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Breaking News Live Updates: "Donald Trump deserves a Nobel Prize for bringing India and Russia together the way he did", says Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin on Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India.
He further says, "From Russia's perspective, the visit is extremely positive, and India has bestowed honours on Vladimir Putin that he can hardly get anywhere else in the world. I would actually argue that Donald Trump deserves a Nobel Prize for bringing India and Russia together the way he did...How many of these agreements (MoUs) are actually going to come to fruition? How many of the decisions being made now are motivated by a true melding of interests? How many are being motivated by animosity towards the way in which President Donald Trump has treated Prime Minister Modi and India more broadly?..."
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday inaugurated skill development centres, ITI-level vocational courses and polytechnic diploma programmes across Haryana jails under the project ‘Empowering Lives Behind Bars’. Speaking at Bhondsi prison in Gurugram, he stressed planned reintegration and psychological rehabilitation for inmates. The CJI also launched a month-long anti-drug awareness campaign across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh.
The Odisha government on Saturday announced two major schemes to strengthen rural industries — the Rs 274-crore Chief Minister Silk Development Scheme and the Rs 490-crore Chief Minister Weaving Industry Development Scheme. Approved by the state Cabinet led by CM Mohan Charan Majhi, the initiatives aim to modernise sericulture, promote ethical ‘Ahimsa’ silk, support textile units and expand employment. The Cabinet also cleared proposals on fisheries cadre restructuring and the Odisha Pharma & Medical Device Policy 2025.
Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Kailash Satyarthi, along with Trump Media & Technology Group director Eric Swider and Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, will speak at the inaugural Telangana Rising Global Summit on December 8–9. More than 2,500 delegates from 42 countries are set to join the event, which features 27 sector-specific sessions on technology, sustainability, healthcare and economic growth. The state will unveil its ‘Telangana Rising 2047’ vision document targeting a USD 3 trillion economy.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said the state PWD has no role in national highway construction, asserting that the NHAI alone is responsible. He was responding to questions after an under-construction flyover on NH-66 in Kollam collapsed, damaging a service road and trapping several vehicles, including a school bus. Vijayan said any lapses lay within NHAI’s systems, while the Opposition accused both state and Centre of negligence and corruption.
Hyderabad cyber crime police have registered a case after an AIMIM functionary complained about a fabricated video of party chief Asaduddin Owaisi circulating on social media. The morphed clip shows Owaisi standing before a Hanuman idol and reciting the Hanuman Chalisa, police said. The complaint was filed on December 5, and an investigation is underway to trace those responsible for creating and sharing the doctored video.
Assam Police on Saturday issued special traffic and logistical guidelines ahead of American artist Post Malone’s debut concert in Guwahati on Monday. Restrictions on commercial carriers and slow vehicles will begin at 10 am in Khanapara, with curbs for small vehicles from 3 pm until the event ends. Designated parking zones have been arranged, while school buses, emergency vehicles and local residents are exempt. Over 20,000 attendees are expected at the show.
A Kaushambi district court has sentenced three men—Mustaq Ali alias Gunga, Bhola and Deepak, to life imprisonment for the 2022 rape and murder of a married woman. Additional District Government Advocate Prem Prakash said the victim was attacked with a sharp-edged weapon while sleeping at her home in West Shirira on March 26, 2022. A case of gang rape and murder was registered and the court delivered the verdict on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged citizens to eliminate the “slave mentality” rooted in colonial-era thinking within the next decade, saying every sector is now shedding that mindset with pride. Addressing the HT Leadership Summit, he criticised the old use of the term “Hindu rate of growth” and highlighted India’s 8.2% Q2 GDP growth as proof of strong fundamentals. Modi said that amid global uncertainty, India is emerging as a trusted, high-growth economy.
Delhi Police arrested a 36-year-old vagabond, Wasim, for allegedly kidnapping a two-and-a-half-year-old boy in Jamuna Bazar to pressure the child’s mother into marrying him. The woman, a street vendor, had been refusing his advances for a year. With no phone for tracking, police traced him through human intelligence to Moradabad, where the child was rescued. Wasim admitted he abducted the boy after an argument on December 2.
A CRPF camp has been established in remote Pallewaya village of Chhattisgarh’s Abujhmad region to fill the long-standing security vacuum and enable development works. Set up jointly by Dantewada police and CRPF’s 165th battalion, the camp will act as a forward operating base under the state’s “Niyad Nella Nar” initiative. Officials said it will connect inaccessible villages and bring basic services, while dismantling Maoist influence in what was once a core rebel zone.
Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday said Nagaland’s cultural richness, craftsmanship and rising economic potential merit wider national and global recognition. Wrapping up his three-day visit, he urged people not to view the state only through the Hornbill Festival. Praising local artisans and the state’s high-quality Arabica and Robusta coffee, he said the Centre is exploring value addition and processing support for the sector, calling it a key strength identified by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio.
