TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. President Smt. Droupadi Murmu attended the valedictory ceremony of Antarrajyiya Jansanskritik Samagam Samaroh-Kartik Jatra in Gumla district of Jharkhand.
2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, India boarded the reform express this year and emerged as the centre of global attention. PM Modi said, 2025 will be remembered as a year of reforms for the country as it witnessed path-breaking changes across various sectors, which have added momentum to the India’s growth journey. The Prime Minister shared his thoughts in an article posted on social media platforms.
3. PM Modi interacted with a group of eminent economists and experts at NITI Aayog in New Delhi. The theme of the interaction was ‘Aatmanirbharta and Structural Transformation: Agenda for Viksit Bharat’.
4. The Election Commission has issued revised dates for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh.
5. Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, the Central Government has introduced the new law, Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): Viksit Bharat – G RAM G keeping the present needs in mind and to remove the shortcomings of the earlier MGNREGA scheme.
6. Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh has dedicated the year 2025 to governance reforms aimed at improving the ease of living for citizens and fostering a work-friendly environment for government employees.
7. Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu flagged off the inaugural flight of Dhruv NG civil variant helicopter in Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) helicopter division in Bengaluru. The helicopter received civil certification from Directorate General of Civil Aviation for its indigenous Shakti engine.
8. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy snowfall over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad. The weather agency has issued orange alert for very dense fog over Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Chandigarh today.
*Major 2025 national events in India include*
(a) The Vice Presidential election was held on 9 September 2025 following the early resignation of Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar. Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan was elected .
(b) The Axiom-4 space mission with an Indian pilot.
(c) Completion of the Ayodhya Ram Temple’s second phase,
(d) Delhi elections & Bihar Legislative Assembly elections.
(e) Significant RBI rate cuts.
(f) 13 January–26 February: 2025 Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela.
(g) The Supreme Court suspends parts of The Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025.
(h) The Udhampur– Baramulla railway in Jammu and Kashmir inauguration.
(j) 2025 IndiGo disruption: IndiGo begins cancelling thousands of flights amid issues over its compliance with revised pilot rest and duty regulations by the government.
(k) The Miss World 2025 pageant is held in Hyderabad.
(l) The Indian Space Research Organisation launches the heaviest payload it has carried, a US-built AST SpaceMobile communications satellite weighing 6,100 kg (13,400 lb)
(m) The Sonamarg Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir is inaugurated.
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*LEGAL REPORT*
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1. Strict measures have been taken in Alappuzha district in Kerala to bring the avian flu situation under control. After samples sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune, an emergency meeting was convened and containment measures were immediately initiated. Poultry within a one kilometer radius of the epicenter were ordered to be culled, and around 28 thousand birds were culled within two days.
2. Senior BJP leader and Home Minister Amit Shah has alleged that the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal prioritizes providing land for infiltrators over allocating land for border fencing. He alleged that development in the state has been stalled due to a culture of cut money, extortion, and communal appeasement.
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Six people lost their lives in a bus accident at Vinayak area of Almora district in Uttarakhand yesterday. According to the State Disaster Response Force, the bus was traveling from Bhikiyasain to Ramnagar and had around 17 to 18 people on board. The injured are receiving treatment at the government hospital in Bhikiyasain.
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*Major incidents in 2025*
(a) Karur rally stampede on September 27 killed 40 in Tamilnadu.
(b) An SUV carrying pilgrims to the 2025 Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela collides with a bus in Prayagraj on 15 Feb, killing all ten people aboard the SUV.
(c) on 22 Feb : The Srisaliam Left Bank Canal collapses in Nagarkurnool district, Telangana, leaving eight workers missing.
(d) 13 November – Eight people are killed and 20 others are injured along the Pune–Bengaluru Highway when two trucks collide and catch fire.
(e) At least 24 people are reported killed in landslides in Darjeeling District, West Bengal on 05 Oct.
(f) Fifteen people are killed and 16 others are injured in a landslide caused by flooding across Uttarakhand on 16 Sep.
(g) 6 December – A fire at a nightclub in Arpora, Goa, kills at least 25 people.
(h) 26 August – At least 30 people are killed in a landslide caused by heavy rains near the Vaishno Devi Temple in Katra.
