Indian markets fell sharply, with the Sensex dropping over 500 points and the Nifty slipping below 25,800. Key drivers for the decline included global uncertainty over Federal Reserve interest rates and Donald Trump’s renewed threat to impose tariffs on India’s rice exports.
The SSC has released the tentative vacancy list for the GD Constable Recruitment 2026, totaling 25,487 posts across CAPFs and Assam Rifles. The highest number of vacancies, 14,595, are in the CISF. The application deadline is December 31, 2025. Check Here the List
The BCCI dramatically reduced the IPL 2026 auction pool from 1,355 to 350 players, dropping 1,005 names. The final list, set for the December 16 mini-auction, surprisingly includes 35 new entrants, such as Quinton de Kock.
Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on Indian rice, accusing India of “dumping” cheap rice into the US market and undercutting American farmers. His warning came during a meeting where he unveiled $12 billion in support for US agriculture.
A Delhi man used ChatGPT to create a fake payment portal link that captured a scammer’s location and photo. He sent the details back to the fraudster, who panicked and immediately begged for forgiveness, promising to stop the scamming operation.
| City | Petrol (₹/L) | Diesel (₹/L) |
| Ahmedabad | 94.49 | 90.17 |
| Hyderabad | 107.46 | 95.70 |
| Indore | 106.48 | 91.88 |
| Lucknow | 94.69 | 87.80 |
| Nashik | 95.50 | 89.50 |
| New Delhi | 94.72 | 87.62 |
The Central government informed Parliament that there is currently no proposal under consideration to merge Dearness Allowance (DA) with the basic pay of Central government employees. This update follows the recent issuance of Terms of Reference for the 8th Pay Commission.
A Red Alert has been issued for Chennai and Thiruvallur as the deep depression remnant of Cyclone Ditwah continues to cause extremely heavy rainfall across North Tamil Nadu. Schools and colleges in Chennai remain shut as a precautionary measure.
A total of 1,355 players have registered for the IPL 2026 auction to be held in Abu Dhabi on December 16. Only two Indian players, Venkatesh Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi, have set the highest base price of ₹2 crore, joining 43 overseas players.
An IndiGo flight (6E-1234) traveling from Kuwait to Hyderabad was diverted to Mumbai after a bomb threat warning of a ‘human bomb’ was received via email at the Delhi airport. Security and emergency teams were put on standby for the emergency landing.