TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. Prime Minister asks NDA MPs to undertake reforms across all sectors aimed at making public life easier.
NDA Parliamentary Party Meets in Delhi, Discusses Good Governance and Viksit Bharat Agenda.
2. Lok Sabha holds discussion on election reforms; Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal says, Special Intensive Revision of Electoral rolls conducted several times during the Congress regime.
3. Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu says disruption caused by IndiGo’s operational failures now rapidly stabilising; Reiterates, government’s determination to build a robust airline system.
4. IndiGo operated 59,438 of 64,346 approved November flights, recording 951 cancellations. Despite approval for 403 aircraft, only 344 were deployed. DGCA has asked the airline to submit a revised schedule.
5. The first phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Gujarat is nearing its final stage, with the first draft list set to be published on the 12th of this month. The rigorous campaign has achieved over 99 percent verification across the state.
6. Food Corporation of India (FCI) has increased the pace of rice offtake from Odisha creating more storage space in district godowns for stocking custom milled rice (CMR). The CMR delivery to the central pool which stood at 31.63 lakh tonne by the end of August has now gone up to 49.89 lakh tonne as on December 12.
7. India’s handicraft sector continues to serve as one of the largest employment generators in rural and semi-urban areas.
8. Pariksha Pe Charcha 2026, the 9th edition of PM Modi’s interactive session with students, teachers, and parents, will be held in January 2026. Registrations are open on the MyGov portal till January 11 for a chance to participate and receive certificates.
9. DHRUVA: India’s Digital Hub for Reference and Unique Virtual Address Launched. DHRUVA is a digital addressing system that will assign Digital Address Identifiers (DAI) to existing physical addresses. These digital IDs will simplify address validation, improve delivery accuracy, and support digital governance across sectors like,
Logistics
E-commerce
Finance
Public welfare schemes
10. Lok Sabha will today resume discussion on election reforms. Yesterday, intervening in the discussion, Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said, Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Electoral rolls were conducted several times during the Congress regime, but now the opposition is raising questions over the exercise.
11. IIT Bombay’s Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE) launched India’s first incubator-linked deep tech venture capital fund. Called the Y-Point Venture Capital Fund, it has a total corpus of 250 crore rupees and aims to support India’s deep tech startups by providing crucial risk capital at an early stage of their journey.
12. Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia reaffirmed the Government’s unwavering commitment to accelerating 6G innovation to make India a leader in the emerging communication technologies.
13. India records 1.49% quarterly growth in internet users, reaching 1.017 billion in Q2 FY26. Broadband use grows, while wireline and narrowband subscribers decline.
14. Union Minister of Jal Shakti, C. R. Patil yesterday launched the ‘Jal Shakti Hackathon-2025’ and Bharat-WIN Portal in New Delhi.
15. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast cold wave conditions in Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Madhya Maharashtra for today.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested another key accused in connection with last month’s Delhi bomb blast case. NIA said that Dr. Bilal Naseer Malla of Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir is the 8th accused to be arrested in the case. He was nabbed by an NIA team from Delhi.
2. The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority on Tuesday directed five news channels to take down eight shows that linked a National Council of Educational Research and Training textbook to a “love jihad” conspiracy.
3. Ghaziabad recorded PM2.5 levels of 224 µg/m³ in November 2025, making it the most polluted city in India, as per a CREA study on worsening NCR air quality.
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FINANCE
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1. Microsoft announces largest ever investment in Asia, of 17.5 billion dollars to advance India’s AI infrastructure.
2. The Reserve Bank of India’s final guidelines on financial services activities of commercial banks have eased reorganisation requirements for major bank groups while tightening compliance obligations. Crisil Ratings noted that the streamlined framework reduces the operational disruption initially expected under draft rules issued in 2024.
3. Indian-origin fintech innovator Arkin Gupta has earned a place in the Forbes Under-30 list for his contributions to data-driven investing and next-generation financial product development.
4. In a significant step toward ensuring investor protection and market transparency, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has launched PaRRVA (Past Risk and Return Verification Agency) — a new verification mechanism aimed at authenticating the past performance claims made by SEBI-registered market intermediaries.
5. Adani Group announces a ₹2,500 crore investment to set up a 48-MW AI-powered green data centre in Telangana, aiming to enhance India’s digital infrastructure and support the growing demand for cloud, AI, and high-performance computing services.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon has been honoured as PETA India’s Person of the Year for 2025. The recognition celebrates her long-standing commitment to animal rights, her advocacy for humane education, and her efforts to protect wildlife and promote compassion toward all living beings.
2. Legendary Bengali actor Kalyan Chatterjee dies at 81, leaving behind a five-decade-long cinematic legacy with over 400 films, including work with Satyajit Ray and roles in Hindi cinema.
3. Veteran actor Prem Chopra, 90, was diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis, and underwent a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) procedure for recovery.
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DEFENCE News
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1. Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Indian Navy, has proceeded on an official visit to Brazil from 09 to 12 Dec 2025. The visit aims to consolidate the robust and growing maritime partnership between the Indian Navy and the Brazilian Navy.
2. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has handed over two major indigenous technologies to the Indian Army’s Corps of Military Engineering (CME) in Pune—the Camouflage Pattern Generation Software Sigma 4.0 (CPGS 4.0) and a full-scale Multispectral Signature Tank Mock-up.
CPGS 4.0 is an upgraded software suite capable of generating optimised camouflage patterns across multiple spectral bands, including visible, infrared, and radar.
3. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship Sarthak, an indigenously designed and built Offshore Patrol Vessel has commenced its overseas deployment of Gulf countries with maiden port call at Suwaikh, Kuwait.
4. Tata Advanced Systems and Lockheed Martin break ground on a new MRO facility near Bengaluru to maintain and repair C-130J Hercules aircraft, boosting India’s defence readiness and ‘Make in India’ aviation infrastructure.
5. India’s missile defence architecture is poised for a major advancement with the possible integration of Russia’s S-500 system. At present, India employs the S-400 Triumf, a powerful surface-to-air missile system that demonstrated its effectiveness during recent operations like Operation Sindoor.India is also advancing a multi-layered missile defence shield, including space-based capabilities, through initiatives like Mission Sudarshan Chakra.
10 Dec (Wednesday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant
Drik Ritu : Hemant
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2082
Month : Pausa 6,
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1947
Month :Agrahayana 21
Tithi : Shashthi (up to 1:47 pm)Saptami
Nakshatra : Magha/
Purva Phalguni
Rahu : 12:19 PM – 01:39 PM
Yamaganda : 08:20 AM – 09:40 AM
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