Senior Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor has given a big statement on Tuesday (December 2, 2025) regarding Sanchar Sathi app. Tharoor has said that this app can be useful for people, but every person should have his own choice whether he wants to download it or not. It should not be that everything is made mandatory by the Central Government and even if it is made mandatory, the government should tell us the reasons behind it. It is strange to get information about its facts from the news.

He said, “Every person in the country can use this app, can download it if they feel that this app is needed and if they feel that we do not need this app then they should also have the right in this democracy that I do not need it, so I will not take it.”

Government did not give reasons for necessity – Shashi Tharoor

Lok Sabha MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor said during a conversation in the Parliament House complex, “If the government says that it is necessary to keep this app in one’s mobile, it is a rule or a law, then they will also have to tell what are the real reasons behind it. This matter has not been discussed inside the Parliament.”

If I find the app necessary then I will also use it – Shashi Tharoor

On the government’s claim of preventing cyber crime through the Sanchar Sathi app, Tharoor said, “Nobody wants cyber crime on their phones. If I feel this app is useful then I will also use it and if I don’t like it then I will not use it, that’s the simple thing.”

He said, “I think we should know more about making this app mandatory for everyone and why it is being done. There has been no discussion of any kind from the government regarding this.”

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With the beginning of the winter session of Parliament, all the opposition parties including Congress, Trinamool Congress (TMC), Samajwadi Party (SP) and DMK have started creating ruckus regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process of voter list being conducted by the Election Commission in 12 states and union territories of the country. Even on Tuesday (December 2, 2025), the second day of the winter session, the opposition is continuously protesting vigorously demanding discussion on SIR, due to which the proceedings of the Parliament are being disrupted repeatedly.

However, now efforts have started to end the deadlock in Parliament. According to sources, currently discussions are going on that if the demand of the opposition parties is accepted, then under which rule the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list being done by the Election Commission of India (ECI) can be discussed in the Parliament.

Under which rule is the opposition demanding discussion?

The opposition parties are demanding discussion under Rule 267 i.e. adjournment of the proceedings of the House, the possibility of discussion under that rule is negligible. However, special discussion is also taking place on the fact that the decision of SIR is of the Election Commission. Therefore, instead of directly discussing SIR, issues like election reforms should be discussed in both the Houses of Parliament, in which political parties and MPs will be able to bring up the issue of SIR as per their own.

Final decision is yet to be taken regarding the discussion

Although, no final decision has been taken yet regarding the discussion on the issue of SIR during the winter session of the Parliament, but the discussion has definitely started and if there is a consensus on the ideas between the Central Government and the opposition parties, then it is possible to discuss electoral reforms on the floor of the Parliament in the coming days.

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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Wednesday (November 26, 2025) has taken a big step regarding the Aadhaar card. UIDAI has deactivated the Aadhar card numbers of more than 2 crore people across the country. However, let us also tell you that UIDAI has deactivated the Aadhaar numbers of those people who are no longer in this world i.e. those who have died.

Actually, the authority has taken this big step as part of the campaign being run across the country to continuously update the Aadhaar database and to prevent any kind of misuse of Aadhaar numbers of dead people. UIDAI has undertaken this important task based on information received from sources such as Data Registrar General of India (RGI), States and Union Territories, Public Distribution System (PDS), National Social Assistance Program (NSAP). Apart from this, UIDAI is also working towards collaborating with banks and other financial institutions to get the information of the deceased people.

UIDAI Launched new facility as early as 2025

,@UIDAI deactivates over 2 Crore Aadhaar numbers of deceased individuals

UIDAI sourcing data from Registrar General of India, States, various central govt departments for the initiative

Family members may also report the death of kin via myAadhaar portal

Read here:…

— PIB India (@PIB_India) November 26, 2025

At the same time, the authority also said that UIDAI has started a new facility on My Aadhaar portal with the beginning of this year, through which family members themselves can give information regarding any of their deceased relatives. This step will prove helpful in updating the Aadhaar database completely and quickly. However, this facility is currently available in 25 states and union territories of the country that use the Civil Registration System (CRS). Apart from this, the process of connecting the remaining states and union territories to this portal is going on.

