Bangladesh summons Indian Envoy over security concerns for missions

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, was summoned to Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs amid concerns over the security of Bangladeshi missions in India. Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam summoned the Indian High Commissioner, Prothomalo.com reported. Holding saffron flags and shouting slogans against the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, hundreds of supporters of the VHP and the Bajrang Dal broke barricades and clashed with police near the fortified Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi on Tuesday (December 23, 2025).

Assam district continues to burn, IPS officer among 34 police personnel injured

Assam’s West Karbi Anglong continued to burn on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) with mobs vandalising and torching shops, setting vehicles ablaze, and attacking the police with bombs, stones, and arrows at Kheroni, about 190 km southeast of Guwahati.

Over 24 lakh voters out of draft electoral roll in Kerala after SIR

A little over 24 lakh voters in Kerala have been excluded from the draft electoral roll published by the Election Commission of India (EC) on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) under way in the State.

42.7 lakh voters deleted from Madhya Pradesh draft roll after SIR

Over 42.74 lakh electors have been deleted from the draft voter list in Madhya Pradesh, published after the first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the State, the Election Commission said on Tuesday (December 23, 2025).

Centre asks States to hold special gram sabhas for awareness on VB-G RAM G

The Union government has written to the Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories, asking them to organise special gram sabha meetings to “create widespread awareness regarding key provisions and legal rights” under the newly-enacted Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgaar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, 2025.

Greta Thunberg arrested in London while supporting hunger-striking pro-Palestinian activists

Greta Thunberg was arrested in central London on Tuesday while supporting pro-Palestinian activists who are staging a hunger strike to protest their imprisonment while awaiting trial on charges related to a series of earlier demonstrations.

India’s first anti-terror policy to be released soon

The Union government is finalising India’s first anti-terror policy which will provide a template for all States to combat and respond to terror-related incidents, a senior government official told The Hindu. Digital radicalisation, the misuse of open borders, and conversion networks funded by foreign players are among the key issues being discussed in the run-up to the policy’s release.

Leh violence: 22 officials, including CRPF, Ladakh Police personnel, record statement before Judicial Commission

At least 22 security officials, including personnel of the Ladakh police and CRPF, have recorded their statement before a Judicial Commission headed by Justice Dr. B.S. Chauhan, mandated to inquire into the circumstances leading to violence and deaths of four civilians on September 24, 2025 in Ladakh’s Leh district, officials said.

95 lakh names deleted from rolls of three States, one UT

About 95 lakh names have been excluded from the draft electoral rolls in Andaman and Nicobar, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh which were published on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) as part of the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) exercise.

Over 27 lakh voters deleted from Chhattisgarh draft roll after SIR

Over 27 lakh or nearly 12.88% of voters in Chhattisgarh have been excluded from the draft electoral roll published by the Election Commission of India (EC) on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) under way in the State.

PM Shehbaz offers talks to Imran Khan’s party to ease political tension

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) offered talks to the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf to ease political tension in the country, days after the party founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years in jail each in a corruption case. Mr. Sharif made the offer while presiding over a federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad after recent overtures by the opposition leaders.

Thousands of new Epstein-linked documents released by U.S. Justice Department

Thousands of new documents linked to the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were made available on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), amid mounting criticism over the pace of the publication and heavy redactions. At least 8,000 files were posted online, including hundreds of videos or audio recordings, notably surveillance footage from August 2019, the month Epstein was found dead in his jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

Labour shortage during peak farm season to be addressed by new law: Shivraj Chouhan

Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) said the recently passed Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act addresses the labour shortage faced during peak farm seasons. The VB-G RAM G Act, which replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), was passed in Parliament last week.

PUC norm to stay even after GRAP-IV ends: Manjinder Singh Sirsa

The Delhi government will continue its ‘No PUC, No fuel’ policy for vehicles even after the GRAP-IV restrictions end, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Tuesday (December 23, 2025). The government will also allocate ₹100 crore for the rejuvenation of water bodies across the city, he said.

Chola Investment trashes corporate misgovernance allegations as malicious, baseless

Murugappa Group firm Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company (CIFCL) on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) dismissed corporate misgovernance allegations as "malicious and baseless", asserting that they were driven by ulterior motives. Allegations were levelled against some of the companies of the Murugappa Group by the Cobrapost website. It alleged that it has identified transactions aggregating upwards of ₹10,000 crore involving CIFCL and a network of related Murugappa Group entities, family members, and Key Management Personnel (KMP).