- A death threat was reported against Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal and his daughter.
- The caller allegedly demanded 7 crore rupees and claimed links to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
- Delhi AAP MLA Jarnail Singh filed a complaint after receiving a threatening call and WhatsApp message on November 6.
- Mohali police registered a case under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act.
- Police said further investigation into the threat and the caller’s identity was underway.
- Punjab Police have intensified a crackdown on gangster networks across the state.
- Targeted raids were conducted at several identified locations following the threat to Kejriwal.
- Officials are examining possible links between organised crime networks and extortion rackets.
- The action comes amid rising concern over extortion calls targeting public figures.
- Security arrangements around political leaders are likely to be reviewed in the coming days.
- A man was arrested for allegedly making a hoax hijack threat on an Air India flight.
- The threat note triggered a security alert and delayed the flight by several hours.
- The accused reportedly told investigators that he wanted to stay with his ailing wife.
- Airport security agencies are reviewing the incident to prevent similar disruptions.
- The case has again highlighted the cost of false alarms to passengers and airlines.
- A Faridabad executive was shot dead following a dispute over parking.
- The victim, Paramjit Dhankhar, worked with a Singapore-based multinational company.
- CCTV footage showed the brutal nature of the attack, which occurred on November 6.
- Police are investigating the circumstances leading to the killing.
- The incident has raised concerns over safety and dispute-related violence in urban areas.
- Sheds outside the residence of Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee were demolished in Kolkata.
- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation carried out the action following a police request.
- Officials said the demolition was needed to clear space for pedestrian movement.
- The action came days after political clashes outside the property.
- The episode has added to political tension in West Bengal.
- Two missing police officers in Jammu and Kashmir were found shot dead in Kishtwar.
- A manhunt has been launched to trace those responsible for the killings.
- The deaths have shocked the local police force and raised security concerns.
- Authorities are examining whether the killings were linked to militant activity.
- Enhanced search and security operations are expected in the affected areas.
- Asaduddin Owaisi and Ghulam Nabi Azad launched a new political platform called the Samajik Parivartan Morcha.
- The front is being positioned as a possible third force in Uttar Pradesh politics.
- It seeks to bring together Muslim and Dalit voters outside both the BJP-led NDA and the SP-Congress alliance.
- Leaders say the platform will focus on social justice, representation and welfare issues.
- The move could alter electoral calculations ahead of future state and national contests.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India can become a developed nation by 2047.
- He argued that setting a firm deadline would accelerate governance and turn ambition into action.
- The statement came as the government continues to project long-term development goals.
- Officials are expected to link welfare, infrastructure and industrial policies to the 2047 target.
- The opposition is likely to scrutinise the feasibility of the timeline.
- Opposition members walked out of the Kerala Assembly over issues related to a sewage plant.
- The protest reflected growing friction between the ruling front and the opposition.
- Members demanded a discussion on the project and its impact on local residents.
- The walkout disrupted proceedings in the Assembly.
- The issue is expected to remain a point of political confrontation in the state.
- The Union government ordered the blocking of 129 illegal betting websites based on two state High Court orders.
- An investigation found that the orders used in the process were fake.
- The Rajasthan and Allahabad High Courts confirmed that the purported orders did not exist in their records.
- Police have initiated a probe into alleged forgery and cheating.
- The case has raised serious concerns about the misuse of court documents in online content removal.
- The Supreme Court directed the food regulator to provide a timeline for warning labels on food products.
- The order came amid a nationwide debate over packaged food and public health.
- The government is considering tougher red warning labels on certain food items.
- Officials are examining whether the labels should be introduced in one go or in stages.
- The case is likely to affect food companies, consumers and regulatory policy.
- The Reserve Bank of India was reported to have intervened in the foreign exchange market to support the rupee.
- Traders said the intervention was aimed at limiting the currency’s fall.
- Rising oil prices and stronger United States bond yields had put pressure on the rupee.
- The central bank’s action reflects its effort to maintain orderly movement in the currency.
- Market participants will watch future oil prices and global rate expectations closely.
- India’s October retail inflation data was scheduled for release on Thursday.
- Economists expected consumer price inflation to rise to about 5.93 percent from 5.54 percent in September.
- Food prices were seen as a major driver of the expected increase.
- The inflation reading is important for bond markets and monetary policy expectations.
- A higher print could complicate the Reserve Bank’s task of balancing growth and price stability.
- Indian companies are rushing to raise about 3 billion dollars through bond sales.
- State-run firms and non-banking lenders are among those planning to tap the debt market.
- The borrowing push follows a sharp fall in bond yields.
- Companies raised about 350 billion rupees in the first 10 days of November.
- Borrowers are using the window before possible policy tightening by the Reserve Bank and the US Federal Reserve.
- MSCI added four Indian companies to its flagship Global Standard index in its November review.
- The index provider also increased the weight of 11 other Indian stocks.
- India’s weight in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index is set to rise to 13.15 percent from 12.9 percent.
- The change could attract additional passive flows into Indian equities.
- Market participants see the revision as a positive signal for large Indian companies.
