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Prime Minister Modi was honored with Oman's highest civilian award, the 'Order of Oman'. This honor has previously been bestowed upon Nelson Mandela, Queen Elizabeth, and King Abdullah of Jordan.
Singapore's Changi Airport has once again demonstrated its excellence in the global aviation sector by winning the title of 'World's Best International Airport' for 2025. This award was presented at the Travel + Leisure India's Best Awards 2025, where readers from around the world ranked Changi highest based on travel experience, comfort, and facilities.
Recently, India and Saudi Arabia have signed a bilateral visa waiver agreement.
In a major achievement for India's digital payment ecosystem, Google has launched its first historical credit card for the first time in the world. This card has been issued in partnership with Axis Bank and on the RuPay network. This credit card is integrated with Google Pay and can be directly linked to UPI, allowing users to make UPI merchant payments easily through credit.
Cameron Green became the most expensive foreign player in IPL history.
Ousmane Dembele was chosen as FIFA Men's Player of the Year 2025.
Minority Rights Day 2025, observed on December 18, serves as a reminder of India's constitutional commitment to equality, justice, and inclusion for all citizens. India is globally renowned for its 'unity in diversity', where people of various religions, languages, cultures, and traditions coexist. In such a pluralistic society, protecting the rights of minority communities is crucial for social harmony and democratic stability.
The Hurun Global 1000 Report 2025 ranks the world's 1,000 most valuable companies, which is larger than the previous Global 500 list.
Shri Ram Sutar, who recently passed away, was a renowned sculptor.
Jharkhand won its first SMAT title by defeating Haryana by 69 runs; Captain Ishan Kishan scored a record-breaking century.
India's national airline Air India has once again claimed the prestigious title of 'Best Domestic Airline' at the Travel + Leisure India & South Asia Best Awards 2025. This is the second consecutive year that Air India has received this honor.
54 tiger deaths reported in 2025, the highest since Project Tiger began.
India and Argentina signed a work plan for 2025-27 in New Delhi, aiming to strengthen bilateral agricultural research and technology exchange through the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Argentina's National Institute of Agricultural Technology.
Madhya Pradesh launched India's first AI-based real-time forest alert system to monitor deforestation and land encroachment using satellite data.
According to a recent report by Bank of America Securities (BofA), India has emerged as the world's largest global hub for active users of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications. The report states that India ranks first globally in terms of both Daily Active Users (DAUs) and Monthly Active Users (MAUs) for major AI platforms such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, and Perplexity.
Amazon Pay launched UPI biometric authentication in India on December 16, 2025, allowing transactions up to ₹5,000 using fingerprint or facial recognition on Android devices without a PIN.