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NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||26/12/2025.

 


NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||26/12/2025.

FRIDAY| VOL—IV/2025/DECEMBER

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*प्राता रत्नं प्रातरित्वा दधाति ।*

An early riser earns good health.

प्रातःकाल उठने वाले अच्छा स्वास्थ्य प्राप्त करतें है ।

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

President Smt. Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to the former Prime Minister at his samadhi Sadaiv Atal in the National Capital. A prayer meeting was organized at his Samadhi in Delhi .

Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s initiatives changed development scenario of the country; Inaugurates Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow to mark 101st birth anniversary of the former Prime Minister.

 Railways rationalize passenger fare structure from tomorrow; No increase in suburban and monthly season tickets. In Second Class Ordinary, there is no increase in fare for journeys up to 215 kilometers to ensure that short-distance and daily commuters are not impacted.

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu unveil the statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Amaravati on the occasion of Good Governance Day.

Vice President Shri C P Radhakrishnan  released the second and final series of Mahamana Vangmay: The Collected Works of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya in New Delhi.

The Navi Mumbai International Airport commenced commercial flight operations.

One of India’s most impactful rural infrastructure initiatives, the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) marks its 25th anniversary yesterday. Launched on 25th December 2000 to ensure all-weather connectivity to previously unconnected rural habitations, the programme has emerged as a key enabler of agricultural growth, employment generation, improved access to education and health services, and poverty alleviation. MANY TIMES, I TRAVELLED BY THESE ROADS AND THESE ROADS ARE VERY IMPORTANT, AND USEFUL TO VILLAGERS, AS WELL AS  OFF- CITY TRAVELLERS LIKE US.

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday declared a prize of ₹100 crore for any scientist from the state who wins a Nobel Prize in quantum science, while announcing that Amaravati is being developed as a global hub for quantum technology. 

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

U.S. launches strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria. The U.S. military's Africa Command said on ​X the strike was conducted ⁠at the request of Nigerian authorities and killed multiple ISIS militants. U.S. President Donald ​Trump and the U.S. military said on Thursday (December 25, 2025),  that the group had been targeting Christians in the region.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman lands in Dhaka. His return to Bangladesh comes after a gap of 17 years amid a fresh wave of unrest and political instability that has been gripping the country. Descendants of Begam Khaleda Jia, and Sheikh Hasina lost any touch with Bangladesh over a long lime by living abroad. They are like any others foreigners!

White House orders military to focus on 'quarantine' of Venezuela oil. While U.S. President Donald Trump has been publicly coy about his precise aims regarding Venezuela, he has privately pressured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to flee the nation, Reuters has reported.

Turkish authorities say they have disrupted planned attacks on Christmas and New Year's events after detaining more than 100 suspected members of the so-called Islamic State group.

Mass raids were carried out at 124 addresses across Istanbul, the city's chief prosecutor said, with firearms, ammunition and "organizational documents" seized. Officials said IS supporters had been actively planning attacks across Turkey this week, particularly against non-Muslims.

Police detained 115 suspects but efforts are ongoing to trace a further 22, an official statement read.

 In Balochistan, a sit-in protest concerning the alleged forced disappearance of four family members,  reached its second day yesterday. It resulted in shutdown of  China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) highway  for a second straight day.      

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:

Russia plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2036 to support its lunar programme and the joint Russian-Chinese International Lunar Research Station, according to Roscosmos. The project aims to enable long-term lunar exploration. INDIA ALSO SHALL PLAN THE SAME, MAY BE, IN ALLIANCE WITH ISRAEL.

WEATHER:

Heavy rains drench Southern California, spawn flash flooding, mud flows.

India Meteorological Department has issued an orange colour warning for dense to very dense fog over Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya and Sikkim till Sunday.

ENTERTAINMENT:

In Punjab, the 150th Shree Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan, the oldest Hindustani classical music festival in the country, is starting from today evening at Shree Devi Talab Temple, Jalandhar.

CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a disproportionate assets (DA) case against Vishal Deep, former assistant director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Shimla, and his brother Vikas Deep, a senior manager with Punjab National Bank (PNB), New Delhi. The CBI alleged illicit enrichment of over Rs 93.24 lakh — more than 231 per cent of the former public servant’s known sources of income — within a brief period of 10 months in 2024.

Top Maoist Leader Ganesh Uike, carrying a reward of 1.10 Crore rupees killed in an encounter in Kandhamal district of Odisha. GOOD RIDDENCE! HE & HIS PARTY WAS MISLEADING TRIBALS THERE!!

 

MISHAPS: -

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the loss of lives due to a mishap in the Chitradurga district of Karnataka. Over ten people were feared dead, and several were injured after a private bus caught fire after colliding with a lorry in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district early morning yesterday.

In northern Tanzania, five people were killed in a helicopter crashed on Mount Kilimanjaro.

GAMES & SPORTS: -

India’s teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi has rewritten the record books in men’s List A cricket. At just 14 years and 272 days, Suryavanshi scored a blistering 190 off 84 balls for Bihar against Arunachal Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 opener at JSCA Oval, Ranchi. His explosive innings, featuring 16 fours and 15 sixes, helped Bihar post a record-breaking 574/6, the highest total in List A cricket history. MAY BE—A SECOND TENDULKAR IS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING READY!!


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