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ECI publishes draught electoral rolls successful Bengal; implicit 58 lakh names deleted nether SIR
The Election Commission of India (ECI) connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) published West Bengal’s draught electoral rolls of West Bengal pursuing SIR, with officials indicating that the names of much than 58 lakh voters person been deleted connected assorted grounds, including death, migration and non-submission of enumeration forms. After these deletions, the State’s draught electoral rolls are expected to transportation the names of 7,08,16,631 voters, 58,20,898 less than 7,66,37,529, which was the electorate earlier SIR, according to authoritative data.
Declared ‘dead’ successful draught rolls, Trinamool councillor walks into crematorium, demands ain past rites
A Trinamool Congress councillor connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) walked into a crematorium adjacent Kolkata and demanded that his past rites beryllium performed, claiming that the Election Commission of India (ECI) listed him among the “dead” successful the draught electoral rolls. A booth-wise database of the deceased and migrated voters was released up of West Bengal’s draught electoral rolls earlier successful the day. Surya Dey, the Trinamool councillor of Dankuni Municipality’s Ward 18, said that portion checking the lists linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, helium claimed his sanction figured among the “dead”, though helium had filled and submitted his enumeration signifier to the booth-level officer.
Trinamool says Bengal draught rolls ‘puncture’ BJP’s ‘one crore Rohingyas’ assertion arsenic ‘ghost voters’ astatine 1.83L
The ruling Trinamool Congress connected said that West Bengal’s draught electoral rolls published connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) nether the ECI’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) person sharply undercut BJP person Suvendu Adhikari’s claim that the authorities hosts “one crore Rohingyas and Bangladeshis”, with the fig of voters identified arsenic ‘fake’ oregon ‘ghost’ pegged astatine 1,83,328. The draught rolls, released aft a period of enumeration, verification and scrutiny up of the 2026 assembly elections, elaborate deletions connected grounds ranging from decease and imperishable migration to duplication and non-submission of enumeration forms.
West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas resigns implicit chaos astatine Lionel Messi’s lawsuit astatine Salt Lake stadium
West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) resigned implicit the chaos astatine Lionel Messi’s lawsuit astatine Salt Lake stadium connected December 13. Mr. Biswas tendered his resignation to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who accepted the Minister’s request. “As per the enclosed letter, I admit the sentiment and volition of the Sports Minister to connection a alleviation from the Sports Department for the involvement of impartial enquiry into the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) incidental connected 13th December, 2025,” a missive signed by the Chief Minister said.
One of 2 Bondi Beach attackers is an Indian, past visited Hyderabad successful 2022: Indian officials
Sajid Akram, 50, 1 of the 2 Bondi Beach attackers who killed astatine slightest 16 radical astatine a Jewish lawsuit connected Sunday (December 14, 2025) successful Australia, is from Hyderabad, Indian authorities officials who ran a inheritance cheque connected the deceased told The Hindu. He past came to India successful 2022. After migrating to Australia connected a student’s visa successful 1998, Akram, a nonmigratory of Tolichowki successful Hyderabad, came to India lone connected “two-three occasions,” officials said.
Bondi Beach shooting: Three Indian students among those injured, says report
Three Indian students were among 40 radical injured successful the violent onslaught connected Sydney’s Bondi Beach successful Australia, according to a media study connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025). Two retired of these 3 students are believed to beryllium receiving attraction successful the hospital, The Australia Today quality portal reported. The names of the Indian students injured during Sunday’s onslaught person not been disclosed yet.
Supreme Court proceeding connected SIR: Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay submits SIR should beryllium conducted astatine regular intervals
The Supreme Court continued proceeding connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) determination to undertake a peculiar intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls crossed respective States. Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay submits that SIR should beryllium conducted during regular intervals to weed retired amerciable aliens. In the little sitting today, the CJI Surya Kant said the lawsuit would beryllium posted connected Wednesday (December 17, 2025), and that Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi could outline his arguments if clip permits. Or else, helium could statesman successful earnest connected December 18.
Policeman killed successful Udhampur encounter; cognition nether mode arsenic terrorists fly into forests
A policeman was killed successful an ongoing anti-terror cognition successful Jammu’s Udhampur connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025). “A tiny squad of SOG (Special Operation Group) had an brushwood with 3 terrorists, and our officer, Amjad Ali Khan, was deed during the firing. We tried to rescue him but mislaid him owed to the excessive humor loss,” Inspector General of Police (IGP) Bhim Sen Tuti said.
Lok Sabha refers Bill to acceptable up higher acquisition committee to associated committee of Parliament
The Lok Sabha connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) passed a resolution to notation a measure to acceptable up a 13-member assemblage for regulating higher acquisition institutions to a associated committee of Parliament. The connection was moved by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and it was approved by dependable ballot successful the House. While introducing the Bill connected Monday (December 15), the authorities said it would similar the ‘Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill’ to beryllium sent to a associated sheet of some Houses.
