Australia and Indonesia have agreed on a new security treaty that commits them to consult each other if either country is threatened, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in Sydney on Wednesday with Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto.

Albanese, who accompanied Prabowo on a visit to an Australian naval base in the city, said the treaty was a major extension of previous security deals, and commits to regular security dialogue between leaders.

“If either or both countries’ security is threatened, to consult and consider what measures may be taken either individually or jointly to deal with those threats,” he said.

Indonesia and Australia recognised that acting together was the best way to secure peace and stability in the region, he added.

Researchers identified SGK1 as a key chemical connecting childhood trauma to depression and suicidal behaviour.

High SGK1 levels were found in the brains of suicide victims and in people with genetic variants linked to early adversity. Drugs that block SGK1 could offer a new kind of antidepressant, especially for patients resistant to SSRIs.

Neuroscientists from Columbia University and McGill University have identified a brain chemical that appears to drive depression and suicidal thinking in individuals who faced trauma or hardship during childhood.

The researchers found that high levels of a stress-related protein called SGK1 are closely associated with depression among people who endured early-life adversity.

India has developed its first indigenous Quantum Diamond Microscope (QDM) for dynamic magnetic field imaging, marking a major milestone in the field of quantum sensing. The breakthrough, achieved by the P-Quest Group at IIT Bombay under the National Quantum Mission (NQM) of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), was announced during the Emerging Science Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC 2025).

Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh, Principal Scientific Adviser Prof. Ajay K. Sood, and DST Secretary Prof. Abhay Karandikar were present at the announcement ceremony.

The QDM, led by Professor Kasturi Saha’s team, is based on nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond — atomic-scale defects that retain quantum coherence at room temperature. These NV centers are highly sensitive to magnetic, electric, and thermal variations, enabling optical readouts of local magnetic fields through a process known as optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR).

India’s unemployment rate declined to 5.2 per cent in the second quarter of this year, down from 5.4 per cent in the first quarter of this year, for individuals aged 15 years and above.

According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) monthly labour force and unemployment data, the overall unemployment rate for Rural people was at 4.4 per cent while the urban people’s rate stood at 6.9 per cent, during the July to September quarter this year.

The Female participation in the labour force witnessed an increase to 33.7 per cent in the second quarter, up from 33.4 per cent in the first quarter, this year.

The number of billionaires worldwide is rising steadily each year — and India is no exception. The list of the country’s ultra-wealthy continues to expand, with two Indian cities now ranked among the world’s top ten billionaire hubs.

According to a recent report by the Hurun Research Institute, shared by World of Statistics on social media platform X, the cities with the highest number of billionaires include New York, London, Mumbai, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Moscow, New Delhi, and San Francisco.

The eleventh edition of the joint military exercise MITRA SHAKTI-2025 between India and Sri Lanka began on Monday (November 10, 2025) at the Foreign Training Node in Belagavi, Karnataka. The exercise will be held till November 23.

According to the Ministry of Defence, the Indian contingent of 170 personnel is represented mainly by troops from the Rajput Regiment, while the Sri Lankan contingent of 135 personnel comprises troops primarily from the Gajaba Regiment. In addition, 20 personnel from the Indian Air Force and 10 personnel from the Sri Lankan Air Force are participating in the exercise.

In a significant step towards strengthening bilateral defence relations, India and Vietnam on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Mutual Submarine Search, Rescue Support and Cooperation on the sidelines of the 15th India–Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue (DPD).

The DPD, co-chaired by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, was held in Hanoi.

In a statement, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said, “Both sides expressed satisfaction with the progress made in areas such as hydrographic cooperation, capacity building and training, UN peacekeeping operations, increased port calls and ship visits, and collaboration in niche domains including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and shipyard upgradation.”

India and Angola signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) in the areas of fisheries, aquaculture, and marine resources, as well as another on consular matters during President Droupadi Murmu's visit to the country.

In her press statement during the state visit to Angola, President Murmu said, "We have also signed two MoUs - one on cooperation in fisheries, aquaculture and marine resources; and another on consular matters."

The iconic Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium in the national capital will be redeveloped as a Sports City. Sports ministry sources said that it will cater to all major disciplines and include a lodging facility for athletes.

 The 102-acre area of the stadium will be rebuilt completely, but as of now, the plan is merely a proposal and therefore, the timeline for the project has not yet been worked out. Sports cities in Qatar and Australia are being assessed to finalise the modalities.

The Global Peace Prayer Festival has commenced in Bhutan, marking the start of a landmark spiritual gathering that brings together Buddhist leaders, practitioners, and peace advocates from around the world from November 4 to 17.

The festival, being held in Thimphu, features sacred rituals, a non-sectarian Global Peace Prayer, the mass recitation of Bazaguru, public blessings, and the Kalachakra Empowerment. It aims to unite spiritual leaders and practitioners from all traditions of Buddhism to foster peace, compassion, and harmony in a world increasingly marked by conflict and division.

Organised by the Royal Government of Bhutan, the 13-day festival brings together eminent lamas, scholars, and practitioners from all vehicles of Buddhism–Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. The gathering seeks to harness the transformative power of loving-kindness and awareness to co-create a future rooted in peace and happiness.