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The campaign launched by the Yogi Adityanath government to eliminate the illegal drug trade in Uttar Pradesh has moved far beyond the state’s borders and is now being described as a major turning point in dismantling an international drug mafia network.

Pro-Palestine social media influencer Shrishti Khanna, along with content creator Prashant Pundir, has reportedly been removed from her job after a controversial video featuring the two went viral online. The video, which circulated widely across social media platforms, was accused of promoting hostility and encouraging violence against Israeli tourists visiting India.

An Islamist mob brutally killed a Hindu man in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district after accusing him of blasphemy, according to a report by BBC Bangla. The incident took place in Bhaluka Upazila, where the victim was first beaten to death and then subjected to further cruelty after his death. The attackers tied his body to a tree and set it on fire, turning the killing into a public act of violence meant to instill fear.

Sharif Osman Hadi, a controversial and influential figure in Bangladesh’s recent political unrest, has died while receiving treatment in Singapore. Hadi, who was 32 years old, was one of the most prominent leaders of the 2024 student protests that ultimately led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government. He served as the convener of the radical platform Inqilab Mancha and was widely known for his hardline Islamist views and strong anti-India stance.

In several villages across the Dharampur and Kaprada talukas of Valsad district, a growing concern has prompted Hindu residents to approach the local administration. Over the past few days, applications have been submitted to the Mamlatdar’s office with a clear demand. The villagers are asking that permission to celebrate Christmas on December 25 should be granted only to those individuals who are officially recorded as Christians in government records.

A group of Hindu devotees approached the Madras High Court on Wednesday, 17th December, raising strong objections against the conduct of the Tamil Nadu government and its Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department. They told the court that the Commissioner of the HR&CE Department has shown “undisguised scorn and contempt” towards the Hindu faith, which, according to them, reflects a deeper disregard for their religious beliefs and practices.

In Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city, a major controversy has erupted in the Danilimda ward over the alleged destruction of ancient Hindu temples to make way for illegal residential construction.

A major irregularity has surfaced in the birth registration system of Maharashtra, raising serious concerns about the misuse of official digital records. The case has emerged from Shendursani Gram Panchayat, a small rural village in Arni taluka of Yavatmal district, where the officially recorded figures are shockingly out of proportion to the village’s actual population.

In the Supreme Court, ‘oral mentioning’ worked for decades as an informal pressure-release system. At the start of the court day, advocates would stand up and request that their cases be listed out of turn, usually by pointing to urgency. This system was genuinely helpful in serious and time-sensitive matters involving the death penalty, imminent demolition, bail, habeas corpus, and eviction. In such situations, speed mattered and oral mentioning often prevented irreversible harm.