TODAY NEWS ON August 25, 2026

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CJP announces protest march over unfulfilled promises

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has announced a protest march in Delhi on September 5, over the Centre’s alleged failure to honour the promises made during the July agitation. In a statement posted on X, the CJP condemned the Union Government’s failure to honour the commitments made to India’s youth on July 25, particularly those concerning the withdrawal of FIRs against students and protesters.

NSA Ajit Doval arrives in Beijing, set for border talks with China’s Wang Yi on August 25

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval arrived in Beijing on Monday (August 24, 2026) ahead of the 25th round of talks between the Special Representatives (SRs) of India and China on the boundary question. Mr. Doval will on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) meet with Politburo member and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, his counterpart as SR. He will also call on Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, the Ministry of External Affairs said.

India-China talks: ‘Structural differences have not disappeared,’ says Chinese strategic affairs scholar

Ahead of talks in Beijing on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Hu Shisheng, a leading Chinese strategic affairs scholar on South Asia, said the focus of both countries would be on “institutionalising stability” even as “structural differences” in the relationship remained. India and China will hold the 25th round of talks between the Special Representatives (SRs) on the boundary question on Tuesday (August 25, 2026). Mr. Doval and Mr. Wang, who is also a member of the Politburo, will also take stock of relations ahead of next month’s expected visit to India by Chinese President Xi Jinping for the BRICS Summit, his first visit in seven years.

Simultaneous polls possible in 2029, says panel chief

Holding simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies in 2029 under the Modi government’s ‘One Nation, One Election’ initiative is possible if the Constitution is amended and state governments support the move, according to P.P. Chaudhary, the chairman of the joint parliamentary panel examining the related bills.

Trump administration moves to impose more than $100,000 fee for H-1B worker visas

President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday (August 24, 2026) released a proposed regulation to codify an unprecedented fee of more ‌than $100,000 on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. Mr. Trump first ​imposed this last year but was blocked by the courts.

Stalin moves Madras High Court to declare him elected from Kolathur constituency

DMK president M.K. Stalin has filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court, seeking 100% counting of VVPAT slips of the Kolathur Assembly constituency, and consequently to declare him as the returned candidate after nullifying the election of TVK MLA V.S. Babu.

Detect and deport illegal migrants, Amit Shah tells police chiefs

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday (August 24, 2026) directed the security agencies to take strict measures against infiltration, asking the police chiefs to detect and deport illegal migrants. He was inaugurating the two-day National Security Strategies Conference-2026 (NSSC).

Manipur awaits Delhi decision on Census as Meitei, Naga groups demand NRC first

Manipur is awaiting a decision from New Delhi regarding the upcoming Census exercise, which remains in limbo in the State amid the demand by several Meitei and Naga civil society groups for a National Register of Citizens (NRC) to be compiled first. With the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RG&CCI) yet to spell out the future course of action, a government source said a review of the situation is likely to be held in the coming days.

Around 40 dead in gang attack near Haiti’s capital

Gang members attacked displaced people huddling inside a church near Haiti’s capital, killing around 40, some of them execution-style, the mayor told AFP on Monday (August 24, 2026).

Trump moves toward levying new tariff on China for flooding market with cheap goods

United States President Donald Trump is moving toward levying a new tariff on China that would penalise the world’s second-largest economy for flooding the global market with underpriced goods, according to three people familiar with the matter. Two of the people who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations still being finalised said Mr. Trump is considering setting the new tariff at 7.5%

U.S. Treasury chief vows to cut every ‘economic lifeline’ of Iran

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday (August 24, 2026) laid out plans for the “economic asphyxiation” of Iran, expanding Washington’s secondary sanctions threats and warning of dire consequences for countries that decline to join the pressure campaign.

Parandur airport project to be dropped by Tamil Nadu government, announces CM Vijay

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday (August 24, 2026) announced his government’s decision to drop the proposed airport at Parandur and identify alternative sites for a new, second airport in Chennai. Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin called the decision an irreversible setback for Tamil Nadu’s growth. Meanwhile, We The Leaders founder K. Annamalai said that the decision came with “an opportunity cost that the State government needs to consider carefully.” BJP State unit president Nainar Nagenthran also charged that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay had put the State’s development at risk for political reasons.

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay announces two poll promises

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday (August 24, 2026) announced reimbursement for three domestic LPG cylinders a year for eligible homemakers under the ‘Annapoorani Super Six Scheme’, which will be launched on Pongal Day in 2027. He also expanded the Vettri Payanam scheme (previously Vidiyal Payanam), which provides free bus travel for women, to allow them to travel on express, LSS, and deluxe buses. The expansion will come into effect on Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) this year.

Consider it your birthright to denounce India’s heritage: Yogi Adityanath slams Rahul Gandhi over Manusmriti remarks

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday (August 24, 2026) targeted Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on Manusmriti, saying he considers it his birthright to denounce India’s traditions and heritage. He also asked the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha as to why he wanted to ruin the future of India’s present generation through ‘Urban Naxals’.

NEET protest violence: CJI says women protestors can file sexual assault complaints against police with probe panel

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday (August 24, 2026) assured that women protestors can directly approach the nodal officer of the High Powered Enquiry Committee (HPEC) with complaints of sexual molestation against police personnel during the crackdown on NEET-UG protests on July 20. The nodal officer of the HPEC would be a judicial officer. The Court’s explanation came in response to an oral mentioning made by senior advocate Shobha Gupta.

Hopes fade for 22 missing crew of sunken Panama-flagged bulk carrier MV Ocean Winner in Bay of Bengal

The search and rescue operation for the sunken Panama-flagged bulk carrier in the Bay of Bengal has been expanded to cover a wider area, as hopes of finding the 22 remaining crew members alive diminish with every passing hour. Despite days-long search operations in the Bay of Bengal, neither the debris of the ill-fated vessel nor any of its 22 missing crew members could be traced, an Indian Coast Guard (ICG) spokesperson said on Monday (August 24, 2026).

Oil falls as Trump pledges economic war on Iran; Riyal hits record low

Oil prices fell on Monday (August 24, 2026) as investors braced for details of a U.S. plan to isolate the Iranian economy that President Donald Trump billed as the “most crushing” financial operation ever against Tehran. Meanwhile, Iran’s currency hit a record low Monday (August 24, 2026) as Washington prepared to announce new sanctions it said would add further pressure on an economy already battered by previous sanctions and a U.S. naval blockade.