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The Environment Ministry has written to Haryana, Rajasthan, and Gujarat to ban new mining leases in the Aravalli Hills. The move complies with a Supreme Court order pending the finalisation of a Management Plan for Sustainable Mining.

The CBI will challenge the Delhi High Court's bail order for ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case. The victim protested the decision, expressing fear for her safety and calling for the bail to be cancelled.

St. Mary's Church in Ayodhya celebrated Christmas with vibrant decorations and hymns. As dense fog hit the city, the festive spirit swept across India, with special prayers in Noida, Mumbai, and Shimla, and symbolic candle lighting in Dharamshala.

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia joined a high-level task force meeting with NER CMs and ministers in New Delhi to boost the region's agri-horti ecosystem, focusing on strengthening the value chain and improving market linkages for farmers.

Members of the Bajrang Dal allegedly confronted a group of Christian women, wearing Santa Claus caps, in Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar, accusing them of engaging in religious proselytisation, and forced them to leave the area. 

President Droupadi Murmu, PM Narendra Modi, and other senior leaders paid floral tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the 'Sadaiv Atal' memorial in Delhi on his 101st birth anniversary. PM Modi praised Vajpayee's statesmanship.

Drishti IAS founder Dr. Vikas Divyakirti notes a shift in civil services, with more aspirants now coming from states like Bihar, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, compared to the earlier dominance of Kerala and Tamil Nadu around the year 2000.

President Droupadi Murmu extended Christmas greetings, emphasizing the festival's message of love, compassion, and service. She highlighted the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and called for strengthening values of peace, harmony, and equality.

National Consumer Day 2025, themed 'Efficient and Speedy Disposal through Digital Justice,' saw the govt highlight digital reforms. Over 1.4 lakh cases were disposed of in 2025, and new initiatives were launched to speed up consumer justice.

PM Modi expressed sorrow over the Chitradurga bus tragedy in which over 10 died. He announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for the deceased's kin and Rs 50,000 for the injured from PMNRF. The accident occurred when a bus collided with a lorry.