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Trump announces death of one National Guard member shot near White House

Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two National Guard members shot in Washington on Wednesday, has died, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday (November 27, 2025). “Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia, one of the guardsmen that we’re talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person ... She’s just passed away. She’s no longer with us,” Mr. Trump said. “The other young man, is fighting for his life. He’s in very bad shape,” Mr. Trump said as he addressed the troops.

How can teacher-BLOs decide citizenship, petitioners ask Supreme Court

Petitioners in the Supreme Court on Thursday (November 27, 2025) flagged the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) “dangerous and unreasonable” move to have schoolteachers, deployed as booth-level officers (BLOs) in the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, determine the citizenship of voters.

Cyclone Ditwah to drive intense rainfall till weekend

Cyclone Ditwah, now positioned over coastal Sri Lanka and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal, is set to bring intense rainfall over the delta and adjoining districts on Friday, before shifting towards north Tamil Nadu by weekend. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has declared a red alert for several districts on Friday and Saturday.

Supreme Court asks government to regulate abusive online content

The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 27, 2025) asked the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to work on guidelines against user-generated content (UGC) to protect innocents from becoming victims of obscene, even perverse, “anti-national” or personally damaging online content. The top court considered the idea of an “impartial and autonomous authority”, neither bound to private broadcasters nor the government, to vet “prima facie permissible” content.

IMF gives India a ‘C’ on its GDP and other national accounts data, the second-lowest grade

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) annual review has given India’s national accounts statistics, which includes key figures such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross Value Added (GVA), a grade of ‘C’, the second-lowest grade there is. The Indian government has objected to the IMF’s baseline assumption that the U.S.’ 50% tariffs would continue, saying they would not remain in place “indefinitely”.

Sengottaiyan, former Tamil Nadu Minister expelled from AIADMK, joins Vijay’s TVK

Former AIADMK veteran and nine-time MLA K.A. Sengottaiyan, on Thursday (November 27, 2025), joined the fledgling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) led by actor Vijay, at the party office in Panaiyur near Chennai, a day after resigning as Gobichettipalayam MLA. He was expelled from the AIADMK last month.

After complaints from MPs, CISF alters tenure and posting policy at Parliament

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has revised the tenure of its personnel deployed at Parliament to a minimum of four years. At present, they are posted for three years. Personnel with a clean service record and only those who clear psychological assessment tests will be deployed, a CISF official said. The revised policy comes in the wake of complaints by several Members of Parliament who were stopped or questioned by CISF personnel while entering the premises.

Indians largest non-EU group immigrating to and emigrating from U.K.

Indian citizens represented the largest group of non-European Union long-term migrants entering and exiting the UK in the year ending June 2025, as per official data released by the U.K. Office of National Statistics on Thursday (November 27, 2025). Of the Indian citizens who arrived in the U.K. over the period, 90,000 arrived for study-related reasons, 46,000 came for work-related reasons, and 9000 for other reasons. Indians were followed by Chinese, Pakistani, Nigerian and Nepalese citizens in terms of long-term migration from non-EU countries.

Over 68% SIR enumeration forms digitised: ECI

A total of 34,86,60,338 enumeration forms, which is more than 68% of total existing electors, have been digitised till now in the second phase of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being carried out in 12 States and Union Territories, the Election Commission said on Thursday (November 27, 2025). The EC said in a statement that 50,63,50,569 or 99.33% of enumeration forms have been distributed. The total number of electors being covered in this phase are 50,97,44,423.

Woman meets Kerala CM, files complaint of sexual exploitation and coerced pregnancy termination against MLA Rahul Mamkootathil

A woman who had alleged recurrent sexual exploitation, coerced medical termination of pregnancy and death threats by Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, met Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at his office in the government Secretariat on Thursday (November 27, 2025) and filed a complaint against the MLA.

J&K police search homes of Jamaat members, masjids and madrassas

The J&K Police searched premises of members of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami in seven districts of the Kashmir Valley and the capital city Srinagar on Thursday (November 27, 2025). Police officials said searches were carried out in Shopian, Anantnag, Awantipora, Shopian, Kulgam, Handwara, Budgam and Pulwama .

Bihar Congress leaders point out flaws after poll loss, but party high command sticks to vote chori

The top leadership of the Congress met with leaders from Bihar to review the party’s debacle in the recent Assembly elections on Thursday (November 27, 2025). All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge, senior leader Rahul Gandhi, and general secretary (organisation) K. C. Venugopal met over 70 leaders from Bihar in separate batches of 10 at the party headquarters.

Eknath Shinde’s Sena to ally with Opposition party NCP(SP) on Kurduvadi constituency

Uniting with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena in a constituency for the upcoming local body elections, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) State president Shashikant Shinde said that the alliance could be a “harbinger of the future”. While campaigning in Solapur’s Kurduvadi constituency on Wednesday, where Shiv Sena and NCP(SP) have allied, Mr. Shashikant said, “Everyone has kept in mind to finish some people from politics. A few people in politics use others for the time being and leave. This alliance in Kurduvadi can be the beginning of Maharashtra’s future.”

Myanmar’s upcoming election will be a sham, says rebel leader

The upcoming election in Myanmar will be a “sham” and will not help resolve the ongoing civil strife in the country that began with the coup by the military junta on February 1, 2021, said a leading member of a rebel outfit that has been fighting the junta for at least three years. In an exclusive interview with The Hindu here, Yaw Mang, spokesperson of the Chin Brotherhood, based in Mindat township of Chin State bordering Mizoram, urged the Indian government to assist the people of Chin State with the supply of essential items such as food, medicine and telephone connectivity.

At least 65 dead as Hong Kong firefighters battle burning towers for second day

Firefighters battled a blaze at a high-rise residential complex in Hong Kong for the second day on Thursday (November 27, 2025), as the death toll rose to 65 in one of the deadliest blazes in the city’s modern history.

National Guard shooting suspect served alongside U.S. army in Afghanistan, says media

A man suspected of shooting two National Guard soldiers near the White House was an Afghan national who had served alongside American troops in Afghanistan, U.S. media reported on Wednesday (November 26, 2025), as Washington labelled the incident an “act of terror.” Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, opened fire and wounded the soldiers on patrol on Wednesday (November 26, 2025) afternoon, before he was shot and hospitalised, The New York Times, CBS, NBC and others reported.

Nifty hits an all time high of 26310 but closes 300 points lower

Benchmark NSE Nifty 50 touched an all time high of 26,310 points before paring gains and closing at 26,215.55, on November 27. The Sensex too hit an all time high of 86,055.86 points and settled at 85,720 points at the end of the session. While this may be psychologically good news in a market with otherwise tepid returns, both the benchmark indicators dropped nearly 300 points from their all time highs in the same session.

India’s Test fortunes at home: A sharp dip and myriad concerns

Indian Test cricket is at a crossroads. A team that used to pride itself for being among the best at home has now meekly surrendered twice in three series. The way India capitulated across two games against South Africa – by 30 runs in Kolkata and 408 in Guwahati – will cause considerable concern, for it was both out-batted and out-bowled by its opponent.