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December 12, 2025 8:15 AM

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THE HEADLINES::

 

 

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi to embark on a four-day visit to Jordan, Ethiopia, and Oman beginning 15th of this month.

 

  • President Droupadi Murmu to visit Nupee Lal Memorial complex in Imphal today to pay her respect to brave women warriors of Manipur.

 

 

  • Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav declares the state free of naxalism, following surrender of two Maoists in Balaghat district.

 

  • 30th International Film Festival of Kerala to begin today in Thiruvananthapuram.

 

 

  • Sheikh Hasina’s party Awami League demands neutral caretaker government for Bangladesh to hold free and fair general elections.

 

  • India’s Danial Patel storms into quarter-finals of FIFAe World Cup 2025, featuring eFootball Mobile in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

 

 

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a four day visit to Jordan, Ethiopia, and Oman from the 15th of this month. On the first leg of his visit, the Prime Minister will travel to Jordan at the invitation of the King of Jordan, Abdullah bin Al Hussein. During the visit, the Prime Minister will meet King Abdullah II to review the entire gamut of relations between India and Jordan, and exchange perspectives on regional issues. We have a report:

 

Marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, this visit presents an opportunity to further strengthen India-Jordan bilateral engagement, explore new avenues of collaboration for mutual growth and promote regional peace, prosperity, security and stability between the two countries. On the 16th of this month, Mr. Modi will proceed to Ethiopia, marking his first visit to the country. This visit comes at the invitation of Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali. During his stay, the Prime Minister will hold wide-ranging discussions with Dr. Ali on all aspects of India-Ethiopia bilateral ties. As partners in the Global South, the visit will reaffirm the shared commitment of the two nations to advance close ties of friendship and bilateral cooperation. In the final leg of his visit on December 17, the Prime Minister will reach Oman at the invitation of Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tarik. Both India and Oman share an all-encompassing Strategic Partnership underpinned by centuries-old bonds of friendship, trade linkages and strong people-to-people ties. Bhanu Pratap Singh, Akashvani News Delhi.

 

 

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a special dinner for all National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs at his official residence last night. In a social media post, the Prime Minister said that NDA family represents a shared commitment to good governance, national development and regional aspirations. Mr Modi said that together they will continue working to strengthen the nation’s development journey in the years ahead. This was the first major gathering of the NDA allies after their victory in Bihar elections.

 

 

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President Droupadi Murmu will visit the Nupee Lal Memorial Complex in Imphal today to pay her respect to the brave women warriors of Manipur, acknowledging their historic contribution to the state.

 

Nupi Lal refers to two women-led movements that occurred in 1904 and 1939 protesting then colonial British policies and fighting for justice for Manipuri. The later protest held on 12th December saw many brave Manipuri women injured in the hand of British soldiers and thus the Nupi Lal Day is held on 12th December every year. An hour after now, the President will arrive at the main venue of the observation, the Nupi Lal Memorial Complex in Imphal and pay floral tribute remembering those brave Manipuri women. Afterward the President will visit Shree Shree Govindaji Temple at Palace Compound Imphal and do the darshan and prayer to there. JJ Thokchom Akashvani News Imphal.

 

 

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has declared the state free of Naxalism, following surrender of two Maoists in Balaghat district. He said, this became possible due to the determination to eliminate Naxalism from the country by 2026 under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the guidance of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The Chief Minister was addressing a programme organised under the ‘Rehabilitation to Rejuvenation’ campaign related to the surrender of Naxalites in Balaghat via video conference from Bhopal.

 

 

Naxalites Deepak and Rohit surrendered at the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Korka under Birsa police station area of Balaghat district yesterday. Naxalites Deepak was carrying a reward of 29 lakh rupees, while a reward of 14 lakh rupees had been announced for Rohit.

 

 

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Senior Congress leader and former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil passed away in Latur, Maharashtra today. He was 91. Patil breathed his last at around 06:30 AM at his residence in Latur, where he had been under home care due to prolonged illness. Shivraj Patil held several important positions during his long political career, including Speaker of the Lok Sabha and various key portfolios in the Union Cabinet. Patil won Latur Lok Sabha seat seven times.

 

 

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Executive Director of Observer Research Foundation (ORF) America Dhruva Jaishankar has highlighted that high tariffs imposed by US and renewed US engagement with Pakistan hinder cooperation between India and US. He said this in his testimony on India-US affairs before the US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia. Mr Jaishankar opined that the inability to conclude a bilateral trade agreement, along with continued US engagement with Pakistan’s military leadership, risks preventing the full realization of a India-US strategic partnership.

 

Another expert on South Asia, Jeff Smith of the Heritage Foundation told the subcommittee that India’s geopolitical importance is hard to overstate today. He said India is a top five global economy and top five defense spender. Mr Smith pointed out that of all China’s neighbours, India has offered the stiffest resistance to China’s aggressive foreign policy under President Xi Jinping.

 

 

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The 30th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) will begin in Thiruvananthapuram today with the opening film ‘Palestine 36’ by Annemarie Jacir. The opening film, ‘Palestine 36’, has earned wide acclaim and won the Best Film award at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, the organiser of the event, said that the festival, to be held from December 12 to 19, is set to offer an eight-day visual feast of contemporary and historical cinema. A major highlight of this edition is the conferring of the Lifetime Achievement Award on Abderrahmane Sissako, the Mauritanian filmmaker and influential voice in African cinema.

