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India is present 4th largest economy, says govt.
India has surpassed Japan to go the world’s 4th largest system with a size of $4.18 trillion and is poised to overtake Germany to go the 3rd largest by 2030, the authorities said. With continuing bully maturation numbers, India is besides the world’s fastest-growing large economy, it said. India’s existent GDP grew 8.2% successful the 2nd 4th of 2025-26, up from 7.8% successful the archetypal 4th and 7.4% successful the 4th fourth of the past fiscal.
After backlash, ECI directs location verification for elderly, ailing, disabled voters during SIR proceeding successful West Bengal
Amid outrage among a conception of the electorate implicit aged and ailing voters being summoned for hearings nether the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) successful West Bengal, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed officials not to telephone specified electors — peculiarly those aged 85 years and supra — for carnal hearings. In a notification issued connected Monday, the Additional Chief Electoral Officer asked each District Magistrates to guarantee that electors aged 85 years and above, arsenic good arsenic those ailing and persons with disabilities, are not required to look successful person. If notices person already been issued, officials person been instructed to interaction the electors implicit the telephone and transportation retired the verification astatine their residences.
China ‘mediated’ successful Pakistan, India tensions: Wang Yi
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said “tensions betwixt India and Pakistan” were among the database of hotspot issues “mediated” by China this year. New Delhi has been maintaining that the May 7-10 struggle betwixt India and Pakistan was resolved done nonstop talks betwixt the DGMOs (Director General of Military Operations) of the armies of the 2 countries. China’s relation successful the May 7-10 Operation Sindoor struggle betwixt India and Pakistan this twelvemonth came nether superior scrutiny and criticism, especially the subject assistance provided by Beijing to Islamabad.
India has boarded the ‘Reforms Express’, says PM Modi successful year-ender post
The twelvemonth 2025 volition beryllium remembered arsenic 1 where India “focused connected reforms arsenic a continuous nationalist mission”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said successful a LinkedIn station successful which helium went connected to database the assorted reforms the authorities has implemented this year. “I person been telling galore radical that India has boarded the Reform Express,” Mr. Modi said. “The superior motor of this Reform Express is India’s demography, our young procreation and the indomitable tone of our people. 2025 volition beryllium remembered arsenic a twelvemonth for India erstwhile it focused connected reforms arsenic a continuous nationalist mission, gathering connected the crushed covered implicit the past 11 years.”
Social media platforms told to instrumentality down ‘pornographic, obscene’ content
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued an advisory to societal media platforms, directing them to proactively instrumentality down “obscene” and “pornographic” content. Large platforms successful peculiar (defined arsenic those who person much than 50 lakh users) are required to usage exertion to automatically observe and region specified content, said the advisory issued, pointing to the IT Rules, 2021.
VPN barred successful 4 Kashmir districts ‘due to security reasons’
Using magisterial powers, respective territory administrations successful Kashmir have banned the usage of virtual backstage networks (VPNs) owed to information reasons. In the past 24 hours, the 4 districts of Shopian, Kulgam, Budgam and Srinagar have, successful abstracted orders, suspended the usage of VPNs, which let Internet users to disguise their locations and identity.
‘A profound loss’: Hasina pays tribute to Zia
Bangladesh’s deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed condolences implicit the death of her arch-rival Khaleda Zia, who dominated the country’s authorities alongside her for decades. In a condolence connection posted connected the Awami League’s X relationship connected Tuesday (December 30), Ms. Hasina described Zia arsenic a important fig successful the country’s governmental history.
UAE says it volition retreat its remaining forces successful Yemen
The United Arab Emirates said it volition retreat its remaining forces successful Yemen aft facing an ultimatum to bash so. The UAE's Defence Ministry, successful a connection via its state-run WAM quality agency, cited “recent developments and their imaginable repercussions connected the information and effectiveness of counter-terrorism operations.” It did not accidental erstwhile the withdrawal would occur.
Delhi to aftermath up to ‘severe’ aerial contamination this caller year
As the air prime of the nationalist superior continued to beryllium toxic, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that arsenic soon arsenic the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), a acceptable of short-term exigency measures to control aerial pollution, is lifted, the authorities volition commencement operation of astir 400 km of roads crossed Delhi. Meanwhile, the aerial prime of the metropolis is expected to beryllium successful the ‘severe’ class connected Wednesday (December 31, 2025) and Thursday (January 1, 2026), arsenic per authoritative data. Air contamination of ‘severe’ level “affects steadfast radical and earnestly impacts those with existing diseases”, arsenic per the CPCB.
BJP and Shiv Sena finalise 143-8 look for Nagpur civic polls, NCP to spell solo
The BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena announced candidates for each 151 seats successful the Nagpur Municipal Corporation elections, portion different Mahayuti ally, the NCP, has decided to contention separately. The BJP volition contention a maximum of 143 seats, leaving conscionable 8 seats for Shiv Sena. The database was shared by Nagpur metropolis BJP president Dayashankar Tiwari.
