Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 05.09.2025
National Updates
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SEMICON India 2025, which showcased India’s Rising Role in the Global Semiconductor Ecosystem, has been concluded successfully. The three-day event brought together over 350 exhibiting companies and participants from 48 countries and regions.
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Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Welcoming Prime Minister Wong at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President said that India and Singapore are important partners for each other, and Singapore is also a key partner in India’s Act East Policy.
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Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal launched the Unified Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) portal at the 5th meeting of the Central Advisory Council in New Delhi.
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External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar inaugurated the SAMHiTA Conference on South Asia’s Manuscript Traditions and Mathematical Contributions in New Delhi.
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The Narcotics Control Bureau, in close coordination with INTERPOL, has published the first Silver Notice against Pawan Thakur, wanted in connection with the recovery of around 82 kilograms of cocaine in Delhi in November 2024.
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A two-day summit on the National Ayush Mission and Capacity Building concluded in New Delhi. The summit was organised by the Ministry of Ayush.
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The newly constructed Royal Bhutan Buddhist Temple at Rajgir in Bihar, was inaugurated with traditional rituals and Buddhist customs.
Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 05.09.2025
International updates
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Sri Lanka and Italy held their first Political Consultations in Colombo. The talks were co-chaired by Sri Lankan Deputy Foreign Minister Arun Hemachandra and Italy’s Deputy Foreign Minister Maria Tripodi.
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The Government of Nepal has decided to ban all the unregistered Social Media sites in Nepal. Minister of Communications and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung made the decision public on Thursday.
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In a highly anticipated decision, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh upheld the High Court’s decision to acquit all 38 accused in the notorious 21 August 2004 grenade attack case, including Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
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A delegation from the Office of the United States Trade Representative is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka next week to assist authorities in finalising modalities for implementing reciprocal tariffs.
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The United Arab Emirates issued a sharp warning Wednesday that any Israeli annexation of the West Bank would constitute a red line for Abu Dhabi and severely undermine the Abraham Accords that normalised relations between the two countries.
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Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton on Thursday (local time) lambasted US President Donald Trump for pushing Prime Minister Narendra Modi closer to Russia and China in the backdrop of 50% tariffs.
Sports Updates
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Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha inaugurated the North Eastern Zone Badminton Championship, organized by the Tripura Badminton Association. Over 200 players from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and newly included Sikkim are participating.
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India has taken a 3 -1 lead against Malaysia in the Super Four stage game being played at Rajgir International Hockey Stadium in the Asia Cup Hockey championship. After the first half ended, India had established its control over Malaysia.
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The World Boxing Championships, 2025 began in Liverpool, England. India has fielded a strong 20-member contingent in the Championships.
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In Tennis, India’s Yuki Bhambri, paired with Michael Venus of New Zealand, stormed into the semi-finals of the US Open. The duo defeated Croatian Nikola Mektić and Rajeev Ram of the United States.