On the 69TH formation day of Kerala on November 1, the state achieved the historic feat of becoming the first state to eradicate extreme poverty. In a massive public meeting in Thiruvananthapuram, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan declared that the feat was achieved through collective will. The primary objective of the 'Nava Keralam' (New Kerala) initiative — which is to elevate Kerala's standard of living to be on par with developed countries — is not far away. He said that Kerala is already ahead of America in many respects.

THE night of November 2, witnessed the silent fracturing of patriarchy, hidden behind the victory of an iron-willed determination at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. This was not just a final; it was the end of a half-century-long wait for Indian cricket, an epic night whose creators were our own daughters.After a journey spanning 50 long years, wiping away the pain of twice returning from the doorstep of the final - Harmanpreet Kaur's India finally won their first World Cup.

The poem at the base of the Statue of Liberty overlooking the New York harbour is Emma Lazarus's “The New Colossus”, which begins with “Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, / With conquering limbs astride from land to land; / Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand / A mighty woman with a torch...” The poem concludes with the iconic lines, “Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, / The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

The Trump-Xi meeting in South Korea today, 30th October, 2025 may have brought about a temporary relief in the US-China Trade war, but unless we see the fine print of the agreement, it is difficult to assess whether it is a temporary truce or the beginning of a rapprochement. The jury is still out on that one and we will wait for a better understanding of what has really been achieved in Busan South Korea.The hot topic starting with Trump’s second presidential term has been his tariff war, not only with China but with the entire world.

FOLLOWING Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on October 27, that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls would begin in West Bengal and 11 other states.WHAT IS SIR?SIR is a special campaign conducted by the Election Commission of India to purify the electoral rolls by eliminating errors, inconsistencies or defects. Its primary objectives include deleting the names of the deceased and permanently shifted electors, including new eligible voters, and removing multiple entries for the same individual across different booths.