August 25  

The Kerala Olympic Association president V Sunil handed over the cash reward of Rs 10 lakh to PV Sindhu. On August 25, the 24-year-old became the first Indian to win a World Championships gold medal by defeating Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7

The new statue of Ambedkar was erected within 12 hours at the centre of Vedaranyam town in Tamil Nadu, where the dominant caste community in retaliation vandalised the previous statue due to the torching of a vehicle by a group of Dalit men on Sunday evening (August 25)

Rahul Gandhi along with opposition leaders had visited Srinagar on August 25 despite the fact that Kashmir has not returned to normalcy after abrogation of Article 370. Mayawati said that this visit has given the Governor and Centre a chance to do politics over the issue
 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (August 25) addressed the nation through his monthly programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ that was aired on All India Radio (AIR) and other platforms

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's will be addressing the nation in his "Mann Ki Baat" on August 25 on All India Radio, DD National, DD News and DD Bharti.

Former finance and defence minister Arun Jaitley passed away at the age of 66. He was admitted to New Delhi’s AIIMS on August 9 after he complained of chest pain and breathlessness. His funeral is expected to take place on Sunday (August 25).
 

Nalini Sriharan, who is one of the convicts in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, has been granted an extension in parole. Her parole was to end on August 25.

 

The nine-day ‘Aadi Mahotsav’, a joint initiative of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED), will be organised at the Polo Ground, Leh, till August 25.

The candidates have to undergo screening for physical fitness, medical examination and documentation. Successful candidates will then undergo a written test on July 28 and August 25. 

A video of Anliya and her father Hygenous singing a movie song on her wedding day has gone viral. Anliya was found missing on August 25, 2018. Later, on August 28, her body was found decomposed in Periyar river near Aluva.