Why was this step taken?,

UIDAI said that the Aadhaar number of any person is not re-issued in the name of any other person. However, it is very important to deactivate the Aadhaar number after the death of any person, so that any kind of fraud using the identity of the concerned person or misuse of that Aadhaar number for benefiting any public welfare schemes can be prevented.

UIDAI What did he request the countrymen?,

UIDAI has requested people across the country to obtain the death certificate after the death of a family member and inform it on the myAadhaar portal, so that the records can be updated and any kind of misuse can be prevented.

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From November 21, 2025, the Central Government has merged 29 old labor laws into four new codes. Under this, companies will now have to change the salary structure, in which the basic salary must be at least 50% of the total CTC. In ABP Explainer, let us understand what are the new codes, why the old 29 codes were combined together and how much benefit and loss it will cause to you…

Question 1- What are the new labor codes and how are they being implemented?
answer- Earlier there were 29 different labor laws in India, which were confusing. Now these have been combined into four codes-

1. Code on Wages (2019)
2. Industrial Relations Code (2020)
3. Code on Social Security (2020)
4. OSHWC Code (2020)

Detailed rules will be notified in the next 41 days, under which all companies will have to restructure their salary structure. These codes were passed in 2020, but there was a delay in making the rules. Now states will also have to update their rules accordingly. According to the Labor Ministry, this will ease business ease and strengthen the rights of workers. These will be implemented across the country from April 2025, which will benefit more than 50 crore workers.

The objective of these new rules is to provide timely and overtime wages, minimum wages, equal opportunities and salaries to women, social security, free health checkup to every worker. With the new law, the employee will get the benefit of gratuity in only 1 year instead of 5.

The government says that the old labor laws were made between 1930–1950, when work, industry and technology were completely different from today. The new codes have been created keeping in mind the modern needs and international standards. Therefore, the old 29 labor laws have been simplified and converted into four labor codes.

Question 2- What is the new definition of wage and what effect will it have on basic salary?
answer- The definition of ‘wage’ was different in the old laws, due to which companies kept the basic salary less and gave more allowances (HRA, conveyance). Now the wage includes basic salary + dearness allowance (DA) + retaining allowance. A. At least 50% of total CTC must be basic + DA. If the allowances are more than 50%, the extra portion will be added to the wages.

Question 3- How can take-home salary be reduced according to the new rules?
answer- The new rules may reduce the monthly take-home of employees, because deductions will increase if CTC remains fixed. Suppose someone’s CTC is Rs 40,000. Earlier the basic was 30-40% (Rs 12,000-15,000), so the PF contribution (at 12% basic) would have been Rs 1,500-2,00. Now if you have to pay 50% of basic i.e. Rs 20,000, then PF will be around Rs 2,000. Meaning the take-home salary will be reduced by Rs 1,000.

Question 4- What are the new rules of gratuity and how will it be received in 1 year?
answer- Gratuity is a financial assistance given by the company to its employees, which can also be called appreciation amount. It is decided on the basis of your service and salary.

The biggest update is of gratuity. With the new law, now the employee will be able to get the benefit of gratuity in just 1 year instead of 5 years. At the same time, the limit of tax-free gratuity has been increased from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh.

• This amount will be tax-free, that is, the employee will get the full amount of gratuity. The employer will have to pay the gratuity within 30 days. If there is delay, 10% annual interest will be charged and the compensation can also be up to double.
• This will be applicable in both private and public sector. For example, if an employee works for 5 years, he will get 15 days’ wages for every year. This change will increase financial security at the time of retirement.

Question 5- What benefit will women get from the new wages?
answer- Women will be able to work in night shifts and in all categories with their approval and safety measures. Like mining, heavy machinery and dangerous places. Women will get equal payment and their representation in grievance panels will be necessary. Maternity leave was increased from 12 weeks to 26 weeks, which is a big relief for women.

Question 6- What changes took place regarding working time?
answer- Working hours in most sectors will be 8–12 hours per day and 48 hours per week, with double pay for overtime and written consent required where necessary. In sectors like exports, leaves will accumulate after 180 working days.

Apart from this, you will get 1 day paid leave for every 20 days of work. Earned leave has been increased from 15 to 30 days annually, but it will be applicable after 1 year of service.

