Morning Digest: Second accused nabbed in Rekha Gupta attack case; Tariffs put on India to force Russia to stop war, says U.S. Vice-President Vance, and more

Rekha Gupta attack case: Second accused nabbed

The Delhi Police on Sunday (August 24, 2025) arrested another accused in connection with the recent attack on Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, officials said. Prior to the arrest, Tahseen Syed, a friend of prime accused Sakriya Rajeshbhai Khimji, 41, was brought to Delhi from Gujarat’s Rajkot on Friday (August 22, 2025) night for questioning and was made to confront Mr. Khimji to verify facts, the police said.

Tariffs put on India to force Russia to stop war, says U.S. Vice-President Vance

U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance on Sunday (August 24, 2025) said President Donald Trump had applied “aggressive economic leverage” such as “secondary tariffs on India” to force Russia to stop bombing Ukraine .Mr. Vance was speaking during an exclusive interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” when he also said the step would “make it harder” for the Russians to get rich from their oil economy.

‘Clean your hearts’ and move ahead: Pakistan Foreign Minister Dar to Bangladesh on ‘unresolved issues’ of 1971

Bangladesh should “clean” its heart and move ahead by leaving the “unresolved issue” of Pakistan’s accountability in the atrocities committed by the Pakistani military in 1971, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan, said in Dhaka on Sunday (August 24, 2025).

To reach 10% women in force, CISF set to add 2,400 personnel

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is all set to induct 2,400 women personnel in 2026 to achieve the target of 10% representation of women. Presently, the CISF has 12,491 women personnel in its ranks, and in the coming years, recruitment will be so structured to ensure that women consistently make up at least 10% of the force, a CISF official said.

Arrest being used as a weapon to dismiss governments, says Mallikarjun Kharge

After “vote chori”, the BJP is now engaged in satta chori [government theft] by bringing Bills to “topple Opposition governments within 30 days by using arrest as a weapon, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said on Sunday (24 August, 2025).

Man nabbed for raping minor girl in Delhi’s Bijwasan

A man was arrested for allegedly raping his neighbour’s one-and-a-half-year-old daughter in southwest Delhi’s Bijwasan on Sunday (August 24, 2025), police said. A PCR call was received at Kapashera police station this morning regarding the assault.

INDIA bloc will not allow Bill to disqualify jailed Ministers, says Venugopal

The Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, which seeks to remove Ministers, including the Prime Minister, who spend 30 consecutive days in jail, is an attack on federalism and the INDIA bloc will not allow its passage, said Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal on Sunday (August 24, 2025).

Search continues for 32 persons missing in Chishoti flash floods

Even as the search operation to find the 32 missing persons following the heavy rain at Chishoti village in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir is underway, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday (August 24, 2025) reviewed the ground situation through video conferencing from Jammu.

Myanmar junta says historic railway bridge ‘bombed, destroyed’

Myanmar’s ruling military junta said on Sunday (August 24, 2025) that a colonial-era bridge that was once the world’s highest railway trestle had been “bombed and destroyed” by anti-coup armed groups. A civil war has consumed Myanmar since a 2021 coup deposed the civilian government, with the military battling a myriad of pro-democracy guerrillas and ethnic armed organisations.

Pratap Bhanu Mehta warns of a crisis of democratic substance in Vision 2047 lecture

The India Vision for 2047 lecture on Sunday (August 24, 2025) by the academic Prof. Pratap Bhanu Mehta has stressed focusing on critical issues like poverty, authoritarianism, communalism, and the ecological crisis as opposed to lofty planning. His lecture on India’s Vision for 2047 offers a broad reflection on the country’s future, urging fresh thinking to address challenges of democracy, governance, and civilisational identity as India approaches 100 years of independence.

Government is a constitutional employer not a market player, it cannot use outsourcing as a means of exploitation: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held in a judgment that public institutions cannot use outsourcing of jobs as a means of exploitation, denying long-term ad hoc employees regularisation or basic pay parity by citing financial strain or lack of vacancies.

Gill is special: Punjab head coach Sandeep

Punjab’s head coach Sandeep Sharma spoke about India’s Test captain Shubman Gill, who also represents Punjab, highlighting how his rise serves as an inspiration for the squad — along with Abhishek Sharma and Arshdeep Singh. The last time the State laid hands on a major red-ball title was back in the 1992-93 season, when it outclassed Maharashtra to be crowned champions of India’s premier domestic competition, the Ranji Trophy. Now, head coach Sandeep Sharma is hoping to turn the tide. Sharma believes his team has both the talent and the skill to go the distance this time around.