Headlines of the Day 19-December-2025

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR

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Consider ‘ground realities’ in various States, SC tells ECThe Hindu(Page1)
GS2(Governance )

India signs pact with Oman for duty-free exports; will also allow labour mobility


The Hindu(Page1)

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202 Indians recruited into Russian forces since 2022: MEAThe Hindu(Page1)GS2(IR)
Parliament approves rural jobs Bill amid protestThe Hindu(Page1)
GS2(Governance)

Mamata criticises Centre’s rural jobs Bill, to rename State scheme after Mahatma
The Hindu(Page2)

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Aerospace start-ups should shed ‘classical approach’ to innovation: former ISRO chiefThe Hindu(Page 3)
GS3(Space)
India and the Netherlands agree to expand security, defence cooperationThe HinduPage 4)


GS2(IR)
Retired judges don’t want to sit as junior ad hoc judges: CJI

The HinduPage 4)
GS2(Governance)

Rajya Sabha passes Bill to allow private firms in nuclear sectorThe HinduPage 5)
GS2(Governance)



Dismantling MGNREGA will be a historic error: leading global academics

Parliament approves Bill to replace MGNREGA amid vociferous protests

The HinduPage 5)




The HinduPage 5)
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Allahabad HC orders grant of protection to 12 live-in couples


The HinduPage 6)


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‘900 million people will have diabetes by 2050, strong steps needed to slow progression’The HinduPage 6)GS2(Health)
Why intimate partner violence is an under-recognised public health crisisThe HinduPage 7)
GS2(Health )
Cutting off a rural lifeline and the Directive PrinciplesThe HinduPage 8)
GS2(Governance)


A bold step amid an ambitious nuclear energy target



The HinduPage 8)
GS3(Science and Tech)

Is the Artificial Intelligence boom a bubble?The Hindu(Page 9)
GS3(Science and Tech)
Inside the DHRUV64 microprocessorThe HinduPage 10)
GS3(Science and Tech)

FM tables Securities Market Code Bill 2025 in Lok SabhaThe HinduPage 12)GS2(Governance)


Exporters to gain on near duty-free access to Oman, says FIEO
The HinduPage 12)
GS2(IR)
How China built ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chipsThe HinduPage 13)GS2(IR)
Twist in Ratle project row: J&K Police wrote last month warning about 29 with ‘terror or criminal’ backgroundsIndian Express(Page1)GS3(Infrastructure  )

G RAM G BillIndian Express(Page5)GS2(Governance )
Rajnath, Dutch foreign minister meet in Delhi, hold defence talksIndian Express(Page6)
GS2(IR)
India-Russia logistics agreement, with eye on Arctic, Indo-PacificIndian Express(Page9)GS2(IR)
MNREGA was the ground beneath our feet. It’s slipping awayIndian Express(Page10)GS2(Governance )
The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025 passed by Parliament; allows up to 100% FDI in insurance companies
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