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ISRO completes first integrated air drop test for Gaganyaan

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully carried out its first Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-1), a critical milestone in preparations for the country’s maiden human spaceflight programme, Gaganyaan, on August 24, 2025. “ISRO successfully accomplishes first Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01) for end-to-end demonstration of parachute based deceleration system for Gaganyaan missions,” ISRO wrote on X.

Not good if House not allowed to run session after session for narrow political gains, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (August 24, 2025) said Parliament or Assemblies are places of debate and discussion, but it is not good if the House is not allowed to function session after session in the name of opposition for narrow political gains.

Bihar SIR: Documents of over 98% electors received, says Election Commission of India

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday (August 24, 2025) said documents of 98.2% electors have already been received, with eight more days left for people to file claims and objections to the draft electoral roll of Bihar published as part of the intensive revision of voters’ list.

Tariffs put on India to force Russia to stop war, says U.S. Vice-President Vance

U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance on Sunday (August 24, 2025) said President Donald Trump had applied “aggressive economic leverage” such as “secondary tariffs on India” to force Russia to stop bombing Ukraine .Mr. Vance was speaking during an exclusive interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” when he also said the step would “make it harder” for the Russians to get rich from their oil economy.

Pakistan Foreign Minister Dar to Bangladesh

Bangladesh should “clean” its heart and move ahead by leaving the “unresolved issue” of Pakistan’s accountability in the atrocities committed by the Pakistani military in 1971, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan, said in Dhaka on Sunday (August 24, 2025).

To reach 10% women in force, CISF set to add 2,400 personnel

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is all set to induct 2,400 women personnel in 2026 to achieve the target of 10% representation of women. Presently, the CISF has 12,491 women personnel in its ranks, and in the coming years, recruitment will be so structured to ensure that women consistently make up at least 10% of the force, a CISF official said.

Search continues for 32 persons missing in Chishoti flash floods

Even as the search operation to find the 32 missing persons following the heavy rain at Chishoti village in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir is underway, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday (August 24, 2025) reviewed the ground situation through video conferencing from Jammu.

Myanmar junta says historic railway bridge ‘bombed, destroyed’

Myanmar’s ruling military junta said on Sunday (August 24, 2025) that a colonial-era bridge that was once the world’s highest railway trestle had been “bombed and destroyed” by anti-coup armed groups. A civil war has consumed Myanmar since a 2021 coup deposed the civilian government, with the military battling a myriad of pro-democracy guerrillas and ethnic armed organisations.

Government is a constitutional employer not a market player, it cannot use outsourcing as a means of exploitation: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held in a judgment that public institutions cannot use outsourcing of jobs as a means of exploitation, denying long-term ad hoc employees regularisation or basic pay parity by citing financial strain or lack of vacancies.

Cheteshwar Pujara announces retirement from all forms of cricket

Cheteshwar Pujara, one of the foremost Test specialists in the 21st century, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The 37-year-old took to social media on Sunday (August 24, 2025) morning to make his retirement announcement public.

Russia says West trying to ‘block’ Ukraine peace talks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Western countries on Sunday (August 24, 2025) of trying to “block” peace negotiations to end the Ukraine conflict, after a flurry of diplomatic activity appeared to stall. U.S. President Donald Trump has been championing a bilateral meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian Presidents — but both sides have blamed each other for not wanting the talks to come through.

Typhoon Kajiki drenches southern China’s Hainan island, heads toward Vietnam

Strong winds and heavy rain whipped southern China’s Hainan island and nearby parts of Guangdong province on Sunday (August 24, 2025), as Typhoon Kajiki passed over open waters to the south and headed toward Vietnam’s central coast. About 20,000 people were evacuated from potentially hazardous areas ahead of the storm, China’s official Xinhua News Agency said.