 

For the next eight days, Thiruvananthapuram will be immersed in the spirit of the film festival. A total of 206 films from 82 countries, spread across 26 categories, will be screened until December 19. Today, 11 films will be shown at various venues. In the International Competition section, five films from different countries competing for the Suvarna Chakoram and Rajatha Chakoram awards will also be screened today. Smithy M Palluruthy, Akashvani News, Thiruvananthapuram.

 

 

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In Kerala, the total number of digitised enumeration forms in the SIR process has reached 2 crore 75 lakh 99 thousand 4 hundred sixty six which accounts for 99.10 per cent of all forms distributed. According to the Chief Electoral Officer, the number of uncollectable forms has risen to 24 lakh 10 thousand 3 hundred seventeen.

 

 

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Bangladesh’s deposed premier Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League has demanded a neutral caretaker government to hold free and participatory general elections. The party has rejected the polls schedule announced by what it called the illegal government’s illegal election commission. Bangladesh Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has announced to hold the general elections on 12th of February, next year. The interim government has banned all activities of the Awami League. In a statement posted on its social media handle, Awami League said, it is now clear that the current occupying authority is entirely biased. The party said, under interim government’s control, it is impossible to ensure a fair and normal environment where transparency, neutrality, and the people’s will can be reflected.

 

 

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Canada’s new anti-hate bill – C-9 has been amended to distinguish the sacred Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist ‘swastika’ from Nazi imagery.

 

“On Wednesday, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights unanimously agreed to remove the term ‘swastika’ from the English version of the bill. The ‘original draft’ of Bill C-9 had described a banned hate symbol as the Nazi Hakenkreuz, also known as the Nazi swastika. Hindu, Jain and Buddhist groups objected strongly to this, arguing that this phrasing incorrectly associated their ancient, sacred symbol of good fortune with Hitler’s emblem of hate.

The amended text now refers only to the ‘Nazi Hakenkreuz’ or the hooked cross, ensuring that the legislation targets the Nazi symbol alone and not the religious swastika. The amendment was moved by Liberal Party MP Anthony Housefather after concerns were raised by Indo-Canadian community groups over use of such terminology.

The proposed legislation will make it a crime to intimidate and obstruct people from accessing places of worship, schools, community centres and other places primarily used by an identifiable group. The committee’s vote is a major step forward, but Bill C-9 must still pass through the remaining stages of debate and approval in the House of Commons and Senate before receiving Royal Assent and becoming law. WITH AISHWARYA, ASHISH

PABRAHAM, AKASHVANI NEWS, DELHI.”

 

 

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In the FIFAe World Cup 2025 featuring eFootball Mobile, India’s Danial Patel stormed into the quarter-finals as table toppers of Group B in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia yesterday. India will now face Malaysia in the quarterfinals today at 06:30 PM, Indian Time. Indian Football’s official YouTube channel will live stream the match.

India finished the group stage as table toppers of group B, having won 6 out of 10 games with 21 points. Danial Patel is representing India, with Mujtaba Husaini as his coach.

 

 

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In men’s Cricket, South Africa defeated India by 51 runs in the second T20 encounter of the five-match series in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh last night. Chasing a target of 214 runs, India were bundled out for 162 with 5 balls to spare. Earlier, put into bat, the visitors posted 213 runs for the loss of four wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.

 

 

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Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-19 Asia Cup 2025 is set to begin in Dubai today. The opening match will be played between Ayush Mhatre led India and hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai this morning. The match will begin at 10:30 AM, Indian Time.

 

 

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TODAY’S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINE,

 

  • Detention of Luthra brothers, Modi-Trump talks on ties and trade and IndiGo’s gross mismanagement are stories covered by the Press today.
  • Hindustan Times writes, ‘Modi, Trump discuss progress in ties, trade’ adding that the two leaders spoke on phone for the first time since October as the new US deputy trade representative, Rick Switzer, concluded a two-day visit to India, during which he engaged with top officials here.
  • ‘Luthra brothers detained in Phuket, India seeks return,’ headlines The Times of India while The Indian Express writes, ‘Goa club owners who fled hours after deadly blaze held in Thailand.’
  • ‘Gross mismanagement, fault lies with IndiGo: Says Government on crisis’ writes Hindustan Times.
  • And finally, A plea for passive euthanasia has gained traction. The Indian Express quotes the apex court in its headline, ‘Have to do somethin’, Supreme Court wants to examine man comatose for thirteen years.

 

 

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THE HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN,

 

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi to embark on a four-day visit to Jordan, Ethiopia, and Oman beginning 15th of this month.

 

  • President Droupadi Murmu to visit Nupee Lal Memorial complex in Imphal today to pay her respect to brave women warriors of Manipur.

 

 

  • Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav declares the state free of naxalism, following surrender of two Maoists in Balaghat district.

 

  • 30th International Film Festival of Kerala to begin today in Thiruvananthapuram.

 

  • Sheikh Hasina’s party Awami League demands neutral caretaker government for Bangladesh to hold free and fair general elections.

 

 

  • India’s Danial Patel storms into quarter-finals of FIFAe World Cup 2025, featuring eFootball Mobile in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

 

 

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