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Pan-India SIR to screen much than 10 States successful archetypal phase
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is each acceptable to denote the docket for a country-wide roll-out of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls successful the adjacent fewer days. The archetypal signifier of the process volition beryllium implemented successful much than 10 States and 1 Union Territory, including election-bound Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, and West Bengal.
Tri-services to get systems, platforms for ₹79,000 crore
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, approved a bid of superior acquisition proposals worthy astir ₹79,000 crore aimed astatine strengthening the operational capabilities of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force. According to the Ministry of Defence, the approvals granted during a gathering astatine South Block volition screen a wide spectrum of platforms and systems designed to heighten lethality, mobility and intelligence-gathering capabilities crossed the services.
Trump to propulsion U.S. enactment if Israel annexes West Bank
U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel would suffer its important backing from the United States if it annexes the occupied West Bank, successful a Time mag interrogation published. Mr. Trump’s comments, which Time said were made by telephone connected October 15, were published arsenic some Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned against immoderate annexation.
People won't hide 'jungle raj' for different 100 years: PM Modi's onslaught connected RJD-Congress up of Bihar polls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the radical of Bihar would ne'er hide the “jungle raj”, nor forgive the Opposition careless of however overmuch it attempts to conceal its “sins”. The word ‘jungle raj’ is associated with the regularisation of Lalu Prasad and his Rashtriya Janata Dal successful the 1990s. During an audio-conference enactment with booth-level Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, Mr. Modi said: “The treatment connected jungle raj volition proceed adjacent for the adjacent 100 years... radical tin ne'er forgive those associated with jungle raj.”
Government writes to CJI Gavai connected proposal for successor
The government has written to Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai seeking his proposal for his successor. The CJI is presently connected a four-day sojourn to Bhutan. His bureau said helium would travel backmost and nonstop his proposal to the government. As per seniority norms, Justice Surya Kant is the adjacent successful enactment to go the 53rd CJI. Chief Justice Gavai is scheduled to discontinue connected November 24.
Ahead of J&K Rajya Sabha byelections, Congress and PDP widen enactment to NC
The Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) formally extended their enactment to the ruling National Conference (NC), a time up of the byelections for the 4 Rajya Sabha seats of Jammu and Kashmir. “Taking into relationship our sensitivities arsenic a suffering authorities and our individuality arsenic a tested dependable for a divers and secular India, the Congress Party has decided to support each differences with the NC connected the backmost burner, solely to reaffirm our committedness to our ain ethos and principles,” J&K Pradesh Congress Committee president Tariq Hameed Karra said.
Hope for India-U.S. commercialized woody successful the ‘near future’, says Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said helium hoped for a commercialized woody with the U.S. to materialise successful the “near future”. He added that the teams of some countries were successful dialog and that talks were “progressing”. Mr. Goyal is successful Berlin astatine the moment, pursuing a abbreviated travel to Geneva to talk astatine the 16th league of the United Nations Conference connected Trade and Development.
Bihar Assembly elections 2025: JD(U) releases afloat database of 101 candidates
The Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) released 2 lists of candidates connected Wednesday and Thursday, totalling 101 names for the upcoming 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, successful enactment with its quota of 101 seats nether the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) seat-sharing arrangement. In its archetypal database issued connected October 15, the enactment named 57 candidates, including sitting ministers and respective caller entrants. The 2nd list, released connected October 16, comprised 44 candidates, thereby completing the party’s afloat campaigner list.
Reliance Industries recalibrates Russian lipid imports to align with India’s guidelines
Reliance Industries Ltd, 1 of the apical importers of crude lipid from Russia has decided to recalibrate its lipid imports from that country successful enactment with Government of India’s guidelines. A institution authoritative confirmed the development. This comes aft caller sanctions being imposed by U.S. and Europe connected Russia lipid firms.