Question 7- What is special for Social Security and gig workers?
answer- Social security has been strengthened in the new codes…

• Employers will have to contribute 0.65% of wages to the EDLI scheme, which will provide life and disability cover.
• Workers in the unorganized sector will get life insurance and health benefits for the first time.
• At the same time, gig and platform workers, like Uber drivers or food delivery boys, will get health insurance, accident cover and social security.
• With the fixed-term employment code, contract workers will get the same rights as permanent workers.
• It is necessary to register shops and establishments online, failing which a fine of up to Rs 5 lakh will be imposed.

Question 8- Apart from this, what is new in the new codes, what will be its benefits?
answer- In the new codes…

• Workers in every sector will get the minimum wage linked to the National Floor Rate, along with timely payment and unauthorized deductions will be stopped.
• Now it will be necessary for all employers to give appointment letter to every worker. This will keep the job records of the workers clean, there will be transparency in salaries and it will be easy for them to access the benefits.
• It will be necessary for workers working in hazardous factories, plantations, contract labor and mines (who are more than the prescribed number) to undergo free health checkup every year.
• The coverage of the Social Security Code will spread across the country. This includes MSME employees, even a single laborer in hazardous places, platform workers and those sectors which were earlier out of the essential scheme of ESI.
• Now journalists, freelancers, dubbing artists and people associated with media will also come under the ambit of labor protection.
• Contract workers and those coming from other cities will now get the same salary as permanent employees, government welfare schemes, and such facilities which will continue even if they move from one place to another.

Question 9- How will employees benefit from this in the coming times?
answer- In future, these codes will cover more of the unorganized sector and discrimination will reduce. Appointment letters will become formal with digital compliance. Gig workers will get social security, which will boost the economy. But to balance the impact on take-home, the government can issue CTC adjustment guidelines.

Question 10- Why did the government make these changes, what is the planning?
answer- The central government has made these changes to modernize the codes workforce. Earlier the lodges were outdated, covering only 30% of the workers.

• Now uniform wage definition will reduce discrimination.
• There will be gender equality in hiring and wages.
• With the new law, the layoff threshold increased from 100 to 300 workers.
• For small factories, relaxation was given to 20-40 workers. Overtime will be available at double rate.
• Social security contribution has been made mandatory to support the gig economy.

The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central Government and DGCA on the lack of transparency in air ticket prices. It has been said in the petition that the airlines companies are fixing the fares as per their own wish. Rent is often quite expensive. People are not able to know the reason for this. There should be clear rules regarding ticket price.

Social worker S. Many important questions have been raised in the PIL filed by Lakshminarayanan. It has been said in the petition that private airlines fix air fares unfairly. Many additional charges are imposed by them. There is a need to form a regulatory body to make clear rules in this regard and ensure that those rules are followed.

Supreme Court AERA Notice also issued to

The bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta on Monday (November 17, 2025) issued notice to the Central Government and DGCA as well as the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA). The main points of the petition pending in the court are:

• Opaque system – It has been argued in the petition that airlines suddenly increase fares. Their grievance redressal system is not satisfactory. Pricing done through computer algorithms is completely opaque.
• Compulsory Service – Sometimes air travel is necessary to protect the fundamental right to life. In such a situation, air travel has the status of an essential service. The prices of other essential services are controlled, but the pricing of air tickets is largely unregulated.
• Lack of regulatory body – It has been said in the petition that DGCA looks after security and other arrangements. At the same time, AERA only controls airport fees. There is no organization to monitor airline fares. In such circumstances, airlines start imposing hidden charges in difficult circumstances or at times of high demand. This leads to a sudden increase in prices.
• Excess recovery on baggage – The petitioner has said that private airlines have reduced the free check-in luggage for economy passengers from 25 kg to 15 kg. This is also a ploy to extract more money from the passengers. The government did not stop this

After a brief cross-examination of the petitioner’s lawyer, the court said that the matter is worthy of consideration. After this, the court issued notice on the petition and asked all the parties to file their reply within four weeks.

