Overview
- The cabinet approved on Wednesday that 75% of the first Agniveer cohort will have their four‑year terms extended by two years, after which they will face merit‑based re‑evaluation for regular service.
- Officials say the step will preserve experienced troops and give roughly 3.18 lakh Agniveers greater pay and short‑term stability rather than an abrupt exit at four years.
- Indian equity markets have outperformed regional peers with a five‑session rally that lifted the Sensex by about 4,055 points and added roughly ₹20.81 lakh crore to investor wealth, a gap brokers attribute to stronger corporate earnings and returning foreign flows.
- Kerala’s home minister has ordered a preliminary VACB probe into a fresh allegation that former PWD secretary (now CEC) Gyanesh Kumar demanded a ₹2 crore bribe, and the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Nov. 4–5 refused bail for ex‑judge Giribala Singh in the Twisha Sharma case while key CFSL forensic reports remain pending.
- Defence and local developments continued in parallel: the IAF formally handed 39.5 acres at Race Course AFS to the Land & Development Office for joint survey and repurposing, and Gurugram police are conducting forensic inquiries after the Nov. 4 discovery of UK‑based engineer Pranjil Pathak dead in a hotel jacuzzi.