Students can quickly catch up on the most important news from India and around the world with these engaging headlines and short summaries.

Covering key events, governance updates, safety developments and major regional happenings from December 9, 2025, these highlights are ideal for school assemblies and classroom discussions.

National

  • DGCA to take appropriate action after IndiGo submits reply saying it is ‘profusely apologetic’

Mumbai: Aviation safety regulator DGCA on Monday said it has received IndiGo's response to the show cause notice issued over the large-scale flight cancellations and will take enforcement action. It also said that the airline is "profusely apologetic" and deeply regrets the inconvenience and hardship caused to customers following flight cancellations.

  • Violence erupts in Odisha’s Malkangiri after tribal woman’s killing; govt imposes curbs, internet ban

Malkangiri/Bhubaneswar: The administration on Monday suspended internet services in Odisha's Malkangiri district and clamped prohibitory orders in two villages following a clash between two groups over the killing of a tribal woman whose headless body was recovered from a river, police said.

  • Chinese national detained in J&K for visiting Ladakh without permission

Srinagar: A 29-year-old Chinese national, Hu Congtai, was detained for travelling to Ladakh and Srinagar without authorisation. Police found he had stayed at unregistered lodgings, explored sensitive sites and searched online for CRPF deployment details.

  • INR hits 90.11 against dollar: What’s in store for the rupee?

Mumbai: The Indian rupee declined by 16 paise to 90.11 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday.The depreciation was attributed to rising crude oil prices, ongoing foreign portfolio investor (FPI) outflows, and strong dollar demand from corporates and importers. The rupee opened at 90.07 in the interbank market before slipping further. On Friday, it had closed at 89.95 following the Reserve Bank of India’s first interest rate cut in six months.

  • Goa inferno: Absconding Birch owner Saurabh Luthra breaks silence; BIG statement after 25 deaths

Goa: A day after a catastrophic fire at Birch by Romeo Lane in North Goa killed 25 people, absconding club owner Saurabh Luthra has broken his silence for the first time. Luthra, who has been untraceable since the tragedy and is currently under a police look-out circular, posted a statement expressing “profound grief” and saying the management was “deeply shaken” by the deaths.

  • Actor Dileep acquitted in actress assault case; first six accused found guilty

Kochi: Actor Dileep has been acquitted in the high-profile actress assault case, while the court has found the first six accused guilty. Ernakulam Principal Sessions Judge Honey M Varghese concluded the trial on Monday. The sentencing for the convicted accused is scheduled for December 12. The bail of those found guilty has been cancelled.

  • Parliament Winter Session Day 6: Historic ‘Vande Mataram’ debate begins; Opposition questions timing

New Delhi: Day 6 of the Parliament Winter Session opened with high political and symbolic energy as the Lok Sabha convened a special debate on Vande Mataram, marking 150 years of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s iconic composition. To advertise here, Contact Us The discussion — unprecedented in scale and timing — is set to be a political highlight of the session, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to initiate the debate, followed by a lineup of senior ministers and opposition leaders.

  • ‘Nehru thought Vande Mataram will irritate Muslims’: PM Modi sparks political row in Parliament

New Delhi: A special discussion on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram opened to sharp political exchanges on Monday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the occasion to revisit historical disagreements over the national song.Initiating the debate in the Lok Sabha at 12 noon, Modi said the song had served as “a driving force” behind India’s freedom struggle and continued to inspire generation

  • India’s air travel turmoil seventh day; IndiGo cancels 500 flights

Delhi: India’s largest airline, IndiGo, continued to face operational disruptions on Monday, cancelling 500 flights while planning to operate 1,802 services to 137 out of 138 destinations. Major airports were heavily affected, with Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport recording 134 cancellations, Bengaluru 127, Hyderabad 77 and Chennai 71.

  • Fadnavis and Congress spar over duration of Winter session

Mumbai: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Congress leader Nana Patole exchanged sharp words over what the Opposition termed a “short” Winter session.

  • Naxalites kill road contractor in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

Bijapur: A road construction contractor was allegedly killed by Naxalites in Bijapur district, police said. An investigation is under way.

  • Babri-style mosque in WB’s Murshidabad: Rs 1.3 cr raised, online donations hit Rs 93 lakh

Baharampur: Donation boxes for the proposed Babri Masjid-style mosque initiated by suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir in West Bengal's Murshidabad district are nearly full, with cash-counting machines working through the night as contributions continue to flow in both physically and online.

International

  • Deadly border eruption undermines Trump peace deal as Thailand bombs Cambodia

Thailand on Monday carried out airstrikes against Cambodian military positions, marking the most dangerous escalation since the US–Malaysia-brokered peace plan began to unravel. The strikes came after a pre-dawn Cambodian assault that killed one Thai soldier and injured at least two others, according to the Thai military.

  • IMF exploring Cyclone Ditwah recovery support for Sri Lanka

Colombo: The IMF said it is assessing ways to support Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah, which caused widespread devastation and left more than 450 people dead.

NDRF concludes rescue operations in Sri Lanka and returns to India

Colombo: India’s NDRF teams completed search and rescue operations in the cyclone-affected regions and departed for home, according to the Indian mission.

  • Nirav Modi prison conditions complicate Bank of India case in UK

London: Lawyers for fugitive businessman Nirav Modi told the High Court that his current prison conditions restrict access to case documents, complicating proceedings in the Bank of India trial.

  • Sudan crisis escalates: Paramilitary forces seize largest oil field, forcing total shutdown

Port Sudan: The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized control of Sudan's largest oil field, Heglig, located in the resource-rich Kordofan region along the southern border, forcing the evacuation of its staff, an engineer confirmed Monday.

Speaking anonymously from across the border, the engineer told AFP that the RSF took control early Monday, prompting technical teams to shut down operations and evacuate workers to South Sudan.

  • Trump pushes national approach to AI regulation

Washington: President Donald Trump said Monday he will attempt to strip states of the right to regulate the surging AI industry, arguing centralized rulemaking is vital to maintain US dominance. 

  • Tsunami warning issued after magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes Japan

Tokyo: A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off Misawa on Japan's Pacific coast at 1415 GMT ((7:45 PM IST) Monday, at a depth of 53 kilometres (33 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey. Japan's Meteorological Agency recorded two 40-centimetre (16-inch) tsunami waves: the first hitting Aomori port at 11:43 (8:13 PM IST), followed by another at 11:50 (8:20 PM IST) pm in Hokkaido's Urakawa town.