said the election in Bihar was essentially a contest against the possible return of âjungle rajâ referring to the Rashtriya Janata Dal led by former Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his son Tejashwi YadavHe said the leadership of CM Nitish Kumar and the joint efforts of PM Modi helped the alliance secure victoryWhile the polls were projected as a tough fight between the Opposition and the ruling alliance the real contest turned out to be between Independent candidates and the Congress he said sarcasticallyResponding to the Congressâ allegations of vote theft Chavan said these were attempts to create a fake narrative during the campaign He added that several issues were clarified after the Election Commission conducted extensive checksâThe way Rahul Gandhi tried to present topics people have proved how insignificant they actually areâ he said Chavan further claimed the outcome had given a clear indication of what will happen in Mumbai He said the Modi government had extended substantial financial support for projects such as the metro and coastal road and asserted that the city would vote for the MahayutiIT minister and BJP leader Ashish Shelar posted on X celebrating the NDAâs victory in Bihar The BJP minister said âThe electorate had rejected allegations of vote tampering EVM manipulation and bogus votersâHe added that voters in Maharashtra and Mumbai would soon deliver a similar verdict expressing confidence in PM Modiâs leadership Shelar also thanked the people of Bihar for giving the NDA a decisive mandate and congratulated party leaders officebearers workers and volunteers for their effortsMeanwhile Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut in his reaction said âThereâs no need to be shocked by the results of the Bihar Assembly elections Looking at the national agenda being carried out handinhand by the Election Commission and BJP a different outcome than this was simply not possible A complete Maharashtra pattern Those who were certain to come to power were wiped out within 50â IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/mahayuti-partners-hail-ndas-victory-in-bihar-assembly-polls-648608.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:42:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/cds-anil-chauhan-stresses-on-defence-rd-lauds-psus-648612.html New Delhi Nov 14 IANS Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan led the discussions on Defence RampampD Autonomous Systems and Futuristic Technologies and Ammunition and Explosives at the second edition of the Brainstorming Session BSS 20 on FridaynbspWhile delivering the keynote address at Manekshaw Centre the CDS highlighted the contribution of PSUs the private sector and MSMEs in defence manufacturingnbspThe Brainstorming Session 20 with the theme Atmanirbharta in Defence Leveraging Defence Industry Ecosystem for Future Warfare was organised by the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff HQ IDS in association with the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers SIDMAir Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Chief of Integrated Defence Staff in his welcome address emphasised providing a boost to domestic industries focusing on technological advancement and Research and Development said the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff on XnbspThe event witnessed significant participation from defence industries said a statementnbspThe daylong session discussed issues essential for future warfare including ammunition ampamp explosives autonomous systems and RampampD in futuristic technologies said a statementnbspThe event brought together key stakeholders from across the national security and defence landscape to address priority challenges identify growth opportunities and facilitate clear actionable plansA statement said that the outcomes of the session will help advance Aatmanirbharta empower Indias leadership in future warfare domains and further strengthen operational preparedness and industry capabilities in the defence sectorThe HQ IDS said on X The session was attended by General Anil Chauhan Chief of Defence Staff CDS Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Chief of Integrated Defence Staff CISC Defence Secretary and senior leadership from the Ministry of Defence ServiceHQs DPSUs DRDO Defence Industries ampamp Academia Three focused sessions addressed Defence RampampD Autonomous Systems and Futuristic Technologies and Ammunition ampamp ExplosivesEarlier in the week CDS General Anil Chauhan said that Operation Sindoor is a compelling example of modern warfare where precision strike capabilities networkcentric operations digitised intelligence and multidomain tactics were effectively deployed within a compressed time framenbspIn his special address on Impact of Technology on Modern Warfare at the Delhi Defence Dialogue the CDS underscored the imperative for military leadership to adapt swiftly to evolving realities noting that technological superiority has become a decisive factor in determining success on the battlefieldnbspGeneral Anil Chauhan emphasised that warfare remains fundamentally about securing victory and those who lead in technology will ultimately prevail https://dailyworld.in/national/cds-anil-chauhan-stresses-on-defence-rd-lauds-psus-648612.