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NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||7/12/2025. SUNDAY| VOL—IV/2025/DECEMBER

 

NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||7/12/2025.

SUNDAY| VOL—IV/2025/DECEMBER

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*Defense Flag Day* annually observed on December 7 since 1949. The idea behind observing a Flag Day was to distribute small flags to the general population and in return collect donations. The fund collection is managed throughout the country by the local arms of the Kendriya Sainik Board (KSB), which is part of the Ministry of Defense.

 

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

President Mr. PUTIN returned after completing his visit of INDIA. He has formally invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Russia in 2026 for the 24th India-Russia Annual Summit.

Path paved to link India’s skill base with Russia’s demand for laborers. Moscow is reported to need 5,00,000 semi-skilled workers; a formal agreement aims to facilitate safe mobility.

India will help build ‘inclusive’ Bangladesh: High Commissioner Pranay Verma India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, spoke in Dhaka on Maitri Divas, ‘a day for remembrance and gratitude’ commemorating India’s recognition of Bangladesh as an independent nation.

 Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan today gave a clarion call to the youth to wake up and work together to achieve the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047. Addressing the concluding ceremony of the Sardar@150 National Padayatra at the Statue of Unity, the Vice President hailed the youth as the engine for the country’s growth.

BJP Rajya Sabha member Medha Kulkarni on Saturday (December 6, 2025) said she met Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and raised concerns over alleged illegal declaration of Central government and Cantonment Board land in Pune as Waqf property.

After having refused to implement the Centre’s new Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, for months, the TMC government last week accepted the law and issued directions to upload information of 82,000 waqf properties across the state on the central portal by December 5.

TMC minister and president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind’s West Bengal branch, Siddiqullah Chowdhury, on Tuesday said that “Muslims will not stay quiet” if the Waqf properties are taken away.

Tamil Nadu Sends 950 Tonnes of Cyclone relief to Sri Lanka under operation Sagar Bandhu.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday described the state’s decision to grant one per cent reservation to orphans in education and government jobs as a “historic milestone”, calling it a significant push towards social justice and equal opportunity. An orphan needs a home, care, and education FIRST, Mr. CM. You made a political STUNT!! When these nonsense of Reservation  will stop, Mr. PM???!

Maharashtra has set a new world record by installing 45,911 solar agriculture pumps under the ‘Magel Tyala Saur Krushipump’ scheme within a single month. The state power utility MSEDCL said that the achievement has been officially recognized by the Guinness World Records.

 India's aviation issued a show-cause notice to IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers on Saturday, demanding an explanation within 24 hours for widespread flight disruptions that have cancelled over 2,700 flights since December 1.

 

The government has directed IndiGo to clear all pending passenger refunds without delay. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has mandated that refunds for all cancelled or disrupted flights be completed by 8 PM. WHAT ABOUT COMPENSATION??INDIGO’s  profit was Rs 2,449 crore in FY2022 and Rs 3,068 crore in FY2023, breaking multiple operational records including becoming the first Indian airline to carry 100 million passengers in a year.

 

The Border Security Force in Punjab has shot down three Pakistani drones in a series of quick and well-planned operations along the border.

 India and the United States have jointly advocated for the imposition of additional punitive measures by the United Nations against the Pakistan-based terrorist organisations Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), along with their proxy groups and financial backers.

 

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

Russia unleashes massive drone, missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue. Russia used 653 drones and 51 missiles in the wide-reaching attack.

Myanmar citizens head to early polls in Bangkok. There are around half a million documented Myanmar nationals in the capital, according to Thailand's labour ministry.

Boeing says Trump's equity stake plan doesn't apply to big U.S. defense firms. It really only applies on the supply chain, particularly for the smaller companies coming through, where that might be a way forward for them to get some equity, says CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security.

Canada lifts sanctions on Syria, following U.S. The moves come after HTS ousted former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad last December and took control of the government

 

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:

 The Department of Posts has published a draft amendment to the Post Office Act, 2023 to introduce a digital, standardised addressing framework known as DHRUVA. The initiative is designed to make address sharing interoperable, user-centric and suited to India’s expanding digital ecosystem.  

DHRUVA, short for Digital Hub for Reference and Unique Virtual Address, proposes replacing traditional textual addresses with virtual labels similar to email or UPI handles.

CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

Delhi Police has arrested 16 gangsters and notorious criminals in the national capital and its adjoining areas. In order to curb organised crime across Delhi-NCR, Delhi Police carried out a large-scale night operation comprising over eight hundred fifty police personnel.

 

MISHAPS: -

At least 18 migrants killed as inflatable boat sinks south of Greek island of Crete; 2 rescued.

The half-sunken boat was located on Saturday by a passing Turkish merchant vessel, authorities said. Two survivors were rescued and a rescue operation to find more was ongoing.

23 killed in Goa’s Arpora nightclub fire. “At least 23 bodies have been recovered. Those who have died were the staff of the club,” the Director General of Police said.

A Delhi couple bled to death after remaining trapped for nearly eight hours inside their mangled Wagon R when an unidentified heavy vehicle rammed it from behind on the Delhi-Mumbai expressway near Nuh, police said.

ENVIRONMENTAL: -

Magnitude 7 earthquake hits remote wilderness along Alaska-Canada border; over 30 aftershocks follow. The U.S. Geological Survey said it struck about 370 kilometres northwest of Juneau, Alaska, and 250 kilometres west of Whitehorse, Yukon.

OBITUARY:

Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96.

 GAMES & SPORTS: -

India made a strong start at the season-ending ISSF World Cup Final in Doha, with Suruchi Singh securing the women’s 10 metre air pistol gold and setting a new junior world record. Compatriot Sainyam added silver, delivering a commanding opening for the Indian contingent.

India defeated South Africa by nine wickets in the third and final ODI, clinching  the three-match series in Visakhapatnam.

DAS KAPITAL:

Dynamatic Technologies Limited has secured a significant contract from Dassault Aviation to manufacture and assemble the complete rear fuselage, designated as Section 5, for the Falcon 6X business jet. This agreement, signed on 5 December 2025.

*USD*  ₹ 89/-*GBP*  ₹116/-*Euro* : ₹ 103/-*China¥* : ₹ 12/-

 *GOLD* : ₹ 13,100/ 01gm (24 krt)

 *SILVER* : ₹ 190,000/KG

Indian Share Market was closed.

 

 

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