TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. PM Modi will share his thoughts with the people of the country and abroad in the Mann Ki Baat programme on Akashvani at 11 today morning. It will be the 125th episode of the monthly radio programme.
2. Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal addressed the gathering of industry leaders along with Minister of Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi in Mumbai.
3. The government is set to launch the Beta Version of Adi Vaani which is India’s first AI powered translator for tribal languages.
4. The Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, inaugurated India’s first Tempered Glass Manufacturing Facility for Mobile Devices in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida.
5. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has called for setting up committees of state legislatures on the welfare of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in all the states and union territories.
6. Recently, the Prize Distribution function of the 35th National Youth Parliament Competition, 2024-25 for Kendriya Vidyalayas was held at Parliament House Complex in New Delhi.
The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Running Parliamentary Shield and the National Trophy for standing first at the National Level in the 35th Competition was awarded to Kendriya Vidyalaya, ONGC Srikona, Silchar Region.
7. In Punjab, the flood situation remains grim following heavy flow of water in Raavi, Beas and Satluj rivers rain is some parts of the state. The dams are full to the brim forcing authorities for controlled release of water.
8. Bihar government launches ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana’, offering ₹10,000 initial aid to one woman per family to start employment activities, with potential support up to ₹2 lakh after six months.
9. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has approved eight Digital Connectivity Rating Agencies (DCRA) to improve in-building network quality.
10. On 30 August, National Small Industry Day celebrates the vital role of small-scale industries (SSIs) in India’s economic growth, employment generation, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
11. India launched its first National Biofoundry Network in 2025 under the BioE3 Policy to boost indigenous biomanufacturing and achieve a $300 billion bioeconomy by 2030.
12. In Arunachal Pradesh, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), under the All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Mushroom, has conducted a hands-on training programme on oyster and milky mushroom cultivation at the Mushroom Research & Training Centre (MRTC), Basar.
13. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has cleared a major railway infrastructure project for Telangana and Karnataka — the construction of third and fourth railway lines between Secunderabad (Sanathnagar) and Wadi.
With an estimated cost of Rs 5,012 crore, the project will cover 173 kilometres across Telangana and Karnataka, with a completion timeline of five years.
14. The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is preparing a pilot run to test the feasibility of running double-decker buses in the Capital.
15. The Meteorological Department has forecast heavy to very heavy Rainfall at isolated places over Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Similar conditions will continue over Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for the next two to three days.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released a report in 2025 analysing the implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) in India. The report marks the need for a consensus on a sunset clause to set an end date for recognising and vesting rights under the FRA.
The FRA, enacted in 2006, aims to recognise rights of Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers over forest land and resources.
2. The Election Commission has identified 100 assembly seats in West Bengal in which the numbers of fake and illegal voters have increased. All the 294 assembly seats have been scrutinized to ascertain the numbers. According to officials of Chief Electoral Officer.
3. Maratha quota protest entered its second day in Mumbai, traffic came to a grinding halt outside the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and the surrounding areas on Saturday.
4. A 35-year-old ‘sevadar’ in southeast Delhi’s Kalkaji temple was allegedly beaten to death in public after an argument took a violent turn, the police said on Saturday, adding that three arrests had been made.
5. Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is serving a life sentence for raping a minor, surrendered at Jodhpur Central Jail on Saturday after the Rajasthan High Court rejected his plea for an extension of interim bail. The 84-year-old had been granted bail on January 7 this year for the first time in 12 years of imprisonment on medical grounds.
6. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday unilaterally announced himself as the chief ministerial face of the Grand Alliance in Bihar, even as Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav stood beside him on stage in Ara. Rahul Gandhi, who has so far avoided clarifying his position on the chief ministerial candidate issue, remained silent during the declaration.
7. Former vice-president of India Sri Jagdeep Dhankhar has applied for pension as a former legislator in Rajasthan.
He represented the Kishangarh Assembly constituency as a Congress MLA from 1993 to 1998, received pension as a former legislator until July 2019. It was discontinued after he was appointed the governor of West Bengal.
8. The Madras High Court on Friday (August 29, 2025) reserved its orders after wondering why it should not constitute a one-man commission, led by its retired judge, to probe into allegations of police excess while quelling the Greater Chennai Corporation conservancy workers’ protest outside Ripon Buildings recently.
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1. In Jammu and Kashmir, the strategic 270-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) remained closed for the fifth consecutive day yesterday due to multiple landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall, leaving over two thousand vehicles stranded and causing acute shortages of fuel, LPG, vegetables, and other essentials across several districts.
2. In J&K: 4 People Killed, 1 Missing After Cloudburst In Ramban District.
3. In Telangana, rescue and relief operations are underway in the flood-affected districts of Kamareddy, Nizamabad, and Medak, where several colonies and villages remain submerged.
4. The heavy rainfall from the monsoon continues in various parts of Himachal Pradesh, and as a result, 842 connecting roads, including three national highways, have been blocked due to landslides.
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FINANCE
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1. India’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to grow by 7.8 per cent in the first quarter, April to June in the current financial year, which is the highest in the last five-quarters. In the last financial year, the GDP had grown by 6.5 per cent in the first quarter, while it stood at 7.4 per cent in the fourth quarter.
2. Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri said, GDP growth rate of 7.8 per cent will have a positive impact on India’s energy consumption.
3. At the 48th AGM of Reliance Industries, Anant Ambani announced that Jamnagar and Kutch will become major clean energy hubs, with massive projects like the Dhirubhai Ambani Giga Energy Complex and a 5.5 lakh-acre solar site in Kutch—three times the size of Singapore.
4. TCS forms a new AI-focused business unit to accelerate innovation and names Amit Kapur as head, signaling a major shift in India’s IT strategy.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. Popular Tamil actor Vishal on Thursday got engaged with fellow actor Sai Dhanshika.
2. Following the super success of the 2020 Tamil film “Draupathi”, popular actor Richard Rishi is returning with the sequel, “Draupathi 2”. This much-anticipated historical action drama is currently in production, mounted on a grand scale by Netaji Productions, in association with Chola Chakravarthy, and produced by G. M Film Corporation.
Set in the 14th century, the film explores the blood-stained history of Hoysala emperor Veera Vallalar III, who ruled South India with Thiruvannamalai as his capital, along with the bravery of the Kadavarayas of Sendhamangalam. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the Mughal invasion of Tamil Nadu.
3. Tollywood star Allu Arjun, who had been in Mumbai, returned to Hyderabad on Thursday to pay his last respects to his grandmother, Allu Kanaka Ratnamma.
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DEFENCE News
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1. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath inaugurated a drone manufacturing company and an engine test facility centre in Noida.
2. Indian Navy’s indigenous ASW Corvette INS Kadmatt arrived at Port Moresby today to participate in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) 50th Independence Day celebrations.
3. The Indian Army’s Spear Corps and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) conducted a major joint firepower exercise named Achook Prahar in central Arunachal Pradesh from 25 to 28 August 2025. This drill tested their combat readiness and operational synergy under simulated battlefield conditions.
4. As situation along the borders with Pakistan and China turned more volatile, the Indian Army is set to introduce the Bhairav Commando battalions to bolster national defence. The Army wants to set up five such units by the end of October.
31 Aug (Sunday)
Vedic Ritu/ Varsha
Drik Ritu : Sharad
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2082
Month : Bhadrapada 22
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1947
Month :Bhadrapada 8
Tithi : Ashtami/ Navami
Nakshatra: Anuradha (up to 5:27 pm)Jyeshta
Rahu : 05:08 PM – 06:41 PM
Yamaganda : 12:27 PM – 02:00 PM
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