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-poll-results-pks-jan-suraaj-a-damp-squib-mukesh-sahanis-vip-also-fails-to-take-off-648617.html Patna Nov 14 Prashant Kishors Jan Suraaj and the Mahagathbandhans Deputy Chief Ministerial face Mukesh Sahanis Vikasheel Insaan Party VIP were unable to secure leads in any constituency as of 350 pm according to Bihar election trends The exit polls had projected that Jan Suraaj would win between zero and two seats and the trends at 350 pm reflected this forecastJan Suraaj was considered the potential X factor in this election largely due to Prashant Kishors formidable track record as a poll strategistKishor has been credited with steering major electoral victories for Nitish Kumar in the 2015 Bihar polls Jagan Mohan Reddy and the YSR Congress Party in Andhra Pradesh in 2019 and Mamata Banerjees Trinamool Congress in the 2021 West Bengal Assembly electionsDespite this several exit polls predicted zero seats for Jan Suraaj a projection Kishor himself acknowledged remarking before the counting began that his party would either perform exceedingly well or crashOn the other hand Mukesh Sahanis VIP is trailing in all 15 seats it contested Sahani who chose not to contest personally had been positioned as the Mahagathbandhans Deputy Chief Ministerial faceThe Election Commissions website shows that Sahanis brother Santosh Sahni is in eighth position out of 12 candidates in Gaura Gram where BJPs Sujit Kumar is leading by a margin of over 10000 votesSahani a former Bollywood set designer who entered politics was considered significant in consolidating Mallah Sahani and Nishad votes across the Mithilanchal and Seemanchal regions making him an important figure in the Mahagathbandhans strategyAs per the latest 350 pm trends the NDA is ahead in 209 seats while the Mahagathbandhan trails with 29Bihar witnessed 6691 per cent voter turnout overall in twophase elections the highest since the first elections in 1951 IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-poll-results-pks-jan-suraaj-a-damp-squib-mukesh-sahanis-vip-also-fails-to-take-off-648617.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:18:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/indian-woman-goes-missing-in-pakistan-was-member-of-sikh-group-to-celebrate-parkash-purab-648619.html Chandigarh Nov 14 A woman Sikh pilgrim went missing from the group of devotees who had travelled to Pakistan on November 4 to celebrate the Parkash Purab birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev The pilgrim has been identified as Sarabjit Kaur a resident of Kapurthala district PunjabAs per official records the woman travelled to Pakistan on November 4 with a group of 1923 pilgrims via the Attari border in Amritsar under a bilateral agreement facilitating visits to religious shrinesThe âjathaâ was led by Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj of Akal Takht SahibAfter spending 10 days visiting various gurudwaras in Pakistan the group of 1922 returned to India on Thursday eveningAccording to immigration records Sarabjit Kaur had gone missing from the group Her name was not found in the records of Pakistanâs immigration while exiting nor in Indiaâs immigration records for reentryAfter her disappearance intelligence agencies in both India and Pakistan are trying to trace her whereaboutsSources in the Indian government told IANS that the Indian mission in Pakistan is in touch with the Pakistani authoritiesOn November 4 the Sikh pilgrims went to Nankana Sahib in Pakistan to celebrate Guru Nanak Dev Jiâs Prakash Parv However Pakistani officials reportedly denied 14 Hindus from Delhi and Lucknow from travelling with the Sikh groupLast month the Union government granted permission to the Sikh pilgrims to undertake a 10day journey to the Nankana Sahib shrine in Pakistan and mark the birth anniversary almost two weeks after it refused permission for the holy trip citing security concernsEvery year the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee SGPC sends a delegation of Sikh devotees to Pakistan to pay obeisance at various historic gurudwaras associated with the Sikh faith especially on the occasion of Guru Nanak Dev Jiâs Parkash Purb IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/indian-woman-goes-missing-in-pakistan-was-member-of-sikh-group-to-celebrate-parkash-purab-648619.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/victory-of-good-governance-development-pm-modi-on-bihars-mega-mandate-for-nda-648625.html New Delhi Nov 14 IANS Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday described the NDAs sweep in the Bihar Assembly elections as a victory of good governance and development vowing to take the states infrastructure and culture to new heights and creating ample opportunities for the youth and womennbspIn the coming times we will actively work towards the development of Bihar giving a new identity to the infrastructure and the culture of the state We will ensure that the youth power and women power here get ample opportunities for a prosperous life said PM Modi on social media platform X crediting every worker of the NDA for the massive mandate in favour of the NDAnbspIn his message the PM said Victory of good governance has been achieved Victory of development has been achieved Victory of the spirit of public welfare has been achieved Victory of social justice has been achievedMy deepest gratitude to the family members of Bihar who have blessed the NDA with a historic and unprecedented victory in the 2025 assembly elections This resounding public mandate will empower us to serve the people and work with new resolve for Bihar he saidnbspPM Modi credited Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the NDAs performancenbspThe NDA has ensured allround development of the state The people have given us a massive majority