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Breaking News Highlights: Parliament passes Bill to levy cess on pan masala manufacturing units

| | Updated on: Dec 08, 2025 | 11:22 PM

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The Parliament passed the  Bill to levy cess on pan masala units on Monday.
The Parliament passed the Bill to levy cess on pan masala units on Monday.

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Breaking News Live Updates, December 08, 2025:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated the debate on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram in Lok Sabha on Monday . The debate comes amid a political row after the PM accused the Congress of removing certain lines from India's national  song in 1937,. Amid the ongoing crisi, IndiGo flew over 1,800 flights, with 90%On-Time Performance. 

08 Dec 2025 09:11 PM (IST)

Parliament passes Bill to levy cess on pan masala units

The Parliament on Monday approved a Bill that seeks to impose cess on pan masala manufacturing units to augment resources for meeting expenditure on national security and public health. Rajya Sabha returned the Bill to the Lok Sabha, which had cleared it on December 5.

08 Dec 2025 08:14 PM (IST)

IndiGo CEO, COO file replies

IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers and COO Isidre Porqueras have filed replies to the show-cause notices issued by DGCA over the airline's massive flight disruptions, PTI reported

08 Dec 2025 06:38 PM (IST)

Rammohan Naidu to speak in Lok Sabha tomorrow on IndiGo crisis

Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu will address Lok Sabha tomorrow on IndiGo crisis,

08 Dec 2025 06:21 PM (IST)

IndiGo operates 1,800 flights on Monday

IndiGo has operated 1,800 flights on Monday, reporting 90 percent On-Time Performance. It also refunded Rs 827 crore to passengers so far.

08 Dec 2025 06:17 PM (IST)

MEA condemns attack on Afghan civilians

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) condemned the killing of various Afghan civilians on Monday. It said that India supports the territorial integrity of Afghanistan.

08 Dec 2025 05:54 PM (IST)

Rajya Sabha takes up Bill on pan masala units

The Health Security se National Security Cess Bill 2025 was taken up in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman saying it intends to create a "dedicated resource stream" for two domains of national importance -- health security and national security, PTI reported.

08 Dec 2025 05:15 PM (IST)

Vande Mataram an example of India's ethos: Birla

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday described "Vande Mataram" as a reflection of India's harmony and strength, as the House took up a day-long discussion on the national song penned by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. In his opening remarks, Birla said that as the country commemorates the 150-year glorious journey of 'Vande Mataram', it remains etched in the heart of every Indian even today.

08 Dec 2025 04:38 PM (IST)

Delhi Police nabs Bawaria gang member

The Delhi Police has arrested a wanted member of the Bawaria gang, who is an alleged interstate criminal and was on the run in more than a dozen cases, an official said on Monday.The accused, identified as Sanjay alias Jhallu, a resident of Shamli in Uttar Pradesh, was traced to Mandi Gobindgarh in Punjab, where he had been hiding to evade arrest, he said as per PTI.

08 Dec 2025 04:22 PM (IST)

CMG formed to tackle ongoing crisis: IndiGo

IndiGo has shared a statement saying a Crisis Managament Group (CMG) has been formed to tackle the crisis. It is holding meeting daily on the crisis, the airline said.

08 Dec 2025 02:54 PM (IST)

'This is divisive politics, disappointing to hear from PM Modi': MDMK MP Durai Vaiko

On PM Modi's speech in Lok Sabha during debate on Vande Mataram, MDMK MP Durai Vaiko says, "I am proud of Vande Mataram... In 1881, 4 more stanzas were added, referred to a particular religion and those days it became a controversy. India being a land of so many religions, faiths, and castes, the last 4 stanzas made people think that it should not be seen as a national song... Then there was a committee formed by JL Nehru, Rajendra Prasad and others that decided that the first two stanzas, which unified us as Indians should be the National song and they avoided the other 4 stanzas... The PM said the last 4 stanzas should not have been deleted... this is divisive politics and it is disappointing to be coming from our Prime Minister..."

08 Dec 2025 01:45 PM (IST)

PM Modi to host dinner for NDA MPs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a dinner meeting with NDA MPs.

The meeting will take place on December 11th.

He will discuss the upcoming assembly elections and the government's work with all the NDA MPs

08 Dec 2025 11:11 AM (IST)

Supreme Court declines urgent hearing on IndiGo flight delays, cites government action

The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking an urgent hearing in the matter regarding the recent cancellations and delays of commercial passenger flights by the airline company IndGo.

The plea was mentioned by an advocate who stated that around 2500 flights have been delayed in 95 airports in the country, and people are suffering because of it.

“We understand that lakhs of people are stranded.

Maybe some people have urgent work, and they are not able to... But then the government of India has taken cognisance of the issue. Timely steps appear to have been taken. We don’t see any urgency right now,” says CJI Surya Kant.

08 Dec 2025 11:08 AM (IST)

Goa fire: Police hands over staff's body to family

Body of Birch restaurant staff member, Manojit Mal, handed over to his family in Arpora

He died in the fire which broke out in the restaurant on 7th December. A total of 25 people lost their lives in the fire incident.

08 Dec 2025 09:29 AM (IST)

IndiGo flights may continue experiencing delays: IndiGo advisory

08 Dec 2025 09:29 AM (IST)

Lok Sabha to hold special discussion on 150 years of 'Vande Mataram' on Monday

08 Dec 2025 06:44 AM (IST)

'Where will I go with my family tonight', says frustrated IndiGo passenger

 A passenger stranded at Mumbai Airport says, "I am from Ahmedabad. We went to Goa on vacation… We had a connecting flight for Ahmedabad… They are giving two options: cancel the flight or wait till 3:30 pm… Where will I go with my family late at night?..."

08 Dec 2025 06:45 AM (IST)

Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma addresses BJP's Social Media Warriors Meet-2025 in Jaipur

Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma addressed the BJP's Social Media Warriors Meet-2025 at the Durgapura Agricultural Research Centre in Jaipur. Rajasthan BJP President Madan Rathore and BJP Social Media State Coordinator Hirendra Kaushik were also present during the meet.

08 Dec 2025 06:40 AM (IST)

Trump calls for review of Netflix’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, notes ' lot of market share'

On the Netflix deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, US President Donald Trump says, "That has to go through a process, and we will see what happens. Netflix is a great company...But it's a lot of market share, so we will have to see what happens"

Published On - Dec 08,2025 06:29 AM

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