Government introduces Bill successful Lok Sabha to hike FDI successful security assemblage to 100%
A Bill seeking to rise Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) successful the security assemblage to 10% was connected Tuesday (December 16) introduced successful the Lok Sabha amid beardown protestation from the Opposition. The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025, seeks to amend the Insurance Act, 1938, the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956, and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999, arsenic per the Bill circulated to members of Parliament.
Supreme Court agrees to perceive Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea challenging constitution of Inquiry Panel
The Supreme Court connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) agreed to perceive Allahabad High Court justice Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea challenging the constitution of an Inquiry Committee by Lok Sabha Speaker to probe corruption charges against him. The Inquiry Committee comprises Supreme Court justice Aravind Kumar, Madras High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, and elder Karnataka High Court advocator B.V. Acharya.
Supreme Court suggests cases involving ‘hardcore, professional’ criminals could beryllium taken implicit by NIA
The Supreme Court connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) suggested the National Investigation Agency (NIA) takeover of cases prosecuted nether cardinal penal laws involving “organised, nonrecreational and hardcore” criminals. A Bench of Chief Justices of India Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said these cases could beryllium transferred to peculiar courts exclusively trying NIA cases successful Delhi.
No substance for vehicles without valid PUC from December 18: Delhi Minister Sirsa
Vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate will not beryllium allowed to refuel astatine petrol pumps successful the nationalist superior from Thursday (December 18, 2025), Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said. On Tuesday (December 16, 2025), Mr. Sirsa said owners person been fixed 1 time to comply with the rule. “After tomorrow, vehicles that bash not person a valid PUC certificate volition not beryllium provided fuel,” helium said.
Goa nightclub fire: Luthra brothers deported from Thailand, taken into constabulary custody
Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub successful Goa wherever 25 radical were killed successful a fire, were deported from Thailand connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) and taken into custody by Delhi and Goa constabulary arsenic soon arsenic they landed successful Delhi. The brothers arrived successful the Indian superior successful an Indigo formation and were instantly handed implicit to authorities for further ineligible proceedings, 10 days aft a blaze tore done the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub successful Arpora successful North Goa.
Jaishankar arrives successful Israel connected two-day visit; to clasp talks with apical leadership
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived successful Israel connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) connected a two-day sojourn during which helium volition clasp talks with the country’s apical enactment connected bilateral and determination issues. The sojourn comes arsenic preparations are underway for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s projected travel to India.
China reiterates request that Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi retract remarks astir Taiwan
China connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) reiterated its request that Japan retract Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks astir Taiwan, much than a period aft Ms. Takaichi said an onslaught connected the democratically governed land could beryllium deemed an existential menace to Japan. “On cardinal issues, Japan is inactive ‘squeezing toothpaste’ and ‘burying nails’, attempting to obfuscate and muddle through,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said during a regular property briefing, adding that Beijing is “firmly opposed to this”.
Russia rules retired territorial concessions successful talks connected Ukraine: report
Russia is not consenting to marque immoderate territorial concessions successful talks connected ending the Ukraine war, State quality bureau TASS quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov arsenic saying connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025). It said Mr. Ryabkov was talking astir the Donbas, Crimea and the swathe of onshore that Moscow calls “Novorossiya”.
Pakistan seeks lipid woody with Russia arsenic vigor ministries clasp talks: report
Russia and Pakistan are successful talks connected a imaginable oil-sector agreement, Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told RIA quality bureau successful remarks published connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025). “All of these areas are Russia’s strengths. And we would beryllium precise blessed if Russia agreed connected an statement successful this assemblage with Pakistan,” Aurangzeb told RIA successful an interrogation erstwhile asked astir wider practice successful exploration, accumulation and refining betwixt the 2 countries.
Search for Brown University shooter continues arsenic questions swirl astir U.S. field security
Authorities knocked connected doors and scoured yards Monday (December 15, 2025) successful hunt of immoderate video oregon different grounds that mightiness lead them to the Brown University gunman, whose look was covered oregon not disposable successful footage captured earlier and aft the play onslaught that killed 2 students and wounded 9 others.
IPL 2026 Auction: CSK goes large connected youth, pays ₹14.2 crore each for uncapped Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma
Chennai Super Kings splurged a record-breaking ₹28.4 crore for uncapped Uttar Pradesh spinner Prashant Veer and wicketkeeper batter Kartik Sharma, some going for ₹14.2 crore each. Veer, 20-year-old, has featured successful conscionable 9 T20 games for Uttar Pradesh successful his young career. But arsenic an close left-arm spinner and big-hitting left-hand batter, helium had done his spot successful the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy this play to garner the involvement of Chennai Super Kings successful particular. Given that CSK has parted ways with Ravindra Jadeja, the franchise’s keenness to enactment successful a youngster successful Jadeja’s mould was expected.
