Current Affairs One-liners — 24 November 2025

Mon, 24 Nov 2025

• India won the Women's Kabaddi World Cup 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 24 November 2025, beating Chinese Taipei 35–28 in the final for their second consecutive title.
• The Indian Navy commissioned INS Mahe, the first of the indigenously designed and built Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, on 24 November 2025.
• Veteran Hindi film actor Dharmendra died in Mumbai on 24 November 2025 at the age of 89; PM Narendra Modi said his passing marks the end of an era in Indian cinema.
• Justice Surya Kant was sworn in as the 53rd Chief Justice of India by President Droupadi Murmu at the Ganatantra Mandap, Rashtrapati Bhavan, on 24 November 2025, succeeding Justice B.R. Gavai.
• Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Safran Electronics & Defence (SED), France, signed a Joint Venture Cooperation Agreement in New Delhi on 24 November 2025 to produce the HAMMER smart precision-guided air-to-ground weapon in India.
• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh announced four Quantum Fabrication and Central Facilities worth ₹720 crore at IIT Bombay, IISc Bengaluru, IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi under the National Quantum Mission, during his visit to IIT Bombay on 24 November 2025.
• Khelo India University Games (KIUG) Rajasthan 2025 were declared open on 24 November 2025, with 4,448 athletes from 222 universities competing in 23 medal sports across seven cities of Rajasthan until 5 December.
• On Lachit Diwas, 24 November 2025, PM Narendra Modi paid tribute to Lachit Borphukan, describing him as a symbol of courage, patriotism and true leadership who played a key role in safeguarding the culture of Assam.
• Union New & Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi inaugurated a 240 tonnes-per-day biomass pellet plant in Rewari, Haryana, on 24 November 2025.
• TRAI said on 24 November 2025 that, acting on citizen complaints, it facilitated disconnection and blacklisting of more than 21 lakh mobile numbers and about one lakh entities involved in spam and fraud over the past year.
• The Agriculture Ministry said on 24 November 2025 that area under rabi crops had exceeded 306 lakh hectares as on 21 November 2025.
• The Ministry of Education said on 24 November 2025 that more than 1.92 crore school students from all 36 States and UTs participated in Project Veer Gatha 5.0, honouring the bravery of the Armed Forces.
• Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Oman's Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence, Dr Mohammed Bin Naseer Bin Ali Al Zaabi, co-chaired the 13th India–Oman Joint Military Cooperation Committee (JMCC) meeting in New Delhi on 24 November 2025.