UPI leads successful payments volume, RTGS successful value; debit paper transactions decline: RBI report
In presumption of volume, the outgo transactions grew from 3,248 crore successful Calendar Year (CY) 2019 to 20,849 crore successful CY 2024. In presumption of value, from ₹1,775 lakh crore to ₹2,830 lakh crore during this play according to Payments Systems Report, a bi-annual work released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). In the Half Year (HY) ending June 2025, transaction measurement was 12,549 crore, amounting to ₹1,572 lakh crore. Almost each of the maturation successful payments was attributable to integer outgo transactions.
Controversy erupts implicit photograph of President’s sojourn to Sabarimala
A time aft President Droupadi Murmu visited the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, a contention has erupted implicit an alleged usurpation of temple protocol aft the Rashtrapati Bhavan posted a photograph of her praying astatine the Malikappuram Devi temple. The image, shared connected the Rashtrapati Bhavan’s societal media account, showed the interior of the sanctum sanctorum arsenic good arsenic the idol. It instantly drew disapproval for revealing a ineffable abstraction not meant for nationalist display. Following the backlash, the Rashtrapati Bhavan deleted the station aboriginal successful the day.
Vance visits Israel and says ceasefire successful Gaza is going amended than expected
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and different envoys projected optimism astir Gaza's fragile ceasefire agreement, calling advancement amended than anticipated arsenic they visited a caller halfway successful Israel for civilian and subject cooperation. Mr. Vance noted flare-ups of unit successful caller days but said the ceasefire that began connected Oct. 10 is going “better than I expected” aft 2 years of warfare betwixt Israel and Hamas.
Gaganyaan mission: 90% of improvement enactment completed, says ISRO Chairman
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman V. Narayanan said that astir 90% of the improvement enactment connected the Gaganyaan ngo has been completed. “The Gangyaan ngo is going connected precise well. A batch of technological improvement has to instrumentality place. Number 1 the rocket has to beryllium quality rated, the beingness enactment system, the unit flight strategy and of people quality centric products. I tin accidental contiguous that astir 90% of the improvement enactment has been completed,” Mr. Narayanan told reporters successful Bengaluru.
‘Bachke rehna re baba’: Congress claims PM not going for ASEAN acme to debar gathering Trump
The Congress claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attending the ASEAN acme virtually alternatively of travelling to Malaysia to debar “being cornered” by U.S. President Donald Trump. Taking to societal media level X, Congress connection main Jairam Ramesh said it was “one happening to station messages successful praise of President Trump, but acold excessively risky to beryllium physically seen with the antheral who has claimed 53 times that helium stopped Operation Sindoor and that India has promised to halt buying lipid from Russia.”
Droupadi Murmu unveils bust of erstwhile President K.R. Narayanan astatine Kerala Raj Bhavan
President Droupadi Murmu unveiled the bust of erstwhile President K.R. Narayanan astatine Kerala Raj Bhavan. Speaking connected the occasion, the President described K.R. Narayanan’s beingness arsenic a communicative of courage, perseverance and self-belief. She said that done immense dedication and the powerfulness of education, the erstwhile President roseate from humble beginnings to inhabit the highest law bureau successful the country.
AUS vs IND 2nd ODI: Rohit’s 73 successful vain arsenic India suffer to Australia
Rohit Sharma’s defiant 73 went successful vain arsenic India surrendered the three-match ODI series against Australia aft losing the 2nd crippled by 2 wickets here, a setback that volition reignite the statement connected the proven match-winner Kuldeep Yadav’s omission from the playing XI. Under pressure, Rohit mixed grit with grace successful a 97-ball sound connected a spicy way that formed the cornerstone of India’s full of 264 for 9 which was astatine slightest 25 abbreviated of what should person been a par-score.
Pratika, Smriti and Jemimah dazzle arsenic India seals past semifinal spot
India couldn’t person hoped for a amended mode to tempest into the semifinals of the Women’s ODI World Cup. The unit mounted connected the location squad pursuing 3 successive defeats, but arsenic it returned to its cherished hub — the D.Y. Patil Stadium — much than 25,000 spectators braved the rainfall and cheered for the Women successful Blue.
