THIRUVANANTHAPURAM / KERALA — December 2025:The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) delivered a commanding performance in the 2025 Kerala local body elections, emerging as the largest force across rural and urban civic bodies and fuelling its momentum ahead of the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections. Political analysts say the results signal significant public dissatisfaction with the…
NEW DELHI — December 2025:The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) significant electoral gains in Kerala have triggered widespread discussion at the national level, with senior BJP leaders and Union ministers publicly congratulating the party’s Kerala unit for what they described as a “historic breakthrough” in a traditionally difficult political landscape. The BJP–NDA’s…
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — December 14, 2025 — A mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach has resulted in at least 12 people killed and nearly 30 injured, in what New South Wales police have classified as a terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community. The incident occurred on Sunday evening during the…
GAZA CITY, December 13, 2025 — The Israeli military announced on Saturday that it conducted a **targeted strike in Gaza City that killed senior Hamas commander **Raed Saad (also spelled Raad Saad), described as one of the key architects of the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel and head of Hamas’s weapons production operations. In…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM —Early results and emerging trends from the 2025 Kerala Local Body Elections point to a major political shift in the state, delivering a significant setback to the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) while marking a resounding comeback for the United Democratic Front (UDF). The elections have also witnessed historic gains for the BJP-led National…
New York, United States —The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York has unveiled plans to establish a $300 million fund to help resolve more than 1,300 outstanding lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by priests and lay church workers. The announcement, made in a Dec. 8 letter by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, reflects escalating financial pressures on the…
LONDON / AMSTERDAM / NEW YORK / TORONTO — December 2025:Across the Western world and beyond, historic church buildings — once central to community life — are increasingly being closed, deconsecrated, sold and repurposed as secular enterprises, residential spaces, and places of worship for other faiths. This marks a major shift in the architectural and…
CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU — December 2025:SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRM University) has terminated Assistant Professor Laura Santhakumari following an internal disciplinary inquiry into her controversial social media post criticizing India’s military operation known as “Operation Sindoor.” The professor, who taught at the university’s Kattankulathur campus, was initially suspended in May 2025 after her…
Guwahati, Assam — December 2025:The Assam Government has launched one of its largest eviction operations of the year, reclaiming more than 2,000 acres of land from what it has termed “illegal encroachment” in the Lutumari Forest Reserve located in Dhing Revenue Circle of Nagaon district. The November 2025 operation is part of a statewide anti-encroachment…
CARIBBEAN SEA — December 10, 2025In one of the most dramatic maritime enforcement actions in recent years, United States forces seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, intensifying geopolitical tensions and provoking a fierce diplomatic backlash from Caracas. Operation and Seizure U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) commandos, supported by…