Plea filed successful Supreme Court to dainty radical slur arsenic a abstracted class of hatred crime
A plea has been filed successful the Supreme Court to contented broad guidelines recognising ‘racial slur’ arsenic a abstracted class of hatred crimes and find punishment, amid the outpouring of daze and nationalist grief implicit the onslaught connected Anjel Chakma, a 24-year-old MBA pupil from Tripura, by a radical of men successful Uttarakhand. Chakma was accosted and abused by the men portion retired buying with his younger brother. They utilized radical slurs implicit his carnal appearance. When helium objected to their remarks, helium was assaulted and stabbed.
Social media tempest implicit politicians’ English proficiency triggers statement successful Kerala
A warfare of words has erupted connected societal media successful Kerala implicit the English connection proficiency of governmental leaders, aft memes connected Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) nationalist president and Rajya Sabha MP A.A. Rahim’s English wound during his sojourn to Kogilu Layout successful Bengaluru, wherever a fewer 100 allegedly amerciable structures were demolished, went viral. The contention escalated to the constituent that Mr. Rahim publically admitted his request to amended his connection skills, portion stressing that what mattered much was his enactment of empathising with the displaced.
Defence Ministry inks ₹4,666-crore contracts for conflict carbines, torpedoes
The Ministry of Defence signed defence procurement contracts worthy ₹4,666 crore for the acquisition of Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbines for the Indian Army and Navy and Heavyweight Torpedoes for the Indian Navy, successful a large propulsion towards modernisation and operational preparedness of the Armed Forces. The contracts were inked successful the beingness of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh astatine South Block, New Delhi, officials said.
Assault connected Christmas celebrations is an battle connected India’s soul, says Thrissur Archbishop Mar Andrews Thazhath
Describing attacks connected Christmas celebrations as “a nonstop stroke to the conscience of the nation”, Thrissur Archbishop and Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) president Mar Andrews Thazhath has said specified incidents “amount to an wounded to the precise psyche of India.” “What pains nine the astir is the Prime Minister’s loaded soundlessness successful the look of these attacks,” Archbishop Thazhath said, adding that specified soundlessness sends “a disturbing connection astatine a clip erstwhile motivation clarity is needed.”
SIR a immense scam utilizing AI, alleges Mamata
Claiming that the SIR was a huge “scam” being conducted with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI), West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said her TMC volition gherao the Election Commission’s bureau successful Delhi if the sanction of a azygous morganatic elector is deleted from the rolls. Addressing a rally successful Bankura district, Ms. Banerjee said radical of the State were being “tortured” successful the sanction of SIR.
Himachal pome growers reason reduced import work connected New Zealand apples
Apple growers in Himachal Pradesh fear that the Centre’s connection to slash the import work connected New Zealand apples from 50% to 25% pursuing a commercialized woody volition severely interaction their livelihoods and person sought Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla’s “intervention to safeguard livelihoods”. In a memorandum submitted to the Governor, a radical of pome growers led by Kuldeep Singh Rathore, the Congress MLA from Theog constituency successful Shimla district, has raised concerns astir the projected simplification successful import work from 2026-27.
Air India Express aviator accused of hitting rider astatine Delhi airdrome arrested, released connected bail
The off-duty Air India Express pilot accused of assaulting a rider astatine the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport was detained for questioning and past arrested, Delhi Police said. Captain Virendra Sejwal was subsequently released connected bail later. “In the process of investigation, aft the registration of the case, the applicable CCTV footage had been collected and statements recorded. The accused was besides called for questioning, and his apprehension was effected,” DCP Vichitraveer Singh successful a statement.
Ukraine says ‘false’ Russian reports of onslaught on Putin’s residence undermine bid process
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister called on different countries to refrain from responding to what helium said were mendacious Russian reports astir an onslaught on President Vladimir Putin’s residence, saying they undermined the bid process. “Almost a time passed, and Russia inactive hasn’t provided immoderate plausible grounds to its accusations of Ukraine’s alleged ‘attack connected Putin’s residence’. And they won’t. Because there’s none. No such onslaught happened,” Andrii Sybiha said successful a station connected X.
Iran designates Royal Canadian Navy a violent organisation
The Iranian Foreign Ministry designated the Royal Canadian Navy a violent organisation successful what it said was retaliation for Canada’s 2024 blacklisting of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. In a statement, the Ministry said that the determination was successful absorption to Ottawa declaring the Guards, the ideological limb of Iran’s military, a panic radical “contrary to the cardinal principles of planetary law”.
ICC Women’s T20I ranking: Shafali, Renuka rise; Deepti stays astatine No. 1 spot
Swashbuckling India opener Shafali Verma has climbed to sixth spot successful the latest ICC Women’s T20I Player rankings pursuing a drawstring of awesome half-centuries. The 21-year-old, a erstwhile top-ranked batter, has moved up 4 places aft scores of 69 not retired disconnected 34 balls successful the 2nd T20I against Sri Lanka, followed by unbeaten knocks of 79 disconnected 42 deliveries and 79 disconnected 46 balls successful the 3rd and 4th matches successful Thiruvananthapuram.
