Breaking News Live Updates: Congress synonymous with lies, says Anurag Thakur on MNREGA

Breaking News Live Updates, December 21, 2025: A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa in southern Ukraine killed eight people and wounded 27, Ukraine's emergency service said Saturday, as a Kremlin envoy was set to travel to Florida for talks on a US-proposed plan to end the nearly four-year war. The discussions are part of the Trump administration's monthslong push for peace that also included meetings with Ukrainian and European officials in Berlin earlier this week. Ukraine's chief negotiator said late Friday that his delegation had completed separate meetings in the US with American and European partners.

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Congress synonymous with lies: Anurag Thakur

Congress is synonymous with lie, says JP MP Anurag Thakur on MNREGA.

Bihar CM arrives in Delhi

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar arrived in Delhi on Sunday.

Situation in Bangladesh is quite difficult: Mohan Bhagwat

Even though it's difficult, for maximum protection, the Hindus in Bangladesh will have to stay united, said RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.

11 flights cancelled at Srinagar airport

At least 11 flights were cancelled on Sunday at Srinagar International Airport, after snowfall in the upper reaches and rainfall in the plains of the valley, officials said.

Delhi Police busts racket selling fake premium mobile phones, 4 held

The Delhi Police has busted a racket involved in the illegal assembly and sale of fake premium mobile phones in the Karol Bagh area and arrested four people, an official said on Sunday. As many as 512 fake premium smartphones of a brand, including fold and flip models, along with a large quantity of mobile parts and fake IMEI stickers, were recovered during the operation, police said.

PM Modi attacks Congress at Assam rally

Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "Just think, why is work for the welfare of farmers only happening after the BJP government came to power?... The technology in the old factories became outdated, and the Congress governments paid no attention to it. Many units of Namrup kept shutting down because of this... Congress never found a solution to this problem. They were nonchalant. Our double-engine government is solving those problems too that were created by the Congress... They did such a terrible job that even after 11 years of hard work, I still have a lot of work left to do... In 2014, only 225 lakh metric tonne of urea was produced nationwide... After the hard work of the last 10-11 years, this production has risen to around 306 lakh metric tonne..."

New chapter of industrial progress about to begin in Northeast: PM Modi at Namrup rally in Assam

After performing the Bhoomi Pujan for the Ammonia-Urea Project of Assam Valley Fertiliser and Chemical Company Ltd, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "Today is a big day for Assam and the entire North-East. The dream that Namrup and Dibrugarh had been waiting for a long time is being fulfilled today. A new chapter of industrial progress is about to begin in this whole area... Before coming to Dibrugarh, a new terminal of the airport was inaugurated in Guwahati. Everyone is saying that Assam has caught on to a new pace of development. What you are experiencing right now is just the beginning..."

PM Modi addresses rally in Assam's Dibrugarh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins his address at the public rally organised in Namrup, Dibrugarh, in Assamese.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma addresses public rally in Namrup

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma addresses the public rally organised in Namrup, Dibrugarh, where PM Modi will perform Bhoomi Pujan for the Ammonia-Urea Project of Assam Valley Fertiliser and Chemical Company Ltd.  

Railways announces new fare structure, to be implemented from December 26, 2025

The Railway has announced a new fare structure effective from December 26, 2025, with no fare increase for journeys under 215 km in Ordinary Class. For journeys beyond 215 km, there will be a fare hike of 1 paise per km in Ordinary Class, and 2 paise per km for Mail/Express Non-AC and AC classes. The expected revenue gain from this change is RS 600 crore, and passengers on a 500 km Non-AC journey will pay an additional Rs 10.

BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal defends government's VB-G-RAM-G Bill

On VB-G-RAM-G Bill passed in Parliament, BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal says, "For the first time, all workers are getting the opportunity for 125 days of employment instead of 100. Secondly, the Livelihood Mission has been integrated into the scheme. This will create employment opportunities in many new areas. And the third significant benefit is that the scheme has been suspended for 1 to 2 months because farmers have been unable to find labourers during the harvesting or sowing seasons. These three changes are very positive... This law is in the best interest of those who need employment"

PM Modi visits Swahid Smarak Kshetra in Guwahati

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the Swahid Smarak Kshetra and pays homage to the martyrs of the Assam Movement.

