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Massive U.S. Missile Strike in Syria: In a significant escalation, the U.S. military reported striking over 70 Islamic State targets inside central Syria. The operation used more than 100 munitions to cripple ISIS infrastructure.
Political Shift in Chile: Conservative hardliner José Antonio Kast secured victory in Chile's presidential runoff with 58% of the vote.
U.S. Crackdown on Illegal Stay: U.S. border patrol agents arrested 49 illegal immigrants, including 30 Indian nationals, who were found operating semitrucks with commercial driver's licenses.
Tarique Rahman’s Return to Dhaka: After nearly 18 years in exile in the U.K., BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman is scheduled to return to Bangladesh today. The return formally launches the party's campaign for the February 2026 general election.
Libyan Air Tragedy: A private jet crashed overnight, killing Libya's army chief of staff and seven others after reporting an electrical fault.
ISRO’s LVM3 Milestone: ISRO successfully launched the BlueBird Block-2 satellite, the largest commercial communications satellite, into Low Earth Orbit (LEO). At 6,100 kg, it is the heaviest payload ever launched from Indian soil.
Aravalli Mining Ban: The Union Environment Ministry directed Haryana, Rajasthan, and Gujarat to strictly enforce the Supreme Court's order preventing new mining leases in the Aravalli ranges until a management plan is finalized.
New National Anti-Terror Policy: The Centre is reportedly finalizing India's first comprehensive anti-terror policy to provide a unified template for States to combat digital radicalization
Good Governance Week: Over 17 lakh public grievances were disposed of across States and UTs during the week-long celebration from December 19 to 25.
PPP Model for Medical Colleges: CM N. Chandrababu Naidu gave the nod for the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model in the construction of government medical colleges to ensure quality healthcare for the poor.
Uniform Cinema Ticket Pricing: The State government is preparing a single comprehensive G.O. to regulate cinema ticket prices across AP, ending the practice of issuing separate orders for individual films.
Garbage-Free Vision: The government aims to make AP a garbage-free state with the establishment of eight Waste-to-Energy Recycling Plants.
Pastor Honorarium: The AP government released ₹150.50 crore as a Christmas gift for 8,418 pastors, covering their monthly honorarium from Dec 2024 to Nov 2025.
East Godavari/Peravali: Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan performed the bhumi puja for the ₹3,050-crore 'Amarajeevi Jaladhaara' water grid project.
Vijayawada: Police busted a major child trafficking network, rescuing 11 babies and arresting 15 people.
Palakkad (Kerala): An attack on a children's Christmas carol group by an alleged RSS worker sparked widespread protests across the state.
West Karbi Anglong (Assam): The Army was deployed to maintain law and order following violent ethnic clashes over tribal grazing lands.
Record-Breaking Hazare Trophy: Virat Kohli became the fastest player to reach 16,000 List A runs, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar. Rohit Sharma matched David Warner’s record of most 150-plus scores in 50-over cricket with a 155-run knock for Mumbai.
Youngest Ton: At 14 years and 272 days, Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest to hit a ton in men’s List A cricket during Bihar’s record-breaking 574/6 against Arunachal.
U-19 Asia Cup: Pakistan lifted their second title after defeating India by 191 runs in the final in Dubai.
Senior National Badminton: Rising shuttlers Unnati Hooda and Tanvi Sharma advanced in the 87th senior nationals held in Vijayawada.
Uniform Pricing Policy: AP’s new ticket pricing framework will streamline costs across single screens and multiplexes.
Sreenivasan Passes Away: The legendary Malayalam actor and satirist Sreenivasan died at 69, leaving a void in political satire cinema.
Sundance Selection: The Telugu short film Osey Balamma has been selected for the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
LVM3 Rocket: Popularly known as the 'Bahubali' rocket of ISRO.
Bureau of Port Security (BoPS): A new statutory body constituted under the Merchant Shipping Act 2025 to oversee the security of ships and port facilities.
Kavach System: An indigenous Safety Integrity Level 4 (SIL-4) certified anti-collision system for Indian Railways.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee: The 10th Prime Minister of India; his birth anniversary (Dec 25) is observed as Good Governance Day.
Do you know that the BlueBird Block-2 satellite features a 223-square-metre phased array, making it the largest commercial satellite ever deployed in LEO?
Do you know that a trafficked child is legally regarded as an "Injured Witness", meaning their testimony is highly valued despite minor inconsistencies?
Do you know that 2025 marks the 150th anniversary of the National Song, Vande Mataram?
A.P. TET-2025: The preliminary answer key for Paper-2A (Mathematics and Science) has been released; objections are accepted until Dec 29.
Subharti University Ph.D. Admissions: Applications are open for various Ph.D. programs for the February 2026 entrance test.
NEET-UG 2026: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has released the final syllabus for the 2026-27 academic session.
🎄 Christmas & Good Governance Day
Good Governance Day: Established in 2014 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee (born Dec 25, 1924).
Vajpayee Statue Unveiling: A statue of Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be unveiled in Amaravati on his 101st birth anniversary by Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and CM Nara Chandrababu Naidu.
Atal Tunnel: A 9.02 km long tunnel in Himachal Pradesh named after the former PM to ensure all-weather connectivity.
Atal Setu: India’s longest sea bridge, spanning 21.8 km, connecting Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.
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