{"id":62798,"date":"2025-12-29T12:49:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T07:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=62798"},"modified":"2025-12-30T12:39:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T07:09:59","slug":"headlines-of-the-day-29-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/29-12-2025\/headlines-of-the-day-29-december-2025","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day 29-December-2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Headline<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Source<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Syllabus<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Prime Minister pays homage to Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji on sacred Parkash Utsav<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2209040&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS1\/ Culture<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ministry of Railways: Year End Review 2025<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2209199&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3\/ Economy<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Myanmar begins first election<\/strong><strong>since takeover by the military<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/myanmar-elections-2025-updates\/article70445457.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page1)<\/strong><\/a><strong> ; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/editorials\/polls-begin-in-myanmar-but-democratic-transition-is-elusive-10443740\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE (Page 8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2\/IR<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>\u2018Misleading and unscientific,\u2019 says IMA in response to Minister\u2019s nod for Ayurvedic doctors to perform surgeries<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/andhra-pradesh\/misleading-and-unscientific-says-ima-in-response-to-ministers-nod-for-ayurvedic-doctors-to-perform-surgeries\/article70445876.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page2)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2\/Health<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>President undertakes dive<\/strong><strong>sortie in submarine, calls it<\/strong><strong>a very special experience<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/president-droupadi-murmu-submarine-sortie-karwar-naval-base-ins-vaghsheer\/article70445841.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 4)<\/strong><\/a><strong>; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/droupadi-murmu-second-indian-president-submarine-sortie-10442832\/lite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE (Page 1)<\/strong><\/a><strong> ; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/president-droupadi-murmu-embarks-on-submarine-sortie-at-karwar-naval-base-in-karnataka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AIR<\/strong><\/a><strong> \/ <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2209213&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3\/Defence<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Acclaimed documentary filmmaker S. Krishnaswamy passes away<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/entertainment\/movies\/acclaimed-documentary-filmmaker-krishnaswamy-passes-away\/article70447123.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 6)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>With 97% drop in cases, India to eradicate malaria in short time: Amit Shah<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/all-india-medical-conference-ima-natcon-2025-amit-shah-malaria-eradication\/article70445965.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 6)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2\/ Health<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>A grand vision and the great Indian research deficit<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/lead\/a-grand-vision-and-the-great-indian-research-deficit\/article70446720.ece\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2\/Governance; GS3\/Science<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Linked civilisations, a modern strategic partnership<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/linked-civilisations-a-modern-strategic-partnership\/article70446666.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2\/IR<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Venezuela\u2019s resource curse<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>TH (Page 9)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>GS1\/ Geography<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Gaps in regulating digital campaigns<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/what-election-rules-miss-about-shadow-campaigns-in-india\/article70446121.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2\/Polity and Governance<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>What are rare-earth elements and why is everyone looking for them<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/rare-earth-elements-magnets-green-tech-mining-midstream-processing-china-dominance\/article70438926.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 11)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3\/Science<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ukraine and Russia seek peace, says Trump as Zelenskyy begins U.S. visit<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/donald-trump-volodymyr-zelenskyy-meeting-russia-ukraine-deal-updates-december-29-2025\/article70447394.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 14)<\/strong><\/a><strong> \/ <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/world\/what-we-heard-from-trump-zelenskyy-meeting-progress-claimed-but-key-issues-still-open-10443911\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE(Page 10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2 \/ IR<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>U.K. says has secured migrant return deal with Angola, Namibia<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>TH (Page 14)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>GS2 \/ IR<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>China hosts two-day talks to solidify Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire deal<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/thai-cambodian-top-diplomats-meet-in-china-to-solidify-ceasefire\/article70446196.ece\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH (Page 14)<\/strong><\/a><strong> \/ <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/world\/thailand-and-cambodia-sign-truce-to-halt-fierce-border-conflict-10441240\/#:~:text=Cambodia%20reported%20that%20Thailand%20hit,previous%20round%20of%20border%20fighting.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE(Page 10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2 \/ IR<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Russia likely placing new hypersonic missiles in Belarus: U.S. researchers<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>TH (Page 15)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>GS2 \/ IR; GS3\/Defence<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Aravalli row simmering, Rajasthan opened \u2018urban hill terrain\u2019 to \u2018low-density\u2019 activities<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/aravalli-row-simmering-rajasthan-opened-urban-hill-terrain-to-low-density-activities-10443857\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE (Page 1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3\/Environment<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Real-time data, source identification: Delhi govt set to develop AI-enabled data system with IIT Kanpur to combat air pollution<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/delhi\/real-time-data-source-identification-delhi-govt-set-to-develop-ai-enabled-data-system-with-iit-kanpur-to-combat-air-pollution-10443905\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE (Page 3)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3\/Environment<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Replicate PRAGATI in states, set up data strategy units: PM Modi<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/replicate-pragati-in-states-set-up-data-strategy-units-pm-modi-10443896\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE (Page 5)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2\/ Governance<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>After decades of reactionary policies, BNP has chance to calibrate its India stance. Can it seize the moment?<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-global\/bnp-reactionary-policies-india-10441965\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE (Page 7)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2\/IR<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Diplomacy: After a year of rupture, what 2026 holds for New Delhi<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/yearender-2025-diplomacy-after-a-year-of-rupture-what-2026-holds-for-new-delhi-10443783\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE (Page 7)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS2\/IR<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>At year\u2019s end, robust growth, signs that economy weathered the storms<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/at-years-end-robust-growth-signs-that-economy-weathered-the-storms-10443752\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE (Page 8)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3\/ Economy<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Going forward, RBI\u2019s rupee policy must not repeat errors of recent history<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/going-forward-rbis-rupee-policy-must-not-repeat-errors-of-recent-history-10443766\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE (Page 9)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>GS3\/ Economy<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister pays homage to Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji on sacred Parkash Utsav<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-headlines-of-the-day"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62798"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62800,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62798\/revisions\/62800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}