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Breaking News Live Updates, December 03, 2025: The Supreme Court has postponed the hearing on bail petitions of accused Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, and others in the Delhi riots case to December 9. The next hearing of the case will be on December 9 and 10.
IndiGo, the airline that usually carries nearly two out of every three domestic flyers in India, is battling one of its most severe operational breakdowns in recent years. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said a total of 1,232 flights were cancelled during the disruption, including 258 due to airport or airspace restrictions and 92 linked to an ATC system failure. The regulator has directed IndiGo to appear at its headquarters to present the facts behind the situation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to arrive in India on December 4 for a two-day State visit during the 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit. Putin's agenda in India is expected to be packed and might cover crucial areas spanning defence hardware, energy cooperation, trade in national currencies, and advanced nuclear projects.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told news agency ANI that the Indo-Russian partnership is deeply rooted in "a deep historic background of mutual understanding" and a shared vision of global affairs grounded in international law, setting a strong rhetorical foundation for the upcoming talks. Putin's visit to India amid Russia's war with Ukraine and tussle with Europe is extremely crucial.
Ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt has approached the Supreme Court seeking suspension of the 20-year jail sentence imposed on him in the 1996 drug planting case. The case was listed on Wednesday before a bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi. It got adjourned at the request of Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal.
Centre has clarified that the Sanchar Saathi mobile app will not be mandatory for smartphone manufacturers to pre-install on new devices. The decision comes after days of criticism and concerns raised by users, privacy advocates, and smartphone brands. The earlier mandate had directed manufacturers to preload the Sanchar Saathi app on all upcoming devices sold in India, with the aim of strengthening telecom security and preventing phone misuse. The sudden announcement had sparked a political and consumer debate around user freedom and privacy.
The Calcutta High Court's division bench on Wednesday set aside an order of a single bench that had terminated the appointments of 32,000 primary teachers in the cash-for-jobs scam case in West Bengal. On May 12, 2023, then Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay's single bench terminated the appointments of 32,000 primary teachers in the scam case. The new order on Wednesday was passed by a division bench of Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Reetobroto Kumar Mitra. The teachers were recruited in 2014 through the Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET).
The Supreme Court has postponed the hearing on bail petitions of accused Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, and others in the Delhi riots case to December 9. The next hearing of the case will be on December 9 and 10.
In a disturbing show that drew an estimated 80,000 onlookers, a public execution was carried out in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province on Tuesday. According to the reports, a 13-year-old boy was instructed to pull the trigger. The chilling event unfolded inside Khost’s central stadium, a scene publicly encouraged by Taliban officials who had issued widespread notices on Monday urging residents to attend. According to Amu TV, citing locals, the executed man was accused of killing members of the teen's family.
Amid continuing poor air quality, the Centre on Wednesday asked Delhi-NCR authorities to crack down on highly polluting industries that miss the December 31 deadline to install real-time emission monitoring systems and air pollution control devices, PTI reported.
West Bengal BJP MPs met Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to discuss preparations for the 2026 elections.
A Delhi court on Wednesday ordered framing of charges against the Uphaar fire tragedy convict Sushil Ansal in a separate case for allegedly concealing criminal cases and submitting false declarations for passport renewal.He was booked by the Delhi Police in 2019, and he was accused of furnishing false information, as he failed to declare his conviction in the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire tragedy, PTI reported.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit an extremely important, says Congress leader Shashi Tharoor.
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs protested outside the Parliament against Centre over dues pending for West Bengal.
The BJP has won seven out of the 12 seats in MCD pools, where polls were held on November 30. As per results announced by the state election commission, 3 seats went to AAP The Congress and the All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) won one seats each.
The govt and the Opposition gas agreed to discuss the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in the Lok Sabha next week. The debate will be preceded by the discussion on 150 years of 'Vande Mataram'.
Around 58 flights scheduled to depart from Kempegowda International Airport ( KIA ) on Tuesday and Wednesday have been delayed, according to flight tracking website Skyscanner. Out of these, around 29 flights were delayed on Tuesday.
Mobility is an increasingly important factor in the international economy, sys EAM Dr S Jaishankar.
The Congress will hold meeting with DMK president and chief minister MK Stalin on December 3 in Chennai. Both sides will discuss seat sharing for 2026 Assembly polls.
The counting of votes for MCD bypolls to 12 wards is underway amid tight security at 10 counting centres. Of the 12 wards, nine were earlier held by the BJP and the remaining by AAP. Elections in these wards were held on November 12.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was truly secular, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Talks between Russia and the US on ending the nearly four-year war in Ukraine were productive, but much work remains, Yuri Ushakov, a senior adviser to President Vladimir Putin, told reporters on Wednesday. Putin met US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner in the Kremlin in talks that began late Tuesday as part of a renewed push by the Trump administration to broker a peace deal. Both sides agreed not to disclose the substance of the talks, AP reported.
Opposition is likely to continue with protests on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the Parliament. Several Opposition leaders had assembled outside Parliament premises on Tuesday to press for the demand.
Glitch, which affected Air India flights, has been restored and flights have started operating normally. Several Air India flights were delayed last evening.