A video on social media showing that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is promoting cryptocurrency products to earn daily income easily is fake and was altered using AI, according to PIB Fact Check. In the alleged video, Nirmala Sitharaman was heard saying that investment can help earn from ₹10,000 to ₹30,000.

AAP MP Sanjay Singh on Friday criticised BJP alleging that the party insulted UP, Bihar, and Purvanchal people in Parliament by calling them "Rohingyas". "We people of UP, Bihar and Purvanchal have been staying in Delhi for the last 30-40 years...are they Rohingyas and Bangladeshis?" Singh said, adding that he will take out yatra to protest against BJP's remark.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) responded to AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's letter to Kumar asking him to "deeply reflect" on Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr BR Ambedkar in the Parliament. Responding to Kejriwal’s letter, JD(U) chief Sanjay Kumar Jha said that Kejriwal neglected Dalits in Punjab and Delhi, saying "Why did he not make any Dalit CM?"

Delhi Police transferred FIR filed by BJP against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to Crime Branch. BJP filed FIR against Rahul claiming that their two MPs - Pratap Chandra Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput - suffered head injuries after Rahul pushed one of them after a scuffle between BJP and Congress. BJP MPs Hemang Joshi, Anurag Thakur and Bansuri Swaraj filed case.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a money laundering case against ex-minister and BRS leader KT Rama Rao in connection with a case related to alleged financial irregularities linked to the Formula-E race. This comes after the Telangana High Court directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau officials to not arrest the BRS leader till December 30 in the same case.

CISF constable Amol Savant revealed that he and his two colleagues became the "first responders" after a Navy speedboat crashed into a passenger ferry off Mumbai's coast. "We saw people...ready to throw their children in the ocean...thinking...they'd be saved from the sinking ship. I asked them not to panic," he said. The jawan added that he too felt "shaken".

The UP Tourism Department said the state drew 47.61 crore tourists between January and September 2024. Among the tourist destinations in the state, Ayodhya was the most sought-after, overtaking Agra's Taj Mahal. Ayodhya drew 13.55 crore domestic tourists and 3,153 international tourists. Agra received 12.51 crore visitors, including 11.59 crore domestic and 9.24 lakh international tourists.

Mumbai Police on Friday launched a probe after two motorcycle-borne allegedly conducted recce of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut's bungalow in Bhandup, officials said. "There have been repeated instances of reconnaissance at my house...I have informed Amit Shah about this by sending him a letter," Raut said after the incident. Few people waiting outside house spotted the two suspects.

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Friday asked CM Devendra Fadnavis to provide a list of "urban Naxal" organisations that took part in Rahul Gandhi-led 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'. Patole's remark came after Fadnavis told the Assembly that 40 of the 180 outfits that took part in 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' were named as frontal organisations (of urban naxals).

World Bank has approved an $800 million (about ₹6,800 crore) loan under the Amaravati Integrated Urban Development Program. The project aims to develop the Andhra Pradesh city as a well-managed, climate-resilient economic hub. World Bank said the loan requested by the Indian government has a final maturity period of 29 years, including a grace period of 6 years.