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MONDAY| VOL—IV/2025/15 DECEMBER

 

NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||15/12/2025.

MONDAY| VOL—IV/2025/ 15 DECEMBER

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सत्यं ब्रूयात् प्रियं ब्रूयात् , न ब्रूयात् सत्यम् अप्रियम् ।

प्रियं च नानृतम् ब्रूयात् , एष धर्मः सनातन: ॥

TRANSLATION:  “Speak the truth, and speak that which is pleasant. Do not speak an unpleasant truth, and do not speak a pleasant untruth. This is the age-old dharma.”

INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).

PM Narendra Modi to embark on a three nation visit to Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman today.

The Government of India showcased the country’s pioneering achievements in rural development, women’s empowerment and climate-resilient agriculture at the IFAD–India Day event held in Rome. The occasion marked the celebration of India’s long-standing and successful partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan has released a commemorative postage stamp in honour of Emperor Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II Suvaran Maran in New Delhi.

The Railways is on the verge of completing electrification on almost its entire broad-gauge network with more than 99 percent electrification completed across 25 states and union territories. The Ministry of Railways informed that over 33 thousand kilometers route was electrified between 2019 and 2025.

The Additional Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, Mr. Arindam Niyogi, has said that more than 31 lakhs people may be called for hearing in the claims and objection phase of the SIR process in West Bengal.

WORLD: (REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)

Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees but rejects US push to cede territory.

Zelenskyy said that since the U.S. and some European nations had rejected Ukraine's push to join NATO, Kyiv expects the West to offer a set of guarantees similar to those offered to the alliance members.

“NATO” is an unholy alliance, whose zonal utility if any—expired with fall of USSR.

Chile's leftist candidate concedes defeat to ultra-conservative Kast in presidential runoff. Vowing a harsh security crackdown to address heightened fears about uncontrolled immigration and crime, Jose Antonio Kast's popularity has surged in recent months.

US President Donald Trump hinted that Republicans could lose the 2026 midterm elections, despite touting the "greatest economy in history," in an interview with the Wall Street Journal published Saturday.

The Republican, who returned to the White House in January, has regularly insisted that the US economy is now booming, as he continues to blame inflation on his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sparked diplomatic buzz and social media ridicule after he unexpectedly walked into a closed-door meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during an international forum in Turkmenistan. Sharif had been scheduled for a bilateral meeting with Putin on the sidelines of the event, held to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s  UN-recognized permanent neutrality. But after waiting for 40 minutes in an adjacent room with Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Sharif entered the venue where Putin and Erdoğan were already in discussions, reportedly hoping to secure a brief interaction. He left after roughly ten minutes.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:

India has emerged as the world’s third most competitive country in artificial intelligence, ranking behind only the United States and China.

Google has announced an ambitious long-term research initiative, Project Suncatcher, aimed at deploying solar-powered data centres in space. Revealed by Google CEO Sundar Pichai, the project is expected to begin experimental launches by 2027.

HISTORY:

Egypt on Sunday revealed the revamp of two colossal statues of a prominent pharaoh in the southern city of Luxor, the latest in the government's archaeological events that aim at drawing more tourists to the country.

The giant alabaster statues, known as the Colossi of Memnon, were reassembled in a renovation project that lasted about two decades. They represent Amenhotep III, who ruled ancient Egypt about 3,400 years ago.

CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

Bondi Beach shooting:  A bystander captured on video tackling and disarming an armed man during an attack in which 12 people were shot dead at a Jewish holiday event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday (December 14, 2025) has been hailed as a hero whose actions potentially saved lives.

Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted a counterfeit medicine manufacturing factory at Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, arresting two suspects.

In Greece, farmers have intensified their agitation over delays in European Union subsidy payments following a corruption investigation into the country’s agricultural payments agency.

MISHAPS: -

School bus accident in Colombia kills 17, injures 20. The students had been celebrating their graduation on the beach, the governor of Antioquia said.

ENVIRONMENTAL: -

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said that Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve will become the new home for cheetahs in the state before the monsoon next year, following the successful translocation of the big cats from Africa to Kuno National Park.

WEATHER:

The Met Department has forecast cold wave conditions over Telangana and Interior Karnataka for the next two days. Severe cold wave conditions are also expected over North Interior Karnataka. Dense fog conditions are likely to prevail over parts of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, East Madhya Pradesh,  and north-eastern region.

I WOKE UP TO THE FIRST VERY DENSE FOGGY DAY OF THE SEASON.

GAMES & SPORTS: -

India lift its maiden Squash World Cup defeating top seeded Hong Kong in Chennai.

In the Under-19 Asia Cup 2025, India defeated Pakistan by 90 runs at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai.

India won 3rd T-20 against SA at Chandigarh.

DAS KAPITAL:

Currency Exchange Values:

Unchanged.

BULLIONS:-

 *GOLD* : ₹ 13,100/ 01gm (24 krt)

 *SILVER* : ₹ 201,000/KG

Indian Share Market: -

Will open today.

ANSWER TO YESTERDAY’S QUIZ:-

Parachute with Automatic Activation Device  as hand bag luggage can be taken  on a commercial flight, if the size permits.

 

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