Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs has announced that it has started preparations to close its embassies in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar in 2026. "The embassies will be closed for operational and strategic reasons, which are linked to changes in the countries' political situation and their limited commercial and economic relations with Finland," the country said in its statement.

Three years after singer Sidhu Moosewala was killed, his new song named 'Barota' was released. The song got over 1 crore views within one day of being uploaded on YouTube. Moosewala was killed in 2022 in Punjab's Mansa district, after his security cover was reduced. Lawrence Bishnoi's gang had taken responsibility for his murder.

The crew of the Russian shadow fleet, Virat, made a distress call to report an attack in the Black Sea. "This is VIRAT. Help needed! Drone attack! Mayday!," the crew could be heard saying. The attack was carried out by Ukraine, with one of Ukraine's security services (SBU) officials saying, "This will deal a significant blow to Russian oil transportation."

CJI Surya Kant ordered that urgent cases will be listed for hearing in the Supreme Court within two working days. Under the new rule, fresh cases will not require oral mention for listing; instead, they will be automatically scheduled once verified. For exceptionally urgent matters, litigants can submit a request between 10 am and 10.30 am to seek faster listing.

Lump sum mutual fund investment of ₹1.2 lakh yearly, assuming annual returns of 10%, 12% and 15% over long horizons, yields higher returns than ₹10,000 SIP, Moneycontrol reported. However, lump sum returns tend to decline during market downturns, while SIPs benefit. "Keep SIPs as...core wealth-builder...When markets dip or surplus funds arrive, deploy lump sums," Wise Finserv's Charu Pahuja said.

India and South Africa have played 94 ODIs against each other, with India winning 40 times and South Africa winning 51 times, while three of their matches produced no result. India's highest ODI total against South Africa came on February 24, 2010, when they aggregated 401/3. India's three-match ODI series against South Africa will begin in Ranchi on Sunday.

India have played 12 ODI matches under the captaincy of KL Rahul. Out of the 12 matches, India have won eight and lost four. He has led India to victories in two ODI bilateral series (South Africa, 2023 and Zimbabwe, 2022). Rahul has scored 302 runs at an average of 33.55 in 12 ODIs as captain.

The Delhi Police warned about fake WhatsApp and SMS messages claiming a traffic challan (fine) is due, tricking users into downloading harmful files like "RTO CHALLAN.apk" to make payment. Officials said these links are part of phishing operations. They also urged people to check challan status only on the official Parivahan portal or Delhi Traffic Police website.

Tata Electronics plans to hire around 15,000 people to take its headcount to 75,000 at its Hosur plant in Tamil Nadu over the next six months, the ET reported. The company aims to match Foxconn's workforce level in India to keep up with the demand from Apple. However, the firm is reportedly struggling to find enough skilled manpower.

Shesh Paul Vaid, the former DGP of J&K, said J&K Congress sent workers to his residence to protest against him. "This reaction stems solely from our open letter to Rahul Gandhi, in which we urged him to refrain from making unfounded allegations against EC, SC and Armed Forces," he added. He said rather than addressing concerns, Rahul chose theatrics.

Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi on Saturday called for a ban on air purifiers in government offices and residences, arguing officials must experience pollution directly. She wrote on X, "How will they breathe polluted air to know what happens? Further, it inhibits their going to the field and checking hot spots." She added, "We need solutions please...not to hurt anyone."

After Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind chief Mahmood Madani defended jihad, saying, "If there is oppression, there will be jihad", Delhi BJP spokesperson Yaser Jilani said, "Who is he threatening? Government of India?" "If you want to threaten, don't hide like this....The Government of India and PM Narendra Modi think for everyone. Mahmood Madani is trying to vitiate harmony," Jilani added.

Senior BSF officers said that 72 terror launchpads have been shifted to depth areas in Pakistan after BSF destroyed many terror launchpads along the border during Operation Sindoor. They added that the force is ready to inflict heavy losses on the enemy if the government decides to resume Operation Sindoor.