To ease passenger troubles caused by widespread IndiGo cancellations, GHIAL and TGSRTC have teamed up to assist affected travellers. As a temporary measure, special TGSRTC buses were arranged from Hyderabad’s RGIA. Two sleeper buses were scheduled from Arrival Ramp, Pillar 08 — to Chennai at 14:30 (Rs 2,110) and Bengaluru at 14:45 (Rs 1,670). The Bengaluru bus departed with few passengers, but the Chennai bus is still waiting. From 6 pm, more buses to Rajahmundry, Kakinada and Visakhapatnam will run from Zone D, offering some relief to stranded passengers.
Central Railway is operating 14 special trains to manage high passenger demand, CPRO Swapnil Nila said on Saturday. The services include trains from Gorakhpur, Hyderabad, Howrah and Bilaspur to Mumbai. Notifications for these trains have been issued until December 12. Nila added that Indian Railways and Central Railway will introduce additional special trains if required to ensure smooth travel for commuters.
The Congress on Saturday slammed the government over massive IndiGo flight disruptions, saying PM Modi promised ease of air travel but delivered “cease of air travel”. With over 1,000 cancellations in a day and continued chaos, the party alleged the crisis stems from the BJP’s push for a duopoly and withdrawal of pilot fatigue norms. Congress MP Sasikanth Senthil accused the government of crony capitalism and asked if Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu would take responsibility.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the long-delayed Babasaheb Ambedkar memorial at Mumbai’s Indu Mill site will be completed by December 6 next year. Speaking at Chaityabhoomi on the 69th Mahaparinirvan Diwas, he said construction is underway. NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule questioned the delay, noting major state projects finish on time. The memorial will include a bronze-clad statue, auditorium, library and meditation centre.
On Lok Sabha LoP & Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi’s statement, BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain says, "... Congress leaders have no right to speak about the Constitution. They imposed the Emergency in this country. Rahul Gandhi must stop making such statements. He has become addicted to making these remarks, and it is a bad habit he has formed..."
On suspended TMC leader Humayun Kabir to lay foundation stone of Babri Masjid, BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh says, "The same Babur who came to India aiming to wipe out the country's culture was condemned by Guru Nanak Sahib as a tyrant. He turned the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saryu rivers red with Hindu blood, committed atrocities, and destroyed temples. India will never accept any monument or object in his name."
On Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi's statement, he says, "Pandit Nehru's Himalayan mistakes, whether it was Article 370, Article 35A, preventing changes to the country's education policy, erecting a wall to block the rights of the underprivileged, or insulting the thinking of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, the country can never forget them. The country is still suffering because of Nehru's Himalayan mistakes today... The country knows all these things, and they are historical facts. They cannot be denied and hidden, Sonia Ji..."
Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir gets on the stage at the venue where he will lay the foundation stone of Babri Masjid.
On Dr. Ambedkar Overseas Scholarship, Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin says, "Only six students benefited between 2003 and 2021, whereas 385 students have availed the scholarship in the last five years. Students from Tamil Nadu are now pursuing education in reputed foreign universities including Oxford, with Rs 162 crore disbursed under this scheme alone...In the last four years, 9,659 students have received Rs 90.27 crore in scholarships. Final-year law students are being provided training assistance of Rs 10,000."
On Lok Sabha LoP & Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi’s statement, Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar says, "... My honest advice to the people is not to listen to Rahul Gandhi’s words of wisdom. Sorry, but Rahul Gandhi embarrasses himself time and again. In Kerala, or elsewhere, the Congress Party behaves in the same manner as Rahul Gandhi. They don't think in the national interest as these things don't matter to them..."
Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit says, "India has very good relations with Russia...It is very wrong to not invite both the LoPs (in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in banquet hosted by President Droupadi Murmu in honour of Russian President Putin)...It is very unfortunate and what can we expect from this government..."
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi says, "...While we welcome ongoing analysis of his (former PM Jawaharlal Nehru) contributions, what is not acceptable is the systematic attempt being made to denigrate, distort, demean and defame him. The sole objective of this is not only to diminish him as a personality, his universally recognised role in India's independence struggle and his early decades as a leader of an independent nation challenged by unprecedented problems, but it is also to demolish his multifaceted legacy in a self-serving attempt to rewrite history. Analysis is one thing, but deliberate mischief with what he said, what he wrote and what he did is another thing and totally unacceptable. Who are the forces that have launched this project?...They belong to the ideology that had no role in our freedom movement, the making of our Constitution. In fact, they even burnt it and were totally against it."
Chhatarpur ASP Aditya Patle says, "Five people died after the vehicle they were travelling in collided with a truck. Two others have been admitted to the hospital. The driver of the truck has been arrested and the vehicle has been seized by the police. All seven people belonged to the same family"
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma says, "...The way Congress has committed corruption is evident. A leader is coming out of jail and some are preparing to go. This is the condition of Congress... They have done nothing but corruption and loot...Congress is the mother of corruption, and the country's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, says that he will not spare the corrupt. He will not spare them at any cost"
