24/10/2025
Top current news highlights 24 October 24, 2025:
1. The Indian government restricts social media content takedown powers to senior bureaucrats to increase transparency amid legal issues with Elon Musk’s platform X.
2. Over 125 injured and some lost eyesight in carbide gun explosions during Diwali celebrations in Bhopal; investigations underway.
3. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav named chief ministerial candidate for Bihar Assembly elections by the Mahagathbandhan alliance.
4. Kerala to be declared officially “extreme poverty-free” by November 1 with a program launch involving famous actor-politicians.
5. Defence Ministry approves weapons and military hardware procurement worth ₹79,000 crore to boost armed forces.
6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend India-ASEAN summit virtually due to scheduling constraints.
7. China Eastern Airlines to resume Shanghai-Delhi direct flights from November 9 with three weekly services.
8. Nearly 90% development work for ISRO’s Gaganyaan mission completed, says ISRO chairman V Narayanan.
7. Bihar elections described as a battle between NDA’s “development” and INDIA bloc’s “destruction” by BJP chief J P Nadda.
8. Jammu & Kashmir to hold its first Rajya Sabha polls post Union Territory status with expected NC and BJP seats.
9. Reliance Industries to scale back Russian crude oil imports following fresh US sanctions on Moscow-linked firms.
10. US President Trump imposes sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil amid ongoing Ukraine conflict.
11. India and Bhutan review bilateral security cooperation and border management initiatives.
12. Indian Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra to be conferred honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in Indian Army.
13. Gold price in India falls sharply below ₹1.26 lakh per 10 grams.
14. Bank customers can now nominate up to four nominees on their accounts from November 1.
15. Indian PM Modi to skip annual ASEAN meetings; External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to attend East Asia Summit in Malaysia.
16. India’s stock markets showed mixed trends with Sensex closing at 84,556.06 and Nifty closing slightly higher.
17. US sanctions on Russia intensify causing oil prices to jump by 5% globally.