During a National Space Day event, BJP MP Anurag Thakur sparked controversy by suggesting Hanuman was the first to travel to space, contradicting the widely accepted fact that Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha and his relatives concerning alleged irregularities in West Bengal school hiring. Saha, previously arrested and released by the CBI in 2023 for his alleged involvement in the scam, is now under investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

IndiGo reported flight delays in Mumbai due to continuous rainfall, advising passengers to check flight status and allow extra travel time. Adverse weather also disrupted flights in the Northeast, diverting a flight carrying Assam's Chief Minister to Agartala. The Regional Meteorological Centre in Guwahati has forecasted cloudy skies with rain and thunderstorms.

La grève se profile depuis plusieurs semaines déjà dans le secteur du commerce. Le préavis a été déposé mardi 19 août et prend effet lundi 25 août.

SINGAPORE — Flying instructors have emerged as Singapore's top earners — at least by median gross monthly salary, which stands at an impressive $20,000.Following closely behind are foreign exchange brokers, who pull in a median pay of $19,750, and in-house legal counsel, who earn $17,972.The salary data is revealed in the latest Occupational Wage Survey released by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in August.Conducted from July to December 2024, the survey covers a representative sample of 407,800 full-time resident employees from private sector companies with at least 25 employees each.Public sector employees are excluded from the survey, so the salaries of roles such as air force flying instructor and in-house lawyer in the judiciary and ministries are not reflected.Bus attendants, civil engineering and building construction labourers, and laundry and dry cleaning workers are among those earning the lowest median salaries, ranging from $1,400 to $1,560.The MOM data also shows the pay for each occupation at the 25th and 75th percentiles — unless the sample size for certain niche roles is too small.

A Land Transport Authority (LTA) engineer was seen shouting at two foreign workers at the Changi East Depot worksite, even hitting one of them on the helmet.A video posted to Facebook group Complaint Singapore on Sunday (Aug 24) shows the man standing across from two LTA contractor employees, loudly asking one of them if it was his first day on the job. He also demands to see the worker's driving licence.In the 57-second-long clip, the man continues to question the worker about where and when he got his licence as well as what he learned at driving school.The engineer is seen holding a card, seemingly the worker's driving licence, and hitting the latter on the helmet with it before throwing it onto the ground.In a statement posted to its Facebook page, LTA said that it is aware of the incident.«While the engineer was addressing safety lapses at the worksite, the manner in which he did so was inappropriate. We do not condone such behaviour,» read the statement.The engineer has since been counselled and reminded of the standards of conduct expected of all staff.

A good Samaritan has won praise online for clearing a road obstruction caused by a storm on Sunday (Aug 24).The scene was filmed by TikTok user jerries__, who asked in the video uploaded on Sunday morning: «Who is this good person?»Two barricades are seen lying in the middle of a traffic junction, appearing to obstruct a lane. Two more barricades near the crossing island are seen blown away and are blocking another lane on the opposite side of the road.The clip then cuts to show a pedestrian — dressed in an orange shirt and holding a black umbrella — crossing the road and pulling one of the barricades back to the crossing island.

Since March 2, 2025, aid from international humanitarian organizations and UN agencies has ceased reaching the Gaza Strip

The senior Chinese diplomat pointed out that the process of resolving this issue is «once again at a critical crossroads»

In the central Pacific Ocean, the ships carried out anti-submarine tasks with deck-based aircraft flights

Vladimir Zelensky should be reminded that before Moscow and Kiev can reach any agreement on the core issues, no meeting between him and Putin is likely to produce any desirable result," the newspaper noted

According to the Iranian ambassador, Israel is waging war in Gaza «against defenseless, innocent people»

Teahupoo s'est réuni dimanche 24 août pour rendre un ultime hommage à Raiponi Pua. La population s'est déplacée en nombre au PK 0 pour lui dire au revoir, depuis le rivage ou dans l'eau. Une manière de célébrer le surfeur, amoureux de la nature et de son spot.

Natihere Papara et Tuanui Tavita, deux cousins âgés de 12 ans, ont été sacrés champions de muay thaï du Pacifique en Nouvelle-Zélande. Ils sont rentrés au fenua le 23 août.

Hungary blasts Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky for “threatening” its energy supply Read Full Article at RT.com

The IDF struck multiple Houthi-linked targets in Yemen on Sunday, including the presidential palace compound Read Full Article at RT.com

Three men were arrested for rioting after a fight broke out in Toa Payoh on Sunday (Aug 24).In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police said that they were alerted to a case of fighting at Block 10B Lor 7 Toa Payoh at around 9.50am on Aug 24.Three men — aged between 21 and 30 — were arrested for rioting.Efforts to trace the remaining subjects involved are underway, they added.In a video shared on social media, a large group of men are seen brawling at a canteen, believed to be at Toa Payoh Industrial Park. A few men can be seeing throwing tables and chairs while others engaged in fist fights.Towards the end of the video, multiple men are also seen fleeing from the canteen towards a HDB block across the road.

The training of women commandos has already begun at the Regional Training Centre (RTC) in Barwaha, Madhya Pradesh. The eight-week advanced commando course will prepare women personnel for duties with Quick Reaction Teams (QRT) and Special Task Force (STF) at high-security establishments and plants.

Dans un communiqué publié ce dimanche 24 août, le leader du Front de libération nationale kanak et socialiste (FLNKS), Christian Tein dément avoir donné son «aval» pour l’accord signé à Bougival entre indépendantistes et non-indépendantistes calédoniens le 12 juillet dernier.

«We are currently negotiating with Gazprom, and almost all issues have been resolved,» Kazem Jalali said

Earlier, the group’s press service issued a communique reporting that Kurdish fighters had repelled an attack on their command post in the city of Al-Junaynah on Sunday

The number of attacks on civilian targets rising from 300 to 430 per day, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large for the crimes of the Kiev regime told

The two sides plan to discuss ways to strengthen interparliamentary cooperation between Russia and China and to expand cooperation in various areas, including the economy, security, tourism, culture, education, and science

No information about a new launch date has been provided yet