TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. PM Modi has lauded the arrival of the first freight train to the Kashmir Valley, marking a significant milestone in connecting the region to the national freight network.
2. PM Modi will be on a one day visit to Karnataka today. During the visit, he will flag off three Vande Bharat Express trains at KSR Railway Station in Bengaluru. It includes trains from Bengaluru to Belagavi, Amritsar to Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Nagpur (Ajni) to Pune.
3. President Smt Droupadi Murmu marked Raksha Bandhan this year by honouring a family tradition close to her heart — sending a Rakhi from Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi to her younger brother, Tarani Sen Tudu, in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district.
4. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday announced that Skyroot Aerospace has successfully carried out the first static test of its powerful KALAM 1200 solid rocket motor, the first stage of the Vikram-1 launch vehicle, at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota.
5. In Uttar Pradesh, various events were organised on the anniversary of the Kakori Train Action. CM Yogi Adityanath in a social media post, said that this saga of bravery is an inspiration for the citizens of the country.
*The Kakori Train Action was a famous armed loot carried out on 9 August 1925 by members of the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) — a revolutionary organization fighting against British colonial rule in India.
A train carrying government treasury money was stopped near Kakori, a small town near Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
6. Indian Railways introduces a 20% rebate on return journey base fare for round trip bookings during the 2025 festive season. Bookings open August 14.
7. The Government of India has reported significant progress in its maternal and child nutrition initiatives. As of July 2025, more than 72.22 lakh pregnant women are registered beneficiaries under Mission Poshan 2.0, while the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) has provided maternity benefits to over 4.05 crore women since its launch on 1 January 2017.
8. The travel time between Chennai and Tirupati is expected to decrease from 220 to 125-140 minutes due to the four-laning of an 18-km highway between Thiruninravur and Tiruvallur, which is set to be completed by September at a cost of ₹304 crore; additionally, the 44-km Tiruvallur to Tamil Nadu-Andhra border stretch.
9. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced a historic record for Aadhaar face authentication technology, which logged 19.36 crore transactions in July 2025. This is a significant leap from 5.77 crore transactions during the same month last year.
10. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has reiterated his government’s commitment to eradicate poverty by 2029, stressing that both welfare and development are being pursued in parallel.
11. Dr. A Rajarajan, a veteran scientist and composites expert, has been appointed as the new Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, starting August 1, 2025. He succeeds Dr. S Unnikrishnan Nair.
12. India Meteorological Department IMD has forecast very heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand today. It said, heavy rainfall is also expected in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Western and Eastern Uttar Pradesh.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. Two murder convicts died in Delhi’s Tihar jail on Friday after slipping and drowning while cleaning a drain inside the prison complex. Probe Underway.
2. Tensions flared in central Kolkata on Saturday as police resorted to a lathi-charge to disperse protesters during a march demanding justice in the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case.
The rally, part of the ‘Nabanna Chalo Abhiyan’, saw protesters chanting slogans and vowing to reach the secretariat despite multiple police barricades.
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1. Relief and rescue operations are in full swing in the disaster-affected areas of Dharali-Harsil in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. So far, more than a thousand people have been rescued. The state government has announced to provide immediate assistance of five lakh rupees for houses that have been completely damaged in the disaster.
2. Three people were killed, seven were injured, and three were grievously wounded when the mini bus in which they were travelling at Tiruchi, Tamilnadu met with an accident when the vehicle went out of control.
3. Train services were disrupted in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharswan district on Saturday after two goods trains derailed under the South Eastern Railway’s (SER) Adra division.
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1. ICICI Bank has raised the minimum balance requirement for its new savings accounts opened on or after August 1 by five times to Rs 50,000.
2. IndusInd Bank appoints Rajiv Anand, former Deputy MD of Axis Bank, as its MD and CEO for three years starting 25 August 2025.
3. Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), owned by Tata Motors, has appointed PB Balaji as its next CEO, effective 17 November 2025, succeeding Adrian Mardell,.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. The makers of the movie “Mahavatar Narsimha” celebrated its success with a unique and spiritual ceremony at an ISKCON temple, Mumbai, instead of the usual party. This decision was made to express gratitude to the divine force they believe guided the film’s creation and to honor the devotion poured into the project. The celebration included a spiritual ceremony and was described as a historical and pious event.
2. ‘Saiyaara’ box office collection Day 23: Ahaan Panday , Aneet Padda starrer movie Saiyaara Box Office Collection crossed 517 Crores worldwide.
3. Kiara Advani’s Bold Scenes Come Under Censor Scrutiny
Kiara Advani is setting the internet on fire with her never-seen-before hot avatar in War 2. But
the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) reportedly asked the makers to tone down the sensual visuals by 50% – which means about 9 seconds of Kiara’s bikini magic from the Aavan Jaavan song are now gone, according to a report in Bollywood Hungama.
4. Tollywood Superstar Mahesh Babu is one of the most popular and highest-paid actors in Telugu cinema, often called the Prince of Tollywood turned 50 yesterday,
Full Name: Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu
Born on: 9 August 1975, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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DEFENCE News
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1. India’s defence exports touched 23,000 crore rupees last year and are expected to double within the next two to three years, said Dr. Sameer Kamat, Secretary of the Department of Defence Research and Development and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT).
2. The Indian Air Force (IAF) shot down five Pakistani fighter jets and one large military aircraft, likely an AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control) or ELINT (Electronic Intelligence) surveillance plane, during Operation Sindoor in May 2025.This has been officially confirmed by Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh.
3. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal A P Singh has said that India downed five fighter aircrafts of Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. Speaking at the 16th Air Chief L M Katre lecture in Bengaluru.
4. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, who is also in charge of defence industry and trade, and discussed bilateral military-technical ties and implementation of joint projects in strategic sectors.
5. DRDO Chairman Samir V Kamat has expressed strong confidence that India will achieve its ambitious defence export target of ₹50,000 crore by the financial year 2028-29, a goal formally set by the Defence Minister.
6. The Indian Army has recently issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the procurement of upgraded PMS (Ponton Modular System) Assault Bridges. This move indicates the Army’s ongoing efforts to enhance its engineering and bridging capabilities with advanced, more capable equipment.
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