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A major decision has been given on Monday (November 17, 2025) on the matter of banning construction work amid increasing pollution in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR). The Supreme Court has rejected the suggestion to stop all construction work in Delhi. The court said that a large number of people will be affected by this. Instead of taking such steps, we have to think about long-term solutions. CAQM takes appropriate steps according to the pollution situation.

The court asked the central government to hold a meeting with the governments of Punjab, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan and give suggestions on long-term solutions to deal with the air pollution crisis, so that a permanent solution to this problem can be found. For this the court has given one day’s time to the government. In the hearing to be held on Wednesday (November 19, 2025), the court also sought an affidavit regarding whether the equipment being used to monitor pollution in Delhi is capable of this.

Court said that balance has to be struck between environmental concerns and development

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai on Monday (November 17, 2025) said that the court is not in favor of issuing strict directions to curb the rapidly increasing pollution levels in Delhi, as the court cannot take the place of experts. The court said that it is necessary to strike a balance between environmental concerns and development.

Central government will have to take the lead – Supreme Court

While hearing the case, the Supreme Court has reiterated that it cannot take the responsibility of Delhi’s pollution management every year and the basic responsibility in this matter lies with the Central Government. The court said that the livelihood of millions of families depends on construction and all related sectors, hence imposing a blanket ban can have serious social and economic consequences.

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The Congress Party on Saturday (November 8, 2025) has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of insulting the culture of Bihar and the cultural pride of Mithila. Actually, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had gone to address an election rally on Saturday (8 November). Regarding his visit to Sitamarhi, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that the BJP government itself had said that there is no historical evidence of Mata Sita’s birth in Sitamarhi district of Bihar. He has also demanded an apology from PM Modi.

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh shared a post on social media platform X on Saturday (November 8, 2025). In the post, Jairam Ramesh said, ‘On April 12, 2017, the BJP government had said in the Rajya Sabha that there is no historical evidence of the birth of Mother Sita in Sitamarhi, Bihar. This answer was given by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of India. He alleged that this statement is a direct insult to the faith of Bihar, identity and cultural pride of Mithila.

He said, ‘The question to the Prime Minister is that when your own government insulted the faith of Bihar in the Parliament, will you apologize publicly before coming to the holy land of Sitamarhi today? Why are you not interested in preserving and developing the religious places of Bihar?

Only fake promises made in the name of development of Bihar- Jairam

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has only made fake promises and cheated the state in the name of development of Bihar. He also claimed that this time the people of Bihar are voting to remove the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) from power.

The Congress leader said, ‘Even after 20 years of NDA rule, when the Prime Minister comes to the soil of Bihar, he remembers only Katta and Goli for the Biharis, but in the name of development of Bihar, he has a lot of fake promises and deception.’ He said, ‘Today the Prime Minister is in Sitamarhi and Bettiah. There are direct questions to him regarding the discrimination and neglect faced by Bihar.

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Days after London-based professor Francesca Orsini was deported from Delhi airport for alleged violation of visa conditions, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday (November 02, 2025) said that the Indian government needs to be more tolerant, broad-minded and big-hearted.

The MP from Thiruvananthapuram said showing ‘disrespectful attitude’ at the airport immigration counter to send back foreign scholars and academicians under deportation due to minor visa violations is causing more harm to the country than any negative article published in foreign academic journals.

Published article by former MP Swapan Das Gupta

Tharoor’s comment came in response to a post by former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Swapan Dasgupta, in which he shared his article published in a newspaper and argued that it is the government’s duty to ensure compliance with visa conditions, but it is not its job to evaluate the scholarship of a professor.

Dasgupta, in his article titled ‘Orsini controversy reflects the danger of visa watchdogs’, said that now that the furore over the denial of entry to Orsini, a distinguished Hindi scholar living in Britain, has subsided, it would be appropriate to consider some of the issues arising from this controversy.

Shashi Tharoor agreed to Das Gupta’s article

Tagging Dasgupta’s post, Tharoor said, ‘For once, I agree with Swapan (55). Adopting a ‘disrespectful attitude’ at the immigration counters of our airports to deport foreign scholars and academicians for minor visa violations is doing us more harm as a country, a culture and an internationally trusted nation than any negative article published in foreign academic journals.

