TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. PM Modi reaffirmed the government’s resolve to ensure dignity, accessibility and equal opportunities for persons with disabilities on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
2. The Lok Sabha has passed the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025. The proposed law aimed to amend the Central Excise Act, 1944, specifically to raise excise duties and cess on tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco, chewing tobacco, zarda and scented tobacco.
3. Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia chaired the Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting in New Delhi. He said that the North East is experiencing a renewed development push under PM-DevINE.
4. Union Women and Child Development Ministry will formally launch a 100-day intensive awareness campaign for a Child Marriage Free Bharat today, marking one year of the Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat initiative. The 100-day drive has been structured into three phases.
5. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar has assumed the chairship of the council of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) for 2026.
6. The Odisha government will convene the Global Energy Leaders’ Summit (GELS) 2025 in Puri from December 5 to 7, bringing national and international stakeholders together to deliberate on India’s evolving energy landscape.
The summit is themed “Powering India: Sufficiency, Balance, Innovation,” reflecting its focus on three key priorities: ensuring adequate and efficient power supply, achieving equilibrium between ecological and economic needs, and fostering innovation across the sector.
7. Passengers booking tatkal tickets at railway reservation counters will now need to complete a mobile OTP verification before their tickets are confirmed, as the Railways introduces a new authentication step to tighten control over the high-demand, last-minute booking window.
8. Labour and Employment Minister, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has said, nearly 64 percent of citizens receive at least one form of social security, making India the world’s second-largest provider of social security benefits.
Speaking at IndiaEdge 2025 conference in New Delhi. The new Labour Codes implemented by the government on the 21st of last month are poised to offer stability to workers’ livelihoods across India.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. In view of increasing acceptance of Sanchar Saathi app, the Government has decided not to make the pre- installation of the app mandatory for mobile manufacturers.
2. The Government has mandated all pan masala packs to display Retail Sale Price on their labels.
3. In Chhattisgarh, twelve Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Bijapur district. Three security personnel have also laid down their lives in the line of duty, while two others sustained injuries in the encounter.
4. The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the six accused persons in the Delhi riots conspiracy case to furnish their permanent addresses to the court.
The bail pleas filed by the six accused – Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shadab Ahmed and Mohd Saleem Khan.
5. As gun culture spikes, Punjab Police ask government to cancel over 7,000 arms licences. Punjab has nearly 3.46 lakh arms licence-holders, collectively owning over 4.3 lakh registered weapons.
6. Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating the widespread disruption plaguing the flight operations of India’s largest airline IndiGo, which led to the cancellation of at least 38 flights at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on Wednesday.
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FINANCE
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INDIAN RUPEE VALUE
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1. RBI’s three-day monetary policy committee meeting began in Mumbai, marking the start of the central bank’s latest policy review.
2. The Reserve Bank of India has reaffirmed State Bank of India, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank as the country’s most systemically important lenders. Their designation as Domestic Systemically Important Banks reflects their critical role in maintaining financial stability and preventing large-scale economic disruption.
3. India’s Finance Minister inaugurated the 18th Global Forum session on tax information exchange in New Delhi, highlighting the need for stronger global cooperation, enhanced transparency, fair tax practices, and better information sharing to support worldwide efforts against tax evasion globally.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. The Madras High Court has refused to vacate its interim order restraining the makers of Ajith starrer “Good Bad Ugly” movie from using three songs of renowned musician Ilaiyaraaja.
2. The two-day Telangana Rising Global Summit is expected to see the signing of two major MoUs — one for a state-of-the-art film studio-cum-film city to be set up by Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn, and the other for the Reliance Group’s Vantara conservatory and night safari. The summit will be held at Bharat Future City on Dec 8 and 9.
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DEFENCE News
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1. Navy Day in India is celebrated on 4 December every year to recognize the achievements of the Indian Navy and its role in the country. 4 December was chosen as on that day in 1971, during Operation Trident, the Indian Navy sank four Pakistani vessels including PNS Khaibar, defeating the Pakistani Navy.
2. President Smt Droupadi Murmu has said the Indian Navy will continue to advance indigenous technologies and contribute significantly to the nation’s goal of building a Viksit Bharat. She was addressing the Navy Operational Demonstration in Thiruvananthapuram on the eve of Navy Day.
3. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov will co-chair the 22nd India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation ministerial meeting in New Delhi.
4. India’s Operation Sagar Bandhu continues to bolster Sri Lanka’s struggle against the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
5. The Defence Ministry said that the Mi-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force continued operations in Sri Lanka, airlifting more than 8 tonnes of relief material and evacuating 65 survivors, including foreign nationals, critically ill patients and a pregnant woman.
6. The 14th edition of the Joint Military Exercise EKUVERIN between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has commenced at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The exercise will be conducted from 02 to 15 December 2025.
7. Air Marshal Tejbir Singh has assumed the position of Director General (Inspection and Safety) [DG (I&S)] at the Air Headquarters on 01 December 2025. This appointment marks another milestone in his distinguished journey in the Indian Air Force (IAF).
8. India has finalised a $946 million sustainment agreement with the United States to support its fleet of 24 MH-60R Seahawk naval helicopters.
04 Dec (Thursday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant
Drik Ritu : Hemant
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2082
Month : Agrahayana 29
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1947
Month :Agrahayana 14
Tithi : Purnima/
Pratipada
Nakshatra: Krithika (up to 2:54 pm)Rohini
Rahu : 01:36 PM – 02:56 PM
Yamaganda : 06:57 AM – 08:17 AM
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