The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Delhi High Court order that granted bail to former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case, Bar and Bench reported.

The matter was heard by a vacation bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices J K Maheshwari and Augustine George Masih.

Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi has issued “deepest apologies” to the Indian government after a video showing him partying with fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya in London went viral.

In the clip, the two men introduced themselves as the “biggest fugitives of India”, a remark that sparked widespread criticism online.

Top Congress leaders on Saturday are attending a crucial meeting of the working committee, the party's highest decision-making body.

They are deliberating on the current political situation in the country and the party's further action against the government after it replaced the UPA-era rural employment scheme Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) with the new Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB-G RAM G).

Delhi’s air quality deteriorated sharply once again on Saturday, with Air Quality Index (AQI) slipping back into the ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ categories after a brief improvement earlier in the week. A thick layer of smog coupled with dense winter fog enveloped large parts of the national capital, triggering health concerns and impacting daily life.

Inflows into mutual fund (MF) schemes via systematic investment plans (SIPs) have topped ₹3 trillion for the first time in a calendar year, as investors increasingly rely on the staggered investment route amid market volatility.

Investors put ₹3.04 trillion into MF schemes through SIPs until November this year, as against ₹2.69 trillion in the entire 2024, data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) shows.

India on Friday condemned the killing of Dipu Chandra Das, stating that over 2,900 incidents of violence against minorities have been reported in Bangladesh during the tenure of the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.

Speaking at the weekly media briefing, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.

The New Delhi-based Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Friday said it has reported fraud of over ₹2,000 crore to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) against the erstwhile promoters of two entities.

This includes a loan account of SREI Equipment Finance for a fraud of ₹1,241 crore, and one of SREI Infrastructure Finance for a fraud of ₹1,193 crore. The state-owned lender has made provision for the entire outstanding amount, according to a stock exchange filing.

Over 24,600 Indians were deported from 81 countries in 2025, according to the latest Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) data tabled in Rajya Sabha on December 18. Saudi Arabia recorded the highest number, with over 11,000 Indians sent back during the year.

In comparison, 3,800 Indians, mostly private employees, were deported from the US in 2025, the highest in the last five years.

Congress leaders on Friday paid tributes to former prime minister Manmohan Singh on his first death anniversary, saying his humility, honesty and legacy would continue to inspire the future generations.

Describing Singh as a transformative leader, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said he reshaped the country's economic path and expanded opportunities for millions through economic reforms and lifted millions out of poverty.

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Centre to file a detailed response to a petition seeking lowering of goods and services tax on air purifiers in view of worsening air quality in the national capital.

A vacation bench of Justices Vikas Mahajan and Vinod Kumar granted 10 days' time to the central government to file its reply to the petition and listed the matter for further hearing on January 9.

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