Morning Digest: Government fails to define Aravallis despite over a year’s effort; CBI moves Supreme Court against bail to Sengar in Unnao rape case, and more

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will meet with Donald Trump in Florida on Dec. 28 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday (December 26, 2025) that he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida over the weekend. Analyse past year’s terror cases and boost capabilities: Amit Shah at anti-terror conference Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday (December 26, 2025) that the police and Central agencies should analyse all terrorist incidents that occurred in the country and the world in the past year to enhance the counter-terrorism capabilities. Protesters block key Dhaka junction seeking justice for Sharif Osman Hadi’s killing Bangladesh’s slain radical leader Sharif Osman Hadi’s party activists on Friday (December 26, 2025) blocked one of Dhaka’s busiest intersections, demanding justice for his killing, disrupting traffic in the capital for several hours. ‘Pressed by authorities’, Mirwaiz drops Hurriyat chairman title from X bio Kashmir’s chief cleric and separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq ’s decision to drop the title of ‘Hurriyat chairman’ from X after an “official warning” evoked a range of reactions in the Valley. The Mirwaiz was not allowed to join the Friday congregation at Jama Masjid in the city. Unnao rape case: CBI moves Supreme Court challenging Delhi HC order suspending Kuldeep Sengar’s life sentence The CBI on Friday (December 26, 2025) approached the Supreme Court with a special leave petition (SLP) against the Delhi High Court’s order to suspend the life sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case. Government fails to define Aravallis despite over a year’s effort The assignment was to define the Aravallis , an ancient range of weathered hills rambling across four States, from the outskirts of Delhi to Gujarat. Despite three committees labouring over the task for over a year, armed with satellite imagery and expertise from multiple institutions, the Union government could not decide on uniform technical criteria to define the range. Prashant Jagtap joins Congress after quitting Sharad Pawar-led NCP faction Days after quitting the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), former Pune Mayor Prashant Jagtap joined the Congress on Friday, amid speculation that the two NCP factions may come together ahead of the Pune Municipal Corporation elections. Goa nightclub fire: Court extends police custody of Luthra brothers till December 29 A Goa court on Friday (December 26, 2025) extended till December 29 the police custody of brothers Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub where 25 people were killed in a devastating fire earlier this month. Renuka, Deepti do the star turn as India seals T20I series After restricting the visitors to 112 for seven , India reached home with eight wickets and 6.4 overs to spare. They have thus won the five-match series 3-0 with two games in hand. Not a bad show at all to follow up that spectacular ODI World Cup victory last month. Published - December 27, 2025 06:10 am IST

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