after witnessing our track record and our vision to take the state to new heightsnbspI extend my heartfelt congratulations to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ji and our NDA family colleagues Chirag Paswan ji Jitan Ram Manjhi ji and Upendra Kushwaha ji for this resounding victory he saidPM Modi said the victory was also due to the hard work of NDA workers who countered the lies of rival partiesnbspI express my gratitude to each worker of the NDA who has worked tirelessly They went among the public presented our development agenda and firmly countered every lie of the opposition I appreciate them from the bottom of my heart said PM ModinbspUnion Home Minister Amit Shah also hailed party workers and described the NDAs big win in Bihar as a mandate in favour of performancenbspThis is the victory of every Bihari who believes in Developed Bihar No matter in what guise those who practice jungle raj and appeasement politics come they will not get the opportunity to loot The public now gives its mandate solely and exclusively on the basis of Politics of performance I congratulate Shri narendramodiji Shri NitishKumar ji and all the leaders and workers of the NDAHe also lauded the efforts of NDA workers from the booth level to the state level who have brought this result to fruition through their tireless hard worknbspI assure the people of Bihar and especially our mothers and sisters that with the hope and trust with which you have given this mandate to the NDA under the leadership of Modi ji the NDA government will fulfil it with even greater dedication said HM Shah https://dailyworld.in/national/victory-of-good-governance-development-pm-modi-on-bihars-mega-mandate-for-nda-648625.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 18:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-mandate-for-development-not-jungle-raj-says-tripura-cm-648629.html Agartala Nov 14 Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said that the people of Bihar unitedly stopped the return of jungle raj and voted for development under the NDA Reacting to the ongoing counting of votes in the Bihar Assembly election Tripura Chief Minister claimed that the National Democratic Alliance NDA is heading towards a significant victory in Bihar asserting that people have rejected the jungle raj and gundaraj associated with RJD leader Lalu Prasad YadavHe further said that West Bengal would be the next state where major political change is expected in the early next years electionSpeaking to the media on the sidelines of the inauguration and laying the foundation stones for infrastructure and allied facilities of a private university on the outskirts of Agartala CM Saha expressed confidence about the political trend in BiharIn Bihar a big victory is supposed to happen I was there myself and had campaigned in three Assembly constituencies in the Champaran region The information I have is that in all three seats the NDA is leading This is just the tip of the iceberg and shows what is coming he saidCongratulating the central leadership he added I want to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi Chief Minister Nitish Kumar the entire team under National BJP President and Union Health Minister JP Nadda and the Union Home Minister Amit Shah for working together for this excellent result Lalu ji former Bihar CM and others cannot return because everyone is aware of their crime and gundaraj which people do not likeCM Saha former Tripura state President of BJP said During my Bihar election campaign last month I was 100 per cent sure that people of Bihar will never allow jungle raj here again as they want development which can be given only by the BJPCalling West Bengal the next target of BJP CM Saha said In Bengal a change is going to happen If Bengal can be freed then the entire image of India will be totally differentThe Chief Ministers remarks come amid ongoing political discourse in several key states where the NDA is hoping to expand its influenceA large number of BJP leaders members and karyakartas celebrated the partys election victory in BiharFormer Minister Bhagaban Das state BJP VicePresident Papia Datta district President Asim Bhattacharjee and mediacell incharge Sunit Sarkar among others attended the Bijoy Utsav festival of victory IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-mandate-for-development-not-jungle-raj-says-tripura-cm-648629.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 18:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-polls-supposed-to-influence-116-assembly-seats-with-vote-chori-pitch-congress-manages-to-lead-in-only-four-648632.html New Delhi Nov 14 The Congress has faced a major defeat in the Bihar Assembly elections managing to lead in only four seats A key highlight of the RJDâINC campaign was party MP Rahul Gandhiâs Vote Chori pitch His extensive travel across the state was intended to influence 116 Assembly seats However on the results day the Congress was found leading in only four out of the 116 targeted seats with a strike rate of less than 2 per cent Rahul Gandhis Bihar campaign was fixated on Vote Chori His yatra across Bihar was positioned to influence half of the seatsThe aggressive campaign of the INDIA Bloc known as the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar centered around Rahul Gandhiâs âvote choriâ allegations Yet the pitch appears to have fallen flat with voters as trends indicated a record National Democratic Alliance NDA victory in the 2025 Bihar Assembly electionsFor the Congress the trends are particularly sobering The party not