India is set to chair the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) in 2026, representing 35 member countries. This leadership role highlights India’s growing influence in global democratic governance and electoral management. As of January 22, 2025, India has a registered electorate of 991 million, the largest…
Month: November 2025
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C-DOT & IIT Roorkee Launch Centre of Excellence in Telecom
The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), a premier R&D organisation under the Department of Telecommunications, Government of India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) to establish a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in advanced communication technologies. The CoE aims to accelerate…
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PM Modi unveils Skyroot’s Vikram-I rocket
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 November 2025 inaugurated Skyroot Aerospace’s new Infinity Campus in Hyderabad and unveiled Vikram-I the company’s first privately developed orbital launch vehicle aimed at the small-satellite market. What Modi unveiled The Infinity Campus is a purpose-built 200,000-square-foot facility for design, integration and testing of launch…
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Cyclone Ditwah: IMD Warns of TN-AP Landfall by Nov 30
A cyclonic storm named Ditwah has formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal and is expected to reach the waters off north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh by early November 30, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. Where the storm formed and current position According to…
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Vice-President Reviews MSME Ministry’s Key Achievements
The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, was briefed today by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) on the sector’s key achievements, its critical importance to India’s economy, and ongoing initiatives aimed at strengthening grassroots entrepreneurship. The meeting took place at Parliament House, where Union MSME…
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President Murmu at Chanakya Defence Dialogue 2025
President Droupadi Murmu on 27 November 2025 inaugurated the third Chanakya Defence Dialogue in New Delhi, stressing that India seeks peace but must retain credible deterrence. Referencing Operation Sindoor and the Army’s Decade of Transformation, she called for capability investment, inclusion and strategic autonomy. Operation Sindoor: capability with moral clarity…
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Hong Kong High-Rise Inferno Leaves 44 Dead, 279 Missing
Hong Kong witnessed one of its deadliest residential disasters in years as a massive blaze ripped through the Wang Fuk Court high-rise complex in Tai Po, killing at least 44 people and leaving 279 residents unaccounted for. The fire, which broke out on Wednesday afternoon, spread at extraordinary speed across…
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DC Guards Shot Near White House; Afghan Suspect Arrested
Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot and critically injured on Wednesday in an ambush near the White House; authorities detained a 29-year-old Afghan national identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal shortly after the attack. Incident and Immediate Response The shooting occurred near a metro station roughly two blocks…
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Cabinet Approves Pune Metro Phase-2 Lines 4 & 4A
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved Lines 4 and 4A under Phase-2 of the Pune Metro Rail Project. Line 4 will run from Kharadi–Hadapsar–Swargate–Khadakwasla, while Line 4A connects Nal Stop–Warje–Manik Baug. This follows the earlier approval of Lines 2A and 2B, marking Phase-2 as…
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Lok Sabha Speaker Honors Shri Rabi Ray on Birth Anniversary
New Delhi, November 27, 2025: Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla paid floral tributes to former Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Rabi Ray at Samvidhan Sadan today, on the occasion of his birth anniversary. The ceremony was attended by prominent dignitaries, Members of Parliament, and former MPs, reflecting the high esteem…