Breaking news with current affairs as on 26.09.25

The provided news clipping from Friday, September 26, 2025, details two primary current affairs topics related to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections:

1. BJP Appointments for Bihar Election

 * Dharmendra Pradhan has been appointed as the Bihar Election In-charge (Pradesh Chunav Prabhari). He is noted as a Union Education Minister and a former BJP National General Secretary.

 * C.R. Patil and Keshav Prasad Maurya have been appointed as Co-in-charges (Sah Prabhari).

   * C.R. Patil is the Union Minister of Jal Shakti (Water Power Minister) and is noted for his strong organizational skills and close relations with PM Modi.

   * Keshav Prasad Maurya is the Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and is a prominent OBC (Other Backward Classes) face, suggesting a strategic move to represent this community in the state.

 * The article highlights Pradhan's past experience as the Bihar in-charge in 2014 Lok Sabha elections, emphasizing his organizational capacity and political acumen.

2. Amit Shah's Two-Day Bihar Tour

 * Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a two-day visit to Bihar on September 26 and 27.

 * During this tour, he is scheduled to hold meetings with party leaders and workers in various places:

   * September 26: He will visit Bettiah and Patna (for a meeting with office bearers).

   * September 27: He will visit Sarayranjan (Samastipur) and Forbesganj (Araria).

 * The purpose of the visit is to strategize with the state leadership and address party workers ahead of the upcoming elections. The tour aims to cover the Saran and Araria-Forbesganj regions.

Based on the newspaper clipping, the key current affairs and diplomatic developments are:

 * US Stance on Kashmir:

   * A senior official from the US State Department stated clearly that the Kashmir issue is a direct, bilateral matter between India and Pakistan.

   * The US has no interest in intervening ("हम नहीं देंगे दखल").

   * This US statement is seen as strengthening India's long-held diplomatic position that there is no room for a third party in the dispute.

   * The official clarified that while the US is ready to offer "good offices" (assistance) if both countries request it, the issue is ultimately between India and Pakistan to solve.

   * India's consistent stance remains that any dialogue with Pakistan will only be on the issue of terrorism and will not involve a third party.

 * US-India Relationship and Upcoming Meetings:

   * A US official described the relationship between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "very, very positive."

   * Upcoming Quad Meeting: The next Quad Leaders' Summit (involving the US, India, Japan, and Australia) will be held in India, and preparations are currently underway.

   * Areas of Disagreement: The official acknowledged that there are disagreements on issues such as trade and oil, but both sides are working to quickly resolve these differences.

Based on the newspaper cutting (dated Friday, September 26, 2025), the current affairs cover  major defense procurement.

Major Defense Procurement (Tejas Fighter Jets)

The main headline concerns a massive order for an indigenous fighter aircraft:

• Mega Deal: The government is set to procure 97 Tejas Mark-1A fighter jets from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
• Cost: The deal is valued at approximately ₹62,000 crore (the clip mentions a similar figure to the confirmed search result of ₹62,370 crore or $2.37 billion as mentioned in one part of the clip).
• Purpose: This order is intended to boost India's indigenous defense capability ("स्वदेशी शक्ति का नया आयाम") and replace the aging fleet of MiG-21 aircraft.
• Features: The Tejas Mark-1A is an advanced version with improved features like the AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radar and the indigenous Astra (Beyond Visual Range) missile integration.
• Indigenous Content: The aircraft will reportedly have over 64% indigenous content and include 67 new indigenous systems.

Timeline: The entire production is expected to be completed by 2029-30.

The provided clip details the successful rail-based test launch of the Agni-Prime (Agni-P) missile by India.

Key current affairs points from the news clip are:

• Successful Rail-Based Test: India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with the Strategic Forces Command (SFC), successfully tested the new-generation Agni-Prime ballistic missile from a rail-based mobile launcher system. This is a first-of-its-kind launch for this missile from a specially designed platform integrated with the national rail network.
• Missile Capability: The Agni-Prime is an intermediate-range ballistic missile with a strike capability of up to 2,000 kilometers.
• Strategic Significance: This successful flight test places India among a select group of nations that have developed a canisterized launch system that can be operated from a mobile rail network.

Operational Advantage: The use of a rail-based mobile launcher significantly enhances the missile's survivability and operational flexibility. The system can move on the vast rail network without preconditions, offering cross-country mobility and allowing for a launch with a short reaction time and reduced visibility to the enemy. This also allows the missile to be easily concealed in tunnels or other locations, making it harder to track and target.

Deployment Potential: The success of this launch paves the way for the future induction of rail-based systems into the armed forces, complementing the road-mobile version of the Agni-Prime missile, which is already in service.

The image is a newspaper clip from Friday, September 26, 2025, reporting on a statement made by the Chief Secretary of Bihar, Sri Pratyaya Amrit, I.A.S.

The main current affairs point is:

•  Order to address electricity consumer complaints immediately, even at midnight.
•  Chief Secretary Pratyaya Amrit gave clear instructions that electricity consumer complaints should be heard at any time, even up to midnight, and resolved immediately.
•  He directed officials and employees not to show negligence citing working hours and to always behave politely and respectfully with consumers.
•  The Chief Secretary mentioned that the aim is to ensure prompt resolution of consumer issues, acknowledging the essential nature of electricity.

The report covers an interactive session held in the Vidyut Bhawan (Electricity Building) in Patna, attended by the Energy Secretary cum CMD, BSPHCL, Manoj Kumar Singh, Managing Directors of the distribution companies, and other officials and employees.

The current affairs topic of this newspaper clip from September 25, 2025, is an allegation made by former US President Donald Trump against the United Nations (UN).

The main points of the report are:

•  Allegation of "Triple Conspiracy" (तिहरी साजिश): US President Donald Trump claimed that not just one, but "three sinister and dangerous conspiracies" took place against him at the UN Headquarters, which he termed a "triple conspiracy."
•  The Three Incidents:

1.    The escalator suddenly stopped while he and his wife, Melania Trump, were on it.
2.    The teleprompter failed.
3.    The sound system in the hall stopped working during his speech.

•  Demand for Investigation: Trump called for an immediate investigation by the UN and stated the institution "should be ashamed of itself." He also mentioned that his wife, Melania, witnessed the events.
•  UN's Clarification: UN Secretary-General's(António Guterres) Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, denied any conspiracy and explained that the escalator incident was due to a safety mechanism being accidentally triggered. The investigation found that a videographer from the US delegation, who was filming the President and First Lady while moving backwards up the escalator, activated the safety mechanism's comb step at the top. The teleprompter was reportedly operated by the White House staff, not the UN.