Morning Digest: Muslim-dominated segments mapped better in Bengal SIR; Pilot bodies complain to House panel on ‘corruption’ in DGCA, MoCA, and more

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Voters cheque  their names successful  West Bengal's draught  electoral rolls pursuing  the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), successful  Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur, connected  Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025.

Voters cheque their names successful West Bengal's draught electoral rolls pursuing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), successful Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur, connected Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI

Muslim-dominated segments mapped amended successful Bengal SIR: study

Assembly constituencies successful West Bengal with a higher percent of Muslim population person a little stock of unmapped voters successful the archetypal signifier of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) successful West Bengal, a survey by Kolkata-based SABAR Institute has found. The Election Commission of India connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) published draught electoral rolls of West Bengal pursuing the SIR, with names of 58 lakh electors deleted from the existing elector lists successful the State.

Pilot bodies kick to House sheet connected ‘corruption’ successful DGCA, Ministry

Pilot bodies person alleged deep-rooted corruption successful the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Ministry of Civil Aviation earlier the parliamentary sheet that met to sermon the operational meltdown astatine IndiGo since aboriginal December, which led to the cancellation of implicit 5,000 flights affecting astatine slightest 12.5 lakh passengers.

Lok Sabha passes atomic vigor Bill allowing privatisation

The Lok Sabha connected Wednesday passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025 despite demands by respective Opposition parliamentarians for referring the authorities to a parliamentary panel. The Bill present moves to the Rajya Sabha for treatment pursuing which it tin go law.

Two much Indians killed successful Russia-Ukraine warfare zone, bodies get astatine Delhi airport 

Bodies of 2 Indians killed successful the Russia-Ukraine warfare portion arrived astatine the Delhi airport connected Wednesday (December 17, 2025). Since September, astatine slightest 4 Indians person been killed successful the warfare portion and 59 others are missing. The deceased person been identified arsenic Ajay Godara (22), a nonmigratory of Rajasthan, and Rakesh Kumar (30) from Uttarakhand. 

Uttarakhand Governor returns UCC and spiritual conversion amendment Bills

In a setback to the Pushkar Singh Dhami-led Uttarakhand government, Governor Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh (Retd.) has returned the amendment Bills related to the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and the State’s Freedom of Religion and Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion Act, citing method flaws. Sources successful the authorities confirmed that the Governor’s bureau has returned the Bills.

Opposition, activists reason caller Bill replacing MGNREGA

The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, which seeks to repeal the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), faced absorption some wrong and extracurricular the Parliament, adjacent arsenic the Lok Sabha began statement connected the Bill. The government, ignoring the demands from the Opposition, has conveyed its intent to walk the Bill successful the ongoing league of Parliament that concludes connected Friday (December 19, 2025).

Carpooling app successful the works to chopped emissions: Sirsa

Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa connected Wednesday said the authorities is moving connected a carpooling app to trim contamination caused by vehicular emissions. An overhaul of the contamination nether power (PUC) certificate-issuing centres and the improvement of an integrated postulation absorption strategy are besides nether way, helium added. “There is nary strategy successful spot close present for carpooling. We are trying to marque an app for it, which is casual to download and use,” Mr. Sirsa said portion addressing the media.

Convicted Maharashtra Minister Manikrao Kokate loses each portfolios, to appeal

On a time erstwhile a Nashik tribunal upheld the condemnation of Maharashtra Minister and NCP person Manikrao Kokate, Governor of Maharashtra Acharya Devvrat accepted Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ proposal to instrumentality distant each the portfolios from him.

Parliament clears Bill to let 100% FDI successful security sector

A time aft the Lok Sabha passed it, the Rajya Sabha connected Wednesday (December 17, 2025) passed the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, which allows 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) successful the security sector. The Upper House besides cleared the Repealing and Amending Bill that repeals 71 obsolete laws. The Lok Sabha had passed some the Bills connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025).

Delhi HC cracks down connected alleged usage of pirated surveillance bundle astatine Udyog Bhawan

The Delhi High Court has passed a restraining bid against a backstage firm that allegedly installed a pirated transcript of a proprietary video absorption bundle for the surveillance information systems astatine Udyog Bhawan, which houses respective Ministries, including the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, successful the nationalist capital.

Published - December 18, 2025 07:04 americium IST

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