1. Jaishankar lands in Moscow, talks to focus on bilateral issues

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jaishankar-lands-in-moscow-talks-to-focus-on-bilateral-issues/article67674742.ece

2. Initial assessment of merchant vessel Chem Pluto indicates a drone attack: Navy

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/initial-assessment-of-merchant-vessel-chem-pluto-indicates-a-drone-attack-navy/article67674759.ece

3. Iran dismisses US accusations of tanker attack off India

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2023/12/25/iran-dismisses-us-claim-it-hit-tanker-near-india

4. India Deploys 3 Warships To Counter Attacks In Arabian Sea

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/3-indian-warships-deployed-in-arabian-sea-amid-spate-of-attacks-on-ships-4741466#pfrom=home-ndtv_topscroll

5. ​PM Modi breaks silence on Sikh leader assassination plot allegations

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1140097-pm-modi-breaks-silence-on-sikh-leader-assassination-plot-allegations

6. India gets new crime laws, bills replacing colonial-era codes get President nod

https://www.indiatoday.in/law/story/bills-to-replace-colonial-era-criminal-laws-get-presidents-assent-2480344-2023-12-25

7. Ayodhya Ram temple set to be BJP’s major 2024 campaign theme

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ram-temple-set-to-be-bjps-major-2024-campaign-theme/articleshow/104709175.cms?from=mdr

8. Jammu and Kashmir government initiates legal action after three civilians picked up by Army found dead

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir-govt-initiates-legal-action-after-three-civilians-in-armys-custody-found-dead-with-multiple-injuries/article67669440.ece

9. Civilians killed in J-K’s Poonch: Mehbooba Mufti prevented from visiting site, put under house arrest

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mehbooba-mufti-house-arrest-jammu-kashmir-9081783/

10. India records 628 new covid cases in last 24 hours

https://zeenews.india.com/video/news/india-records-628-new-covid-cases-in-last-24-hours-2702813.html

11. Covid India cases highlights: ‘No need to panic, need to remain alert,’ say experts

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/covid-india-cases-live-updates-coronavirus-new-variant-jn-1-omicron-restrictions-mask-advisory-guidelines-latest-news-101703291105326.html

12. What’s the latest blip in India-Maldives ties? | Explained

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/whats-the-latest-blip-in-india-maldives-ties-explained/article67669814.ece