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ATC system failure: More than 265 flights at Delhi’s IGI airport delayed A glitch in the air traffic control system at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport caused widespread delays for departing flights, triggering a cascading impact that disrupted air traffic across the country. Between 5 a.m. and 2 p.m., more than 265 departing from IGI were delayed, as per tracking website flightradar24. Army detains Bangladeshi national working as civilian labourer at military station in Bengal The Indian Army has apprehended a Bangladeshi national employed as a civilian labourer at the Bengdubi military station near Siliguri in north Bengal, officials said on Friday (November 7, 2025). Rahul Gandhi renews vote theft charge, attacks PM Modi Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday (November 7) accused the BJP of indulging in “wholesale theft” of elections and charged that Narendra Modi has become the Prime Minister by “stealing” elections. Supreme Court orders removal of stray dogs from schools, hospitals, other public institutions The Supreme Court on Friday (November 7, 2025) directed that all government institutions, including hospitals, public sports complexes, bus stands, depots, and railway stations, be properly fenced to prevent the entry of stray dogs, taking note of the “alarming rise” in dog-bite incidents across the country. Supreme Court orders urgent hearing on Nov 11 to take up pleas challenging pan-India SIR exercise The Supreme Court on Friday (November 7, 2025) urgently listed on November 11 detailed arguments addressing the very legality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise that was kicked off before the ongoing Bihar Assembly elections on June 24, and then expanded, in a second phase, by the Election Commission of India to cover 51 crore voters in 12 States and Union Territories, including Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala and Puducherry. ‘No one in India believes it was the pilot’s fault’: SC says Air India crash report does not insinuate anything against pilot The Supreme Court on Friday (November 7, 2025) orally observed that no fault could be ascribed to the pilot who was commanding the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner that crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12, claiming over 250 lives, and clarified that no official report had sought to hold the cockpit crew responsible. Trump administration announces 17th deadly strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean Sea Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday (November 7, 2025) announced another deadly U.S. strike on a boat he said was trafficking narcotics in the Caribbean Sea. The attack Thursday (November 7) killed three people aboard the vessel, Mr. Hegseth said, bringing the death toll from the Trump administration’s campaign in South American waters up to at least 69 people in at least 17 strikes. Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender, non-binary people from choosing passport sex markers The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 6, 2025) allowed U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a policy blocking transgender and non-binary people from choosing passport sex markers that align with their gender identity. China’s exports fall 1.1% in October, hit by 25% drop in shipments to U.S. China’s exports contracted in October, hit by a 25% drop in shipments to the United States, the government reported on Friday (November 7, 2025). Persisting trade tensions with Washington may get a respite in the final quarter of the year after President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed last week to de-escalate the trade war between the two largest economies. But trade friction still appears to be casting a pall on demand elsewhere. Auto retail sales in October surge 40.5%, led by 2Ws, CVs and PVs: FADA Overall automobile Retail sales in October 2025 rise 40.5% YoY, hitting all time high as per data released by Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA). 2Ws grew 51.76% YoY to 31.5 lakh units, PV rose 11.35% YoY to 5.57 lakh units, 3Ws grew 5.4% while
