10-Dec-2025
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December, marking the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) adopted in 1948. The day reaffirms the global commitment to dignity, equality, justice, and freedom for all.
10-Dec-2025
Members of the INDIA bloc intend to submit an impeachment motion in Parliament against Justice G.R. Swaminathan of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court. The move follows his direction to the Subramaniya Swamy Temple authorities to ensure the lighting of a lamp near a dargah during the Karthigai Deepam festival—an order that triggered political and constitutional debate.
09-Dec-2025
Karnataka has introduced the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025, proposing 1–10 years’ imprisonment, enhanced fines, and collective liability for organisations involved in hate speech or hate-related offences.
The state government argues that India lacks a clear statutory definition of hate speech, despite its frequent use in public debate — creating gaps in enforcement and leaving police dependent on scattered provisions.
09-Dec-2025
IndiGo’s large-scale flight cancellations and the government’s subsequent suspension of the DGCA’s newly notified Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms have raised serious concerns about India’s aviation safety framework.
08-Dec-2025
A large number of flight cancellations and delays by IndiGo led to widespread dissatisfaction among passengers. On December 5, 2025, the DGCA granted IndiGo a temporary exemption from the new night-duty limit imposed on pilots. This move came amid persistent operational disruptions, crew shortages, and increasing passenger hardship.
08-Dec-2025
A Private Member’s Bill titled the Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha to legally protect employees from work-related calls, messages, or emails outside designated office hours.
08-Dec-2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared Niger free of onchocerciasis (river blindness), making it the first country in the WHO African Region to eliminate the disease. This achievement marks a historic milestone in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
06-Dec-2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India in December 2025 and the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit added a new dimension to the long-standing partnership between the two countries, based on trust, mutual respect, and strategic alignment.
06-Dec-2025
The Supreme Court has asked the Union Government whether its recent order allowing persecuted minorities from neighbouring countries to enter India is in conflict with the Assam Accord, particularly its fixed migration cut-off date of 24 March 1971.
05-Dec-2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued global guidelines for the first time supporting the use of GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs for the long-term treatment of obesity. This guideline emphasizes viewing obesity as a chronic disease, not a problem that can be cured solely through lifestyle changes.
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