The District Administrative Coordination Committee has sent a proposal to rename UP's Mirzapur as 'Vindhyachal Dham' to the government for approval. Locals welcomed the move, saying that the entire district is known by the name of Mother Goddess. "The entire city is known by the name of Maa Vindhyavasini...We want it to be called Vindhyachal Dham," a local said.

A man in West Bengal has alleged during the ongoing SIR that a Bangladeshi citizen obtained a Voter ID and an Aadhaar by claiming himself to be his son. "A year ago, I gave Mahboor my Aadhaar so he could withdraw money from bank for me," Jiyad Ali said, adding, "During elections, I realised Mahboor had made himself my ‘son’."

Donald Trump said that airspace above and surrounding Venezuela has been shut amid tensions. In Truth Social post, he wrote, "To all airlines, pilots, drug dealers, and human traffickers, please consider airspace above and surrounding Venezuela to be close in its entirety." Previously, US warned its airlines of "hazardous situation" when flying over Venezuela due to "worsening security situation".

Singer-composer AR Rahman said that whenever he meets any AI leader like OpenAI's Sam Altman or Perplexity's Aravind Srinivas, he tells them, "Don't make people lose jobs." "Empower people to remove curses of generational poverty, misinformation and lack of tools to create stuff," he said. He added that AI shouldn't operate without proper rules, as it could be "destructive".

NSE revised the quantity-freeze limit for Fin Nifty index derivatives to 1,200 contracts from 1,800. The change will take effect from December 1. Under the new rule, maximum order sizes for index-derivative trades have been reset, with limits of 600 for Bank Nifty, 1,800 for Nifty, 1,200 for Fin Nifty, 2,800 for Midcap Nifty, and 600 for Nifty Next 50.

China's central bank, People's Bank of China (PBOC) will crackdown on illegal activities involving virtual currencies. "Virtual currencies don't hold same legal status as fiat currency and can't be used as legal tender in market," said the PBOC. Further, it warned that stablecoins risk being used for illegal activities including money laundering, fraud and unauthorised cross-border fund transfers.

MNS chief Raj Thackeray criticised the Nashik Municipal Corporation's (NMC) proposal to cut 1,800 trees to develop Sadhugram in the Tapovan area for the Kumbh Mela. "The government shouldn't give hollow assurances that trees would be planted somewhere else...that never happens," he said. He claimed that the government will later donate the levelled land to their "favourite industrialists".

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Khurram Zeeshan alleged that ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan is alive in Adiala Jail but is being subjected to pressure by the government to leave Pakistan. While speaking to ANI, he said, "This is a complete violation of human rights. It seems they're trying to force him into something."

To survive severe floods a Thai family clung to their furniture for 48 hours. Stating that there was no time to escape, the family rushed to their home's second floor and perched atop a table, window frame and a washing machine. "We weren't thinking about anything else except surviving...We wanted to make sure everyone around us was safe," they said.

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has been fined ₹19.54 lakh by the NSE and the BSE for failing to comply with corporate governance norms. Each exchange has imposed a fine of ₹9.77 lakh for the violations that were flagged during the quarter ended September 30. The violations pertain to mandatory presence of independent directors, including a woman independent director.

Tata Sons may consider infusing more funds into airline operator Air India if there is a requirement for it, Chairman N Chandrasekaran said. This comes as previous reports stated that Air India was seeking funds worth up to ₹10,000 crore from its promoters, Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines. Notably, in FY25, both stakeholders infused around ₹9,500 crore in the airline.

SEBI has banned brokerage Prabhudas Lilladher from taking on new clients, contracts, or launching new schemes for seven days, starting December 15. The regulator accused the company of multiple violations, including misuse of client funds, misreporting margins and incorrect reporting. SEBI, along with the NSE, BSE and MCX, inspected the company in 2022.