NEWS 24-07-2026. News For 25th-Jul (Saturday) National 1. Widespread student demonstrations led by the Cockroach Janta Party broke out across major cities, demanding structural accountability for examination paper leaks. 2. Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched its Vikram-1 rocket under Mission Aagaman, officially making India the third country in the world to achieve private orbital launch capability. 3. The Drug Controller General of India granted historic market authorisation to Takeda's QDENGA vaccine, making it the country's first approved dengue vaccine for individuals aged 4 to 60 years. 4. The Union Cabinet cleared the ambitious Semicon India 2.0 framework with an outlay of 1.27 lakh crore rupees to aggressively scale up the domestic semiconductor fabrication ecosystem. 5. Renowned social reformer Sonam Wangchuk officially ended his 26-day hunger strike at Medanta Hospital following a series of late-night structural negotiations with Union ministers. International 1. Following sudden leadership transitions within the Labour Party, former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham officially took office as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on July 20th. 2. President Droupadi Murmu became the first sitting Indian head of state to undertake historic bilateral State Visits to Moldova and North Macedonia during her European tour. 3. The United States administration initiated a 10 per cent tariff on Indian imported goods following a Section 301 investigation concerning forced labour practices. 4. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East escalated significantly as the US Central Command executed strikes against military targets in Iran, triggering retaliatory drone strikes across Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain. Defence 1. The Indian Navy formally commenced the multinational maritime security exercise, Operation Southern Readiness 2-3, at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi to enhance regional domain cooperation. 2. The United States military delivered another advanced MH-60R Seahawk helicopter to the Indian Navy in Kochi, significantly boosting the fleet's anti-submarine warfare capabilities. Sports 1. In football, Spain defeated Argentina 1–0 in extra time on July 19th to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup title. French forward Kylian Mbappé officially became the all-time highest goal scorer in FIFA World Cup history, reaching a new milestone of 22 career goals during the tournament. 2. Indian freestyle wrestler Kajal Dhochak secured the gold medal in the women's 76 kg category at the Budapest Ranking Series tournament on July 18th. 3. Coimbatore-based chess prodigy B.S. Rathanvel officially became India's 99th Chess Grandmaster after securing his final norm at the Guwahati Open on July 20th. < < Back