IndiGo Airlines on Saturday said it has resumed 11 flights from Jammu airport, but cancelled seven flights from Srinagar airport due to disruption caused by pilot rostering issues.

Passengers have been stranded at Jammu airport for five days since the nationwide disruption in IndiGo flight operations.

Out of its eight scheduled flights, the airline announced the cancellation of seven flights from Srinagar International Airport.

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 25 bps repo rate cut and its dovish stance creates scope for further easing in FY27 if growth weakens, while ongoing foreign‑exchange depreciation could improve export competitiveness, a report has said.

The report from HSBC Global Investment Research welcomed the RBI's plans to infuse domestic liquidity in December, saying it could infuse about Rs 1.45 trillion of liquidity.

The RBI unveiled plans of Rs 1 trillion of open market operations purchases and a a 3-year USD/INR buy-sell swap of $5 billion.

New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS), the lead combat agency for bush fires in the Australian state of NSW, confirmed that multiple homes have been destroyed by fire, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Saturday afternoon.

This confirmation came after a live video from the network news helicopter showed at least six properties destroyed on Nimbin Road, near Koolewong, ABC added.

NSW RFS had put an emergency warning in place on Saturday afternoon for Nimbin Road due to a bush fire burning in a southerly direction behind Glenrock Parade towards Lara Street, reports news agency.

Veteran actress Shabana Azmi shared a heartwarming moment with Vikrant Massey on social media.

The picture that landed up in her phone gallery had Vikrant lovingly placing her hand on Shabana's shoulders as the two flaunted their infectious smile in front of the camera.

She wrote the caption, "Such a lovely moment with #Vikrant Massey captured turned up on my phone (sic)."

While Shabana looked her graceful self in a saree, Vikrant posed in a cream shirt, brown trousers, and a complementary tie.

Five people were killed after their car collided head-on with a heavily-loaded truck on the road connecting Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) and Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) on Saturday.

The incident occurred in Mungawari village under the jurisdiction of Gulganj police station in Chhatarpur district.

The crash was so severe that five out of eight passengers in the car were crushed to death on the spot, while three critically injured were admitted to Chhatarpur district hospital.

The car occupants, residents of Chhatarpur, were returning from a marriage when their car collided with a truck coming from the opposite side between 3.30 a.m. and 4 a.m.

A Trinamool Congress leader was killed, and five others were seriously injured in a violent clash between two factions of the ruling party in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, police said on Saturday.

The incident occurred in the Nanoor area of Birbhum district late on Friday night. The deceased Trinamool leader, who was beaten to death, has been identified as Rashbehari Sardar alias Dodan (50).

Almost 99 per cent of enumeration forms have been digitised during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, and the number of excludable voters stands at nearly 55 lakh.

As per the trend of digitisation done till Friday, the total number of voters, whose names are likely to be deleted from the voters' list, is 54,59,541.

The figure was 52,99,663 as on Thursday night, sources in the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said.

India is steadily moving towards becoming a $5 trillion economy, driven by strong fundamentals, infrastructure‑led growth and resilient supply chains, M. Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, has said.

The last decade has been transformative, and initiatives like Jan Dhan and DPI have expanded financial inclusion from 21 percent in 2008 to over 80 percent today, Nagaraju said here at a conference on AI and digital public infrastructure (DPI), according to an official statement.

 Icy winds sweeping in from northern India have intensified winter conditions across Rajasthan, causing temperatures to drop sharply and triggering a severe cold wave.

For the first time this season, Jaipur recorded a minimum temperature below 10 degrees Celsius, settling at 9.2 degrees Celsius, marking a significant fall compared to previous days.

Meteorologists said this is just the beginning, as colder nights are expected over the coming week.

Indian Ambassador to South Korea Gourangalal Das and Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) Administrator Yoon Youngbin on Saturday explored areas of space cooperation and ways to build business-to-business (B2B) engagements in both countries.

The Indian envoy and KASA administrator met at the Indian Embassy in Seoul and held talks on enhancing space cooperation between India and South Korea. According to the Embassy, the discussions stemmed from the recently concluded Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between KASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that after income tax and GST reforms, the next focus of the government is the simplification of the customs tax system.

Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit here, the minister said that the government has moved to a “faceless” income tax system online and now, “the same virtues will have to be brought to customs”.

She further stated that smuggling of illegal goods is still a serious problem.

Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma in an upcoming episode of the quiz-based reality show “Kaun Banega Crorepati”, will be seen telling megastar Amitabh Bachchan how her brother spotted the cricketer in her first.

Speaking to Big B, Deepti shared how his support and belief played a crucial role in shaping her early journey.

The Pakistani and Afghan forces engaged in a heavy exchange of fire along the border amid mounting tensions, with both sides accusing each other of igniting the clash, local media reported on Saturday.

The latest confrontation on late Friday comes after renewed efforts by Saudi Arabia to broker a ceasefire between Kabul and Islamabad, which reportedly failed to yield results.

Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the caretaker Afghan government, took to his social media platform, stating that Pakistan carried out attacks in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province in Afghanistan on Friday, triggering a response from the Afghan forces.

 A Christmas event in Sainte-Anne in the French overseas region of Guadeloupe turned tragic when a vehicle drove into a gathering preparing for festive celebrations, leaving at least 19 victims, including 10 deaths.

Radio Caraibes Internationale Guadeloupe reported that three of the injured were in serious condition. The incident occurred at Schoelcher Square, located opposite the town hall and the church, where preparations were underway.

The cause of the incident remains unclear, and authorities have launched an investigation. Further details are awaited.

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni insisted his team will stick to the principles that carried them to glory at Qatar 2022 as the world champions assessed their opponents for next year’s global tournament. Drawn into Group J alongside Algeria, Austria and debutants Jordan, the Albiceleste were widely seen back home as having received a favourable path — though Scaloni was quick to stress that nothing would be taken lightly.

Five people were killed and seven others injured on Saturday after two cars collided near Keelakarai in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district.

Officials fear the death toll may climb as some of the injured remain in a serious state.

According to police, one of the vehicles was carrying Ayyappa pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh bound for Rameswaram, while the other was headed toward Iraavadi.

Indian equity benchmarks made marginal losses after hitting record highs and three weeks of consecutive gains due to profit booking. However, the market ended the week in a bullish tone after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) delivered a 25 bps rate cut that lifted investor sentiment.

Benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex dipped 0.37 and 0.27 per cent during the week to close at 26,186 and 85,712, respectively.

Singer Shibani Kashyap is all set to perform at the Red Sea International Film Festival during the India Night, organised by the Indian Consulate in Jeddah.

During the event, the timeless Bollywood classic, "Umrao Jaan", will be showcased in the presence of Rekha and filmmaker Muzaffar Ali. As her tribute to the iconic film, Shibani plans to sing, not one but two songs from the movie, “Dil Cheez Kya Hai” and “In Aankhon Ki Masti Ke.”

During a conversation , the singer was asked, "Umrao Jaan has been restored in four K. Performing in front of Rekha ji and Muzaffar Ali ji — is this pressure or a divine blessing? What does your heart say?"

Reacting to this, Shibani called it a divine blessing.

Samsung Electronics solidified its top position in the global foldable smartphone market in the third quarter this year, industry data showed on Saturday.

Samsung accounted for 64 per cent of all global shipments of foldable smartphones in the July-September period, up 8 percentage points from a year ago, according to a report from Counterpoint Research, a market tracker, reports news agency.

The company further widened its gap with China's Huawei Technologies Co., whose market share remained unchanged from a year ago at 15 percent during the cited period, the report said.

A thick blanket of smog covered the national Capital on Saturday, pushing Delhi’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) to 333, firmly in the ‘very poor’ category and slightly higher than Friday. The worsening pollution arrived alongside a sharp dip in temperatures, intensifying winter conditions across the city.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a cold wave alert for December 6, warning that minimum temperatures will hover around 8–9 degrees Celsius through December 10 amid shallow fog. The department added that Friday marked the coldest December morning of the season so far, with the mercury dropping to 5.6 degrees Celsius — nearly four degrees below normal.