POLITICS
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Nov- 2025 -20 November
Dharmendra Pradhan urges collective singing of Vande Mataram in all classrooms
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan called for establishing the collective singing of Vande Mataram in all classrooms, describing it as a powerful tradition. Addressing Delhi University students, he said it could evolve into a mass movement to inspire future generation New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday called for establishing collective singing of “Vande Mataram” in every classroom as a “powerful” tradition and help it evolve into a mass movement. Addressing a programme at Delhi University’s Ramjas College, to mark the 150th anniversary of the national song, he also remarked that it will serve as a guiding light in building a developed and prosperous India. “May our young companions sing the full version of Vande Mataram and become carriers…
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20 November
TN CM Stalin slams BJP over SIR, calls it a new tool to intimidate DMK
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has accused the BJP of using the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) as a political weapon to target rivals like the DMK, equating it with agencies such as the ED and CBI Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin on Monday hit out at the BJP, calling the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the Election Commission of India (ECI) a political weapon crafted by the ruling party at the Centre to intimidate political rivals, similar to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Speaking at the wedding ceremony of Srirangam MLA M Palaniyandi’s son in Tiruchy, CM Stalin said, “The SIR is nothing but a new tool used…
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20 November
‘SIR is votebandi’: Mamata slams EC, Centre over voter list revision
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has termed the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as “votebandi”, alleging it was being conducted forcibly ahead of elections. She urged the Election Commission to stop the exercise and criticised GST as a “blunder Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday dubbed the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as “votebandi”, and urged the Election Commission to immediately stop the exercise. Banerjee also said she was unable to fathom the “hurry” to conduct the SIR just before elections. “The BJP-led central government is harassing people in the name of SIR. Just like demonetisation was ‘notebandi’, SIR is ‘votebandi’. It is another form of super emergency,” she told reporters…
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20 November
CJI flags AI dangers, agrees to hear plea for judiciary guidelines
Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Monday highlighted the dangers of artificial intelligence after a morphed video showed a fake courtroom incident. The Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea seeking guidelines to regulate AI use in the judiciary New Delhi: Highlighting the perils of artificial intelligence, Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Monday said he was aware of a morphed video circulating on social media that falsely showed a shoe-throwing incident in his courtroom. The remarks were made as a bench comprising the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and Justice K Vinod Chandran agreed to list for hearing after two weeks a plea that sought framing of guidelines to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI)…
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20 November
Paytm rolls out new AI-powered app with Gold Coins and smart payment tools
Paytm has launched a redesigned version of its app with AI-driven features for personalised and smarter payments. The update includes digital gold rewards, expense categorisation, enhanced privacy tools, and new features for NRIs using UPI-linked account New Delhi: Paytm (One 97 Communications Ltd), India’s full-stack merchant payments leader serving MSMEs and enterprises, has launched a fully redesigned version of its flagship app, integrating artificial intelligence-driven features to streamline and personalise everyday transactions for its users. The update introduces a cleaner user interface alongside over 15 new features that seek to make payments faster and smarter for customers across the country, including Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in 12 countries. One of the standout innovations is the launch of “Gold Coins,” a first-of-its-kind initiative…
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20 November
Trump backs H-1B visas despite Republican opposition
President Trump defends H-1B visas, citing the need for skilled foreign workers to train Americans in key industries. His stance faces Republican opposition and legal challenges, while the administration enforces stricter rules to prevent abuse of the programme. Washington: US President Donald Trump once again defended the H-1B visas, saying overseas workers are needed to train American workers. “If you are going to be making chips, we don’t make chips too much here anymore. We are going to be…in a period of a year, we are going to have a big portion of the chip market. But we have to train our people how to make chips. We used to do it, and foolishly we lost that business to Taiwan,” Trump…
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20 November
UN Chief opposes death penalty for Sheikh Hasina
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opposed the death penalty handed to Bangladesh’s ex-PM Sheikh Hasina by a local tribunal. The UN stressed trials in absentia must meet international fair trial standards, echoing Human Rights Chief Volker Turk’s stance. United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is against the death penalty imposed on Sheikh Hasina by a Bangladesh court, according to his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. “We stand against the use of the death penalty in all circumstances”, he said on Monday, replying to a question at his daily briefing on the sentence imposed in absentia on the leader who is in exile in India. Dujarric cited a statement by UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Turk and said that “we fully agree with” his…
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20 November
Oil tanker crash left 45 Umrah pilgrims no chance to escape burning bus
In Saudi Arabia, 46 Hyderabad pilgrims were traveling to Madina when their bus collided with an oil tanker and caught fire, leaving 45 dead. Only one survivor escaped. Families are being assisted via control rooms and official delegations Hyderabad: The 45 Umrah pilgrims travelling in the ill-fated bus had no chance of escape, as the fire spread very fast after the vehicle collided with an oil tanker, according to Hyderabad Commissioner of Police VC Sajjanar. The pilgrims had gone on pilgrimage through four travel agencies in the city and were expected to return on November 23. “A total of 56 people had left the city on November 9 and reached Jeddah. From there, they went to Mecca as part of the…
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20 November
Indian authorities expedite identification of Telangana pilgrims killed in Madinah crash
Indian officials are working with Saudi authorities to identify Telangana pilgrims who died in a bus accident near Madinah. With bodies charred beyond recognition, DNA tests are required. Over 40 pilgrims died, while one Hyderabad native survived and is under treatment Dubai: Indian authorities are working to expedite the identification of pilgrims who were charred to death in the tragic road accident near Madinah in Saudi Arabia. Indian Consul General Fahad Khan Suri and a team of officials rushed to Madinah, about 400 km from Jeddah, to meet local authorities and ascertain the identity of the victims. As the bodies were burnt beyond recognition, DNA tests will be required, and Indian officials began coordinating procedures to speed up identification and assist families…
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20 November
Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death over crimes against humanity charges
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity linked to July demonstrations. Her aides were also convicted, with heightened security and arrests reported in Dhaka amid strikes and rising political unrest Dhaka: Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday pronounced a death sentence for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after it found her guilty on the charges of crimes against humanity related to the demonstrations in July of last year. The court also convicted Hasina and her two top aides, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former Inspector General of Police, Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun. Mamun has been granted a pardon, but the court said that, given the intensity of the crimes, he…
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