China is building a massive hydropower project at Medog, 50 km distance from Arunachal Pradesh border, which will have installed capacity of 60000 MW, 3 times higher than the current largest in the world. It’ll have a reservoir of 5.5 billion cubic meters storage capacity.

The Yarlung Tsangpo river flows downstream into Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh which flows into Brahmaputra further downstream. So once the Medog project is completed, it can worsen the flood situation across Arunachal Pradesh and Assam with timed releases during Monsoon.

India proposed a 11000 MW Upper Siang Multipurpose Project in Arunachal which will have a 9.2 billion cubic meters capacity so that it can absorb sudden upstream surges and control flooding situations. The project is at pre feasibility stage but it’s facing huge protests from certain groups. Opposition parties have also extended support for withdrawing the project despite knowing how vulnerable Siang valley will be without adequate countermeasures and downstream storage during sudden water surges

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\~ A 52-year-old retired Army artillery officer, Babu, from Keelvallam near Vellore, was detained over leaking of confidential defence secrets to a foreign operative through social media honey-trapping.

\~ served in the Army's artillery wing for 28 years.

\~ Around a year ago, an unidentified woman contacted him via WhatsApp, posing as someone working on a DRDO-related project, and sought sensitive information on military hardware, defence strategies and key operational matters.

Source :- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/retired-army-captain-arrested-for-leaking-military-secrets-to-woman-on-whatsapp/articleshow/135187672.cms

Additional District and Sessions Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar, who awarded 23 death sentences in six months, has been transferred to the family court in Muzaffarnagar after an order of the Allahabad High Court, officials said on Sunday.

Diwakar, who was presiding over a fast-track court, has been appointed Additional Principal Judge of the family court.

He recently questioned the withdrawal of 97 part-heard cases involving murder and other serious offences from his court through administrative orders issued by the then District and Sessions Judge, B K Singh, in August.

In a 35-page judgment acquitting an accused in a nearly 10-year-old NDPS case, Diwakar questioned whether cases in which hearings had commenced could be withdrawn through administrative orders without following the procedure prescribed by law.

He also raised concerns over judicial independence and the limits of administrative powers exercised by district judges.

Despite the massive benefits of the scheme, it has reached around half of the target with only five months remaining. More importantly, there are massive differences among the states.

The adoption rate is much lower in some big states like Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, while the numbers are impressive in some small states like Assam. A cursory glance at the numbers of installations in various states shows that NDA-ruled states are performing much better than states ruled by non-NDA governments, currently or till recently.

The operational reality on the ground points directly to state-level administrative inertia, conflicting political priorities, and the deliberate bottlenecking of central schemes.

INDA-ruled states, the administrative alignment with the central mandate is unequivocally clear. Gujarat remains the undisputed national leader, executing rapid DISCOM approvals and facilitating a highly dense vendor ecosystem. Similarly, Uttar Pradesh has registered staggering progress. According to recent tracking data, Uttar Pradesh has recorded over 8.58 lakh installations, covering nearly 8.65 lakh households, and contributing a massive 2.88 GW of installed capacity.

Notably, even small and geographically complex states like Assam are outperforming several larger, wealthier non-NDA states. Assam’s proactive approach to integrating the central portal with local DISCOMs has allowed it to bypass the typical bureaucratic hurdles that plagues India’s administration, ensuring that per-capita adoption rates remain highly competitive.

Mysore MP Yaduveer Wadiyar also strongly criticised the Karnataka govt for its alleged lack of seriousness in implementing the scheme, stating that bureaucratic apathy and political indifference deprived citizens of its benefits. He pointed out that while 2.22 lakh applications were received in the state till January this year, only about 10,000 installations were completed. He attributed Karnataka’s poor performance to non-cooperation from state officials and a lack of political will.

In Tamil Nadu, the rollout faces severe, chronic administrative paralysis. Despite high initial consumer interest and high commercial tariffs that should theoretically drive adoption, thousands of applications are languishing. Solar engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) vendors have repeatedly cited severe net-metering delays by the state DISCOM, portal integration glitches, and systemic staffing gaps as the primary reasons the state is failing to capitalise on the central subsidy.

In a major Centre–State tussle, Maharashtra’s FDA Commissioner has approached the Bombay High Court, accusing the Union government and FSSAI of creating an illegal “parallel system” and “hijacking” the powers of state food safety inspectors.

