TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. President Smt. Droupadi Murmu will be on a four-day visit to Goa, Karnataka, and Jharkhand beginning today.
2. President Smt. Droupadi Murmu conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar on the occasion of Veer Bal Diwas in New Delhi yesterday. This year, 20 children from 18 States and Union Territories have been awarded for demonstrating outstanding achievements.
3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the fifth National Conference of Chief Secretaries in New Delhi today and tomorrow. The conference aims to strengthen Centre-State partnerships through structured and sustained dialogue on national development priorities.
4. Women Empowerment and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi Felicitates Rashtriya Bal Puraskar Awardees, Calls Children Future Builders of Viksit Bharat.
5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi says Gen Z and Gen Alpha will lead the country in becoming a developed nation; Addresses the Veer Baal Diwas programme in New Delhi.
6. The Indian Railways has planned to double originating train capacity in 48 major cities by 2030 to address rapidly growing travel demand. These cities include Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Patna, Bhopal and Puri.
7. Union Home Minister Amit Shah yesterday paid tribute to the freedom fighter, Shaheed Udham Singh, on his birth anniversary.
8. Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that under the Viksit Bharat: G RAM G Scheme, development works will be carried out in villages to realise the vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047.
9. The first Param Rudra supercomputer in Bihar has been inaugurated at the Indian Institute of Technology Patna. The facility marks a significant milestone under India’s National Supercomputing Mission and is expected to strengthen the region’s scientific and technological capabilities.
10. PM Modi expresses grief at the demise of Tripura’s Assembly speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen.
11. The India Meteorological Department has withdrawn the cold wave alert for Telangana. Minimum temperatures are expected to rise by 2–3°C, stabilising above 10°C in most districts, while Hyderabad will see lows of 12–14°C. Fog may persist in early mornings.
12. MeT Department issues red colour warning predicting dense fog over Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab for next three days.
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*LEGAL REPORT*
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1. The Government has debunked an article circulating on social media claiming that the centre is implementing new communication rules for phone calls and social media apps. The Fact Check Unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has termed the claim fake. The government said, no such rules have been implemented.
2. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Delhi High Court suspending the life sentence and granting bail to former Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case.
3. The government has notified the Colliery Control Rules (Amendment) 2025 to simplify the approval process for opening coal mines. According to the Coal Ministry, the amendment removes procedural redundancies and enables faster operationalisation of mines, while ensuring continued regulatory oversight.
4. J&K Police Launches AI-Enabled Security Grid to Strengthen Internal Security : The initiative, which stems from high-level discussions at the recent Pan-India Directors General and Inspectors General of Police (DGP/IGP) Conference in Raipur, underscores the government’s commitment to leveraging advanced technology while upholding ethical standards. The AI security grid will encompass a wide array of applications, transforming how the J&K Police operates in one of India’s most challenging security landscapes.
5. The Bureau of Indian Standards has notified India’s first-ever national standard for agarbattis. Announced on National Consumer Day 2025, the new standard, IS 19412:2025, introduces clear norms on raw materials, burning performance, fragrance quality, and chemical safety. The framework is expected to boost consumer confidence and reinforce India’s leadership as the world’s largest producer and exporter of incense sticks.
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1. Karnataka, the death toll in the bus tragedy in Chitradurga mounted to seven after the ill-fated bus driver succumbed to injuries in the wee hours yesterday. At least six people were burnt alive, and 21 suffered burns after a sleeper coach bus caught fire following a collision with a container truck.
2. In Andhra Pradesh, seven people were killed, and five were injured in two separate road accidents early yesterday. Three people were killed, and three were injured when a car in which they were travelling was hit by a private travel bus in Guntur district. The accident occurred when the car driver stopped the vehicle by the roadside. The private travel bus rammed into the car from behind.
In another accident, four people were killed in Nandyal district. The accident occurred when a speeding car hit the divider and rammed into a private travel bus coming from the opposite direction.
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*FINANCE*
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*ENTERTAINMENT NEWS*
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1. Universal Studios is exploring, building a multibillion-dollar theme park in Saudi Arabia, signalling a major step in the Kingdom’s entertainment sector.
2. Renowned Palestinian actor and filmmaker Mohammad Bakri passed away on December 24 at the age of 72 after suffering from heart-related ailments. He died in Israel, and his funeral was held the same day in his hometown of al-Bi’neh in northern Israel.
3. Aditya Dhar’s spy action thriller Dhurandhar has created history at the box office by storming past the Rs 1000 crore mark worldwide. Led by Ranveer Singh, the film has become the 9th Indian film ever and the first release of 2025 to enter the prestigious Rs 1000 crore club.
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*DEFENCE News*
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1. The government has extended the emergency procurement window for India’s armed forces till January 15, enabling the Army, Navy and Air Force to continue fast-track purchases of critical weapons, platforms and equipment to meet urgent operational requirements.
2. Indian Army has amended its social media policy allowing its personnel limited access to platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and LinkedIn under strictly defined conditions. This Announced on 25 December 2025 the revised policy seeks to strike a balance between operational security and the realities of modern information consumption.
3. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a Navratna public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, has forged a strategic partnership with Astra Microwave Products Limited (AMPL) through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).This collaboration, signed on 24 December 2025, targets the design, development, and manufacturing of advanced electronic systems for defence and aerospace sectors.
4. Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday called for a countrywide upgrade of the anti-terror infrastructure with the creation of an “impenetrable anti-terrorism grid” to protect coming generations from evolving threats and a common anti-terror squad (ATS) structure across states.
5. BSS Materiel Limited, headquartered in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, specialises in the design and manufacture of military materials and equipment under India’s Make in India and Start-Up India initiatives.
*27 Dec (Saturday)*
*Vedic Ritu/* Hemant
*Drik Ritu* : Hemant
पक्ष :: *Shuklapaksh*
(In Purnimanta calendar)
*Vikram Samvat – 2082*
*Month* : Pausa 23,
(In Amanta calendar)
*Shaka Samvat – 1947*
*Month* :Pausa 07
*Tithi :* Saptami (up to 1:10 pm)Ashtami
*Nakshatra* :Purva Bhadrapada (up to 9:09 am)Uttara Bhadrapada
*Rahu* : 09:49 AM – 11:08 AM
*Yamaganda* : 01:47 PM – 03:06 PM
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