1.Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, the architect of India’s economic reforms, died here Thursday night. He was 92.

2.The Central government on Friday announced seven days of national mourning as a mark of respect to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who died at the age of 92 on Thursday.

3.The Madhya Pradesh government will translocate 14 tigers to Rajasthan, Odisha and Chhattisgarh under the animal exchange programme.  

4.As many as 64.64 crore voters exercised their franchise in the Lok Sabha polls held earlier this year with women voters outnumbering men, according to statistical data released by the Election Commission.

5. Elections to student unions in colleges and universities, which were put on hold since 2018, will be held from next academic year, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Thursday.

6. Pakistan Thursday confi rmed that it carried out strikes targeting militants’ hideouts in Afghanistan, amid strong protest from the Afghan leadership, which condemned it as a “brutal act” and said such arbitrary actions are not a solution to any problem.

7.South Korea’s main Opposition party introduced a bill to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo Thursday, a day before it plans to seek a vote on the move, which could deepen a constitutional crisis triggered by a short-lived martial law.

8. India will impose restrictions on the import of low-ash metallurgical coke, a key steelmaking ingredient, for six months starting January 1, 2025, a government order said Thursday.

9.India’s economy is expected to grow at around 6.5% in fi scal year 2024/25, closer to the lower end of its 6.5%-7% projection, as global uncertainties pose a dampening threat, the government said Thursday.

10.The last date to file a revised or belated Income Tax Return (ITR) for FY 2023-24 is December 31, 2024. Taxpayers who miss this deadline face penalties, interest charges, and the loss of exemptions and deductions.

11.A parliamentary panel examining the Waqf Amendment Bill expressed dissatisfaction on Thursday over the responses given by Karnataka, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh about the status of Waqf properties in their respective states.

12.A Japanese national working in Bengaluru lost Rs 35.5 lakh to cyber fraudsters, who posed as Mumbai Police officers and placed him under "digital arrest", alleging his involvement in a money laundering case.

13.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has appointed his cabinet colleagues as ‘ministers in-charge’ of various districts in Odisha.

14.Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Odisha on December 28.

15.West Bengal edged out Odisha 3-1 to qualify for the semifinals of the 78th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy 2024-25 at the Deccan Arena on Thursday