Overview
- NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam said India and the US are likely to finalise a new trade agreement by the end of November.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Bhutan next week to inaugurate hydropower projects and review railway schemes.
- Goa placed North and South districts under the National Security Act for three months starting November 5, citing public order concerns.
- Phase 1 of the Bihar elections saw the state’s highest-ever turnout as opposition parties alleged that nearly 10% of voters were removed from rolls.
- Indian Railways announced plans to deploy artificial intelligence systems to improve security and monitoring of freight operations.