Fino Payments Bank Limited has received in-principal approval from RBI to become a Small Finance Bank (SFB).
It is the first payments bank get the transition into a Small Finance Bank.
Google has launched Gemini 3 Deep Think for Google AI Ultra subscribers, using advanced parallel reasoning to explore multiple hypotheses simultaneously.
President Donald Trump received FIFA’s first Peace Prize at the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington for promoting global peace and unity.
The fifth edition of the India-Malaysia joint military exercise Harimau Shakti 2025 started in Rajasthan.
Luke Littler became the youngest-ever world number one in darts at age 18 after winning the Grand Slam of Darts final.
Russia has become the 19th member of the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA).
India will offer free 30-day single-entry e-tourist and group visas to Russian citizens from early 2026.
Roman Gofman has been appointed as the new chief of Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, succeeding David Barnea.
The Indian Railways has commissioned the upgraded Kavach 4.0 automatic train protection system, certified to Safety Integrity Level-4 (SIL-4), on 738 km covering the Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Howrah corridors.
The system has five sub-systems: track-mounted safety units, onboard devices, optical fibre cabling, telecom towers, and edge data centres.
National Handicrafts Week is observed annually from 8–14 December to celebrate India’s artisans and craft traditions.
National Microwave Oven Day is observed every year on 6 December to celebrate the invention and usefulness of the microwave oven.