Mon Dec 01 11:55:38 UTC 2025: ## The Hindu: Top News for December 1, 2025

New Delhi, December 1, 2025 – Today’s headlines from The Hindu cover a range of domestic and international affairs, highlighting legal developments, economic concerns, political tensions, and disaster relief efforts.

The Supreme Court has ordered the CBI to investigate the growing problem of “digital arrest” scams, granting the agency wide authority to pursue perpetrators and even investigate potentially corrupt banks involved in facilitating cybercrime.

In other legal news, Al Falah University founder Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui has been remanded to 14-day judicial custody in Delhi in connection with a terror-linked money laundering case, following his initial ED custody.

On the economic front, India’s industrial production growth has slowed significantly to a 13-month low of 0.4% in October, attributed to underperformance in the power, mining, and manufacturing sectors. Furthermore, Maruti Suzuki has warned that stringent, potentially unscientific, fuel consumption and carbon emission norms could force the discontinuation of small car production.

Internationally, former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is reportedly in critical condition and on ventilation, receiving care from both local and international medical experts. India has completed the evacuation of its stranded nationals from Sri Lanka and is ramping up assistance to the island nation in the wake of Cyclone Ditwah.

Domestically, Tamil Nadu continues to experience heavy rainfall due to the remnants of Cyclone Ditwah. Political tensions flared in Parliament as Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury brought a rescued stray dog to the premises, sparking accusations of “drama” from ruling party members. Prior to the Winter Session, Prime Minister Modi criticized the use of Parliament as a pre-election warm-up or a post-defeat outlet for frustration, while Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju stated the government is open to discussing electoral reforms.

Finally, in a tragic incident, an Indian student was fatally stabbed in a street attack in central England.

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