He said, ‘The Indian government needs to be more tolerant, broad-minded and big-hearted.’ Last month, the Congress had said the decision to deport Orsini was not a matter of immigration formality but a ‘symbol of the Modi government’s hostility towards independent, serious-minded, professional scholarship’.

For once, I agree with @Swapan55,

Rolling out an “unwelcome mat“ at our airport immigration counters to deport foreign scholars and academics because of trivial visa violations is doing us far more damage — as a country, a culture and an internationally-credible nation — than… https://t.co/8bA8y8pziy

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 2, 2025

Orsini ‘blacklisted’ for violating visa conditions

A Home Ministry source said Orsini, a Hindi scholar and professor emerita at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), was deported soon after her arrival from Hong Kong last month. The source said that Orsini has been blacklisted from March 2025 due to violation of visa conditions.

Commenting on Orsini’s exile on ‘X’, historian Ramachandra Guha said, ‘Exiling him without any reason is a sign of a government that is insecure, insensitive and even stupid.’ Describing Orsini as a great scholar of Indian literature, he said that his works have richly illuminated the understanding of our own cultural heritage.

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Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has seriously accused the Modi government at the Center of not running sufficient number of special trains for Bihar during Chhath Puja.

Tejashwi Yadav said that due to the negligence of the Centre, lakhs of migrant Biharis are forced to travel in inhuman conditions to return home on Chhath festival. He appealed to the people to form our government, you will not face any problem in returning on Chhath.

People returning home by hanging on the doors of trains – Tejashwi Yadav

Tejashwi released a video on social media and said that the Railway Minister and other ministers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government are lying. He said that out of 13,000, 12,000 special trains are being run for Bihar, but the reality is that people are traveling in crowded trains by hanging on toilets and doors. He alleged that the government’s apathy has made even the great festival of faith like Chhath a victim of politics.

Promise of employment for migrants returning to Bihar

Tejashwi Yadav also assured to provide employment to migrant workers in the state if the opposition alliance ‘India’ comes to power. He said that those who have come to Bihar to celebrate Chhath, I promise them that next year they will celebrate the festival at their homes. We will create employment in Bihar so that no one is forced to go to other states.

Urging the people who returned to Bihar on Chhath, he said that I want to tell everyone that they must eat Thekua but do not go back without voting. Vote for us, because we promise to give a government job to every family.

Questions raised on overcrowding and chaos

The RJD leader shared some videos on social media, in which trains are seen packed with passengers. He said that people coming to Bihar during the festival season are being treated like animals. There is no space in trains and people are traveling sitting in toilets. Tejashwi called this an example of the ‘anti-Bihar mentality’ of the central government.

Tejashwi said that citing the data presented in the Parliament, about three crore migrant workers of Bihar are registered, while including the unregistered people, this number reaches five crore.

Voting will be held in two phases in Bihar on 6th and 11th November, while the counting of votes will take place on 14th November. In such a situation, this statement of Tejashwi has heated up the political atmosphere along with the Chhath festival.

Jansuraj Party founder Prashant Kishor, targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Saturday (October 25, 2025) said that Bihar does not want cheap data (mobile internet) but wants back its son who had gone out for employment. He alleged that the parties in power at the Center and Bihar have failed to provide employment to the youth.

Addressing a public meeting in Dhaka, East Champaran, Prashant Kishore alleged that the BJP and National Democratic Alliance (RJD) government is only busy in campaigning, while the youth of the state are forced to migrate out in search of better opportunities.

Jansuraj’s fight for respectable employment

Prashant Kishore said, ‘Bihar does not want cheap data, it wants back its son, who has gone out for employment.’ The founder of Jansuraj said that his fight is to make Bihar a developed and capable state, where the youth can get respectable employment in their own state.

Prashant appealed to Muslim voters to unite against BJP and said, ‘Stand up for your rights and vote for your children. Amit Shah should explain how seven murder accused remain the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar. His reference was towards Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Samrat Chaudhary.

Prashant Kishor’s allegations against BJP

Earlier, while addressing a public meeting in West Champaran on Friday, Kishor had said that earlier there used to be incidents of booth looting in Bihar, but now Amit Shah is looting candidates. He alleged that BJP has tried to include three to four potential candidates of Jansuraj Party in its favor.

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