Morning Digest: Netanyahu accuses Australian PM of fuelling antisemitism after Bondi Beach shooting; Kerala actor rape case survivor anguished over court judgment, and more

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Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits the country   of the onslaught  connected  a Jewish vacation  solemnisation  astatine  Sydney's Bondi Beach, successful  Sydney, Australia, connected  December 15, 2025.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits the country of the onslaught connected a Jewish vacation solemnisation astatine Sydney's Bondi Beach, successful Sydney, Australia, connected December 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters

After Bondi Beach shooting, Israel’s Netanyahu accuses Australian PM of fuelling antisemitism

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Sunday’s deadly shooting astatine a Jewish vacation celebration in Sydney and said helium had warned his Australian counterpart that the country’s enactment for Palestinian statehood would substance antisemitism. Gunmen opened occurrence during an lawsuit marking the archetypal nighttime of Hanukkah astatine Sydney’s Bondi Beach, sidesplitting astatine slightest 16 radical successful what Australian officials described arsenic a targeted antisemitic attack. One of the suspected gunmen was besides killed.

Survivor successful histrion rape lawsuit expresses profound disenchantment with proceedings tribunal judgment

The subsister successful the 2017 histrion rape case on Sunday made a scathing societal media post, signalling profound disenchantment with the proceedings court’s verdict past week. In the station narrating her uphill conflict for justness and the setbacks she endured, she pointedly says that arsenic aboriginal arsenic 2020, she arsenic good arsenic the prosecution “noticed changes successful the mode the lawsuit was being handled, particularly erstwhile it came to 1 peculiar accused.”

Congress warns Election Commissioners, threatens strict enactment implicit ‘vote theft’

In a no-holds-barred onslaught connected the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission, the Congress connected Sunday (December 14, 2025) held a nationalist rally astatine Delhi’s Ramlila crushed successful which enactment main Mallikarjun Kharge said those indulging successful alleged vote chori (theft) are “gaddars” (traitors) and request to beryllium removed from power.

Delhi chokes connected toxic smog; aerial prime sheet flags ‘recurring negligence’, precocious particulate levels

The Commission for Air Quality Management successful NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) connected Sunday pulled up the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) implicit “evident gaps” and “recurring negligence” successful the upkeep of roads successful the city. It said flying squads inspected 136 roadworthy stretches maintained by the DDA. Out of them, 15 showed precocious levels of disposable dust, 38 recorded mean particulate levels, 61 had debased particulate intensity, and 22 were recovered to person nary disposable dust.

Government plans umbrella committee successful ‘overhaul’ of higher acquisition regulatory framework

In its caller Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, acceptable to beryllium introduced successful Parliament this session, the Union authorities has projected an “overhaul of the regulatory framework” of higher acquisition successful India by establishing a 12-member Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) umbrella commission, nether which abstracted regulatory (viniyaman), accreditation (gunvatta), and standards (manak) councils volition operate.

Neither Amit Shah nor Sangh service tin win successful Tamil Nadu, says Chief Minister Stalin

DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin connected Sunday charged that right-wing and reactionary forces were moving with unprecedented vigour pursuing the BJP’s 3rd consecutive triumph [at the nationalist level], but asserted neither Union Home Minister Amit Shah nor the full Sangh Parivar would beryllium capable to triumph successful Tamil Nadu.

Never allowed territory for activities against Bangladesh’s interests: India

The Ministry of External Affairs connected Sunday (December 14, 2025) asserted that forces that are “inimical” to the radical of Bangladesh person ne'er recovered a foothold connected the territory of India. The effect came soon aft the neighbouring state alleged that “incendiary” remarks by deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina—who is presently based successful India—have been inciting her supporters to motorboat “terrorist” attacks successful bid to “thwart” the February 2026 election.

Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty elected archetypal pistillate president of Press Club of India

Senior writer Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty was connected Sunday elected arsenic the archetypal pistillate president of the Press Club of India. Ms. Pisharoty’s squad swept each office-bearers and managing committee positions, scoring an emphatic 21-0, successful the elections held connected Saturday (December 13). The counting of votes took spot connected Sunday. Afzal Imam was elected arsenic the caput wide of the Club portion Jatin Gandhi emerged victorious arsenic the vice-president.

Published - December 15, 2025 06:20 americium IST

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