A New Cybersecurity Push In a sweeping move to fortify digital security, the Indian government has directed all smartphone manufacturers to preload the Sanchar Saathi cybersecurity app on every new device sold in the country. The order, issued on November 28, 2025, requires compliance within 90 days and ensures the app remains non-uninstallable. Existing devices, too, will…
A Charged Opening to a Crucial Session India’s Parliament Winter Session 2025 opened on December 1, setting in motion 19 days of legislative deliberations across 15 sittings. Coming immediately after the high-stakes Bihar elections, the session carries renewed political energy. The BJP-led NDA government, emboldened by electoral gains, seeks to accelerate long-pending economic reforms, while an embattled opposition prepares…
Odisha’s government, led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, tabled a ₹17,440-crore supplementary budget for FY 2025–26 on November 28, 2025, adding fiscal muscle to the earlier ₹2.90-lakh-crore main budget. Designed as a mid-year correction rather than a populist expansion, the allocation reinforces ongoing programmes in agriculture, health, education, welfare, and infrastructure. The budget maintains strict fiscal discipline under FRBM…
WTDC-25 in Baku The World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-25), ITU’s flagship quadrennial summit, concluded on November 28, 2025, in Baku, Azerbaijan, after 12 days of intensive deliberations. Hosted by Azerbaijan—the first CIS nation to chair—the conference brought together 2,500+ delegates from 160+ countries, including 65 ministers, at the Baku Convention Center. Key outcomes included the Global Roadmap…
On November 28, 2025, India’s Ministry of Defence formalized a five-year sustainment package worth ₹7,995 crore ($894 million) with the United States under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. The Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOAs) were signed in New Delhi, with Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh present. The agreement ensures comprehensive support for the Indian Navy’s 24…
The Leadership Rift Karnataka Congress has faced persistent rumors of a leadership rift between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar since the party’s 2023 Assembly victory. With a 135-seat mandate, the Congress high command had reportedly approved a 2.5-year power-sharing understanding, placing Siddaramaiah first and Shivakumar next. However, tensions surfaced repeatedly over bureaucratic transfers, cabinet allocations, board…
The Oxford Union Debate Incident On November 27, 2025, a high-profile Oxford Union debate titled “India’s Policy Towards Pakistan is a Populist Strategy Sold as Security Policy” ended in confusion and controversy. The debate, meant to feature Indian and Pakistani representatives facing off in a parliamentary-style forum, was abruptly canceled, triggering a heated narrative clash over responsibility. Initially,…
A Brief Overview of the Devastation Cyclone Ditwah struck Sri Lanka with catastrophic force, leaving a trail of destruction across the island. Between November 27 and 29, 2025, the storm triggered continuous torrential rain, severe flooding, and deadly landslides—resulting in at least 123 deaths and over 130 people still missing. The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) estimates…
A grand destination wedding at Udaipur’s Taj Aravalli Resort in November 2024—marked by opulent décor, luxury car fleets, and high-end hospitality—has now unraveled into one of India’s most startling money-laundering cases. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), while probing illegal betting networks, discovered that more than ₹1 crore used to fund the ceremony of Gujarat youth political figure Aditya Zula…
On 28 November 2025, Airbus triggered the largest recall in its 55-year history, ordering an immediate software rollback across 6,000 A320-family aircraft worldwide. The emergency directive followed confirmation that intense solar radiation had corrupted ELAC-2 flight-control logic, causing uncommanded elevator and aileron inputs. The incident that exposed the flaw—a JetBlue A320’s sudden nosedive on the Cancun–Newark route on…
