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India, China clasp caller talks successful Beijing; some sides accidental ‘positive progress’ successful ties aft Modi–Xi meet
Senior officials from the Foreign Ministries of India and China person held a caller round of consultations successful Beijing, affirming affirmative advancement successful bilateral ties aft a gathering betwixt Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping successful August. Sujit Ghosh, Joint Secretary of the East Asia Division of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), and Liu Jinsong, Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, held consultations connected Thursday (December 11), a property merchandise by the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
Terrorist associated with Jaish-e-Mohammad held from J&K’s Pulwama; grenade recovered
The J&K Police connected Friday (December 12, 2025) said a section violent subordinate was arrested from Pulwama’s Awantipora area. “In a large occurrence against the panic network, J&K Police successful Awantipora, on with information forces, arrested a violent subordinate progressive successful supporting terror,” the constabulary said.
Trump, Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew look successful recently released photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate
House Democrats released a enactment of photos from the property of Jeffrey Epstein connected Friday (December 12, 2025), including immoderate of Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the erstwhile Prince Andrew.
Adani Green Energy case: SEBI clears insider trading charges against Pranav Adani, his relatives
Markets regulator SEBI connected Friday (December 12, 2025) cleared Pranav Adani, a manager successful respective Adani Group companies and nephew of billionaire Gautam Adani, of allegations that helium shared price-sensitive accusation and violated insider-trading rules. Apart from Pranav Adani, SEBI besides dismissed charges of insider trading regularisation usurpation against his 2 relatives.
Government apt to rename MGNREGS to ‘Pujya Bapu Gramin Rozgar Yojana’
The authorities is likely to present a Bill successful the ongoing Winter league of Parliament amending the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), changing the sanction of the flagship agrarian employment strategy to “Pujya Bapu Gramin Rozgar Yojana”. According to elder authorities functionaries, the amended Bill was cleared by the Union Cabinet successful its gathering held connected Friday (December 12, 2025). There was nary authoritative announcement connected the connection astatine the Cabinet briefing addressed by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Actor rape lawsuit convicts get 20 years rigorous imprisonment
The six convicts successful the 2017 histrion rape case were connected Friday (December 12, 2025) awarded imprisonment for 20 years each connected 2 counts for pack rape (IPC 376 D) and transgression conspiracy [IPC 120 (b)], among different punishments. However, each the punishments of the convicts volition tally concurrently, and they volition person to service a jailhouse word of 20 years. The fig of days they were imprisoned during the pendency of the proceedings volition beryllium deducted from the 20-year jailhouse term, the tribunal announced. Ernakulam Principal Sessions Judge Honey M. Varghese awarded the punishments for the convicts connected Friday.
India offers ‘final’ woody to U.S., but tariff removal is focus
India has offered the U.S. a revised “final” deal, but its precedence present is the removal of the further 25% tariffs linked to Russian oil, 2 antithetic sources person confirmed to The Hindu. As per the latest submission, India has offered to “immediately” region tariffs connected the import of items similar walnuts, almonds, apples, and concern goods. However, these would beryllium portion of a larger Bilateral Trade Agreement, portion India close present is focussing connected the removal of the 25% tariffs.
IndiGo faces astir ₹59 crore punishment successful narration to GST; hose to contention order
IndiGo has been slapped with a penalty of astir ₹59 crore successful narration to GST, and the hose volition contention the order, according to a regulatory filing connected Friday (December 12, 2025). The Additional Commissioner of CGST, Delhi South Commissionerate, has imposed the punishment of ₹58,74,99,439 connected the hose for the fiscal twelvemonth 2020-21. In a filing to the BSE, IndiGo said the section has raised GST demand, on with penalty.
Very optimistic: India connected anticipation of sealing commercialized woody with Oman during PM Modi’s visit
India connected Friday (December 12, 2025) said it is “very optimistic” astir finalising an ambitious trade deal with Oman during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Gulf federation adjacent week. Mr. Modi volition undertake a four-day sojourn to Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman opening Monday (December 15) to enactment up bilateral ties with the 3 countries, particularly successful areas of commercialized and defence.
China welcomes India’s determination to expedite concern visas for Chinese
China connected Friday (December 12, 2025) welcomed India’s determination to velocity up support of concern visas to Chinese professionals visiting the state for abbreviated periods, describing it arsenic a “positive” measurement .“We’ve noted this affirmative move,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a media briefing present portion replying to a question connected reports that India volition region the reddish portion to velocity up issuance of concern visas to Chinese concern professionals.
EU acceptable to indefinitely frost Russian assets, removing obstacle to Ukraine loan
The European Union looked acceptable connected Friday (December 12, 2025) to indefinitely frost Russian cardinal slope assets held successful Europe, removing a large obstacle to utilizing the currency to assistance Ukraine support itself against Moscow’s invasion. EU governments purpose to motion disconnected by 1600 GMT, done a qualified bulk vote, connected a program to immobilise 210 cardinal euros ($246 billion) worthy of Russian sovereign assets for arsenic agelong arsenic needed to forestall large economical disruption to the EU economy.
Thai PM aft Trump telephone says nary ceasefire yet with Cambodia
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said connected Friday (December 12, 2025) that determination was nary ceasefire yet with Cambodia and warring was ongoing. Mr. Anutin was responding to a question from a newsman moments aft briefing the media connected his telephone telephone with U.S. President Donald Trump. The militaries of Thailand and Cambodia have been warring astatine aggregate locations on their 817 k.m. borderline successful immoderate of the astir aggravated warring since a five-day conflict successful July 2025, which Mr. Trump stopped with calls to some leaders to halt their worst struggle successful caller history.
IND vs SA: Suryakumar, Gill’s mediocre tally a origin of interest for India
The past happening a squad needs is to fret implicit its skipper and vice-captain’s waning returns. Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill’s deficiency of runs has enactment India successful that predicament. The 35-year-old has conscionable 201 T20I runs successful 2025 astatine an mean of 14.35. The 126.41 onslaught complaint aft 17 innings successful the twelvemonth suggests that SKY is struggling to instrumentality disconnected similar helium utilized to. Gill’s performance, aft replacing Sanju Samson arsenic the Men successful Blue’s T20I opener, has been a let-down. The 26-year-old’s 263-run haul aft 14 outings (23.9 average, 142.93 onslaught rate) does not bash justness to the spot placed successful him.
Lionel Messi’s circuit of India: The afloat itinerary
Lionel Messi is acceptable to touch down successful India for a highly anticipated three-day GOAT Tour, scheduled from December 13 to 15. The shot fable volition question to 4 cities — Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and New Delhi — making it 1 of the astir high-profile sporting visits the state has ever witnessed. The Argentine magician volition beryllium flying successful from Miami, with a little layover successful Dubai aimed astatine adjusting to the clip difference. He is expected to onshore successful Kolkata astir 1.30 a.m. connected December 13, earlier embarking connected a packed three-day itinerary.
Messi mania grips Kolkata arsenic thousands invited Argentine icon
Thousands braved the December chill and waited past midnight to springiness a rousing invited to Argentine superstar footballer Lionel Messi arsenic helium arrived successful Kolkata for his whirlwind three-day, four-city GOAT India Tour 2025. The Barcelona legend’s 2.26 a.m. touchdown successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday (December 13, 2025) sent the metropolis into an frenzy.