only underperformed in the seats it contested but also failed to contribute meaningfully to the alliance tally securing leads in only four of the 61 seats it foughtDespite repeatedly raising allegations such as voter chori against the Centre and the Election Commission and campaigning around the Special Intensive Revision SIR drive and the Voter Adhikar Yatra the Congress struggled to gain traction on the groundIn the last press conference on âVote Choriâ on November 6 Rahul Gandhi claimed to show evidence of a Brazilian model appearing on the Haryana voter list 22 times under different names including Seema and SweetyRahul Gandhiâs vote chori pitch along with the Congressâ highenergy social media campaign expected to energise cadres and consolidate antiincumbency did not create the momentum the party had hoped forPromising a hydrogen bomb of evidence but never fully delivering it Rahul Gandhi held three press conferences where he presented alleged proofs of how the ECI was enabling vote theft mass deletion of votes and data manipulationOn November 6 Rahul Gandhi again repeated his âvote choriâ allegation while appealing to what he called âGen Z brothers and sistersâ to decide Biharâs future But this strategy also failed to resonate with votersIn the 2020 elections Congress secured 27 seats out of 70 with a conversion rate of 38 per cent This time however its performance has dropped even furtherCongress once a dominant force in Biharâs political landscape has gradually lost its hold over the state In 2025 it contested as a junior partner in the alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD The 2025 Bihar election results mark one of the partyâs weakest showingsCongress was once among the top three political parties in Bihar especially before the stateâs bifurcation in 2000 In the 1985 elections Congress won a clear majority with 196 seats leading to Chandrashekhar Singh becoming Chief MinisterIn the 1990 elections Congress emerged as the secondlargest party with 71 seats considered its last strong performance The partyâs final phase of prominent leadership came under Jagannath Mishra who served as Chief Minister in 1990However the partyâs influence declined rapidly thereafter In the 1995 elections its tally fell sharply to 29 seats marking the beginning of a longterm slideIn 2000 Bihar was bifurcated to create the new state of Jharkhand This dramatically reshaped Biharâs political landscape enabling the rise of regional parties such as the Janata Dal United and the RJD In the 2000 Assembly elections held before bifurcation Congress finished fourth with 23 seatsIn 2005 Bihar had witnessed two Assembly elections due to a hung verdict in February Fresh elections were held in OctoberâNovember where Congress secured only a 61 per cent vote share signalling its shrinking baseCongress saw brief improvements in later years securing 27 seats in 2015 and maintaining a similar presence in subsequent elections but the 2025 results reflect one of the partyâs steepest declines in Bihar IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/bihar-polls-supposed-to-influence-116-assembly-seats-with-vote-chori-pitch-congress-manages-to-lead-in-only-four-648632.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 18:09:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/national/eci-acting-like-rss-unit-ktaka-congress-mlc-on-bihar-result-648633.html Bengaluru Nov 14 Karnataka Congress MLC BK Hariprasad said on Friday that the Election Commission of India ECI is acting like a unit of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS and ensured the NDAâs victory âIronically this is a wonderful result I convey my best regards to the Election Commission of India for these results I congratulate the agency About 65 lakh names of voters in Bihar were removed from the electoral rolls and these results are the performance of the Election Commissionâ he saidHariprasad added that to destroy all democratic norms and practices the Election Commission is acting like a unit of the RSS âBJP is a political party associated with the RSS The ECI is indulging in destroying the countryâs democratic system If they have removed the names of 65 lakh voters during the state assembly election it would not be an exaggeration to say that this is a remarkable job by the Election Commissionâ he said When asked about people not responding to the agitation launched by the Congress and INDIA bloc allies regarding the Special Intensive Revision SIR process Hariprasad said that when people were not even allowed to cast their votes no conclusion can be drawn from their response âHad people been allowed to exercise their franchise the results would have been differentâ he said He further alleged that the removal of 65 lakh names from the votersâ list was mainly to ensure that those opposed to the BJP did not get a chance to vote In this context he added the Election Commission has delivered a great performance and he would like to congratulate themResponding to the setback for the Mahagathbandhan in the Bihar Assembly polls Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that one has to bow down to the mandate of the peopleCommenting on the Bihar Assembly election results Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar said that they will accept whatever mandate the people have given âWe will use this as a lesson to devise a new strategy for the futureâ he said IANS https://dailyworld.in/national/eci-acting-like-rss-unit-ktaka-congress-mlc-on-bihar-result-648633.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 18:10:00 +0530