Three scientists win Chemistry Nobel 2025 for metal-organic frameworksThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry is being awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday (October 8, 2025). The Nobel Prize laureates in chemistry 2025 have created molecular constructions with large spaces through which gases and other chemicals can flow.PM Modi inaugurates Navi Mumbai International Airport-Phase 1, Metro Line-3Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) inaugurated phase one of the Navi Mumbai International Airport, built at a cost of ₹19,650 crore. The new airport, spread over 1,160 hectares, is set to significantly boost India’s aviation capacity and ease the heavy traffic burden on Mumbai’s existing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. He also inaugurated the final phase of Mumbai’s first fully underground Metro 3, making 33.5-km Aqua Line operational, which will connect Aarey in the north to Colaba in the south of Mumbai, aiming to ease congestion on suburban trains and roadsAmit Shah behaving like ‘acting Prime Minister’ of country, Modi should be cautious: MamataWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s actions were like those of an “acting Prime Minister”. Speaking to reporters outside the Kolkata airport after her return from flood-ravaged north Bengal, Ms. Banerjee said she wanted to urge Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to repose too much faith in Mr. Shah, who “may one day become his Mir Zafar”, the 18th-century military general of Bengal who betrayed Nawab Siraj ud Daulah in the Battle of Plassey and later became the king with the help of British.Officials say yet to receive “formal communication” after Indian claims he was arrested by Ukraine while fighting for RussiaIndian officials on Tuesday (October 8, 2025) said they were seeking more details about an Indian national who appeared on camera claiming he had been detained by Ukrainian authorities while fighting for the Russian army. The 22-year-old, identified as Majoti Sahil Mohammed from Gujarat, was named after the video carrying his statement went viral online.Gitanjali Angmo visits husband Sonam Wangchuk in Jodhpur jailGitanjali Angmo on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) said she had visited her husband, Sonam Wangchuk, in Jodhpur jail, where he was lodged in the wake of the September 24 Leh violence. Ms. Angmo met the climate activist on Tuesday (October 7, 2025) along with lawyer Ritam Khare, according a a post she made on X minutes after midnight.No power on earth can stop India from becoming developed nation by 2047: Piyush GoyalCommerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) said no power on earth can stop India from becoming a developed nation by 2047, with the government taking a series of initiatives to promote the domestic economy, build infrastructure and expand international trade.Six workers killed in blast in firecracker unit in Andhra Pradesh’s Konaseema districtAt least six workers died in a blast in a firecracker unit at V. Savaram village of Rayavaram Mandal in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday (October 8, 2025). The incident occurred while the workers were engaged in the manufacture of the firecrackers in Lakshmi Ganapathi Fire Works unit.Supreme Court to hear issues related to manufacturing, sale of ‘green’ crackers on October 10The Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) deferred to October 10 the hearing on issues related to the manufacturing and sale of ‘green’ crackers’ in Delhi and the national capital region. The top court on September 26 permitted certified manufacturers to produce ‘green’ crackers with a condition that they will not sell them in the prohibited Delhi-NCR without its approval.Congress should tell nation who prevented military retaliation after 26/11 attack: PM Modi in MumbaiPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) said the Congress should tell the nation who prevented India’s military response after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. “A Congress leader, who has also been Union Home Minister, has said that a country prevented India’s military retaliation post-26/11 Mumbai terror attack in 2008. The party should clarify,” PM Modi said.How quickly the diplomatic climate changes: Congress on ‘U.S. set to supply’ Raytheon missiles to PakistanThe Congress on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) took a swipe at the Modi Government over the U.S. reportedly set to supply Raytheon Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) to Pakistan, saying how quickly “diplomatic setbacks” accumulate.Outgoing Bihar Assembly met for 146 days, lowest of all its five-year terms: ReportThe outgoing Bihar legislative Assembly met for a total of 146 days, the lowest of all its five-year terms, a legislative think tank has said. The outgoing 17th Assembly met for an average of 29 days a year and on the days the House met, it functioned for an average of three hours. In 2024, assemblies across all states met for an average of five hours on sitting days, an analysis by PRS Legislative said.ED summons Dulquer Salmaan in luxury car smuggling probeThe Kochi Zonal Office of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) summoned actor-producer Dulquer Salmaan in connection with the seizure of three high-end pre-owned SUVs by the Customs last month. The Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate, Kochi, initially seized two SUVs — two Land Rover Defenders and a Nissan Patrol — followed by another vehicle from the actor as part of Operation Numkhor, which targets high-value pre-owned vehicles suspected to have been smuggled in from Bhutan.