The day’s stories, explained for India
Sports, India, SciTech, Politics and Entertainment: one story per section every morning, with every source credited.
Jr NTR announces his first film with director Anil Ravipudi
The Telugu star called the untitled project a "laugh riot". NTR Arts will produce it, but the cast, title and release date are still to be announced.
Bay of Bengal depression may become Andhra's third cyclone in 20 days
The weather office expects the system to grow into a severe cyclonic storm by 17 November. Andhra Pradesh is still counting losses from the last two.
Bangladesh says it has done its part to seek Hasina's return
Bangladesh's law minister says Dhaka has finished the legal steps to seek former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's extradition from India; India says it is a legal matter.
Microsoft restores Outlook and Teams after an outage of over a day
Microsoft says its 365 services are back for all customers after a global outage that disrupted email for businesses in India and around the world.
India beat Pakistan off the last ball to win ninth U-19 Asia Cup
Chasing 338 in Oman, India's under-19 side slipped to 252 for 8, then Mohit Ulva hit a four off the final ball to win by one wicket.
IFFI 2026: Fatherland to open, Dhurandhar leads Indian Panorama
The 57th International Film Festival of India in Goa will show 159 international and 76 Indian films from 20 to 28 November, organisers said.
Consumer authority fines Ola Rs 10 lakh over pre-ride tip prompts
Asking riders to pay extra for a faster ride before the trip even starts misleads them, the regulator says. It has ordered Ola to stop.
Visa row over foreign speakers at the Bharat Summit in Hyderabad
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor says 115 invited speakers were refused entry or lost their visas; the External Affairs Ministry says visa matters are a sovereign function.
India still has a quarter of the world's TB cases, WHO report says
TB deaths in India have fallen since 2015, the Health Ministry says, while WHO's estimate of new cases in India is still under review.
President presents National Sports Awards 2025, with no Khel Ratna
Seventeen athletes received the Arjuna Award at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 13 November, months later than usual and after the sports ministry reviewed the list.
Suriya's Scene crosses Rs 200 crore worldwide, its makers say
The producers put the Tamil film's worldwide gross at Rs 205 crore after six days; the trade tracker Sacnilk's estimate is lower.
Retail inflation rises to 6.09% in October, above RBI's upper limit
Pushed up by food, consumer prices rose faster in October than in any month this year, and economists now expect the RBI to raise interest rates again in December.