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India were crowned champions of the 2025 SAFF U17 Women’s Championship after a dominant 5-0 victory over Nepal in Thimphu. Pearl Fernandes and Divyani Linda scored two each, while Nira Chanu netted the opener. India remain unbeaten, scoring 27 goals without conceding

India’s junior boxers bagged 26 medals, including seven gold, at the 3rd Belt and Road International Youth Boxing Gala in Xinjiang, China. The girls’ team dominated with 16 medals, while the boys added 10, underlining India’s growing youth boxing strength

Homer’s Odyssey shows how shared rationality is key to lasting safety, security, and peace for humanity

Ankur Mittal set a new Asian Championship record to win gold in Double Trap at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship in Kazakhstan. India finished with 103 medals, its best-ever tally, including 52 gold, 26 silver and 25 bronze

Reliance Jio chairman Akash Ambani introduces "Riya" — a feature similar to Alexa or Siri; will allow hands-free access to calls, music, etc, in multiple Indian languages

Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Japan and China carries significant geopolitical implications and provides an opportunity for India to respond to emerging challenges

Owaisi accused the RSS and organisations sponsored or supported by it of being responsible for "spreading anti-Muslims hatred"

Hyundai Motor India's Rs 27,870-crore IPO in Oct 2024 is the biggest initial share-sale, surpassing the Rs 21,000-crore offering by LIC in May 2022

Mukesh Ambani announced Reliance’s push into AI, genomics, and digital health while unveiling plans for a Jio IPO by 2026. He launched Reliance Intelligence to build AI-ready data centres and pledged aggressive expansion in consumer products, telecom, and life sciences

Maratha quota leader Manoj Jarange launched an indefinite hunger strike at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan, vowing not to withdraw until demands for OBC recognition and 10 per cent reservation are met. The state government says it is ready for talks, urging restraint

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an interview with Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun, said India and Japan can diversify and balance trade while building new frontiers in semiconductors, manufacturing, and global value chains. He highlighted Suzuki’s Rs 70,000 crore investment and India’s reforms

BJP workers stormed the Bihar Congress headquarters in Patna over abusive remarks targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Rahul Gandhi’s Voter Adhikar Yatra. The clash triggered sharp political exchanges, arrests in Darbhanga, and calls from the Congress for police action against BJP workers

The government has appointed former RBI Governor Urjit Patel as India’s Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund for three years, replacing KV Subramanian. Patel, who earlier served at the AIIB and IMF, resigned as RBI Governor in 2018

ISRO has outlined a four-decade roadmap to establish human presence beyond Earth, including a lunar crew station by 2047, Moon mining, 3D-printed Martian habitats, and upgraded rockets capable of carrying 150-tonne payloads, paving the way for Mars landings

Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu announced that South India will soon get bullet train connectivity linking Hyderabad, Chennai, Amaravati and Bengaluru. The project, covering a population of over five crore, will also be supported by upgraded international-standard roadways

The Vaishno Devi Yatra in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, remains suspended for the fourth consecutive day after a cloudburst-triggered landslide killed 34 pilgrims and injured 20. Heavy rains persist, with authorities prioritising safety as stranded devotees await resumption

The Congress on Friday attacked RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat over his clarification that he never suggested leaders should retire at 75. Jairam Ramesh said Bhagwat had made “contradictory statements” in one month, amid speculation targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The CBI has booked a senior Airports Authority of India manager in Dehradun for allegedly siphoning off Rs 232 crore into his personal accounts. An internal audit uncovered fictitious assets, inflated entries, and unauthorized transfers, leading to a formal complaint

Cloudbursts and heavy rains unleashed devastation across Uttarakhand on Friday, killing four people, leaving several missing, and burying families under debris. Landslides blocked highways and damaged villages, prompting large-scale rescue operations as the MeT department issued red and orange rain alerts

Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanded that Rahul Gandhi apologise for “abuses” allegedly hurled at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during the Congress leader’s Bihar yatra. Shah, in Assam, accused Congress of “negative politics” and inaugurating multiple development projects

The Supreme Court will hear on September 1 the RJD and AIMIM’s pleas to extend the deadline for filing claims in Bihar’s special intensive revision of electoral rolls. The exercise, the first since 2003, has reduced registered voters by 66 lakh

Ex-Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro accused India of being an “oil money laundromat for the Kremlin,” citing Russian oil imports and high tariffs, as Democrats criticised Trump for singling out India over China.

India launch their Asia Cup 2025 campaign in Rajgir on Dhyan Chand’s birth anniversary, aiming to win the continental title and secure direct World Cup qualification. Coach Fulton and captain Harmanpreet exude confidence