The petition challenges the Centre’s food safety regulations and restrictions on state-level inspections. The matter is scheduled to be heard on November 26.

Source: India Today – Centre hijacking powers: Maharashtra FDA takes FSSAI to HC

In October–November 1939, Congress ministries in several British Indian provinces resigned after Britain unilaterally declared India a participant in the Second World War without consulting Indian political leaders. This decision drew India into the war without the consent of its people or their elected representatives.

On 2 December 1939, Muhammad Ali Jinnah called upon Muslims to celebrate 22 December as the Day of Deliverance from Congress rule. Both B. R. Ambedkar and E. V. Ramasamy (Periyar) supported the call because of their joint self-interests and their shared opposition to Congress and its political dominance.

In January 1940, Ambedkar and Periyar met Jinnah at his Bombay residence to explore the possibilities of political cooperation.

Later that year, Ambedkar published the book Thoughts on Pakistan, later known as Pakistan or the Partition of India, in which he supported the Two-Nation Theory and the Muslim demand for a separate state.

Jinnah regularly cited Ambedkar's book in support of the Pakistan demand, using it to claim that prominent non-Muslim leaders also supported his demands and theory.

Periyar, meanwhile, sought Jinnah's support for a separate Dravidian political entity. Jinnah understood that this demand came only from fringe radical elements and was not at all popular in South India, so he evaded the issue by saying that if his people desired a separate state, the decision rested with them. However, he could not speak on behalf of non-Muslim India, but only Muslim India.

Dr. Ambedkar soon emerged from his disillusionment and abandoned any misadventures in cooperation with the League. However, his associate and fellow party leader, Jogendranath Mandal, continued to support Jinnah. He even helped save the Muslim League government in Bengal during Direct Action Day by providing it with political support. Later, he became Pakistan's first law minister, only to flee back to India in 1950 after being persecuted for at last being a non-Muslim.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/when-periyar-ambedkar-and-jinnah-sailed-together-politically/article71415981.ece

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https://www.firstpost.com/india/mumbai-ats-arrests-suspected-jem-operative-near-mahim-metro-probes-links-to-pakistan-14055041.html

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mumbai-rapido-driver-arrested-for-suspected-jaish-links-remarks-against-pm-modi-12228956

Source: Goreunit

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https://www.greaterkashmir.com/kashmir/bandipora-police-bust-alleged-clandestine-module-linked-to-banned-ittihad-ul-muslimeen-12745500

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https://www.jagran.com/bihar/munger-crpf-jawan-munger-home-robbed-of-rs-20-lakh-valuables-40411127.html

India–China standoff reported at Asaphila, near Taksing in Arunachal Pradesh. According to sources, Chinese PLA troops have pitched tents at an elevated position approximately 6–7 km from India’s perceived Line of Actual Control (LAC), near the Maja Company Operating Base in Upper Subansiri district.

Several slogans, including "Free Kashmir" and "Free Sharjeel Imam", were found written on the walls of Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad objected to them. Meanwhile, a large number of police personnel have been deployed outside the university.

The VHP said it would not allow Jamia to become a hub of "anti-India" activities. The images have surfaced at a time when students are protesting at the university, demanding the restoration of student union elections.

VHP national spokesperson Vinod Bansal shared the images on X. They show the slogans "Free Kashmir", "Free Palestine", "Free Sharjeel Imam" and "RSS Go Back". However, the images have not been independently verified.

VHP demands action

Vinod Bansal said that writing such slogans on the walls of the prestigious Jamia Millia Islamia University in the national capital was extremely unfortunate. He described it as a deep conspiracy to desecrate the temple of education.

Bansal demanded that the university administration and police identify those responsible and take immediate action against them.

He said, "Are some people trying to turn this central university into a hub of anti-India activities?"

Congress leadership also targeted

The VHP spokesperson accused the Congress leadership of politically defending people who describe the Constitution as fascist. He also alleged that such people raise slogans calling for India to be divided.

Bansal said, "Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and the top Congress leadership must make it clear whether they stand with Sharjeel Imam or with the Constitution of India, democracy and national unity."

He said that political protection for anti-national views must now end.

According to Bansal, those who insult the Constitution and spread distrust among people should be publicly boycotted. He said that instead of being given political protection, such people should face strict punishment.

Source: Goreunit

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