The US on Wednesday (local time) approved the sale of Javelin Missile System, Excalibur Projectiles and related equipment worth $92.8 million to India, according to a statement released by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

While the Javelin Missile System is worth $45.7 million, the estimated cost of Excalibur Projectiles is $47.1 million.

Janata Dal (United) supremo Nitish Kumar is set to take oath today as Bihar chief minister for a record 10th time, days after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured a landslide victory in the state Assembly elections.

The oath-taking ceremony will be held at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and several other leaders are likely to attend the ceremony, which is expected to take place at 11:30 am.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said more than four crore accounts have been opened under the Sukanya Samriddhi scheme so far and more than ₹3.25 trillion has been deposited in these accounts.

In his address at the birth centenary celebrations of Sri Satya Sai Baba, Modi also said in Indian tradition.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested gangster Anmol Bishnoi after he was brought to India following his deportation from the US, news agency PTI reported.

Citing an official, the agency reported that Bishnoi will be taken to a special court in New Delhi.

Elon Musk on Monday drew fresh criticism during the ongoing H-1B debate after claiming that the United States lacked people willing or able to take on physically demanding jobs. “America has a major shortage of people who can do challenging physical work or who even wish to train to do so,” said Musk in a post on X.

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.

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