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People request state from the mahajungle-raj successful West Bengal, says PM Modi
Highlighting the triumph of National Democratic Alliance successful the precocious concluded Assembly polls successful Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Saturday (December 20, 2025) said that present radical of West Bengal request state from the mahajungle-raj prevailing successful Kolkata. “Last period the radical of Bihar gave a immense mandate to the NDA. After the triumph successful Bihar, I had said that Ganga flows from Bihar to Bengal. Bihar had rejected jungle-raj for 20 years...now radical of West Bengal request state from the mahajungle-raj prevailing here,” Mr. Modi said portion virtually addressing the rally astatine Taherpur. Thousands had gathered astatine Taherpur for Mr. Modi’s rally, but the chopper successful which the Prime Minister was travelling could not onshore astatine the venue owed to dense fog.
Modi Government bulldozed MGNREGA, says Sonia Gandhi, vows combat against ‘black law’
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi connected Saturday (December 20, 2025) accused the Modi Government of bulldozing the MGNREGA, and asserted that the “black law” that seeks to repeal it volition beryllium defied the lakhs of enactment workers. In a video message, she stated that by weakening MGNREGA, the Modi Government had attacked the interests of millions of farmers, labourers, and landless people. She alleged that implicit the past 11 years, the Centre had ignored the interests of the agrarian poor. The erstwhile enactment president said it was “such a revolutionary step,” and became a means of livelihood for the deprived, the exploited, and the poorest of the poor.
Osman Hadi’s ceremonial prayers held successful Dhaka amid tightened security
Bangladesh held the funeral of salient younker person Sharif Osman Hadi connected Saturday (December 20, 2025) drafting a ample fig of radical successful the superior amid extra-tight information aft his decease triggered unrest crossed the country. Interim authorities Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on with his advisory assembly members and Army main General Waker-uz-Zaman attended the ceremonial for the 32-year-old spokesperson of ‘Inqilab Mancha’ held astatine the South Plaza of Parliament analyzable astatine Manik Mia Avenue. According to tv footage, the janaza was held aft Hadi’s assemblage was brought aft an autopsy astatine the state-run Suhrawardy Hospital.
Nuclear Bill ‘bulldozed’ successful Parliament to assistance PM Modi reconstruct ‘SHANTI’ with ‘once bully friend’: Congress
The Congress connected Saturday (December 20, 2025) alleged that the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill was “bulldozed” successful Parliament lone to assistance Prime Minister Narendra Modi “restore SHANTI” with his “once bully friend”. Congress wide caput Jairam Ramesh said the SHANTI Bill does distant with cardinal provisions of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, a interest raised successful the United States’ National Defence Authorisation Act for 2026. Stating that U.S. President Donald Trump has conscionable signed the National Defence Authorisation Act for the U.S. fiscal twelvemonth 2026, Mr. Ramesh said successful a station connected X, “The Act is 3,100 pages long. Page 1,912 has a notation to the associated appraisal betwixt the United States and India connected Nuclear Liability Rules.”
Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani Express coaches derail successful Assam, 7 elephants killed
At slightest seven elephants were killed, and 1 was injured aft a herd of jumbos was deed by the Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani Express successful Assam’s Hojai territory aboriginal Saturday, officials said. Five coaches and the train’s motor were besides derailed, they said. No passengers were injured successful the accident, which occurred astatine 2.17 a.m., the officials said. Nagaon divisional wood serviceman Suhash Kadam told PTI that the mishap successful Changjurai colony is suspected to person occurred owed to dense fog successful the area.
Sreenivasan, renowned Malayalam actor-scenarist, passes away
Renowned Malayalam actor, scriptwriter and filmmaker Sreenivasan, who redefined Malayalam cinema done his unsocial acting and compelling stories, died successful Kochi connected Saturday (December 20, 2025). He was 69. He had been ailing for immoderate clip owing to cardiac and different ailments. He is survived by his wife, Vimala Sreenivasan, sons and actors Vineeth Sreenivasan and Dhyan Sreenivasan. Born connected April 6, 1956 astatine Pattiam, adjacent Thalassery, successful Kannur district, Sreenivasan had acted successful implicit 225 movies successful a vocation spanning astir 5 decades. His cremation volition beryllium held astatine 10 a.m connected Sunday (December 21, 2025) astatine his residence successful Kandanadu adjacent Thripunitura.
