Bhopal gets metro rail as CM Yadav, Manohar Lal Khattar flag off services on priority corridor

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday (December 20, 2025) formally inaugurated the first phase of Bhopal Metro, launching services on a stretch of about seven kilometres in the city for the first time. 

Mixed bag for BJP in Arunachal civic body polls

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday (December 20, 2025) won the civic body election in Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, but suffered a setback in Pasighat, the State’s oldest urban centre.

Bangladesh on edge as protesters demand home adviser’s resignation after Osman Hadi’s death

Protests in Bangladesh continued for a third consecutive day on Saturday (December 20, 2025), with demonstrators demanding punishment for the killers of Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent youth leader of the July 2024 uprising, even as his funeral was held under heavy security in the capital.

Centre plans Vande Mataram-themed Republic Day fete; EU leaders invited as chief guests

With European Union (EU) leaders Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa expected to arrive in India next month on the occasion of Republic Day, the government is going ahead with plans to highlight the National Song Vande Mataram during the festivities.

Quota for ex-Agniveers in CAPF will not impact existing matrix, says govt. official

The Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA) decision to enhance reservation for ex-Agniveers in the Group C posts of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) from the existing 10% to 50% will not impact the existing caste-based reservation matrix, a senior government official told The Hindu.

CBI arrests Lt. Col. with Department of Defence Productions on graft charge

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday (December 20, 2025) arrested Lt. Col Deepak Kumar Sharma, a Deputy Planning Officer (International Cooperation and Exports) with the Department of Defence Productions under the Defence Ministry, on graft charge.

House panel seeks reports from DGCA, other aviation stakeholders on recent flight crisis

The Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), headed by Congress leader K.C. Venugopal, on Saturday (December 20, 2025) directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and other stakeholders to submit reports on the recent flight crisis and related issues during a meeting held in Chennai.

Over half of elector deletions in T.N. concentrated in eight districts in two clusters

More than half of the total electors removed in the integrated draft electoral roll following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Tamil Nadu were from just two clusters comprising eight districts – four in the north of the State and four in the western region (with one in the southwestern region).

Trump signs law, wants India’s nuclear liability aligned with global norms

Two days after Parliament cleared the SHANTI Bill, which allows private participation in India’s nuclear sector and eases liability norms by capping operator liability for a nuclear incident to ₹3,000 crore, U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (December 19, 2025) signed into law the National Defence Authorisation 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”.