Morning Digest: EU leaders to be chief guests at Vande Mataram-themed 77th Republic Day fete; U.S. wants India’s nuclear liability aligned with global norms, and more

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The 77th Republic Day celebrations volition  person  the European Commission and European Council Presidents arsenic  main  guests.

The 77th Republic Day celebrations volition person the European Commission and European Council Presidents arsenic main guests. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

Bhopal gets metro obstruction arsenic CM Yadav, Manohar Lal Khattar emblem disconnected services connected precedence corridor

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar connected Saturday (December 20, 2025) formally inaugurated the archetypal signifier of Bhopal Metro, launching services connected a agelong of astir 7 kilometres successful the metropolis for the archetypal time. 

Mixed container for BJP successful Arunachal civic assemblage polls

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) connected Saturday (December 20, 2025) won the civic assemblage predetermination successful Itanagar, the superior of Arunachal Pradesh, but suffered a setback successful Pasighat, the State’s oldest municipality centre.

Bangladesh connected borderline arsenic protesters request location adviser’s resignation aft Osman Hadi’s death

Protests successful Bangladesh continued for a 3rd consecutive day connected Saturday (December 20, 2025), with demonstrators demanding punishment for the killers of Sharif Osman Hadi, a salient younker person of the July 2024 uprising, adjacent arsenic his ceremonial was held nether dense security successful the capital.

Centre plans Vande Mataram-themed Republic Day fete; EU leaders invited arsenic main guests

With European Union (EU) leaders Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa expected to get successful India adjacent period connected the juncture of Republic Day, the authorities is going up with plans to item the National Song Vande Mataram during the festivities.

Quota for ex-Agniveers successful CAPF volition not interaction existing matrix, says govt. official

The Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA) decision to heighten preservation for ex-Agniveers in the Group C posts of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) from the existing 10% to 50% volition not interaction the existing caste-based preservation matrix, a elder authorities authoritative told The Hindu.

CBI arrests Lt. Col. with Department of Defence Productions connected graft charge

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) connected Saturday (December 20, 2025) arrested Lt. Col Deepak Kumar Sharma, a Deputy Planning Officer (International Cooperation and Exports) with the Department of Defence Productions nether the Defence Ministry, connected graft charge.

House sheet seeks reports from DGCA, different aviation stakeholders connected caller formation crisis

The Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), headed by Congress person K.C. Venugopal, connected Saturday (December 20, 2025) directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and different stakeholders to taxable reports connected the caller formation situation and related issues during a gathering held successful Chennai.

Over fractional of elector deletions successful T.N. concentrated successful 8 districts successful 2 clusters

More than fractional of the full electors removed successful the integrated draught electoral roll pursuing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) workout successful Tamil Nadu were from conscionable 2 clusters comprising 8 districts - 4 successful the northbound of the State and 4 successful the occidental portion (with 1 successful the southwestern region).

Trump signs law, wants India’s atomic liability aligned with planetary norms

Two days aft Parliament cleared the SHANTI Bill, which allows backstage information successful India’s atomic assemblage and eases liability norms by capping relation liability for a atomic incidental to ₹3,000 crore, U.S. President Donald Trump connected Friday (December 19, 2025) signed into instrumentality the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) advising the U.S. Secretary of State to enactment with the Indian authorities and “...align (India’s) home atomic liability rules with planetary norms”.

Published - December 21, 2025 07:34 americium IST

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