CJP announces protest march over unfulfilled promisesThe Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has announced a protest march in Delhi on September 5, over the Centre’s alleged failure to honour the promises made during the July agitation. In a statement posted on X, the CJP condemned the Union Government’s failure to honour the commitments made to India’s youth on July 25, particularly those concerning the withdrawal of FIRs against students and protesters.NSA Ajit Doval arrives in Beijing, set for border talks with China’s Wang Yi on August 25National Security Advisor Ajit Doval arrived in Beijing on Monday (August 24, 2026) ahead of the 25th round of talks between the Special Representatives (SRs) of India and China on the boundary question. Mr. Doval will on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) meet with Politburo member and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, his counterpart as SR. He will also call on Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, the Ministry of External Affairs said.Parandur airport project to be dropped by Tamil Nadu government, announces CM VijayTamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday (August 24, 2026) announced his government’s decision to drop the proposed airport at Parandur and identify alternative sites for a new, second airport in Chennai. Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin called the decision an irreversible setback for Tamil Nadu’s growth.Meanwhile, We The Leaders founder K. Annamalai said that the decision came with “an opportunity cost that the State government needs to consider carefully.” BJP State unit president Nainar Nagenthran also charged that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay had put the State’s development at risk for political reasons. Tamil Nadu CM Vijay announces two poll promisesTamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday (August 24, 2026) announced reimbursement for three domestic LPG cylinders a year for eligible homemakers under the ‘Annapoorani Super Six Scheme’, which will be launched on Pongal Day in 2027. He also expanded the Vettri Payanam scheme (previously Vidiyal Payanam), which provides free bus travel for women, to allow them to travel on express, LSS, and deluxe buses. The expansion will come into effect on Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) this year.Three newborns die in fire at government hospital in AmravatiThree newborn babies died after a fire broke out at the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of Amravati’s District Women’s Hospital, a government hospital in Maharashtra, at around 3.30 a.m. on Monday (August 24, 2026), prompting an emergency evacuation of dozens of infants undergoing treatment, according to Gorakhnath Jadhav, Senior Police Inspector, Gadage Nagar Police Station. A huge fire ripped through the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the District Women’s Hospital, leaving some newborns covered in black ashes, as panic spread through the wards, eyewitnesses told PTI Videos.Police take BJP leaders into custody as they try to lay siege to Vidhana Soudha in BengaluruSeveral BJP leaders, including leaders of the Opposition in both the Houses of the State legislature, were taken into custody by the police on Monday (August 24, 2026) when they tried to lay a siege to Vidhana Soudha, demanding the resignation of Minister B. Nagendra. BJP State President B.Y. Vijayendra, former Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan, Opposition Chief Whip in Council Ravikumar, MLC C.T. Ravi and former minister B. Sriramulu, besides a host of party workers, were among those taken into custody by the police.Consider it your birthright to denounce India’s heritage: Yogi Adityanath slams Rahul Gandhi over Manusmriti remarksUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday (August 24, 2026) targeted Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on Manusmriti, saying he considers it his birthright to denounce India’s traditions and heritage. He also asked the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha as to why he wanted to ruin the future of India’s present generation through ‘Urban Naxals’.NEET protest violence: CJI says women protestors can file sexual assault complaints against police with probe panelChief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday (August 24, 2026) assured that women protestors can directly approach the nodal officer of the High Powered Enquiry Committee (HPEC) with complaints of sexual molestation against police personnel during the crackdown on NEET-UG protests on July 20. The nodal officer of the HPEC would be a judicial officer. The Court’s explanation came in response to an oral mentioning made by senior advocate Shobha Gupta.Hopes fade for 22 missing crew of sunken Panama-flagged bulk carrier MV Ocean Winner in Bay of BengalThe search and rescue operation for the sunken Panama-flagged bulk carrier in the Bay of Bengal has been expanded to cover a wider area, as hopes of finding the 22 remaining crew members alive diminish with every passing hour. Despite days-long search operations in the Bay of Bengal, neither the debris of the ill-fated vessel nor any of its 22 missing crew members could be traced, an Indian Coast Guard (ICG) spokesperson said on Monday (August 24, 2026).Oil falls as Trump pledges economic war on Iran; Riyal hits record lowOil prices fell on Monday (August 24, 2026) as investors braced for details of a U.S. plan to isolate the Iranian economy that President Donald Trump billed as the “most crushing” financial operation ever against Tehran. Meanwhile, Iran’s currency hit a record low Monday (August 24, 2026) as Washington prepared to announce new sanctions it said would add further pressure on an economy already battered by previous sanctions and a U.S. naval blockade.SL vs IND 2nd Test, Day 2: India declare 1st innings at 503/9 after Jurel hundredIndia declared their first innings at 503 for 9 after Dhruv Jurel struck his century on the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Monday (August 24, 2026). Jurel underlined his credentials as a specialist Test batter with a 177-ball 115, his second hundred, studded with nine fours and two sixes, before he was out in the post-tea session. Earlier, Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sri Lankan seamer Asitha Fernando were both fined 25% of their match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second Test.