(j) 2025 Kishtwar district flash flood: At least 65 people are killed while more than 100 are injured.
(K) 12 June – Air India Flight 171: A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner passenger aircraft operated by Air India crashes shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport, killing 260 people.
(l) 22 April – 2025 Pahalgam attack: At least 26 people are killed in an attack by terrorists on a group of tourists visiting Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
(m) on 1 April at least 21 people are killed in an explosion at an illegal fireworks factory in Deesa, Gujarat.
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*FINANCE*
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*INDIAN RUPEE VALUE*
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*GOLD* : ₹ 13,900/ 01gm (24 krt)
*SILVER* : ₹ 233,000/KG
*Economic Trends in 2025* : In April 2025, GST collections reached a record high of ₹2.37 lakh crore.
*Monetary Policy* : The RBI Monetary Policy Committee reduced the repo rate four times in 2025, bringing it down to 5.25% by December.
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*ENTERTAINMENT NEWS*
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India has firmly rebuffed China’s criticism of the upcoming Bollywood film ‘Battle of Galwan’, starring Salman Khan, by emphasising the nation’s commitment to artistic freedom.Government sources stated on Tuesday that filmmakers enjoy the right to exercise this freedom without interference, following claims by Chinese state media that the movie distorts historical facts.
2. *Indian celebrities who passed away in 2025* : Remembering the stars we lost
Dharmendra (1935–2025)
Manoj Kumar (1937–2025)
Govardhan Asrani (1941–2025)
Satish Shah (1952–2025)
Zubeen Garg (1972–2025)
Pankaj Dheer (1956–2025)
Sulakshana Pandit (1954–2025)
Shefali Jariwala (1982–2025)
Vishnu Prasad (1976–2025)
Jaswinder Bhalla (1960–2025)
Jyoti Chandekar (1957–2025)
Priya Marathe (1987–2025)
Dipak Sarma (1968–2025)
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*DEFENCE News*
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1. *Major Events in 2025* :
(a) The Indian Air Force formally retires its fleet of MiG-21 fighter aircraft after 62 years in service.
(b) India successfully test-fires its intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) Agni-V.
(c) 25 June –
Shubhanshu Shukla becomes the second Indian, after Rakesh Sharma in 1984, to go to outer space, as group captain of the Axiom Mission 4 which takes off from the Kennedy Space Center in the United States.
(d) 7 May – 10 May – 2025 India–Pakistan conflict: The Indian Army and the Indian Air Force conduct surgical strikes code-named ‘Operation Sindoor’
(e) Operation Mahadev: Three LeT militants including the mastermind of the 2025 Pahalgam attack are killed.
(f) On 13 May the Government announces the successful Operation Black Forest against Naxal insurgents.
(g) 20 March: Thirty Naxalites and one military personnel are killed in clashes between police and naxalites in Dantewada
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1. The Defence Ministry signed contracts worth 4 thousand 666 crore rupees for the procurement of Close Quarter Battle Carbine and Heavy Weight Torpedoes in New Delhi. This includes a contract worth 2 thousand 770 crore rupees with Bharat Forge Ltd and PLR Systems Pvt Ltd. to procure over 4 lakhs Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbine.
The procurement of CQB Carbine will help to equip the Indian Army and the Indian Navy with world-class lethality, replacing legacy systems with cutting-edge indigenous technology under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision.
2. India’s indigenous artillery capabilities received a major boost on Monday as the Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket. The test, carried out from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha.
3. In Jammu and Kashmir, security forces have been placed on high alert along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border ahead of New Year celebrations. The heightened vigilance aims to ensure robust border security and prevent any infiltration or ceasefire violations during the holiday period.
31 Dec (Wednesday)
*Vedic Ritu/* Hemant
*Drik Ritu* : Hemant
पक्ष :: *Shuklapaksh*
(In Purnimanta calendar)
*Vikram Samvat – 2082*
*Month* : Pausa 27,
(In Amanta calendar)
*Shaka Samvat – 1947*
*Month* :Pausa 11
*Tithi :* Dwadashi
*Nakshatra* :Krithika/
Rohini
*Rahu* : 12:29 PM – 01:49 PM
*Yamaganda* : 08:31 AM – 09:50 AM
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