Top news of the day: Election Commission extends SIR timeline in five States, Andaman & Nicobar; Delhi riots accused Umar Khalid gets interim bail to attend sister’s wedding

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SIR of electoral rolls: ECI extends timeline successful 5 States, 1 UT; nary alteration successful West Bengal

The Election Commission of India (ECI) connected Thursday (December 11, 2025) extended the docket for Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls successful six States and Union Territories. The draught electoral rolls volition present beryllium published connected December 19, 2025, for Tamil Nadu and Gujarat; connected December 23, 2025, for Andaman and Nicobar, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh; and connected December 31, 2025, for Uttar Pradesh, according to the revised schedule. However, nary alteration successful the docket for West Bengal has been announced.

Delhi tribunal grants interim bail to Umar Khalid to be sister’s wedding

A Delhi tribunal connected Thursday (December 11, 2025) granted interim bail from December 16 to 29 to Umar Khalid, who is an accused successful the lawsuit regarding the larger conspiracy down the 2020 Delhi riots, to be his sister’s wedding.

IndiGo offers question vouchers worthy ₹10,000 to passengers severely impacted during Dec. 3-5

IndiGo, which has been facing important operational disruptions, connected Thursday (December 11, 2025) announced that it volition connection question vouchers worthy ₹10,000 to each rider whose flights were cancelled oregon delayed for agelong during December 3-5. The compensation would beryllium successful summation to the magnitude that needs to beryllium provided to passengers for formation cancellations nether DGCA norms.

At slightest 18 from Assam killed, 3 others missing arsenic motortruck falls into gorge successful Arunachal

At slightest 18 radical from Assam's Tinsukia territory person been killed and 3 others are missing arsenic the motortruck they were travelling successful fell into a gorge successful Arunachal Pradesh, officials said connected Thursday (December 11, 2025). The mishap took spot connected Hayuliang-Chaglagam Road successful Anjaw territory connected December 8 erstwhile a motortruck was carrying 22 labourers from Tinsukia district, Defence PRO Lt Col Mahender Rawat said, citing the lone survivor’s version.

Rape accused Kerala MLA Rahul Mamkootathil turns up for voting successful Palakkad 2 weeks since going into hiding

Rahul Mamkootathil, Palakkad’s beleaguered MLA who was untraceable for the past 2 weeks pursuing 2 cases of intersexual maltreatment against him, emerged from hiding and cast his ballot astatine a booth astatine Kunnathurmedu successful Palakkad territory of Kerala connected Thursday (December 11, 2025).

Two Odisha Ministers sojourn Malkangiri; medication extends net prohibition by different 12 hours

Two Odisha Ministers connected Thursday (December 11, 2025) visited violence-hit Malkangiri district and reviewed the situation, portion the medication has extended the suspension of net services by different 12 hours. “The Deputy Chief Minister was informed successful the gathering that nary unit has been reported successful MV-26 colony successful the past 60 hours,” an authoritative said.

Mexico’s Senate approves tariff hikes connected Chinese, different Asian imports

Mexico’s Senate connected Wednesday (December 10, 2025) approved tariff hikes of up to 50% adjacent twelvemonth connected imports from China and respective different Asian countries, aiming to bolster section manufacture contempt absorption from concern groups. The connection volition rise oregon enforce caller duties from 2026 connected definite goods specified arsenic autos, car parts, textiles, clothing, plastics and steel.

Former Pakistan spy main Faiz Hameed sentenced to 14 years successful prison: army

A subject tribunal sentenced the former caput of Pakistan’s almighty Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency to 14 years successful situation connected charges including usurpation of authorities secrets and misuse of authority, the service said connected Thursday (December 11, 2025). Faiz Hameed, who served during the tenure of jailed erstwhile Prime Minister Imran Khan, was besides convicted of “engaging successful governmental activities”.

Rubio orders U.S. diplomats to halt utilizing Calibri font successful latest anti-diversity push

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomats to halt utilizing Calibri font, calling it a “wasteful” illustration of diverseness initiatives established nether the Biden administration, media reports said. Mr. Rubio alternatively directed State Department unit connected Tuesday (December 9, 2025) to usage the serif typeface Times New Roman

IOC president Coventry sets aboriginal 2026 people for caller Olympic argumentation connected sex eligibility

The IOC acceptable a people of aboriginal 2026 to item a caller argumentation connected eligibility successful pistillate sports that could spot transgender athletes excluded from the Olympic Games. International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry besides stressed the Olympic body’s statutory content successful entree to athletics being a quality close for each radical astatine grassroots and recreational level.

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