Top news headlines of today – 19 Nov 2025

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is all set to be elected as leader of the NDA on Wednesday ahead of the formation of a new government under his leadership in the state on November 20.

Kumar, who will take oath as Bihar CM for a record 10th time, will be first elected as leader of the JD(U) legislature party at 11 am on Wednesday and after that, the leader of the NDA at 3.30 pm, before tendering his resignation to Governor Arif Mohammad Khan as head of the outgoing government, sources said.

He will also submit a letter of support from all alliance partners of the NDA to the governor for the formation of the new government.

The current assembly will be dissolved on Wednesday.

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Nov 19, 2025 07:28 IST
Red Fort suicide blast: ED arrests Al Falah group chairman
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday arrested Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, chairman of the Al Falah group, after it conducted simultaneous searches in Delhi-NCR against the trustees and promoters of Faridabad-based Al Falah University, linked to the Red Fort area car blast case, officials said.
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Nov 19, 2025 06:56 IST
UIDAI mulling to issue Aadhaar with photo, QR code to discourage offline verification
New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India is mulling issuing an Aadhaar card with the holder's photo and a QR code to prevent misuse of individuals' data and discourage offline verification practices, which are in contravention of the present law, a top official said on Tuesday.
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