Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday hit out at the Union BJP government for rejecting Metro Rail projects for Madurai and Coimbatore, calling the move an act of "revenge" against the people of the state.

In a post on 'X,' Stalin said the Centre had told the state "No metro" for the "Temple City" of Madurai and "South India's Manchester", Coimbatore, despite similar projects being cleared in other smaller cities in BJP-ruled states.

Chairman of the Al Falah group Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui had "incentives" to flee India as his close family members are settled in Gulf countries and he is in receipt of at least Rs 415 crore tainted funds generated "dishonesty" from students of educational institutions run by his Trust, the ED informed a court.

Siddiqui was taken into custody by the federal probe agency on Tuesday night after it conducted day-long searches against the Al Falah University group of Faridabad.

JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar is set to be elected as the leader of the NDA in Bihar on Wednesday, ahead of the formation of the new government under his leadership in the state on November 20, a party leader said.

Kumar, who will take oath as Bihar CM for a record 10th time at Patna's historic Gandhi Maidan on Thursday.

Iran has suspended the visa waiver facility for ordinary Indian passport holders in the wake of several reported incidents of Indians being lured to that country on false promises of employment or with assurances of onward transit to other countries, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

Air India announced the resumption of its non-stop flights between Delhi and Shanghai (PVG), effective from February 1, 2026, marking Air India's return to mainland China after nearly six years, an official statement by the airline stated.

Subject to the requisite regulatory approvals, Air India also intends to introduce non-stop flights between Mumbai and Shanghai in 2026, as per the statement.

Billionbrains Garage Ventures, the parent company of Groww, extended its sharp post-listing rally, soaring 11 per cent to ₹193.91 on the BSE in Tuesday’s intra-day trade. The stock price of the stock broking & allied services company was trading higher for the fifth straight day.

Currently, Groww trades at a hefty 94 per cent premium over its IPO price of ₹100 per share

US President Donald Trump on Monday said that he intends to move forward with the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, even as national security officials warn that the deal could expose advanced American technology to China, Associated Press reported.

“We will be doing that, we’ll be selling F-35s,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, adding that the Saudis “want to buy them, they’ve been a great ally”.

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday launched searches against the Al Falah University of Faridabad and its promoters and linked persons as part of its investigation related to the Red Fort area terrorist blast case, sources said.

Teams of the federal probe agency have been searching multiple locations in the Delhi-NCR since early morning, sources said.

A Bangladesh court on Monday found former prime minister Sheikh Hasina guilty of "crimes against humanity" and sentenced her to death, according to a report by Dhaka Tribune. This verdict ends a months-long trial after she was accused of ordering a violent crackdown on a student-led protests last year.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday.

According to the CM's travel plan shared with the media, he is expected to land in Delhi at 1:30 pm. The meeting is likely to take place at 5 pm, according to official sources. Siddaramaiah is scheduled to depart for Bengaluru at 7 pm.

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