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- Arunachalam Vellayan, chairman emeritus of Coromandel International and former chairman of Murugappa Group, passed away in Chennai.
- India signed its first structured deal to import 2.2 million tonnes of LPG from the United States in 2026, covering around 10% of its annual LPG imports.
- The Border Security Force (BSF) launched its first all-women drone unit called the Durga Drone Squadron at the School of Drone Warfare (SDW) in the BSF Academy in Gwalior.
- The Southern Command of the Indian Army (headquarters at Pune) successfully conducted Exercise Akhand Prahaar across the Desert Sector in Rajasthan, as part of Tri-Services Exercise Trishul.
- 45 Umrah Indian pilgrims died in a bus crash near Medina in Saudi Arabia on November 17, 2025.
- Umrah is an Islamic pilgrimage that takes place in Saudi Arabia, specifically in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
- American actor Tom Cruise was honoured with an honorary Oscar at the 16th Annual Academy Governors Awards.
- Sweden has become the world's first cashless country, replacing physical money with digital payments through phones and cards.
- English darts game player Luke Littler has made history by becoming the youngest-ever world number one at just 18 years old.
- Kyvalya Reddy Kunchala (17) from Nidadavole is being selected as an Astronaut Candidate for the Space Class 2025–2029 Astronaut Programme of Titans Space Industries Incorporated (TSI).
- Kyvalya has earlier completed the International Air and Space Programme, discovered 2 provisional asteroids.
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