Top news headlines of today – 6 Dec 2025

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered tributes to Babasaheb Ambedkar, the architect of India's Constitution, on his death anniversary.

'Jai Bhim': These two words have come to symbolise the awakening and empowerment of the Dalit community in independent India, but not many people know how it originated.

The slogan, which also encapsulates the immense reverence in which Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar is held, was first raised at the Makranpur Parishad, a conference organised at Makranpur village in Kannad teshil of today's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district in Maharashtra.

Ambedkar, the chief architect of India's Constitution, died on December 6, 1956.

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Dec 06, 2025 12:15 IST
Over 400 IndiGo flights cancelled at Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad
Domestic carrier IndiGo has cancelled over 400 flights from four major airports on Saturday, a day after managing to temporarily secure major relaxations in the second phase of the court-mandated new flight duty and rest period norms for the cockpit crew, sources said.
 
Of these, 124 flights (63 departures and 61 arrivals) were cancelled at Bengaluru airport and 109 flights -- 51 departures and 58 arrivals -- at Mumbai airport, they said. READ MORE



Dec 06, 2025 12:07 IST
Delhi continues to breathe ‘very poor’ air, Mundka worst at 387
The air quality in the national capital remained in the 'very poor' category on Saturday morning, as the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 9 am settled at 335.
 
According to the Central Pollution Control Board Sameer App, 36 monitoring stations across the capital also reported "very poor" air, with Mundka recording the worst levels at 387. READ MORE



Dec 06, 2025 12:00 IST
IndiGo disruptions continue with over 200 flight cancellations in Mumbai, Delhi
Domestic carrier IndiGo has cancelled over 200 flights from Delhi and Mumbai on Saturday, a day after managing to temporarily secure major relaxations in the second phase of the court-mandated new flight duty and rest period norms for cockpit crew, sources said.
 
Of these cancelled flights, 109 IndiGo flights were cancelled at Mumbai airport, 51 arrivals and 58 departures, and 106 flights at Delhi airport, which included 54 departures and 52 arrivals, they said. READ MORE



Dec 06, 2025 10:47 IST
Delhi Airport says flight operations ‘steadily resuming’, some IndiGo services still hit
New Delhi: Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday said flight operations are “steadily resuming and getting back to normalcy” after days of disruption caused mainly by mass IndiGo cancellations.
 
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Dec 06, 2025 10:40 IST
Pakistan Army asks Imran Khan’s sons to join force against militants
Pakistan has asked former prime minister Imran Khan’s sons, Kassim and Suleiman, to join the Army to fight foreign militants who are targeting defence establishments in various parts of the country and inflicting heavy casualties on defence personnel.
 
Director General of Public Relations of Pakistan Army (DG ISPR) Lt-Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry accused Imran Khan, who has been languishing in prison for more than two and a half years, of keeping his sons abroad so that they remain safe. READ MORE



Dec 06, 2025 10:25 IST
High alert in Murshidabad as suspended TMC MLA pushes ahead with ‘Babri-style’ mosque plan
West Bengal braces for a politically fraught Saturday as suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir pushes ahead with the foundation-laying ceremony for a 'Babri Masjid-style' mosque in Murshidabad, triggering high alert and sharpened political messaging on a date laden with communal sensitivities.
 
The Beldanga site, where Kabir claimed "three lakh people" would assemble, has been sealed into a high-security grid, with deployment of RAF, district police, and central forces on both sides of the National Highway 12, after the Calcutta High Court declined to halt the event but placed full responsibility for public order on the state government. READ MORE



Dec 06, 2025 10:24 IST
Pak, Afghan forces trade fire along Chaman border: Report
A heavy exchange of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces was reported from the key Chaman border, according to a media report on Saturday.
 
Injuries were reported from the district hospital, but no fatalities occurred, the Dawn newspaper reported.
 
Officials from both sides accused each other of instigating the flare-up late on Friday night across the border in the Balochistan province. READ MORE



Dec 06, 2025 10:24 IST
Jai Bhim: Slogan that energised Dalits was first given at this central Maharashtra village
'Jai Bhim': These two words have come to symbolise the awakening and empowerment of the Dalit community in independent India, but not many people know how it originated.
 
The slogan, which also encapsulates the immense reverence in which Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar is held, was first raised at the Makranpur Parishad, a conference organised at Makranpur village in Kannad teshil of today's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district in Maharashtra.
 
Ambedkar, the chief architect of India's Constitution, died on December 6, 1956. READ MORE



Dec 06, 2025 10:23 IST
HC rejects Neha Singh Rathore’s anticipatory bail, paving way for her arrest
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of folk singer Neha Singh Rathore in a case related to allegedly making baseless, anti-religious and anti-national comments on social media.
 
The said comments allegedly targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and the BJP, in connection with the killing of 26 tourists in Pahalgam, Kashmir. READ MORE



Dec 06, 2025 10:23 IST
PM Modi offers tributes to Babasaheb Ambedkar on his death anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered tributes to Babasaheb Ambedkar, the architect of India's Constitution, on his death anniversary.
 
"Remembering Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on Mahaparinirvan Diwas. His visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to justice, equality and constitutionalism continue to guide our national journey," Modi said in a post on X.