TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. The United States’ AST SpaceMobile BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite will be launched by ISRO today at 8:54 am local time aboard the LVM3-M6 rocket.
This sixth operational flight of LVM3 is a dedicated commercial mission that will place the satellite into Low Earth Orbit. BlueBird Block-2 will be the largest commercial communication satellite in LEO and the heaviest payload launched by LVM3 from India.
2. President Smt Droupadi Murmu conferred the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. This is the nation’s highest recognition for exceptional contributions in the fields of science, technology, and innovation. In the second edition of Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar, the awards were given under four categories, including Vigyan Ratna, Vigyan Shree, Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar and Vigyan Team.
3. conferred the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. This is the nation’s highest recognition for exceptional contributions in the fields of science, technology, and innovation. In the second edition of Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar, the awards were given under four categories, including Vigyan Ratna, Vigyan Shree, Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar and Vigyan Team.
4. The Election Commission released draft Electoral rolls for three states and one UT as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision exercise. These are Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Andaman and Nicobar.
The second phase of SIR of electoral rolls commenced on the 4th November in nine States and three Union territories. The states and UTs are Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Puducherry, Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
5. First phase of hearings in West Bengal for unmapped voters to begin from Saturday; To cover approximately 32 lakh people.
6. Indian Railways has strengthened Artificial Intelligence (AI) -based system to protect wildlife on railway tracks. The Railways has deployed Al-based cameras to Alert Loco Pilots half kilometre in advance to save elephants, lions, tigers on tracks.
7. The Delhi Cabinet approved an amount of 100 crore rupees to rejuvenate water bodies across Delhi for long-term pollution abatement.
8. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the government is preparing to introduce strict laws to curb the sale of fake seeds and fertilizers. He was addressing a state-level farmers’ conference held in Merta City of Nagaur district.
9. Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan calls for making AI an integral part of curriculum in schools and colleges to equip students with problem solving skills.
10. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has emerged as the most dominant force in the recently-held municipal council and nagar panchayat elections in Maharashtra, securing the highest number of seats in five out of the state’s six administrative divisions, accounting for 30 to 50 percent of the seats in most regions.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 2,431 seats, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena 1,025, and Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 966, according to the data released by the State Election Commission (SEC).
11. Several flights and trains experienced disruptions due to dense fog conditions in the National Capital and NCR region. India Meteorological Department has forecast cold wave conditions over Bihar.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. In Odisha, 22 Maoists, including 10 women cadres, surrendered before the police in Malkangiri district.
2. The Delhi High Court suspended the jail term of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar who is serving a life sentence in the 2017 Unnao rape case. The court granted relief subject to strict conditions including movement restrictions and regular police reporting.
3. A Delhi court ordered the framing of charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption against Congress MP Karti Chidambaram and six others in the Chinese visa scam case.
4. Advocate Shubham Awasthi, Supreme Court lawyer, has been honoured with the prestigious 40 Under 40 Lawyer Award 2025 for legal excellence and humanitarian contributions, recognising his impact on public interest litigation and India’s legal ecosystem.
5. The Union government is finalising India’s first anti-terror policy which will provide a template for all States to combat and respond to terror-related incidents.
6. Speeding Vehicle Kills Tigress on NH565 in NSTR: A tigress, believed to be aged between two and three years, was found dead on NH 565 in the core area of the Nagarjunasagar Srisailam tiger reserve in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday.
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FINANCE
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1. Reserve Bank of India announces a fresh set of measures to ease tight liquidity conditions in the banking system. RBI unveils a plan to inject nearly 3 trillion rupees over the coming weeks through a combination of open market operations (OMOs) and a foreign exchange swap.
2. The Indian government will release new series of retail inflation (CPI) and GDP data from February 2026, and IIP data from May 2026. Revised base years aim to improve accuracy, reflect structural changes, and enhance macroeconomic analysis.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. CHENNAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (CIFF) is an Eight Day Annual event recently held from 11 Dec to 18 Dec. This festival is organized by India’s largest and most active private film society INDO CINE APPRECIATION FOUNDATION (ICAF, CHENNAI). CIFF has been held successfully for last 22 years with the support of Government of Tamil Nadu and NFDC, Govt. of India.
The Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF) is a festival organised in the city of Chennai, India, by a film society, the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation (ICAF), with the support of The Government of Tamil Nadu, the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce and the Film Federation of India.
2. Dhurandhar has once again raised the bar at the box office, delivering an unprecedented performance in its third weekend and firmly establishing itself as one of the most dominant theatrical runs in Indian cinema. The Ranveer Singh starrer has clocked a staggering Rs. 99.70 crore in its third weekend, emerging as the highest third-weekend grosser of all time and doing so by a margin that underscores its extraordinary audience pull.
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DEFENCE News
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1. Defence Research and Development Organisation is poised to commence limited series production of the ASTRA MK-2 long-range air-to-air missile from July 2026, marking a transformative moment in the nation’s indigenous defence capability development and strategic positioning within the Asian theatre.
2. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, is scheduled to convene on 26 December 2025 to deliberate on a fresh round of Emergency Procurement (EP) for India’s armed forces.This meeting assumes heightened significance amid ongoing operational demands, including those stemming from Operation Sindoor, a recent counter-terrorism operation in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
3. India has successfully installed a 120-foot dual carriageway Bailey Bridge in Sri Lanka’s Kilinochchi District, a region severely impacted by Cyclone Ditwah.External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar inaugurated the 110-ton structure alongside Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath on 23 December 2025.
4. Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, has sparked fresh controversy by claiming that 90 per cent of the technology used by Pakistani forces against India during recent hostilities following Operation Sindoor was indigenous.
He asserted that this Pakistani technology enabled the Pakistan Air Force to down Indian Rafale jets, Sukhoi Su-30s, MiG-29s, Mirage-2000s, and even S-400 air defence systems.
5. India’s Gliders India Ltd (GIL) has developed and inducted a lightweight Hybrid Brake Parachute for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) TEJAS, enhancing landing safety during high-speed recoveries and emergencies. Weighing only 10 kg, it features a Uni-Cross main canopy (5.75 m span, 17 sq m area) with a multi-stage deployment using pilot and auxiliary chutes.
24 Dec (Wednesday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant
Drik Ritu : Hemant
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2082
Month : Pausa 20,
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1947
Month :Pausa 04
Tithi : Chaturthi (up to 1:11 pm)Panchami
Nakshatra : Dhanishta
Rahu : 12:26 PM – 01:45 PM
Yamaganda : 08:28 AM – 09:47 AM
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