NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||21/12/2025.
NEWS & VIEWS
SARASIJ|||21/12/2025.
SUNDAY| VOLIV/2025/DECEMBER
OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION.
COVERING WAR IS A DAGEROUS
PROFESSION.
Geneva, 18 December 2025: The year 2025 emerged
as the deadliest year for journalists since the beginning of the century, after
2024. According to the tally of the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), 161 media
professionals were killed in 31 countries (179 in 2024). At least 60
journalists were killed in the Gaza Strip, almost all of them victims of
Israeli strikes. Since the start of hostilities triggered by Hamas on 7 October
2023, at least 221 Palestinian media personnel have been killed in Gaza (81 in
2023, 80 in 2024, 60 in 2025). The war between Ukraine and Russia has resulted
in the deaths of nine journalists, who were killed by either Ukrainian or
Russian fire. Three Ukrainian journalists were killed, as was French journalist
Antoni Lallican in Ukraine, and five Russian journalists were killed by
Ukrainian fire in the border regions (in Ukraine and Russia).
INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).
In a firm ruling, the Supreme Court of Bharat on
Thursday dismissed a plea filed by Mohammed Taiyab, a Muslim, challenging the
acquisition of land on which the Takiya Masjid stood in Ujjain. According to
reports from Bar and Bench, the verdict removes the final legal hurdle to the
expansion of the Mahakal Lok Phase-II project, which is linked to the
redevelopment of the Mahakaleshwar Temple complex.
The Government has invited suggestions and ideas
from the citizens for the upcoming Budget 2026-27 in February.
Second World Meditation Day is being observed
today. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21st of December as the
‘World Meditation Day’ last year. The date was chosen to coincide with the
winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, which symbolizes introspection and
inner calm.
WORLD: (REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)
Tens of thousands of people attend slain
leader’s funeral under tight security; Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said Hadi
would “never be forgotten” and would live on through the lessons he left for
the nation.
THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO THE CONDITION THAT BANLADESH HAS BECOME “A ROGUE
ISLAMIST JIHADI NATON”. INDIA SHALL BE VERY CAREFUL.
Two
days after Parliament cleared the SHANTI Bill, U.S. President Donald Trump on
Friday (December 19, 2025) signed into law the National Defense Authorization
Act (NDAA) advising the U.S. Secretary of State to work with the Indian
government and “...align (India’s) domestic nuclear liability rules with
international norms”. TUJHE MIRCHI LAGI TO MAY
KYAN KORU?
Russian
President Vladimir Putin has said there will be no more wars after Ukraine, if
Russia is treated with respect - and dismissed claims that Moscow is planning
to attack European countries as "nonsense".
The
Trump administration launched military strikes Friday in Syria to “eliminate”
Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush
attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American civilian interpreter almost
a week ago. DOUBLE STANDARD!! IF INDIA DOES THE
SAME—IT IS AGGRESSON!
Chennai-based
Agnikul Cosmos has achieved a ground breaking milestone in India's private
space sector by successfully test-firing its innovative 3D-printed,
single-piece rocket engine. This test marks a pivotal advancement for the
company's Agnibaan rocket, which aims to deliver flexible launches for small
satellites.
ISRO
has successfully completed a series of qualification tests for Drogue
Parachutes for the development of deceleration system of Gaganyaan Crew Module
at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of the Terminal Ballistics
Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh, during December 18-19, 2025.
10
men arrested for Hindu man's lynching in Bangladesh. The Rapid Action Battalion
(RAB) have arrested these 10 men in
connection with the brutal murder of Dipu Chandra Das, a 27-year-old Hindu
youth, in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
A Pakistani court sentenced the jailed former
prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years imprisonment
each in the Toshakhana 2 corruption case. The case is about alleged fraud in
state gifts, which the former first couple received from the Saudi government
in 2021.
The
Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved the Delhi High Court, challenging the
trial court order that declined to take cognisance of money laundering
complaint against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and others in
the National Herald case. In its petition, the ED has questioned the findings
of the trial court and sought appellate review of the decision refusing to
proceed with the agency’s complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering
Act (PMLA).
A
court in Patiala on Saturday declared Aam Aadmi Party MLA Harmeet Singh
Pathanmajra a proclaimed offender after he failed to appear in a rape case.
In
Assam, seven elephants were killed, and one injured after a herd of jumbos was
hit by the Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani Express in Hojai district. ROUTE SHALL BE CHANGED, OR SAFE CORRIDOR BE PROVIDED.
ENVIRONMENTAL: -
India
Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast snowfall over Western Himalayan
region for the next 4 days. IMD said that heavy snowfall is expected at
isolated places over Jammu – Kashmir and Ladakh.
THE END.
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