- The Supreme Court issued a contempt notice to Kerala’s Congress party over a social media post.
- The post was alleged to contain slanderous remarks aimed at the Chief Justice.
- The court’s action underlines the sensitivity of comments targeting constitutional institutions.
- Legal experts say the case will test the limits of political speech online.
- The party is expected to respond to the notice in the coming days.
- The Supreme Court stayed criminal contempt proceedings against Punjab Chief Secretary KAP Sinha and other officials.
- The case related to delays in clearing dearness allowance and relief dues of employees and pensioners.
- The court also restrained coercive action in the related civil contempt matter.
- Punjab has been asked to specify how much arrears it can release by March 31, 2027.
- The order provides temporary relief to the state administration while the matter is examined.
- The Supreme Court ended its monitoring of the investigation into the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
- The decision came after the Uttar Pradesh government filed a charge sheet in the case.
- The court had been overseeing the probe to ensure accountability.
- The closure of judicial monitoring shifts the matter fully into the criminal justice process.
- The development marks an important stage in a case that drew wide public attention.
- The Supreme Court stayed investigation into corruption FIRs against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and two others.
- Those named include Veena T and PA Mohammed Riyas.
- The court allowed the parties to challenge a Kerala High Court order that led to the registration of the FIRs.
- The stay pauses immediate investigative action against the leaders.
- The case is expected to have political implications in Kerala.
- The Supreme Court rejected a plea seeking an independent probe into protests connected to alleged NEET paper leaks.
- The petition had sought a fair investigation into the Cockroach Janta Party agitation.
- The court also upheld its earlier decision to quash certain FIRs using its powers under Article 142.
- The ruling limits judicial intervention in the administration of the protest-related cases.
- The issue continues to generate political and academic debate.
- The Supreme Court declined to entertain a public interest litigation seeking removal of social media content alleged to threaten communal harmony.
- The petitioner had sought action against content described as anti-national.
- The court advised the petitioner to pursue alternative legal remedies.
- Several social media platforms were named as respondents in the case.
- The decision reflects the court’s cautious approach to content regulation.
- The Supreme Court rejected a public interest litigation seeking rules on appointing ministers with criminal cases.
- The court said uniform standards could create risks of political vendetta.
- It emphasised the discretion available to prime ministers and chief ministers in such appointments.
- The bench referred to earlier judgments on responsible decision-making in public office.
- The ruling leaves the issue largely within the political and constitutional domain.
- Supreme Court Justice Sandeep Mehta wrote a fresh letter to the Chief Justice of India regarding a Rajasthan High Court judge.
- Justice Mehta alleged interference in an internal judicial enquiry.
- He also alleged breaches of confidentiality and misuse of administrative powers.
- The allegations follow earlier claims of maladministration and nepotism.
- The Supreme Court collegium has recently recommended a new Chief Justice for the Rajasthan High Court.
- Activists Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid moved the Supreme Court seeking bail in a UAPA case.
- The case relates to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 violence in northeast Delhi.
- They challenged the Delhi High Court’s refusal to grant them bail.
- The petitioners argued that key protected witnesses had not been examined by the prosecution.
- The Supreme Court will now examine the bail plea and the procedural issues raised.
- Trinamool Congress MLA Paresh Ram Das was arrested at Kolkata airport.
- He was apprehended while attempting to board a flight to Mumbai.
- The arrest was carried out by a special team from Baruipur Police.
- He faces allegations including rape, extortion and involvement in post-poll violence.
- The case is likely to intensify political scrutiny in West Bengal.
- The Maharashtra government withdrew its Supreme Court plea challenging a Bombay High Court order related to FIRs against Arnab Goswami.
- The High Court had in 2020 stayed the investigation into two FIRs over allegedly inflammatory comments.
- The state government said it wanted to withdraw the appeal filed during the previous administration.
- The Supreme Court dismissed the plea as withdrawn.
- The development closes one chapter in a long-running media and free-speech dispute.
- GAIL and KRIBHCO signed an agreement with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board to explore a urea project.
- The proposed plant is estimated to cost about 135 billion rupees, or 1.6 billion dollars.
- KRIBHCO is one of India’s largest fertiliser cooperatives.
- The project could strengthen domestic fertiliser supply and reduce import dependence.
- Andhra Pradesh is expected to gain industrial investment and employment if the plan progresses.
- Reliance Industries is planning a 4.6-billion-dollar underground coal gasification project in Andhra Pradesh.
- The proposed investment is about 430 billion rupees across two phases.
- The project could eventually attract investments of up to 2.7 trillion rupees over its lifetime.
- Officials estimate it could create around 5,000 direct and 35,000 indirect jobs.
- The plan adds to a wave of large industrial proposals in the state.
- Kia India plans to invest about 2 billion dollars in a second manufacturing plant in Andhra Pradesh.
- Production at the proposed facility is expected to begin in early 2030.
- The plant is likely to create about 12,000 direct and indirect jobs.
- It will add 200,000 vehicles to Kia’s annual production capacity.
- The investment underlines Andhra Pradesh’s growing role in India’s automobile sector.