Congress stamps connected the determination to spell solo, Shiv Sena UBT says, volition combat them too
Ending days of speculations implicit the aboriginal of Maha Vikas Aghadi successful Mumbai during the upcoming BMC elections, Congress Maharashtra in-charge Ramesh Chennithala connected Saturday (December 20, 2025) announced that the Congress volition combat the upcoming BMC elections connected its ain steam. “We volition combat against the BJP, we volition combat against the Shiv Sena Uddhav group. We entreaty to each the secular, antiauthoritarian Mumbaikars to enactment us,” helium said successful Mumbai. The announcement comes days aft the Congress had expressed displeasure implicit Uddhav Thackeray’s increasing proximity with his relative and MNS person Raj Thackeray.
Eggs harmless for consumption; crab hazard claims unfounded: FSSAI
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) connected Saturday (December 20, 2025) stated that the eggs disposable successful the state are harmless for quality consumption and that caller claims linking eggs to crab hazard are misleading, scientifically unsupported and susceptible of creating unnecessary nationalist alarm. Responding to reports and societal media posts alleging the beingness of carcinogenic substances specified arsenic nitrofuran metabolites (AOZ) successful eggs, FSSAI officials clarified that the usage of nitrofurans is strictly prohibited astatine each stages of accumulation of poultry and eggs nether the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011. FSSAI further emphasised that India’s regulatory model is aligned with planetary practices.
129 flights cancelled astatine Delhi Airport owed to dense fog
At slightest 129 flights were cancelled astatine the Delhi airport connected Saturday (December 20, 2025) owed to dense fog, according to an official. Flight operations person been disrupted for the past respective days astatine Delhi and different airports owed to dense fog, resulting successful debased visibility conditions. The authoritative said astatine slightest 66 arrivals and 63 departures person been cancelled. “Low Visibility Procedures are presently successful advancement astatine Delhi Airport. All formation operations are functioning normally,” Delhi airdrome relation DIAL said successful a station connected X successful the afternoon.
Syria show says U.S. strikes killed astatine slightest 5 Islamic State members
A Syria show said connected Saturday (December 20, 2025) that at slightest 5 Islamic State (IS) radical members including a compartment person were killed successful U.S. strikes overnight successful retaliation for an onslaught past play that near 3 Americans dead. Washington said a lone gunman from the IS jihadist radical carried retired the December 13 onslaught successful Palmyra — location to UNESCO-listed past ruins and erstwhile controlled by jihadist fighters — that killed 2 U.S. soldiers and a U.S. civilian. In response, the United States “struck much than 70 targets astatine aggregate locations crossed cardinal Syria with combatant jets, onslaught helicopters and artillery”, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said successful a statement.
Bangladesh’s erstwhile Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s information ‘more stable’ now: doctor
Bangladesh’s erstwhile Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is present “more stable”, with nary deterioration successful her condition, her idiosyncratic doc AZM Zahid Hossain has said. Ms. Zia, the 80-year-old chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has been undergoing attraction astatine Dhaka’s Evercare Hospital since November 23 for aggregate wellness complications and was shifted to a coronary attraction portion (CCU) later. Her idiosyncratic doc AZM Zahid Hossain said that Zia’s “condition is overmuch much unchangeable than before,” the state-run BSS news bureau reported.
Former Pak PM Imran Khan, woman Bushra Bibi sentenced to 17 years successful Toshakhana corruption case
A Pakistan accountability tribunal connected Saturday (December 20, 2025) sentenced jailed erstwhile Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his woman Bushra Bibi to 17 years imprisonment each successful the Toshakhana 2 corruption case. The lawsuit is astir alleged fraud successful State gifts, which the erstwhile archetypal mates received from the Saudi Government successful 2021. Special tribunal justice Shahrukh Arjumand announced the judgement successful the lawsuit successful the high-security Adiala Jail successful Rawalpindi.
T20 World Cup 2026: Shubman Gill misses retired arsenic BCCI announces India squad
BCCI connected Saturday (December 20, 2025) announced the squad for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2026 to beryllium held successful India from February 27, 2026. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar and skipper Suryakumar announced the squad during the property league successful Mumbai. Indian Test skipper Shubman Gill and Jitesh Sharma person been dropped from the squad. BCCI besides announced that Ishan Kishan and Rinku Singh person been included into the squad successful their place. Axar Patel has been named arsenic the vice-captain of the team.
