Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra announced that construction of the Ram Temple and all six surrounding temples — dedicated to Lord Shiva, Lord Ganesha, Lord Hanuman, Suryadev, Goddess Bhagwati, Goddess Annapurna, and Sheshavatar — has been fully completed, with flagpoles and kalash (pinnacles) now installed.
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Election Commission says nationwide SIR to begin in 12 states and Union Territories
The 12 states and UTs where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) will begin are Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goa, Puducherry, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana.
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Energy trade is increasingly constricted, with resulting market distortions. Principles are applied selectively, and what is preached is not necessarily practiced: EAM Dr. S Jaishankar at the 20th East Asia Summit, Kuala Lumpur
Context: After the Russia–Ukraine war, Western nations imposed sanctions on Russian energy and urged others to cut imports, yet Europe continued buying it indirectly — a move India viewed as hypocritical.
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Pune Techie Arrested By Anti-Terrorism Squad For Alleged Links With Al Qaeda
A software engineer, Zubair Hangargekar, was arrested by Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in Pune for his alleged links with banned organisations like Pakistan's Al Qaeda and his role in radicalising youth and planning terror strikes in Maharashtra and other cities.
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🇮🇳🇺🇸 India’s crude oil imports from the US have surged to a record level since 2022
The country’s crude oil imports from the US reached 540,000 barrels per day as of October 27.
The month of October is expected to close with nearly 575,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil imports from the US, while November could record around 400,000–450,000 bpd, reported PTI. This is a sharp increase from the average of about 300,000 bpd seen earlier this year.
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🇮🇳🇷🇺 Moscow is ready to ramp up LNG supplies to India
Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev stated Russia is ready to boost LNG supplies from current and future projects. India aims to raise gas in its energy mix to 15 percent. Russia also plans to boost coal exports to India to 40 million tonnes by 2035.
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India's HAL and Russia's UAC MoU in Moscow to produce the SJ-100 commuter aircraft in India, under which India will have the rights to manufacture civil commuter aircraft SJ-100 for domestic usage.
✦ Passenger capacity: ~98–103 seats
✦ Length: 29.9 m
✦ Wingspan: 29.7 m
✦ Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW): 49,450 kg
✦ Range: ~3,500–4,500 km
✦ Engines: 2 × PD-8 turbofan engines (Russian-made)
✦ Cruise speed: Mach 0.78 (~828 km/h)
✦ Type: Regional/short-haul jet for domestic routes
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देवप्रस्थ
India's HAL and Russia's UAC MoU in Moscow to produce the SJ-100 commuter aircraft in India, under which India will have the rights to manufacture civil commuter aircraft SJ-100 for domestic usage. ✦ Passenger capacity: ~98–103 seats ✦ Length: 29.9 m ✦ Wingspan:…
Rostec → owns UAC → which controls Sukhoi & Yakovlev → which make Su-57, Su-75, and SJ-100
Rostec – Russia’s state defense and technology group.
UAC – A Rostec unit managing aircraft makers.
Sukhoi – Builds Su-57 and Su-75 fighter jets.
Yakovlev – Builds the SJ-100 passenger jet.
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Hafiz Saeed's associate in Bangladesh, his visits to the border raise red flags
Ibtisam Elahi Zaheer, General Secretary of Pakistan's Markazi Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith and a long-time ally of the UN-designated terrorist, arrived in Dhaka on October 25 and has since toured sensitive border districts, delivering inflammatory speeches and networking with local radical elements.
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A new NOTAM has been issued for an Indian Air Force exercise in the Rajasthan sector near the Pakistan Border. Date: 02/11/2025 to 10/11/2025 ©️Mr Cool (X.com)
The area overlaps with the previously announced tri-service exercise zone, but one change is that for certain hours, the flight ceiling is now increased to 40,000 ft.
©️BrianE6B (X.com)
©️BrianE6B (X.com)
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🇺🇸🇩🇪 / 🇷🇺 US Excludes Rosneft Germany from Sanctions – German Economy Minister (Reuters)
Yet others question — why does Germany get this freedom while others face full restrictions? Two-tier trade rules?
➣ Washington has given Berlin written assurance that the German subsidiary of Russia’s Rosneft will be exempt from the new energy sanctions, Economy Minister Katherina Reiche told Reuters.
➣ Germany argued that the refineries are “decoupled” from the parent company and vital for national fuel security.
Yet others question — why does Germany get this freedom while others face full restrictions? Two-tier trade rules?
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