Wanted gangster killed in shootout in Bulandshahr, UP

Zubair alias Azad, alias Peter, a wanted criminal with a bounty of Rs 50,000 on his head, was killed in a police encounter on the intervening night of Saturday-Sunday.

SSP Dinesh Kumar Singh says, "Today, the Inspector of Kotwali Dehat, along with his police force, was conducting checks on Syana Road. They attempted to stop two men on a motorcycle. The men opened fire on the police party and tried to escape... They encountered a police force from Gulaothi coming from the opposite direction. Seeing themselves surrounded, the criminals fired several rounds at the police party. When the police fired back in self-defence, one of the criminals was shot and injured... He was taken to the hospital, where the doctor declared him dead. The deceased's name is Zubair alias Azad, alias Peter... He had more than 40 cases registered against him... He was involved in serious crimes such as robbery, theft, and gangster activities. A reward of Rs 50,000 had been announced for his capture by the Gulaothi police station. The police in Bulandshahr, Kotwali Dehat, and Gulaothi also wanted him... A .30 bore pistol, live cartridges, and spent cartridges were recovered from the scene... A search operation is underway to apprehend the other suspect who escaped."

Devotees brave the cold wave to take a holy dip in the Ganga river in Varanasi

IMD forecasts a minimum temperature of 9° C in the city.

San Francisco outages leaves 130,000 without power

A massive outage knocked out power to 130,000 homes and businesses in San Francisco on Saturday, Pacific Gas and Electric Co said. The power failure left a large swath of the northern part of the city in the dark, beginning with the Richmond and Presidio neighborhoods and areas around Golden Gate Park in the early afternoon and growing in size. PG&E did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the cause of the blackouts. The outage represents roughly one-third of the utility company's customers in the city.

US forces stop oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as Trump follows up on promise to seize tankers

US forces on Saturday stopped an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Donald Trump continues to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The pre-dawn operation comes days after Trump announced a "blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers coming in and out of the South American country and follows the December 10 seizure by American forces of an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast.

Actress Nora Fatehi sustains minor injury in car accident

Bollywood actress Nora Fatehi sustained a minor injury in a car accident on Link Road in suburban Amboli on Friday afternoon, police said. Police arrested Vinay Sakpal (27), whose car allegedly dashed the vehicle in which the actress was riding. He was suspected to be under the influence of alcohol, the official added.

Security tightened at Indian Assistant High Commission Office, visa centre in B'desh amid protests

Security has been strengthened at the Indian Assistant High Commission office and the visa application centre in Bangladesh's Sylhet city in the wake of heightened tensions following the death of prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, officials said on Saturday. The enhanced security measures were put in place to ensure that "no third party can exploit the situation", Additional Deputy Commissioner (Media) of the Sylhet Metropolitan Police Saiful Islam was quoted as saying by The Dhaka Tribune newspaper.

Australia marks Day of Reflection for Bondi Beach shooting victims

Australians will light candles at 6:47 p.m. on Sunday (7:47 GMT) to collectively commemorate the moment the first shots rang out a week earlier at Sydney's Bondi Beach in an attack on a Jewish festival that left 15 dead. The federal and New South Wales state governments have declared Sunday a national Day of Reflection, a week after Australia's worst mass shooting since 35 died in Tasmania state in 1996.

Russian strike on Odesa kills 8 as US hosts Kremlin envoy for talks on peace plan

A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa in southern Ukraine killed eight people and wounded 27, Ukraine's emergency service said Saturday, as a Kremlin envoy was set to travel to Florida for talks on a US-proposed plan to end the nearly four-year war. The discussions are part of the Trump administration's monthslong push for peace that also included meetings with Ukrainian and European officials in Berlin earlier this week. Ukraine's chief negotiator said late Friday that his delegation had completed separate meetings in the US with American and European partners.